How Have Spurs' Last 5 League Cup Finals Ended?

Tottenham Hotspur finally broke their 17-year unwanted run without a trophy when they defeated Manchester United in the UEFA Europa League final, thanks to a goal from Brennan Johnson. The triumph was an emotional occasion for the fans of the North London club and Ange Postecoglou, in his final act as manager of the side before his dismissal.

The UEFA Europa League victory came after many years of Tottenham Hotspur being labelled as a 'nearly' team, with their previous triumph taking place in the 2008 League Cup final.

But how well have they fared in the competition?

We take a look at Tottenham Hotspur's last five finals in the now-branded Carabao Cup, as the season approaches.

Tottenham Hotspur's last final in this competition took place during the latter stages of the 2020/21 season, which coincided with the COVID-19 lockdown. The game centred around the story of Daniel Levy removing serial winner Jose Mourinho from the dugout and replacing him with current West Bromwich Albion manager and former player Ryan Mason, the week of the final.

The final was played in front of 8,000 supporters, including 2,000 from each of the two clubs. Tottenham Hotspur were largely dominated by that season's Premier League Champions, Manchester City. The lack of time and preparation was surely accounted for from Ryan Mason's point of view, and his inexperience showed, as his Tottenham side were taught a harsh lesson by Pep Guardiola's side.

Aymeric Laporte scored the only goal of the game for Manchester City, with eight minutes to go, despite questions as to whether he should have remained on the field of play. Pep Guardiola and his men controlled the game, holding 63% of the ball, while Spurs did not display the same level of quality as their opponents.

It was meant to be the match Mauricio Pochettino crowned his ascent to the top of management with a piece of silverware. A swing of John Terry’s right boot put a stop to that and Tottenham Hotspur’s first final under the Argentine ended in disappointment.

Their road to Wembley came almost without a hitch, as they pushed aside mainly lower league opposition, with an in-form Harry Kane, Christian Eriksen and Roberto Soldado being crucial in their cup run.

After crashing out of the FA Cup against Leicester City in late January, the League Cup stood as Tottenham’s last hope of winning a trophy. Goals either side of half-time from Chelsea skipper Terry and prolific talisman Diego Costa gave the Blues their first trophy of two that campaign, with success in the league to follow.

Harry Redknapp and Tottenham Hotspur are synonymous with each other and such is the Englishman’s connection with the club, there were calls for the 74-year-old to be given the reigns until the end of the season after Jose Mourinho’s departure.

But before the crazy Champions League runs, wicked Gareth Bale free kicks and the bizarre touchline scraps between Joe Jordan and Gennaro Gattuso, Redknapp’s Spurs were a completely different entity.

Desperate for points in the league and on the brink of their first relegation since 1977, Tottenham went into the League Cup final against Manchester United as severe underdogs. An intense and high-octane affair, a United team containing star-studded names such as Carlos Tevez, Rio Ferdinand and Cristiano Ronaldo, needed the luxury of extra-time and then penalties to sweep aside Redknapp’s plucky side.

Making no mistake from the spot, the Champions League winners from a season prior converted all four of their penalties, with Spurs managing just the one. A second half of the season resurgence steered Tottenham clear of the drop and up to an eighth-placed finish, narrowly missing out on a European spot by two points.

One of the League Cup’s most memorable finals and the first at the new Wembley.

A valiant Spurs resisted the force of Frank Lampard and co. to come from a goal down and lift their first trophy in just under a decade. Over 10 years later, this match remains their last taste of silverware.

A triumph that will live long in the memory of the Tottenham faithful, not least for their exploits on the route to the final, as they strolled through the competition. Spurs comprehensively brushed aside fierce rivals Arsenal in the semi-finals, winning 6-2 across the two legs. This would be the first of two League Cup finals the north London side would reach in consecutive years and much like the match against United a season later, their odds were heavily stacked against them.

Stunned by a Didier Drogba free-kick five minutes from half-time, Chelsea were well set for their third League Cup victory in four years. A fate they’d probably have secured if it weren’t for a lapse of Wayne Bridge’s concentration; adjudged to have handballed in the box, Dimitar Berbatov fired Spurs level from the spot with 20 minutes to go.

From there on in, Tottenham’s pressure was relentless and it eventually tolled in extra time. A misjudged punch from Chelsea stalwart, Petr Cech, fell onto the head of Jonathan Woodgate and Juande Ramos’ men were League Cup winners once again.

If Tottenham have been underdogs in the majority of their final appearances in this tournament, for the 2002 edition, they were firm favourites.

A depleted Blackburn Rovers side, propped up by a 38-year-old Mark Hughes in midfield, made the Lancashire side serious outsiders, and most fans were probably just happy for a day out in South Wales.

In the first of a few finals to be played at the Millennium Stadium due to the demolition of Wembley, it was one in which Spurs never got going and after prodding home off a deflected Keith Gillespie shot, Matt Jansen gave Rovers the lead mid-way through the first half.

A swift reply from Christian Ziege had Tottenham level at the break, only for a Ledley King mistake to cancel out his hard work, whose hesitancy gifted Andy Cole a tap-in and Blackburn the trophy deep into the second half. A crushing defeat for Spurs legend turned manager, Glenn Hoddle, who won the FA Cup twice with the club as a player in 1981 and 1982.

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