1970–71 Football League Cup

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 on 27 February 1971.

Tottenham Hotspur won the tournament after defeating Aston Villa in the final at Wembley Stadium, London.

This was to be the last season in which it wasn't compulsory to enter the tournament. The only team who did not enter in 1970–71 was Everton, the previous season's league champions. After 1971–72 entry to the tournament became compulsory.

1970–71 Football League Cup
CountryEngland &  Wales
Teams91
ChampionsTottenham Hotspur
Runners-upAston Villa

First round

Ties
Home Team Score Away Team Date
Aldershot1–0Brentford18 August 1970
Aston Villa4–0Notts County18 August 1970
Barnsley0–1Rotherham United19 August 1970
Birmingham City3–3Wrexham17 August 1970
Bristol Rovers1–0Brighton & Hove Albion17 August 1970
Bury1–3Oldham Athletic17 August 1970
Charlton Athletic3–0Southend United17 August 1970
Chester2–1Shrewsbury Town19 August 1970
Colchester United5–0Cambridge United19 August 1970
Crewe Alexandra2–2Tranmere Rovers18 August 1970
Doncaster Rovers1–1Darlington19 August 1970
Exeter City0–0Swansea City17 August 1970
Fulham1–0Orient19 August 1970
Gillingham0–1Luton Town19 August 1970
Halifax Town3–2Bradford City19 August 1970
Hartlepool2–3York City19 August 1970
Lincoln City2–1Grimsby Town19 August 1970
Mansfield Town6–2Chesterfield19 August 1970
Newport County2–1Reading19 August 1970
Port Vale0–1Walsall17 August 1970
Portsmouth2–0Plymouth Argyle19 August 1970
Rochdale1–0Southport19 August 1970
Scunthorpe United2–3Northampton Town19 August 1970
Stockport County0–1Preston North End19 August 1970
Torquay United1–1Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic18 August 1970
Watford2–0Peterborough United18 August 1970
Workington2–0Barrow18 August 1970

Replays
Home Team Score Away Team Date
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic1–2Torquay United26 August 1970
Darlington3–1Doncaster Rovers24 August 1970
Swansea City4–2[1]Exeter City25 August 1970
Tranmere Rovers4–0Crewe Alexandra24 August 1970
Wrexham2–3Birmingham City26 August 1970

Second round

Ties
Home Team Score Away Team Date
Aldershot1–3Manchester United9 September 1970
Aston Villa2–0Burnley9 September 1970
Blackpool4–1Newport County9 September 1970
Bolton Wanderers1–0Blackburn Rovers9 September 1970
Bristol Rovers2–1Newcastle United8 September 1970
Carlisle United2–1Manchester City9 September 1970
Colchester United1–1Birmingham City9 September 1970
Crystal Palace3–3Rochdale9 September 1970
Darlington0–4Fulham9 September 1970
Derby County3–1Halifax Town8 September 1970
Huddersfield Town0–0Nottingham Forest9 September 1970
Ipswich Town0–0Arsenal8 September 1970
Leicester City3–2Southampton9 September 1970
Lincoln City2–1Sunderland9 September 1970
Luton Town3–0Workington8 September 1970
Mansfield Town0–0Liverpool8 September 1970
Norwich City0–0Chester9 September 1970
Oldham Athletic2–4Middlesbrough8 September 1970
Oxford United1–0Wolverhampton Wanderers9 September 1970
Portsmouth1–0Walsall9 September 1970
Queens Park Rangers4–0Cardiff City8 September 1970
Rotherham United0–0Bristol City8 September 1970
Sheffield United1–0Leeds United8 September 1970
Sheffield Wednesday1–1Chelsea9 September 1970
Stoke City0–0Millwall9 September 1970
Swindon Town4–2Watford8 September 1970
Torquay United1–3Preston North End9 September 1970
Tottenham Hotspur3–0Swansea City9 September 1970
Tranmere Rovers1–1Coventry City9 September 1970
West Bromwich Albion3–1Charlton Athletic8 September 1970
West Ham United1–0Hull City9 September 1970
York City0–0Northampton Town9 September 1970

