Football tournament season
1972–73 Football League Cup Country England & Wales Teams 92 Champions Tottenham Hotspur Runners-up Norwich City
The 1972–73 Football League Cup was the 13th season of the Football League Cup, a knock-out competition for England's top 92 football clubs. The tournament started on 15 August 1972 and ended with the final at Wembley on 3 March 1973.[1]
Tottenham Hotspur won the tournament after defeating Norwich City in the final at Wembley Stadium , London.
First round [ ]
Ties [ ]
Home Team
Score
Away Team
Date
Aston Villa
4–1
Hereford United
16 August 1972
Barnsley
0–0
Grimsby Town
16 August 1972
Blackburn Rovers
0–1
Rochdale
16 August 1972
Bolton Wanderers
3–0
Oldham Athletic
16 August 1972
Bradford City
1–1
Stockport County
16 August 1972
Brentford
1–0
Cambridge United
16 August 1972
Brighton and Hove Albion
2–1
Exeter City
16 August 1972
Cardiff City
2–2
Bristol Rovers
16 August 1972
Chester City
4–3
Shrewsbury Town
16 August 1972
Darlington
0–1
Rotherham United
16 August 1972
Gillingham
1–0
Colchester United
16 August 1972
Halifax Town
1–2
Bury
15 August 1972
Hartlepool United
1–0
Doncaster Rovers
16 August 1972
Leyton Orient
2–0
Watford
16 August 1972
Mansfield Town
3–1
Lincoln City
16 August 1972
Northampton Town
0–3
Charlton Athletic
15 August 1972
Notts County
3–1
York City
16 August 1972
Oxford United
4–0
Peterborough United
16 August 1972
Plymouth Argyle
0–2
Bournemouth
15 August 1972
Reading
1–1
Fulham
16 August 1972
Scunthorpe United
0–0
Chesterfield
15 August 1972
Southend United
2–1
Aldershot
16 August 1972
Southport
4–1
Walsall
16 August 1972
Swansea City
1–1
Newport County
15 August 1972
Torquay United
1–2
Portsmouth
16 August 1972
Tranmere Rovers
0–1
Port Vale
16 August 1972
Workington
1–0
Preston North End
16 August 1972
Wrexham
4–0
Crewe Alexandra
16 August 1972
Replays [ ]
Home Team
Score
Away Team
Date
Bristol Rovers
3–1
Cardiff City
22 August 1972
Chesterfield
5–0
Scunthorpe United
23 August 1972
Fulham
1–1[2]
Reading
23 August 1972
Grimsby Town
2–0
Barnsley
22 August 1972
Newport County
3–0
Swansea City
22 August 1972
Stockport County
1–1[2]
Bradford City
21 August 1972
2nd Replays [ ]
Home Team
Score
Away Team
Date
Bradford City
0–2
Stockport County
28 August 1972
Reading
0–1
Fulham
28 August 1972
Second round [ ]
Ties [ ]
Home Team
Score
Away Team
Date
Arsenal
1–0
Everton
5 September 1972
Birmingham City
1–1
Luton Town
5 September 1972
Bournemouth
0–0
Blackpool
6 September 1972
Bristol Rovers
4–0
Brighton and Hove Albion
5 September 1972
Bury
1–0
Grimsby Town
5 September 1972
Carlisle United
1–1
Liverpool
5 September 1972
Charlton Athletic
4–3
Mansfield Town
5 September 1972
Coventry City
1–0
Hartlepool United
5 September 1972
Crystal Palace
0–1
Stockport County
5 September 1972
Gillingham
0–2
Millwall
5 September 1972
Hull City
1–0
Fulham
5 September 1972
Leeds United
4–0
Burnley
6 September 1972
Manchester City
4–0
Rochdale
6 September 1972
Middlesbrough
2–0
Wrexham
5 September 1972
Newport County
0–3
Ipswich Town
5 September 1972
Norwich City
2–1
Leicester City
6 September 1972
Nottingham Forest
0–1
Aston Villa
5 September 1972
Notts County
3–2
Southport
6 September 1972
Oxford United
2–2
Manchester United
6 September 1972
Port Vale
1–3
Newcastle United
5 September 1972
Portsmouth
0–1
Chesterfield
6 September 1972
Rotherham United
2–0
Brentford
5 September 1972
Sheffield Wednesday
2–0
Bolton Wanderers
6 September 1972
Southampton
0–0
Chester City
5 September 1972
Southend United
0–1
Chelsea
6 September 1972
Stoke City
3–0
Sunderland
6 September 1972
Swindon Town
0–1
Derby County
5 September 1972
Tottenham Hotspur
2–1
Huddersfield Town
6 September 1972
West Bromwich Albion
2–1
Queens Park Rangers
6 September 1972
West Ham United
