1970–71 Football League Cup

April 2014 April 2026 EnglandWales 91 Tottenham Hotspur Aston Villa 1 Brian Kidd Martin Chivers (5 goals) 1969–70 1971–72 The 1970–71 Football League Cup was the 11th season of the Football League Cup, a knock-out competition for England's top 92 football clubs. The tournament started on 17 August 1970 and ended with the final at Wembley Stadium, London. Tottenham Hotspur won the tournament for the first time after defeating Aston Villa. This was to be the last season in which it was not compulsory to enter the tournament. The only team who did not enter in 1970–71 was Everton, the league's defending champions. After 1971–72 entry to the tournament became compulsory. Calendar Of the 91 teams, 37 received a bye to the second round (teams ranked 2nd–38th in the 1969–70 Football League) and the other 54 played in the first round. Semi-finals were two-legged. RoundMain dateFixtures ClubsNew entries this roundOriginalReplays First Round19 August 1970 27 5 91 → 64 54(teams ranked 17th–22nd in Second Division; all Third and Fourth Division) Second Round 9 September 1970 32 12 64 → 32 37(teams ranked 1st–16th in Second Division; all First Division except Everton) Third Round7 October 1970 163 32 → 16 none Fourth Round28 October 1970 8 4 16 → 8 none Fifth Round17/18 November 1970 4 2 8 → 4 none Semi-finals 16 & 23 December 1970 4 0 4 → 2 none Final27 February 19711 0 2 → 1 none First round Ties Home team Score Away team Date Aldershot 1–0 Brentford 18 August 1970 Aston Villa 4–0 Notts County 18 August 1970 Barnsley 0–1 Rotherham United 19 August 1970 Birmingham City 3–3 Wrexham 17 August 1970 Bristol Rovers 1–0 Brighton & Hove Albion 17 August 1970 Bury 1–3 Oldham Athletic 17 August 1970 Charlton Athletic 3–0 Southend United 17 August 1970 Chester 2–1 Shrewsbury Town 19 August 1970 Colchester United 5–0 Cambridge United 19 August 1970 Crewe Alexandra 2–2 Tranmere Rovers 18 August 1970 Doncaster Rovers 1–1 Darlington 19 August 1970 Exeter City 0–0 Swansea City 17 August 1970 Fulham 1–0 Orient 19 August 1970 Gillingham 0–1 Luton Town 19 August 1970 Halifax Town 3–2 Bradford City 19 August 1970 Hartlepool 2–3 York City 19 August 1970 Lincoln City 2–1 Grimsby Town 19 August 1970 Mansfield Town 6–2 Chesterfield 19 August 1970 Newport County 2–1 Reading 19 August 1970 Port Vale 0–1 Walsall 17 August 1970 Portsmouth 2–0 Plymouth Argyle 19 August 1970 Rochdale 1–0 Southport 19 August 1970 Scunthorpe United 2–3 Northampton Town 19 August 1970 Stockport County 0–1 Preston North End 19 August 1970 Torquay United 1–1 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 18 August 1970 Watford 2–0 Peterborough United 18 August 1970 Workington 2–0 Barrow 18 August 1970 Replays Home team Score Away team Date Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 1–2 Torquay United 26 August 1970 Darlington 3–1 Doncaster Rovers 24 August 1970 Swansea City 4–2After Extra Time Exeter City 25 August 1970 Tranmere Rovers 4–0 Crewe Alexandra 24 August 1970 Wrexham 2–3 Birmingham City 26 August 1970 Second round Ties Home team Score Away team Date Aldershot 1–3 Manchester United 9 September 1970 Aston Villa 2–0 Burnley 9 September 1970 Blackpool 4–1 Newport County 9 September 1970 Bolton Wanderers 1–0 Blackburn Rovers 9 September 1970 Bristol Rovers 2–1 Newcastle United 8 September 1970 Carlisle United 2–1 Manchester City 9 September 1970 Colchester United 1–1 Birmingham City 9 September 1970 Crystal Palace 3–3 Rochdale 9 September 1970 Darlington 0–4 Fulham 9 September 1970 Derby County 3–1 Halifax Town 8 September 1970 Huddersfield Town 0–0 Nottingham Forest 9 September 1970 Ipswich Town 0–0 Arsenal 8 September 1970 Leicester City 3–2 Southampton 9 September 1970 Lincoln City 2–1 Sunderland 9 September 1970 Luton Town 3–0 Workington 8 September 1970 Mansfield Town 0–0 Liverpool 8 September 1970 Norwich City 0–0 Chester 9 September 1970 Oldham Athletic 2–4 Middlesbrough 8 September 1970 Oxford United 1–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers 9 September 1970 Portsmouth 1–0 Walsall 9 September 1970 Queens Park Rangers 4–0 Cardiff City 8 September 1970 Rotherham United 0–0 Bristol City 8 September 1970 Sheffield United 1–0 Leeds United 8 September 1970 Sheffield Wednesday 1–1 Chelsea 9 September 1970 Stoke City 0–0 Millwall 9 September 1970 Swindon Town 4–2 Watford 8 September 1970 Torquay United 1–3 Preston North End 9 September 1970 Tottenham Hotspur 3–0 Swansea City 9 September 