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. 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
Aston Villa
3–0
Leeds United
Milošević 20' Taylor 55' Yorke 88'
Report
Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 77,056
Referee: Robbie Hart (County Durham)
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)
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
wikipedia, wiki, encyclopedia, book, library, article, read, free download, Information about 1996 Football League Cup final, What is 1996 Football League Cup final? What does 1996 Football League Cup final mean?