2004–05 Football League Cup

The 2004–05 Football League Cup (known as the Carling Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 45th 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.

2004–05 Football League Cup
Carling Cup, League Cup
Country England
 Wales
Teams92
Defending championsMiddlesbrough
ChampionsChelsea (3rd title)
Runners-upLiverpool
Matches played93
Top goal scorer(s)Jermain Defoe
(5 goals)

The competition began in August 2004 and ended with the final on 25 February 2005. The Millennium Stadium in Cardiff hosted the final match, as it had done since 2001, with the new Wembley Stadium still not complete.

The winners were Chelsea, beating Liverpool in the final 3–2 thanks to an own goal from Steven Gerrard, and goals in extra-time from Didier Drogba and Mateja Kežman in extra-time after the match finished 1–1.

First round
Tie no Home team Score1 Away team Date
1Mansfield Town0–4Preston North End21 September 2004
2Boston United3–3Luton Town7 September 2004
Boston United win 4–3 after extra time
3Bradford City1–1Notts County25 August 2004
Notts County win 2–1 after extra time
4Coventry City4–1Torquay United25 August 2004
5Nottingham Forest2–0Scunthorpe United25 August 2004
6Oxford United0–2Reading25 August 2004
7Sheffield Wednesday1–0Walsall25 August 2004
8Brighton & Hove Albion1–2Bristol Rovers24 August 2004
9Bury2–3Burnley24 August 2004
10Colchester United2–1Cheltenham Town24 August 2004
11Crewe Alexandra4–1Blackpool24 August 2004
12Darlington0–2Barnsley24 August 2004
13Doncaster Rovers3–1Port Vale24 August 2004
14Gillingham1–2Northampton Town24 August 2004
15Grimsby Town1–0Wigan Athletic24 August 2004
16Hartlepool United2–1Macclesfield Town24 August 2004
17Hull City2–2Wrexham24 August 2004
2–2 after extra time — Wrexham win 3 – 1 on penalties
18Ipswich Town2–0Brentford24 August 2004
19Kidderminster Harriers1–1Cardiff City24 August 2004
1–1 after extra time — Cardiff City win 5–4 on penalties
20Leeds United1–0Huddersfield Town24 August 2004
21Leyton Orient1–3Bournemouth24 August 2004
22Lincoln City3–1Derby County24 August 2004
23Oldham Athletic2–1Stoke City24 August 2004
24Peterborough United0–3Milton Keynes Dons24 August 2004
25Queens Park Rangers3–0Swansea City24 August 2004
26Rotherham United2–1Chesterfield24 August 2004
27Rushden & Diamonds0–1Swindon Town24 August 2004
28Sheffield United1–1Stockport County24 August 2004
Sheffield United win 4–1 after extra time
29Sunderland3–0Chester City24 August 2004
30Tranmere Rovers2–1Shrewsbury Town24 August 2004
31Watford1–0Cambridge United24 August 2004
32West Ham United2–0Southend United23 August 2004
33Wycombe Wanderers0–1Bristol City24 August 2004
34Yeovil Town2–2Plymouth Argyle24 August 2004
Yeovil win 3–2 after extra time
35Rochdale2–4Wolverhampton Wanderers23 August 2004

Second round
Tie no Home team Score1 Away team Date
1Leicester City2–2Preston North End4 October 2004
Preston win 2–3 after extra time
2Aston Villa3–1Queens Park Rangers22 September 2004
3Blackburn Rovers2–2Bournemouth22 September 2004
3–3 after extra time — Bournemouth win 7 – 6 on penalties
4Boston United1–4Fulham22 September 2004
5Bristol City2–2Everton22 September 2004
2–2 after extra time — Everton win 4–3 on penalties
6Coventry City1–0Sheffield Wednesday22 September 2004
7Northampton Town0–3Southampton22 September 2004
8Nottingham Forest1–1Rotherham United22 September 2004
Nottingham Forest win 2–1 after extra time
9Oldham Athletic0–6Tottenham Hotspur22 September 2004
10Birmingham City3–1Lincoln City21 September 2004
11Burnley1–1Wolverhampton Wanderers21 September 2004
1–1 after extra time — Burnley win 4–2 on penalties
12Crystal Palace1–1Hartlepool United21 September 2004
Crystal Palace win 2–1 after extra time
13Colchester United1–1West Bromwich Albion21 September 2004
Colchester United win 2–1 after extra time
14Crewe Alexandra2–2Sunderland21 September 2004
3–3 after extra time — Crewe Alexandra win 4–2 on penalties
15Doncaster Rovers2–0Ipswich Town21 September 2004
16Grimsby Town0–2Charlton Athletic21 September 2004
17Leeds United1–0Swindon Town21 September 2004
18Milton Keynes Dons1–4Cardiff City21 September 2004
19Manchester City7–1Barnsley21 September 2004
20Norwich City1–0Bristol Rovers21 September 2004
21Reading0–3Watford21 September 2004
22Tranmere Rovers0–1Portsmouth21 September 2004
23West Ham United3–2Notts County21 September 2004
24Wrexham2–3Sheffield United21 September 2004
25Yeovil Town0–2Bolton Wanderers21 September 2004

