| Final played at Crystal Palace, London | | date | Winner | score | Finalist | HT | att. | | Sat 10.04.97 | Aston Villa | 3-2 | Everton | | |
| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | | Sat 20.03.97 | Aston Villa | 3-0 | Liverpool | | | | Sat 20.03.97 | Everton | 3-2 | Derby County | | |
| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | | Sat 27.02.97 | Preston North End | 1-1 | Aston Villa | | | | Sat 27.02.97 | Liverpool | 1-1 | Nottingham Forest | | | | Sat 27.02.97 | Everton | 2-0 | Blackburn Rovers | | | | Sat 27.02.97 | Derby County | 2-0 | Newton Heath | | | | Replays | | Wed 03.03.97 | Nottingham Forest | 0-1 | Liverpool | | | | Wed 03.03.97 | Aston Villa | 0-0 | Preston North End | 0-0 | | | Wed 10.03.97 | Aston Villa | 3-2 | Preston North End | | |
| date | Home | score | Away | HT | | Sat 13.02.97 | Aston Villa | 2-1 | Notts County | | | | Sat 13.02.97 | Blackburn Rovers | 2-1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | | | | Sat 13.02.97 | Derby County | 4-1 | Bolton Wanderers | | | | Sat 13.02.97 | Everton | 3-0 | Bury | | | | Sat 13.02.97 | Preston North End | 2-1 | Stoke City | | | | Sat 13.02.97 | Southampton St Mary's | 1-1 | Newton Heath | | | | Wed 17.02.97 | Newton Heath | 3-1 | Southampton St Mary's | | r | | Sat 13.02.97 | Sunderland AFC | 1-3 | Nottingham Forest | | | | Sat 13.02.97 | West Bromwich Albion | 1-2 | Liverpool | | |
| date | Home | score | Away | HT | | Sat 30.01.97 | Aston Villa | 5-0 | Newcastle United | | | | Sat 30.01.97 | Blackburn Rovers | 2-1 | Sheffield United | | | | Sat 30.01.97 | Derby County | 8-1 | Barnsley St Peter's | | | | Sat 30.01.97 | Everton | 5-2 | Burton Wanderers | | | | Sat 30.01.97 | Grimsby Town | 0-0 | Bolton Wanderers | 0-0 | | | Mon 08.02.97 | Bolton Wanderers | 3-3 | Grimsby Town | | r | | Thu 11.02.97 | Bolton Wanderers | 3-2 | Grimsby Town | | r2 | | Sat 30.01.97 | Liverpool | 4-3 | Burton Swifts | | | | Sat 30.01.97 | Luton Town | 0-1 | West Bromwich Albion | | | | Sat 30.01.97 | Millwall Athletic | 1-2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | | | | Sat 30.01.97 | Newton Heath | 5-1 | Kettering Town | | | | Sat 30.01.97 | Preston North End | 6-0 | Manchester City | | | | Sat 30.01.97 | Sheffield Wednesday | 0-1 | Nottingham Forest | | | | Sat 30.01.97 | Small Heath | 1-2 | Notts County | | | | Sat 30.01.97 | Southampton St Mary's | 1-1 | Heanor Town | | | | Wed 03.02.97 | Heanor Town | 0-1 | Southampton St Mary's | | r | | Sat 30.01.97 | Stockton | 0-0 | Bury | 0-0 | | | Tue 02.02.97 | Bury | 12-1 | Stockton | | r | | Sat 30.01.97 | Stoke City | 5-2 | Glossop North End | | | | Sat 30.01.97 | Sunderland AFC | 1-0 | Burnley | | |
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