Football - English League Cup
The League Cup was the brainchild of former Football League secretary Alan Hardaker, who wanted an extra competition to benefit some of the lesser lights among the organisation's 92 clubs.
Initially the big clubs didn't treat the competition as seriously as its FA cousin, with the final not given the glitz of being held at Wembley, but during the 1970s the League Cup final took on its own kind of prestige, earning the sobriquet of the "People's Final`.
The winner of the tournament earns a place in the following season's Europa League, unless they have qualified for the UEFA Champions League, in which case the position goes to the club that finished sixth in the FA Premier League.
Final Venues
1961-66 Final played over two legs
1967-2000 Wembley Stadium, London
2001-2007 Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
2008- Wembley Stadium, London
Initially the big clubs didn't treat the competition as seriously as its FA cousin, with the final not given the glitz of being held at Wembley, but during the 1970s the League Cup final took on its own kind of prestige, earning the sobriquet of the "People's Final`.
The winner of the tournament earns a place in the following season's Europa League, unless they have qualified for the UEFA Champions League, in which case the position goes to the club that finished sixth in the FA Premier League.
Final Venues
1961-66 Final played over two legs
1967-2000 Wembley Stadium, London
2001-2007 Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
2008- Wembley Stadium, London
| YEAR | WINNERS | RUNNERS-UP |
| 1961 | ASTON VILLA | Rotherham |
| 1962 | NORWICH | Rochdale |
| 1963 | BIRMINGHAM | Aston Villa |
| 1964 | LEICESTER | Stoke |
| 1965 | CHELSEA | Leicester |
| 1966 | WEST BROM | West Ham |
| 1967 | QPR | West Brom |
| 1968 | LEEDS | Arsenal |
| 1969 | SWINDON | Arsenal |
| 1970 | MAN CITY | West Brom |
| 1971 | TOTTENHAM | Aston Villa |
| 1972 | STOKE CITY | Chelsea |
| 1973 | TOTTENHAM | Norwich |
| 1974 | WOLVES | Man City |
| 1975 | ASTON VILLA | Norwich |
| 1976 | MAN CITY | Newcastle |
| 1977* | ASTON VILLA | Everton |
| 1978** | NOTTM FOREST | Liverpool |
| 1979 | NOTTM FOREST | Southampton |
| 1980 | WOLVES | Nottm Forest |
| 1981*** | LIVERPOOL | West Ham |
| 1982 | LIVERPOOL | Tottenham |
| 1983 | LIVERPOOL | Man Utd |
| 1984# | LIVERPOOL | Everton |
| 1985 | NORWICH | Sunderland |
| 1986 | OXFORD UNITED | QPR |
| 1987 | ARSENAL | Liverpool |
| 1988 | LUTON | Arsenal |
| 1989 | NOTTM FOREST | Luton |
| 1990 | NOTTM FOREST | Oldham |
| 1991 | SHEFFIELD WED | Man Utd |
| 1992 | MAN UTD | Nottm Forest |
| 1993 | ARSENAL | Sheffield Wed |
| 1994 | ASTON VILLA | Man Utd |
| 1995 | LIVERPOOL | Bolton |
| 1996 | ASTON VILLA | Leeds |
| 1997^ | LEICESTER | Middlesbrough |
| 1998 | CHELSEA | Middlesbrough |
| 1999 | TOTTENHAM | Leicester |
| 2000 | LEICESTER | Tranmere |
| 2001 | LIVERPOOL | Birmingham |
| 2002 | BLACKBURN | Tottenham |
| 2003 | LIVERPOOL | Man Utd |
| 2004 | MIDDLESBROUGH | Bolton |
| 2005 | CHELSEA | Liverpool |
| 2006 | MAN UTD | Wigan |
| 2007 | CHELSEA | Arsenal |
| 2008 | TOTTENHAM | Chelsea |
| 2009 | MAN UTD | Tottenham |
| 2010 | MAN UTD | Aston Villa |
| 2011 | BIRMINGHAM | Arsenal |
| 2012 | LIVERPOOL | Cardiff City |
| 2013 | SWANSEA | Bradford City |
| 2014 | MAN CITY | Sunderland |
| 2015 | CHELSEA | Tottenham |
| 2016 | MAN CITY aet+ | Liverpool |
| 2017 | MAN UTD | Southampton |
| 2018 | MAN CITY | Arsenal |
| 2019 | MAN CITY aet+ | Chelsea |
| 2020 | MAN CITY | Aston Villa |
| 2021 | MAN CITY | Tottenham |
| 2022 | LIVERPOOL aet+ | Chelsea |
| 2023 | MAN UTD | Newcastle |
| 2024 | LIVERPOOL aet | Chelsea |
aet After Extra Time
* Replays played at Hillsborough, Sheffield and Old Trafford, Manchester
** Replay played at Old Trafford, Manchester
*** Replay played at Villa Park, Birmingham# Replay played at Maine Road, Manchester
^ Replay played at Hillsborough, Sheffield
+ Won on Penalties
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