List of EFL Trophy finals


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 [Wembley Stadium (1923)|the then Wembley Stadium|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 time
Match decided by golden goal
Match decided by a penalty shoot-out after extra time
Club played in tier 4 at the time
BoldClub was promoted to the second-tier of English football
ItalicsClub was relegated to the fifth-tier of English football

FinalWinnersScoreRunners-upVenueAttendanceWinning manager
1984Bournemouth2–1Hull CityBoothferry Park6,544

Results by team

Teams in bold compete outside EFL Leagues One and Two as of 2025–26 season and thus do not compete in the EFL Trophy.
TeamWinnersRunners-upYears wonYears runners-up
Bristol City321986, 2003, 20151987, 2000
Peterborough United302014, 2024, 2025—
Carlisle United241997, 20111995, 2003, 2006, 2010
Bolton Wanderers211989, 20231986
Birmingham City211991, 19952025
Blackpool202002, 2004—
Port Vale201993, 2001—
Rotherham United201996, 2022—
Stoke City201992, 2000—
Swansea City201994, 2006—
Wigan Athletic201985, 1999—
Tranmere Rovers1219901991, 2021
Bournemouth1119841998
Chesterfield1120122014
Grimsby Town1119982008
Portsmouth1120192020
Sunderland1120212019
Barnsley102016—
Coventry City102017—
Crewe Alexandra102013—
Doncaster Rovers102007—
Lincoln City102018—
Luton Town102009—
Mansfield Town101987—
Milton Keynes Dons102008—
Salford City102020—
Southampton102010—
Wolverhampton Wanderers101988—
Wrexham102005—
Brentford03—1985, 2001, 2011
Southend United03—2004, 2005, 2013
Bristol Rovers02—1990, 2007
Oxford United02—2016, 2017
Shrewsbury Town02—1996, 2018
Stockport County02—1992, 1993
Burnley01—1988
Cambridge United01—2002
Colchester United01—1997
Huddersfield Town01—1994
Hull City01—1984
Millwall01—1999
Scunthorpe United01—2009
Sutton United01—2022
Plymouth Argyle01—2023
Swindon Town01―2012
Torquay United01—1989
Walsall01—2015
Wycombe Wanderers01—2024