1996 Football League Cup final explained

1996 Football League Cup Final
Event:1995–96 Football League Cup
Team1:Aston Villa
Team1score:3
Team2:Leeds United
Team2score:0
Date:24 March 1996
Stadium:Wembley Stadium
City:London
Man Of The Match1a:Andy Townsend (Aston Villa)
Referee:Robbie Hart (County Durham)
Attendance:77,056
Previous:1995
Next:1997

The 1996 Football League Cup Final took place on 24 March 1996 at Wembley Stadium and was contested between Aston Villa and Leeds United. This was the 36th final and the 30th to be played at Wembley. Aston Villa had won the trophy two years earlier, while Leeds' last victory was in their only final appearance in 1968.

In the first half the teams were separated by a goal from Savo Milošević. After half-time, Leeds United tired and Aston Villa took advantage to eventually win 3–0. Goals from Ian Taylor and Dwight Yorke completed the scoring.[1] This was the beginning of the end for Leeds United manager Howard Wilkinson, as he was heckled by the club's fans for his and the team's failure. However, it was Villa's fifth success in the competition, at the time equalling the record set by Liverpool.

Road to Wembley

Round 2 (1st leg)
Aston Villa6–0Peterborough United
Round 2 (2nd leg)Peterborough United1–1Aston Villa
 (Aston Villa win 7–1 on aggregate)
Round 3Aston Villa2–0Stockport County
Round 4Aston Villa1–0Queens Park Rangers
Quarter-finalAston Villa1–0Wolverhampton Wanderers
Semi-final (1st leg)Arsenal2–2Aston Villa
Semi-final (2nd leg)Aston Villa 0–0Arsenal
 (2–2 on aggregate. Aston Villa advance on Away Goals)
Round 2 (1st leg)
Leeds United0–0Notts County
Round 2 (2nd leg)Notts County2–3Leeds United
 (Leeds win 3–2 on aggregate)
Round 3Derby County0–1Leeds United
Round 4Leeds United2–1Blackburn Rovers
Quarter-finalLeeds United2–1Reading
Semi-final (1st leg)Birmingham City1–2Leeds United
Semi-final (2nd leg)Leeds United 3–0Birmingham City
 (Leeds United win 5–1 on aggregate)

Match details

GK 1 Mark Bosnich
CB 6 Ugo Ehiogu
CB 5 Paul McGrath
CB 4 Gareth Southgate
RWB2 Gary Charles
LWB3 Alan Wright
CM 7 Ian Taylor
CM 11 Andy Townsend (c)
CM 8 Mark Draper
CF 10 Dwight Yorke
CF 9 Savo Milošević
Substitutes:
GK 13 Michael Oakes
DF 12 Steve Staunton
FW 14 Tommy Johnson
Manager:
Brian Little
GK 1 John Lukic
CB 5 John Pemberton
CB 6 David Wetherall
CB 3
RWB2 Gary Kelly
LWB11 Gary Speed
CM 8
CM 4 Carlton Palmer
CM 10 Gary McAllister (c)
CF 9 Tony Yeboah
CF 7 Andy Gray
Substitutes:
DF 15 Nigel Worthington
FW 12
FW 14
Manager:
Howard Wilkinson
Man of the match

Assistant referees
Brian Coddington
Martin Sims
Fourth official
Jim Rushton

Match rules
  • 90 minutes
  • 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level
  • Three named substitutes, of which two may be used

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Milosevic gives Villa a touch of magic. The Independent. 25 March 1996. 8 May 2012.
  2. Web site: Alan Hardaker Trophy Winners . The Football League . 26 February 2012 . 8 May 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120421013843/http://www.football-league.co.uk/page/AlanHardakerTrophyWinners/0%2C%2C10794~1354852%2C00.html . 21 April 2012 .