1992–93 Football League Cup Explained

Football League Cup
Year:1992–93
Other Titles:League Cup, Coca-Cola Cup
Country:
Num Teams:92
Defending Champions:Manchester United-->
Winners:Arsenal (2nd title)
Second:Sheffield Wednesday
Scoring Leader:Ian Wright (5)
Prev Season:1991–92
Next Season:1993–94

The 1992–93 Football League Cup (known as the Coca-Cola Cup for sponsorship reasons) 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

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2–1 18 August 1992
1–0 18 August 1992
4–1 18 August 1992
2–0 18 August 1992
1–1 18 August 1992
4–1 18 August 1992
1–1 18 August 1992
0–3 18 August 1992
0–0 18 August 1992
0–2 18 August 1992
2–1 18 August 1992
1–1 19 August 1992
1–2 18 August 1992
2–2 18 August 1992
2–2 18 August 1992
2–2 18 August 1992
2–1 19 August 1992
3–0 18 August 1992
4–0 18 August 1992
2–1 18 August 1992
3–0 19 August 1992
1–2 18 August 1992
1–1 18 August 1992
2–3 18 August 1992
3–0 19 August 1992
1–1 19 August 1992
1–0 19 August 1992
1–1 18 August 1992

Second leg

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2–2 25 August 1992 2–6
1–1[1] [2] 25 August 1992 2–2
1–4 25 August 1992 1–4
4–0 25 August 1992 4–3
0–1 25 August 1992 1–2
3–5 26 August 1992 3–8
2–0 25 August 1992 4–0
1–0 26 August 1992 2–1
5–1 25 August 1992 5–2
1–1 25 August 1992 2–5
4–3 25 August 1992 5–4
1–2 25 August 1992 2–3
3–2 25 August 1992 5–3
0–1[3] [4] 26 August 1992 3–3
1–1 25 August 1992 4–1
0–0 25 August 1992 1–2
3–0 26 August 1992 5–2
0–2 9 September 1992 1–4
2–0 25 August 1992 2–1
1–1 25 August 1992 2–3
1–2 25 August 1992 2–6
1–0 25 August 1992 3–2
2–0 25 August 1992 3–1
4–0 26 August 1992 5–2
1–0 25 August 1992 1–3
5–0 25 August 1992 7–2
0–1[5] 25 August 1992 2–2
0–0 25 August 1992 0–2

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

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1–1 22 September 1992
0–4 23 September 1992
1–3 22 September 1992
1–1 23 September 1992
2–1 22 September 1992
0–0 22 September 1992
2–2 22 September 1992
2–2 22 September 1992
2–0 23 September 1992
3–1 22 September 1992
0–1 22 September 1992
0–0 23 September 1992
1–1 23 September 1992
4–1 22 September 1992
2–0 23 September 1992
4–4 22 September 1992
2–2 23 September 1992
0–0 23 September 1992
0–0 23 September 1992
3–2 22 September 1992
1–2 23 September 1992
2–1 23 September 1992
1–0 23 September 1992
3–0 23 September 1992
1–0 23 September 1992
2–3 23 September 1992
0–6 23 September 1992
3–1 21 September 1992
0–3 23 September 1992
2–2 22 September 1992
0–0 23 September 1992
2–2 22 September 1992

Second leg

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2–1 7 October 1992 4–2
4–3[6] 6 October 1992 5–4
2–4 7 October 1992 3–7
1–2[7] 7 October 1992 1–2
0–1 7 October 1992 0–1
1–0 7 October 1992 4–0
1–4 6 October 1992 5–8
2–0 7 October 1992 2–0
7–0 7 October 1992 7–1
3–0 7 October 1992 3–1
2–1[8] [9] 6 October 1992 3–3
2–2 6 October 1992 2–5
4–0 6 October 1992 6–2
1–1 6 October 1992 2–4
1–0 7 October 1992 2–1
1–3 7 October 1992 1–3
1–1[10] [11] 7 October 1992 2–2
2–0 7 October 1992 4–2
2–1 7 October 1992 5–3
0–0 7 October 1992 1–0
2–1 6 October 1992 2–3
3–2 6 October 1992 5–4
2–0 6 October 1992 6–0
0–2 7 October 1992 2–4
3–0 7 October 1992 3–2
2–2 27 October 1992 3–6
4–1 7 October 1992 5–3
3–0 7 October 1992 3–0
1–2 7 October 1992 3–4
3–2 6 October 1992 9–2
0–1 6 October 1992 3–2
0–1 7 October 1992 2–4

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

Home teamScoreAway teamDate
1–0 28 October 1992
2–0 28 October 1992
0–2 27 October 1992
2–1 28 October 1992
0–1 28 October 1992
1–1 28 October 1992
0–0 28 October 1992
0–1 28 October 1992
2–3 27 October 1992
3–3 27 October 1992
0–1 27 October 1992
0–0 28 October 1992
7–1 27 October 1992
0–2 28 October 1992
0–1 27 October 1992
2–1 10 November 1992

Replays

Home teamScoreAway teamDate
2–1 1 December 1992
0–1 10 November 1992
2–1 11 November 1992
3–0 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
2–2 2 December 1992
6–1 9 December 1992
1–0 1 December 1992
2–2 2 December 1992
1–1 1 December 1992
2–0 2 December 1992
0–1 6 January 1993
4–0 2 December 1992

Replays

Home teamScoreAway teamDate
1–0 15 December 1992
1–0 16 December 1992
2–1 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
2–0 12 January 1993
3–2 6 January 1993
3–1 6 January 1993
1–1 19 January 1993

Replay

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.

Second leg

Arsenal won 5–1 on aggregate.

Sheffield Wednesday won 6–3 on aggregate.

Final

See main article: 1993 Football League Cup Final.

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GK 1 David Seaman
DF 22 David O'Leary
DF 6 Tony Adams (c)
DF 5 Andy Linighan
DF 3 Nigel Winterburn
MF 11 Ray Parlour
MF 15 Steve Morrow
MF 14 Paul Davis
MF 10 Paul Merson
FW 8 Ian Wright
FW 7 Kevin Campbell
Substitutes:
MF 4 Ian Selley
FW 9 Alan Smith
Manager:
George Graham
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GK 1 Chris Woods
DF 2 Roland Nilsson
DF 16
DF 4
DF 6 Viv Anderson (c)
MF 15 John Harkes
MF 7
MF 8 Chris Waddle
FW 9 Paul Warhurst
FW 10
MF 11 John Sheridan
Substitutes:
MF 17
FW 5
Manager:
Trevor Francis

References

General

Specific

Notes and References

  1. After Extra Time
  2. [Grimsby Town F.C.|Grimsby Town]
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  4. [Huddersfield Town F.C.|Huddersfield Town]
  5. [Wigan Athletic F.C.|Wigan Athletic]
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  9. [Queens Park Rangers F.C.|Queens Park Rangers]
  10. After Extra Time
  11. [Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]

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