EFL Cup 2009-10 Facts & Trivia
The 2009-10 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 2009-10 bracket and results. Or read the FA Cup 2009-10 facts.
1. Manchester United — champions
Manchester United beat Aston Villa 2-1 to win the EFL Cup.
2. Final scorers
Michael Owen and Wayne Rooney scored for Manchester United in the final.
3. Barnsley's cup run
Barnsley, in from the 1st Round, went all the way to the Round of 16 — a memorable run from the early rounds.
4. Peter Crouch's hat-trick
Peter Crouch scored a hat-trick for Tottenham Hotspur in the 3rd Round (1-5 v Preston North End) (4 hat-tricks were scored in all).
5. The heaviest win
The biggest win of the competition: Queens Park Rangers beat Exeter City 5-0 in the 1st Round.
6. 10-goal thriller
Aston Villa 6-4 Blackburn Rovers was the highest-scoring tie of the season with 10 goals.
7. Spot-kick marathon
Wolverhampton Wanderers and Swindon Town needed 11 penalties to settle their 2nd Round tie (6-5 on spot-kicks after 0-0).
8. Manchester United's road to glory
Manchester United beat Wolverhampton Wanderers, Barnsley, Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester City and Aston Villa on the way to the trophy — 5 ties won.
9. Sharpest shooters
Blackburn Rovers scored the most goals of any club in the competition this season, with 16.
10. Aston Villa fall short
Aston Villa reached the final but finished runners-up.
11. The last four
The semi-finalists were Blackburn Rovers, Aston Villa, Manchester City and Manchester United.
12. By the numbers
91 ties across 93 matches produced 304 goals in the EFL Cup this season.