last 7 finals apart from birmingham all top 6 teams mostly top 4 and in spurs case was a catalyst to getting in the champions league the season after thats why the carling cup is important
2005 Chelsea 3–2 † Liverpool Millennium Stadium 78,000
2006 Manchester United 4–0 Wigan Athletic Millennium Stadium 66,866
2007 Chelsea 2–1 Arsenal Millennium Stadium 70,073
2008 Tottenham Hotspur 2–1 † Chelsea Wembley Stadium 87,660
2009 Manchester United 0–0 *[C] Tottenham Hotspur Wembley Stadium 88,217
2010 Manchester United 2–1 Aston Villa Wembley Stadium 88,596
2011 Birmingham City 2–1 Arsenal Wembley Stadium 88,851