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1975–76 Football League Cup

FieldValue
titleFootball League Cup
year1975–76
other_titlesLeague Cup
countryEngland
Wales
num_teams92
winnersManchester City
secondNewcastle United
prev_season[1974–75](1974-75-football-league-cup)
next_season[1976–77](1976-77-football-league-cup)

The 1975–76 Football League Cup was the 16th season of the Football League Cup, a knockout competition for England's top 92 football clubs. The tournament started on 18 August 1975 and ended with the final at Wembley on 28 February 1976. This was the first season in which the First Round was played over two legs. Manchester City won the tournament after defeating Newcastle United in the final at Wembley Stadium, London. Wales

First round

First leg

Home TeamScoreAway TeamDate
Aldershot1–1Portsmouth20 August 1975
Bradford City2–0York City20 August 1975
Brentford2–1Brighton & Hove Albion19 August 1975
Bury2–0Rochdale19 August 1975
Cambridge United1–1Charlton Athletic19 August 1975
Cardiff City1–2Bristol Rovers20 August 1975
Crewe Alexandra2–1Tranmere Rovers20 August 1975
Crystal Palace3–0Colchester United19 August 1975
Darlington0–2Sheffield Wednesday19 August 1975
Doncaster Rovers3–1Grimsby Town19 August 1975
Halifax Town4–1Hartlepool19 August 1975
Huddersfield Town2–1Barnsley19 August 1975
Lincoln City4–2Chesterfield20 August 1975
Mansfield Town4–0Scunthorpe United20 August 1975
Newport County1–1Exeter City19 August 1975
Oldham Athletic3–0Workington18 August 1975
Plymouth Argyle2–0Bournemouth19 August 1975
Port Vale4–2Hereford United19 August 1975
Preston North End2–0Blackburn Rovers19 August 1975
Reading0–1Gillingham20 August 1975
Rotherham United1–2Nottingham Forest19 August 1975
Southend United2–0Peterborough United20 August 1975
Southport3–1Stockport County20 August 1975
Swansea City1–2Torquay United19 August 1975
Swindon Town2–1Millwall19 August 1975
Walsall0–0Shrewsbury Town19 August 1975
Watford2–0Northampton Town19 August 1975
Wrexham3–0Chester20 August 1975

Second leg

Home TeamScoreAway TeamDateAgg
Barnsley1–1**Huddersfield Town**27 August 19752–3
Blackburn Rovers0–0**Preston North End**27 August 19750–2
Bournemouth1–2**Plymouth Argyle**26 August 19751–4
Brighton & Hove Albion1–1**Brentford**27 August 19752–3
**Bristol Rovers**1–1Cardiff City26 August 19753–2
**Charlton Athletic**3–0Cambridge United26 August 19754–1
Chester0–0**Wrexham**27 August 19750–3
Chesterfield3–2**Lincoln City**25 August 19755–6
Colchester United3–1**Crystal Palace**25 August 19753–4
**Exeter City**2–0Newport County26 August 19753–1
**Gillingham**1–1Reading25 August 19752–1
Grimsby Town0–0**Doncaster Rovers**25 August 19751–3
Hartlepool2–1**Halifax Town**25 August 19753–5
Hereford United2–0Port Vale27 August 19754–4
Millwall0–1**Swindon Town**25 August 19751–3
Northampton Town1–1**Watford**27 August 19751–3
**Nottingham Forest**5–1Rotherham United27 August 19757–2
**Peterborough United**3–0Southend United27 August 19753–2
**Portsmouth**2–1Aldershot26 August 19753–2
Rochdale0–2**Bury**26 August 19750–4
Scunthorpe United0–2**Mansfield Town**26 August 19750–6
Sheffield Wednesday0–2Darlington27 August 19752–2
**Shrewsbury Town**2–1Walsall26 August 19752–1
Stockport County1–2**Southport**25 August 19752–5
**Torquay United**5–3Swansea City27 August 19757–4
Tranmere Rovers2–1Crewe Alexandra26 August 19753–3
Workington1–3**Oldham Athletic**26 August 19751–6
**York City**3–0Bradford City26 August 19753–2

Replays

Home TeamScoreAway TeamDate
**Crewe Alexandra**2–1Tranmere Rovers2 September 1975
Port Vale0–1**Hereford United**1 September 1975
Sheffield Wednesday0–0**Darlington**3 September 1975

