EFL Cup 1993-94 Facts & Trivia
The 1993-94 EFL Cup (Carabao Cup) was won by Aston Villa. 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 1993-94 bracket and results. Or read the FA Cup 1993-94 facts.
1. Aston Villa — champions
Aston Villa beat Manchester United 3-1 to win the EFL Cup.
2. Dean Saunders' final
Dean Saunders scored 2 in the final as Aston Villa won the trophy.
3. Blackpool's cup run
Blackpool, in from the 1st Round, went all the way to the 3rd Round — a memorable run from the early rounds.
4. Robbie Fowler's haul
Robbie Fowler scored 5 for Liverpool in the 2nd Round (5-0 v Fulham) (10 hat-tricks were scored in all).
5. The heaviest win
The biggest win of the competition: Newcastle United beat Notts County 7-1 in the 2nd Round.
6. 8-goal thriller
Notts County 1-7 Newcastle United was the highest-scoring tie of the season with 8 goals.
7. Aston Villa's road to glory
Aston Villa beat Birmingham City, Sunderland AFC, Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur, Tranmere Rovers and Manchester United on the way to the trophy — 6 ties won.
8. Sharpest shooters
Tranmere Rovers scored the most goals of any club in the competition this season, with 20.
9. Manchester United fall short
Manchester United reached the final but finished runners-up.
10. The last four
The semi-finalists were Tranmere Rovers, Aston Villa, Manchester United and Sheffield Wednesday.
11. By the numbers
91 ties across 163 matches produced 470 goals in the EFL Cup this season.