1968 Football League Cup final

April 2014 April 2026 1968 Football League Cup final Old Wembley Stadium (external view).jpg 200 1967–68 Football League Cup Leeds United 1 Arsenal 0 2 March 1968 Wembley Stadium London Les Hamer (Horwich) 97,887 1967 1969 The 1968 Football League Cup final took place on 2 March 1968 at Wembley Stadium. It was the eighth final and the second to be played at Wembley. It was contested between Arsenal and Leeds United. Terry Cooper scored the only goal of the game, hammering home a long-range goal after 20 minutes. It was the first major trophy of Don Revie's reign at Elland Road and started the most successful period in the club's history. Arsenal reached the League Cup final again the following year, only to lose to Swindon Town, but went on to win both domestic and European trophies in the following seasons. Match summary The match day at Wembley was dull and overcast. In front of a crowd of 97,887, Leeds named a side which included several players with injury doubts, including Jack Charlton and Johnny Giles, both of whom made the starting eleven. Arsenal named their strongest side which included Frank McLintock and George Graham.Tomlinson Dave 2 March 1968 - Arsenal 0 Leeds United 1 http://www.mightyleeds.co.uk/matches/19680302.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20230407143410/http://www.mightyleeds.co.uk/matches/19680302.htm 7 April 2023 14 November 2023 The Definitive History of Leeds United The match began with attacks from Leeds United, cleanly dealt with by Arsenal. Both teams played a long-ball game. For the first eighteen minutes, neither team could find a breakthrough. However, on a Leeds United corner, Eddie Gray placed the ball in the center of the box. Arsenal goalkeeper Jim Furnell had two players to contend with. The ball bounced out to the left side of the penalty area where Terry Cooper volleyed the ball in. Arsenal players protested that two of Leeds tallest players had impeded Furnell. Arsenal manager Bertie Mee later described the Leeds players' actions as "basketball."Soar Phil Arsenal: Official History Tyler Martin Hamlyn 1995 0600588262 London 131 en However, the goal stood, and Leeds went up 1–0. Arsenal attacked the rest of the match, enjoying more possession than the leading side. However, they were unable to break through. Leeds had several more opportunities on the counterattack but also failed to convert. Leeds defense held, registering their fifth clean sheet in nine matches and the first major trophy of Don Revie's managerial career at Leeds. It was also the first major cup final for Arsenal under Bertie Mee. Match facts FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF Leeds United _whitecollarsimple _hoops_navy FFFFFF FF0000 FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF Arsenal Leeds UnitedWhite shirts/White shorts and socks1–0(final score after 90 minutes)ArsenalRed shirts with White arms/White shorts/Red socksManager: ENG Don Revie Team: WAL Gary Sprake (GK) ENG Paul Reaney ENG Terry Cooper SCO Billy Bremner (c) ENG Jack Charlton ENG Norman Hunter ENG Jimmy Greenhoff SCO Peter Lorimer ENG Paul Madeley IRL Johnny Giles SCO Eddie Gray Substitute: ENG Rod Belfitt Scorer: Cooper 20Half-time:1–0 Competition:Football League Cup (Final) Date:15.00 BST Saturday 2 March 1968 Venue:Wembley Stadium, London Attendance: 97,887 Match rules:90 minutes.30 minutes extra-time if necessary.Match replayed if scores still level.One named substitute.Manager: ENG Bertie Mee Team: ENG Jim Furnell (GK) ENG Peter Storey ENG Bob McNab SCO Frank McLintock (c) SCO Ian Ure ENG Peter Simpson ENG John Radford ENG David Jenkins SCO George Graham ENG Jon Sammels ENG George Armstrong Substitute: NIR Terry Neill Route to the final Home teams listed first. Leeds United Round 2: Leeds United 3–1 Luton Town Round 3: Leeds United 3–0 Bury Round 4: Sunderland 0–2 Leeds United Round 5: Leeds United 2–0 Stoke City   Semi-final: 1st Leg: Derby County 0–1 Leeds United 2nd Leg: Leeds United 3–2 Derby County Agg Score: Leeds United 4–2 Derby CountyArsenal Round 2: Coventry City 1–2 Arsenal Round 3: Arsenal 1–0 Reading Round 4: Arsenal 2–1 Blackburn Rovers Round 5: Burnley 3–3 Arsenal Replay: Arsenal 2–1 Burnley Semi-final: 1st Leg: Arsenal 3–2 Huddersfield Town 2nd Leg: Huddersfield Town 1–3 Arsenal Agg Score: Arsenal 6–3 Huddersfield Town Leeds came into the final with much recent success but no silverwear to show for it. They had been Inter-Cities Fairs Cup finalists the previous season. They had been twice recent-runners up for the First Division and had lost to Liverpool in the 1965 FA Cup final. Leeds had conceded just three goals in six matches in their run-up to the final and their defence was on top again in a drab battle for the trophy against Arsenal. Leeds had won both their semifinal matchups and had gone 16 games unbeaten in all competitions, eight of those clean sheets. Arsenal had languished in the mid-table and it was their first Wembley appearance since the 1952 FA Cup final.Attwood Tony 2 March 2014 1967/68 League Cup Campaign: when the rebirth of Arsenal began https://blog.woolwicharsenal.co.uk/archives/9715 https://web.archive.org/web/20220522083936/https://blog.woolwicharsenal.co.uk/archives/9715 22 May 2022 14 November 2023 The History of Arsenal Arsenal found a touch match-up against Burnley in the quarterfinals of the League Cup. Interesting, they faced the same team in the league just three days later, and as the League Cup tie required a replay, it meant Arsenal played Burnley three times in six days. After going 2–0 down in the first match, Arsenal responded with two goals from George Graham and one from Frank McLintock, going ahead 3–2 by half. Arsenal went down to ten men when Bob McNab was sent off twelve minutes into the second half and Burnley equalized, leading to a replay. In the League Cup replay, McNab was replaced with Pat Rice. After squeaking past Huddersfield Town 3–2 in the home semifinal match, Arsenal beat them 3–1 away to reach the final at Wembley. For both clubs, it was their first League Cup final. Notes External links 1968 League Cup final at Live Football Game facts https://web.archive.org/web/20070930225838/http://www.soccerbase.com/results3.sd?gameid=259766 30 September 2007 at soccerbase.com Full Results from the 1968 Football League Cup competition at soccerbase.com League Cup 1968 at The English Football Archive Category:1967–68 in English men's football cups Category:EFL Cup seasons League Cup final Category:EFL Cup finals League Cup final 1968 League Cup final 1968 Football League Cup final