League Cup 1995/96

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The 1995/96 League Cup was the 36th edition of the English League Cup , which had existed since 1960 .

The competition started on August 14, 1995 with the first round and ended on March 24, 1996 with the final at Wembley . The title went to Aston Villa with a 3-0 final over Leeds United . The club from Birmingham won the English League Cup for the fifth time after 1961, 1975, 1977 and 1994. Only Liverpool FC had previously achieved this. Leeds United moved into the final for the first time since winning the title in 1968.

First round

total First leg Return leg
Barnet FC 0: 2 Charlton Athletic 0-0 0: 2
Birmingham City 3: 1 Plymouth Argyle 1-0 2: 1
Bradford City 5: 3 Blackpool FC 2: 1 3: 2
Cambridge United 2: 3 Swindon Town 2: 1 0: 2
Chester City 7: 1 Wigan Athletic 4: 1 3: 1
Chesterfield FC 1: 3 Bury FC 0: 1 1: 2
Colchester United 3: 3
(3: 5 in good condition) 		Bristol City 2: 1 1: 2 a.d.
Crewe Alexandra 5: 1 Darlington FC 4-0 1: 1
Doncaster Rovers (a)1: 1 (a) Shrewsbury Town 1: 1 0: 0 a.d.
Fulham FC 5-0 Brighton & Hove Albion 3-0 2-0
Gillingham FC 3: 5 Bristol Rovers 1: 1 2: 4
Hereford United 2: 5 Oxford United 0: 2 2: 3
Huddersfield Town 4: 3 FC Port Vale 1: 2 3: 1
Hull City 5: 3 Carlisle United 1: 2 4: 2
Luton Town 2: 3 Bournemouth AFC 1: 1 1: 2 a.d.
Mansfield Town 1: 4 Burnley FC 0: 1 1: 3
Notts County 4-0 Lincoln City FC 2-0 2-0
Portsmouth FC 0: 3 Cardiff City 0: 2 0: 1
Preston North End 3: 4 Sunderland FC 1: 1 2: 3
Rochdale AFC 3: 6 York city 2: 1 1: 5 a.d.
Scarborough FC 1: 1
(6: 7 on account) 		Hartlepool United 1-0 0: 1 a.d.
Scunthorpe United 4: 6 Rotherham United 4: 1 0: 5 a.d.
Stockport County 3: 2 Wrexham FC 1-0 2: 2
Swansea City (a)4: 4 (a) Peterborough United 4: 1 0: 3 a.d.
Torquay United (a) 1: 1(a) Exeter City 0-0 1: 1 a.d.
Walsall FC 4: 5 Brentford FC 2: 2 2: 3
West Bromwich Albion 5: 3 Northampton Town 1: 1 4: 2
Wycombe Wanderers 3: 2 Leyton Orient 3-0 0: 2

Second round

total First leg Return leg
Aston Villa 7: 1 Peterborough United 6-0 1: 1
Birmingham City 4: 2 Grimsby Town 3: 1 1: 1
Bolton Wanderers 4: 2 Brentford FC 1-0 3: 2
Bradford City 5: 2 Nottingham Forest 3: 2 2: 2
Bristol City 1: 8 Newcastle United 0: 5 1: 3
Bristol Rovers 0: 4 West Ham United 0: 1 0: 3
Cardiff City 1: 5 Southampton FC 0: 3 1: 2
Coventry City 3-0 Hull City 2-0 1-0
Crewe Alexandra 4: 7 Sheffield Wednesday 2: 2 2: 5
Hartlepool United 0: 8 Arsenal FC 0: 3 0: 5
Huddersfield Town 2: 4 Barnsley FC 2-0 0: 4
Leeds United 3: 2 Notts County 0-0 3: 2
Leicester City 4-0 Burnley FC 2-0 2-0
Liverpool FC 3-0 Sunderland FC 2-0 1-0
Manchester United 3: 4 York city 0: 3 3: 1
Middlesbrough FC 3: 1 Rotherham United 2: 1 1-0
Millwall FC 4: 2 Everton FC 0-0 4: 2 a.d.
Norwich City 9: 3 = Torquay United 6: 1 3: 2
Oxford United 2: 3 Queens Park Rangers 1: 1 1: 2 a.d.
Reading FC 5: 3 West Bromwich Albion 1: 1 4: 2
Sheffield United 4: 5 Bury FC 2: 1 2: 4
Shrewsbury Town 2: 4 Derby County 1: 3 1: 1
Southend United 2: 4 Crystal Palace 2: 2 0: 2
Stockport County 3: 2 Ipswich Town 1: 1 2: 1 a.d.
Stoke City 1-0 Chelsea FC 0-0 1-0
Swindon Town 2: 5 Blackburn Rovers 2: 3 0: 2
Tottenham Hotspur 7: 1 Chester City 4-0 3: 1
Tranmere Rovers 4: 1 Oldham Athletic 1-0 3: 1
Watford FC 2: 2
(6: 5 on behalf) 		Bournemouth AFC 1: 1 1: 1 a.d.
Wimbledon FC 7: 8 Charlton Athletic 4: 5 3: 3 a.d.
Wolverhampton Wanderers 7: 1 Fulham FC 2-0 5: 1
Wycombe Wanderers 0: 4 Manchester City 0-0 0: 4

