1972–73 Football League Cup
Tournament details | |
---|---|
Country | England & Wales |
Teams | 92 |
Defending champions | Stoke City |
Final positions | |
Champions | Tottenham Hotspur (2nd title) |
Runner-up | Norwich City |
The 1972–73 Football League Cup was the 13th season of the Football League Cup, a knock-out competition for England's top 92 football clubs. The tournament started on 15 August 1972 and ended with the final at Wembley on 3 March 1973.[1]
Tottenham Hotspur won the tournament after defeating Norwich City in the final at Wembley Stadium, London.
Calendar
Of the 92 teams, 36 received a bye to the second round (teams ranked 1st–36th in the 1971–72 Football League) and the other 56 played in the first round. Semi-finals were two-legged.
Round | Main date | Fixtures | Clubs | New entries this round | |
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Original | Replays | ||||
First Round | 16 August 1972 | 28 | 8 | 92 → 64 | 56 (teams ranked 15th–22nd in Second Division; all Third and Fourth Division) |
Second Round | 5 September 1972 | 32 | 8 | 64 → 32 | 36 (teams ranked 1st–14th in Second Division; all First Division) |
Third Round | 3 October 1972 | 16 | 8 | 32 → 16 | none |
Fourth Round | 31 October 1972 | 8 | 1 | 16 → 8 | none |
Fifth Round | 21 November 1972 | 4 | 2 | 8 → 4 | none |
Semi-finals | December 1972 – January 1973 | 4 | 0 | 4 → 2 | none |
Final | 3 March 1973 | 1 | 0 | 2 → 1 | none |
First round
Ties
Replays
Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
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Bristol Rovers | 3–1 | Cardiff City | 22 August 1972 |
Chesterfield | 5–0 | Scunthorpe United | 23 August 1972 |
Fulham | 1–1[2] | Reading | 23 August 1972 |
Grimsby Town | 2–0 | Barnsley | 22 August 1972 |
Newport County | 3–0 | Swansea City | 22 August 1972 |
Stockport County | 1–1[2] | Bradford City | 21 August 1972 |
2nd Replays
Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
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Bradford City | 0–2 | Stockport County | 28 August 1972 |
Reading | 0–1 | Fulham | 28 August 1972 |
Second round
Ties
Replays
Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
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Blackpool | 1–1[2] | Bournemouth | 11 September 1972 |
Chester City | 2–2[2] | Southampton | 13 September 1972 |
Liverpool | 5–1 | Carlisle United | 19 September 1972 |
Luton Town | 1–1[2] | Birmingham City | 13 September 1972 |
Manchester United | 3–1 | Oxford United | 12 September 1972 |
2nd Replays
Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
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Birmingham City | 1–0 | Luton Town | 19 September 1972 |
Bournemouth | 1–2 | Blackpool | 18 September 1972 |
Southampton | 2–0 | Chester City | 20 September 1972 |
Third round
Ties
Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
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Arsenal | 5–0 | Rotherham United | 3 October 1972 |
Aston Villa | 1–1 | Leeds United | 4 October 1972 |
Birmingham City | 2–1 | Coventry City | 3 October 1972 |
Bristol Rovers | 1–1 | Manchester United | 3 October 1972 |
Bury | 2–0 | Manchester City | 3 October 1972 |
Derby County | 0–0 | Chelsea | 4 October 1972 |
Hull City | 1–2 | Norwich City | 3 October 1972 |
Ipswich Town | 1–2 | Stoke City | 3 October 1972 |
Middlesbrough | 1–1 | Tottenham Hotspur | 3 October 1972 |
Millwall | 2–0 | Chesterfield | 3 October 1972 |
Newcastle United | 0–3 | Blackpool | 4 October 1972 |
Sheffield United | 0–0 | Charlton Athletic | 3 October 1972 |
Southampton | 1–3 | Notts County | 3 October 1972 |
Stockport County | 2–1 | West Ham United | 4 October 1972 |
West Bromwich Albion | 1–1 | Liverpool | 3 October 1972 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3–1 | Sheffield Wednesday | 4 October 1972 |
Replays
Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
---|---|---|---|
Charlton Athletic | 2–2[2] | Sheffield United | 10 October 1972 |
Chelsea | 3–2 | Derby County | 9 October 1972 |
Leeds United | 2–0 | Aston Villa | 11 October 1972 |
Liverpool | 2–1[2] | West Bromwich Albion | 10 October 1972 |
Manchester United | 1–2 | Bristol Rovers | 11 October 1972 |
Tottenham Hotspur | 0–0[2] | Middlesbrough | 11 October 1972 |
2nd Replays
Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
---|---|---|---|
Sheffield United | 1–0[2] | Charlton Athletic | 23 October 1972 |
Tottenham Hotspur | 2–1[2] | Middlesbrough | 30 October 1972 |
Fourth round
Ties
Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
---|---|---|---|
Blackpool | 2–0 | Birmingham City | 31 October 1972 |
Bury | 0–1 | Chelsea | 31 October 1972 |
Liverpool | 2–2 | Leeds United | 31 October 1972 |
Notts County | 3–1 | Stoke City | 31 October 1972 |
Sheffield United | 1–2 | Arsenal | 31 October 1972 |
Stockport County | 1–5 | Norwich City | 1 November 1972 |
Tottenham Hotspur | 2–0 | Millwall | 1 November 1972 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers | 4–0 | Bristol Rovers | 31 October 1972 |
Replay
Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
---|---|---|---|
Leeds United | 0–1 | Liverpool | 22 November 1972 |
Fifth round
Ties
Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
---|---|---|---|
Arsenal | 0–3 | Norwich City | 21 November 1972 |
Chelsea | 3–1 | Notts County | 22 November 1972 |
Liverpool | 1–1 | Tottenham Hotspur | 4 December 1972 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–1 | Blackpool | 21 November 1972 |
Replays
Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
---|---|---|---|
Blackpool | 0–1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 28 November 1972 |
Tottenham Hotspur | 3–1 | Liverpool | 6 December 1972 |
Semi-finals
First leg
Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
---|---|---|---|
Chelsea | 0–2 | Norwich City | 13 December 1972 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–2 | Tottenham Hotspur | 20 December 1972 |
Second leg
Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date | Agg |
---|---|---|---|---|
Norwich City | 1–0 | Chelsea | 3 January 1973 | 3–0[3] |
Tottenham Hotspur | 2–2[2] | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 30 December 1972 | 4–3 |
Final
The final was held at Wembley Stadium, London on 3 March 1973.
The 1973 Football League Cup Final was won by Tottenham Hotspur. Spurs beat Norwich City 1–0 at Wembley Stadium, Ralph Coates with the goal.
Tottenham Hotspur | 1–0 | Norwich City |
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Coates 72' |
Tottenham Hotspur | Norwich City |
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References
General
- "English League Cup 1972/1973". Soccerbase. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
- "England League Cup Full Results 1960–1996". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
- "English League Cup 1972–1973 : Results". statto.com. Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
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