Second round

Ties

Home TeamScoreAway TeamDate
**Aston Villa**2–0Oldham Athletic10 September 1975
**Birmingham City**4–0Orient9 September 1975
Bolton Wanderers1–3**Coventry City**10 September 1975
Bury1–2**Middlesbrough**9 September 1975
**Carlisle United**2–0Gillingham9 September 1975
Charlton Athletic3–3Oxford United9 September 1975
**Crewe Alexandra**1–0Chelsea10 September 1975
**Darlington**2–1Luton Town9 September 1975
**Derby County**2–1Huddersfield Town10 September 1975
**Doncaster Rovers**2–1Crystal Palace9 September 1975
Everton2–2Arsenal9 September 1975
Halifax Town2–4**Sheffield United**10 September 1975
Hereford United1–4**Burnley**10 September 1975
**Hull City**4–2Preston North End9 September 1975
**Leeds United**3–2Ipswich Town9 September 1975
**Lincoln City**2–1Stoke City10 September 1975
**Manchester United**2–1Brentford10 September 1975
**Newcastle United**6–0Southport10 September 1975
Norwich City1–1Manchester City10 September 1975
**Nottingham Forest**1–0Plymouth Argyle10 September 1975
**Notts County**2–1Sunderland9 September 1975
**Peterborough United**2–0Blackpool10 September 1975
Portsmouth1–1Leicester City9 September 1975
Shrewsbury Town1–4**Queens Park Rangers**9 September 1975
Southampton0–1**Bristol Rovers**9 September 1975
Swindon Town2–2Wolverhampton Wanderers9 September 1975
Torquay United1–1Exeter City10 September 1975
Watford0–1**Tottenham Hotspur**9 September 1975
West Bromwich Albion1–1Fulham9 September 1975
West Ham United0–0Bristol City9 September 1975
Wrexham1–2**Mansfield Town**10 September 1975
York City0–1**Liverpool**10 September 1975

Replays

Home TeamScoreAway TeamDate
Arsenal0–1**Everton**23 September 1975
Bristol City1–3**West Ham United**24 September 1975
Exeter City1–2**Torquay United**17 September 1975
**Fulham**1–0West Bromwich Albion24 September 1975
**Leicester City**1–0Portsmouth17 September 1975
Manchester City2–2Norwich City17 September 1975
Oxford United1–1Charlton Athletic17 September 1975
**Wolverhampton Wanderers**3–2Swindon Town16 September 1975

2nd Replays

Manchester City played Norwich City on neutral territory, at Chelsea's Stamford Bridge stadium.

Home TeamScoreAway TeamDate
Norwich City1–6**Manchester City**29 September 1975
Oxford United2–3**Charlton Athletic**29 September 1975

Third round

Ties

Home TeamScoreAway TeamDate
Aston Villa1–2**Manchester United**8 October 1975
Birmingham City0–2**Wolverhampton Wanderers**7 October 1975
Bristol Rovers1–1Newcastle United7 October 1975
Crewe Alexandra0–2**Tottenham Hotspur**8 October 1975
**Everton**2–0Carlisle United8 October 1975
Fulham0–1**Peterborough United**8 October 1975
**Hull City**2–0Sheffield United7 October 1975
Leeds United0–1**Notts County**8 October 1975
**Leicester City**2–1Lincoln City8 October 1975
Liverpool1–1Burnley7 October 1975
**Manchester City**2–1Nottingham Forest8 October 1975
**Mansfield Town**2–0Coventry City8 October 1975
**Middlesbrough**1–0Derby County7 October 1975
Queens Park Rangers1–1Charlton Athletic7 October 1975
Torquay United1–1Doncaster Rovers7 October 1975
**West Ham United**3–0Darlington8 October 1975

Replays

Home TeamScoreAway TeamDate
**Burnley**1–0Liverpool14 October 1975
Charlton Athletic0–3**Queens Park Rangers**14 October 1975
**Doncaster Rovers**3–0Torquay United13 October 1975
**Newcastle United**2–0Bristol Rovers15 October 1975

Fourth round

Ties

Home TeamScoreAway TeamDate
**Burnley**2–0Leicester City11 November 1975
**Doncaster Rovers**2–1Hull City11 November 1975
Everton2–2Notts County11 November 1975
**Manchester City**4–0Manchester United12 November 1975
**Mansfield Town**1–0Wolverhampton Wanderers12 November 1975
**Middlesbrough**3–0Peterborough United11 November 1975
Queens Park Rangers1–3**Newcastle United**11 November 1975
Tottenham Hotspur0–0West Ham United12 November 1975

Replays

Home TeamScoreAway TeamDate
**Notts County**2–0Everton25 November 1975
West Ham United0–2**Tottenham Hotspur**24 November 1975

Fifth Round

Ties

Home TeamScoreAway TeamDate
Burnley0–2**Middlesbrough**3 December 1975
**Manchester City**4–2Mansfield Town3 December 1975
**Newcastle United**1–0Notts County3 December 1975
**Tottenham Hotspur**7–2Doncaster Rovers3 December 1975

Semi-finals

First leg

Home TeamScoreAway TeamDate
Middlesbrough1–0Manchester City13 January 1976
Tottenham Hotspur1–0Newcastle United14 January 1976

Second leg

Home TeamScoreAway TeamDateAgg
**Manchester City**4–0Middlesbrough21 January 19764–1
**Newcastle United**3–1Tottenham Hotspur21 January 19763–2

Final

Main article: 1976 Football League Cup Final

The final was held at Wembley Stadium, London on 28 February 1976.

Tueart

Tony Book

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Gordon Lee

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References

General

  • {{cite web |url=http://www.soccerbase.com/tournaments/tournament.sd?tourn_id=510
  • {{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/engleagcuphistfull.html

Specific

References

  1. After Extra Time
  2. Darlington won 5–3 on penalties
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