EFL Cup 1996-97 Facts & Trivia
The 1996-97 EFL Cup (Carabao Cup) was won by Leicester City. 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 1996-97 bracket and results. Or read the FA Cup 1996-97 facts.
1. Leicester City — champions
Leicester City beat Middlesbrough 1-0 after a replay to win the EFL Cup.
2. Final scorers
Emile Heskey and Steve Claridge scored for Leicester City in the final.
3. Stockport County's cup run
Stockport County, in from the 1st Round, went all the way to the Semi-Final — a memorable run from the early rounds.
4. Fabrizio Ravanelli's haul
Fabrizio Ravanelli scored 4 for Middlesbrough in the 2nd Round (7-0 v Hereford United) (6 hat-tricks were scored in all).
5. The heaviest win
The biggest win of the competition: Middlesbrough beat Hereford United 7-0 in the 2nd Round.
6. 8-goal thriller
Preston North End 4-4 Wigan Athletic was the highest-scoring tie of the season with 8 goals.
7. Leicester City's road to glory
Leicester City beat Scarborough, York City, Manchester United, Ipswich Town, Wimbledon and Middlesbrough on the way to the trophy — 6 ties won.
8. Sharpest shooters
Middlesbrough scored the most goals of any club in the competition this season, with 23.
9. Middlesbrough fall short
Middlesbrough reached the final but finished runners-up.
10. The last four
The semi-finalists were Stockport County, Middlesbrough, Leicester City and Wimbledon.
11. By the numbers
91 ties across 163 matches produced 439 goals in the EFL Cup this season.