1966–67 Football League Cup

1966–67 League Cup EnglandWales 90 Queens Park Rangers West Bromwich Albion Geoff Hurst (9 goals) 1965–66 1967–68 The 1966–67 Football League Cup was the seventh season of the Football League Cup, a knockout competition for England's top 92 football clubs. The competition started on 23 August 1966 and ended with the final on 4 March 1967. This was the first season during which Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur, and Wolverhampton participated in the League Cup; Everton and Liverpool were the only League teams that did not compete. The final was contested by Third Division side Queens Park Rangers and First Division side West Bromwich Albion at Wembley Stadium in London; this was the first League Cup final to take place at a neutral venue, instead of as a two-legged tie. Clive Clark scored twice in the first half to give West Bromwich Albion a 2–0 half-time lead. However, second-half goals from Queens Park Rangers' Roger Morgan, Rodney Marsh, and Mark Lazarus turned the game around. Queens Park Rangers, who also won the Third Division championship this season, eventually won the match 3–2 to claim the trophy. Match dates and results were initially drawn from Soccerbase, http://www.soccerbase.com/cup2.sd?competitionid=60 Results 27 March 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100313032425/http://www.soccerbase.com/cup2.sd?competitionid=60 13 March 2010 dead dmy-all and they were later checked against Rothmans Football Yearbook 1970–71.Rothmans Football Yearbook 1970–71, p. 610. Calendar Of the 90 teams, 38 received a bye to the second round (teams ranked 1st–40th in the 1965–66 Football League, excluding 2 teams that did not compete) and the other 52 played in the first round. The semi-finals were two-legged. RoundMain dateFixtures ClubsNew entries this roundOriginalReplays First Round24 August 1966 26 10 90 → 64 52(teams ranked 19th–22nd in Second Division; all Third and Fourth Division) Second Round 14 September 1966 32 11 64 → 32 38(all First Division, except those teams that did not enter; teams ranked 1st–18th in Second Division) Third Round5 October 1966 165 32 → 16 none Fourth Round26 October 1966 8 1 16 → 8 none Fifth Round7 December 1966 4 0 8 → 4 none Semi-finals17/18 January & 7/8 February 1967 4 0 4 → 2 none Final 4 March 19671 0 2 → 1 none First round Ties Home teamScoreAway teamDate Aldershot 2–2 Luton Town 24 August 1966 Barnsley 1–2 Grimsby Town 24 August 1966 Barrow 2–1 Oldham Athletic 24 August 1966 Bradford City 1–1 Doncaster Rovers 24 August 1966 Bradford Park Avenue 2–2 Hartlepools United 23 August 1966 Brentford 0–0 Millwall 24 August 1966 Brighton & Hove Albion 1–0 Leyton Orient 24 August 1966 Bury 2–0 Rochdale 23 August 1966 Cardiff City 1–0 Bristol Rovers 24 August 1966 Chester 2–5 Tranmere Rovers 24 August 1966 Chesterfield 2–1 Scunthorpe United 24 August 1966 Crewe Alexandra 1–0 Stockport County 24 August 1966 Exeter City 2–2 Torquay United 24 August 1966 Halifax Town 0–0 Darlington 23 August 1966 Lincoln City 1–0 Hull City 24 August 1966 Middlesbrough 0–0 York City 24 August 1966 Newport County 1–2 Swansea Town 24 August 1966 Notts County 1–1 Mansfield Town 24 August 1966 Peterborough United 2–1 Oxford United 24 August 1966 Port Vale 1–3 Walsall 23 August 1966 Queens Park Rangers 5–0 Colchester United 23 August 1966 Shrewsbury Town 6–1 Wrexham 24 August 1966 Southend United 0–0 Gillingham 