# 1993–94 Football League Cup

The 1993–94 Football League Cup (known as the Coca-Cola Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 34th Football League Cup, a knockout competition for England's top 92 football clubs.
Aston Villa won the competition, beating Manchester United 3–1 in the final.

## First round

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 (the 7 teams that placed 15th-21st in Division One from the previous season plus the 3 promoted sides from Division Two from the previous season). 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

| Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
| Birmingham City | 3–0 | Plymouth Argyle | 17-08-1993 |
| Bolton Wanderers | 0–2 | Bury | 17-08-1993 |
| Bournemouth | 3–1 | Cardiff City | 17-08-1993 |
| Brentford | 2–2 | Watford | 17-08-1993 |
| Bristol Rovers | 1–4 | West Bromwich Albion | 18-08-1993 |
| Cambridge United | 1–0 | Luton Town | 17-08-1993 |
| Chesterfield | 3–1 | Carlisle United | 17-08-1993 |
| Crewe Alexandra | 0–1 | Wrexham | 17-08-1993 |
| Darlington | 1–5 | Bradford City | 17-08-1993 |
| Doncaster Rovers | 0–1 | Blackpool | 16-08-1993 |
| Fulham | 2–1 | Colchester United | 17-08-1993 |
| Gillingham | 1–0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 17-08-1993 |
| Hereford United | 0–2 | Torquay United | 17-08-1993 |
| Huddersfield Town | 0–0 | Scarborough | 17-08-1993 |
| Leyton Orient | 0–2 | Wycombe Wanderers | 17-08-1993 |
| Notts County | 2–0 | Hull City | 17-08-1993 |
| Port Vale | 2–2 | Lincoln City | 17-08-1993 |
| Preston North End | 1–2 | Burnley | 17-08-1993 |
| Reading | 3–0 | Northampton Town | 18-08-1993 |
| Rochdale | 2–0 | York City | 17-08-1993 |
| Shrewsbury Town | 1–0 | Scunthorpe United | 17-08-1993 |
| Southend United | 0–2 | Barnet | 18-08-1993 |
| Stockport County | 1–1 | Hartlepool United | 17-08-1993 |
| Stoke City | 2–2 | Mansfield Town | 18-08-1993 |
| Sunderland | 3–1 | Chester City | 17-08-1993 |
| Swansea City | 0–1 | Bristol City | 17-08-1993 |
| Walsall | 0–0 | Exeter City | 17-08-1993 |
| Wigan Athletic | 0–1 | Rotherham United | 17-08-1993 |

### Second leg

| Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date | Agg |
| Barnet | 1–1 | Southend United | 24-08-1993 | 3–1 |
| Blackpool | 3–3 | Doncaster Rovers | 24-08-1993 | 4–3 |
| Bradford City | 6–0 | Darlington | 25-08-1993 | 11–1 |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 2–0 | Gillingham | 25-08-1993 | 2–1 |
| Bristol City | 0–2 | Swansea City | 24-08-1993 | 1–2 |
| Burnley | 4–1 | Preston North End | 25-08-1993 | 6–2 |
| Bury | 0–2 | Bolton Wanderers | 24-08-1993 | 2–2 |
| Cardiff City | 1–1 | Bournemouth | 24-08-1993 | 2–4 |
| Carlisle United | 1–1 | Chesterfield | 24-08-1993 | 2–4 |
| Chester City | 0–0 | Sunderland | 24-08-1993 | 1–3 |
| Colchester United | 1–2 | Fulham | 24-08-1993 | 2–4 |
| Exeter City | 2–1 | Walsall | 25-08-1993 | 2–1 |
| Hartlepool United | 2–1 | Stockport County | 24-08-1993 | 3–2 |
| Hull City | 3–1 | Notts County | 24-08-1993 | 3–3 |
| Lincoln City | 0–0 | Port Vale | 24-08-1993 | 2–2 |
| Luton Town | 0–1 | Cambridge United | 24-08-1993 | 0–2 |
| Mansfield Town | 1–3 | Stoke City | 24-08-1993 | 3–5 |
| Northampton Town | 0–2 | Reading | 07-09-1993 | 0–5 |
| Plymouth Argyle | 2–0 | Birmingham City | 24-08-1993 | 2–3 |
| Rotherham United | 4–2 | Wigan Athletic | 24-08-1993 | 5–2 |
| Scarborough | 0–3 | Huddersfield Town | 24-08-1993 | 0–3 |
| Scunthorpe United | 1–1 | Shrewsbury Town | 24-08-1993 | 1–2 |
| Torquay United | 0–2 | Hereford United | 24-08-1993 | 2–2 |
| Watford | 3–1 | Brentford | 24-08-1993 | 5–3 |
| West Bromwich Albion | 0–0 | Bristol Rovers | 25-08-1993 | 4–1 |
| Wrexham | 3–3 | Crewe Alexandra | 24-08-1993 | 4–3 |
| Wycombe Wanderers | 1–0 | Leyton Orient | 24-08-1993 | 3–0 |
| York City | 0–0 | Rochdale | 24-08-1993 | 0–2 |

