2010–11 Football League Cup

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2010–11 Football League Cup
Carling Cup, League Cup
Tournament details
Country England
 Wales
Dates10 August 2010 – 27 February 2011
Teams92
Defending championsManchester United
Final positions
ChampionsBirmingham City (2nd title)
Runner-upArsenal
Tournament statistics
Matches played93
Goals scored314 (3.38 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Carlton Cole
Scott Sinclair
(4 goals)

The 2010–11 Football League Cup (known as the

Carling Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 51st season of the Football League Cup, a knock-out competition for the top 92 football clubs played in English football league system.[1]

The winners were granted a place in the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League. However, in cases where a team had already gained a place in European competition via their league position or progress in other cup competitions, their place in the Europa League was deferred to the next best-placed league side not already qualified for European competitions.

Manchester United were the defending champions for the second successive season, but were knocked out in the fifth round by West Ham United.

The final was contested on 27 February 2011 between Arsenal and Birmingham City. Birmingham were the surprise 2–1 winners in the final to win just the second major trophy in their history.[2][3] Birmingham City also won their first major trophy since 1963 (also a League Cup) and earned a place in European competition for the first time since 1961.

First round

The draw for the first round took place on 16 June 2010, with matches played two months later on 10 August 2010.[1][4]

Burnley and Hull City received a First Round bye as the highest ranked teams from the previous season's league placings. The other 70 of the 72 Football League clubs competed in the first round, 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 2009–10 season.

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Second round

The 13 Premier League teams not involved in European competitions entered at this stage along with the winners from the first round plus Burnley and Hull City, who had received a First Round bye. If there is a draw at full-time there will be extra time followed by a penalty shootout if the scores are still level. From the second round onwards, the teams are no longer split geographically. The draw for the second round took place on the evening of 11 August 2010, after the first-round matches had been completed, and the matches were played in the week beginning 23 August 2010.[1]

Tie no Home team Score1 Away team Attendance
1 Accrington Stanley 2–3 Newcastle United 4,098
2 Portsmouth 1–1 Crystal Palace 8,412
1–1 after extra time–Portsmouth won 4–3 on penalties
3 Leeds United 1–2 Leicester City 16,509
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–1 Southend United 10,284
Wolverhampton Wanderers won 2–1 after extra time
5 Blackburn Rovers 3–1 Norwich City 9,235
6 Milton Keynes Dons 3–3 Blackpool 7,458
Milton Keynes Dons won 4–3 after extra time
7 Tranmere Rovers 1–3 Swansea City 2,450
8 Everton 5–1 Huddersfield Town 28,901
9 Peterborough United 2–1 Cardiff City 3,806
10 Reading 2–2 Northampton Town 6,986
3–3 after extra time–Northampton Town won 4–2 on penalties
11 Scunthorpe United 4–2 Sheffield Wednesday 4,680
12 Brentford 2–1 Hull City 3,335
13 Sunderland 2–0 Colchester United 13,532
14 Leyton Orient 0–2 West Bromwich Albion 2,349
15 Morecambe 1–3 Burnley 5,003
16 Birmingham City 3–2 Rochdale 6,431
17 Crewe Alexandra 0–0 Ipswich Town 3,309
Ipswich Town won 1–0 after extra time
18 Watford 1–2 Notts County 6,434
19 West Ham United 1–0 Oxford United 20,902
20 Southampton 0–1 Bolton Wanderers 10,251
21 Bradford City 1–1 Preston North End 4,221
Preston North End won 2–1 after extra time
22 Fulham 6–0 Port Vale 9,031
23 Millwall 2–1 Middlesbrough 6,704
24 Stoke City 2–1 Shrewsbury Town 11,995
25 Hartlepool United 0–3 Wigan Athletic 3,196
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Third round

The seven Premier League teams involved in European competition entered at this stage, along with the winners from the second round. The draw for the Third Round took place on 28 August 2010, after the second-round games had been played. The matches were played in the week beginning 20 September 2010.[1] Northampton Town were the only League Two side to reach this round of the tournament.

