Tournament details | |
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Country | England & Wales |
Teams | 92 |
Defending champions | Stoke City |
Final positions | |
Champions | Tottenham Hotspur (2nd title) |
Runner-up | Norwich City |
The 1972β73 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.
Of the 92 teams, 36 received a bye to the second round (teams ranked 1stβ36th in the 1971β72 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 β 64 | 56 (teams ranked 15thβ22nd in Second Division; all Third and Fourth Division) |
Second Round | 5 September 1972 | 32 | 8 | 64 β 32 | 36 (teams ranked 1stβ14th in Second Division; all First Division) |
Third Round | 3 October 1972 | 16 | 8 | 32 β 16 | none |
Fourth Round | 31 October 1972 | 8 | 1 | 16 β 8 | none |
Fifth Round | 21 November 1972 | 4 | 2 | 8 β 4 | none |
Semi-finals | December 1972 β January 1973 | 4 | 0 | 4 β 2 | none |
Final | 3 March 1973 | 1 | 0 | 2 β 1 | none |
Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
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Bristol Rovers | 3β1 | Cardiff City | 22 August 1972 |
Chesterfield | 5β0 | Scunthorpe United | 23 August 1972 |
Fulham | 1β1 [2] | Reading | 23 August 1972 |
Grimsby Town | 2β0 | Barnsley | 22 August 1972 |
Newport County | 3β0 | Swansea City | 22 August 1972 |
Stockport County | 1β1 [2] | Bradford City | 21 August 1972 |
Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
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Bradford City | 0β2 | Stockport County | 28 August 1972 |
Reading | 0β1 | Fulham | 28 August 1972 |
Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
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Arsenal | 1β0 | Everton | 5 September 1972 |
Birmingham City | 1β1 | Luton Town | 5 September 1972 |
Bournemouth | 0β0 | Blackpool | 6 September 1972 |
Bristol Rovers | 4β0 | Brighton and Hove Albion | 5 September 1972 |
Bury | 1β0 | Grimsby Town | 5 September 1972 |
Carlisle United | 1β1 | Liverpool | 5 September 1972 |
Charlton Athletic | 4β3 | Mansfield Town | 5 September 1972 |
Coventry City | 1β0 | Hartlepool United | 5 September 1972 |
Crystal Palace | 0β1 | Stockport County | 5 September 1972 |
Gillingham | 0β2 | Millwall | 5 September 1972 |
Hull City | 1β0 | Fulham | 5 September 1972 |
Leeds United | 4β0 | Burnley | 6 September 1972 |
Manchester City | 4β0 | Rochdale | 6 September 1972 |
Middlesbrough | 2β0 | Wrexham | 5 September 1972 |
Newport County | 0β3 | Ipswich Town | 5 September 1972 |
Norwich City | 2β1 | Leicester City | 6 September 1972 |
Nottingham Forest | 0β1 | Aston Villa | 5 September 1972 |
Notts County | 3β2 | Southport | 6 September 1972 |
Oxford United | 2β2 | Manchester United | 6 September 1972 |
Port Vale | 1β3 | Newcastle United | 5 September 1972 |
Portsmouth | 0β1 | Chesterfield | 6 September 1972 |
Rotherham United | 2β0 | Brentford | 5 September 1972 |
Sheffield Wednesday | 2β0 | Bolton Wanderers | 6 September 1972 |
Southampton | 0β0 | Chester City | 5 September 1972 |
Southend United | 0β1 | Chelsea | 6 September 1972 |
Stoke City | 3β0 | Sunderland | 6 September 1972 |
Swindon Town | 0β1 | Derby County | 5 September 1972 |
Tottenham Hotspur | 2β1 | Huddersfield Town | 6 September 1972 |
West Bromwich Albion | 2β1 | Queens Park Rangers | 6 September 1972 |
West Ham United | 2β1 | Bristol City | 6 September 1972 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2β1 | Leyton Orient | 5 September 1972 |
Workington | 0β1 | Sheffield United | 6 September 1972 |
Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
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Blackpool | 1β1 [2] | Bournemouth | 11 September 1972 |
Chester City | 2β2 [2] | Southampton | 13 September 1972 |
Liverpool | 5β1 | Carlisle United | 19 September 1972 |
Luton Town | 1β1 [2] | Birmingham City | 13 September 1972 |
