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2008–09 Football League Cup
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| title | Football League Cup |
| year | 2008–09 |
| other_titles | Carling Cup, League Cup |
| image | Carling Cup logo 2008-09.png |
| imagesize | 200px |
| caption | The logo of the League Cup from 2003–04 to 2008–09 |
| country | England |
| Wales | |
| num_teams | 92 |
| defending_champions | Tottenham Hotspur |
| champions | Manchester United |
| count | 3 |
| runner-up | Tottenham Hotspur |
| matches | 93 |
| goals | 290 |
| top goal scorer | Nathan Ellington |
| Roman Pavlyuchenko | |
| Carlos Tevez | |
| (6 goals) | |
| prevseason | 2007–08 |
| nextseason | 2009–10 |
Wales | runner-up = Tottenham Hotspur Roman Pavlyuchenko Carlos Tevez (6 goals) The 2008–09 Football League Cup (known as the Carling Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 49th season of the Football League Cup, a knock-out competition for the top 92 football clubs played in English football league system. The winners qualified for the third qualifying round of the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League, if not already qualified for European competitions.
Manchester United won the competition by defeating holders Tottenham Hotspur on penalties in the final on 1 March 2009.
First round
The draw for the first round took place on 13 June 2008, with matches being played two months later in the week beginning 11 August 2008.
The 72 Football League clubs competed from the first round, which was divided into North and South sections. Each section was divided equally into a pot of seeded clubs and a pot of unseeded clubs. Clubs' rankings depend upon their finishing position in the 2007–08 season.
| Tie no | Home team | Score1 | Away team | Attendance | Derby County won 3 – 1 after extra time | Notts County won 1 – 0 after extra time | 2 – 2 after extra time – Rotherham United won 5 – 3 on penalties | Wolverhampton Wanderers won 3 – 2 after extra time | 0 – 0 after extra time – Oldham Athletic won 4 – 1 on penalties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Preston North End | 2–0 | Chesterfield | 5,150 | |||||
| 2 | Chester City | 2–5 | Leeds United | 3,644 | |||||
| 3 | Leicester City | 1–0 | Stockport County | 7,386 | |||||
| 4 | Sheffield United | 3–1 | Port Vale | 7,694 | |||||
| 5 | Grimsby Town | 2–0 | Tranmere Rovers | 1,858 | |||||
| 6 | Crewe Alexandra | 2–0 | Barnsley | 2,492 | |||||
| 7 | Hartlepool United | 3–0 | Scunthorpe United | 2,076 | |||||
| 8 | Derby County | 1–1 | Lincoln City | 10,091 | |||||
| 9 | Notts County | 0–0 | Doncaster Rovers | 3,272 | |||||
| 10 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1–1 | Rotherham United | 16,298 | |||||
| 11 | Shrewsbury Town | 0–1 | Carlisle United | 3,337 | |||||
| 12 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–1 | Accrington Stanley | 9,424 | |||||
| 13 | Bury | 0–2 | Burnley | 4,276 | |||||
| 14 | Rochdale | 0–0 | Oldham Athletic | 5,786 | |||||
| 15 | Nottingham Forest | 4–0 | Morecambe | 4,030 | |||||
| 16 | Huddersfield Town | 4–0 | Bradford City | 8,932 | |||||
| 17 | Macclesfield Town | 2–0 | Blackpool | 1,631 | |||||
| 18 | Walsall | 1–2 | Darlington | 2,702 |
| Tie no | Home team | Score1 | Away team | Attendance | Cheltenham Town won 1 – 0 after extra time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coventry City | 3–1 | Aldershot Town | 9,293 | |
| 2 | Milton Keynes Dons | 1–0 | Norwich City | 6,261 | |
| 3 | Wycombe Wanderers | 0–4 | Birmingham City | 2,735 | |
| 4 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 4–0 | Barnet | 2,571 | |
| 5 | Gillingham | 0–1 | Colchester United | 2,566 | |
| 6 | Southend United | 0–0 | Cheltenham Town | 2,998 | |
| 7 | Swansea City | 2–0 | Brentford | 5,366 | |
| 8 | Luton Town | 2–0 | Plymouth Argyle | 2,682 | |
| 9 | Exeter City | 1–3 | Southampton | 6,471 | |
| 10 | Watford | 1–0 | Bristol Rovers | 5,574 | |
| 11 | Bournemouth | 1–2 | Cardiff City | 3,399 | |
| 12 | Bristol City | 2–1 | Peterborough United | 5,684 | |
| 13 | Charlton Athletic | 0–1 | Yeovil Town | 6,239 | |
| 14 | Millwall | 0–1 | Northampton Town | 3,525 | |
| 15 | Swindon Town | 2–3 | Queens Park Rangers | 7,230 | |
| 16 | Crystal Palace | 2–1 | Hereford United | 3,094 | |
| 17 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 1–2 | Reading | 2,360 | |
| 18 | Ipswich Town | 4–1 | Leyton Orient | 10,477 |
1 Score after 90 minutes
Second round
Twelve Premier League teams – including the eleven that were not involved in European competitions – entered at this stage, along with the winners from the first round. The draw for the second round took place on 13 August 2008, and the matches were played in the week beginning 25 August 2008, with the exception of Manchester City's game against Brighton & Hove Albion, which was played on 24 September.
