A total of 56 of the First, Second and Third Division clubs compete from the First Round. 22 teams from the Third Division, 24 teams from the Second Division, and 10 teams from the First Division. 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 1992–93 season.
First leg
Second leg
Second round
A further 36 teams entered in the second round, joining the 28 qualifiers from the first round. The 36 teams were made up from the 22 current Premier League teams, plus the remaining 14 teams from Division One. First leg matches were played on 21 and 22 September, with the second leg matches being played on 5 and 6 October.
First leg
Second leg
Third round
Most matches in the third round were played on 26 and 27 October with 5 replays being played between 9 November and 10 November.
All fourth round matches were played between 30 November and 1 December with three replays being played between 14 and 15 December.
Ties
Home team
Score
Away team
Date
Arsenal
0–1
Aston Villa
30-11-1993
Everton
0–2
Manchester United
30-11-1993
Liverpool
1–1
Wimbledon
01-12-1993
Nottingham Forest
0–0
Manchester City
01-12-1993
Peterborough United
0–0
Portsmouth
30-11-1993
Queens Park Rangers
1–2
Sheffield Wednesday
01-12-1993
Tottenham Hotspur
1–0
Blackburn Rovers
01-12-1993
Tranmere Rovers
3–0
Oldham Athletic
30-11-1993
Replays
Home team
Score
Away team
Date
Wimbledon
2–2
Liverpool
14-12-1993
Manchester City
1–2
Nottingham Forest
15-12-1993
Portsmouth
1–0
Peterborough United
15-12-1993
Fifth Round
The three of the four quarter final matches were played between 11 and 12 January with one quarter final match being played on 26 January. Two replays were played on 26 January and 29 January respectively.
Ties
Replays
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. Manchester United's quest for a unique domestic treble continued as they defeated Sheffield Wednesday 1-0 in the first leg at Old Trafford before a fine 4-1 win at Hillsborough in the second. Tranmere Rovers boosted their hopes of a first ever major trophy by defeating Aston Villa 3-1 in the first leg of the other semi-final, but they then found themselves on the receiving end of a 3-1 Villa win and lost the shootout, meaning that Villa went through, though they were up against a Manchester United side who had topped the league virtually all season and were also chasing the FA Cup.
First leg
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Second leg
4-4 on aggregate. Aston Villa won 5-4 on penalties. ---- Manchester United won 5–1 on aggregate.
