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1971–72 Football League Cup

FieldValue
titleFootball League Cup
countryEngland
Wales
num_teams92
defending_championsTottenham Hotspur
winnersStoke City
secondChelsea
count1
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next_season[1972–73](1972-73-football-league-cup)

The 1971–72 Football League Cup was the 12th season of the Football League Cup, a knock-out competition for England's top 92 football clubs. The tournament started on 17 August 1971 and ended with the final at Wembley on 4 March 1972. Stoke City won the tournament after defeating Chelsea in the final at Wembley Stadium, London. Entry for all football league clubs became compulsory this season. Wales

Calendar

Of the 92 teams, 36 received a bye to the second round (teams ranked 1st–36th in the 1970–71 Football League) and the other 56 played in the first round. Semi-finals were two-legged.

RoundMain dateFixturesClubsNew entries this roundOriginalReplays
First Round18 August 1971281092 → 6456
(teams ranked 15th–22nd in Second Division; all Third and Fourth Division)
Second Round8 September 197132464 → 3236
(teams ranked 1st–14th in Second Division; all First Division)
Third Round6 October 197116732 → 16none
Fourth Round26/27 October 19718716 → 8none
Fifth Round17 November 1971408 → 4none
Semi-finalsDecember 1971 – January 1972424 → 2none
[Final](1972-football-league-cup-final)4 March 1972102 → 1none

First round

Ties

Home TeamScoreAway TeamDate
Aldershot1–1Southend United18 August 1971
Aston Villa2–2Wrexham18 August 1971
Barnsley0–0Hartlepool18 August 1971
Barrow0–2Preston North End18 August 1971
Blackburn Rovers2–0Workington18 August 1971
Bournemouth2–1Portsmouth17 August 1971
Bradford City1–1Bolton Wanderers18 August 1971
Charlton Athletic5–1Peterborough United17 August 1971
Chesterfield0–0Mansfield Town18 August 1971
Colchester United3–1Brentford18 August 1971
Crewe Alexandra0–1Southport18 August 1971
Darlington0–1York City18 August 1971
Exeter City0–3Bristol Rovers18 August 1971
Fulham4–0Cambridge United17 August 1971
Gillingham4–0Reading18 August 1971
Grimsby Town4–3Doncaster Rovers17 August 1971
Halifax Town1–1Rochdale18 August 1971
Orient1–1Notts County17 August 1971
Newport County1–2Torquay United17 August 1971
Oldham Athletic1–0Bury17 August 1971
Plymouth Argyle1–0Bristol City17 August 1971
Port Vale0–2Shrewsbury Town18 August 1971
Rotherham United0–2Sheffield Wednesday17 August 1971
Scunthorpe United0–1Lincoln City18 August 1971
Stockport County1–0Walsall18 August 1971
Swansea City0–1Brighton & Hove Albion17 August 1971
Tranmere Rovers1–1Chester18 August 1971
Watford2–0Northampton Town18 August 1971

Replays

Home TeamScoreAway TeamDate
Bolton Wanderers2–1Bradford City25 August 1971
Chester1–3Tranmere Rovers25 August 1971
Hartlepool0–1Barnsley23 August 1971
Mansfield Town0–5Chesterfield23 August 1971
Notts County3–1Orient25 August 1971
Rochdale2–2Halifax Town24 August 1971
Southend United1–2Aldershot23 August 1971
Wrexham1–1Aston Villa23 August 1971

2nd Replays

Home TeamScoreAway TeamDate
Aston Villa4–3Wrexham31 August 1971
Halifax Town2–0Rochdale31 August 1971

Second round

Ties

Home TeamScoreAway TeamDate
Arsenal1–0Barnsley8 September 1971
Bristol Rovers3–1Sunderland7 September 1971
Blackburn Rovers0–0Lincoln City8 September 1971
Bournemouth0–2Blackpool8 September 1971
Carlisle United5–0Sheffield Wednesday7 September 1971
Charlton Athletic3–1Leicester City7 September 1971
Coventry City0–1Burnley7 September 1971
Crystal Palace2–0Luton Town7 September 1971
Chelsea2–0Plymouth Argyle8 September 1971
Chesterfield2–3Aston Villa8 September 1971
Colchester United4–1Swindon Town8 September 1971
Derby County0–0Leeds United8 September 1971
Grimsby Town2–1Shrewsbury Town7 September 1971
Huddersfield Town0–2Bolton Wanderers7 September 1971
Ipswich Town1–3Manchester United7 September 1971
Liverpool3–0Hull City7 September 1971
Manchester City4–3Wolverhampton Wanderers8 September 1971
Newcastle United2–1Halifax Town8 September 1971
Norwich City2–0Brighton & Hove Albion8 September 1971
Nottingham Forest5–1Aldershot7 September 1971
Notts County1–2Gillingham8 September 1971
Oxford United1–0Millwall8 September 1971
Queens Park Rangers2–0Birmingham City7 September 1971
Sheffield United3–0Fulham7 September 1971
Southampton2–1Everton7 September 1971
Southport1–2Stoke City8 September 1971
Stockport County0–1Watford7 September 1971
Torquay United2–1Oldham Athletic8 September 1971
Tranmere Rovers0–1Preston North End8 September 1971
West Bromwich Albion0–1Tottenham Hotspur8 September 1971
West Ham United1–1Cardiff City8 September 1971
York City2–2Middlesbrough8 September 1971