2–1
Bristol City
6 September 1972
Wolverhampton Wanderers
2–1
Leyton Orient
5 September 1972
Workington
0–1
Sheffield United
6 September 1972
Replays [ ]
Home Team
Score
Away Team
Date
Blackpool
1–1[2]
Bournemouth
11 September 1972
Chester City
2–2[2]
Southampton
13 September 1972
Liverpool
5–1
Carlisle United
19 September 1972
Luton Town
1–1[2]
Birmingham City
13 September 1972
Manchester United
3–1
Oxford United
12 September 1972
2nd Replays [ ]
Home Team
Score
Away Team
Date
Birmingham City
1–0
Luton Town
19 September 1972
Bournemouth
1–2
Blackpool
18 September 1972
Southampton
2–0
Chester City
20 September 1972
Third round [ ]
Ties [ ]
Home Team
Score
Away Team
Date
Arsenal
5–0
Rotherham United
3 October 1972
Aston Villa
1–1
Leeds United
4 October 1972
Birmingham City
2–1
Coventry City
3 October 1972
Bristol Rovers
1–1
Manchester United
3 October 1972
Bury
2–0
Manchester City
3 October 1972
Derby County
0–0
Chelsea
4 October 1972
Hull City
1–2
Norwich City
3 October 1972
Ipswich Town
1–2
Stoke City
3 October 1972
Middlesbrough
1–1
Tottenham Hotspur
3 October 1972
Millwall
2–0
Chesterfield
3 October 1972
Newcastle United
0–3
Blackpool
4 October 1972
Sheffield United
0–0
Charlton Athletic
3 October 1972
Southampton
1–3
Notts County
3 October 1972
Stockport County
2–1
West Ham United
4 October 1972
West Bromwich Albion
1–1
Liverpool
3 October 1972
Wolverhampton Wanderers
3–1
Sheffield Wednesday
4 October 1972
Replays [ ]
Home Team
Score
Away Team
Date
Charlton Athletic
2–2[2]
Sheffield United
10 October 1972
Chelsea
3–2
Derby County
9 October 1972
Leeds United
2–0
Aston Villa
11 October 1972
Liverpool
2–1[2]
West Bromwich Albion
10 October 1972
Manchester United
1–2
Bristol Rovers
11 October 1972
Tottenham Hotspur
0–0[2]
Middlesbrough
11 October 1972
2nd Replays [ ]
Home Team
Score
Away Team
Date
Sheffield United
1–0[2]
Charlton Athletic
23 October 1972
Tottenham Hotspur
2–1[2]
Middlesbrough
30 October 1972
Fourth round [ ]
Ties [ ]
Home Team
Score
Away Team
Date
Blackpool
2–0
Birmingham City
31 October 1972
Bury
0–1
Chelsea
31 October 1972
Liverpool
2–2
Leeds United
31 October 1972
Notts County
3–1
Stoke City
31 October 1972
Sheffield United
1–2
Arsenal
31 October 1972
Stockport County
1–5
Norwich City
1 November 1972
Tottenham Hotspur
2–0
Millwall
1 November 1972
Wolverhampton Wanderers
4–0
Bristol Rovers
31 October 1972
Replay [ ]
Home Team
Score
Away Team
Date
Leeds United
0–1
Liverpool
22 November 1972
Fifth round [ ]
Ties [ ]
Home Team
Score
Away Team
Date
Arsenal
0–3
Norwich City
21 November 1972
Chelsea
3–1
Notts County
22 November 1972
Liverpool
1–1
Tottenham Hotspur
4 December 1972
Wolverhampton Wanderers
1–1
Blackpool
21 November 1972
Replays [ ]
Home Team
Score
Away Team
Date
Blackpool
0–1
Wolverhampton Wanderers
28 November 1972
Tottenham Hotspur
3–1
Liverpool
6 December 1972
Semi-finals [ ]
First Leg [ ]
Home Team
Score
Away Team
Date
Chelsea
0–2
Norwich City
13 December 1972
Wolverhampton Wanderers
1–2
Tottenham Hotspur
20 December 1972
Second Leg [ ]
Home Team
Score
Away Team
Date
Agg
Norwich City
1–0
Chelsea
3 January 1973
3–0[3]
Tottenham Hotspur
2–2[2]
Wolverhampton Wanderers
30 December 1972
4–3
Final [ ]
The final was held at Wembley Stadium , London on 3 March 1973.
The 1973 Football League Cup Final was won by Tottenham Hotspur . Spurs beat Norwich City 1–0 at Wembley Stadium , Ralph Coates with the goal.
References [ ]
General [ ]
Specific [ ]
^ "1972-73 Season Final Football Tables" .
^ a b c d e f g h i j k After Extra Time
^ The first attempt to play the second leg of the semi-final was abandoned due to heavy fog at Carrow Road. Norwich were leading 3-2 on the night, 5–2 on aggregate at the time.
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