1973 Football League Cup Final
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Event | 1972–73 Football League Cup | ||||||
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Venue | Wembley Stadium, London | ||||||
Referee | David Smith (Stonehouse) | ||||||
Attendance | 100,000 | ||||||
The 1973 Football League Cup Final was held on 3 March 1973 and was won by Tottenham Hotspur. Spurs beat Norwich City 1–0 at the old Wembley.
Match[]
Summary[]
The only goal of the game was scored by substitute Ralph Coates in the 72nd minute with a low right foot shot to the left corner of the net from just outside the penalty area.[1]
Details[]
Tottenham Hotspur | 1–0 | Norwich City |
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Coates ![]() |
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Road to Wembley[]
Home teams listed first.
Tottenham Hotspur[]Round 2: Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 Huddersfield Town Round 3: Middlesbrough 1-1 Tottenham Hotspur
Round 4: Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 Millwall Quarter final: Liverpool 1-1 Tottenham Hotspur
Semi final, 1st leg: Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–2 Tottenham Hotspur Semi final, 2nd leg: Tottenham Hotspur 2–2(a.e.t.) Wolverhampton Wanderers
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Norwich City[]Round 2: Norwich City 2–1 Leicester City Round 3: Hull City 1–2 Norwich City Round 4: Stockport County 1-5 Norwich City Quarter final: Arsenal 0–3 Norwich City Semi final, 1st leg: Chelsea 0–2 Norwich City Semi final, 2nd leg: Norwich City 1–0 Chelsea
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References[]
- ^ "Ralph Coates obituary". Guardian. 28 December 2010. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
- ^ 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.
External links[]
- EFL Cup Finals
- Norwich City F.C. matches
- Tottenham Hotspur F.C. matches
- 1972–73 Football League
- March 1973 sports events in the United Kingdom
- 1973 sports events in London