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1973 Football League Cup final

Field	Value
title	1973 Football League Cup Final
image	1973 Football League Cup Final.JPG
caption	Match programme cover
event	[1972–73 Football League Cup](1972-73-football-league-cup)
team1	Tottenham Hotspur
team1score	1
team2	Norwich City
team2score	0
date	3 March 1973
stadium	Wembley Stadium
city	London
referee	David Smith (Stonehouse)
attendance	100,000
previous	[1972](1972-football-league-cup-final)
next	[1974](1974-football-league-cup-final)

The 1973 Football League Cup Final was held on 3 March 1973 and was won by Tottenham Hotspur. Spurs beat Norwich City 1–0 at the old Wembley. After 12 different teams had won the League Cup in its first 12 seasons, Spurs became the first team to win the competition for a second time.

Match

Summary

The only goal of the game was scored by substitute Ralph Coates in the 72nd minute with a low right foot shot to the left corner of the net from just outside the penalty area.

Details

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ENG Bill Nicholson

ENG Ron Saunders

Road to Wembley

*Home teams listed first. *

References

"England – League Cup Finals 1961–2001". [[Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation]].
(28 December 2010). "Ralph Coates obituary". Guardian.
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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