## 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

| Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
| Barnet | 1–2 | Queens Park Rangers | 21-09-1993 |
| Barnsley | 1–1 | Peterborough United | 21-09-1993 |
| Birmingham City | 0–1 | Aston Villa | 21-09-1993 |
| Blackburn Rovers | 1–0 | Bournemouth | 21-09-1993 |
| Blackpool | 3–0 | Sheffield United | 21-09-1993 |
| Bolton Wanderers | 1–1 | Sheffield Wednesday | 21-09-1993 |
| Bradford City | 2–1 | Norwich City | 22-09-1993 |
| Burnley | 0–0 | Tottenham Hotspur | 22-09-1993 |
| Coventry City | 3–0 | Wycombe Wanderers | 22-09-1993 |
| Crystal Palace | 3–1 | Charlton Athletic | 21-09-1993 |
| Exeter City | 1–3 | Derby County | 22-09-1993 |
| Fulham | 1–3 | Liverpool | 21-09-1993 |
| Grimsby Town | 3–0 | Hartlepool United | 21-09-1993 |
| Hereford United | 0–1 | Wimbledon | 22-09-1993 |
| Huddersfield Town | 0–5 | Arsenal | 21-09-1993 |
| Ipswich Town | 2–1 | Cambridge United | 21-09-1993 |
| Lincoln City | 3–4 | Everton | 21-09-1993 |
| Manchester City | 1–1 | Reading | 22-09-1993 |
| Middlesbrough | 5–0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 21-09-1993 |
| Newcastle United | 4–1 | Notts County | 22-09-1993 |
| Rochdale | 1–6 | Leicester City | 21-09-1993 |
| Rotherham United | 0–0 | Portsmouth | 21-09-1993 |
| Southampton | 1–0 | Shrewsbury Town | 22-09-1993 |
| Stoke City | 2–1 | Manchester United | 22-09-1993 |
| Sunderland | 2–1 | Leeds United | 21-09-1993 |
| Swansea City | 2–1 | Oldham Athletic | 21-09-1993 |
| Swindon Town | 2–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 22-09-1993 |
| Tranmere Rovers | 5–1 | Oxford United | 21-09-1993 |
| Watford | 0–0 | Millwall | 21-09-1993 |
| West Bromwich Albion | 1–1 | Chelsea | 22-09-1993 |
| West Ham United | 5–1 | Chesterfield | 22-09-1993 |
| Wrexham | 3–3 | Nottingham Forest | 21-09-1993 |

