2006–07 Football League Cup

2006–07 Football League Cup
Carling Cup, League Cup
Country England
Wales
Teams 92
Champions Chelsea
Runners-up Arsenal
Top goal scorer(s) Jermaine Easter
Júlio Baptista
(6 goals)
← 2005–06 2007–08 →

The 2006–07 Football League Cup was the 47th staging of the Football League Cup, a knockout competition for England's top 92 football clubs. The competition name reflects a sponsorship deal with lager brand Carling.

The competition began in August 2006 and ended with the final on 25 February 2007. The Millennium Stadium in Cardiff hosted the final match, as it has done since 2001 (the reconstruction of Wembley Stadium could not be completed in time to host the final).

The winners were Chelsea, beating Arsenal in the final 2-1 after two goals by Didier Drogba.

Format

Pre-match presentation at the 2007 final between Chelsea and Arsenal at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff

The competition consists of five single elimination rounds (taking place only on week-nights) before a two-legged semi-final and then a final match at a neutral venue. The venue for each fixture in round one to the finals will not be neutral. It will be the home ground of one of the two clubs in each fixture, and will be decided as part of the draw for each round.

There are no replays in the competition. If necessary, extra-time and penalties will decide each tie's winners on the night.

Early rounds

First Round

The 72 Football League clubs compete from the first round, which is divided into North and South sections. 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 2005-06 season. Therefore, the clubs relegated from the Premier League in 2006; Sunderland (North), Birmingham City and West Bromwich Albion (South) are the top seeds, and the clubs newly promoted to the Football League — Accrington Stanley and Hereford United — are bottom seeds in north and south sections respectively.

North
Tie no Home team Score1 Away team Attendance
120 Chesterfield0 – 0Wolverhampton Wanderers 44,136
0 – 0 after extra time — Chesterfield win 4 – 3 on penalties
25 Stoke City1 – 2Darlington 283,573
319 Port Vale2 – 1Preston North End 23,522
47 Burnley0 – 1Hartlepool United 253,853
59 Sheffield Wednesday1 – 4Wrexham 298,047
634 Bury2 – 0Sunderland 12,930
78 Hull City1 – 1Tranmere Rovers 216,075
Hull City win 2 – 1 after extra time
822 Blackpool1 – 1Barnsley 113,938
2 – 2 after extra time — Barnsley win 4 – 2 on penalties
913 Huddersfield Town0 – 2Mansfield Town 325,111
1024 Carlisle United1 – 1Bradford City 174,757
1 – 1 after extra time — Carlisle United win 4 – 3 on penalties
1123 Rotherham United3 – 1Oldham Athletic 163,065
1218 Scunthorpe United2 – 2Lincoln City 273,455
Scunthorpe United win 4 – 3 after extra time
1336 Accrington Stanley1 – 0Nottingham Forest 142,146
1426 Grimsby Town0 – 3Crewe Alexandra 121,635
153 Leeds United1 – 0Chester City 3110,013
1615 Doncaster Rovers3 – 2Rochdale 303,690
1735 Stockport County0 – 1Derby County 103,394
186 Leicester City2 – 0Macclesfield Town 336,298
South
Tie no Home team Score1 Away team Attendance
17 Cardiff City0 – 2Barnet 333,305
225 Milton Keynes Dons0 – 0Colchester United 132,747
Milton Keynes Dons win 1 – 0 after extra time
326 Swindon Town2 – 2Brentford 165,582
2 – 2 after extra time — Brentford win 4 – 3 on penalties
43 Crystal Palace1 – 2Notts County 354,481
536 Hereford United3 – 1Coventry City 43,404
617 Swansea City2 – 2Wycombe Wanderers 285,892
Wycombe Wanderers win 3 – 2 after extra time
729 Peterborough United1 – 1Ipswich Town 104,729
2 – 2 after extra time — Peterborough United win 4 – 2 on penalties
821 Bournemouth1 – 3Southend United 123,764
915 Brighton & Hove Albion1 – 0Boston United 312,533
1024 Cheltenham Town2 – 1Bristol City 183,713
1114 Millwall2 – 1Gillingham 195,040
128 Southampton5 – 2Yeovil Town 2020,653
131 Birmingham City1 – 0Shrewsbury Town 3012,428
149 Plymouth Argyle0 – 1Walsall 276,407
1532 Bristol Rovers1 – 1Luton Town 62,882
1 – 1 after extra time — Luton Town win 5 – 3 on penalties
1611 Queens Park Rangers3 – 2Northampton Town 224,569
1734 Torquay United0 – 2Norwich City 53,100
1823 Leyton Orient0 – 3West Bromwich Albion 23,058

1 Score after 90 minutes

Second Round

In Round 2, the 36 winners from Round 1 were joined by the 12 Premier League clubs not participating in European competitions. The draw took place on 26 August 2006 and matches were played during the week commencing 18 September.