Third round
Tie no Home team Score1 Away team Date
1Birmingham City0–1Fulham27 October 2004
2Bolton Wanderers2–2Tottenham Hotspur27 October 2004
Tottenham Hotspur win 4–3 after extra time
3Charlton Athletic1–2Crystal Palace27 October 2004
4Chelsea1–0West Ham United27 October 2004
5Everton2–0Preston27 October 2004
6Manchester City1–2Arsenal27 October 2004
7Middlesbrough3–0Coventry City27 October 2004
8Newcastle United2–1Norwich City27 October 2004
9Southampton3–2Colchester United27 October 2004
10Bournemouth2–2Cardiff City26 October 2004
3–3 after extra time — Cardiff City win 5 – 4 on penalties
11Burnley3–1Aston Villa26 October 2004
12Crewe Alexandra0–3Manchester United26 October 2004
13Doncaster Rovers0–2Nottingham Forest26 October 2004
14Millwall0–3Liverpool26 October 2004
15Portsmouth2–1Leeds United26 October 2004
16Sheffield United0–0Watford26 October 2004
0–0 after extra time — Watford win 4 – 2 on penalties

Fourth round
Liverpool2–0Middlesbrough
Mellor  83', 89'
Attendance: 28,176
Referee: Howard Webb
Manchester United2–0Crystal Palace
Saha  22'
Richardson  39'
Attendance: 48,891
Referee: Steve Dunn
Newcastle United0–2 (a.e.t.)Chelsea
Guðjohnsen  100'
Robben  112'
Attendance: 38,055
Referee: Steve Bennett
Nottingham Forest2–4 (a.e.t.)Fulham
King  71'
Reid 104'		 Radzinski  86', 93'
McBride  101'
Cole  119'
Attendance: 9,252
Referee: Mike Riley
Arsenal3–1Everton
Owusu-Abeyie  25'
Lupoli  52', 85'		 Gravesen  8'
Attendance: 27,791
Referee: Alan Wiley
Burnley0–3Tottenham Hotspur
Keane  31', 52'
Defoe  58'
Attendance: 10,639
Referee: Graham Poll
Cardiff City0–2Portsmouth
Yakubu  47', 55' (pen.)
Attendance: 13,555
Referee: Graham Laws
Watford5–2Southampton
Dyer  39'
Chambers  52', 62'
Helguson  66'
Bouazza  84'		 Blackstock  84'
Ormerod  88'
Attendance: 13,008
Referee: Barry Knight

Quarter-finals
Manchester United1–0Arsenal
Bellion  1'
Attendance: 67,103
Referee: Mark Halsey
Tottenham Hotspur1–1 (a.e.t.)
3–4p		Liverpool
Defoe  108' Report Sinama Pongolle  117' (pen.)
Attendance: 36,100
Referee: Neale Barry
Fulham1–2Chelsea
McBride  74' Report Duff  55'
Lampard  88'
Attendance: 14,531
Referee: Steve Dunn
Watford3 – 0Portsmouth
Helguson  24', 57'
Dyer  61'		 Report
Attendance: 18,877

Semi-finals

First leg
Chelsea0–0Manchester United
Attendance: 41,492
Referee: Neale Barry
Liverpool1–0Watford
Gerrard  56'
Attendance: 35,739
Referee: Steve Dunn

Second leg
Manchester United1–2Chelsea
Giggs  67' Lampard  29'
Duff  85'
Attendance: 67,000
Referee: Rob Styles

Chelsea win 2–1 on aggregate.

Watford0–1Liverpool
Gerrard  77'
Attendance: 19,797
Referee: Mike Riley

Liverpool win 2–0 on aggregate

Final
Further information on this match: 2005 Football League Cup Final
Liverpool2–3Chelsea
Riise  1'
Núñez  113'		 Gerrard  79' (o.g.)
Drogba  107'
Kežman  112'
Attendance: 78,000
Referee: Steve Bennett (Kent)

See also
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