Football League Cup
Tournament details
CountryEngland &  Wales
Teams92
Defending championsStoke City
Final positions
ChampionsTottenham Hotspur (2nd title)
Runner-upNorwich 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
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

Home Team Score Away Team Date
Aston Villa4–1Hereford United16 August 1972
Barnsley0–0Grimsby Town16 August 1972
Blackburn Rovers0–1Rochdale16 August 1972
Bolton Wanderers3–0Oldham Athletic16 August 1972
Bradford City1–1Stockport County16 August 1972
Brentford1–0Cambridge United16 August 1972
Brighton and Hove Albion2–1Exeter City16 August 1972
Cardiff City2–2Bristol Rovers16 August 1972
Chester City4–3Shrewsbury Town16 August 1972
Darlington0–1Rotherham United16 August 1972
Gillingham1–0Colchester United16 August 1972
Halifax Town1–2Bury15 August 1972
Hartlepool United1–0Doncaster Rovers16 August 1972
Leyton Orient2–0Watford16 August 1972
Mansfield Town3–1Lincoln City16 August 1972
Northampton Town0–3Charlton Athletic15 August 1972
Notts County3–1York City16 August 1972
Oxford United4–0Peterborough United16 August 1972
Plymouth Argyle0–2Bournemouth15 August 1972
Reading1–1Fulham16 August 1972
Scunthorpe United0–0Chesterfield15 August 1972
Southend United2–1Aldershot16 August 1972
Southport4–1Walsall16 August 1972
Swansea City1–1Newport County15 August 1972
Torquay United1–2Portsmouth16 August 1972
Tranmere Rovers0–1Port Vale16 August 1972
Workington1–0Preston North End16 August 1972
Wrexham4–0Crewe Alexandra16 August 1972

Replays

Home Team Score Away Team Date
Bristol Rovers3–1Cardiff City22 August 1972
Chesterfield5–0Scunthorpe United23 August 1972
Fulham1–1[2]Reading23 August 1972
Grimsby Town2–0Barnsley22 August 1972
Newport County3–0Swansea City22 August 1972
Stockport County1–1[2]Bradford City21 August 1972

2nd Replays

Home Team Score Away Team Date
Bradford City0–2Stockport County28 August 1972
Reading0–1Fulham28 August 1972

Second round

Ties

Home Team Score Away Team Date
Arsenal1–0Everton5 September 1972
Birmingham City1–1Luton Town5 September 1972
Bournemouth0–0Blackpool6 September 1972
Bristol Rovers4–0Brighton and Hove Albion5 September 1972
Bury1–0Grimsby Town5 September 1972
Carlisle United1–1Liverpool5 September 1972
Charlton Athletic4–3Mansfield Town5 September 1972
Coventry City1–0Hartlepool United5 September 1972
Crystal Palace0–1Stockport County5 September 1972
Gillingham0–2Millwall5 September 1972
Hull City1–0Fulham5 September 1972
Leeds United4–0Burnley6 September 1972
Manchester City4–0Rochdale6 September 1972
Middlesbrough2–0Wrexham5 September 1972
Newport County0–3Ipswich Town5 September 1972
Norwich City2–1Leicester City6 September 1972
Nottingham Forest0–1Aston Villa5 September 1972
Notts County3–2Southport6 September 1972
Oxford United2–2Manchester United6 September 1972
Port Vale1–3Newcastle United5 September 1972
Portsmouth0–1Chesterfield6 September 1972
Rotherham United2–0Brentford5 September 1972
Sheffield Wednesday2–0Bolton Wanderers6 September 1972
Southampton0–0Chester City5 September 1972
Southend United0–1Chelsea6 September 1972
Stoke City3–0Sunderland6 September 1972
Swindon Town0–1Derby County5 September 1972
Tottenham Hotspur2–1Huddersfield Town6 September 1972
West Bromwich Albion2–1Queens Park Rangers6 September 1972
West Ham United2–1Bristol City6 September 1972
Wolverhampton Wanderers2–1Leyton Orient5 September 1972
Workington0–1Sheffield United6 September 1972

Replays

Home Team Score Away Team Date
Blackpool1–1[2]Bournemouth11 September 1972
Chester City2–2[2]Southampton13 September 1972
Liverpool5–1Carlisle United19 September 1972
Luton Town1–1[2]Birmingham City13 September 1972
Manchester United3–1Oxford United12 September 1972

