1994 Football League Cup Final

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The 1994 Coca-Cola Cup Final took place on 27 March 1994 at the old Wembley Stadium. It was contested between Manchester United and Aston Villa. Aston Villa won 3–1 to claim their fourth League Cup final victory. Manchester United would go on to win both the Premier League and FA Cup that season, while Villa finished 10th in the Premiership.

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[edit] Match summary

Villa denied United the domestic treble, winning 3–1 thanks to a goal from Dalian Atkinson and two from Dean Saunders, one of which was a penalty after a hand ball in the penalty area by Andrei Kanchelskis for which the Ukrainian was sent off. United's goal came from Mark Hughes.

The match was also the last to be covered on the original BBC Radio 5. The station closed down that night, with BBC Radio Five Live launching the following morning.

[edit] Match details

1994-03-27 Aston Villa 3 – 1 Manchester United Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 77,231
Referee: Keith Cooper Flag of England
Atkinson Scored
Saunders Scored Scored		 Hughes Scored
ASTON VILLA:
GK 13 Flag of Australia Mark Bosnich
RB 2 Flag of England Earl Barrett
CB 5 Flag of Ireland Paul McGrath
CB 4 Flag of England Shaun Teale
LB 3 Flag of Ireland Steve Staunton Substituted off
RM 25 Flag of England Graham Fenton
LM 6 Flag of England Kevin Richardson
CM 14 Flag of Ireland Andy Townsend
CF 11 Flag of England Tony Daley
CF 10 Flag of England Dalian Atkinson
CF 9 Flag of Wales Dean Saunders
Substitutes:
GK 1 Flag of England Nigel Spink
DF 17 Flag of England Neil Cox Substituted on
MF 7 Flag of Ireland Ray Houghton
Manager:
Flag of England Ron Atkinson
MANCHESTER UNITED:
GK 13 Flag of England Les Sealey
RB 2 Flag of England Paul Parker
CB 4 Flag of England Steve Bruce Substituted off
CB 6 Flag of England Gary Pallister
LB 3 Flag of Ireland Denis Irwin
RM 14 Flag of Russia Andrei Kanchelskis Sent off
CM 16 Flag of Ireland Roy Keane
CM 8 Flag of England Paul Ince
LM 11 Flag of Wales Ryan Giggs Substituted off
SS 7 Flag of France Eric Cantona
CF 10 Flag of Wales Mark Hughes
Substitutes:
GK 25 Flag of England Gary Walsh
MF 5 Flag of England Lee Sharpe Substituted on
FW 9 Flag of Scotland Brian McClair Substituted on
Manager:
Flag of Scotland Alex Ferguson

[edit] Road to Wembley

[edit] Aston Villa

Home teams listed first.

Round 2, 1st leg: Birmingham City 0–1 Aston Villa

Round 2, 2nd leg: Aston Villa 1–0 Birmingham City (Villa won 2–0 on aggregate)

Round 3: Sunderland 1–4 Aston Villa

Round 4: Arsenal 0–1 Aston Villa

Quarter-final: Tottenham Hotspur 1–2 Aston Villa

Semi-final, 1st leg: Tranmere Rovers 3–1 Aston Villa

Semi-final, 2nd leg: Aston Villa 3–1 Tranmere Rovers (Villa won 5–4 on penalties)

[edit] Manchester United

Home teams listed first.

Round 3: Manchester United 2–0 Stoke City

Round 4: Manchester United 5–1 Leicester City

Round 5: Everton 0–2 Manchester United

Quarter-final: Manchester United 2–2 Portsmouth

Quarter-final Replay: Portsmouth 0–1 Manchester United

Semi-final, 1st leg: Manchester United 1–0 Sheffield Wednesday

Semi-final, 2nd leg: Sheffield Wednesday 1–4 Manchester United

[edit] External links

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