The EFL Trophy is a knockout cup competition in English football organised by and named after the English Football League. The competition was first played in 1983–84 as the Associate Members' Cup. It is currently open to the 48 members of League One and League Two with 16 category one academy teams from clubs in the Premier League and Championship being invited. In 1984 the final was due to be played at the then Wembley Stadium, but owing to damage caused to the pitch during the Horse of the Year Show, it was moved to Boothferry Park. The first final to be played at Wembley Stadium was in 1985. From 2001 to 2007 while Wembley was rebuilt, it was played at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff. In 2008 the finals returned to the new Wembley.

Finals

Key Match went to extra timeMatch decided by golden goalMatch decided by a penalty shoot-out after extra timeClub played in tier 4 (Fourth Division/Third Division/League Two) at the timeClub was reinstated at an earlier stage of the same competitionBold ItalicsClub was reinstated in the final stage of the same competition BoldClub was promoted to the second-tier of English footballItalicsClub was relegated to the fifth-tier of English football All teams are English, except where marked (Welsh).

FinalWinnersScoreRunners-upVenueAttendanceWinning manager1984Bournemouth2–1Hull City Boothferry Park6,544 Harry Redknapp1985 Wigan Athletic3–1BrentfordWembley Stadium (original)39,897 Bryan Hamilton1986Bristol City3–0Bolton WanderersWembley Stadium (original)54,502 Terry Cooper1987Mansfield Town1–1Bristol CityWembley Stadium (original)58,586 Ian Greaves1988Wolverhampton Wanderers2–0BurnleyWembley Stadium (original)80,841 Graham Turner1989Bolton Wanderers4–1Torquay UnitedWembley Stadium (original)46,513 Phil Neal1990Tranmere Rovers2–1Bristol RoversWembley Stadium (original)48,402 John King1991Birmingham City3–2Tranmere RoversWembley Stadium (original)58,750 Lou Macari1992Stoke City1–0Stockport CountyWembley Stadium (original)48,339 Lou Macari1993 Port Vale2–1Stockport CountyWembley Stadium (original)35,885 John Rudge1994 Swansea City1–1Huddersfield TownWembley Stadium (original)47,773 Frank Burrows1995Birmingham City1–0Carlisle UnitedWembley Stadium (original)76,663 Barry Fry1996Rotherham United2–1Shrewsbury TownWembley Stadium (original)35,235 Archie Gemmill John McGovern1997Carlisle United0–0Colchester UnitedWembley Stadium (original)45,077 Mervyn Day1998Grimsby Town2–1Bournemouth Wembley Stadium (original)62,432 Alan Buckley1999Wigan AthleticMillwallWembley Stadium (original)55,349 Ray Mathias2000Stoke CityBristol CityWembley Stadium (original)75,057 Guðjón Þórðarson2001Port Vale2–1BrentfordMillennium Stadium25,654 Brian Horton2002Blackpool4–1Cambridge UnitedMillennium Stadium20,287 Steve McMahon2003Bristol City2–0Carlisle UnitedMillennium Stadium50,913 Danny Wilson2004Blackpool2–0Southend UnitedMillennium Stadium34,031 Steve McMahon2005 Wrexham2–0Southend UnitedMillennium Stadium36,216 Denis Smith2006 Swansea City2–1Carlisle UnitedMillennium Stadium42,028 Kenny Jackett 2007Doncaster Rovers3–2Bristol RoversMillennium Stadium59,024 Sean O'Driscoll2008Milton Keynes Dons2–0Grimsby TownWembley Stadium (new)56,618 Paul Ince2009Luton Town3–2Scunthorpe UnitedWembley Stadium (new)55,378 Mick Harford2010Southampton4–1Carlisle UnitedWembley Stadium (new)73,476 Alan Pardew2011Carlisle United1–0BrentfordWembley Stadium (new)40,476 Greg Abbott2012Chesterfield2–0Swindon TownWembley Stadium (new)49,602 John Sheridan2013Crewe Alexandra2–0Southend UnitedWembley Stadium (new)43,842 Steve Davis2014Peterborough United3–1ChesterfieldWembley Stadium (new)35,663 Darren Ferguson2015Bristol City2–0WalsallWembley Stadium (new)72,315 Steve Cotterill2016Barnsley3–2Oxford UnitedWembley Stadium (new)59,230 Paul Heckingbottom2017Coventry City 2–1Oxford UnitedWembley Stadium (new)74,434 Mark Robins2018Lincoln City 1–0Shrewsbury TownWembley Stadium (new)41,261 Danny Cowley2019Portsmouth 2–2SunderlandWembley Stadium (new)85,021 Kenny Jackett2020Salford City 0–0PortsmouthWembley Stadium (new)0 Richie Wellens2021Sunderland 1–0Tranmere RoversWembley Stadium (new)0 Lee Johnson2022Rotherham United4–2Sutton UnitedWembley Stadium (new)30,688 Paul Warne2023Bolton Wanderers4–0Plymouth ArgyleWembley Stadium (new)79,389 Ian Evatt2024Peterborough United2–1Wycombe WanderersWembley Stadium (new)42,252 Darren Ferguson2025Peterborough United2–0Birmingham CityWembley Stadium (new)71,722 Darren Ferguson2026Luton Town3–1Stockport CountyWembley Stadium (new)49,517 Jack Wilshere

Results by team Teams in bold compete outside EFL Leagues One and Two as of 2025–26 season and hence they do not compete in the EFL Trophy (some Premier League and Championship teams may enter their reserve/academic/youth teams, but none of them have made a final so far and a win by any such team will not count as a full-team club record).

+ EFL Trophy winners by teamTeamWinnersRunners-upYears wonYears runners-upBristol City321986, 2003, 20151987, 2000Peterborough United302014, 2024, 2025—Carlisle United241997, 20111995, 2003, 2006, 2010Bolton Wanderers211989, 20231986Birmingham City211991, 19952025Blackpool202002, 2004—Luton Town202009, 2026—Port Vale201993, 2001—Rotherham United201996, 2022—Stoke City201992, 2000— Swansea City201994, 2006—Wigan Athletic201985, 1999—Tranmere Rovers1219901991, 2021Bournemouth1119841998Chesterfield1120122014Grimsby Town1119982008Portsmouth1120192020Sunderland1120212019Barnsley102016—Coventry City102017—Crewe Alexandra102013—Doncaster Rovers102007—Lincoln City102018—Mansfield Town101987—Milton Keynes Dons102008—Salford City102020—Southampton102010—Wolverhampton Wanderers101988— Wrexham102005—Brentford03—1985, 2001, 2011Southend United03—2004, 2005, 2013Stockport County03—1992, 1993, 2026Bristol Rovers02—1990, 2007Oxford United02—2016, 2017Shrewsbury Town02—1996, 2018Burnley01—1988Cambridge United01—2002Colchester United01—1997Huddersfield Town01—1994Hull City01—1984Millwall01—1999Scunthorpe United01—2009Sutton United01—2022Plymouth Argyle01—2023Swindon Town01―2012Torquay United01—1989Walsall01—2015Wycombe Wanderers01—2024

References General Football League Trophy results page

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External links Official website