EFL Cup 2002-03 Facts & Trivia
The 2002-03 EFL Cup (Carabao Cup) was won by Liverpool. 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 2002-03 bracket and results. Or read the FA Cup 2002-03 facts.
1. Liverpool — champions
Liverpool beat Manchester United 2-0 to win the EFL Cup.
2. Final scorers
Steven Gerrard and Michael Owen scored for Liverpool in the final.
3. Gary McSheffrey's hat-trick
Gary McSheffrey scored a hat-trick for Coventry City in the 2nd Round (8-0 v Rushden & Diamonds) (6 hat-tricks were scored in all).
4. The heaviest win
The biggest win of the competition: Coventry City beat Rushden & Diamonds 8-0 in the 2nd Round.
5. 8-goal thriller
Rotherham United 4-4 Wolverhampton Wanderers was the highest-scoring tie of the season with 8 goals.
6. Spot-kick marathon
Charlton Athletic and Oxford United needed 11 penalties to settle their 2nd Round tie (5-6 on spot-kicks after 0-0).
7. Liverpool's road to glory
Liverpool beat Southampton, Ipswich Town, Aston Villa, Sheffield United and Manchester United on the way to the trophy — 5 ties won.
8. Sharpest shooters
Crystal Palace scored the most goals of any club in the competition this season, with 15.
9. Manchester United fall short
Manchester United reached the final but finished runners-up.
10. The last four
The semi-finalists were Sheffield United, Liverpool, Manchester United and Blackburn Rovers.
11. By the numbers
91 ties across 93 matches produced 308 goals in the EFL Cup this season.