2nd Replays

Home Team Score Away Team Date
Birmingham City1–0Luton Town19 September 1972
Bournemouth1–2Blackpool18 September 1972
Southampton2–0Chester City20 September 1972

Third round

Ties

Home Team Score Away Team Date
Arsenal5–0Rotherham United3 October 1972
Aston Villa1–1Leeds United4 October 1972
Birmingham City2–1Coventry City3 October 1972
Bristol Rovers1–1Manchester United3 October 1972
Bury2–0Manchester City3 October 1972
Derby County0–0Chelsea4 October 1972
Hull City1–2Norwich City3 October 1972
Ipswich Town1–2Stoke City3 October 1972
Middlesbrough1–1Tottenham Hotspur3 October 1972
Millwall2–0Chesterfield3 October 1972
Newcastle United0–3Blackpool4 October 1972
Sheffield United0–0Charlton Athletic3 October 1972
Southampton1–3Notts County3 October 1972
Stockport County2–1West Ham United4 October 1972
West Bromwich Albion1–1Liverpool3 October 1972
Wolverhampton Wanderers3–1Sheffield Wednesday4 October 1972

Replays

Home Team Score Away Team Date
Charlton Athletic2–2[2]Sheffield United10 October 1972
Chelsea3–2Derby County9 October 1972
Leeds United2–0Aston Villa11 October 1972
Liverpool2–1[2]West Bromwich Albion10 October 1972
Manchester United1–2Bristol Rovers11 October 1972
Tottenham Hotspur0–0[2]Middlesbrough11 October 1972

2nd Replays

Home Team Score Away Team Date
Sheffield United1–0[2]Charlton Athletic23 October 1972
Tottenham Hotspur2–1[2]Middlesbrough30 October 1972

Fourth round

Ties

Home Team Score Away Team Date
Blackpool2–0Birmingham City31 October 1972
Bury0–1Chelsea31 October 1972
Liverpool2–2Leeds United31 October 1972
Notts County3–1Stoke City31 October 1972
Sheffield United1–2Arsenal31 October 1972
Stockport County1–5Norwich City1 November 1972
Tottenham Hotspur2–0Millwall1 November 1972
Wolverhampton Wanderers4–0Bristol Rovers31 October 1972

Replay

Home Team Score Away Team Date
Leeds United0–1Liverpool22 November 1972

Fifth round

Ties

Home Team Score Away Team Date
Arsenal0–3Norwich City21 November 1972
Chelsea3–1Notts County22 November 1972
Liverpool1–1Tottenham Hotspur4 December 1972
Wolverhampton Wanderers1–1Blackpool21 November 1972

Replays

Home Team Score Away Team Date
Blackpool0–1Wolverhampton Wanderers28 November 1972
Tottenham Hotspur3–1Liverpool6 December 1972

Semi-finals

First leg

Home Team Score Away Team Date
Chelsea0–2Norwich City13 December 1972
Wolverhampton Wanderers1–2Tottenham Hotspur20 December 1972

Second leg

Home Team Score Away Team Date Agg
Norwich City1–0Chelsea3 January 19733–0[3]
Tottenham Hotspur2–2[2]Wolverhampton Wanderers30 December 19724–3

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 Hotspur1–0Norwich City
Coates 72'
Attendance: 100,000
Tottenham Hotspur
Norwich City
1Northern Ireland Pat Jennings
2Republic of Ireland Joe Kinnear
3England Cyril Knowles
4England John Prattdownward-facing red arrow 25'
5Wales Mike England
6England Phil Beal
7Scotland Alan Gilzean
8England Steve Perryman
9England Martin Chivers
10England Martin Peters (c)
11England Jimmy Pearce
Substitute:
12England Ralph Coatesupward-facing green arrow 25'
Manager:
England Bill Nicholson
1England Kevin Keelan
2England Clive Payne
3England Geoff Butler
4England Dave Stringer
5Scotland Duncan Forbes (c) Yellow card
6England Max Briggs
7England Doug Livermore
8Scotland Jim Blairdownward-facing red arrow 82'
9England David Cross
10England Graham Paddon
11England Terry Anderson
Substitute:
12England Trevor Howardupward-facing green arrow 82'
Manager:
England Ron Saunders

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.

Specific

  1. ↑ "1972-73 Season Final Football Tables".
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 After Extra Time
  3. ↑ The first attempt to play the second leg of the semi-final was abandoned due to heavy fog at Carrow Road. Norwich were leading 3-2 on the night, 5–2 on aggregate at the time.

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