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1994 Football League Cup Final

Old Wembley Stadium (external view).jpg
Event
1993–94 Football League Cup







Date
27 March 1994
Venue
Wembley Stadium, London
Man of the Match
Kevin Richardson (Aston Villa)
Referee
Keith Cooper (Glamorgan)
Attendance
77,231

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The 1994 Football League Cup Final took place on 27 March 1994 at the old Wembley Stadium. It was contested between Manchester United and Aston Villa. Aston Villa won 3–1, with one goal from Dalian Atkinson and two from Dean Saunders, to claim their fourth League Cup final victory; Manchester United's goal was scored by Mark Hughes, before Andrei Kanchelskis was sent off for handball. Manchester United won both the Premier League and FA Cup that season, the result denying United a domestic treble, while Villa finished 10th in the Premier League.




Contents





  • 1 Road to Wembley

    • 1.1 Aston Villa



  • 2 Match

    • 2.1 Summary


    • 2.2 Details



  • 3 References


  • 4 External links




Road to Wembley[edit]



Aston Villa[edit]



























































Aston VillaRoundManchester United
Birmingham City0–1Aston VillaRound 2Stoke City2–1Manchester United
Aston Villa1–0Birmingham CityManchester United2–0Stoke City
Aston Villa won 2–0 on aggregateManchester United won 3–2 on aggregate
Sunderland1–4Aston VillaRound 3Manchester United5–1
Leicester City
Arsenal0–1Aston VillaRound 4Everton0–2Manchester United
Tottenham Hotspur1–2Aston VillaRound 5Manchester United2–2
Portsmouth
Portsmouth0–1Manchester United
Tranmere Rovers3–1Aston VillaSemi-finalsManchester United1–0
Sheffield Wednesday
Aston Villa3–1Tranmere RoversSheffield Wednesday1–4Manchester United
Aston Villa won 5–4 on penalties
Manchester United won 5–1 on aggregate


Match[edit]



Summary[edit]




Aston Villa had finished runners-up to Manchester United in the league the previous season, but were in poor form going into the League Cup final, having lost their last three games. The bookmakers and national press were predicting that the Villa would be beaten comfortably at Wembley. Manchester United had suffered a slight blip of their own with a couple of draws in their previous league matches and high-profile red cards to Eric Cantona and Peter Schmeichel – but victory in the League Cup was predicted to be the first part of a domestic treble. Alex Ferguson decided to field a full-strength team with the exception of the suspended Schmeichel, who was deputised by former Villa keeper Les Sealey. Villa boss Ron Atkinson decided to field a five-man midfield with Tony Daley and Dalian Atkinson on the flanks and young attacking midfielder Graham Fenton playing in a withdrawn role behind striker Dean Saunders.


The match began with Aston Villa playing a fast counter-attacking game. United saw a lot of the ball, but the Villa defence, marshalled by former Manchester United centre-back Paul McGrath, rendered Cantona anonymous. There was a scare for Villa when Mark Bosnich looked to have brought down Roy Keane outside the box, but the referee waved play on. Aston Villa's only chance in the first quarter of the match had been an inswinging corner from Steve Staunton which was touched over by Sealey. On 25 minutes, however, Andy Townsend played a pass into the feet of Dean Saunders who flicked the ball over the top of United's defence and into the path of Atkinson, who put his side 1–0 up.


In the second half, the pattern of the game remained the same, United sluggish and Villa playing a counter-attacking game. On 70 minutes, Kevin Richardson tackled United substitute Lee Sharpe who looked certain to score. Five minutes later, Villa went down the other end and earned a free kick when Daley was brought down just outside the United box. Richardson swung it in and Saunders stuck a leg out to divert it into the net for Villa's second goal. Mark Hughes pulled a goal back for United with seven minutes remaining and was denied a second just moments later when Bosnich pushed a volley round the post. With time nearly up Villa broke once more, Daley striking the United post with a fantastic shot. The ball fell to Atkinson who hit it goalwards only for the ball to strike Andrei Kanchelskis on the hand. The Russian was to be red carded and could only watch as Dean Saunders converted the resulting penalty to complete the scoring in a 3–1 victory for Aston Villa.


The match was also the last to be covered on the original BBC Radio 5; the station closed down that night, with BBC Radio Five Live launching the following morning.[citation needed]



Details[edit]



27 March 199417:00







Aston Villa3–1Manchester United

Atkinson Goal 26'
Saunders Goal 76'90+1' (pen.)
Report
Hughes Goal 83'

Wembley Stadium, London

Attendance: 77,231

Referee: Keith Cooper (Glamorgan)



















Aston Villa
















Manchester United























































GK13
Australia Mark Bosnich
RB2
England Earl Barrett
CB5
Republic of Ireland Paul McGrath
CB4
England Shaun Teale
LB3
Republic of Ireland Steve Staunton

Substituted off 79'
RM10
England Dalian Atkinson
CM6
England Kevin Richardson (c)
CM14
Republic of Ireland Andy Townsend
LM11
England Tony Daley
AM25
England Graham Fenton
CF9
Wales Dean Saunders

Substitutes:
GK1
England Nigel Spink
DF17
England Neil Cox

Substituted in 79'
MF7
Republic of Ireland Ray Houghton

Manager:

England Ron Atkinson

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GK13
England Les Sealey
RB2
England Paul Parker
CB4
England Steve Bruce (c)

Substituted off 83'
CB6
England Gary Pallister
LB3
Republic of Ireland Denis Irwin
RM14
Russia Andrei Kanchelskis

Red card 90'
CM16
Republic of Ireland Roy Keane
CM8
England Paul Ince
LM11
Wales Ryan Giggs

Substituted off 68'
CF10
Wales Mark Hughes
CF7
France Eric Cantona

Substitutes:
GK25
England Gary Walsh
MF5
England Lee Sharpe

Substituted in 68'
FW9
Scotland Brian McClair

Substituted in 83'

Manager:

Scotland Alex Ferguson



Alan Hardaker Trophy (Man of the Match)



  • Kevin Richardson (Aston Villa)[1]

Match officials


  • Linesmen:
    • John Elwin (Norfolk)[2]


    • Rob Harris (Oxfordshire)[2]


  • Reserve referee: Peter Foakes (Essex)[2]


Match rules


  • 90 minutes

  • 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary

  • Match to be replayed if scores still level

  • Three named substitutes, of which two may be used


References[edit]




  1. ^ "Alan Hardaker Trophy Winners". football-league.co.uk. The Football League. 24 February 2013. Archived from the original on 21 April 2012. Retrieved 4 September 2014..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em


  2. ^ abc O'Malley, Peter, ed. (27 March 1994). The Coca-Cola Cup - The Final 1994 - Aston Villa v Manchester United - The Official Matchday Programme. Wembley Stadium. pp. 38–9.




External links[edit]



  • Game facts at soccerbase.com

  • Pictures from the final












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