Tie no Home team Score1 Away team Attendance
1Leeds United3 – 1Barnet7,220
2Watford0 – 0Accrington Stanley8,368
0 – 0 after extra time — Watford win 6 – 5 on penalties
3Crewe Alexandra2 – 0Wigan Athletic3,907
4Doncaster Rovers3 – 3Derby County5,598
3 – 3 after extra time — Doncaster Rovers win 8 – 7 on penalties
5Sheffield United1 – 0Bury6,273
6Millwall0 – 4Southampton5,492
7West Bromwich Albion3 – 1Cheltenham Town10,974
8Peterborough United1 – 2Everton10,756
9Hereford United1 – 3Leicester City4,073
10Port Vale3 – 2Queens Park Rangers3,550
11Fulham1 – 2Wycombe Wanderers6,620
12Hull City0 – 0Hartlepool United6,392
0 – 0 after extra time — Hull City win 3 – 2 on penalties
13Walsall1 – 3Bolton Wanderers6,243
14Middlesbrough0 – 1Notts County11,148
15Charlton Athletic1 – 0Carlisle United8,190
16Barnsley1 – 2Milton Keynes Dons4,411
17Chesterfield2 – 1Manchester City7,960
18Scunthorpe United1 – 2Aston Villa6,502
19Southend United3 – 2Brighton & Hove Albion4,819
20Brentford0 – 3Luton Town3,005
21Reading3 – 3Darlington10,353
3 – 3 after extra time — Reading win 4 – 2 on penalties
22Birmingham City1 – 1Wrexham10,491
Birmingham City win 4 – 1 after extra time
23Rotherham United2 – 4Norwich City3,958
24Mansfield Town1 – 2Portsmouth6,646

1 Score after 90 minutes

Third Round

Round 3 was drawn on 23 September from the 24 remaining clubs and the eight Premier League clubs in European competitions. The ties were played the week of 23 October:

Tie no Home team Score1 Away team Attendance
1Wycombe Wanderers1 – 1Doncaster Rovers3,308
2 – 2 after extra time — Wycombe win 3 – 2 on penalties
2Sheffield United2 – 4Birmingham City10,584
3Leicester City2 – 2Aston Villa27,288
Aston Villa win 3 – 2 after extra time
4Watford2 – 1Hull City8,274
5Leeds United1 – 3Southend United10,449
6Chesterfield2 – 1West Ham United7,787
7Notts County2 – 0Southampton6,731
8Newcastle United3 – 0Portsmouth25,028
9Charlton Athletic1 – 0Bolton Wanderers10,788
10Liverpool4 – 3Reading42,445
11West Bromwich Albion0 – 2Arsenal21,566
12Port Vale0 – 0Norwich City4,518
0 – 0 after extra time — Port Vale win 3 – 2 on penalties
13Everton4 – 0Luton Town27,149
14Milton Keynes Dons0 – 5Tottenham Hotspur8,306
15Crewe Alexandra1 – 1Manchester United10,046
Manchester United win 2 – 1 after extra time
16Blackburn Rovers0 – 2Chelsea14,732

1 Score after 90 minutes

Fourth Round

The Fourth Round draw was made on 25 October 2006.

2006-11-08
Chelsea 4 – 0 Aston Villa
Lampard  32'
Shevchenko  65'
Essien  82'
Drogba  84' 		Report
Stamford Bridge, London
Attendance: 41,516
Referee: Mark Halsey (Lancashire)

2006-11-07
Chesterfield 3 – 3 (a.e.t.)
3 – 4p 		Charlton Athletic
Larkin  2'
Folan  47'
Allison  120' 		Report Hasselbaink  40', 93'
Bent  73'
Saltergate, Chesterfield
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Mike Riley (West Yorkshire)

2006-11-07
Notts County 0 – 1 Wycombe Wanderers
Report Easter  49'
Meadow Lane, Nottingham
Attendance: 7,395
Referee: Nigel Miller (County Durham)

2006-11-08
Tottenham Hotspur 3 – 1 (a.e.t.) Port Vale
Huddlestone  80', 99'
Defoe  107' 		Report Constantine  64'
White Hart Lane, London
Attendance: 34,560
Referee: Steve Bennett (Kent)

2006-11-07
Watford 2 – 2 (a.e.t.)
4 – 5p 		Newcastle United
Francis  69'
Shittu  108' 		Report Sibierski  3'
Parker  116'
Vicarage Road, Watford
Attendance: 16,791
Referee: Lee Mason (Lancashire)

Later rounds

Quarter-finals

The quarter-final draw was made on 11 November 2006 at 12:00 GMT.

2007-01-09
Liverpool 3 – 6 Arsenal
Fowler  33'
Gerrard  68'
Hyypiä  80' 		Report Aliadière  27'
Baptista  40', 45+2', 60', 84'
Song  45'
Anfield, Liverpool
Attendance: 42,614
Referee: Martin Atkinson (West Yorkshire)

Semi-finals

The semi-final draw was made on 23 December 2006 at 12:00 GMT. Unlike the other rounds, the semi-final ties were played over two legs, with each team playing one leg at home.

First leg

2007-01-10
Wycombe Wanderers 1 – 1 Chelsea
Easter  77' Report Bridge  36'
Adams Park, High Wycombe
Attendance: 9,771
Referee: Steve Bennett (Kent)

2007-01-24
Tottenham Hotspur 2 – 2 Arsenal
Berbatov  12'
Baptista  20' (o.g.) 		Report Baptista  64', 77'
White Hart Lane, London
Attendance: 35,485
Referee: Graham Poll (Hertfordshire)

Second leg

2007-01-23
Chelsea 4 – 0 Wycombe Wanderers
Shevchenko  22', 43'
Lampard  69', 90' 		Report
Stamford Bridge, London
Attendance: 41,591
Referee: Mike Dean (Cheshire)

Chelsea won 5–1 on aggregate.

2007-01-31
Arsenal 3 – 1 (a.e.t.) Tottenham Hotspur
Adebayor  77'
Aliadière  105'
Chimbonda  113' (o.g.) 		Report Mido  85'
Emirates Stadium, London
Attendance: 59,872
Referee: Alan Wiley (Staffordshire)

Arsenal won 5–3 on aggregate.

Final

For more details on this match, see 2007 Football League Cup Final.

2007-02-25
15:00
Arsenal 1 – 2 Chelsea
Walcott  12' (Report) Drogba  20', 84'

See also

External links

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