1994–95 Football League Cup
League Cup, Coca-Cola Cup | |
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Tournament details | |
Country | England Wales |
Teams | 92 |
Defending champions | Aston Villa |
Final positions | |
Champions | Liverpool (5th title) |
Runner-up | Bolton Wanderers |
Tournament statistics | |
Top goal scorer(s) | Jan Age Fjortoft (9 goals) |
The 1994–95 Football League Cup (known as the Coca-Cola Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 35th Football League Cup, a knockout competition for England's top 92 football clubs.
Liverpool won the competition, beating Bolton Wanderers 2–1 in the final at Wembley.
First round
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 1993–94 season.
First leg
Second leg
Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date | Agg |
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Barnsley | 0–0[1][2] | Darlington | 23 August 1994 | 2–2 |
Birmingham City | 2–0 | Shrewsbury Town | 23 August 1994 | 3–2 |
Brentford | 2–0 | Colchester United | 23 August 1994 | 4–0 |
Cambridge United | 2–3 | Portsmouth | 23 August 1994 | 2–5 |
Carlisle United | 3–1 | Rotherham United | 23 August 1994 | 3–2 |
Chester City | 2–3 | Lincoln City | 23 August 1994 | 2–5 |
Chesterfield | 4–2 | Blackpool | 23 August 1994 | 6–3 |
Fulham | 1–1[1][3] | Luton Town | 23 August 1994 | 2–2 |
Grimsby Town | 1–2 | Bradford City | 23 August 1994 | 2–4 |
Hartlepool United | 5–1 | Bury | 23 August 1994 | 5–3 |
Huddersfield Town | 3–0 | Scunthorpe United | 23 August 1994 | 4–2 |
Leyton Orient | 1–1 | Barnet | 23 August 1994 | 1–5 |
Mansfield Town | 1–0 | Rochdale | 23 August 1994 | 3–1 |
Northampton Town | 0–1 | Bournemouth | 6 September 1994 | 0–3 |
Peterborough United | 0–1 | Oxford United | 23 August 1994 | 1–4 |
Plymouth Argyle | 2–1 | Walsall | 23 August 1994 | 2–5 |
Port Vale | 1–1 | Bristol Rovers | 23 August 1994 | 4–2 |
Reading | 3–0 | Gillingham | 23 August 1994 | 4–0 |
Scarborough | 2–0 | Hull City | 7 September 1994 | 3–2 |
Stockport County | 4–1 | Preston North End | 23 August 1994 | 5–2 |
Swansea City | 2–0 | Exeter City | 23 August 1994 | 4–2 |
Torquay United | 4–2 | Cardiff City | 23 August 1994 | 4–3 |
Watford | 1–0 | Southend United | 23 August 1994 | 1–0 |
West Bromwich Albion | 0–1 | Hereford United | 7 September 1994 | 0–1 |
Wigan Athletic | 3–0 | Crewe Alexandra | 23 August 1994 | 4–2 |
Wrexham | 1–1 | Doncaster Rovers | 23 August 1994 | 5–3 |
Wycombe Wanderers | 1–3 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 23 August 1994 | 2–5 |
York City | 2–2 | Burnley | 23 August 1994 | 2–3 |
Second round
First leg matches were played on 20 and 21 September, eight-second leg matches were played on 27 and 28 September, whilst the other second leg matches were played on 4 and 5 October.
First leg
Second leg
Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date | Agg |
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Arsenal | 2–0 | Hartlepool United | 5 October 1994 | 7–0 |
Barnsley | 0–1 | Newcastle United | 5 October 1994 | 1–3 |
Birmingham City | 1–1 | Blackburn Rovers | 4 October 1994 | 1–3 |
Bolton Wanderers | 1–0 | Ipswich Town | 5 October 1994 | 4–0 |
Bournemouth | 0–1 | Chelsea | 4 October 1994 | 0–2 |
Bradford City | 1–1 | Sheffield Wednesday | 4 October 1994 | 2–3 |
Brentford | 0–0 | Tranmere Rovers | 27 September 1994 | 0–1 |
Burnley | 1–4 | Liverpool | 5 October 1994 | 1–6 |
Charlton Athletic | 1–4[1] | Swindon Town | 27 September 1994 | 4–5 |
Coventry City | 3–2 | Wrexham | 5 October 1994 | 5–3 |
Crystal Palace | 3–0[1] | Lincoln City | 4 October 1994 | 3–1 |
Derby County | 2–0[1][4] | Reading | 28 September 1994 | 3–3 |
Hereford United | 0–0 | Nottingham Forest | 4 October 1994 | 1–2 |
Leicester City | 0–2 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 5 October 1994 | 0–3 |
Manchester City | 4–1 | Barnet | 5 October 1994 | 4–2 |
Manchester United | 2–0 | Port Vale | 5 October 1994 | 4–1 |
Mansfield Town | 0–0 | Leeds United | 4 October 1994 | 1–0 |
Middlesbrough | 4–1 | Scarborough | 27 September 1994 | 8–2 |
Notts County | 3–0 | Bristol City | 27 September 1994 | 4–0 |
Oldham Athletic | 1–0 | Oxford United | 4 October 1994 | 2–1 |
Portsmouth | 1–1 | Everton | 5 October 1994 | 4–3 |
Queens Park Rangers | 2–0 | Carlisle United | 5 October 1994 | 3–0 |
Sheffield United | 1–0 | Stockport County | 27 September 1994 | 6–1 |
Southampton | 4–0 | Huddersfield Town | 5 October 1994 | 5–0 |
Stoke City | 1–0[1][5] | Fulham | 28 September 1994 | 3–3 |
Sunderland | 1–1 | Millwall | 4 October 1994 | 2–3 |
Swansea City | 1–0 | Norwich City | 4 October 1994 | 1–3 |
Torquay United | 0–1 | Wimbledon | 5 October 1994 | 0–3 |
Tottenham Hotspur | 2–3 | Watford | 4 October 1994 | 8–6 |
West Ham United | 2–0[1] | Walsall | 5 October 1994 | 3–2 |
Wigan Athletic | 0–3 | Aston Villa | 5 October 1994 | 0–8 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–1 | Chesterfield | 27 September 1994 | 4–2 |
Third round
Most matches in the third round were played on 25 and 26 October with 3 replays being played on 9 November.
