EFL Cup 1992-93 Facts & Trivia
The 1992-93 EFL Cup (Carabao Cup) was won by Arsenal. Below are the facts, records and trivia from that cup run — the final, the giant-killings, the biggest wins, the hat-tricks and the shootouts.
See the full EFL Cup 1992-93 bracket and results. Or read the FA Cup 1992-93 facts.
1. Arsenal — champions
Arsenal beat Sheffield Wednesday 2-1 to win the EFL Cup.
2. Final scorers
Paul Merson and Steve Morrow scored for Arsenal in the final.
3. Domestic cup double
Arsenal won both the EFL Cup and the FA Cup in the same season — a domestic cup double.
4. Scarborough's cup run
Scarborough, in from the 1st Round, went all the way to the Round of 16 — a memorable run from the early rounds.
5. Chris Kiwomya's hat-trick
Chris Kiwomya scored a hat-trick for Ipswich Town in the 2nd Round (4-0 v Wigan Athletic) (3 hat-tricks were scored in all).
6. The heaviest win
The biggest win of the competition: Derby County beat Southend United 7-0 in the 2nd Round.
7. 8-goal thriller
Bradford City 3-5 Scarborough was the highest-scoring tie of the season with 8 goals.
8. Spot-kick marathon
Grimsby Town and Queens Park Rangers needed 11 penalties to settle their 2nd Round tie (5-6 on spot-kicks after 2-1).
9. Arsenal's road to glory
Arsenal beat Millwall, Derby County, Scarborough, Nottingham Forest, Crystal Palace and Sheffield Wednesday on the way to the trophy — 6 ties won.
10. Sharpest shooters
Sheffield Wednesday scored the most goals of any club in the competition this season, with 25.
11. Sheffield Wednesday fall short
Sheffield Wednesday reached the final but finished runners-up.
12. The last four
The semi-finalists were Crystal Palace, Arsenal, Blackburn Rovers and Sheffield Wednesday.