League Cup 1991/92

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The 1991/92 League Cup was the 32nd edition of the English League Cup , which had existed since 1960 .

The competition started on August 20, 1991 with the first round and ended on April 12, 1992 with the final at Wembley . The title went to last year's finalists Manchester United with a 1-0 win over Nottingham Forest . After two final defeats (1983 and 1991) United won the League Cup for the first time.

First round

total First leg Return leg
Barnet FC Brentford FC 5: 5 1: 3
Blackburn Rovers Hull City 1: 1 0: 1
Bolton Wanderers York city 2: 2 2: 1
Cambridge United Reading FC 1-0 3-0
Cardiff City Bournemouth AFC 3: 2 1: 4
Charlton Athletic Fulham FC 4: 2 1: 1
Chester City Lincoln City FC 1-0 3: 4 a.d.
Crewe Alexandra Doncaster Rovers 5: 2 4: 2
Darlington FC Huddersfield Town 1-0 0: 4
Exeter City Birmingham City 0: 1 0: 4
Halifax Town Tranmere Rovers 3: 4 3: 4 a.d.
Hartlepool United Bury FC 1-0 0: 2
Leicester City Maidstone United 3-0 1-0
Leyton Orient Northampton Town 5-0 0: 2
Mansfield Town Blackpool FC 0: 3 2: 4
Peterborough United Aldershot Town 3: 1 2: 1
Portsmouth FC Gillingham FC 2: 1 4: 3
Preston North End Scarborough FC 5: 4 1: 3 a.d.
Rochdale AFC Carlisle United 5: 1 1: 1
Rotherham United Grimsby Town 1: 3 0: 1
Shrewsbury Town Plymouth Argyle 1: 1 2: 2 a.d.
Stockport County Bradford City 1: 1 1: 3 a.d.
Stoke City Chesterfield FC 1-0 2: 1
Swansea City Walsall FC 2: 2 1-0
Swindon Town West Bromwich Albion 2-0 2: 2
Torquay United Hereford United 2-0 1: 2
Watford FC Southend United 2-0 1: 1
Wigan Athletic Burnley FC 3: 1 3: 2
Wrexham FC Scunthorpe United 1-0 0: 3

Second round

total First leg Return leg
Blackpool FC Barnsley FC 1-0 0: 2 a.d.
Bradford City West Ham United 1: 1 0: 4
Brentford FC Brighton & Hove Albion 4: 1 2: 4 a.d.
Bristol Rovers Bristol City 1: 3 4: 2 a.d.
Charlton Athletic Norwich City 0: 2 0: 3
Chelsea FC Tranmere Rovers 1: 1 1: 3
Coventry City Rochdale AFC 4-0 0: 1
Crewe Alexandra Newcastle United 3: 4 0: 1
Derby County Ipswich Town 0-0 2-0
Everton FC Watford FC 1-0 2: 1
Grimsby Town Aston Villa 0-0 1: 1 a.d.
Hartlepool United Crystal Palace 1: 1 1: 6
Hull City Queens Park Rangers 0: 3 1: 5
Leicester City Arsenal FC 1: 1 0: 2
Leyton Orient Sheffield Wednesday 0-0 1: 4
Liverpool FC Stoke City 2: 2 3: 2
Luton Town Birmingham City 2: 2 2: 3
Manchester City Chester City 3: 1 3-0
Manchester United Cambridge United 3-0 1: 1
Middlesbrough FC Bournemouth AFC 1: 1 2: 1 nV
Millwall FC Swindon Town 2: 2 1: 3
Nottingham Forest Bolton Wanderers 4-0 5: 2
Oldham Athletic Torquay United 7: 1 2-0
Portsmouth FC Oxford United 0-0 1-0
FC Port Vale Notts County 2: 1 2: 3 a.d.
Scarborough FC Southampton FC 1: 3 2: 2
Scunthorpe United Leeds United 0-0 0: 3
Sunderland FC Huddersfield Town 1: 2 0: 4
Swansea City Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 1: 5
Wigan Athletic Sheffield United 2: 2 0: 1
Wimbledon FC Peterborough United 1: 2 2: 2
Wolverhampton Wanderers Shrewsbury Town 6: 1 1: 3

Third round

Result
Birmingham City 1: 1 Crystal Palace
Coventry City 1-0 Arsenal FC
Everton FC 4: 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Grimsby Town 0: 3 Tottenham Hotspur
Huddersfield Town 1: 4 Swindon Town
Leeds United 3: 1 Tranmere Rovers
Liverpool FC 2: 2 FC Port Vale
Manchester City 0-0 Queens Park Rangers
Manchester United 3: 1 Portsmouth FC
Middlesbrough FC 1-0 Barnsley FC
Norwich City 4: 1 Brentford FC
Nottingham Forest 2-0 Bristol Rovers
Oldham Athletic 2: 1 Derby County
Peterborough United 1-0 Newcastle United
Sheffield United 0: 2 West Ham United
Sheffield Wednesday 1: 1 Southampton FC

Replay games

Result
Crystal Palace 1: 1 a.d. Birmingham City
FC Port Vale 1: 4 Liverpool FC
Queens Park Rangers 1: 3 Manchester City
Southampton FC 1-0 Sheffield Wednesday

2. Replay

Result
Crystal Palace 2: 1 Birmingham City

Fourth round

Result
Coventry City 1: 2 Tottenham Hotspur
Everton FC 1: 4 Leeds United
Manchester United 2-0 Oldham Athletic
Middlesbrough FC 2: 1 Manchester City
Norwich City 2: 1 West Ham United
Nottingham Forest 0-0 Southampton FC
Peterborough United 1-0 Liverpool FC
Swindon Town 0: 1 Crystal Palace

Replay

Result
Southampton FC 0: 1 Nottingham Forest

Fifth round

Result
Crystal Palace 1: 1 Nottingham Forest
Leeds United 1: 3 Manchester United
Peterborough United 0-0 Middlesbrough FC
Tottenham Hotspur 2: 1 Norwich City

Replay games

Result
Nottingham Forest 4: 2 Crystal Palace
Middlesbrough FC 1-0 Peterborough United

Semifinals

total First leg Return leg
Middlesbrough FC 1: 2 Manchester United 0-0 1: 2 a.d.
Nottingham Forest 3: 2 Tottenham Hotspur 1: 1 2: 1 a.d.

final

Manchester United Nottingham Forest
Manchester United
April 12, 1992 in London ( Wembley )
Result: 1: 0 (1: 0)
Spectators: 76,810
Referee: George Courtney
Nottingham Forest


Peter Schmeichel - Paul Parker , Denis Irwin , Steve Bruce , Gary Pallister - Mike Phelan , Andrei Kantschelskis (75th Lee Sharpe ), Paul Ince , Ryan Giggs - Brian McClair , Mark Hughes
Trainer: Alex Ferguson ( Scotland ) ScotlandScotland 
Andy Marriott - Gary Charles (45th Brian Laws ), Brett Williams , Des Walker , Darren Wassall - Roy Keane , Gary Crosby , Scot Gemmill , Kingsley Black - Nigel Clough , Teddy Sheringham
Trainers: Brian Clough
goal 1-0 Brian McClair (14th)
Player of the Match: Brian McClair

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