Ties
Home team | Score | Away team | Date |
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Aston Villa | 1–0 | Middlesbrough | 26 October 1994 |
Blackburn Rovers | 2–0 | Coventry City | 26 October 1994 |
Brighton & Hove Albion | 1–1 | Swindon Town | 26 October 1994 |
Liverpool | 2–1 | Stoke City | 25 October 1994 |
Mansfield Town | 0–2 | Millwall | 25 October 1994 |
Newcastle United | 2–0 | Manchester United | 26 October 1994 |
Notts County | 3–0 | Tottenham Hotspur | 26 October 1994 |
Oldham Athletic | 0–0 | Arsenal | 26 October 1994 |
Portsmouth | 0–1 | Derby County | 26 October 1994 |
Queens Park Rangers | 3–4 | Manchester City | 25 October 1994 |
Sheffield United | 1–2 | Bolton Wanderers | 25 October 1994 |
Sheffield Wednesday | 1–0 | Southampton | 26 October 1994 |
Tranmere Rovers | 1–1 | Norwich City | 26 October 1994 |
West Ham United | 1–0 | Chelsea | 26 October 1994 |
Wimbledon | 0–1 | Crystal Palace | 25 October 1994 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–3 | Nottingham Forest | 26 October 1994 |
Replays
Home team | Score | Away team | Date |
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Swindon Town | 4–1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 9 November 1994 |
Arsenal | 2–0 | Oldham Athletic | 9 November 1994 |
Norwich City | 4–2 | Tranmere Rovers | 9 November 1994 |
Fourth round
All fourth round matches were played on 30 November with one replay being played on 21 December.
Ties
Home team | Score | Away team | Date |
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Arsenal | 2–0 | Sheffield Wednesday | 30 November 1994 |
Blackburn Rovers | 1–3 | Liverpool | 30 November 1994 |
Crystal Palace | 4–1 | Aston Villa | 30 November 1994 |
Manchester City | 1–1 | Newcastle United | 30 November 1994 |
Norwich City | 1–0 | Notts County | 30 November 1994 |
Nottingham Forest | 0–2 | Millwall | 30 November 1994 |
Swindon Town | 2–1 | Derby County | 30 November 1994 |
West Ham United | 1–3 | Bolton Wanderers | 30 November 1994 |
Replay
Home team | Score | Away team | Date |
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Newcastle United | 0–2 | Manchester City | 21 December 1994 |
Quarter finals
The four quarter final matches were played on 11 January.
Home team | Score | Away team | Date |
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Bolton Wanderers | 1–0 | Norwich City | 11 January 1995 |
Crystal Palace | 4–0 | Manchester City | 11 January 1995 |
Liverpool | 1–0 | Arsenal | 11 January 1995 |
Swindon Town | 3–1 | Millwall | 11 January 1995 |
Semi-finals
The semi-final draw was made 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 and one away.
Swindon Town were heading for a second successive relegation in Division One but their fans were given hope of silverware when they beat Bolton Wanderers 2–1 in the semi-final first leg. However, their dreams were ended in the second leg when they lost 3–1 and the Greater Manchester side reached a domestic cup final for the first time in 37 years. Four time winners Liverpool defeated Crystal Palace, another relegation threatened side, in the other semi-final.
First leg
Swindon Town | 2–1 | Bolton Wanderers |
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Thorne 38', 76' | Report | Stubbs 10' |
Liverpool | 1–0 | Crystal Palace |
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Fowler 90+2' | Report |
Second leg
Bolton Wanderers | 3–1 | Swindon Town |
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McAteer 64' Paatelainen 71' McGinlay 88' |
Report | Fjørtoft 57' |
Bolton won 4–3 on aggregate
Crystal Palace | 0–1 | Liverpool |
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Report | Fowler 27' |
Liverpool won 2–0 on aggregate
Final
Liverpool | 2–1 | Bolton Wanderers |
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McManaman 37', 68' | (Report) | Thompson 69' |
References
General
- "English League Cup 1994/1995". Soccerbase. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
- "England League Cup Full Results 1960–1996". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
- "English League Cup 1994–1995 : Results". Statto. Archived from the original on 16 February 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2012.