1973 Football League Cup final
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| Event | 1972–73 Football League Cup | ||||||
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| Date | 3 March 1973 | ||||||
| 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. After 12 different teams had won the League Cup in its first 12 seasons, Spurs became the first team to win the competition for a second time.[1]
Match
[edit]Summary
[edit]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.[2]
Details
[edit]| Tottenham Hotspur | 1–0 | Norwich City |
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Coates  72' |
Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 100,000
      Tottenham Hotspur
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    Norwich City
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Road to Wembley
[edit]Home teams listed first.
Tottenham Hotspur[edit]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[edit]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
[edit]- ^ "England – League Cup Finals 1961–2001". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
- ^ "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.
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