Surf Wiki
Save to docs
sports

From Surf Wiki (app.surf) — the open knowledge base

1973–74 Football League Cup

FieldValue
titleFootball League Cup
year1973–74
other_titlesLeague Cup
countryEngland
Wales
num_teams92
winnersWolverhampton Wanderers
secondManchester City
matches132
goals385
prev_season[1972–73](1972-73-football-league-cup)
next_season[1974–75](1974-75-football-league-cup)

Wales The 1973–74 Football League Cup was the 14th season of the Football League Cup, a knockout competition for England's top 92 football clubs.

Wolverhampton Wanderers won the competition by defeating Manchester City 2–1 in the final on 2 March 1974. This triumph gave them entry to the 1974–75 UEFA Cup.

First round

The 56 Football League clubs who had comprised the Third and Fourth Divisions during the previous season, plus the bottom eight of the Second Division, all competed from the first round. Ties were straight knockout games, with additional replays if required. The original games were staged on 28–29 August 1973.

Ties

Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamAttendanceDate
1Bolton Wanderers1–1Preston North End17,10128 August 1973
2Bury0–0Oldham Athletic5,53428 August 1973
3Southport1–1Blackburn Rovers5,34229 August 1973
4Carlisle United2–2Workington7,04028 August 1973
5**Darlington**2–1Bradford City2,66429 August 1973
6Halifax Town1–1Barnsley2,76828 August 1973
7**York City**1–0Huddersfield Town6,49729 August 1973
8**Rochdale**5–3Hartlepools1,83629 August 1973
9Chester City0–2**Wrexham**4,79129 August 1973
10Tranmere Rovers3–3Crewe Alexandra2,75129 August 1973
11**Walsall**6–1Shrewsbury Town4,72229 August 1973
12**Stockport County**2–0Port Vale3,31429 August 1973
13**Grimsby Town**2–1Northampton Town7,82928 August 1973
14Notts County3–4**Doncaster Rovers**7,73528 August 1973
15Peterborough United2–2Scunthorpe United6,33929 August 1973
16**Rotherham United**2–1Lincoln City3,45528 August 1973
17Chesterfield1–1Mansfield Town6,32129 August 1973
18**Bournemouth**1–0Bristol Rovers7,52029 August 1973
19Swindon Town3–3Newport County6,87328 August 1973
20Swansea City1–1Exeter City3,03628 August 1973
21Torquay United0–2**Plymouth Argyle**6,99629 August 1973
22**Cardiff City**2–0Hereford United9,82129 August 1973
23Reading2–2Watford6,27929 August 1973
24Aldershot1–1Cambridge United4,14729 August 1973
25**Portsmouth**2–1Southend United9,65228 August 1973
26**Gillingham**4–2Colchester United3,99129 August 1973
27Brighton and Hove Albion1–2**Charlton Athletic**8,45229 August 1973
28Brentford1–2**Orient**6,62028 August 1973

Replays

Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamAttendanceDate
1Preston North End0–2**Bolton Wanderers**18,5715 September 1973
2Oldham Athletic2–3**Bury**6,0454 September 1973
3**Blackburn Rovers**3–1Southport5,3425 September 1973
4Workington0–1**Carlisle United**5 September 1973
6Barnsley0–1**Halifax Town**4,1684 September 1973
10Crewe Alexandra0–1**Tranmere Rovers**4,4885 September 1973
15**Scunthorpe United**2–1Peterborough United4,4724 September 1973
17Mansfield Town0–1**Chesterfield**5,7115 September 1973
19Newport County1–2**Swindon Town**6,0074 September 1973
20**Exeter City**2–1Swansea City5 September 1973
23Watford2–3**Reading**5 September 1973
24**Cambridge United**3–0Aldershot4,1475 September 1973

Second round

The 28 first round winners were joined by the remaining clubs from the Second Division and all from the First Division. Ties were straight knockout games, with additional replays if required. The original games were staged on 2/8–10 October 1973.

Ties

Tie noHome teamScore1Away teamAttendanceDate
1Bournemouth0–0Sheffield Wednesday11,01710 October 1973
2**Southampton**3–0Charlton Athletic10,0478 October 1973
3**Ipswich Town**2–0Leeds United28,3858 October 1973
4**Everton**1–0Reading15,7728 October 1973
5**Bury**2–0Cambridge United6,1509 October 1973
6**Newcastle United**6–0Doncaster Rovers15,9008 October 1973
7West Ham United2–2Liverpool25,8238 October 1973
8Scunthorpe United0–0Bristol City4,4189 October 1973
9Arsenal0–1**Tranmere Rovers**20,3372 October 1973
10Oxford United1–1Fulham7,13110 October 1973
11**Coventry City**5–1Darlington8,7698 October 1973
12Cardiff City2–2Burnley10 October 1973
13**Plymouth Argyle**4–0Portsmouth13,2029 October 1973
14**Orient**2–0Blackburn Rovers7,3749 October 1973
15**West Bromwich Albion**2–1Sheffield United10,4218 October 1973
16Luton Town1–1Grimsby Town9,65610 October 1973
17Manchester United0–1**Middlesbrough**23,9068 October 1973
18Walsall0–0Manchester City12,9432 October 1973
19Derby County2–2Sunderland29,1728 October 1973
20**York City**1–0Aston Villa7,9819 October 1973
21Halifax Town0–3**Wolverhampton Wanderers**8,2228 October 1973
22Rotherham United1–4**Exeter City**2,55910 October 1973
23**Stoke City**1–0Chelsea17,2818 October 1973
24Millwall0–0Nottingham Forest8,63110 October 1973
25**Stockport County**1–0Crystal Palace8,5019 October 1973
26**Chesterfield**1–0Swindon Town4,63910 October 1973
27**Queens Park Rangers**1–0Tottenham Hotspur23,3538 October 1973
28Leicester City3–3Hull City9,7778 October 1973
29**Norwich City**6–2Wrexham10,93710 October 1973
30Blackpool1–1Birmingham City7,9439 October 1973
31Gillingham1–2**Carlisle United**10 October 1973
32Rochdale0–4**Bolton Wanderers**7,24110 October 1973

