2004–05 Football League Cup Explained

Football League Cup
Year:2004–05
Other Titles:Carling Cup, League Cup
Country:
Num Teams:92
Defending Champions:Middlesbrough
Champions:Chelsea
Count:3
Runner-Up:Liverpool
Matches:93
Top Goal Scorer:Jermain Defoe
(5 goals)
Prevseason:2003–04
Nextseason:2005–06

The 2004–05 Football League Cup (known as the Carling Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 45th staging of the Football League Cup, a knockout competition for England's top 92 football clubs. The competition name reflects a sponsorship deal with lager brand Carling.

The competition began in August 2004 and ended with the final on 25 February 2005. The Millennium Stadium in Cardiff hosted the final match, as it had done since 2001, with the new Wembley Stadium still not complete.

The winners were Chelsea, beating Liverpool in the final 3–2 thanks to an own goal from Steven Gerrard, and goals in extra-time from Didier Drogba and Mateja Kežman in extra-time after the match finished 1–1.

First round

Tie noHome teamScore1Away teamDate
1Mansfield Town0–4Preston North End21 September 2004
2Boston United3–3Luton Town7 September 2004
Boston United win 4–3 after extra time
3Bradford City1–1Notts County25 August 2004
Notts County win 2–1 after extra time
4Coventry City4–1Torquay United25 August 2004
5Nottingham Forest2–0Scunthorpe United25 August 2004
6Oxford United0–2Reading25 August 2004
7Sheffield Wednesday1–0Walsall25 August 2004
8Brighton & Hove Albion1–2Bristol Rovers24 August 2004
9Bury2–3Burnley24 August 2004
10Colchester United2–1Cheltenham Town24 August 2004
11Crewe Alexandra4–1Blackpool24 August 2004
12Darlington0–2Barnsley24 August 2004
13Doncaster Rovers3–1Port Vale24 August 2004
14Gillingham1–2Northampton Town24 August 2004
15Grimsby Town1–0Wigan Athletic24 August 2004
16Hartlepool United2–1Macclesfield Town24 August 2004
17Hull City2–2Wrexham24 August 2004
2–2 after extra time — Wrexham win 3 – 1 on penalties
18Ipswich Town2–0Brentford24 August 2004
19Kidderminster Harriers1–1Cardiff City24 August 2004
1–1 after extra time — Cardiff City win 5–4 on penalties
20Leeds United1–0Huddersfield Town24 August 2004
21Leyton Orient1–3Bournemouth24 August 2004
22Lincoln City3–1Derby County24 August 2004
23Oldham Athletic2–1Stoke City24 August 2004
24Peterborough United0–3Milton Keynes Dons24 August 2004
25Queens Park Rangers3–0Swansea City24 August 2004
26Rotherham United2–1Chesterfield24 August 2004
27Rushden & Diamonds0–1Swindon Town24 August 2004
28Sheffield United1–1Stockport County24 August 2004
Sheffield United win 4–1 after extra time
29Sunderland3–0Chester City24 August 2004
30Tranmere Rovers2–1Shrewsbury Town24 August 2004
31Watford1–0Cambridge United24 August 2004
32West Ham United2–0Southend United23 August 2004
33Wycombe Wanderers0–1Bristol City24 August 2004
34Yeovil Town2–2Plymouth Argyle24 August 2004
Yeovil win 3–2 after extra time
35Rochdale2–4Wolverhampton Wanderers23 August 2004

Second round

Tie noHome teamScore1Away teamDate
1Leicester City2–2Preston North End4 October 2004
Preston win 2–3 after extra time
2Aston Villa3–1Queens Park Rangers22 September 2004
3Blackburn Rovers2–2Bournemouth22 September 2004
3–3 after extra time — Bournemouth win 7 – 6 on penalties
4Boston United1–4Fulham22 September 2004
5Bristol City2–2Everton22 September 2004
2–2 after extra time — Everton win 4–3 on penalties
6Coventry City1–0Sheffield Wednesday22 September 2004
7Northampton Town0–3Southampton22 September 2004
8Nottingham Forest1–1Rotherham United22 September 2004
Nottingham Forest win 2–1 after extra time
9Oldham Athletic0–6Tottenham Hotspur22 September 2004
10Birmingham City3–1Lincoln City21 September 2004
11Burnley1–1Wolverhampton Wanderers21 September 2004
1–1 after extra time — Burnley win 4–2 on penalties
12Crystal Palace1–1Hartlepool United21 September 2004
Crystal Palace win 2–1 after extra time
13Colchester United1–1West Bromwich Albion21 September 2004
Colchester United win 2–1 after extra time
14Crewe Alexandra2–2Sunderland21 September 2004
3–3 after extra time — Crewe Alexandra win 4–2 on penalties
15Doncaster Rovers2–0Ipswich Town21 September 2004
16Grimsby Town0–2Charlton Athletic21 September 2004
17Leeds United1–0Swindon Town21 September 2004
18Milton Keynes Dons1–4Cardiff City21 September 2004
19Manchester City7–1Barnsley21 September 2004
20Norwich City1–0Bristol Rovers21 September 2004
21Reading0–3Watford21 September 2004
22Tranmere Rovers0–1Portsmouth21 September 2004
23West Ham United3–2Notts County21 September 2004
24Wrexham2–3Sheffield United21 September 2004
25Yeovil Town0–2Bolton Wanderers21 September 2004

Third round

Tie noHome teamScore1Away teamDate
1Birmingham City0–1Fulham27 October 2004
2Bolton Wanderers2–2Tottenham Hotspur27 October 2004
Tottenham Hotspur win 4–3 after extra time
3Charlton Athletic1–2Crystal Palace27 October 2004
4Chelsea1–0West Ham United27 October 2004
5Everton2–0Preston27 October 2004
6Manchester City1–2Arsenal27 October 2004
7Middlesbrough3–0Coventry City27 October 2004
8Newcastle United2–1Norwich City27 October 2004
9Southampton3–2Colchester United27 October 2004
10Bournemouth2–2Cardiff City26 October 2004
3–3 after extra time — Cardiff City win 5 – 4 on penalties
11Burnley3–1Aston Villa26 October 2004
12Crewe Alexandra0–3Manchester United26 October 2004
13Doncaster Rovers0–2Nottingham Forest26 October 2004
14Millwall0–3Liverpool26 October 2004
15Portsmouth2–1Leeds United26 October 2004
16Sheffield United0–0Watford26 October 2004
0–0 after extra time — Watford win 4 – 2 on penalties

Fourth round

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Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

First leg

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Second leg

Chelsea win 2–1 on aggregate.----Liverpool win 2–0 on aggregate

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