# 1994–95 Football League Cup

The 1994–95 Football League Cup (known as the Coca-Cola Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 35th Football League Cup, a knockout competition for England's top 92 football clubs.
Liverpool won the competition, beating Bolton Wanderers 2–1 in the final at Wembley.

## 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 1993–94 season.

### First leg

| Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
| Barnet | 4–0 | Leyton Orient | 15 August 1994 |
| Blackpool | 1–2 | Chesterfield | 16 August 1994 |
| Bournemouth | 2–0 | Northampton Town | 16 August 1994 |
| Bradford City | 2–1 | Grimsby Town | 16 August 1994 |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 2–1 | Wycombe Wanderers | 17 August 1994 |
| Bristol Rovers | 1–3 | Port Vale | 17 August 1994 |
| Burnley | 1–0 | York City | 18 August 1994 |
| Bury | 2–0 | Hartlepool United | 16 August 1994 |
| Cardiff City | 1–0 | Torquay United | 16 August 1994 |
| Colchester United | 0–2 | Brentford | 16 August 1994 |
| Crewe Alexandra | 2–1 | Wigan Athletic | 16 August 1994 |
| Darlington | 2–2 | Barnsley | 17 August 1994 |
| Doncaster Rovers | 2–4 | Wrexham | 15 August 1994 |
| Exeter City | 2–2 | Swansea City | 17 August 1994 |
| Gillingham | 0–1 | Reading | 16 August 1994 |
| Hereford United | 0–0 | West Bromwich Albion | 16 August 1994 |
| Hull City | 2–1 | Scarborough | 16 August 1994 |
| Lincoln City | 2–0 | Chester City | 16 August 1994 |
| Luton Town | 1–1 | Fulham | 16 August 1994 |
| Oxford United | 3–1 | Peterborough United | 16 August 1994 |
| Portsmouth | 2–0 | Cambridge United | 17 August 1994 |
| Preston North End | 1–1 | Stockport County | 17 August 1994 |
| Rochdale | 1–2 | Mansfield Town | 16 August 1994 |
| Rotherham United | 1–0 | Carlisle United | 16 August 1994 |
| Scunthorpe United | 2–1 | Huddersfield Town | 16 August 1994 |
| Shrewsbury Town | 2–1 | Birmingham City | 16 August 1994 |
| Southend United | 0–0 | Watford | 16 August 1994 |
| Walsall | 4–0 | Plymouth Argyle | 16 August 1994 |

### Second leg

| Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date | Agg |
| Barnsley | 0–0 | Darlington | 23 August 1994 | 2–2 |
| Birmingham City | 2–0 | Shrewsbury Town | 23 August 1994 | 3–2 |
| Brentford | 2–0 | Colchester United | 23 August 1994 | 4–0 |
| Cambridge United | 2–3 | Portsmouth | 23 August 1994 | 2–5 |
| Carlisle United | 3–1 | Rotherham United | 23 August 1994 | 3–2 |
| Chester City | 2–3 | Lincoln City | 23 August 1994 | 2–5 |
| Chesterfield | 4–2 | Blackpool | 23 August 1994 | 6–3 |
| Fulham | 1–1 | Luton Town | 23 August 1994 | 2–2 |
| Grimsby Town | 1–2 | Bradford City | 23 August 1994 | 2–4 |
| Hartlepool United | 5–1 | Bury | 23 August 1994 | 5–3 |
| Huddersfield Town | 3–0 | Scunthorpe United | 23 August 1994 | 4–2 |
| Leyton Orient | 1–1 | Barnet | 23 August 1994 | 1–5 |
| Mansfield Town | 1–0 | Rochdale | 23 August 1994 | 3–1 |
| Northampton Town | 0–1 | Bournemouth | 6 September 1994 | 0–3 |
| Peterborough United | 0–1 | Oxford United | 23 August 1994 | 1–4 |
| Plymouth Argyle | 2–1 | Walsall | 23 August 1994 | 2–5 |
| Port Vale | 1–1 | Bristol Rovers | 23 August 1994 | 4–2 |
| Reading | 3–0 | Gillingham | 23 August 1994 | 4–0 |
| Scarborough | 2–0 | Hull City | 7 September 1994 | 3–2 |
| Stockport County | 4–1 | Preston North End | 23 August 1994 | 5–2 |
| Swansea City | 2–0 | Exeter City | 23 August 1994 | 4–2 |
| Torquay United | 4–2 | Cardiff City | 23 August 1994 | 4–3 |
| Watford | 1–0 | Southend United | 23 August 1994 | 1–0 |
| West Bromwich Albion | 0–1 | Hereford United | 7 September 1994 | 0–1 |
| Wigan Athletic | 3–0 | Crewe Alexandra | 23 August 1994 | 4–2 |
| Wrexham | 1–1 | Doncaster Rovers | 23 August 1994 | 5–3 |
| Wycombe Wanderers | 1–3 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 23 August 1994 | 2–5 |
| York City | 2–2 | Burnley | 23 August 1994 | 2–3 |

## Second round

First leg matches were played on 20 and 21 September, eight-second leg matches were played on 27 and 28 September, whilst the other second leg matches were played on 4 and 5 October.

