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Football tournament season
The 1973β74 Football League Cup was the 14th season of the
Football League Cup , a knockout competition for England's top 92
football clubs.
Wolverhampton Wanderers won the competition by defeating
Manchester City 2β1 in the
final on 2 March 1974. This triumph gave them entry to the
1974β75 UEFA Cup .
First round
The 56 Football League clubs who had comprised the
Third and
Fourth Divisions during
the previous season , plus the bottom eight of the
Second Division , all competed from the first round. Ties were straight knockout games, with additional replays if required. The original games were staged on 28β29 August 1973.
Ties
Tie no
Home team
Score
Away team
Attendance
Date
1
Bolton Wanderers
1β1
Preston North End
17,101
28 August 1973
2
Bury
0β0
Oldham Athletic
5,534
28 August 1973
3
Southport
1β1
Blackburn Rovers
5,342
29 August 1973
4
Carlisle United
2β2
Workington
7,040
28 August 1973
5
Darlington
2β1
Bradford City
2,664
29 August 1973
6
Halifax Town
1β1
Barnsley
2,768
28 August 1973
7
York City
1β0
Huddersfield Town
6,497
29 August 1973
8
Rochdale
5β3
Hartlepools
1,836
29 August 1973
9
Chester City
0β2
Wrexham
4,791
29 August 1973
10
Tranmere Rovers
3β3
Crewe Alexandra
2,751
29 August 1973
11
Walsall
6β1
Shrewsbury Town
4,722
29 August 1973
12
Stockport County
2β0
Port Vale
3,314
29 August 1973
13
Grimsby Town
2β1
Northampton Town
7,829
28 August 1973
14
Notts County
3β4
Doncaster Rovers
7,735
28 August 1973
15
Peterborough United
2β2
Scunthorpe United
6,339
29 August 1973
16
Rotherham United
2β1
Lincoln City
3,455
28 August 1973
17
Chesterfield
1β1
Mansfield Town
6,321
29 August 1973
18
Bournemouth
1β0
Bristol Rovers
7,520
29 August 1973
19
Swindon Town
3β3
Newport County
6,873
28 August 1973
20
Swansea City
1β1
Exeter City
3,036
28 August 1973
21
Torquay United
0β2
Plymouth Argyle
6,996
29 August 1973
22
Cardiff City
2β0
Hereford United
9,821
29 August 1973
23
Reading
2β2
Watford
6,279
29 August 1973
24
Aldershot
1β1
Cambridge United
4,147
29 August 1973
25
Portsmouth
2β1
Southend United
9,652
28 August 1973
26
Gillingham
4β2
Colchester United
3,991
29 August 1973
27
Brighton and Hove Albion
1β2
Charlton Athletic
8,452
29 August 1973
28
Brentford
1β2
Orient
6,620
28 August 1973
Replays
Second round
The 28 first round winners were joined by the remaining clubs from the Second Division and all from the First Division. Ties were straight knockout games, with additional replays if required. The original games were staged on 2/8β10 October 1973.
