1965–66 Football League Cup
1965–66 Football League Cup
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The 1965–66 Football League Cup was the sixth season of the Football League Cup, a knockout competition for England's top 92 football clubs. The competition ended with the two-legged final on 9 and 23 March 1966.
Match dates and results were initially drawn from Soccerbase,[1] and they were later checked against Rothmans Football Yearbook 1970–71.[2]
Country | England & Wales |
---|---|
Teams | 83 |
Defending champions | Chelsea |
Champions | West Bromwich Albion |
Runners-up | West Ham United |
← 1964–65 1966–67 → |
Contents
1 First round
1.1 Ties
1.2 Replays
2 Second round
2.1 Ties
2.2 Replays
3 Third round
3.1 Ties
3.2 Replays
4 Fourth round
4.1 Ties
4.2 Replays
5 Fifth Round
5.1 Ties
5.2 Replays
6 Semifinals
6.1 First Leg
6.2 Second Leg
7 Final
8 References
8.1 General
8.2 Specific
First round[edit]
Ties[edit]
Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
---|---|---|---|
Barrow | 1–1 | Rochdale | 1 September 1965 |
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 0–0 | Aldershot | 1 September 1965 |
Bradford Park Avenue | 1–0 | Halifax Town | 1 September 1965 |
Colchester United | 2–1 | Exeter City | 1 September 1965 |
Crewe Alexandra | 2–0 | Southport | 1 September 1965 |
Doncaster Rovers | 2–2 | Barnsley | 1 September 1965 |
Hartlepools United | 1–0 | Bradford City | 1 September 1965 |
Luton Town | 1–1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 1 September 1965 |
Lincoln City | 2–2 | York City | 1 September 1965 |
Newport County | 2–2 | Southend United | 1 September 1965 |
Notts County | 0–0 | Chesterfield | 1 September 1965 |
Oldham Athletic | 3–2 | Tranmere Rovers | 1 September 1965 |
Oxford United | 0–1 | Millwall | 1 September 1965 |
Port Vale | 2–2 | Reading | 1 September 1965 |
Queens Park Rangers | 1–1 | Walsall | 1 September 1965 |
Scunthorpe United | 0–2 | Darlington | 1 September 1965 |
Shrewsbury Town | 3–0 | Torquay United | 1 September 1965 |
Stockport County | 2–3 | Workington | 1 September 1965 |
Wrexham | 5–2 | Chester | 1 September 1965 |
Replays[edit]
Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
---|---|---|---|
Aldershot | 2–1 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 8 September 1965 |
Barnsley | 1–2 | Doncaster Rovers | 7 September 1965 |
Brighton & Hove Albion | 2–0 | Luton Town | 7 September 1965 |
Chesterfield | 2–1 | Notts County | 8 September 1965 |
Reading | 1–0[3] | Port Vale | 8 September 1965 |
Rochdale | 3–1 | Barrow | 8 September 1965 |
Southend United | 3–1 | Newport County | 6 September 1965 |
Walsall | 3–2 | Queens Park Rangers | 7 September 1965 |
York City | 4–2 | Lincoln City | 7 September 1965 |
Second round[edit]
Ties[edit]
Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
---|---|---|---|
Blackburn Rovers | 0–1 | Northampton Town | 21 September 1965 |
Blackpool | 5–2 | Gillingham | 22 September 1965 |
Bolton Wanderers | 3–0 | Aldershot | 22 September 1965 |
Brighton & Hove Albion | 1–2 | Ipswich Town | 21 September 1965 |
Bristol Rovers | 3–3 | West Ham United | 21 September 1965 |
Bury | 0–2 | Huddersfield Town | 21 September 1965 |
Charlton Athletic | 4–1 | Carlisle United | 21 September 1965 |
Chesterfield | 3–0 | Bradford Park Avenue | 22 September 1965 |
Colchester United | 2–4 | Middlesbrough | 22 September 1965 |
Crewe Alexandra | 1–1 | Cardiff City | 22 September 1965 |
Crystal Palace | 0–1 | Grimsby Town | 22 September 1965 |
Darlington | 2–1 | Swindon Town | 22 September 1965 |
Doncaster Rovers | 0–4 | Burnley | 22 September 1965 |
Hull City | 2–2 | Derby County | 22 September 1965 |
Leeds United | 4–2 | Hartlepool United | 22 September 1965 |
Leyton Orient | 0–3 | Coventry City | 22 September 1965 |
Manchester City | 3–1 | Leicester City | 22 September 1965 |
Mansfield Town | 2–1 | Birmingham City | 22 September 1965 |
Millwall | 4–1 | York City | 22 September 1965 |
Newcastle United | 3–4 | Peterborough United | 22 September 1965 |
Oldham Athletic | 1–2 | Portsmouth | 22 September 1965 |
Preston North End | 1–0 | Plymouth Argyle | 22 September 1965 |
Reading | 5–1 | Southend United | 22 September 1965 |
Rotherham United | 2–0 | Watford | 22 September 1965 |
Shrewsbury Town | 1–0 | Bristol City | 22 September 1965 |
Southampton | 3–0 | Rochdale | 22 September 1965 |
Stoke City | 2–1 | Norwich City | 22 September 1965 |
Sunderland | 2–1 | Sheffield United | 22 September 1965 |
Swansea Town | 2–3 | Aston Villa | 21 September 1965 |
West Bromwich Albion | 3–1 | Walsall | 22 September 1965 |
Workington | 0–0 | Brentford | 22 September 1965 |
Wrexham | 1–2 | Fulham | 22 September 1965 |
Replays[edit]
Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
---|---|---|---|
Brentford | 1–2 | Workington | 30 September 1965 |
Cardiff City | 3–0 | Crewe Alexandra | 29 September 1965 |
Derby County | 4–3 | Hull City | 29 September 1965 |
West Ham United | 3–2 | Bristol Rovers | 29 September 1965 |
Third round[edit]
Ties[edit]
Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
---|---|---|---|
Blackpool | 1–2 | Darlington | 13 October 1965 |
Burnley | 3–2 | Southampton | 13 October 1965 |
Cardiff City | 2–0 | Portsmouth | 13 October 1965 |
Chesterfield | 2–2 | Stoke City | 13 October 1965 |
Derby County | 1–1 | Reading | 13 October 1965 |
Fulham | 5–0 | Northampton Town | 13 October 1965 |
Grimsby Town | 4–2 | Bolton Wanderers | 13 October 1965 |
Huddersfield Town | 0–1 | Preston North End | 13 October 1965 |
Leeds United | 2–4 | West Bromwich Albion | 13 October 1965 |
Manchester City | 2–3 | Coventry City | 13 October 1965 |
Millwall | 0–0 | Middlesbrough | 13 October 1965 |
Peterborough United | 4–3 | Charlton Athletic | 13 October 1965 |
Shrewsbury Town | 2–5 | Rotherham United | 13 October 1965 |
Sunderland | 1–2 | Aston Villa | 13 October 1965 |
West Ham United | 4–0 | Mansfield Town | 13 October 1965 |
Workington | 1–1 | Ipswich Town | 13 October 1965 |
Replays[edit]
Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
---|---|---|---|
Ipswich Town | 3–1 | Workington | 20 October 1965 |
Millwall | 3–1[3] | Middlesbrough | 18 October 1965 |
Reading | 2–0 | Derby County | 20 October 1965 |
Stoke City | 2–1 | Chesterfield | 20 October 1965 |
Fourth round[edit]
Ties[edit]
Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
---|---|---|---|
Cardiff City | 5–1 | Reading | 3 November 1965 |
Coventry City | 1–1 | West Bromwich Albion | 3 November 1965 |
Fulham | 1–1 | Aston Villa | 3 November 1965 |
Grimsby Town | 4–0 | Preston North End | 3 November 1965 |
Ipswich Town | 2–0 | Darlington | 3 November 1965 |
Millwall | 1–4 | Peterborough United | 3 November 1965 |
Rotherham United | 1–2 | West Ham United | 3 November 1965 |
Stoke City | 0–0 | Burnley | 3 November 1965 |
Replays[edit]
Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
---|---|---|---|
Aston Villa | 2–0 | Fulham | 8 November 1965 |
Burnley | 2–1[3] | Stoke City | 9 November 1965 |
West Bromwich Albion | 6–1 | Coventry City | 10 November 1965 |
Fifth Round[edit]
Ties[edit]
Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
---|---|---|---|
Cardiff City | 2–1 | Ipswich Town | 17 November 1965 |
Grimsby Town | 2–2 | West Ham United | 17 November 1965 |
Peterborough United | 4–0 | Burnley | 17 November 1965 |
West Bromwich Albion | 3–1 | Aston Villa | 17 November 1965 |
Replays[edit]
Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
---|---|---|---|
West Ham United | 1–0 | Grimsby Town | 15 December 1965 |
Semifinals[edit]
First Leg[edit]
Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
---|---|---|---|
West Bromwich Albion | 2–1 | Peterborough United | 1 December 1965 |
West Ham United | 5–2 | Cardiff City | 20 December 1965 |
Second Leg[edit]
Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date | Agg |
---|---|---|---|---|
Cardiff City | 1–5 | West Ham United | 2 February 1966 | 3–10 |
Peterborough United | 2–4 | West Bromwich Albion | 15 December 1965 | 3–6 |
Final[edit]
West Ham United | 2 – 1 (0–0) | West Bromwich Albion |
---|---|---|
Byrne Moore | Summary | Astle |
West Ham United: Standen, Burnett, Burkett, Peters, Brown, Moore, Brabrook, Boyce, Byrne, Hurst, Dear
West Bromwich Albion: Potter, Cram, Fairfax, Fraser, Campbell, Williams, Brown, Astle, Kaye, Lovett, Clark
West Bromwich Albion | 4–1 (0–0) | West Ham United |
---|---|---|
Brown Clark Kaye Williams | Summary | Peters |
West Bromwich Albion: Potter, Cram, Fairfax, Fraser, Campbell, Williams, Brown, Astle, Kaye, Hope, Clark
West Ham United: Standen, Burnett, Peters, Bovington, Brown, Moore, Brabrook, Boyce, Byrne, Hurst, Sissons
West Bromwich Albion win 5–3 on aggregate.
References[edit]
General[edit]
"English League Cup 1965/1966". Soccerbase. Retrieved 15 January 2012..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em
"England League Cup Full Results 1960–1996". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
"English League Cup 1965–1966 : Results". Statto. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
Specific[edit]
^ "Results". Archived from the original on 13 March 2010. Retrieved 20 March 2010.
^ Rothmans Football Yearbook 1970–71, p. 609.
^ abc After Extra Time
Categories:
- EFL Cup seasons
- 1965–66 domestic association football cups
- 1965–66 in English football
- 1965–66 Football League
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