The 1995–96 Football League Cup (known as the Coca-Cola Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 36th Football League Cup, a knockout competition for England's top 92 football clubs.
56 of the First, Second and Third Division clubs compete from the First Round. Each section is divided equally into a pot of seeded clubs and a pot of unseeded clubs. Clubs' rankings depend upon their finishing position in the 1994–95 season.
The semi-final draw was made in January 1996 after the conclusion of the quarter finals. Unlike the other rounds, the semi-final ties were played over two legs, with each team playing one leg at home. The first leg matches were played on 11 and 14 February 1996, the second leg matches were played on 21 and 25 February 1996. Leeds United comfortably beat Birmingham City to reach their first domestic cup final for 23 years, while four-time winners Aston Villa only overcame Arsenal on away goals.
The 1996 Coca-Cola Cup Final was played on 24 March 1996 and was contested between Aston Villa and Leeds United at Wembley Stadium. Aston Villa won the final 3–0 to equal Liverpool's record of five League Cup titles.
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The 1995 96 Football League Cup known as the Coca Cola Cup for sponsorship reasons was the 36th Football League Cup a knockout competition for England s top 92 football clubs 1995 96 Football League CupLeague Cup Coca Cola CupTournament detailsCountryEnglandWalesTeams92Defending championsLiverpoolFinal positionsChampionsAston Villa 5th title Runner upLeeds UnitedTournament statisticsTop goal scorer s Ian Wright 7 goals 1994 951996 97 The tournament was won by Aston Villa who beat Leeds United 3 0 in the final at Wembley Stadium 1 Contents 1 First round 1 1 First leg 1 2 Second leg 2 Second round 2 1 First leg 2 2 Second leg 3 Third round 3 1 Ties 3 2 Replays 4 Fourth round 4 1 Ties 4 2 Replays 5 Quarter finals 5 1 Ties 5 2 Replay 6 Semi finals 6 1 First leg 6 2 Second leg 7 Final 8 References 8 1 General 8 2 Specific 9 External linksFirst round edit56 of the First Second and Third Division clubs compete from the First Round Each section is divided equally into a pot of seeded clubs and a pot of unseeded clubs Clubs rankings depend upon their finishing position in the 1994 95 season First leg edit Home Team Score Away Team Date Barnet 0 0 Charlton Athletic 15 August 1995 Birmingham City 1 0 Plymouth Argyle 15 August 1995 Bradford City 2 1 Blackpool 15 August 1995 Cambridge United 2 1 Swindon Town 15 August 1995 Chester City 4 1 Wigan Athletic 15 August 1995 Chesterfield 0 1 Bury 15 August 1995 Colchester United 2 1 Bristol City 15 August 1995 Crewe Alexandra 4 0 Darlington 23 August 1995 Doncaster Rovers 1 1 Shrewsbury Town 14 August 1995 Fulham 3 0 Brighton amp Hove Albion 15 August 1995 Gillingham 1 1 Bristol Rovers 15 August 1995 Hereford United 0 2 Oxford United 15 August 1995 Huddersfield Town 1 2 Port Vale 15 August 1995 Hull City 1 2 Carlisle United 15 August 1995 Luton Town 1 1 Bournemouth 15 August 1995 Mansfield Town 0 1 Burnley 15 August 1995 Notts County 2 0 Lincoln City 15 August 1995 Portsmouth 0 2 Cardiff City 16 August 1995 Preston North End 1 1 Sunderland 15 August 1995 Rochdale 2 1 York City 15 August 1995 Scarborough 1 0 Hartlepool United 15 August 1995 Scunthorpe United 4 1 Rotherham United 15 August 1995 Stockport County 