1971–72 Football League Cup
1971–72 Football League Cup
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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.
Country | England & Wales |
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Teams | 92 |
Champions | Stoke City |
Runners-up | Chelsea |
← 1970–71 1972–73 → |
Contents
1 First round
1.1 Ties
1.2 Replays
1.3 2nd 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
4.3 2nd Replay
5 Fifth Round
5.1 Ties
6 Semi-finals
6.1 First Leg
6.2 Second Leg
6.3 Replay
6.4 2nd Replay
7 Final
8 References
8.1 General
8.2 Specific
First round[edit]
Ties[edit]
Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
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Aldershot | 1–1 | Southend United | 18 August 1971 |
Aston Villa | 2–2 | Wrexham | 18 August 1971 |
Barnsley | 0–0 | Hartlepool | 18 August 1971 |
Barrow | 0–2 | Preston North End | 18 August 1971 |
Blackburn Rovers | 2–0 | Workington | 18 August 1971 |
Bournemouth | 2–1 | Portsmouth | 17 August 1971 |
Bradford City | 1–1 | Bolton Wanderers | 18 August 1971 |
Charlton Athletic | 5–1 | Peterborough United | 17 August 1971 |
Chesterfield | 0–0 | Mansfield Town | 18 August 1971 |
Colchester United | 3–1 | Brentford | 18 August 1971 |
Crewe Alexandra | 0–1 | Southport | 18 August 1971 |
Darlington | 0–1 | York City | 18 August 1971 |
Exeter City | 0–3 | Bristol Rovers | 18 August 1971 |
Fulham | 4–0 | Cambridge United | 17 August 1971 |
Gillingham | 4–0 | Reading | 18 August 1971 |
Grimsby Town | 4–3 | Doncaster Rovers | 17 August 1971 |
Halifax Town | 1–1 | Rochdale | 18 August 1971 |
Orient | 1–1 | Notts County | 17 August 1971 |
Newport County | 1–2 | Torquay United | 17 August 1971 |
Oldham Athletic | 1–0 | Bury | 17 August 1971 |
Plymouth Argyle | 1–0 | Bristol City | 17 August 1971 |
Port Vale | 0–2 | Shrewsbury Town | 18 August 1971 |
Rotherham United | 0–2 | Sheffield Wednesday | 17 August 1971 |
Scunthorpe United | 0–1 | Lincoln City | 18 August 1971 |
Stockport County | 1–0 | Walsall | 18 August 1971 |
Swansea City | 0–1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 17 August 1971 |
Tranmere Rovers | 1–1 | Chester | 18 August 1971 |
Watford | 2–0 | Northampton Town | 18 August 1971 |
Replays[edit]
Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
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Bolton Wanderers | 2–1 | Bradford City | 25 August 1971 |
Chester | 1–3 | Tranmere Rovers | 25 August 1971 |
Hartlepool | 0–1[1] | Barnsley | 23 August 1971 |
Mansfield Town | 0–5 | Chesterfield | 23 August 1971 |
Notts County | 3–1 | Orient | 25 August 1971 |
Rochdale | 2–2[1] | Halifax Town | 24 August 1971 |
Southend United | 1–2[1] | Aldershot | 23 August 1971 |
Wrexham | 1–1[1] | Aston Villa | 23 August 1971 |
2nd Replays[edit]
Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
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Aston Villa | 4–3 | Wrexham | 31 August 1971 |
Halifax Town | 2–0 | Rochdale | 31 August 1971 |
Second round[edit]
Ties[edit]
Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
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Arsenal | 1–0 | Barnsley | 8 September 1971 |
Bristol Rovers | 3–1 | Sunderland | 7 September 1971 |
Blackburn Rovers | 0–0 | Lincoln City | 8 September 1971 |
Bournemouth | 0–2 | Blackpool | 8 September 1971 |
Carlisle United | 5–0 | Sheffield Wednesday | 7 September 1971 |
Charlton Athletic | 3–1 | Leicester City | 7 September 1971 |
Coventry City | 0–1 | Burnley | 7 September 1971 |
Crystal Palace | 2–0 | Luton Town | 7 September 1971 |
Chelsea | 2–0 | Plymouth Argyle | 8 September 1971 |
Chesterfield | 2–3 | Aston Villa | 8 September 1971 |
Colchester United | 4–1 | Swindon Town | 8 September 1971 |
Derby County | 0–0 | Leeds United | 8 September 1971 |
Grimsby Town | 2–1 | Shrewsbury Town | 7 September 1971 |
Huddersfield Town | 0–2 | Bolton Wanderers | 7 September 1971 |
Ipswich Town | 1–3 | Manchester United | 7 September 1971 |
Liverpool | 3–0 | Hull City | 7 September 1971 |
Manchester City | 4–3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 8 September 1971 |
Newcastle United | 2–1 | Halifax Town | 8 September 1971 |
Norwich City | 2–0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 8 September 1971 |
Nottingham Forest | 5–1 | Aldershot | 7 September 1971 |
Notts County | 1–2 | Gillingham | 8 September 1971 |
Oxford United | 1–0 | Millwall | 8 September 1971 |
Queens Park Rangers | 2–0 | Birmingham City | 7 September 1971 |
Sheffield United | 3–0 | Fulham | 7 September 1971 |
Southampton | 2–1 | Everton | 7 September 1971 |
Southport | 1–2 | Stoke City | 8 September 1971 |
Stockport County | 0–1 | Watford | 7 September 1971 |
Torquay United | 2–1 | Oldham Athletic | 8 September 1971 |
Tranmere Rovers | 0–1 | Preston North End | 8 September 1971 |
West Bromwich Albion | 0–1 | Tottenham Hotspur | 8 September 1971 |
West Ham United | 1–1 | Cardiff City | 8 September 1971 |
York City | 2–2 | Middlesbrough | 8 September 1971 |
