1971–72 Football League Cup

April 2014 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. Football League Cup EnglandWales 92 Stoke City Chelsea 1 Martin Chivers (7 goals) 1970–71 1972–73 Calendar Of the 92 teams, 36 received a bye to the second round (teams ranked 1st–36th in the 1970–71 Football League) and the other 56 played in the first round. Semi-finals were two-legged. RoundMain dateFixtures ClubsNew entries this roundOriginalReplays First Round18 August 1971 28 10 92 → 64 56(teams ranked 15th–22nd in Second Division; all Third and Fourth Division) Second Round 8 September 1971 32 4 64 → 32 36(teams ranked 1st–14th in Second Division; all First Division) Third Round6 October 1971 167 32 → 16 none Fourth Round26/27 October 1971 8 7 16 → 8 none Fifth Round17 November 1971 4 0 8 → 4 none Semi-finals December 1971 – January 1972 4 2 4 → 2 none Final 4 March 19721 0 2 → 1 none First round Ties Home teamScoreAway teamDate 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 Home teamScoreAway teamDate Bolton Wanderers 2–1 Bradford City 25 August 1971 Chester 1–3 Tranmere Rovers 25 August 1971 Hartlepool 0–1After Extra Time Barnsley 23 August 1971 Mansfield Town 0–5 Chesterfield 23 August 1971 Notts County 3–1 Orient 25 August 1971 Rochdale 2–2 Halifax Town 24 August 1971 Southend United 1–2 Aldershot 23 August 1971 Wrexham 1–1 Aston Villa 23 August 1971 2nd Replays Home teamScoreAway teamDate Aston Villa 4–3 Wrexham 31 August 1971 Halifax Town 2–0 Rochdale 31 August 1971 Second round Ties Home teamScoreAway teamDate 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 Home teamScoreAway teamDate 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 Ties Home teamScoreAway teamDate 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 Home teamScoreAway teamDate 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 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 Ties Home teamScoreAway teamDate 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 Home teamScoreAway teamDate 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 Tottenham Hotspur 8 November 1971 Sheffield United 2–0 Arsenal 8 November 1971 Stoke City 0–0 Manchester United 8 November 1971 2nd Replay Home teamScoreAway teamDate Stoke City 2–1 Manchester United 15 November 1971 Fifth Round Ties Home teamScoreAway teamDate 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 First leg Home teamScoreAway teamDate Stoke City 1–2 West Ham United 8 December 1971 Chelsea 3–2 Tottenham Hotspur 22 December 1971 Second leg Home teamScoreAway teamDateAgg West Ham United 0–1 Stoke City 15 December 1971 2–2 Tottenham Hotspur 2–2 Chelsea 5 January 1972 4–5 Replay Score DateVenue Stoke City 0–0 West Ham United 5 January 1972 Hillsborough, Sheffieldhttps://www.11v11.com/matches/stoke-city-v-west-ham-united-05-january-1972-29373/ Stoke City v West Ham United, 05 January 1972 11v11.com 2nd Replay Score DateVenue Stoke City 3–2 West Ham United 26 January 1972 Old Trafford, Manchesterhttps://www.11v11.com/matches/stoke-city-v-west-ham-united-26-january-1972-29374/ Stoke City v West Ham United, 26 January 1972 11v11.com Final 1972 Football League Cup Final The final was held at Wembley Stadium, London on 4 March 1972. 4 March 1972 Stoke City 2–1 Chelsea Conroy 5Eastham 67 Osgood 45 Wembley Stadium, London 97,852 N. Burtenshaw STOKE CITY: GK 1 Gordon BanksDF 2 John MarshDF 3 Mike PejicMF 4 Mike BernardDF 5 Denis SmithDF 6 Alan BloorMF 7 Terry ConroyMF 8 Jimmy Greenhoff FW 9 John RitchieFW 10Peter DobingMF 11George EasthamSubstitutes:MF 12John Mahoney Manager:Tony WaddingtonCHELSEA: GK 1 Peter BonettiDF 2 Paddy Mulligan DF 3 Ron Harris (c)MF 4 John HollinsDF 5 John DempseyDF 6 David WebbMF 7 Charlie CookeFW 8 Chris GarlandFW 9 Peter OsgoodMF 10Alan HudsonMF 11Peter HousemanSubstitutes:FW 12Tommy Baldwin Manager:Dave Sexton References General http://www.soccerbase.com/tournaments/tournament.sd?tourn_id=514 English League Cup 1971/1972 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.soccer.mistral.co.uk/books/flctext.htm The Football League Cup 15 January 2012 SoccerData 5 October 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181005085103/http://www.soccer.mistral.co.uk/books/flctext.htm dead http://www.statto.com/football/stats/england/league-cup/1971-1972/results English League Cup 1971–1972 : Results 19 January 2012 Statto https://web.archive.org/web/20160304062459/http://www.statto.com/football/stats/england/league-cup/1971-1972/results 4 March 2016 live dmy-all Specific April 2014 Category:EFL Cup seasons League Cup Cup