1996 Football League Cup final

1996 Football League Cup Final
Event1995–96 Football League Cup
Aston Villa Leeds United
3 0
Date24 March 1996
VenueWembley Stadium, London
Man of the MatchAndy Townsend[1] (Aston Villa)
RefereeRobbie Hart (County Durham)[2]
Attendance77,056[2]

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

Match details

Aston Villa3–0Leeds United
Milošević 20'
Taylor 55'
Yorke 88'		 Report
Attendance: 77,056[2]
Referee: Robbie Hart (County Durham)[2]
Aston Villa
Leeds United
GK 1 Australia Mark Bosnich
CB 6 England Ugo Ehiogu
CB 5 Republic of Ireland Paul McGrath
CB 4 England Gareth Southgate
RWB 2 England Gary Charles
LWB 3 England Alan Wright
CM 7 England Ian Taylor
CM 11 Republic of Ireland Andy Townsend (c)
CM 8 England Mark Draper
CF 10 Trinidad and Tobago Dwight Yorke
CF 9 Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Savo Milošević
Substitutes:
GK 13 England Michael Oakes
DF 12 Republic of Ireland Steve Staunton
FW 14 England Tommy Johnson
Manager:
England Brian Little
GK 1 England John Lukic
CB 5 England John Pemberton
CB 6 England David Wetherall
CB 3 South Africa Lucas Radebe downward-facing red arrow 65'
RWB 2 Republic of Ireland Gary Kelly
LWB 11 Wales Gary Speed
CM 8 England Mark Ford downward-facing red arrow 46'
CM 4 England Carlton Palmer
CM 10 Scotland Gary McAllister (c)
CF 9 Ghana Tony Yeboah
CF 7 Scotland Andy Gray
Substitutes:
DF 15 Northern Ireland Nigel Worthington
FW 12 England Brian Deane upward-facing green arrow 46'
FW 14 Sweden Tomas Brolin upward-facing green arrow 65'
Manager:
England Howard Wilkinson

Man of the match

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

  1. ^ a b "Alan Hardaker Trophy Winners". The Football League. 26 February 2012. Archived from the original on 21 April 2012. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Milosevic gives Villa a touch of magic". The Independent. 25 March 1996. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
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