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1966 Football League Cup final

Field	Value
title	1966 Football League Cup Final
event	[1965–66 Football League Cup](1965-66-football-league-cup)
team1	West Ham United
team1score	3
team2	West Bromwich Albion
team2score	5
firstleg	First Leg
team1score1	2
team2score1	1
date1	9 March 1966
stadium1	Boleyn Ground
city1	London
secondleg	Second Leg
team1score2	1
team2score2	4
date2	23 March 1966
stadium2	The Hawthorns
city2	West Bromwich
previous	[1965](1965-football-league-cup-final)
next	[1967](1967-football-league-cup-final)

The 1966 Football League Cup Final, the sixth Football League Cup final to be staged since the competition's inception, was contested between West Bromwich Albion and West Ham United. It was the last to be played over two legs, with West Brom winning 5–3 on aggregate.

West Ham won the first leg 2–1 at the Boleyn Ground, with West Ham's goals coming from Bobby Moore and Johnny Byrne, with Jeff Astle scoring for West Brom. However, Albion won the second leg 4–1 at The Hawthorns. In the second leg West Brom's goals were scored by Graham Williams, Clive Clark, Tony Brown and John Kaye. Martin Peters with West Ham's consolation.

Match details

First leg

Manager: ENG Ron Greenwood		Manager: ENG Jimmy Hagan

Second leg

Manager: ENG Jimmy Hagan		Manager: ENG Ron Greenwood

Road to The Final

*Home teams listed first. *

References

"West Ham United v West Bromwich Albion, 09 March 1966".

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