Replays

Tie noHome teamScore1Away teamAttendanceDate
1Sheffield Wednesday2–2Bournemouth5,88315 October 1973
7**Liverpool**1–0West Ham United26,00229 October 1973
8**Bristol City**2–1Scunthorpe United7,83716 October 1973
10**Fulham**3–0Oxford United6,43516 October 1973
12**Burnley**3–2Cardiff City12,31316 October 1973
16Grimsby Town0–0Luton Town13,64316 October 1973
18Manchester City0–0Walsall19,42822 October 1973
19Sunderland2–2Derby County38,93529 October 1973
24Nottingham Forest1–3**Millwall**9,24116 October 1973
28**Hull City**3–2Leicester City16,00331 October 1973
30**Birmingham City**4–2Blackpool16,88016 October 1973

2nd Replays

Tie noHome teamScore1Away teamAttendanceDate
1**Sheffield Wednesday**2–1Bournemouth8,89429 October 1973
16**Luton Town**2–0Grimsby Town15,36523 October 1973
18Walsall0–41**Manchester City**13,64630 October 1973
19Derby County0–3**Sunderland**38,46031 October 1973

1 At Old Trafford, Manchester

Third round

Ties were straight knockout games, with additional replays if required. The original games were staged on 30–31 October and 6 November 1973.

Ties

Tie noHome teamScore1Away teamAttendanceDate
1**Hull City**4–1Stockport County13,7536 November 1973
2Birmingham City2–2Newcastle United13,02530 October 1973
3**Southampton**3–0Chesterfield13,66330 October 1973
4Stoke City1–1Middlesbrough19,19431 October 1973
5Everton0–1**Norwich City**22,04630 October 1973
6Millwall1–1Bolton Wanderers9,28131 October 1973
7Fulham2–2Ipswich Town8,96431 October 1973
8Tranmere Rovers1–1Wolverhampton Wanderers14,44231 October 1973
9Orient1–1York City12,06131 October 1973
10Carlisle United0–1**Manchester City**14,4726 November 1973
11Bristol City2–2Coventry City19,12930 October 1973
12**Queens Park Rangers**8–2Sheffield Wednesday16,0436 November 1973
13Burnley1–2**Plymouth Argyle**11,15030 October 1973
14Sunderland0–2**Liverpool**36,20821 November 1973
15West Bromwich Albion1–3**Exeter City**10,78331 October 1973
16Luton Town0–0Bury8,19131 October 1973

Replays

Tie noHome teamScore1Away teamAttendanceDate
2Newcastle United0–1**Birmingham City**19,2767 November 1973
4Middlesbrough1–2**Stoke City**26,0686 November 1973
6Bolton Wanderers1–2**Millwall**13,5016 November 1973
7**Ipswich Town**2–1Fulham21,40014 November 1973
8**Wolverhampton Wanderers**2–1Tranmere Rovers14,83913 November 1973
9**York City**2–1Orient11,1526 November 1973
11**Coventry City**2–1Bristol City13,0496 November 1973
16Bury2–3**Luton Town**7,8276 November 1973

Fourth round

Ties were straight knockout games, with additional replays if required. The original games were staged on 20–21 and 27 November 1973.

Ties

Tie noHome teamScore1Away teamAttendanceDate
1York City0–0Manchester City15,36021 November 1973
2Queens Park Rangers0–3**Plymouth Argyle**19,07220 November 1973
3Southampton0–2**Norwich City**14,41521 November 1973
4Ipswich Town1–3**Birmingham City**12,24121 November 1973
5**Wolverhampton Wanderers**5–1Exeter City7,62320 November 1973
6**Millwall**3–1Luton Town8,77721 November 1973
7**Coventry City**2–1Stoke City17,48520 November 1973
8Hull City0–0Liverpool19,74827 November 1973

Replays

Tie noHome teamScore1Away teamAttendanceDate
1**Manchester City**4–1York City17,9725 December 1973
8**Liverpool**3–1Hull City17,1204 December 1973

Fifth round

Ties were straight knockout games, with additional replays if required.

Leman ;Replay Lee Law ;Replay Sissons Davey

Semi-finals

Ties were two-legged affairs with the winners advancing to the final. Extra time and then penalties would be used in the second leg if required.

First leg

Second leg

Wolverhampton Wanderers won 2–1 on aggregate Bell Manchester City won 3–1 on aggregate

Final

Main article: 1974 Football League Cup Final

15:30 GMT| Richards

References

General

  • {{cite web |url=http://www.soccerbase.com/tournaments/tournament.sd?tourn_id=513
  • {{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/engleagcuphistfull.html

Specific

References

  1. After Extra Time
Info: Wikipedia Source

This article was imported from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the article history page.

1973–74-football-league-cup efl-cup-seasons 1973–74-in-english-football-cups 1973–74-football-league
Want to explore this topic further?

Ask Mako anything about 1973–74 Football League Cup — get instant answers, deeper analysis, and related topics.

Research with Mako

Free with your Surf account

Content sourced from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

This content may have been generated or modified by AI. CloudSurf Software LLC is not responsible for the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of AI-generated content. Always verify important information from primary sources.

Report