2005–06 Football League Cup

The 2005–06 Football League Cup (known as the Carling Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 46th staging of the Football League Cup, a knock-out competition for the top 92 football clubs played in English football league system. The competition name reflects a sponsorship deal with lager brand Carling.

2005–06 Football League Cup
Carling Cup, League Cup
Country England
 Wales
Teams92
Defending championsChelsea
ChampionsManchester United (2nd title)
Runners-upWigan Athletic
Top goal scorer(s)Louis Saha
(6 goals)

The competition began on 22 August 2005, and ended with the final on 26 February 2006 at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff while reconstruction work was still ongoing at Wembley Stadium.

The tournament was won by Manchester United, who beat surprise finalists, Wigan 4–0 in the final, thanks to two goals from Wayne Rooney and one each from Cristiano Ronaldo and Louis Saha. Wigan had only been promoted to the Premier League at the beginning of the season.

First round

The 72 Football League clubs compete from the First Round. Each section is divided equally into a pot of seeded clubs and a pot of unseeded clubs. Clubs' rankings depend upon their finishing position in the 2004–05 season. Therefore, the clubs relegated from the Premier League in 2005, Norwich City, Crystal Palace and Southampton, were the top seeds, and the clubs newly promoted to the Football League, Barnet and Carlisle United, were bottom seeds.

  • On 28 June 2005 seeded clubs and unseeded clubs were paired off to create the first round draw.[1]
  • Matches occurred on 22, 23 and 24 August 2005.
  • Extra time played when the scores were level after 90 minutes.
  • A penalty shoot-out took place if the scores were level after extra time.
Tie no Home team Score1 Away team Date
1Chesterfield2–4Huddersfield Town24 August 2005
2Colchester United0–2Cardiff City24 August 2005
3Derby County0–1Grimsby Town24 August 2005
4Rushden & Diamonds0–3Coventry City24 August 2005
5Torquay United0–0Bournemouth24 August 2005
0–0 after extra time — Bournemouth win 4 – 3 on penalties
6Blackpool2–1Hull City23 August 2005
7Bristol City2–4Barnet23 August 2005
8Burnley2–1Carlisle United23 August 2005
9Bury0–3Leicester City23 August 2005
10Crystal Palace3–0Walsall23 August 2005
11Cheltenham Town5–0Brentford23 August 2005
12Gillingham1–0Oxford United23 August 2005
13Hartlepool United3–1Darlington23 August 2005
14Ipswich Town0–2Yeovil Town23 August 2005
15Leeds United2–0Oldham Athletic23 August 2005
16Leyton Orient1–3Luton Town23 August 2005
17Lincoln City5–1Crewe Alexandra23 August 2005
18MK Dons0–1Norwich City23 August 2005
19Mansfield Town1–1Stoke City23 August 2005
1–1 after extra time — Mansfield Town win 3 – 0 on penalties
20Millwall2–0Bristol Rovers23 August 2005
21Northampton Town3–0Queens Park Rangers23 August 2005
22Nottingham Forest2–3Macclesfield Town23 August 2005
23Plymouth Argyle2–1Peterborough United23 August 2005
24Preston North End1–1Barnsley23 August 2005
2–2 after extra time — Barnsley win 5 – 4 on penalties
25Reading3–1Swansea City23 August 2005
26Rochdale0–5Bradford City23 August 2005
27Rotherham United3–1Port Vale23 August 2005
28Scunthorpe United2–1Tranmere Rovers23 August 2005
29Sheffield United1–0Boston United23 August 2005
30Shrewsbury Town3–2Brighton & Hove Albion23 August 2005
31Stockport County2–4Sheffield Wednesday23 August 2005
32Swindon Town1–3Wycombe Wanderers23 August 2005
33Watford3–1Notts County23 August 2005
34Wolverhampton Wanderers5–1Chester City23 August 2005
35Wrexham0–1Doncaster Rovers23 August 2005
36Southend United0–3Southampton22 August 2005

Second round

The 36 winners from the First Round joined the 12 Premier League clubs not participating in European competition in Round Two. The draw was made on 27 August.[2] The matches occurred on 20 and 21 September.