Replays
Home Team Score Away Team Date
Arsenal4–0Ipswich Town28 September 1970
Birmingham City2–1Colchester United15 September 1970
Bristol City4–0Rotherham United15 September 1970
Chelsea2–1Sheffield Wednesday22 September 1970
Chester1–2Norwich City16 September 1970
Coventry City2–1Tranmere Rovers22 September 1970
Liverpool3–2[1]Mansfield Town22 September 1970
Millwall2–1Stoke City21 September 1970
Northampton Town1–1[1]York City15 September 1970
Nottingham Forest2–0Huddersfield Town21 September 1970
Rochdale1–3Crystal Palace14 September 1970

Second Replay
Home Team Score Away Team Date
York City1–2Northampton Town28 September 1970

Third round

Ties
Home Team Score Away Team Date
Birmingham City2–1Nottingham Forest6 October 1970
Blackpool0–1Bristol City7 October 1970
Bolton Wanderers1–1Leicester City7 October 1970
Carlisle United3–1Oxford United6 October 1970
Chelsea3–2Middlesbrough7 October 1970
Coventry City3–1West Ham United6 October 1970
Crystal Palace4–0Lincoln City7 October 1970
Derby County4–2Millwall7 October 1970
Fulham2–0Queens Park Rangers6 October 1970
Luton Town0–1Arsenal6 October 1970
Manchester United1–0Portsmouth7 October 1970
Northampton Town1–1Aston Villa6 October 1970
Norwich City1–1Bristol Rovers7 October 1970
Preston North End0–1West Bromwich Albion6 October 1970
Swindon Town2–0Liverpool6 October 1970
Tottenham Hotspur2–1Sheffield United7 October 1970

Replays
Home Team Score Away Team Date
Aston Villa3–0Northampton Town13 October 1970
Bristol Rovers3–1[1]Norwich City13 October 1970
Leicester City1–0Bolton Wanderers12 October 1970

Fourth round

Ties
Home Team Score Away Team Date
Aston Villa1–0Carlisle United28 October 1970
Bristol Rovers3–0Birmingham City27 October 1970
Coventry City1–0Derby County27 October 1970
Crystal Palace0–0Arsenal28 October 1970
Fulham1–0Swindon Town27 October 1970
Leicester City2–2Bristol City28 October 1970
Manchester United2–1Chelsea28 October 1970
Tottenham Hotspur5–0West Bromwich Albion28 October 1970

Replays
Home Team Score Away Team Date
Bristol City2–1Leicester City3 November 1970
Arsenal0–2Crystal Palace9 November 1970

Fifth Round

Ties
Home Team Score Away Team Date
Bristol Rovers1–1Aston Villa17 November 1970
Fulham0–0Bristol City17 November 1970
Manchester United4–2Crystal Palace18 November 1970
Tottenham Hotspur4–1Coventry City18 November 1970

Replays
Home Team Score Away Team Date
Aston Villa1–0Bristol Rovers25 November 1970
Bristol City1–0Fulham24 November 1970

Semi-finals

First Leg
Home Team Score Away Team Date
Bristol City1–1Tottenham Hotspur16 December 1970
Manchester United1–1Aston Villa16 December 1970

Second Leg
Home Team Score Away Team Date Agg
Aston Villa2–1Manchester United23 December 19703–2
Tottenham Hotspur2–0[1]Bristol City23 December 19703–1

Final
Main article: 1971 Football League Cup Final

The final was held at Wembley Stadium, London on 27 February 1971.

Tottenham Hotspur2–0Aston Villa
Chivers  78',  82'
Attendance: 100,000
Referee: J. Finney
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR:
1Pat Jennings
2Joe Kinnear
3Cyril Knowles
4Alan Mullery (c)
5Peter Collins
6Phil Beal
7Alan Gilzean
8Steve Perryman
9Martin Chivers
10Martin Peters
11Jimmy Neighbour
Substitute:
12Jimmy Pearce
Manager:
Bill Nicholson
ASTON VILLA:
1John Dunn
2Keith Bradley
3Charlie Aitken
4Brian Godfrey (c)
5Fred Turnbull
6Brian Tiler
7Pat McMahon
8Bruce Rioch
9Andy Lochhead
10Ian Hamilton
11Willie Anderson
Substitute:
12Dave Gibson
Manager:
Vic Crowe
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References

General
  • "English League Cup 1970/1971". Soccerbase. Retrieved 3 February 2009.
  • "England League Cup Full Results 1960–1996". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 21 February 2009. Retrieved 3 February 2009.
  • "The Football League Cup". SoccerData. Retrieved 15 January 2012.

Specific
  1. After Extra Time
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