| Final played at Crystal Palace, London | | date | Winner | score | Finalist | HT | att. | | Sat 18.04.96 | The Wednesday | 2-1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | | |
| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | | Sat 21.03.96 | The Wednesday | 1-1 | Bolton Wanderers | | | | Sat 28.03.96 | The Wednesday | 3-1 | Bolton Wanderers | | | | Sat 21.03.96 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2-1 | Derby County | | | | Replay |
| date | Home | score | Away | HT | | Sat 29.02.96 | Bolton Wanderers | 2-0 | Bury | | | | Sat 29.02.96 | Derby County | 1-0 | West Bromwich Albion | | | | Sat 29.02.96 | The Wednesday | 4-0 | Everton | | | | Sat 29.02.96 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3-0 | Stoke City | | |
| date | Home | score | Away | HT | | Sat 15.02.96 | Blackpool | 0-2 | Bolton Wanderers | | | | Sat 15.02.96 | Burnley | 1-1 | Stoke City | | | | Thu 20.02.96 | Stoke City | 7-1 | Burnley | | | | Sat 15.02.96 | Everton | 3-0 | Sheffield United | | | | Sat 15.02.96 | Grimsby Town | 1-1 | West Bromwich Albion | | | | Thu 20.02.96 | West Bromwich Albion | 3-0 | Grimsby Town | | | | Sat 15.02.96 | Newton Heath | 1-1 | Derby County | | | | Wed 19.02.96 | Derby County | 5-1 | Newton Heath | | | | Sat 15.02.96 | Newcastle United | 1-3 | Bury | | | | Sat 15.02.96 | The Wednesday | 2-1 | Sunderland | | | | Sat 15.02.96 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2-0 | Liverpool | | |
| date | Home | score | Away | HT | | Sat 01.02.96 | Blackburn Rovers | 1-2 | West Bromwich Albion | | | | Sat 01.02.96 | Blackpool | 4-1 | Burton Swifts | | | | Sat 01.02.96 | Burnley | 6-1 | Woolwich Arsenal | | | | Sat 01.02.96 | Burton Wanderers | 1-1 | Sheffield United | | | | Tue 06.02.96 | Sheffield United | 1-0 | Burton Wanderers | | r | | Sat 01.02.96 | Chesterfield | 0-4 | Newcastle United | | | | Sat 01.02.96 | Crewe Alexandra | 0-4 | Bolton Wanderers | | | | Sat 01.02.96 | Darwen | 0-2 | Grimsby Town | | | | Sat 01.02.96 | Derby County | 4-2 | Aston Villa | | | | Sat 01.02.96 | Liverpool | 4-1 | Millwall Athletic | | | | Sat 01.02.96 | Newton Heath | 2-1 | Kettering Town | | | | Sat 01.02.96 | Nottingham Forest | 0-2 | Everton | | | | Sat 01.02.96 | Small Heath | 1-4 | Bury | | | | Sat 01.02.96 | Southampton St Mary's | 2-3 | The Wednesday | | | | Sat 01.02.96 | Stoke City | 5-0 | Tottenham Hotspur | | | | Sat 01.02.96 | Sunderland AFC | 4-1 | Preston North End | | | | Sat 01.02.96 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2-2 | Notts County | | | | Mon 05.02.96 | Notts County | 3-4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | | r |
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