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The Football League Cup 1992–93 was the 33rd Football League Cup, a knockout competition for England's top 92 football clubs. Arsenal won the competition, beating Sheffield Wednesday 2–1 in the final.
Contents
First round
56 of the First, Second and Third Division clubs compete from the First Round. Each section is divided equally into a pot of seeded clubs and a pot of unseeded clubs. Clubs' rankings depend upon their finishing position in the 1991–92 season. Reading received a bye to the second round of the competition, as they had been drawn to play Maidstone United, who resigned from the Football League on 17 August due to financial problems.
Second round
First leg matches were played between 21 and 23 September, with most of the second leg matches being played between 6 and 7 October with one of them being played on 27 October.
Third round
Most matches in the third round were played on 27 and 28 October with one match being played between 10 November. Four replays were played between 10 November and 1 December.
Fourth round
Most fourth round matches were played between 1 and 9 December with one match being played on 6 January. Three replays were played between 15 and 16 December.
Quarter finals
The quarter final matches were played between 6 and 19 January with one replay being played on 3 February.
Semi-finals
The semi-final draw was made after the conclusion of the quarter finals. Unlike the other rounds, the semi-final ties were played over two legs, with each team playing one leg at home and one away. Arsenal comfortably overcame Crystal Palace, with Ian Wright scoring in both legs against his old club, while Sheffield Wednesday overcame Blackburn Rovers in the other leg by a similar margin.
Second leg
Arsenal won 5–1 on aggregate.
Sheffield Wednesday won 6–3 on aggregate.