Third round

Result
Aston Villa 2-0 Stockport County
Barnsley FC 0: 3 Arsenal FC
Birmingham City 1: 1 Tranmere Rovers
Bolton Wanderers 0-0 Leicester City
Coventry City 3: 2 Tottenham Hotspur
Crystal Palace 2: 2 Middlesbrough FC
Derby County 0: 1 Leeds United
Liverpool FC 4-0 Manchester City
Millwall FC 0: 2 Sheffield Wednesday
Norwich City 0-0 Bradford City
Queens Park Rangers 3: 1 York city
Reading FC 2: 1 Bury FC
Southampton FC 2: 1 West Ham United
Stoke City 0: 4 Newcastle United
Watford FC 1: 2 Blackburn Rovers
Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-0 Charlton Athletic

Replay games

Result
Tranmere Rovers 1: 3 a.d. Birmingham City
Leicester City 2: 3 Bolton Wanderers
Middlesbrough FC 2-0 Crystal Palace
Bradford City 3: 5 a.d. Norwich City
Charlton Athletic 1: 2 a.d. Wolverhampton Wanderers

Fourth round

Result
Arsenal FC 2: 1 Sheffield Wednesday
Aston Villa 1-0 Queens Park Rangers
Leeds United 2: 1 Blackburn Rovers
Liverpool FC 0: 1 Newcastle United
Middlesbrough FC 0-0 Birmingham City
Norwich City 0-0 Bolton Wanderers
Reading FC 2: 1 Southampton FC
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2: 1 Coventry City

Replay games

Result
Birmingham City 2-0 Middlesbrough FC
Bolton Wanderers 0:. N 0 V.
(2: 3 E. i.) 		Norwich City

Fifth round

Result
Arsenal FC 2-0 Newcastle United
Aston Villa 1-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Leeds United 2: 1 Reading FC
Norwich City 1: 1 Birmingham City

Replay games

Result
Birmingham City 2: 1 Norwich City

Semifinals

total First leg Return leg
Arsenal FC (a)2: 2 (a) Aston Villa 2: 2 0: 0 a.d.
Birmingham City 1: 5 Leeds United 1: 2 0: 3

final

Aston Villa Leeds United
Aston Villa
March 24, 1996 in London ( Wembley )
Result: 3: 0 (1: 0)
Spectators: 77,065
Referee: Robbie Hart
Leeds United


Mark Bosnich - Gary Charles , Alan Wright , Gareth Southgate , Paul McGrath , Ugo Ehiogu - Ian Taylor , Mark Draper , Andy Townsend - Savo Milošević , Dwight Yorke
Trainer: Brian Little 		John Lukic - Gary Kelly , Lucas Radebe (46th Brian Deane ), David Wetherall , John Pemberton - Carlton Palmer , Mark Ford (46th Tomas Brolin ), Gary McAllister , Gary Speed - Andy Gray , Anthony Yeboah
Trainer: Howard Wilkinson
goal1-0 Savo Milošević (20th)
goal2-0 Ian Taylor (55th)
goal3-0 Dwight Yorke (88th)
Player of the Match: Andy Townsend

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