The 1995–96 Football League Cup (known as the

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, a knockout competition for England's top 92

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clubs. The tournament was won by

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, who beat

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3–0 in the

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First round

56 of the First,

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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 1994–95 season.

First leg

Second leg

Second round

First leg

Second leg

Third round

Most matches in the third round were played on 24 and 25 October with 1 match being played on 7 November.

Ties

Replays

Fourth round

Most matches were played on 28–29 November with two replays being played on 20 December.

Ties

Replays

Quarter-finals

The four matches were played between 10 January with one replay being played on 24 January.

Ties

Replay

Semi-finals

The semi-final draw was made in January 1996 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. The first leg matches were played on 11 and 14 February 1996, the second leg matches were played on 21 and 25 February 1996. Leeds United comfortably beat Birmingham City to reach their first domestic cup final for 23 years, while four-time winners Aston Villa only overcame Arsenal on away goals.

First leg

Second leg

''Aston Villa win on away goals'' ''Leeds United win 5–1 on aggregate''

Final

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and

. Aston Villa won the final 3–0 to equal

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's record of five League Cup titles.

References

General

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Specific

External links

Official Carling Cup websiteCarling Cup
at bbc.co.uk
League Cup news, match reports and pictures
on Reuters.co.uk
Results on Soccerbase
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