Tie no Home team Score1 Away team Date
1Blackburn Rovers3–1Huddersfield Town21 September 2005
2Doncaster Rovers1–1Manchester City21 September 2005
1–1 after extra time — Doncaster Rovers win 3 – 0 on penalties
3Fulham5–4Lincoln City21 September 2005
4Barnet2–1Plymouth Argyle20 September 2005
5Burnley3–0Barnsley20 September 2005
6Crystal Palace1–0Coventry City20 September 2005
7Cardiff City2–1Macclesfield Town20 September 2005
8Charlton Athletic3–1Hartlepool United20 September 2005
9Gillingham3–2Portsmouth20 September 2005
10Grimsby Town1–0Tottenham Hotspur20 September 2005
11Leicester City2–1Blackpool20 September 2005
12Mansfield Town1–0Southampton20 September 2005
13Norwich City2–0Northampton Town20 September 2005
14Reading1–0Luton Town20 September 2005
15Rotherham United0–2Leeds United20 September 2005
16Scunthorpe United0–2Birmingham City20 September 2005
17Sheffield Wednesday2–4West Ham United20 September 2005
18Shrewsbury Town0–0Sheffield United20 September 2005
0–0 after extra time — Sheffield United win 4 – 3 on penalties
19Sunderland1–0Cheltenham Town20 September 2005
20Watford2–1Wolverhampton Wanderers20 September 2005
21West Bromwich Albion4–1Bradford City20 September 2005
22Wigan Athletic1–0Bournemouth20 September 2005
23Wycombe Wanderers3–8Aston Villa20 September 2005
24Yeovil Town1–2Millwall20 September 2005

Third round

The 24 winners from the Second Round joined the eight Premier League clubs participating in European competition in Round Three. The draw was made on 24 September.[3] Matches were played on 25 and 26 October.

Tie no Home team Score1 Away team Date
1Birmingham City2–1Norwich City26 October 2005
2Bolton Wanderers1–0West Ham United26 October 2005
3Cardiff City0–1Leicester City26 October 2005
4Chelsea1–1Charlton Athletic26 October 2005
1–1 after extra time — Charlton Athletic win 5 – 4 on penalties
5Everton0–1Middlesbrough26 October 2005
6Grimsby Town0–1Newcastle United26 October 2005
7Manchester United4–1Barnet26 October 2005
8Aston Villa1–0Burnley25 October 2005
9Blackburn Rovers3–0Leeds United25 October 2005
10Crystal Palace2–1Liverpool25 October 2005
11Doncaster Rovers2–0Gillingham25 October 2005
12Fulham2–3West Bromwich Albion25 October 2005
13Mansfield Town2–3Millwall25 October 2005
14Reading2–0Sheffield United25 October 2005
15Sunderland0–3Arsenal25 October 2005
16Wigan Athletic3–0Watford25 October 2005

Fourth round

The draw for the Fourth Round was made on 29 October 2005[4] and matches were played on 29 and 30 November. Doncaster caused the shock of the round, beating Aston Villa 3-0.