Tie no Home team Score1 Away team Attendance
1 Brentford 1–1 Everton 8,960
1–1 after extra time–Brentford won 4–3 on penalties
2 Portsmouth 1–2 Leicester City 8,327
3 Stoke City 2–0 Fulham 12,778
4 Chelsea 3–4 Newcastle United 41,511
5 Aston Villa 3–1 Blackburn Rovers 18,753
6 Tottenham Hotspur 1–1 Arsenal 35,883
Arsenal won 4–1 after extra time
7 Millwall 1–2 Ipswich Town 5,070
8 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–1 Notts County 11,516
Wolverhampton Wanderers won 4–2 after extra time
9 Burnley 1–0 Bolton Wanderers 17,602
10 Birmingham City 3–1 Milton Keynes Dons 9,450
11 Liverpool 1–1 Northampton Town 22,577
2–2 after extra time–Northampton Town won 4–2 on penalties
12 Scunthorpe United 2–5 Manchester United 9,077
13 West Bromwich Albion 2–1 Manchester City 10,418
14 Sunderland 1–2 West Ham United 21,907
15 Peterborough United 1–3 Swansea City 4,164
16 Wigan Athletic 2–1 Preston North End 6,987

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Fourth round

The Fourth Round draw took place on 25 September 2010, and the matches were played on the week commencing 25 October 2010.[1] For the second consecutive round, Northampton Town was the lowest ranked remaining side, being the lone representative from League Two. All four leagues involved in this competition had representation in the Fourth Round for the first time since the 2006–07 competition.

Tie no Home team Score1 Away team Attendance
1 Newcastle United 0–4 Arsenal 33,157
2 Birmingham City 1–1 Brentford 15,166
1–1 after extra time–Birmingham City won 4–3 on penalties
3 Wigan Athletic 2–0 Swansea City 11,705
4 Aston Villa 1–1 Burnley 34,618
Aston Villa won 2–1 after extra time
5 Leicester City 1–4 West Bromwich Albion 16,957
6 Manchester United 3–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers 46,083
7 West Ham United 1–1 Stoke City 25,304
West Ham United won 3–1 after extra time
8 Ipswich Town 3–1 Northampton Town 12,929

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Fifth round

Ipswich Town was the lowest ranked side left in the competition, and the sole remaining representative of the Championship in the fifth round draw, which took place on 30 October 2010. Matches were played in the week commencing 29 November 2010.[1]

Arsenal2–0Wigan Athletic
Alcaraz 42' (o.g.)
Bendtner 67'		 Report
Attendance: 59,525
Birmingham City2–1Aston Villa
Larsson 12' (pen.)
Žigić 84'		 Report Agbonlahor 30'
Attendance: 27,679
West Ham United4–0Manchester United
Spector 22', 37'
Cole 56', 66'		 Report
Attendance: 33,551
Ipswich Town1–0West Bromwich Albion
Leadbitter 69' Report
Cheshire
)

Semi-finals

The semi-final draw took place on 1 December 2010, after the completion of the Fifth Round matches. The first leg matches were played the week commencing 10 January 2011, with the second legs a fortnight later.

First leg

West Ham United2–1Birmingham City
Noble 13'
Cole 78'		 Report Ridgewell 56'
Attendance: 29,034
Ipswich Town1–0Arsenal
Priskin 78' Report
Attendance: 29,146

Second leg

Arsenal3–0Ipswich Town
Bendtner 61'
Koscielny 64'
Fàbregas 77'		 Report
Attendance: 59,387

Arsenal won 3–1 on aggregate.

Birmingham City3–1 (a.e.t.)West Ham United
Bowyer 59'
Johnson 79'
Gardner 94'		 Report Cole 31'
South Yorkshire
)

Birmingham City won 4–3 on aggregate.

Final

Pre-match scenes at Wembley Stadium
Main article: 2011 Football League Cup final

The final was played at Wembley Stadium, London, on Sunday, 27 February 2011.

Arsenal1–2Birmingham City
Van Persie 39' Report Žigić 28'
Martins 89'
Cheshire
)

Prize money

The prize money was awarded by the Football League. The winners of the League Cup won £100,000 and the runners-up won £50,000. The losing semi-finalists each took home £25,000.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "2010/11 Carling Cup Dates Revealed". The Football League. 8 March 2010. Archived from the original on 11 March 2010. Retrieved 8 March 2010.
  2. ^ "Football: Arsenal 1-2 Birmingham, Carling Cup final 2011 Result". The Global Herald. 27 February 2011. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 27 February 2011.
  3. ^ "Birmingham's glory leaves Arsenal to face defining run". The Independent. 27 February 2011. Archived from the original on 3 March 2011. Retrieved 28 February 2011.
  4. ^ "Carling Cup 2010/11 – first round draw details". BBC Sport. 16 June 2010. Archived from the original on 17 June 2010. Retrieved 16 June 2010.
  5. ^ "Carling Cup final ticket details". The Football League. 27 January 2011. Archived from the original on 31 January 2011. Retrieved 27 January 2011.
  6. ^ "Football Queries". Carling.com. Archived from the original on 6 May 2012. Retrieved 24 September 2009.

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