EFL Cup 2005-06 Facts & Trivia
The 2005-06 EFL Cup (Carabao Cup) was won by Manchester United. 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 2005-06 bracket and results. Or read the FA Cup 2005-06 facts.
1. Manchester United — champions
Manchester United beat Wigan Athletic 4-0 to win the EFL Cup.
2. Wayne Rooney's final
Wayne Rooney scored 2 in the final as Manchester United won the trophy.
3. Doncaster Rovers' cup run
Doncaster Rovers, in from the 1st Round, went all the way to the Quarter-Final — a memorable run from the early rounds.
4. Dean Windass's hat-trick
Dean Windass scored a hat-trick for Bradford City in the 1st Round (0-5 v Rochdale AFC) (2 hat-tricks were scored in all).
5. The heaviest win
The biggest win of the competition: Aston Villa beat Wycombe Wanderers 8-3 in the 2nd Round.
6. 11-goal thriller
Wycombe Wanderers 3-8 Aston Villa was the highest-scoring tie of the season with 11 goals.
7. Manchester United's road to glory
Manchester United beat Barnet, West Bromwich Albion, Birmingham City, Blackburn Rovers and Wigan Athletic on the way to the trophy — 5 ties won.
8. Sharpest shooters
Manchester United scored the most goals of any club in the competition this season, with 17.
9. Wigan Athletic fall short
Wigan Athletic reached the final but finished runners-up.
10. The last four
The semi-finalists were Blackburn Rovers, Manchester United, Wigan Athletic and Arsenal.
11. By the numbers
91 ties across 93 matches produced 287 goals in the EFL Cup this season.