# 1992–93 Football League Cup

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

| Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
| Bolton Wanderers | 2–1 | Port Vale | 18 August 1992 |
| Cardiff City | 1–0 | Bristol City | 18 August 1992 |
| Carlisle United | 4–1 | Burnley | 18 August 1992 |
| Chesterfield | 2–0 | York City | 18 August 1992 |
| Colchester United | 1–1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 18 August 1992 |
| Crewe Alexandra | 4–1 | Rochdale | 18 August 1992 |
| Darlington | 1–1 | Scunthorpe United | 18 August 1992 |
| Doncaster Rovers | 0–3 | Lincoln City | 18 August 1992 |
| Exeter City | 0–0 | Birmingham City | 18 August 1992 |
| Fulham | 0–2 | Brentford | 18 August 1992 |
| Gillingham | 2–1 | Northampton Town | 18 August 1992 |
| Grimsby Town | 1–1 | Barnsley | 19 August 1992 |
| Halifax Town | 1–2 | Hartlepool United | 18 August 1992 |
| Hereford United | 2–2 | Torquay United | 18 August 1992 |
| Hull City | 2–2 | Rotherham United | 18 August 1992 |
| Leyton Orient | 2–2 | Millwall | 18 August 1992 |
| Newcastle United | 2–1 | Mansfield Town | 19 August 1992 |
| Oxford United | 3–0 | Swansea City | 18 August 1992 |
| Peterborough United | 4–0 | Barnet | 18 August 1992 |
| Preston North End | 2–1 | Stoke City | 18 August 1992 |
| Scarborough | 3–0 | Bradford City | 19 August 1992 |
| Shrewsbury Town | 1–2 | Wigan Athletic | 18 August 1992 |
| Stockport County | 1–1 | Chester City | 18 August 1992 |
| Sunderland | 2–3 | Huddersfield Town | 18 August 1992 |
| Tranmere Rovers | 3–0 | Blackpool | 19 August 1992 |
| Walsall | 1–1 | Bournemouth | 19 August 1992 |
| West Bromwich Albion | 1–0 | Plymouth Argyle | 19 August 1992 |
| Wrexham | 1–1 | Bury | 18 August 1992 |

### Second leg

| Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date | Agg |
| Barnet | 2–2 | Peterborough United | 25 August 1992 | 2–6 |
| Barnsley | 1–1 | Grimsby Town | 25 August 1992 | 2–2 |
| Birmingham City | 1–4 | Exeter City | 25 August 1992 | 1–4 |
| Blackpool | 4–0 | Tranmere Rovers | 25 August 1992 | 4–3 |
| Bournemouth | 0–1 | Walsall | 25 August 1992 | 1–2 |
| Bradford City | 3–5 | Scarborough | 26 August 1992 | 3–8 |
| Brentford | 2–0 | Fulham | 25 August 1992 | 4–0 |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 1–0 | Colchester United | 26 August 1992 | 2–1 |
| Bristol City | 5–1 | Cardiff City | 25 August 1992 | 5–2 |
| Burnley | 1–1 | Carlisle United | 25 August 1992 | 2–5 |
| Bury | 4–3 | Wrexham | 25 August 1992 | 5–4 |
| Chester City | 1–2 | Stockport County | 25 August 1992 | 2–3 |
| Hartlepool United | 3–2 | Halifax Town | 25 August 1992 | 5–3 |
| Huddersfield Town | 0–1 | Sunderland | 26 August 1992 | 3–3 |
| Lincoln City | 1–1 | Doncaster Rovers | 25 August 1992 | 4–1 |
| Mansfield Town | 0–0 | Newcastle United | 25 August 1992 | 1–2 |
| Millwall | 3–0 | Leyton Orient | 26 August 1992 | 5–2 |
| Northampton Town | 0–2 | Gillingham | 9 September 1992 | 1–4 |
| Plymouth Argyle | 2–0 | West Bromwich Albion | 25 August 1992 | 2–1 |
| Port Vale | 1–1 | Bolton Wanderers | 25 August 1992 | 2–3 |
| Rochdale | 1–2 | Crewe Alexandra | 25 August 1992 | 2–6 |
| Rotherham United | 1–0 | Hull City | 25 August 1992 | 3–2 |
| Scunthorpe United | 2–0 | Darlington | 25 August 1992 | 3–1 |
| Stoke City | 4–0 | Preston North End | 26 August 1992 | 5–2 |
| Swansea City | 1–0 | Oxford United | 25 August 1992 | 1–3 |
| Torquay United | 5–0 | Hereford United | 25 August 1992 | 7–2 |
| Wigan Athletic | 0–1 | Shrewsbury Town | 25 August 1992 | 2–2 |
| York City | 0–0 | Chesterfield | 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

| Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
| Arsenal | 1–1 | Millwall | 22 September 1992 |
| Blackpool | 0–4 | Portsmouth | 23 September 1992 |
| Bolton Wanderers | 1–3 | Wimbledon | 22 September 1992 |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 1–1 | Manchester United | 23 September 1992 |
| Bristol City | 2–1 | Sheffield United | 22 September 1992 |
| Bury | 0–0 | Charlton Athletic | 22 September 1992 |
| Cambridge United | 2–2 | Stoke City | 22 September 1992 |
| Carlisle United | 2–2 | Norwich City | 22 September 1992 |
| Coventry City | 2–0 | Scarborough | 23 September 1992 |
| Crystal Palace | 3–1 | Lincoln City | 22 September 1992 |
| Exeter City | 0–1 | Oldham Athletic | 22 September 1992 |
| Gillingham | 0–0 | Southampton | 23 September 1992 |
| Huddersfield Town | 1–1 | Blackburn Rovers | 23 September 1992 |
| Leeds United | 4–1 | Scunthorpe United | 22 September 1992 |
| Leicester City | 2–0 | Peterborough United | 23 September 1992 |
| Liverpool | 4–4 | Chesterfield | 22 September 1992 |
| Luton Town | 2–2 | Plymouth Argyle | 23 September 1992 |
| Manchester City | 0–0 | Bristol Rovers | 23 September 1992 |
| Newcastle United | 0–0 | Middlesbrough | 23 September 1992 |
| Notts County | 3–2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 22 September 1992 |
| Oxford United | 1–2 | Aston Villa | 23 September 1992 |
| Queens Park Rangers | 2–1 | Grimsby Town | 23 September 1992 |
| Rotherham United | 1–0 | Everton | 23 September 1992 |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 3–0 | Hartlepool United | 23 September 1992 |
| Southend United | 1–0 | Derby County | 23 September 1992 |
| Stockport County | 2–3 | Nottingham Forest | 23 September 1992 |
| Torquay United | 0–6 | Swindon Town | 23 September 1992 |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 3–1 | Brentford | 21 September 1992 |
| Walsall | 0–3 | Chelsea | 23 September 1992 |
| Watford | 2–2 | Reading | 22 September 1992 |
| West Ham United | 0–0 | Crewe Alexandra | 23 September 1992 |
| Wigan Athletic | 2–2 | Ipswich Town | 22 September 1992 |

