| Round | Matches | Goals Scored | Attendances | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Played | Home | Away | Total | GPG | Total | Average | |
| 1st Round North | 15 | 24 | 18 | 42 | 2.80 | 73,027 | 4,868 |
| 1st Round South | 20 | 38 | 31 | 69 | 3.45 | 102,704 | 5,135 |
| 2nd Round | 25 | 49 | 40 | 89 | 3.56 | 203,081 | 8,123 |
| 3rd Round | 16 | 30 | 33 | 63 | 3.94 | 244,980 | 15,311 |
| 4th Round | 8 | 15 | 14 | 29 | 3.62 | 195,919 | 24,490 |
| 5th Round (QF) | 4 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 2.50 | 132,118 | 33,030 |
| Semi Finals (2 Legs) | 4 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 2.75 | 150,806 | 37,702 |
| Final | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 | 88,851 | 88,851 |
| Totals | 93 | 175 | 141 | 316 | 3.40 | 1,191,486 | 12,812 |
| FOOTBALL LEAGUE (CARLING) CUP FIRST ROUND (NORTH) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Hartlepool United | 2–0 | Sheffield United | 2,520 |
| Leicester City | 4–3 | Macclesfield Town | 6,142 |
| Walsall | 0–1 | Tranmere Rovers | 2,253 |
| Carlisle United | 0–1 | Huddersfield Town | 3,475 |
| Stockport County | 0–5 | Preston North End | 3,724 |
| Barnsley | 0–1 | Rochdale | 4,107 |
| Morecambe | 2–0 | Coventry City | 4,002 |
| Doncaster Rovers | 1–1 | Accrington Stanley | 4,603 |
| Accrington Stanley won 2–1 after extra time | |||
| Chesterfield | 1–2 | Middlesbrough | 6,509 |
| Peterborough United | 4–1 | Rotherham United | 4,145 |
| Bradford City | 1–1 | Nottingham Forest | 5,175 |
| Bradford City won 2–1 after extra time | |||
| Leeds United | 4–0 | Lincoln City | 12,602 |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 1–0 | Bury | 7,390 |
| Scunthorpe United | 2–1 | Oldham Athletic | 2,602 |
| Crewe Alexandra | 1–0 | Derby County | 3,778 |
| FOOTBALL LEAGUE (CARLING) CUP FIRST ROUND (SOUTH) | |||
| Exeter City | 2–2 | Ipswich Town | 4,520 |
| Ipswich Town won 3–2 after extra time | |||
| Southend United | 2–2 | Bristol City | 2,940 |
| Southend won 3–2 after extra time | |||
| Southampton | 2–0 | AFC Bournemouth | 17,135 |
| Brentford | 2–1 | Cheltenham Town | 2,049 |
| Queens Park Rangers | 1–3 | Port Vale | 6,619 |
| Torquay United | 0–0 | Reading | 2,832 |
| Reading won 1–0 after extra time | |||
| Norwich City | 4–1 | Gillingham | 13,068 |
| Stevenage | 1–2 | Portsmouth | 4,236 |
| Shrewsbury Town | 4–3 | Charlton Athletic | 3,700 |
| Cardiff City | 1–1 | Burton Albion | 6,080 |
| Cardiff City won 4–1 after extra time | |||
| Northampton Town | 2–0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 2,431 |
| Swansea City | 3–0 | Barnet | 6,644 |
| Plymouth Argyle | 0–1 | Notts County | 5,454 |
| Wycombe Wanderers | 1–1 | Millwall | 3,028 |
| Millwall won 2–1 after extra time | |||
| Oxford United | 6–1 | Bristol Rovers | 5,008 |
| Milton Keynes Dons | 2–1 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 3,502 |
| Hereford United | 0–3 | Colchester United | 1,996 |
| Yeovil Town | 0–1 | Crystal Palace | 3,720 |
| Aldershot Town | 0–3 | Watford | 3,292 |
| Swindon Town | 1–2 | Leyton Orient | 4,450 |
| FOOTBALL LEAGUE (CARLING) CUP SECOND ROUND | |||
| Accrington Stanley | 2–3 | Newcastle United | 4,098 |
| Portsmouth | 1–1 | Crystal Palace | 8,412 |
| 1–1 after extra time – Portsmouth won 4–3 on penalties | |||
| Leeds United | 1–2 | Leicester City | 16,509 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–1 | Southend United | 10,284 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers won 2–1 after extra time | |||
| Blackburn Rovers | 3–1 | Norwich City | 9,235 |
| Milton Keynes Dons | 3–3 | Blackpool | 7,458 |
| Milton Keynes Dons won 4–3 after extra time | |||
| Tranmere Rovers | 1–3 | Swansea City | 2,450 |
| Everton | 5–1 | Huddersfield Town | 28,901 |