24 August 1966 Southport 0–1 Workington 24 August 1966 Swindon Town 2–1 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 24 August 1966 Watford 1–1 Reading 23 August 1966 Replays Home teamScoreAway teamDate Darlington 4–0 Halifax Town 29 August 1966 Doncaster Rovers 5–2After Extra Time Bradford City 30 August 1966 Gillingham 2–0After Extra Time Southend United 31 August 1966 Hartlepools United 1–2 Bradford Park Avenue 31 August 1966 Luton Town 1–2 Aldershot 29 August 1966 Mansfield Town 3–0 Notts County 29 August 1966 Millwall 0–1 Brentford 29 August 1966 Reading 1–0 Watford 29 August 1966 Torquay United 1–2 Exeter City 31 August 1966 York City 2–1 Middlesbrough 29 August 1966 Second round Ties Home teamScoreAway teamDate Aldershot 1–1 Queens Park Rangers 14 September 1966 Arsenal 1–1 Gillingham 13 September 1966 Blackburn Rovers 4–1 Barrow 14 September 1966 Blackpool 5–1 Manchester United 14 September 1966 Bradford Park Avenue 0–0 Grimsby Town 14 September 1966 Brentford 2–4 Ipswich Town 13 September 1966 Bristol City 1–1 Swansea Town 13 September 1966 Bury 2–3 Workington 14 September 1966 Cardiff City 0–1 Exeter City 14 September 1966 Carlisle United 1–1 Tranmere Rovers 14 September 1966 Chelsea 5–2 Charlton Athletic 14 September 1966 Coventry City 2–1 Derby County 13 September 1966 Darlington 1–1 Doncaster Rovers 14 September 1966 Fulham 2–0 Crystal Palace 13 September 1966 Leeds United 1–0 Newcastle United 13 September 1966 Leicester City 5–0 Reading 14 September 1966 Lincoln City 2–1 Huddersfield Town 14 September 1966 Manchester City 3–1 Bolton Wanderers 14 September 1966 Northampton Town 2–2 Peterborough United 14 September 1966 Norwich City 0–1 Brighton & Hove Albion 14 September 1966 Nottingham Forest 1–1 Birmingham City 13 September 1966 Preston North End 2–0 Crewe Alexandra 14 September 1966 Sheffield Wednesday 0–1 Rotherham United 14 September 1966 Shrewsbury Town 1–1 Burnley 14 September 1966 Southampton 4–3 Plymouth Argyle 14 September 1966 Sunderland 1–1 Sheffield United 14 September 1966 Swindon Town 4–1 Portsmouth 13 September 1966 Walsall 2–1 Stoke City 13 September 1966 West Bromwich Albion 6–1 Aston Villa 14 September 1966 West Ham United 1–0 Tottenham Hotspur 14 September 1966 Wolverhampton 2–1 Mansfield Town 13 September 1966 York City 3–2 Chesterfield 13 September 1966 Replays Home teamScoreAway teamDate Birmingham City 2–1 Nottingham Forest 20 September 1966 Burnley 5–0 Shrewsbury Town 29 September 1966 Doncaster Rovers 2–0 Darlington 19 September 1966 Gillingham 1–1After Extra Time Arsenal 21 September 1966 Grimsby Town 3–1 Bradford Park Avenue 21 September 1966 Peterborough United 0–2 Northampton Town 26 September 1966 Queens Park Rangers 2–0 Aldershot 20 September 1966 Sheffield United 1–0After Extra Time Sunderland 20 September 1966 Swansea Town 2–1After Extra Time Bristol City 19 September 1966 Tranmere Rovers 0–2 Carlisle United 21 September 1966 2nd replay Home teamScoreAway teamDate Arsenal 5–0 Gillingham 28 September 1966 Third round Ties Home teamScoreAway teamDate Arsenal 1–3 West Ham United 5 October 1966 Birmingham City 2–1 Ipswich Town 4 October 1966 Blackpool 1–1 Chelsea 5 October 1966 Brighton & Hove Albion 1–1 Coventry City 5 October 1966 Doncaster Rovers 1–1 Swindon Town 4 October 1966 Exeter City 1–2 Walsall 5 October 1966 Fulham 5–0 Wolverhampton 5 October 1966 Grimsby Town 3–0 Workington 5 October 1966 Leicester City 