Manchester United | 3β1 | Oxford United | 12 September 1972 |
Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
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Birmingham City | 1β0 | Luton Town | 19 September 1972 |
Bournemouth | 1β2 | Blackpool | 18 September 1972 |
Southampton | 2β0 | Chester City | 20 September 1972 |
Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
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Arsenal | 5β0 | Rotherham United | 3 October 1972 |
Aston Villa | 1β1 | Leeds United | 4 October 1972 |
Birmingham City | 2β1 | Coventry City | 3 October 1972 |
Bristol Rovers | 1β1 | Manchester United | 3 October 1972 |
Bury | 2β0 | Manchester City | 3 October 1972 |
Derby County | 0β0 | Chelsea | 4 October 1972 |
Hull City | 1β2 | Norwich City | 3 October 1972 |
Ipswich Town | 1β2 | Stoke City | 3 October 1972 |
Middlesbrough | 1β1 | Tottenham Hotspur | 3 October 1972 |
Millwall | 2β0 | Chesterfield | 3 October 1972 |
Newcastle United | 0β3 | Blackpool | 4 October 1972 |
Sheffield United | 0β0 | Charlton Athletic | 3 October 1972 |
Southampton | 1β3 | Notts County | 3 October 1972 |
Stockport County | 2β1 | West Ham United | 4 October 1972 |
West Bromwich Albion | 1β1 | Liverpool | 3 October 1972 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3β1 | Sheffield Wednesday | 4 October 1972 |
Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
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Charlton Athletic | 2β2 [2] | Sheffield United | 10 October 1972 |
Chelsea | 3β2 | Derby County | 9 October 1972 |
Leeds United | 2β0 | Aston Villa | 11 October 1972 |
Liverpool | 2β1 [2] | West Bromwich Albion | 10 October 1972 |
Manchester United | 1β2 | Bristol Rovers | 11 October 1972 |
Tottenham Hotspur | 0β0 [2] | Middlesbrough | 11 October 1972 |
Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
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Sheffield United | 1β0 [2] | Charlton Athletic | 23 October 1972 |
Tottenham Hotspur | 2β1 [2] | Middlesbrough | 30 October 1972 |
Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
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Blackpool | 2β0 | Birmingham City | 31 October 1972 |
Bury | 0β1 | Chelsea | 31 October 1972 |
Liverpool | 2β2 | Leeds United | 31 October 1972 |
Notts County | 3β1 | Stoke City | 31 October 1972 |
Sheffield United | 1β2 | Arsenal | 31 October 1972 |
Stockport County | 1β5 | Norwich City | 1 November 1972 |
Tottenham Hotspur | 2β0 | Millwall | 1 November 1972 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers | 4β0 | Bristol Rovers | 31 October 1972 |
Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
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Leeds United | 0β1 | Liverpool | 22 November 1972 |
Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
---|---|---|---|
Arsenal | 0β3 | Norwich City | 21 November 1972 |
Chelsea | 3β1 | Notts County | 22 November 1972 |
Liverpool | 1β1 | Tottenham Hotspur | 4 December 1972 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1β1 | Blackpool | 21 November 1972 |
Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
---|---|---|---|
Blackpool | 0β1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 28 November 1972 |
Tottenham Hotspur | 3β1 | Liverpool | 6 December 1972 |
Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
---|---|---|---|
Chelsea | 0β2 | Norwich City | 13 December 1972 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1β2 | Tottenham Hotspur | 20 December 1972 |
Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date | Agg |
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Norwich City | 1β0 | Chelsea | 3 January 1973 | 3β0 [3] |
Tottenham Hotspur | 2β2 [2] | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 30 December 1972 | 4β3 |
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 1β0 at Wembley Stadium, Ralph Coates with the goal.
