1974 Football League Cup Final

The 1974 Football League Cup Final was the final match of the 1973–74 Football League Cup, the 14th season of the Football League Cup, a football competition for the 92 teams in The Football League. The match was played at Wembley Stadium on 2 March 1974, and was contested by two First Division clubs, Manchester City and Wolverhampton Wanderers.

1974 Football League Cup Final
Event1973–74 Football League Cup
Manchester City Wolverhampton Wanderers
1 2
Date2 March 1974
VenueWembley Stadium, London
RefereeDave Wallace (Crewe)
Attendance97,886

Wolves won the match 2–1 with goals from Kenny Hibbitt and John Richards. Colin Bell had equalised for Manchester City. This gave the Midlanders their first major silverware since lifting the 1960 FA Cup.

Steve Bruce, the future Manchester United defender and manager of Sheffield Wednesday, was a ball boy during the match he was thirteen years old

Match details
Manchester City1–2[1]Wolverhampton Wanderers
Bell  59' Hibbitt  44'
Richards  85'
Attendance: 97,886
Referee: Dave Wallace (Crewe)
1 Keith MacRae
2 Glyn Pardoe
3 Willie Donachie
4 Mike Doyle
5 Tommy Booth
6 Tony Towers
7 Mike Summerbee (c)
8 Colin Bell
9 Francis Lee
10 Denis Law
11 Rodney Marsh
Substitute:
12 Frank Carrodus
Manager:
Ron Saunders
1 Gary Pierce
2 Geoff Palmer
3 Derek Parkin
4 Mike Bailey (c)
5 Frank Munro
6 John McAlle
7 Alan Sunderland
8 Kenny Hibbitt
9 John Richards
10 Derek Dougan
11 Dave Wagstaffe 83'
Substitute:
12 Barry Powell 83'
Manager:
Bill McGarry

Match officials

  • Assistant referees:
    • H. Williams (Sheffield)
    • R.G. Sheppard (Dunstable)

Match rules

  • 90 minutes only
  • Replay (at Stoke City) if scores still level
  • One named substitute
  • Maximum of 1 substitution

Road to Wembley
See also: 1973–74 Football League Cup

Manchester City
Round 2Walsall0–0Manchester City
Round 2 (Replay)Manchester City0–0Walsall (a.e.t.)
Round 2 (2nd replay)Walsall0–4Manchester City
Round 3Carlisle United0–1Manchester City
Round 4York City0–0Manchester City
Round 4 (Replay)Manchester City4–1York City
Round 5Coventry City2–2Manchester City
Round 5 (Replay)Manchester City4–2Coventry City
Semi-final (1st leg)Plymouth Argyle1–1Manchester City
Semi-final (2nd leg)Manchester City2–0Plymouth Argyle
(Manchester City won 3–1 on aggregate)

Wolverhampton Wanderers
Round 2Halifax Town0–3Wolverhampton Wanderers
Round 3Tranmere Rovers1–1Wolverhampton Wanderers
Round 3 (Replay)Wolverhampton Wanderers2–1Tranmere Rovers
Round 4Wolverhampton Wanderers5–1Exeter City
Round 5Wolverhampton Wanderers1–0Liverpool
Semi-final (1st leg)Norwich City1–1Wolverhampton Wanderers
Semi-final (2nd leg)Wolverhampton Wanderers1–0Norwich City
(Wolverhampton Wanderers won 2–1 on aggregate)
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References
  1. "Classic Match Manchester City 1 Wolves 2 League Cup Final March 2 1974". Express and Star.com.
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