### First leg

| Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
| Aston Villa | 5–0 | Wigan Athletic | 21 September 1994 |
| Barnet | 1–0 | Manchester City | 20 September 1994 |
| Blackburn Rovers | 2–0 | Birmingham City | 20 September 1994 |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 1–0 | Leicester City | 21 September 1994 |
| Bristol City | 0–1 | Notts County | 20 September 1994 |
| Carlisle United | 0–1 | Queens Park Rangers | 20 September 1994 |
| Chelsea | 1–0 | Bournemouth | 21 September 1994 |
| Chesterfield | 1–3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 20 September 1994 |
| Everton | 2–3 | Portsmouth | 20 September 1994 |
| Fulham | 3–2 | Stoke City | 20 September 1994 |
| Hartlepool United | 0–5 | Arsenal | 21 September 1994 |
| Huddersfield Town | 0–1 | Southampton | 20 September 1994 |
| Ipswich Town | 0–3 | Bolton Wanderers | 21 September 1994 |
| Leeds United | 0–1 | Mansfield Town | 21 September 1994 |
| Lincoln City | 1–0 | Crystal Palace | 20 September 1994 |
| Liverpool | 2–0 | Burnley | 21 September 1994 |
| Millwall | 2–1 | Sunderland | 21 September 1994 |
| Newcastle United | 2–1 | Barnsley | 21 September 1994 |
| Norwich City | 3–0 | Swansea City | 21 September 1994 |
| Nottingham Forest | 2–1 | Hereford United | 21 September 1994 |
| Oxford United | 1–1 | Oldham Athletic | 20 September 1994 |
| Port Vale | 1–2 | Manchester United | 21 September 1994 |
| Reading | 3–1 | Derby County | 20 September 1994 |
| Scarborough | 1–4 | Middlesbrough | 20 September 1994 |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 2–1 | Bradford City | 21 September 1994 |
| Stockport County | 1–5 | Sheffield United | 20 September 1994 |
| Swindon Town | 1–3 | Charlton Athletic | 21 September 1994 |
| Tranmere Rovers | 1–0 | Brentford | 20 September 1994 |
| Walsall | 2–1 | West Ham United | 20 September 1994 |
| Watford | 3–6 | Tottenham Hotspur | 21 September 1994 |
| Wimbledon | 2–0 | Torquay United | 20 September 1994 |
| Wrexham | 1–2 | Coventry City | 20 September 1994 |

### Second leg

| Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date | Agg |
| Arsenal | 2–0 | Hartlepool United | 5 October 1994 | 7–0 |
| Barnsley | 0–1 | Newcastle United | 5 October 1994 | 1–3 |
| Birmingham City | 1–1 | Blackburn Rovers | 4 October 1994 | 1–3 |
| Bolton Wanderers | 1–0 | Ipswich Town | 5 October 1994 | 4–0 |
| Bournemouth | 0–1 | Chelsea | 4 October 1994 | 0–2 |
| Bradford City | 1–1 | Sheffield Wednesday | 4 October 1994 | 2–3 |
| Brentford | 0–0 | Tranmere Rovers | 27 September 1994 | 0–1 |
| Burnley | 1–4 | Liverpool | 5 October 1994 | 1–6 |
| Charlton Athletic | 1–4 | Swindon Town | 27 September 1994 | 4–5 |
| Coventry City | 3–2 | Wrexham | 5 October 1994 | 5–3 |
| Crystal Palace | 3–0 | Lincoln City | 4 October 1994 | 3–1 |
| Derby County | 2–0 | Reading | 28 September 1994 | 3–3 |
| Hereford United | 0–0 | Nottingham Forest | 4 October 1994 | 1–2 |
| Leicester City | 0–2 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 5 October 1994 | 0–3 |
| Manchester City | 4–1 | Barnet | 5 October 1994 | 4–2 |
| Manchester United | 2–0 | Port Vale | 5 October 1994 | 4–1 |
| Mansfield Town | 0–0 | Leeds United | 4 October 1994 | 1–0 |
| Middlesbrough | 4–1 | Scarborough | 27 September 1994 | 8–2 |
| Notts County | 3–0 | Bristol City | 27 September 1994 | 4–0 |
| Oldham Athletic | 1–0 | Oxford United | 4 October 1994 | 2–1 |
| Portsmouth | 1–1 | Everton | 5 October 1994 | 4–3 |
| Queens Park Rangers | 2–0 | Carlisle United | 5 October 1994 | 3–0 |
| Sheffield United | 1–0 | Stockport County | 27 September 1994 | 6–1 |
| Southampton | 4–0 | Huddersfield Town | 5 October 1994 | 5–0 |
| Stoke City | 1–0 | Fulham | 28 September 1994 | 3–3 |
| Sunderland | 1–1 | Millwall | 4 October 1994 | 2–3 |
| Swansea City | 1–0 | Norwich City | 4 October 1994 | 1–3 |
| Torquay United | 0–1 | Wimbledon | 5 October 1994 | 0–3 |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 2–3 | Watford | 4 October 1994 | 8–6 |
| West Ham United | 2–0 | Walsall | 5 October 1994 | 3–2 |
| Wigan Athletic | 0–3 | Aston Villa | 5 October 1994 | 0–8 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–1 | Chesterfield | 27 September 1994 | 4–2 |

