Press Release: League Cup Celebrates 50th Year

The 50th year of The Football League Cup begins this week with clubs from the Championship, League 1 and League 2 kicking off this season's Carling Cup. To celebrate the competition's Golden Anniversary, The Football League is asking fans to nominate their favourite League Cup moments, with 50 pairs of tickets up for grabs for this season's Carling Cup Final.

The League will reveal the all-time Top 50 League Cup moments in the lead-up to the match at Wembley Stadium on February 28.

Whether its Ben Foster's iPod inspired penalty heroics in last season's final, Ronnie Whelan's glorious curling winner for Liverpool in 1983, Dennis Tueart's stunning overhead kick for Manchester City in 1976 or Division Three Swindon Town's famous win over Arsenal in the Don Rogers Final of 1969, The League wants to hear your views. Supporters can send their special moment to leaguecup@football-league.co.uk.

Football League Chairman Lord Mawhinney said: "Fifty years is an important milestone for The Football League's showpiece Cup competition. We look forward to celebrating this special anniversary across the season.

"More than 78 million fans have watched matches in the League Cup since 1960. We want those supporters to tell us their favourite highlight from the last five decades. These will underline the excellent football and excitement which have been the bedrock of the competition.

"The League Cup is essential to the financial welfare of English professional football. Through television revenue and gate receipts it generates the income that sustains the most developed professional football pyramid in the world game.

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