### Second leg

| Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date | Agg |
| Arsenal | 1–1 | Huddersfield Town | 05-10-1993 | 6–1 |
| Aston Villa | 1–0 | Birmingham City | 06-10-1993 | 2–0 |
| Bournemouth | 0–0 | Blackburn Rovers | 05-10-1993 | 0–1 |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 1–3 | Middlesbrough | 06-10-1993 | 1–8 |
| Cambridge United | 0–2 | Ipswich Town | 05-10-1993 | 1–4 |
| Charlton Athletic | 0–1 | Crystal Palace | 05-10-1993 | 1–4 |
| Chelsea | 2–1 | West Bromwich Albion | 06-10-1993 | 3–2 |
| Chesterfield | 0–2 | West Ham United | 05-10-1993 | 1–7 |
| Derby County | 2–0 | Exeter City | 06-10-1993 | 5–1 |
| Everton | 4–2 | Lincoln City | 06-10-1993 | 8–5 |
| Hartlepool United | 0–2 | Grimsby Town | 05-10-1993 | 0–5 |
| Leeds United | 1–2 | Sunderland | 06-10-1993 | 2–4 |
| Leicester City | 2–1 | Rochdale | 06-10-1993 | 8–2 |
| Liverpool | 5–0 | Fulham | 05-10-1993 | 8–1 |
| Manchester United | 2–0 | Stoke City | 06-10-1993 | 3–2 |
| Millwall | 4–3 | Watford | 06-10-1993 | 4–3 |
| Norwich City | 3–0 | Bradford City | 06-10-1993 | 4–2 |
| Nottingham Forest | 3–1 | Wrexham | 06-10-1993 | 6–4 |
| Notts County | 1–7 | Newcastle United | 05-10-1993 | 2–11 |
| Oldham Athletic | 2–0 | Swansea City | 06-10-1993 | 3–2 |
| Oxford United | 1–1 | Tranmere Rovers | 05-10-1993 | 2–6 |
| Peterborough United | 3–1 | Barnsley | 05-10-1993 | 4–2 |
| Portsmouth | 5–0 | Rotherham United | 05-10-1993 | 5–0 |
| Queens Park Rangers | 4–0 | Barnet | 06-10-1993 | 6–1 |
| Reading | 1–2 | Manchester City | 06-10-1993 | 2–3 |
| Sheffield United | 2–0 | Blackpool | 05-10-1993 | 2–3 |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 1–0 | Bolton Wanderers | 06-10-1993 | 2–1 |
| Shrewsbury Town | 2–0 | Southampton | 06-10-1993 | 2–1 |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 3–1 | Burnley | 06-10-1993 | 3–1 |
| Wimbledon | 4–1 | Hereford United | 05-10-1993 | 5–1 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–1 | Swindon Town | 05-10-1993 | 2–3 |
| Wycombe Wanderers | 4–2 | Coventry City | 05-10-1993 | 4–5 |

## 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.

### Ties

| Home team | Score | Away team | Date |
| Arsenal | 1–1 | Norwich City | 26-10-1993 |
| Blackburn Rovers | 0–0 | Shrewsbury Town | 26-10-1993 |
| Blackpool | 2–2 | Peterborough United | 26-10-1993 |
| Derby County | 0–1 | Tottenham Hotspur | 27-10-1993 |
| Everton | 2–2 | Crystal Palace | 26-10-1993 |
| Liverpool | 3–2 | Ipswich Town | 27-10-1993 |
| Manchester City | 1–0 | Chelsea | 26-10-1993 |
| Manchester United | 5–1 | Leicester City | 27-10-1993 |
| Middlesbrough | 1–1 | Sheffield Wednesday | 27-10-1993 |
| Nottingham Forest | 2–1 | West Ham United | 27-10-1993 |
| Oldham Athletic | 2–0 | Coventry City | 26-10-1993 |
| Portsmouth | 2–0 | Swindon Town | 26-10-1993 |
| Queens Park Rangers | 3–0 | Millwall | 27-10-1993 |
| Sunderland | 1–4 | Aston Villa | 26-10-1993 |
| Tranmere Rovers | 4–1 | Grimsby Town | 26-10-1993 |
| Wimbledon | 2–1 | Newcastle United | 27-10-1993 |

### Replays

| Home team | Score | Away team | Date |
| Norwich City | 0–3 | Arsenal | 10-11-1993 |
| Shrewsbury Town | 3–4 | Blackburn Rovers | 09-11-1993 |
| Peterborough United | 2–1 | Blackpool | 09-11-1993 |
| Crystal Palace | 1–4 | Everton | 10-11-1993 |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 2–1 | Middlesbrough | 10-11-1993 |

## Fourth round

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

| Home team | Score | Away team | Date |
| Manchester United | 2–2 | Portsmouth | 12-01-1994 |
| Nottingham Forest | 1–1 | Tranmere Rovers | 26-01-1994 |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 1–2 | Aston Villa | 12-01-1994 |
| Wimbledon | 1–2 | Sheffield Wednesday | 11-01-1994 |

### Replays

| Home team | Score | Away team | Date |
| Portsmouth | 0–1 | Manchester United | 26-01-1994 |
| Tranmere Rovers | 2–0 | Nottingham Forest | 29-01-1994 |

## 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.

### Second leg

4-4 on aggregate. Aston Villa won 5-4 on penalties.
Manchester United won 5–1 on aggregate.

## Final

The 1994 League Cup Final was played on 27 March 1994 and was contested between Aston Villa and Manchester United at Wembley Stadium. Aston Villa won 3–1 and denied United a domestic treble, as they later won the 1993–94 FA Premier League and 1993–94 FA Cup.