The 1996 Football League Cup Final took place on 24 March 1996 at Wembley Stadium and was contested between Aston Villa and Leeds United. This was the 35th final and the 29th to be played at Wembley. Aston Villa had won the trophy two years earlier, while Leeds' last victory was in their only final appearance in 1968.

In the first half the teams could only be separated by a superb strike from Savo Milošević. After half-time, Leeds United tired and Aston Villa took advantage to eventually win 3--0. Goals from Ian Taylor and Dwight Yorke completed the scoring.[2] This was the beginning of the end for Leeds United manager Howard Wilkinson, as he was heckled by the clubs fans for his and the team's failure. However it was Villa's fifth success in the competition, at the time equalling the record set by Liverpool.

Aston Villa

GK 13 Mark Bosnich
RWB 2 Gary Charles
CB 4 Gareth Southgate
CB 5 Paul McGrath
CB 16 Ugo Ehiogu
LWB 14 Alan Wright
CM 7 Ian Taylor
CM 8 Mark Draper
CM 11 Andy Townsend (c)
CF 9 Savo Milošević
CF 18 Dwight Yorke
Substitutes:
GK 30 Michael Oakes
DF 3 Steve Staunton
FW 10 Tommy Johnson
Manager:
Brian Little

Leeds Utd

GK 1 John Lukic
RWB 2 Gary Kelly
CB 5 Lucas Radebe Substituted off 65'
CB 6 David Wetherall
CB 12 John Pemberton
LWB 11 Gary Speed
CM 4 Carlton Palmer
CM 22 Mark Ford Substituted off 46'
CM 10 Gary McAllister (c)
CF 27 Andy Gray
CF 21 Tony Yeboah
Substitutes:
DF 15 Nigel Worthington
FW 9 Brian Deane Substituted in 46'
FW 18 Tomas Brolin Substituted in 65'
Manager:
Howard Wilkinson

Man of the match
Andy Townsend (Aston Villa)