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Interesting Questions, Facts, and Information

    League Cup

    Who won the 2002-03 League Cup?League Cup (wolfio)

      Liverpool. They beat Manchester United.

    Who were the first team to retain the League Cup?League Cup (wolfio)

      Nottingham Forest. They beat Liverpool 1-0 in a replay in 1977-78 and Southampton 3-2 in 1978-79.

    Who was the manager of Sheffield Wednesday when they won the 1991 League Cup?League Cup (wolfio)

      Ron Atkinson. It was a particularly sweet victory for 'Big Ron' against former club Manchester United.

    Who scored the only goal of the 1991 League Cup final, in its first season as the Rumblelows Cup?League Cup (wolfio)

      John Sheridan. He scored for Sheffield Wednesday in a 1-0 win over Manchester United. Wednesday were then a Division Two side with Man Utd in the first division.

    Who did Aston Villa beat to win the inaugural League Cup? League Cup (wolfio)

      Rotherham United. Villa overcame a 2-0 first leg deficit with a 3-0 extra time win at Villa Park.

    Which team beat West Bromwich Albion 3-2 in the first Wembley League Cup final in 1966-67 season?League Cup (wolfio)

      Queens Park Rangers. 97,952 people turned up to watch!

    Which season saw the start of the first League Cup competition?League Cup Finals (Devil-Miller)

      1960-61. The first final was played over two legs, at home and away, and this continued to be the format until the 1966-67 season when Wembley became the venue.

    Which player scored the winner for Manchester United in the 1992 League Cup?League Cup (wolfio)

      Brian McClair. Man Utd bounced back from defeat to Sheffield Wednesday in 1991 to beat Nottingham Forest.

    Which goalkeeper kept a clean sheet in the 1984 final and the subsequent replay for Liverpool?League Cup (wolfio)

      Bruce Grobbelaar. Liverpool beat city rivals Everton 1-0 in a replay at Maine Road.

    Up to and including 2001, which team has won the cup the most times?League Cup Finals (Devil-Miller)

      Liverpool. Liverpool have 6 wins: 1981,82,83,84, 1995 and 2001.

    True or False: when Manchester United won the cup in 1992, it was also their first final appearance?League Cup Finals (Devil-Miller)

      False . Previously Man Utd had lost in 1983 to Liverpool (2-1) and in 1991 to Sheffield Wednesday (1-0).

    The Worthington Cup (or Worthless Cup depending on who you support) began life in 1998-99. So far the final has never been won by more than one goal. Who scored Leicester City's winner in the 2000 final?League Cup Finals (Devil-Miller)

      Matt Elliott. Matt Elliott scored both goals in Leicester's 2-1 win over Tranmere. The other Worthington Cup Finals were 1998-99 Spurs 1-0 over Leicester and 2000-01 Liverpool 1-1 with Birmingham (Liverpool winning 5-4 on penalties).

    The Rumbelows Cup lasted just two seasons, 1990-91 and 1991-92. Manchester United played in both finals: True or False?League Cup Finals (Devil-Miller)

      True . Man United lost 1-0 to Sheffield Wednesday in 1990-91, but then beat Nottingham Forest 1-0 (goal from Brian McClair) in 1991-92.

    The League Cup has had many different names. Between 1981-82 and 1985-86 it was known as the Milk Cup. In this time there were only three different winners, Liverpool, Norwich City and which other club?League Cup Finals (Devil-Miller)

      Oxford United.

    Since the League Cup competition began, how many finals have gone to replays?League Cup Finals (Devil-Miller)

      5. The five are 1977, 1978, 1981, 1984 and 1997. The 1977 Final had to be replayed twice, with Villa finally beating Everton 3-2 after drawing 0-0 and then 1-1.

    Manchester City won the 1970 League Cup?League Cup (wolfio)

      t. They beat WBA 2-1.

    In the 1987 final, Charlie Nicholas scored twice in a 2-1 win for which team over Liverpool?League Cup (wolfio)

      Arsenal. They beat Liverpool, Ian Rush scoring for the reds.

    In that first season, who won the cup?League Cup Finals (Devil-Miller)

      Aston Villa. Villa beat Rotherham 3-2 on aggregate, Rotherham winning the first leg at Millmoor 2-0, Villa winning the second 3-0 at Villa Park.

    Between 1986-87 and 1989-90, the League Cup was known as the Littlewoods Cup. Again there were three different winners, Arsenal once, Luton Town once, but which club won it twice?League Cup Finals (Devil-Miller)

      Nottingham Forest. Forest beat Luton Town 3-1 in 1988-89, and then beat Oldham Athletic 1-0 the following season.

    1992-93 to 1997-98 saw the League Cup become the Coca-Cola Cup. During that time all finals were played between Premiership teams. True or False?League Cup Finals (Devil-Miller)

      False . All but two finals were played between Premiership sides. The two exceptions were 1994-95 when Bolton (Div 1) lost 2-1 to Liverpool (Prem), and 1997-98 when Middlesbrough (Div 1) lost 2-0 to Chelsea (Prem).

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