1970 Tranmere Rovers 1–1 Coventry City 9 September 1970 West Bromwich Albion 3–1 Charlton Athletic 8 September 1970 West Ham United 1–0 Hull City 9 September 1970 York City 0–0 Northampton Town 9 September 1970 Replays Home team Score Away team Date Arsenal 4–0 Ipswich Town 28 September 1970 Birmingham City 2–1 Colchester United 15 September 1970 Bristol City 4–0 Rotherham United 15 September 1970 Chelsea 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday 22 September 1970 Chester 1–2 Norwich City 16 September 1970 Coventry City 2–1 Tranmere Rovers 22 September 1970 Liverpool 3–2After Extra Time Mansfield Town 22 September 1970 Millwall 2–1 Stoke City 21 September 1970 Northampton Town 1–1After Extra Time York City 15 September 1970 Nottingham Forest 2–0 Huddersfield Town 21 September 1970 Rochdale 1–3 Crystal Palace 14 September 1970 Second Replay Home team Score Away team Date York City 1–2 Northampton Town 28 September 1970 Third round Ties Home team Score Away team Date Birmingham City 2–1 Nottingham Forest 6 October 1970 Blackpool 0–1 Bristol City 7 October 1970 Bolton Wanderers 1–1 Leicester City 7 October 1970 Carlisle United 3–1 Oxford United 6 October 1970 Chelsea 3–2 Middlesbrough 7 October 1970 Coventry City 3–1 West Ham United 6 October 1970 Crystal Palace 4–0 Lincoln City 7 October 1970 Derby County 4–2 Millwall 7 October 1970 Fulham 2–0 Queens Park Rangers 6 October 1970 Luton Town 0–1 Arsenal 6 October 1970 Manchester United 1–0 Portsmouth 7 October 1970 Northampton Town 1–1 Aston Villa 6 October 1970 Norwich City 1–1 Bristol Rovers 7 October 1970 Preston North End 0–1 West Bromwich Albion 6 October 1970 Swindon Town 2–0 Liverpool 6 October 1970 Tottenham Hotspur 2–1 Sheffield United 7 October 1970 Replays Home team Score Away team Date Aston Villa 3–0 Northampton Town 13 October 1970 Bristol Rovers 3–1After Extra Time Norwich City 13 October 1970 Leicester City 1–0 Bolton Wanderers 12 October 1970 Fourth round Ties Home team Score Away team Date Aston Villa 1–0 Carlisle United 28 October 1970 Bristol Rovers 3–0 Birmingham City 27 October 1970 Coventry City 1–0 Derby County 27 October 1970 Crystal Palace 0–0 Arsenal 28 October 1970 Fulham 1–0 Swindon Town 27 October 1970 Leicester City 2–2 Bristol City 28 October 1970 Manchester United 2–1 Chelsea 28 October 1970 Tottenham Hotspur 5–0 West Bromwich Albion 28 October 1970 Replays Home team Score Away team Date Bristol City 2–1 Leicester City 3 November 1970 Arsenal 0–2 Crystal Palace 9 November 1970 Fifth Round Ties Home team Score Away team Date Bristol Rovers 1–1 Aston Villa 17 November 1970 Fulham 0–0 Bristol City 17 November 1970 Manchester United 4–2 Crystal Palace 18 November 1970 Tottenham Hotspur 4–1 Coventry City 18 November 1970 Replays Home team Score Away team Date Aston Villa 1–0 Bristol Rovers 25 November 1970 Bristol City 1–0 Fulham 24 November 1970 Semi-finals First leg Home team Score Away team Date Bristol City 1–1 Tottenham Hotspur 16 December 1970 Manchester United 1–1 Aston Villa 16 December 1970 Second leg Home team Score Away team Date Agg Aston Villa 2–1 Manchester United 23 December 1970 3–2 Tottenham Hotspur 2–0After Extra Time Bristol City 23 December 1970 3–1 Final 1971 Football League Cup Final The final was held at Wembley Stadium, London on 27 February 1971. 27 February 1971 15:30 Tottenham Hotspur 2–0 Aston Villa Chivers 78, 82 Wembley Stadium, London 100,000 J. Finney TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR: 1 Pat Jennings2 Joe Kinnear3 Cyril Knowles4 Alan Mullery (c)5 Peter Collins6 Phil Beal7 Alan Gilzean8 Steve Perryman9 Martin Chivers10Martin Peters11Jimmy NeighbourSubstitute:12Jimmy PearceManager:Bill NicholsonASTON VILLA: 1 John Dunn2 Keith Bradley3 Charlie Aitken4 Brian Godfrey (c)5 Fred Turnbull6 Brian Tiler7 Pat McMahon8 Bruce Rioch9 Andy Lochhead10Ian Hamilton11Willie AndersonSubstitute:12Dave GibsonManager:Vic Crowe References General http://www.soccerbase.com/tournaments/tournament.sd?tourn_id=515 English League Cup 1970/1971 3 February 2009 Soccerbase https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/engleagcuphistfull.html England League Cup Full Results 1960–1996 3 February 2009 Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation https://web.archive.org/web/20090221012511/http://rsssf.com/tablese/engleagcuphistfull.html 21 February 2009 live 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 Specific Category:EFL Cup seasons League Cup Cup