| Peterborough United | 2–1 | Cardiff City | 3,806 |
| Reading | 2–2 | Northampton Town | 6,986 |
| 3–3 after extra time – Northampton Town won 4–2 on penalties | |||
| Scunthorpe United | 4–2 | Sheffield Wednesday | 4,680 |
| Brentford | 2–1 | Hull City | 3,335 |
| Sunderland | 2–0 | Colchester United | 13,532 |
| Leyton Orient | 0–2 | West Bromwich Albion | 2,349 |
| Morecambe | 1–3 | Burnley | 5,003 |
| Birmingham City | 3–2 | Rochdale | |
| Crewe Alexandra | 0–0 | Ipswich Town | 3,309 |
| Ipswich Town won 1–0 after extra time | |||
| Watford | 1–2 | Notts County | 6,434 |
| West Ham United | 1–0 | Oxford United | 20,902 |
| Southampton | 0–1 | Bolton Wanderers | 10,251 |
| Bradford City | 1–1 | Preston North End | 4,221 |
| Preston North End won 2–1 after extra time | |||
| Fulham | 6–0 | Port Vale | 9,031 |
| Millwall | 2–1 | Middlesbrough | 6,704 |
| Stoke City | 2–1 | Shrewsbury Town | 11,995 |
| Hartlepool United | 0–3 | Wigan Athletic | 3,196 |
| FOOTBALL LEAGUE (CARLING) CUP THIRD ROUND | |||
| Brentford | 1–1 | Everton | 8,960 |
| 1–1 after extra time – Brentford won 4–3 on penalties | |||
| Portsmouth | 1–2 | Leicester City | 8,327 |
| Stoke City | 2–0 | Fulham | 12,778 |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 1–1 | Arsenal | 35,883 |
| Arsenal won 4-1 after extra time | |||
| Millwall | 1–2 | Ipswich Town | 5,070 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–1 | Notts County | 11,516 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers won 4-2 after extra time | |||
| Burnley | 1–0 | Bolton Wanderers | 17,602 |
| Birmingham City | 3–1 | Milton Keynes Dons | 9,450 |
| Sunderland | 1–2 | West Ham United | 21,907 |
| Peterborough United | 1–3 | Swansea City | 4,164 |
| Aston Villa | 3–1 | Blackburn Rovers | 18,753 |
| Chelsea | 3–4 | Newcastle United | 41,511 |
| Liverpool | 1–1 | Northampton Town | 22,577 |
| 2–2 after extra time – Northampton Town won 4–2 on penalties | |||
| Scunthorpe United | 2–5 | Manchester United | 9,077 |
| West Bromwich Albion | 2–1 | Manchester City | 10,418 |
| Wigan Athletic | 2–1 | Preston North End | 6,987 |
| FOOTBALL LEAGUE (CARLING) CUP FOURTH ROUND | |||
| Birmingham City | 1–1 | Brentford | 15,166 |
| After extra time - Birmingham City won 4-3 on penalties | |||
| Ipswich Town | 3–1 | Northampton Town | 12,929 |
| Leicester City | 1–4 | West Bromwich Albion | 16,957 |
| Manchester United | 3–2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 46,083 |
| Wigan Athletic | 2–0 | Swansea City | 11,705 |
| Aston Villa | 1–1 | Burnley | 34,618 |
| Aston Villa won 2-1 after extra time | |||
| Newcastle United | 0–4 | Arsenal | 33,157 |
| West Ham United | 1–1 | Stoke City | 25,304 |
| West Ham United won 3-1 after extra time | |||
| FOOTBALL LEAGUE (CARLING) CUP FIFTH ROUND | |||
| West Ham United | 4–0 | Manchester United | 33,551 |
| Arsenal | 2–0 | Wigan Athletic | 59,525 |
| Birmingham City | 2–1 | Aston Villa | 27,679 |
| Ipswich Town | 1–0 | West Bromwich Albion | 11,363 |
| FOOTBALL LEAGUE (CARLING) CUP SEMI-FINALS | |||
| Ipswich Town | 1–0 | Arsenal | 29,146 |
| Arsenal | 3–0 | Ipswich Town | 59,387 |
| West Ham United | 2–1 | Birmingham City | 34,754 |
| Birmingham City | 2–1 | West Ham United | 27,519 |
| Birmingham City won 3-1 after extra time | |||
| FOOTBALL LEAGUE (CARLING) CUP FINAL Wembley 27th February 2011 | |||
| Arsenal | 1–2 | Birmingham City | 88,851 |
About the author: Ben Jardine
Ben Jardine is the managing editor of My Football Facts and has covered football since 2014. He writes across football statistics, history and current affairs, from all-time records and World Cup deep dives to live transfer-window coverage, with a focus on rigorously fact-checked, data-led analysis. Connect with Ben on LinkedIn.