Cup competition currently sponsored by Worthington's. Entry into the League Cup is given to the ninety-two professional clubs in the
English Premier League and the
Football League. In the past, the winner of this cup was given a berth into the
UEFA Cup.
Year League Cup Winners Runner-Up
1961 Aston Villa Rotherham United
1962 Norwich City Rochdale
1963 Birmingham City Aston Villa
1964 Leicester City Stoke City
1965 Chelsea Leicester City
1966 West Bromwich Albion West Ham United
1967 Queens Park Rangers West Bromwich Albion
1968 Leeds United Arsenal
1969 Swindon Town Arsenal
1970 Manchester City West Bromwich Albion
1971 Tottenham Hotspur Aston Villa
1972 Stoke City Chelsea
1973 Tottenham Hotspur Norwich City
1974 Wolverhampton Wanderers Manchester City
1975 Aston Villa Norwich City
1976 Manchester City Newcastle United
1977 Aston Villa Everton
1978 Nottingham Forest Liverpool
1979 Nottingham Forest Southampton
1980 Wolverhampton Wanderers Nottingham Forest
1981 Liverpool West Ham United
1982 Liverpool Tottenham Hotspur
1983 Liverpool Manchester United
1984 Liverpool Everton
1985 Norwich City Sunderland
1986 Oxford United Queens Park Rangers
1987 Arsenal Liverpool
1988 Luton Town Arsenal
1989 Nottingham Forest Luton Town
1990 Nottingham Forest Oldham Athletic
1991 Sheffield Wednesday Manchester United
1992 Manchester United Nottingham Forest
1993 Arsenal Sheffield Wednesday
1994 Aston Villa Manchester United
1995 Liverpool Bolton Wanderers
1996 Aston Villa Leeds United
1997 Leicester City Middlesbrough
1998 Chelsea Middlesbrough
1999 Tottenham Hotspur Leicester City
2000 Leicester City Tranmere Rovers
2001 Liverpool Birmingham City
2002 Blackburn Rovers Tottenham Hotspur
2003 Liverpool Manchester United