| Tie no | Home team | Score1 | Away team | Attendance | Newcastle United won 3 – 2 after extra time | Hartlepool United won 3 – 1 after extra time | West Ham United won 4 – 1 after extra time | Swansea City won 2 – 1 after extra time | 0 – 0 after extra time – Rotherham United won 4 – 3 on penalties | 2 – 2 after extra time – Brighton & Hove Albion won 5 – 3 on penalties | Sunderland won 2 – 1 after extra time | Watford won 2 – 1 after extra time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ipswich Town | 2 – 1 | Colchester United | 17,084 | ||||||||
| 2 | Coventry City | 2 – 2 | Newcastle United | 19,249 | ||||||||
| 3 | Hartlepool United | 1 – 1 | West Bromwich Albion | 3,387 | ||||||||
| 4 | West Ham United | 1 – 1 | Macclesfield Town | 10,055 | ||||||||
| 5 | Huddersfield Town | 1 – 2 | Sheffield United | 15,189 | ||||||||
| 6 | Cardiff City | 2 – 1 | Milton Keynes Dons | 6,334 | ||||||||
| 7 | Swansea City | 1 – 1 | Hull City | 8,622 | ||||||||
| 8 | Rotherham United | 0 – 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 5,404 | ||||||||
| 9 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 1 – 1 | Manchester City | 8,729 | ||||||||
| 10 | Reading | 5 – 1 | Luton Town | 7,498 | ||||||||
| 11 | Blackburn Rovers | 4 – 1 | Grimsby Town | 8,379 | ||||||||
| 12 | Wigan Athletic | 4 – 0 | Notts County | 4,100 | ||||||||
| 13 | Leeds United | 4 – 0 | Crystal Palace | 10,765 | ||||||||
| 14 | Crewe Alexandra | 2 – 1 | Bristol City | 3,227 | ||||||||
| 15 | Middlesbrough | 5 – 1 | Yeovil Town | 15,651 | ||||||||
| 16 | Fulham | 3 – 2 | Leicester City | 7,584 | ||||||||
| 17 | Queens Park Rangers | 4 – 0 | Carlisle United | 8,021 | ||||||||
| 18 | Nottingham Forest | 1 – 1 | Sunderland | 9,198 | ||||||||
| 19 | Burnley | 3 – 0 | Oldham Athletic | 5,528 | ||||||||
| 20 | Southampton | 2 – 0 | Birmingham City | 11,331 | ||||||||
| 21 | Bolton Wanderers | 1 – 2 | Northampton Town | 7,136 | ||||||||
| 22 | Watford | 1 – 1 | Darlington | 5,236 | ||||||||
| 23 | Preston North End | 0 – 1 | Derby County | 8,037 | ||||||||
| 24 | Cheltenham Town | 2 – 3 | Stoke City | 3,600 |
1 Score after 90 minutes
Third round
Eight teams involved in European competition entered at this stage along with the winners from the second round. Since nine English teams qualified for European competition in 2008, it was initially unclear precisely which eight teams would automatically enter the third round. Either Aston Villa, who had entered into European competition via the UEFA Intertoto Cup, or Manchester City, who qualified for the UEFA Cup via the UEFA Fair Play ranking would enter in the third round with the other entering in the second round instead. On 29 July 2008, it was announced that Aston Villa would enter the 2008–09 Carling Cup at the third round stage after reaching the second qualifying round of the UEFA Cup.