5–0 Lincoln City 5 October 1966 Northampton Town 2–1 Rotherham United 5 October 1966 Preston North End 1–1 Leeds United 4 October 1966 Sheffield United 2–0 Burnley 12 October 1966 Southampton 3–3 Carlisle United 5 October 1966 Queens Park Rangers 2–1 Swansea Town 8 October 1966 West Bromwich Albion 4–2 Manchester City 5 October 1966 York City 0–2 Blackburn Rovers 4 October 1966 Replays Home teamScoreAway teamDate Carlisle United 2–1After Extra Time Southampton 12 October 1966 Chelsea 1–3 Blackpool 17 October 1966 Coventry City 1–3 Brighton & Hove Albion 11 October 1966 Leeds United 3–0 Preston North End 12 October 1966 Swindon Town 4–2After Extra Time Doncaster Rovers 11 October 1966 Fourth round Ties Home teamScoreAway teamDate Blackpool 4–2 Fulham 26 October 1966 Brighton & Hove Albion 1–1 Northampton Town 26 October 1966 Carlisle United 4–0 Blackburn Rovers 26 October 1966 Grimsby Town 2–4 Birmingham City 26 October 1966 Queens Park Rangers 4–2 Leicester City 25 October 1966 Sheffield United 2–1 Walsall 26 October 1966 Swindon Town 0–2 West Bromwich Albion 25 October 1966 West Ham United 7–0 Leeds United 7 November 1966 Replays Home teamScoreAway teamDate Northampton Town 8–0 Brighton & Hove Albion 8 November 1966 Fifth round Ties Home teamScoreAway teamDate Blackpool 1–3 West Ham United 7 December 1966 Northampton Town 1–3 West Bromwich Albion 7 December 1966 Queens Park Rangers 2–1 Carlisle United 7 December 1966 Sheffield United 2–3 Birmingham City 7 December 1966 Semi-finals First leg Home teamScoreAway teamDate Birmingham City 1–4 Queens Park Rangers 17 January 1967 West Bromwich Albion 4–0 West Ham United 18 January 1967 Second leg Home teamScoreAway teamDateAgg Queens Park Rangers 3–1 Birmingham City 7 February 1967 7–2 West Ham United 2–2 West Bromwich Albion 8 February 1967 2–6 Final 1967 Football League Cup Final The final was held at Wembley Stadium, London on 4 March 1967. 4 March 1967 Queens Park Rangers 3–2 Summary West Bromwich Albion R. Morgan 63Marsh 75Lazarus 81 7 36 C. Clark Wembley Stadium, London 97,952 Walter Crossley FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF Queens Park Rangers FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 West Bromwich Albion QUEENS PARK RANGERS: 1 Peter Springett 2 Tony Hazell 3 Jim Langley 4 Mike Keen (c) 5 Ron Hunt 6 Frank Sibley 7 Mark Lazarus 8 Keith Sanderson 9 Les Allen 10Rodney Marsh 11Roger MorganManager:Alec StockWEST BROMWICH ALBION: 1 Dick Sheppard 2 Bobby Cram 3 Graham Williams (c) 4 Ian Collard 5 Dennis Clarke 6 Doug Fraser 7 Tony Brown 8 Jeff Astle 9 John Kaye 10Bobby Hope 11Clive ClarkManager: Jimmy Hagan MATCH RULES 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary. Replay if scores still level. One named substitute. References General https://www.soccerbase.com/tournaments/tournament.sd?tourn_id=519 English League Cup 1966/1967 15 January 2012 Soccerbase https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/engleagcuphistfull.html England League Cup Full Results 1960–1996 15 January 2012 Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation http://www.statto.com/football/stats/england/league-cup/1966-1967/results English League Cup 1966–1967 : Results 19 January 2012 Statto https://web.archive.org/web/20120302230650/http://www.statto.com/football/stats/england/league-cup/1966-1967/results 2 March 2012 live dmy-all Specific April 2014 Category:EFL Cup seasons League Cup Cup