Ties
Tie no
Home team
Score1
Away team
Attendance
Date
1
Bournemouth
0β0
Sheffield Wednesday
11,017
10 October 1973
2
Southampton
3β0
Charlton Athletic
10,047
8 October 1973
3
Ipswich Town
2β0
Leeds United
28,385
8 October 1973
4
Everton
1β0
Reading
15,772
8 October 1973
5
Bury
2β0
Cambridge United
6,150
9 October 1973
6
Newcastle United
6β0
Doncaster Rovers
15,900
8 October 1973
7
West Ham United
2β2
Liverpool
25,823
8 October 1973
8
Scunthorpe United
0β0
Bristol City
4,418
9 October 1973
9
Arsenal
0β1
Tranmere Rovers
20,337
2 October 1973
10
Oxford United
1β1
Fulham
7,131
10 October 1973
11
Coventry City
5β1
Darlington
8,769
8 October 1973
12
Cardiff City
2β2
Burnley
10 October 1973
13
Plymouth Argyle
4β0
Portsmouth
13,202
9 October 1973
14
Orient
2β0
Blackburn Rovers
7,374
9 October 1973
15
West Bromwich Albion
2β1
Sheffield United
10,421
8 October 1973
16
Luton Town
1β1
Grimsby Town
9,656
10 October 1973
17
Manchester United
0β1
Middlesbrough
23,906
8 October 1973
18
Walsall
0β0
Manchester City
12,943
2 October 1973
19
Derby County
2β2
Sunderland
29,172
8 October 1973
20
York City
1β0
Aston Villa
7,981
9 October 1973
21
Halifax Town
0β3
Wolverhampton Wanderers
8,222
8 October 1973
22
Rotherham United
1β4
Exeter City
2,559
10 October 1973
23
Stoke City
1β0
Chelsea
17,281
8 October 1973
24
Millwall
0β0
Nottingham Forest
8,631
10 October 1973
25
Stockport County
1β0
Crystal Palace
8,501
9 October 1973
26
Chesterfield
1β0
Swindon Town
4,639
10 October 1973
27
Queens Park Rangers
1β0
Tottenham Hotspur
23,353
8 October 1973
28
Leicester City
3β3
Hull City
9,777
8 October 1973
29
Norwich City
6β2
Wrexham
10,937
10 October 1973
30
Blackpool
1β1
Birmingham City
7,943
9 October 1973
31
Gillingham
1β2
Carlisle United
10 October 1973
32
Rochdale
0β4
Bolton Wanderers
7,241
10 October 1973
Replays
Tie no
Home team
Score1
Away team
Attendance
Date
1
Sheffield Wednesday
2β2
[1]
Bournemouth
5,883
15 October 1973
7
Liverpool
1β0
West Ham United
26,002
29 October 1973
8
Bristol City
2β1
[1]
Scunthorpe United
7,837
16 October 1973
10
Fulham
3β0
Oxford United
6,435
16 October 1973
12
Burnley
3β2
[1]
Cardiff City
12,313
16 October 1973
16
Grimsby Town
0β0
[1]
Luton Town
13,643
16 October 1973
18
Manchester City
0β0
[1]
Walsall
19,428
22 October 1973
19
Sunderland
2β2
[1]
Derby County
38,935
29 October 1973
24
Nottingham Forest
1β3
Millwall
9,241
16 October 1973
28
Hull City
3β2
Leicester City
16,003
31 October 1973
30
Birmingham City
4β2
Blackpool
16,880
16 October 1973
2nd Replays
1 At Old Trafford, Manchester
Third round
Ties were straight knockout games, with additional replays if required. The original games were staged on 30β31 October and 6 November 1973.
Ties
Tie no
Home team
Score1
Away team
Attendance
Date
1
Hull City
4β1
Stockport County
13,753
6 November 1973
2
Birmingham City
2β2
Newcastle United
13,025
30 October 1973
3
Southampton
3β0
Chesterfield
13,663
30 October 1973
4
Stoke City
1β1
Middlesbrough
19,194
31 October 1973
5
Everton
0β1
Norwich City
22,046
30 October 1973
6
Millwall
1β1
Bolton Wanderers
9,281
31 October 1973
7
Fulham
2β2
Ipswich Town
8,964
31 October 1973
8
Tranmere Rovers
1β1
Wolverhampton Wanderers
14,442
31 October 1973
9
Orient
1β1
York City
12,061
31 October 1973
10
Carlisle United
0β1
Manchester City
14,472
6 November 1973
11
Bristol City
2β2
Coventry City
19,129
30 October 1973
12
Queens Park Rangers
8β2
Sheffield Wednesday
16,043
6 November 1973
13
Burnley
1β2
Plymouth Argyle
11,150
30 October 1973
14
Sunderland
0β2
Liverpool
36,208
21 November 1973
15
West Bromwich Albion
1β3
Exeter City
10,783
31 October 1973
16
Luton Town
0β0
Bury
8,191
31 October 1973
Replays
Fourth round
Ties were straight knockout games, with additional replays if required. The original games were staged on 20β21 and 27 November 1973.
Ties
Replays
Fifth round
Ties were straight knockout games, with additional replays if required.
Replay
Replay
Semi-finals
Ties were two-legged affairs with the winners advancing to the final. Extra time and then penalties would be used in the second leg if required.
First leg
Second leg
Wolverhampton Wanderers won 2β1 on aggregate
Manchester City won 3β1 on aggregate
Final
References
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