Football League Cup 1994–95 | ||
Region | ![]() ![]() | |
Number of teams | 92 | |
Defending champions | Aston Villa | |
Champions | Liverpool | |
Runner-up | Bolton Wanderers | |
Top goal scorer | Jan Age Fjortoft (9 goals) | |
← 1993–94
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1995–96 →
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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 | 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 | 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 | Swindon Town | 27 September 1994 | 4–5 |
Coventry City | 3–2 | Wrexham | 5 October 1994 | 5–3 |
Crystal Palace | 3–0 | Lincoln City | 4 October 1994 | 3–1 |
Derby County | 2–0 | 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 | 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 | 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[]
12 February 1995 |
Swindon Town | 2–1 | Bolton Wanderers | County Ground, Swindon Attendance: 15,341 Referee: P Alcock, Surrey |
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Thorne ![]() |
Report | Stubbs ![]() |
15 February 1995 |
Liverpool | 1–0 | Crystal Palace | Anfield, Liverpool Attendance: 25,480 |
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Fowler ![]() |
Report |
Second leg[]
8 March 1995 |
Bolton Wanderers | 3–1 | Swindon Town | Burnden Park, Bolton Attendance: 19,851 Referee: I Cruikshanks |
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McAteer ![]() Paatelainen ![]() McGinlay ![]() |
Report | Fjørtoft ![]() |
Bolton won 4–3 on aggregate
8 March 1995 |
Crystal Palace | 0–1 | Liverpool | Selhurst Park, London Attendance: 18,224 |
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Report | Fowler ![]() |
Liverpool won 2–0 on aggregate
Final[]
- Main article:1995 Football League Cup Final
2 April 1995 17:00 |
Liverpool | 2–1 | Bolton Wanderers | Wembley Stadium, London Attendance: 75,595 Referee: Philip Don |
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McManaman ![]() |
(Report) | Thompson ![]() |
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