1992–93 Football League Cup


The 1992–93 Football League Cup was the 33rd Football League Cup, a knockout competition for England's top 92 football clubs. The competition name reflects a sponsorship deal with soft drink brand Coca-Cola.
Arsenal won the competition, beating Sheffield Wednesday 2–1 in the final.

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 1991–92 season. Reading received a bye to the second round of the competition, as they had been drawn to play Maidstone United, who resigned from the Football League on 17 August due to financial problems.

First Leg

Second Leg

Second round

First leg matches were played between 21 and 23 September, with most of the second leg matches being played between 6 and 7 October with one of them being played on 27 October.

First Leg

Second Leg

Third round

Most matches in the third round were played on 27 and 28 October with one match being played between 10 November. Four replays were played between 10 November and 1 December.

Ties

Replays

Home teamScoreAway teamDate
Arsenal 2–1 Derby County 1 December 1992
Wimbledon 0–1 Everton 10 November 1992
Scarborough 2–1 Plymouth Argyle 11 November 1992
Liverpool 3–0 Sheffield United 11 November 1992

Fourth round

Most fourth round matches were played between 1 and 9 December with one match being played on 6 January. Three replays were played between 15 and 16 December.

Ties

Home teamScoreAway teamDate
Aston Villa 2–2 Ipswich Town 2 December 1992
Blackburn Rovers 6–1 Watford 9 December 1992
Cambridge United 1–0 Oldham Athletic 1 December 1992
Everton 2–2 Chelsea 2 December 1992
Liverpool 1–1 Crystal Palace 1 December 1992
Nottingham Forest 2–0 Tottenham Hotspur 2 December 1992
Scarborough 0–1 Arsenal 6 January 1993
Sheffield Wednesday 4–0 Queens Park Rangers 2 December 1992

Replays

Home teamScoreAway teamDate
Ipswich Town 1–0 Aston Villa 15 December 1992
Chelsea 1–0 Everton 16 December 1992
Crystal Palace 2–1 Liverpool 16 December 1992

Quarter-finals

The quarter-final matches were played between 6 and 19 January with one replay being played on 3 February.

Ties

Home teamScoreAway teamDate
Arsenal 2–0 Nottingham Forest 12 January 1993
Blackburn Rovers 3–2 Cambridge United 6 January 1993
Crystal Palace 3–1 Chelsea 6 January 1993
Ipswich Town 1–1 Sheffield Wednesday 19 January 1993

Replay

Home teamScoreAway teamDate
Sheffield Wednesday 1–0 Ipswich Town 3 February 1993

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. Arsenal comfortably overcame Crystal Palace, with Ian Wright scoring in both legs against his old club, while Sheffield Wednesday overcame Blackburn Rovers in the other leg by a similar margin.

First leg

Second leg

Arsenal won 5–1 on aggregate.
Sheffield Wednesday won 6–3 on aggregate.

Final

General

Specific