2002–03 Football League Cup
| Worthington Cup, League Cup | |||
| Country |
 England Wales
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| Teams | 92 | ||
| Champions | Liverpool | ||
| Runners-up | Manchester United | ||
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The 2002–03 Football League Cup was the 43rd staging of the Football League Cup, a knockout competition for England's top 92 football clubs. The competition name reflects a sponsorship deal with beer brand Worthington.
The competition began on 10 August 2002, and ended with the final on 2 March 2003.
The tournament was won by Liverpool, who beat Manchester United 2–0 in the final, thanks to goals from Michael Owen and Steven Gerrard.
A preliminary round was necessary to reduce the number of teams by one, because of the extra UEFA Cup place awarded to newly relegated Ipswich Town through the Fair Play league.
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