 Carling Cup 2011-2012 | Carling Cup AKA League CupOriginating in the 60's when football clubs started to install floodlights to enable midweek and evening games and endowed with the name of its current sponsors the League Cup is another of England's great cup competitions. Holders qualify for Europe in the EUFA Europa League.
Draw and results listed below. |
Carling Cup Final Sunday 26 February 2012 Wembly
  | So it's clear now the clarets came third in the Carling cup having been knocked out by the eventual finalists :-) well that's my opinion anyway. I will be at the red lion ChiangMai watching this game and hoping that Liverpool are victorious. |
Cardiff 1-0 Burnley. 4th Round 25/10/11
The Clarets travel to Cardiff for a tough 4th round game. Too tough a it turned out as Joe Mason's solitary goal sealed it for the Welshmen. So just the F.A. cup and Championship titles this year then.:)
Burnley 2-1 MK Dons. 3rd Round 20/09/11
MK Dons visit the Turf to see which of them will go through to the last 16.
After the pretenders take an early lead the Clarets respond in the second half with goals in the 59th and 89th minutes. What no extra time:)
After the pretenders take an early lead the Clarets respond in the second half with goals in the 59th and 89th minutes. What no extra time:)
Burnley 3-2 (AET) Barnet. 2nd Round 23/08/11
Barnet visit the Clarets later in the month for round 2 of the Carling Cup having disposed of Pompey in round 1.
Barnet clawed back a 2-0 Clarets lead to force extra time but the Clarets came out winners going through.
Barnet clawed back a 2-0 Clarets lead to force extra time but the Clarets came out winners going through.
Burnley 6-3 (AET) Burton Albion. 1st Round 9/8/11
Burton Albion travel to the Turf for the opener in the Carling Cup.
Burnley were matched in normal time which ended 3-3 but in extra time the Clarets were able to come out on top.
Burnley were matched in normal time which ended 3-3 but in extra time the Clarets were able to come out on top.