Tottenham Hotspur | 1β0 | Norwich City |
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Coates 72' |
Tottenham Hotspur
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Norwich City
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Tournament details | |
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Country | England & Wales |
Teams | 92 |
Defending champions | Stoke City |
Final positions | |
Champions | Tottenham Hotspur (2nd title) |
Runner-up | Norwich City |
The 1972β73 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.
Of the 92 teams, 36 received a bye to the second round (teams ranked 1stβ36th in the 1971β72 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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Original | Replays | ||||
First Round | 16 August 1972 | 28 | 8 | 92 β 64 | 56 (teams ranked 15thβ22nd in Second Division; all Third and Fourth Division) |
Second Round | 5 September 1972 | 32 | 8 | 64 β 32 | 36 (teams ranked 1stβ14th in Second Division; all First Division) |
Third Round | 3 October 1972 | 16 | 8 | 32 β 16 | none |
Fourth Round | 31 October 1972 | 8 | 1 | 16 β 8 | none |
Fifth Round | 21 November 1972 | 4 | 2 | 8 β 4 | none |
Semi-finals | December 1972 β January 1973 | 4 | 0 | 4 β 2 | none |
Final | 3 March 1973 | 1 | 0 | 2 β 1 | none |
Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
---|---|---|---|
Bristol Rovers | 3β1 | Cardiff City | 22 August 1972 |
Chesterfield | 5β0 | Scunthorpe United | 23 August 1972 |
Fulham | 1β1 [2] | Reading | 23 August 1972 |
Grimsby Town | 2β0 | Barnsley | 22 August 1972 |
Newport County | 3β0 | Swansea City | 22 August 1972 |
Stockport County | 1β1 [2] | Bradford City | 21 August 1972 |
Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
---|---|---|---|
Bradford City | 0β2 | Stockport County | 28 August 1972 |
Reading | 0β1 | Fulham | 28 August 1972 |
Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
---|---|---|---|
Arsenal | 1β0 | Everton | 5 September 1972 |
Birmingham City | 1β1 | Luton Town | 5 September 1972 |
Bournemouth | 0β0 | Blackpool | 6 September 1972 |
Bristol Rovers | 4β0 | Brighton and Hove Albion | 5 September 1972 |
Bury | 1β0 | Grimsby Town | 5 September 1972 |
Carlisle United | 1β1 | Liverpool | 5 September 1972 |
Charlton Athletic | 4β3 | Mansfield Town | 5 September 1972 |
Coventry City | 1β0 | Hartlepool United | 5 September 1972 |
Crystal Palace | 0β1 | Stockport County | 5 September 1972 |
Gillingham | 0β2 | Millwall | 5 September 1972 |
Hull City | 1β0 | Fulham | 5 September 1972 |
Leeds United | 4β0 | Burnley | 6 September 1972 |
Manchester City | 4β0 | Rochdale | 6 September 1972 |
Middlesbrough | 2β0 | Wrexham | 5 September 1972 |
Newport County | 0β3 | Ipswich Town | 5 September 1972 |
Norwich City | 2β1 | Leicester City | 6 September 1972 |
Nottingham Forest | 0β1 | Aston Villa | 5 September 1972 |
Notts County | 3β2 | Southport | 6 September 1972 |
Oxford United | 2β2 | Manchester United | 6 September 1972 |
Port Vale | 1β3 | Newcastle United | 5 September 1972 |
Portsmouth | 0β1 | Chesterfield | 6 September 1972 |
Rotherham United | 2β0 | Brentford | 5 September 1972 |
Sheffield Wednesday | 2β0 | Bolton Wanderers | 6 September 1972 |
Southampton | 0β0 | Chester City | 5 September 1972 |
Southend United | 0β1 | Chelsea | 6 September 1972 |
Stoke City | 3β0 | Sunderland | 6 September 1972 |
Swindon Town | 0β1 | Derby County | 5 September 1972 |
Tottenham Hotspur | 2β1 | Huddersfield Town | 6 September 1972 |
West Bromwich Albion | 2β1 | Queens Park Rangers | 6 September 1972 |
West Ham United | 2β1 | Bristol City | 6 September 1972 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2β1 | Leyton Orient | 5 September 1972 |
Workington | 0β1 | Sheffield United | 6 September 1972 |
Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
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Blackpool | 1β1 [2] | Bournemouth | 11 September 1972 |
Chester City | 2β2 [2] | Southampton | 13 September 1972 |
Liverpool | 5β1 | Carlisle United | 19 September 1972 |
Luton Town | 1β1 [2] | Birmingham City | 13 September 1972 |
Manchester United | 3β1 | Oxford United | 12 September 1972 |
Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
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Birmingham City | 1β0 | Luton Town | 19 September 1972 |
Bournemouth | 1β2 | Blackpool | 18 September 1972 |
Southampton | 2β0 | Chester City | 20 September 1972 |
Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
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Arsenal | 5β0 | Rotherham United | 3 October 1972 |
Aston Villa | 1β1 | Leeds United | 4 October 1972 |
Birmingham City | 2β1 | Coventry City | 3 October 1972 |
Bristol Rovers | 1β1 | Manchester United | 3 October 1972 |
Bury | 2β0 | Manchester City | 3 October 1972 |
Derby County | 0β0 | Chelsea | 4 October 1972 |
Hull City | 1β2 | Norwich City | 3 October 1972 |
Ipswich Town | 1β2 | Stoke City | 3 October 1972 |
Middlesbrough | 1β1 | Tottenham Hotspur | 3 October 1972 |
Millwall | 2β0 | Chesterfield | 3 October 1972 |
Newcastle United | 0β3 | Blackpool | 4 October 1972 |
Sheffield United | 0β0 | Charlton Athletic | 3 October 1972 |
Southampton | 1β3 | Notts County | 3 October 1972 |
Stockport County | 2β1 | West Ham United | 4 October 1972 |
West Bromwich Albion | 1β1 | Liverpool | 3 October 1972 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3β1 | Sheffield Wednesday | 4 October 1972 |
Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
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Charlton Athletic | 2β2 [2] | Sheffield United | 10 October 1972 |
Chelsea | 3β2 | Derby County | 9 October 1972 |
Leeds United | 2β0 | Aston Villa | 11 October 1972 |
Liverpool | 2β1 [2] | West Bromwich Albion | 10 October 1972 |
Manchester United | 1β2 | Bristol Rovers | 11 October 1972 |
Tottenham Hotspur | 0β0 [2] | Middlesbrough | 11 October 1972 |
Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
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Sheffield United | 1β0 [2] | Charlton Athletic | 23 October 1972 |
Tottenham Hotspur | 2β1 [2] | Middlesbrough | 30 October 1972 |
Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
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Blackpool | 2β0 | Birmingham City | 31 October 1972 |
Bury | 0β1 | Chelsea | 31 October 1972 |
Liverpool | 2β2 | Leeds United | 31 October 1972 |
Notts County | 3β1 | Stoke City | 31 October 1972 |
Sheffield United | 1β2 | Arsenal | 31 October 1972 |
Stockport County | 1β5 | Norwich City | 1 November 1972 |
Tottenham Hotspur | 2β0 | Millwall | 1 November 1972 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers | 4β0 | Bristol Rovers | 31 October 1972 |
Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
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Leeds United | 0β1 | Liverpool | 22 November 1972 |
Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
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Arsenal | 0β3 | Norwich City | 21 November 1972 |
Chelsea | 3β1 | Notts County | 22 November 1972 |
Liverpool | 1β1 | Tottenham Hotspur | 4 December 1972 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1β1 | Blackpool | 21 November 1972 |
Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
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Blackpool | 0β1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 28 November 1972 |
Tottenham Hotspur | 3β1 | Liverpool | 6 December 1972 |
Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
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Chelsea | 0β2 | Norwich City | 13 December 1972 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1β2 | Tottenham Hotspur | 20 December 1972 |
Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date | Agg |
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Norwich City | 1β0 | Chelsea | 3 January 1973 | 3β0 [3] |
Tottenham Hotspur | 2β2 [2] | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 30 December 1972 | 4β3 |
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 1β0 at Wembley Stadium, Ralph Coates with the goal.
Tottenham Hotspur | 1β0 | Norwich City |
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Coates 72' |
Tottenham Hotspur
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Norwich City
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