### Second leg

| Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date | Agg |
| Aston Villa | 2–1 | Oxford United | 7 October 1992 | 4–2 |
| Blackburn Rovers | 4–3 | Huddersfield Town | 6 October 1992 | 5–4 |
| Brentford | 2–4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 7 October 1992 | 3–7 |
| Bristol Rovers | 1–2 | Manchester City | 7 October 1992 | 1–2 |
| Charlton Athletic | 0–1 | Bury | 7 October 1992 | 0–1 |
| Chelsea | 1–0 | Walsall | 7 October 1992 | 4–0 |
| Chesterfield | 1–4 | Liverpool | 6 October 1992 | 5–8 |
| Crewe Alexandra | 2–0 | West Ham United | 7 October 1992 | 2–0 |
| Derby County | 7–0 | Southend United | 7 October 1992 | 7–1 |
| Everton | 3–0 | Rotherham United | 7 October 1992 | 3–1 |
| Grimsby Town | 2–1 | Queens Park Rangers | 6 October 1992 | 3–3 |
| Hartlepool United | 2–2 | Sheffield Wednesday | 6 October 1992 | 2–5 |
| Ipswich Town | 4–0 | Wigan Athletic | 6 October 1992 | 6–2 |
| Lincoln City | 1–1 | Crystal Palace | 6 October 1992 | 2–4 |
| Manchester United | 1–0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 7 October 1992 | 2–1 |
| Middlesbrough | 1–3 | Newcastle United | 7 October 1992 | 1–3 |
| Millwall | 1–1 | Arsenal | 7 October 1992 | 2–2 |
| Norwich City | 2–0 | Carlisle United | 7 October 1992 | 4–2 |
| Nottingham Forest | 2–1 | Stockport County | 7 October 1992 | 5–3 |
| Oldham Athletic | 0–0 | Exeter City | 7 October 1992 | 1–0 |
| Peterborough United | 2–1 | Leicester City | 6 October 1992 | 2–3 |
| Plymouth Argyle | 3–2 | Luton Town | 6 October 1992 | 5–4 |
| Portsmouth | 2–0 | Blackpool | 6 October 1992 | 6–0 |
| Reading | 0–2 | Watford | 7 October 1992 | 2–4 |
| Scarborough | 3–0 | Coventry City | 7 October 1992 | 3–2 |
| Scunthorpe United | 2–2 | Leeds United | 27 October 1992 | 3–6 |
| Sheffield United | 4–1 | Bristol City | 7 October 1992 | 5–3 |
| Southampton | 3–0 | Gillingham | 7 October 1992 | 3–0 |
| Stoke City | 1–2 | Cambridge United | 7 October 1992 | 3–4 |
| Swindon Town | 3–2 | Torquay United | 6 October 1992 | 9–2 |
| Wimbledon | 0–1 | Bolton Wanderers | 6 October 1992 | 3–2 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0–1 | Notts County | 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 team | Score | Away team | Date |
| Aston Villa | 1–0 | Manchester United | 28 October 1992 |
| Blackburn Rovers | 2–0 | Norwich City | 28 October 1992 |
| Bury | 0–2 | Queens Park Rangers | 27 October 1992 |
| Chelsea | 2–1 | Newcastle United | 28 October 1992 |
| Crewe Alexandra | 0–1 | Nottingham Forest | 28 October 1992 |
| Derby County | 1–1 | Arsenal | 28 October 1992 |
| Everton | 0–0 | Wimbledon | 28 October 1992 |
| Manchester City | 0–1 | Tottenham Hotspur | 28 October 1992 |
| Notts County | 2–3 | Cambridge United | 27 October 1992 |
| Plymouth Argyle | 3–3 | Scarborough | 27 October 1992 |
| Portsmouth | 0–1 | Ipswich Town | 27 October 1992 |
| Sheffield United | 0–0 | Liverpool | 28 October 1992 |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 7–1 | Leicester City | 27 October 1992 |
| Southampton | 0–2 | Crystal Palace | 28 October 1992 |
| Swindon Town | 0–1 | Oldham Athletic | 27 October 1992 |
| Watford | 2–1 | Leeds United | 10 November 1992 |

### Replays

| Home team | Score | Away team | Date |
| Arsenal | 2–1 | Derby County | 1 December 1992 |
| Wimbledon | 0–1 | Everton | 10 November 1992 |
| Scarborough | 2–1 | Plymouth Argyle | 11 November 1992 |
| Liverpool | 3–0 | Sheffield United | 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 team | Score | Away team | Date |
| Aston Villa | 2–2 | Ipswich Town | 2 December 1992 |
| Blackburn Rovers | 6–1 | Watford | 9 December 1992 |
| Cambridge United | 1–0 | Oldham Athletic | 1 December 1992 |
| Everton | 2–2 | Chelsea | 2 December 1992 |
| Liverpool | 1–1 | Crystal Palace | 1 December 1992 |
| Nottingham Forest | 2–0 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2 December 1992 |
| Scarborough | 0–1 | Arsenal | 6 January 1993 |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 4–0 | Queens Park Rangers | 2 December 1992 |

### Replays

| Home team | Score | Away team | Date |
| Ipswich Town | 1–0 | Aston Villa | 15 December 1992 |
| Chelsea | 1–0 | Everton | 16 December 1992 |
| Crystal Palace | 2–1 | Liverpool | 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 team | Score | Away team | Date |
| Arsenal | 2–0 | Nottingham Forest | 12 January 1993 |
| Blackburn Rovers | 3–2 | Cambridge United | 6 January 1993 |
| Crystal Palace | 3–1 | Chelsea | 6 January 1993 |
| Ipswich Town | 1–1 | Sheffield Wednesday | 19 January 1993 |

### Replay

| Home team | Score | Away team | Date |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 1–0 | Ipswich Town | 3 February 1993 |

## 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

| Arsenal | Sheffield Wednesday |
| 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 ||
| GK | 1 | Chris Woods |
| DF | 2 | Roland Nilsson |
| DF | 16 | Phil King | 83' |
| DF | 4 | Carlton Palmer |
| DF | 6 | Viv Anderson (c) |
| MF | 15 | John Harkes |
| MF | 7 | Danny Wilson | 74' |
| MF | 8 | Chris Waddle |
| FW | 9 | Paul Warhurst |
| FW | 10 | Mark Bright |
| MF | 11 | John Sheridan |
| Substitutes: ||
| MF | 17 | Graham Hyde | 83' |
| FW | 5 | David Hirst | 74' |
| Manager: ||
| Trevor Francis ||