The draw for the third round was held on 30 August 2008, and the matches were played on Tuesday, 23 September and Wednesday, 24 September 2008, with the exception of the match between Brighton & Hove Albion and Derby County, which was played on 4 November.
| Tie no | Home team | Score1 | Away team | Attendance | 2 – 2 after extra time – Stoke City won 4 – 3 on penalties | 2 – 2 after extra time – Sunderland won 4 – 3 on penalties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 6 – 0 | Sheffield United | 56,632 | ||
| 2 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 1 – 4 | Derby County | 6,625 | ||
| 3 | Burnley | 1 – 0 | Fulham | 7,119 | ||
| 4 | Portsmouth | 0 – 4 | Chelsea | 15,339 | ||
| 5 | Blackburn Rovers | 1 – 0 | Everton | 14,366 | ||
| 6 | Rotherham United | 3 – 1 | Southampton | 5,147 | ||
| 7 | Swansea City | 1 – 0 | Cardiff City | 17,411 | ||
| 8 | Ipswich Town | 1 – 4 | Wigan Athletic | 13,803 | ||
| 9 | Stoke City | 2 – 2 | Reading | 9,141 | ||
| 10 | Leeds United | 3 – 2 | Hartlepool United | 14,599 | ||
| 11 | Watford | 1 – 0 | West Ham United | 12,914 | ||
| 12 | Manchester United | 3 – 1 | Middlesbrough | 53,729 | ||
| 13 | Liverpool | 2 – 1 | Crewe Alexandra | 28,591 | ||
| 14 | Aston Villa | 0 – 1 | Queens Park Rangers | 21,541 | ||
| 15 | Sunderland | 2 – 2 | Northampton Town | 21,082 | ||
| 16 | Newcastle United | 1 – 2 | Tottenham Hotspur | 20,577 |
1 Score after 90 minutes
Fourth round
The fourth round draw took place on Saturday, 27 September, and the matches were played in the week commencing 10 November 2008.
| Tie no | Home team | Score1 | Away team | Attendance | 1 – 1 after extra time – Burnley won 5 – 4 on penalties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sunderland | 1 – 2 | Blackburn Rovers | 18,555 | |
| 2 | Arsenal | 3 – 0 | Wigan Athletic | 59,665 | |
| 3 | Chelsea | 1 – 1 | Burnley | 41,369 | |
| 4 | Swansea City | 0 – 1 | Watford | 9,549 | |
| 5 | Manchester United | 1 – 0 | Queens Park Rangers | 62,539 | |
| 6 | Stoke City | 2 – 0 | Rotherham United | 15,458 | |
| 7 | Derby County | 2 – 1 | Leeds United | 18,540 | |
| 8 | Tottenham Hotspur | 4 – 2 | Liverpool | 33,242 |
1 Score after 90 minutes
Fifth round
The fifth round draw took place on Saturday, 15 November and the matches were played week in the commencing 1 December 2008.
Bent Nani Derbyshire
Semi-finals
The semi-final draw took place on Saturday, 6 December 2008. The first leg matches were played on Tuesday, 6 January 2009 and Wednesday, 7 January 2009, while the second legs were played on Tuesday, 20 January 2009 and Wednesday, 21 January 2009.
First leg
O'Hara Pavlyuchenko Duff
Second leg
O'Shea Tevez Ronaldo Manchester United won 4–3 on aggregate. McCann Rodriguez Defoe Tottenham Hotspur won 6–4 on aggregate.
Final
Main article: 2009 Football League Cup final
The final was played at Wembley Stadium, London, on Sunday, 1 March 2009.
Tevez Ronaldo Anderson Ćorluka Bentley
Top scorers
The top scorers in the 2008–09 Football League Cup are as follows:
| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nathan Ellington | Derby County | 6 |
| Roman Pavlyuchenko | Tottenham Hotspur | 6 | |
| Carlos Tevez | Manchester United | 6 | |
| 4 | Martin Paterson | Burnley | 5 |
| 5 | Jermaine Beckford | Leeds United | 4 |
| James Henry | Reading | 4 | |
| Carlos Vela | Arsenal | 4 | |
| Emmanuel Villa | Derby County | 4 | |
| 9 | Henri Camara | Wigan Athletic | 3 |
| Matt Derbyshire | Blackburn Rovers | 3 | |
| Robert Earnshaw | Nottingham Forest | 3 | |
| Emmanuel Ledesma | Queens Park Rangers | 3 | |
| Nani | Manchester United | 3 | |
| Joel Porter | Hartlepool United | 3 |
References
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- (13 August 2008). "Draw for Carling Cup second round". BBC Sport.
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- (29 July 2008). "Carling Cup Draw". AVFC.
- (26 August 2008). "Carling Cup 3rd Round Draw". ntfc.co.uk.
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- (6 December 2008). "Burnley face holders Spurs in cup". BBC Sport.
- (26 January 2009). "Officials named for Carling Cup Final". [[The Football League]].
- "English Carling Cup – Top Scorers – 2008". ESPN.
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