1996 Football League Cup final

1996 Football League Cup Final

Event	1995–96 Football League Cup
Aston Villa Leeds United 3 0
Date	24 March 1996
Venue	Wembley Stadium, London
Man of the Match	Andy Townsend[1] (Aston Villa)
Referee	Robbie Hart (County Durham)[2]
Attendance	77,056[2]
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The 1996 Football League Cup Final took place on 24 March 1996 at Wembley Stadium and was contested between Aston Villa and Leeds United. This was the 36th final and the 30th to be played at Wembley. Aston Villa had won the trophy two years earlier, while Leeds' last victory was in their only final appearance in 1968.

In the first half the teams were separated by a goal from Savo Milošević. After half-time, Leeds United tired and Aston Villa took advantage to eventually win 3–0. Goals from Ian Taylor and Dwight Yorke completed the scoring.^[2] This was the beginning of the end for Leeds United manager Howard Wilkinson, as he was heckled by the club's fans for his and the team's failure. However, it was Villa's fifth success in the competition, at the time equalling the record set by Liverpool.

Road to Wembley

Aston Villa Round 2 (1st leg) Aston Villa 6–0 Peterborough United Round 2 (2nd leg) Peterborough United 1–1 Aston Villa   (Aston Villa win 7–1 on aggregate) Round 3 Aston Villa 2–0 Stockport County Round 4 Aston Villa 1–0 Queens Park Rangers Quarter-final Aston Villa 1–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Semi-final (1st leg) Arsenal 2–2 Aston Villa Semi-final (2nd leg) Aston Villa 0–0 Arsenal   (2–2 on aggregate. Aston Villa advance on Away Goals) Leeds United Round 2 (1st leg) Leeds United 0–0 Notts County Round 2 (2nd leg) Notts County 2–3 Leeds United   (Leeds win 3–2 on aggregate) Round 3 Derby County 0–1 Leeds United Round 4 Leeds United 2–1 Blackburn Rovers Quarter-final Leeds United 2–1 Reading Semi-final (1st leg) Birmingham City 1–2 Leeds United Semi-final (2nd leg) Leeds United 3–0 Birmingham City   (Leeds United win 5–1 on aggregate) Match details 24 March 1996 17:00 Aston Villa 3–0 Leeds United Milošević 20' Taylor 55' Yorke 88' Report Wembley Stadium, London Attendance: 77,056[2] Referee: Robbie Hart (County Durham)[2] Aston Villa Leeds United GK 1 Mark Bosnich CB 6 Ugo Ehiogu CB 5 Paul McGrath CB 4 Gareth Southgate RWB 2 Gary Charles LWB 3 Alan Wright CM 7 Ian Taylor CM 11 Andy Townsend (c) CM 8 Mark Draper CF 10 Dwight Yorke CF 9 Savo Milošević Substitutes: GK 13 Michael Oakes DF 12 Steve Staunton FW 14 Tommy Johnson Manager: Brian Little GK 1 John Lukic CB 5 John Pemberton CB 6 David Wetherall CB 3 Lucas Radebe  65' RWB 2 Gary Kelly LWB 11 Gary Speed CM 8 Mark Ford  46' CM 4 Carlton Palmer CM 10 Gary McAllister (c) CF 9 Tony Yeboah CF 7 Andy Gray Substitutes: DF 15 Nigel Worthington FW 12 Brian Deane  46' FW 14 Tomas Brolin  65' Manager: Howard Wilkinson Man of the match Andy Townsend (Aston Villa)[1] Assistant referees Brian Coddington Martin Sims Fourth official Jim Rushton Match rules 90 minutes 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary Penalty shoot-out if scores still level Three named substitutes, of which two may be used References ^ a b "Alan Hardaker Trophy Winners". The Football League. 26 February 2012. Archived from the original on 21 April 2012. Retrieved 8 May 2012. ^ a b c d e "Milosevic gives Villa a touch of magic". The Independent. 25 March 1996. Retrieved 8 May 2012. External links Game facts Archived 1 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine at soccerbase.com Full Results from the 1996 Football League Cup competition at soccerbase.com League Cup 1996 at The English Football Archive v t e EFL Cup
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Finals Alan Hardaker Trophy Records