Replays[edit]
Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
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Cardiff City | 1–2 | West Ham United | 22 September 1971 |
Leeds United | 2–0 | Derby County | 27 September 1971 |
Lincoln City | 4–1 | Blackburn Rovers | 15 September 1971 |
Middlesbrough | 1–2 | York City | 14 September 1971 |
Third round[edit]
Ties[edit]
Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
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Arsenal | 4–0 | Newcastle United | 6 October 1971 |
Blackpool | 4–0 | Colchester United | 5 October 1971 |
Bolton Wanderers | 3–0 | Manchester City | 5 October 1971 |
Bristol Rovers | 2–1 | Charlton Athletic | 5 October 1971 |
Crystal Palace | 2–2 | Aston Villa | 5 October 1971 |
Gillingham | 1–1 | Grimsby Town | 6 October 1971 |
Liverpool | 1–0 | Southampton | 5 October 1971 |
Manchester United | 1–1 | Burnley | 6 October 1971 |
Norwich City | 4–1 | Carlisle United | 6 October 1971 |
Nottingham Forest | 1–1 | Chelsea | 6 October 1971 |
Oxford United | 1–1 | Stoke City | 6 October 1971 |
Queens Park Rangers | 4–2 | Lincoln City | 5 October 1971 |
Sheffield United | 3–2 | York City | 5 October 1971 |
Torquay United | 1–4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 6 October 1971 |
Watford | 1–1 | Preston North End | 6 October 1971 |
West Ham United | 0–0 | Leeds United | 6 October 1971 |
Replays[edit]
Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
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Aston Villa | 2–0 | Crystal Palace | 13 October 1971 |
Burnley | 0–1 | Manchester United | 18 October 1971 |
Chelsea | 2–1 | Nottingham Forest | 11 October 1971 |
Grimsby Town | 1–0 | Gillingham | 12 October 1971 |
Leeds United | 0–1[1] | West Ham United | 20 October 1971 |
Preston North End | 2–1 | Watford | 11 October 1971 |
Stoke City | 2–0 | Oxford United | 18 October 1971 |
Fourth round[edit]
Ties[edit]
Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
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Arsenal | 0–0 | Sheffield United | 26 October 1971 |
Blackpool | 4–1 | Aston Villa | 26 October 1971 |
Chelsea | 1–1 | Bolton Wanderers | 27 October 1971 |
Grimsby Town | 1–1 | Norwich City | 26 October 1971 |
Manchester United | 1–1 | Stoke City | 27 October 1971 |
Queens Park Rangers | 1–1 | Bristol Rovers | 26 October 1971 |
Tottenham Hotspur | 1–1 | Preston North End | 27 October 1971 |
West Ham United | 2–1 | Liverpool | 27 October 1971 |
Replays[edit]
Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
---|---|---|---|
Bolton Wanderers | 0–6 | Chelsea | 8 November 1971 |
Bristol Rovers | 1–0 | Queens Park Rangers | 2 November 1971 |
Norwich City | 3–1 | Grimsby Town | 3 November 1971 |
Preston North End | 1–2[1] | Tottenham Hotspur | 8 November 1971 |
Sheffield United | 2–0 | Arsenal | 8 November 1971 |
Stoke City | 0–0[1] | Manchester United | 8 November 1971 |
2nd Replay[edit]
Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
---|---|---|---|
Stoke City | 2–1 | Manchester United | 15 November 1971 |
Fifth Round[edit]
Ties[edit]
Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
---|---|---|---|
Bristol Rovers | 2–4 | Stoke City | 23 November 1971 |
Norwich City | 0–1 | Chelsea | 17 November 1971 |
Tottenham Hotspur | 2–0 | Blackpool | 17 November 1971 |
West Ham United | 5–0 | Sheffield United | 17 November 1971 |
Semi-finals[edit]
First Leg[edit]
Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
---|---|---|---|
Stoke City | 1–2 | West Ham United | 8 December 1971 |
Chelsea | 3–2 | Tottenham Hotspur | 22 December 1971 |
Second Leg[edit]
Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date | Agg |
---|---|---|---|---|
West Ham United | 0–1[1] | Stoke City | 15 December 1971 | 2–2 |
Tottenham Hotspur | 2–2 | Chelsea | 5 January 1972 | 4–5 |
Replay[edit]
Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
---|---|---|---|
Stoke City | 0–0[1] | West Ham United | 5 January 1972 |
2nd Replay[edit]
Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
---|---|---|---|
Stoke City | 3–2 | West Ham United | 26 January 1972 |
Final[edit]
The final was held at Wembley Stadium, London on 4 March 1972.
4 March 1972
Stoke City | 2–1 | Chelsea |
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Conroy 5' Eastham 67' | Osgood 45' |
Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 97,852
Referee: N. Burtenshaw
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References[edit]
General[edit]
"English League Cup 1971/1972". 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.
"The Football League Cup". SoccerData. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
"English League Cup 1971–1972 : Results". Statto. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
Specific[edit]
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Categories:
- EFL Cup seasons
- 1971–72 domestic association football cups
- 1971–72 in English football
- 1971–72 Football League
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