EFL Cup 2001-02 Facts & Trivia
The 2001-02 EFL Cup (Carabao Cup) was won by Blackburn Rovers. 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 2001-02 bracket and results. Or read the FA Cup 2001-02 facts.
1. Blackburn Rovers — champions
Blackburn Rovers beat Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 to win the EFL Cup.
2. Final scorers
Matt Jansen and Andy Cole scored for Blackburn Rovers in the final.
3. Sheffield Wednesday's cup run
Sheffield Wednesday, in from the 1st Round, went all the way to the Semi-Final — a memorable run from the early rounds.
4. Darren Huckerby's haul
Darren Huckerby scored 4 for Manchester City in the 3rd Round (6-0 v Birmingham City) (8 hat-tricks were scored in all).
5. The heaviest win
The biggest win of the competition: Manchester City beat Birmingham City 6-0 in the 3rd Round.
6. 7-goal thriller
Mansfield Town 3-4 Notts County was the highest-scoring tie of the season with 7 goals.
7. Spot-kick marathon
Nottingham Forest and Stockport County needed 15 penalties to settle their 2nd Round tie (8-7 on spot-kicks after 1-1).
8. Blackburn Rovers' road to glory
Blackburn Rovers beat Oldham Athletic, Middlesbrough, Manchester City, Arsenal, Sheffield Wednesday and Tottenham Hotspur on the way to the trophy — 6 ties won.
9. Sharpest shooters
Tottenham Hotspur scored the most goals of any club in the competition this season, with 21.
10. Tottenham Hotspur fall short
Tottenham Hotspur reached the final but finished runners-up.
11. The last four
The semi-finalists were Sheffield Wednesday, Blackburn Rovers, Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur.
12. By the numbers
91 ties across 93 matches produced 305 goals in the EFL Cup this season.