League Cup 1994/95

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The League Cup 1994/95 was the 35th edition of the English League Cup , which had existed since 1960 .

The competition started on August 15, 1994 with the first round and ended on April 2, 1995 with the final at Wembley . The title went to Liverpool FC with a 2-1 win in the final over second division side Bolton Wanderers . Liverpool became the first team to win the English League Cup for the fifth time (previously four times in a row from 1981 to 84). The Bolton Wanderers moved into the final of this competition for the first time and rose at the end of the 1994/95 season through a success in the play-off final in the Premier League.

First round

total First leg Return leg
Barnet FC Leyton Orient 4-0 1: 1
Blackpool FC Chesterfield FC 1: 2 2: 4
Bournemouth AFC Northampton Town 2-0 1-0
Bradford City Grimsby Town 2: 1 2: 1
Brighton & Hove Albion Wycombe Wanderers 2: 1 3: 1
Bristol Rovers FC Port Vale 1: 3 1: 1
Burnley FC York city 1-0 2: 2
Bury FC Hartlepool United 2-0 1: 5 a.d.
Cardiff City Torquay United 1-0 2: 4
Colchester United Brentford FC 0: 2 0: 2
Crewe Alexandra Wigan Athletic 2: 1 0: 3
Darlington FC Barnsley FC 2: 2 0: 0 a.d.
Doncaster Rovers Wrexham FC 2: 4 1: 1
Exeter City Swansea City 2: 2 0: 2
Gillingham FC Reading FC 0: 1 0: 3
Hereford United West Bromwich Albion 0-0 1-0
Hull City Scarborough FC 2: 1 0: 2
Lincoln City Chester City 2-0 3: 2
Luton Town
(3: 4 i.E.)
Fulham FC 1: 1 1: 1 a.d.
Oxford United Peterborough United 3: 1 1-0
Portsmouth FC Cambridge United 2-0 3: 2
Preston North End Stockport County 1: 1 1: 4
Rochdale AFC Mansfield Town 1: 2 0: 1
Rotherham United Carlisle United 1-0 1: 3
Scunthorpe United Huddersfield Town 2: 1 0: 3
Shrewsbury Town Birmingham City 2: 1 0: 2
Southend United Watford FC 0-0 0: 1
Walsall FC Plymouth Argyle 4-0 1: 2

Second round

total First leg Return leg
Aston Villa Wigan Athletic 5-0 3-0
Barnet FC Manchester City 1-0 1: 4
Blackburn Rovers Birmingham City 2-0 1: 1
Brighton & Hove Albion Leicester City 1-0 2-0
Bristol City Notts County 0: 1 0: 3
Carlisle United Queens Park Rangers 0: 1 0: 2
Chelsea FC Bournemouth AFC 1-0 1-0
Chesterfield FC Wolverhampton Wanderers 1: 3 1: 1
Everton FC Portsmouth FC 2: 3 1: 1
Fulham FC Stoke City 3: 2 0: 1 a.d.
Hartlepool United Arsenal FC 0: 5 0: 2
Huddersfield Town Southampton FC 0: 1 0: 4
Ipswich Town Bolton Wanderers 0: 3 0: 1
Leeds United Mansfield Town 0: 1 0-0
Lincoln City Crystal Palace 1-0 0: 3 a.d.
Liverpool FC Burnley FC 2-0 4: 1
Millwall FC Sunderland FC 2: 1 1: 1
Newcastle United Barnsley FC 2: 1 1-0
Norwich City Swansea City 3-0 0: 1
Nottingham Forest Hereford United 2: 1 0-0
Oxford United Oldham Athletic 1: 1 0: 1
FC Port Vale Manchester United 1: 2 0: 2
Reading FC Derby County 3: 1 0: 2 a.d.
Scarborough FC Middlesbrough FC 1: 4 1: 4
Sheffield Wednesday Bradford City 2: 1 1: 1
Stockport County Sheffield United 1: 5 0: 1
Swindon Town Charlton Athletic 1: 3 4: 1 a.d.
Tranmere Rovers Brentford FC 1-0 0-0
Walsall FC West Ham United 2: 1 0: 2 a.d.
Watford FC Tottenham Hotspur 3: 6 3: 2
Wimbledon FC Torquay United 2-0 1-0
Wrexham AFC Coventry City 1: 2 2: 3

Third round

Result
Aston Villa 1-0 Middlesbrough FC
Blackburn Rovers 2-0 Coventry City
Brighton & Hove Albion 1: 1 Swindon Town
Liverpool FC 2: 1 Stoke City
Mansfield Town 0: 2 Millwall FC
Newcastle United 2-0 Manchester United
Notts County 3-0 Tottenham Hotspur
Oldham Athletic 0-0 Arsenal FC
Portsmouth FC 0: 1 Derby County
Queens Park Rangers 3: 4 Manchester City
Sheffield United 1: 2 Bolton Wanderers
Sheffield Wednesday 1-0 Southampton FC
Tranmere Rovers 1: 1 Norwich City
West Ham United 1-0 Chelsea FC
Wimbledon FC 0: 1 Crystal Palace
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2: 3 Nottingham Forest

Replay games

Result
Swindon Town 4: 1 Brighton & Hove Albion
Arsenal FC 2-0 Oldham Athletic
Norwich City 4: 2 Tranmere Rovers

Fourth round

Result
Arsenal FC 2-0 Sheffield Wednesday
Blackburn Rovers 1: 3 Liverpool FC
Crystal Palace 4: 1 Aston Villa
Manchester City 1: 1 Newcastle United
Norwich City 1-0 Notts County
Nottingham Forest 0: 2 Millwall FC
Swindon Town 2: 1 Derby County
West Ham United 1: 3 Bolton Wanderers

Replay games

Result
Newcastle United 0: 2 Manchester City

Fifth round

Result
Bolton Wanderers 1-0 Norwich City
Crystal Palace 4-0 Manchester City
Liverpool FC 1-0 Arsenal FC
Swindon Town 3: 1 Millwall FC

Semifinals

total First leg Return leg
Liverpool FC 2-0 Crystal Palace 1-0 1-0
Swindon Town 3: 4 Bolton Wanderers 2: 1 1: 3

final

Liverpool FC Bolton Wanderers
Liverpool FC
April 2, 1995 in London ( Wembley )
Result: 2: 1 (1: 0)
Spectators: 75,595
Referee: Philip Don
Bolton Wanderers


David James - Rob Jones , Phil Babb , John Scales , Neil Ruddock - Stig Inge Bjørnebye , John Barnes , Jamie Redknapp , Steve McManaman - Ian Rush , Robbie Fowler
Trainers: Roy Evans
Keith Branagan - Scott Green (68th Guðni Bergsson ), Jimmy Phillips , Mark Seagraves , Alan Stubbs - Jason McAteer , David Lee , Richard Sneekes , Alan Thompson - Mixu Paatelainen , John McGinlay
Trainer: Bruce Rioch
goal1-0 Steve McManaman (37th)
goal2-0 Steve McManaman (68th)


goal 2: 1 Alan Thompson (69th)
Player of the Match: Steve McManaman

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. Play Off Final