Bolton Wanderers2–1 (a.e.t.)Leicester City
Borgetti  104'
Vaz Tê  106'		 Williams  110'
Reebok Stadium, Bolton
Attendance: 13,067
Charlton Athletic2–3Blackburn Rovers
Ambrose  37'
Murphy  50'		 Kuqi  75'
Thompson  81'
Bentley  88'
The Valley, London
Attendance: 14,093
Referee: Peter Walton
Manchester United3–1West Brom
Ronaldo  12' (pen.)
Saha  16'
O'Shea  56'		 Ellington  77'
Attendance: 48,924
Middlesbrough2–1Crystal Palace
Viduka  52'
Németh  55'		 Queudrue  31' (o.g.)
Attendance: 10,791
Referee: Howard Webb
Wigan Athletic1–0Newcastle United
Connolly  88' (pen.)
Attendance: 11,574
Referee: Steve Bennett
Arsenal3–0Reading
Reyes  12'
Van Persie  42'
Lupoli  65'
Highbury, London
Attendance: 36,167
Referee: Lee Mason
Doncaster Rovers3–0Aston Villa
McIndoe  20' (pen.)
Heffernan  53'
Thornton  79'
Attendance: 10,590
Referee: Mike Dean
Millwall2–2 (a.e.t.)Birmingham City
Dunne  57'
Elliott  116'		 Gray  10'
Heskey  102'
Penalties
3–4
The New Den, London
Attendance: 7,732
Referee: Graham Poll

Quarter-finals

The draw for the quarter finals was made on 3 December 2005[5] and matches were played on 20 and 21 December. The only non-Premier League club, Doncaster Rovers gave Arsenal a scare by drawing 2–2 after extra-time but Arsenal made it through 3–1 on penalties

Doncaster Rovers2–2 (a.e.t.)Arsenal
McIndoe  2'
Green  104'		 Owusu-Abeyie  63'
Gilberto  120'
Penalties
1 – 3
Attendance: 10,006
Referee: Phil Dowd
Middlesbrough0–1Blackburn Rovers
Dickov  90'
Attendance: 14,710
Referee: Alan Wiley
Birmingham City1–3Manchester United
Jarošík  75' Saha  46', 63'
Park  50'
Attendance: 20,454
Referee: Mark Halsey
Wigan Athletic2–0Bolton Wanderers
Roberts  40', 45'
Attendance: 13,401
Referee: Mike Dean

Semi-finals

The semi-final draw was made on 21 December, 2005 after the conclusion of the quarter finals.[6] Unlike the other rounds, the semi-final ties were played over two legs, with each team playing one leg at home. The ties were played in the weeks beginning 9 January and 23 January 2006.

First leg
Wigan Athletic1–0Arsenal
Scharner  78'
Attendance: 12,181
Referee: Howard Webb (S. Yorkshire)
Blackburn Rovers1–1Manchester United
Pedersen  35' Saha  30'
Attendance: 24,348
Referee: Rob Styles (Hampshire)

Second leg
Arsenal2–1 (a.e.t.)Wigan Athletic
Henry  65'
Van Persie  108'		 Roberts  119'
Attendance: 37,086

Score level at 2-2 on aggregate. Wigan win on away goals rule.

Manchester United2–1Blackburn Rovers
Van Nistelrooy  8'
Saha  51'		 S. Reid  32'
Attendance: 61,637
Referee: Graham Poll

Manchester United win 3–2 on aggregate

Final
Further information: 2006 Football League Cup Final

The 2006 Carling Cup Final was played on 26 February 2006 and was contested between Premier League teams Wigan Athletic and Manchester United at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff. The favourites Manchester United won the game comfortably 4–0 in normal time.

Manchester United4–0Wigan Athletic
Rooney  33', 61'
Saha  55'
Ronaldo  59'		 (Report)
Attendance: 66,866

References
  1. "Swansea handed difficult cup test". BBC Sport. 28 June 2005. Retrieved 12 September 2008.
  2. "Tottenham given Grimbsy cup test". BBC Sport. 27 August 2005. Retrieved 12 September 2008.
  3. "Plum draws for Grimsby and Barnet". BBC Sport. 24 September 2005. Retrieved 12 September 2008.
  4. "Doncaster face Villa in cup clash". BBC Sport. 29 October 2005. Retrieved 12 September 2008.
  5. "Doncaster land plum Arsenal draw". BBC Sport. 3 December 2005. Retrieved 12 September 2008.
  6. "Big guns kept apart in cup semis". BBC Sport. 21 December 2005. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
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