1 0 Wrexham 15 August 1995 Swansea City 4 1 Peterborough United 15 August 1995 Torquay United 0 0 Exeter City 15 August 1995 Walsall 2 2 Brentford 15 August 1995 West Bromwich Albion 1 1 Northampton Town 15 August 1995 Wycombe Wanderers 3 0 Leyton Orient 15 August 1995 Second leg edit Home Team Score Away Team Date Agg Blackpool 2 3 Bradford City 22 August 1995 3 5 Bournemouth 2 1 2 Luton Town 22 August 1995 3 2 Brentford 3 2 Walsall 22 August 1995 5 4 Brighton amp Hove Albion 0 2 Fulham 22 August 1995 0 5 Bristol City 2 1 2 3 Colchester United 22 August 1995 3 3 Bristol Rovers 4 2 Gillingham 23 August 1995 5 3 Burnley 3 1 Mansfield Town 22 August 1995 4 1 Bury 2 1 Chesterfield 5 September 1995 3 1 Cardiff City 1 0 Portsmouth 22 August 1995 3 0 Carlisle United 2 4 Hull City 22 August 1995 4 5 Charlton Athletic 2 0 Barnet 22 August 1995 2 0 Darlington 1 1 Crewe Alexandra 5 September 1995 1 5 Exeter City 1 1 2 4 Torquay United 23 August 1995 1 1 Hartlepool United 1 0 2 5 Scarborough 22 August 1995 1 1 Leyton Orient 2 0 Wycombe Wanderers 22 August 1995 2 3 Lincoln City 0 2 Notts County 22 August 1995 0 4 Northampton Town 2 4 West Bromwich Albion 22 August 1995 3 5 Oxford United 3 2 Hereford United 22 August 1995 5 2 Peterborough United 3 0 2 6 Swansea City 22 August 1995 4 4 Plymouth Argyle 1 2 Birmingham City 22 August 1995 1 3 Port Vale 1 3 Huddersfield Town 22 August 1995 3 4 Rotherham United 5 0 2 Scunthorpe United 22 August 1995 6 4 Shrewsbury Town 0 0 2 7 Doncaster Rovers 22 August 1995 1 1 Sunderland 3 2 Preston North End 23 August 1995 4 3 Swindon Town 2 0 Cambridge United 23 August 1995 3 2 Wigan Athletic 1 3 Chester City 22 August 1995 2 7 Wrexham 2 2 Stockport County 5 September 1995 2 3 York City 5 1 2 Rochdale 22 August 1995 6 3Second round editFirst leg edit Home Team Score Away Team Date Aston Villa 6 0 Peterborough United 20 September 1995 Birmingham City 3 1 Grimsby Town 20 September 1995 Bolton Wanderers 1 0 Brentford 19 September 1995 Bradford City 3 2 Nottingham Forest 19 September 1995 Bristol City 0 5 Newcastle United 19 September 1995 Bristol Rovers 0 1 West Ham United 20 September 1995 Cardiff City 0 3 Southampton 19 September 1995 Coventry City 2 0 Hull City 20 September 1995 Crewe Alexandra 2 2 Sheffield Wednesday 19 September 1995 Hartlepool United 0 3 Arsenal 19 September 1995 Huddersfield Town 2 0 Barnsley 19 September 1995 Leeds United 0 0 Notts County 19 September 1995 Leicester City 2 0 Burnley 20 September 1995 Liverpool 2 0 Sunderland 20 September 1995 Manchester United 0 3 York City 20 September 1995 Middlesbrough 2 1 Rotherham United 20 September 1995 Millwall 0 0 Everton 20 September 1995 Norwich City 6 1 Torquay United 20 September 1995 Oxford United 1 1 Queens Park Rangers 19 September 1995 Reading 1 1 West Bromwich Albion 20 September 1995 Sheffield United 2 1 Bury 20 September 1995 Shrewsbury Town 1 3 Derby County 19 September 1995 Southend United 2 2 Crystal Palace 19 September 1995 Stockport County 1 1 Ipswich Town 19 September 1995 Stoke City 0 0 Chelsea 20 September 1995 Swindon Town 2 3 Blackburn Rovers 20 September 1995 Tottenham Hotspur 4 0 Chester City 20 September 1995 Tranmere Rovers 1 0 Oldham Athletic 19 September 1995 Watford 1 1 Bournemouth 19 September 1995 Wimbledon 4 5 Charlton Athletic 19 September 1995 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 0 Fulham 