EFL Cup 2010-11 Facts & Trivia
The 2010-11 EFL Cup (Carabao Cup) was won by Birmingham 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 2010-11 bracket and results. Or read the FA Cup 2010-11 facts.
1. Birmingham City — champions
Birmingham City beat Arsenal 2-1 to win the EFL Cup.
2. Final scorers
Nikola Zigic and Obafemi Martins scored for Birmingham City in the final.
3. Ipswich Town's cup run
Ipswich Town, in from the 1st Round, went all the way to the Semi-Final — a memorable run from the early rounds.
4. Scott Sinclair's hat-trick
Scott Sinclair scored a hat-trick for Swansea City in the 3rd Round (1-3 v Peterborough United) (2 hat-tricks were scored in all).
5. The heaviest win
The biggest win of the competition: Fulham beat Port Vale 6-0 in the 2nd Round.
6. 7-goal thriller
Leicester City 4-3 Macclesfield Town was the highest-scoring tie of the season with 7 goals.
7. Birmingham City's road to glory
Birmingham City beat Rochdale AFC, Milton Keynes Dons, Brentford, Aston Villa, West Ham United and Arsenal on the way to the trophy — 6 ties won.
8. Sharpest shooters
Birmingham City scored the most goals of any club in the competition this season, with 15.
9. Arsenal fall short
Arsenal reached the final but finished runners-up.
10. The last four
The semi-finalists were Ipswich Town, Arsenal, West Ham United and Birmingham City.
11. By the numbers
91 ties across 93 matches produced 314 goals in the EFL Cup this season.