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| Event | 1992–93 Football League Cup | ||||||
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| Date | 18 April 1993 | ||||||
| Venue | Wembley Stadium, London | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Paul Merson (Arsenal) | ||||||
| Referee | Allan Gunn | ||||||
| Attendance | 74,007 | ||||||
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The1993 Football League Cup final took place on 18 April 1993 atWembley Stadium, and was played betweenArsenal andSheffield Wednesday. Arsenal won 2–1 in normal time, in what was the first of three Wembley finals between the two sides that season; Arsenal and Wednesday also met in theFA Cup final of that year (which went to a replay), the first time ever in English football.
The match was the first match in which any European clubs had usedsquad numbers and player names on their shirts. On this occasion, as in the FA Cup final and replay that year, players wore individual numbers which were retained for the FA Cup finals. Coincidentally, the first occurrence of players wearing numbered shirts came on 25 August 1928, when Arsenal andChelsea wore numbered shirts in their matches against The Wednesday (renamed Sheffield Wednesday soon after) andSwansea Town, respectively. Squad numbers became compulsory forPremier League clubs from August 1993.
In the game, Wednesday'sJohn Harkes scored the opener in the 8th minute, beforePaul Merson equalised for Arsenal. Merson then set upSteve Morrow for the winner. In the celebrations after the match, Arsenal skipperTony Adams attempted to pick up Morrow and parade him on his shoulders, but Adams slipped and Morrow awkwardly hit the ground. He broke his arm and had to be rushed to hospital. Unable to receive his winner's medal on the day, he was eventually presented with it before the start of the FA Cup Final the following month.
| Arsenal | 2–1 | Sheffield Wednesday |
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Merson 20'Morrow 68' | Harkes 8' |
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Match rules:
90 minutes
30 minutes extra-time if necessary
Replay if scores still level
Two named substitutes, both of whom may be used
Round 2, 1st Leg:Millwall 1–1Campbell atHighbury
Round 2, 2nd Leg: 1–1Campbell atThe Old Den (Arsenal win 3–1 on penalties)
Round 3:Derby County 1–1Campbell atBaseball Ground
Round 3 Replay: 2–1Campbell,Wright atHighbury
Round 4:Scarborough 1–0Winterburn atMcCain Stadium
Round 5:Nottingham Forest 2–0Wright (2) atHighbury
Semi-final, 1st Leg:Crystal Palace 3–1Smith (2),Wright atSelhurst Park
Semi-final, 2nd Leg: 2–0Linighan,Wright atHighbury
Round 2, 1st Leg:Hartlepool United 3–0Bright,Watson,Wilson atHillsborough Stadium
Round 2, 2nd Leg: 2–2Bright,Warhurst atVictoria Park
Round 3:Leicester City 7–1Bart-Williams,Bright (2),Hirst,Watson (2),Worthington atHillsborough Stadium
Round 4:QPR 4–0Bright,Hirst,Nilsson,Palmer atHillsborough Stadium
Round 5:Ipswich Town 1–1John Sheridan atPortman Road
Round 5 Replay 1–0Warhurst atHillsborough Stadium
Semi-final, 1st Leg:Blackburn Rovers 4–2Harkes,John Sheridan,Warhurst (2) atEwood Park
Semi-final, 2nd Leg: 2–1Bright,Hirst atHillsborough Stadium
