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Milk Cup

The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup, and since 1982 named after a variety of sponsors (the Milk Cup, Littlewoods Cup, Rumbelows Cup, Coca-Cola Cup, Worthington Cup and presently the Carling Cup) is an English football competition. Like the more prestigious FA Cup, it is played on a knockout (single elimination) basis. Unlike the FA Cup, only the 92 members of the Football League and FA Premier league can enter. The winners qualify for the UEFA Cup if they have not qualified for European competition in some other way.

The League Cup is less prestigious than the FA Cup and when it was sponsored by Worthington, it was dubbed the Worthless Cup. It is fairly common for larger clubs to field a reserve or youth team unless they make it into the later stages.

Format

Preliminary round - (May be a one or two leg game) This is only used when the number of teams in European competition affects the number of byes to round three.

First Round - (One leg game - no replay) Teams in Divisions One, Two and Three enter at this stage, unless competing in Europe.

Second Round - (One leg game - no replay) Teams in the Premiership, not competing in Europe, enter at this stage.

Third Round - (One leg game - no replay) Teams competing in Europe now enter the competition.

Fourth Round and Quarter Finals - (One leg game - no replay) Remaining teams compete in randomly drawn fixtures.

Semi Final - A two leg game with one leg played at each team's stadium.

Final - One leg game played at a neutral venue, traditionally Wembley Stadium, but currently the Millenium Stadium, Cardiff.

History

The League Cup was introduced in the 1960/61 season. Liverpool have won it the most, with seven victories including four successive trophies in the early 1980s. The present holders (2003) are Liverpool, after defeating Manchester United in the final by a scoreline of 2-0.

Past Winners of the League Cup

League Cup winners

Season Club Times

2002/03 Liverpool F.C. 7

2001/02 Blackburn Rovers F.C. 1

2000/01 Liverpool F.C. 6

1999/00 Leicester City F.C. 3

1998/99 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 3

1997/98 Chelsea F.C. 2

1996/97 Leicester City F.C. 2

1995/96 Aston Villa F.C. 5

1994/95 Liverpool F.C. 5

1993/94 Aston Villa F.C. 4

1992/93 Arsenal F.C. 2

1991/92 Manchester United F.C. 1

1990/91 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. 1

1989/90 Nottingham Forest F.C. 4

1988/89 Nottingham Forest F.C. 3

1987/88 Luton Town F.C. 1

1986/87 Arsenal F.C. 1

1985/86 Oxford United F.C. 1

1984/85 Norwich City F.C. 2

1983/84 Liverpool F.C. 4

1982/83 Liverpool F.C. 3

1981/82 Liverpool F.C. 2

1980/81 Liverpool F.C. 1

1979/80 Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. 2

1978/79 Nottingham Forest F.C. 2

1977/78 Nottingham Forest F.C. 1

1976/77 Aston Villa F.C. 3

1975/76 Manchester City F.C. 2

1974/75 Aston Villa F.C. 2

1973/74 Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. 1

1972/73 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 2

1971/72 Stoke City F.C. 1

1970/71 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 1

1969/70 Manchester City F.C. 1

1968/69 Swindon Town F.C. 1

1967/68 Leeds United F.C. 1

1966/67 Queens Park Rangers F.C. 1

1965/66 West Bromwich Albion F.C. 1

1964/65 Chelsea F.C. 1

1963/64 Leicester City F.C. 1

1962/63 Birmingham City F.C. 1

1961/62 Norwich City F.C. 1

1960/61 Aston Villa F.C. 1

Referenced By

Queen's Park Rangers F.C. | Queens Park Rangers F.C.

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