20 September 1995 Wycombe Wanderers 0 0 Manchester City 19 September 1995 Second leg edit Home Team Score Away Team Date Agg Arsenal 5 0 Hartlepool United 3 October 1995 8 0 Barnsley 4 0 Huddersfield Town 3 October 1995 4 2 Blackburn Rovers 2 0 Swindon Town 4 October 1995 5 2 Bournemouth 1 1 2 8 Watford 3 October 1995 2 2 Brentford 2 3 Bolton Wanderers 3 October 1995 2 4 Burnley 0 2 Leicester City 3 October 1995 0 4 Bury 4 2 Sheffield United 3 October 1995 5 4 Charlton Athletic 3 3 2 Wimbledon 3 October 1995 8 7 Chelsea 0 1 Stoke City 4 October 1995 0 1 Chester City 1 3 Tottenham Hotspur 4 October 1995 1 7 Crystal Palace 2 0 Southend United 3 October 1995 4 2 Derby County 1 1 Shrewsbury Town 4 October 1995 4 2 Everton 2 4 2 Millwall 4 October 1995 2 4 Fulham 1 5 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3 October 1995 1 7 Grimsby Town 1 1 Birmingham City 3 October 1995 2 4 Hull City 0 1 Coventry City 4 October 1995 0 3 Ipswich Town 1 2 2 Stockport County 3 October 1995 2 3 Manchester City 4 0 Wycombe Wanderers 4 October 1995 4 0 Newcastle United 3 1 Bristol City 4 October 1995 8 1 Nottingham Forest 2 2 Bradford City 4 October 1995 4 5 Notts County 2 3 Leeds United 3 October 1995 2 3 Oldham Athletic 1 3 Tranmere Rovers 4 October 1995 1 4 Peterborough United 1 1 Aston Villa 3 October 1995 1 7 Queens Park Rangers 2 1 Oxford United 3 October 1995 3 2 Rotherham United 0 1 Middlesbrough 3 October 1995 1 3 Sheffield Wednesday 5 2 Crewe Alexandra 4 October 1995 7 4 Southampton 2 1 Cardiff City 4 October 1995 5 1 Sunderland 0 1 Liverpool 4 October 1995 0 3 Torquay United 2 3 Norwich City 4 October 1995 3 9 West Bromwich Albion 2 4 Reading 3 October 1995 3 5 West Ham United 3 0 Bristol Rovers 4 October 1995 4 0 York City 1 3 Manchester United 3 October 1995 4 3Third round editMost matches in the third round were played on 24 and 25 October with 1 match being played on 7 November Ties edit Home Team Score Away Team Date Aston Villa 2 0 Stockport County 25 October 1995 Barnsley 0 3 Arsenal 24 October 1995 Birmingham City 1 1 Tranmere Rovers 24 October 1995 Bolton Wanderers 0 0 Leicester City 24 October 1995 Crystal Palace 2 2 Middlesbrough 25 October 1995 Coventry City 3 2 Tottenham Hotspur 25 October 1995 Derby County 0 1 Leeds United 25 October 1995 Liverpool 4 0 Manchester City 25 October 1995 Millwall 0 2 Sheffield Wednesday 25 October 1995 Norwich City 0 0 Bradford City 25 October 1995 Queens Park Rangers 3 1 York City 25 October 1995 Reading 2 1 Bury 7 November 1995 Southampton 2 1 West Ham United 25 October 1995 Stoke City 0 4 Newcastle United 25 October 1995 Watford 1 2 Blackburn Rovers 24 October 1995 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0 0 Charlton Athletic 25 October 1995 Replays edit Home Team Score Away Team Date Tranmere Rovers 1 3 Birmingham City 8 November 1995 Leicester City 2 3 Bolton Wanderers 8 November 1995 Middlesbrough 2 0 Crystal Palace 8 November 1995 Bradford City 3 5 Norwich City 8 November 1995 Charlton Athletic 1 2 Wolverhampton Wanderers 8 November 1995Fourth round editMost matches were played on 28 29 November with two replays being played on 20 December Ties edit Home Team Score Away Team Date Arsenal 2 1 Sheffield Wednesday 29 November 1995 Aston Villa 1 0 Queens Park Rangers 29 November 1995 Leeds United 2 1 Blackburn Rovers 29 November 1995 Liverpool 0 1 Newcastle United 