90s League Cup Triumphs: Your Favourite?

[Chris Harte]

Which of Villa's 1990s League Cup wins was your favourite, and why?

Was it 1994, overcoming the odds to deny Man Utd the treble? Or perhaps the stroll that was the 1996 final versus Leeds? Maybe one has better memories for you because of what happened on the route to the final? Or maybe for some other reason.

Vote and reasons, please.

[OCD]

1996 for me. Enjoyed the whole season - 4th in the league, semi-finals of the FA cup and a comprehensive performance against Leeds to lift the cup.

The Arsenal away match was fantastic in that run. Home to Tranmere in 94 was also, but I enjoyed 96 that little bit more.

[AV82EC]

1994 for me.

beating Blues over 2 legs, including Frains comedy penalty miss.
The extraordinary away win at Sunderland with us playing classic Italian breakaway football.
A 1-0 win at the Arse which should have been about 3 or 4.
I was away skiing for the Qtr final at Spurs but heard the result on the World Service at 1.00am and woke my mates up jumping about the room.
The first leg at Tranmere when I was so annoyed I wrote a letter of complaint to Ron Atkinson.
That second leg against Tranmere, the game had everything other than a punch up and a few sendings off and my best ever day at Villa Park.
The trip to Wembley, fantastic absolutely fantastic.  You just knew we would win as soon as Dalian scored.

[Charlie8182]

Obviously enjoyed both but probably enjoyed 96 more, even though we beat a far better side in 94, although its marginal.
Maybe its because we had an overall better season with a better team, and we won it in a decent kit, not the striped monstrosity against Man U.

[Legion]

Impossible to decide. 1994 for the Tranmere epic; 1996 for Savo's strike.

[ronshirt]

Against Leeds. It was just so comprehensive. I'm having a bet on us this season to lift a cup. FA Cup would be nice but I'll settle for the League Cup.

[richardhubbard]

For me it has to be 1994, the style of performance and beating the shit of the north. 1996 was brilliant thro!!!

[Jimsta]

for me it was 1994, singing stick your treble up your arse to the man ure fans was classic.
1996 great day out plus to see Ian Taylor score at wembly icing on the cake.

[PeterWithe]

Singing the Dwight Yorke song against Leeds was nice as well.

[OCD]

Against Leeds. It was just so comprehensive. I'm having a bet on us this season to lift a cup. FA Cup would be nice but I'll settle for the League Cup.

FA Cup would work well with the 'Proud History...Bright Future' theme.

[Karlos96]

Loved both but I have gone for 96.  The whole season was fantastic it was also the first time I had been to Wembley.  It was how we won the cup that day as well out playing Leeds, winning it with style.

[Exeter 77]

1994 because it was a struggle to get there - every round away and then having to come back against Tranmere, the penalties and then having to beat the league champions in the final. Did any of go to Wembley expecting to win? I hoped but didn't really believe so it was also unexpected.

In 1996 we were favourites and played as such. The way we got there was less traumatic (notwithstanding going two down at Highbury). The performance on the day was a bonus with Savo's goal being the highlight.

[pendinevilla]

Since the Tottenham final in the 70's, the only one I have missed was the Man Utd one in 94. I was pig sick because I couldn't get a ticket. All the glory hunters came out of the cupboard for that one!
In 96 there were plenty of tickets available - I even managed to get 2 for my young daughters - (good swap eh?)
The Dwight Yorke song and Savo smashing the 30 yarder - happy days!

[phil__]

The 90s cup run for me, beatin brum the crackin win over sunderland when they battered us for 20 mins then we ripped em apart with some great goals.  Arse away was great too dalian at his best and then the even bettter game against tranmere.  then the final beatin man u scum against the odds denying there treble  \/  \/  \/

[The Man With A Stick]

Tough, tough question.  I had to go for the 1994 one because we had some really tough draws along the way (Arsenal, Spurs and Sunderland all away) followed by the greatest game I've ever seen at Villa Park.  Final wasn't bad either!

Saying that, I think the 1996 team were better.  And my favourite memory of the day is sitting on the coach coming away from Wembley, looking to my right and noticing the Leeds team bus right next to us at the traffic lights.  Gary McAllister was about 5 feet away from me and they came in for some tremendous stick!