Replays

Home TeamScoreAway TeamDate
Cardiff City1–2West Ham United22 September 1971
Leeds United2–0Derby County27 September 1971
Lincoln City4–1Blackburn Rovers15 September 1971
Middlesbrough1–2York City14 September 1971

Third round

Ties

Home TeamScoreAway TeamDate
Arsenal4–0Newcastle United6 October 1971
Blackpool4–0Colchester United5 October 1971
Bolton Wanderers3–0Manchester City5 October 1971
Bristol Rovers2–1Charlton Athletic5 October 1971
Crystal Palace2–2Aston Villa5 October 1971
Gillingham1–1Grimsby Town6 October 1971
Liverpool1–0Southampton5 October 1971
Manchester United1–1Burnley6 October 1971
Norwich City4–1Carlisle United6 October 1971
Nottingham Forest1–1Chelsea6 October 1971
Oxford United1–1Stoke City6 October 1971
Queens Park Rangers4–2Lincoln City5 October 1971
Sheffield United3–2York City5 October 1971
Torquay United1–4Tottenham Hotspur6 October 1971
Watford1–1Preston North End6 October 1971
West Ham United0–0Leeds United6 October 1971

Replays

Home TeamScoreAway TeamDate
Aston Villa2–0Crystal Palace13 October 1971
Burnley0–1Manchester United18 October 1971
Chelsea2–1Nottingham Forest11 October 1971
Grimsby Town1–0Gillingham12 October 1971
Leeds United0–1West Ham United20 October 1971
Preston North End2–1Watford11 October 1971
Stoke City2–0Oxford United18 October 1971

Fourth round

Ties

Home TeamScoreAway TeamDate
Arsenal0–0Sheffield United26 October 1971
Blackpool4–1Aston Villa26 October 1971
Chelsea1–1Bolton Wanderers27 October 1971
Grimsby Town1–1Norwich City26 October 1971
Manchester United1–1Stoke City27 October 1971
Queens Park Rangers1–1Bristol Rovers26 October 1971
Tottenham Hotspur1–1Preston North End27 October 1971
West Ham United2–1Liverpool27 October 1971

Replays

Home TeamScoreAway TeamDate
Bolton Wanderers0–6Chelsea8 November 1971
Bristol Rovers1–0Queens Park Rangers2 November 1971
Norwich City3–1Grimsby Town3 November 1971
Preston North End1–2Tottenham Hotspur8 November 1971
Sheffield United2–0Arsenal8 November 1971
Stoke City0–0Manchester United8 November 1971

2nd Replay

Home TeamScoreAway TeamDate
Stoke City2–1Manchester United15 November 1971

Fifth Round

Ties

Home TeamScoreAway TeamDate
Bristol Rovers2–4Stoke City23 November 1971
Norwich City0–1Chelsea17 November 1971
Tottenham Hotspur2–0Blackpool17 November 1971
West Ham United5–0Sheffield United17 November 1971

Semi-finals

First leg

Home TeamScoreAway TeamDate
Stoke City1–2West Ham United8 December 1971
Chelsea3–2Tottenham Hotspur22 December 1971

Second leg

Home TeamScoreAway TeamDateAgg
West Ham United0–1Stoke City15 December 19712–2
Tottenham Hotspur2–2Chelsea5 January 19724–5

Replay

ScoreDateVenue
Stoke City0–0West Ham United

2nd Replay

ScoreDateVenue
Stoke City3–2West Ham United

Final

Main article: 1972 Football League Cup Final

The final was held at Wembley Stadium, London on 4 March 1972.

Eastham

Tony Waddington
Dave Sexton

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References

General

  • {{cite web |url=http://www.soccerbase.com/tournaments/tournament.sd?tourn_id=514
  • {{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/engleagcuphistfull.html
  • {{cite web |url=http://www.soccer.mistral.co.uk/books/flctext.htm

Specific

References

  1. After Extra Time
  2. "Stoke City v West Ham United, 05 January 1972".
  3. "Stoke City v West Ham United, 26 January 1972".
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