## Third round

Most matches in the third round were played on 25 and 26 October with 3 replays being played on 9 November.

### Ties

| Home team | Score | Away team | Date |
| Aston Villa | 1–0 | Middlesbrough | 26 October 1994 |
| Blackburn Rovers | 2–0 | Coventry City | 26 October 1994 |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 1–1 | Swindon Town | 26 October 1994 |
| Liverpool | 2–1 | Stoke City | 25 October 1994 |
| Mansfield Town | 0–2 | Millwall | 25 October 1994 |
| Newcastle United | 2–0 | Manchester United | 26 October 1994 |
| Notts County | 3–0 | Tottenham Hotspur | 26 October 1994 |
| Oldham Athletic | 0–0 | Arsenal | 26 October 1994 |
| Portsmouth | 0–1 | Derby County | 26 October 1994 |
| Queens Park Rangers | 3–4 | Manchester City | 25 October 1994 |
| Sheffield United | 1–2 | Bolton Wanderers | 25 October 1994 |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 1–0 | Southampton | 26 October 1994 |
| Tranmere Rovers | 1–1 | Norwich City | 26 October 1994 |
| West Ham United | 1–0 | Chelsea | 26 October 1994 |
| Wimbledon | 0–1 | Crystal Palace | 25 October 1994 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–3 | Nottingham Forest | 26 October 1994 |

### Replays

| Home team | Score | Away team | Date |
| Swindon Town | 4–1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 9 November 1994 |
| Arsenal | 2–0 | Oldham Athletic | 9 November 1994 |
| Norwich City | 4–2 | Tranmere Rovers | 9 November 1994 |

## Fourth round

All fourth round matches were played on 30 November with one replay being played on 21 December.

### Ties

| Home team | Score | Away team | Date |
| Arsenal | 2–0 | Sheffield Wednesday | 30 November 1994 |
| Blackburn Rovers | 1–3 | Liverpool | 30 November 1994 |
| Crystal Palace | 4–1 | Aston Villa | 30 November 1994 |
| Manchester City | 1–1 | Newcastle United | 30 November 1994 |
| Norwich City | 1–0 | Notts County | 30 November 1994 |
| Nottingham Forest | 0–2 | Millwall | 30 November 1994 |
| Swindon Town | 2–1 | Derby County | 30 November 1994 |
| West Ham United | 1–3 | Bolton Wanderers | 30 November 1994 |

### Replay

| Home team | Score | Away team | Date |
| Newcastle United | 0–2 | Manchester City | 21 December 1994 |

## Quarter finals

The four quarter final matches were played on 11 January.
| Home team | Score | Away team | Date |
| Bolton Wanderers | 1–0 | Norwich City | 11 January 1995 |
| Crystal Palace | 4–0 | Manchester City | 11 January 1995 |
| Liverpool | 1–0 | Arsenal | 11 January 1995 |
| Swindon Town | 3–1 | Millwall | 11 January 1995 |

## 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.
Swindon Town were heading for a second successive relegation in Division One but their fans were given hope of silverware when they beat Bolton Wanderers 2–1 in the semi-final first leg. However, their dreams were ended in the second leg when they lost 3–1 and the Greater Manchester side reached a domestic cup final for the first time in 37 years. Four time winners Liverpool defeated Crystal Palace, another relegation threatened side, in the other semi-final.

### Second leg

Bolton won 4–3 on aggregate
Liverpool won 2–0 on aggregate