29 November 1995 Middlesbrough 0 0 Birmingham City 29 November 1995 Norwich City 0 0 Bolton Wanderers 29 November 1995 Reading 2 1 Southampton 28 November 1995 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 1 Coventry City 29 November 1995 Replays edit Home Team Score Away Team Date Birmingham City 2 0 Middlesbrough 20 December 1995 Bolton Wanderers 0 0 2 9 Norwich City 20 December 1995Quarter finals editThe four matches were played between 10 January with one replay being played on 24 January Ties edit Home Team Score Away Team Date Arsenal 2 0 Newcastle United 10 January 1996 Aston Villa 1 0 Wolverhampton Wanderers 10 January 1996 Leeds United 2 1 Reading 10 January 1996 Norwich City 1 1 Birmingham City 10 January 1996 Replay edit Home Team Score Away Team Date Birmingham City 2 1 Norwich City 24 January 1996Semi finals editThe semi final draw was made in January 1996 after the conclusion of the quarter finals Unlike the other rounds the semi final ties were played over two legs with each team playing one leg at home The first leg matches were played on 11 and 14 February 1996 the second leg matches were played on 21 and 25 February 1996 Leeds United comfortably beat Birmingham City to reach their first domestic cup final for 23 years while four time winners Aston Villa only overcame Arsenal on away goals First leg edit 11 February 1996Birmingham City1 2Leeds UnitedFrancis nbsp 27 Yeboah nbsp 53 Whyte nbsp 72 o g St Andrew s BirminghamAttendance 24 781 14 February 1996Arsenal2 2Aston VillaBergkamp nbsp 26 32 Yorke nbsp 38 72 Highbury LondonAttendance 37 562 Second leg edit 21 February 1996Aston Villa0 0ArsenalVilla Park BirminghamAttendance 39 334 Aston Villa win on away goals 25 February 1996Leeds United3 0Birmingham CityMasinga nbsp 54 Yeboah nbsp 56 Deane nbsp 86 Elland Road LeedsAttendance 35 435 Leeds United win 5 1 on aggregateFinal editMain article 1996 Football League Cup Final The 1996 Coca Cola Cup Final was played on 24 March 1996 and was contested between Aston Villa and Leeds United at Wembley Stadium Aston Villa won the final 3 0 to equal Liverpool s record of five League Cup titles 24 March 199617 00Aston Villa3 0Leeds UnitedMilosevic nbsp 20 Taylor nbsp 55 Yorke nbsp 88 ReportWembley Stadium LondonAttendance 77 065Referee Robbie Hart County Durham References editGeneral edit English League Cup 1995 1996 Soccerbase Retrieved 25 January 2012 England League Cup Full Results 1960 1996 Rec Sport Soccer Statistics Foundation Retrieved 25 January 2012 English League Cup 1995 1996 Results Statto Archived from the original on 4 March 2016 Retrieved 25 January 2012 Specific edit Moore David SAVO SALVO Aston Villa 3 Leeds Utd 0 All Dwight on the night for Little The Mirror Retrieved 12 November 2011 a b c d e f g h i j k l m After Extra Time Bristol City won 5 3 on penalties Torquay United won on the Away Goals Rule Hartlepool United won 7 6 on penalties Peterborough United won on the Away Goals Rule Shrewsbury Town won on the Away Goals Rule Watford won 6 5 on penalties Norwich City won 5 3 on penaltiesExternal links editOfficial Carling Cup website Carling Cup at bbc co uk League Cup news match reports and pictures on Reuters co uk Results on Soccerbase Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1995 96 Football League Cup amp oldid 1212346575, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
