1966–67 Football League Cup Explained

1966–67 League Cup
Country:England
Wales
Num Teams:90
Defending Champions:West Bromwich Albion
Winners:Queens Park Rangers
Second:West Bromwich Albion
Prev Season:1965–66
Next Season:1967–68

The 1966–67 Football League Cup was the seventh season of the Football League Cup, a knockout competition for England's top 92 football clubs. The competition started on 23 August 1966 and ended with the final on 4 March 1967. This was the first season during which Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur, and Wolverhampton participated in the League Cup; Everton and Liverpool were the only League teams that did not compete.

The final was contested by Third Division side Queens Park Rangers and First Division side West Bromwich Albion at Wembley Stadium in London; this was the first League Cup final to take place at a neutral venue, instead of as a two-legged tie. Clive Clark scored twice in the first half to give West Bromwich Albion a 2–0 half-time lead. However, second-half goals from Queens Park Rangers' Roger Morgan, Rodney Marsh, and Mark Lazarus turned the game around. Queens Park Rangers, who also won the Third Division championship this season, eventually won the match 3–2 to claim the trophy.

Match dates and results were initially drawn from Soccerbase,[1] and they were later checked against Rothmans Football Yearbook 1970–71.[2]

Calendar

Of the 90 teams, 38 received a bye to the second round (teams ranked 1st–40th in the 1965–66 Football League, excluding 2 teams that did not compete) and the other 52 played in the first round. The semi-finals were two-legged.

RoundMain dateFixturesClubsNew entries this round
width=55Originalwidth=55Replays
align=left First Roundalign=left 24 August 1966261090 → 6452
align=left Second Roundalign=left 14 September 1966321164 → 3238
align=left Third Roundalign=left 5 October 196616532 → 16none
align=left Fourth Roundalign=left 26 October 19668116 → 8none
align=left Fifth Roundalign=left 7 December 1966408 → 4none
align=left Semi-finalsalign=left 17/18 January & 7/8 February 1967 404 → 2none
align=left Finalalign=left 4 March 1967102 → 1none

First round

Ties

width=175 Home teamwidth=20 Scorewidth=225 Away teamwidth=125Date
2–2 24 August 1966
1–2 24 August 1966
2–1 24 August 1966
1–1 24 August 1966
2–2 23 August 1966
0–0 24 August 1966
1–0 24 August 1966
2–0 23 August 1966
1–0 24 August 1966
2–5 24 August 1966
2–1 24 August 1966
1–0 24 August 1966
2–2 24 August 1966
0–0 23 August 1966
1–0 24 August 1966
0–0 24 August 1966
1–2 24 August 1966
1–1 24 August 1966
2–1 24 August 1966
1–3 23 August 1966
5–0 23 August 1966
6–1 24 August 1966
0–0 24 August 1966
0–1 24 August 1966
2–1 24 August 1966
1–1 23 August 1966

Replays

width=175 Home teamwidth=20 Scorewidth=175 Away teamwidth=125Date
4–0 29 August 1966
5–2[3] 30 August 1966
2–0[4] 31 August 1966
1–2 31 August 1966
1–2 29 August 1966
3–0 29 August 1966
0–1 29 August 1966
1–0 29 August 1966
1–2 31 August 1966
2–1 29 August 1966

Second round

Ties

width=175 Home teamwidth=20 Scorewidth=175 Away teamwidth=125Date
1–1 14 September 1966
1–1 13 September 1966
4–1 14 September 1966
5–1 14 September 1966
0–0 14 September 1966
2–4 13 September 1966
1–1 13 September 1966
2–3 14 September 1966
0–1 14 September 1966
1–1 14 September 1966
5–2 14 September 1966
2–1 13 September 1966
1–1 14 September 1966
2–0 13 September 1966
1–0 13 September 1966
5–0 14 September 1966
2–1 14 September 1966
3–1 14 September 1966
2–2 14 September 1966
0–1 14 September 1966
1–1 13 September 1966
2–0 14 September 1966
0–1 14 September 1966
1–1 14 September 1966
4–3 14 September 1966
1–1 14 September 1966
4–1 13 September 1966
2–1 13 September 1966
6–1 14 September 1966
1–0 14 September 1966
2–1 13 September 1966
3–2 13 September 1966

Replays

width=175 Home teamwidth=20 Scorewidth=175 Away teamwidth=125Date
2–1 20 September 1966
5–0 29 September 1966
2–0 19 September 1966
1–1[5] 21 September 1966
3–1 21 September 1966
0–2 26 September 1966
2–0 20 September 1966
1–0[6] 20 September 1966
2–1[7] 19 September 1966
0–2 21 September 1966

2nd replay

width=175 Home teamwidth=20 Scorewidth=175 Away teamwidth=125Date
5–0 28 September 1966

Third round

Ties

width=175 Home teamwidth=20 Scorewidth=175 Away teamwidth=125Date
1–3 5 October 1966
2–1 4 October 1966
1–1 5 October 1966
1–1 5 October 1966
1–1 4 October 1966
1–2 5 October 1966
5–0 5 October 1966
3–0 5 October 1966
5–0 5 October 1966
2–1 5 October 1966
1–1 4 October 1966
2–0 12 October 1966
3–3 5 October 1966
2–1 8 October 1966
4–2 5 October 1966
0–2 4 October 1966

Replays

width=175 Home teamwidth=20 Scorewidth=175 Away teamwidth=125Date
2–1[8] 12 October 1966
1–3 17 October 1966
1–3 11 October 1966
3–0 12 October 1966
4–2[9] 11 October 1966

Fourth round

Ties

width=175 Home teamwidth=20 Scorewidth=175 Away teamwidth=125Date
4–2 26 October 1966
1–1 26 October 1966
4–0 26 October 1966
2–4 26 October 1966
4–2 25 October 1966
2–1 26 October 1966
0–2 25 October 1966
7–0 7 November 1966

Replays

width=175 Home teamwidth=20 Scorewidth=175 Away teamwidth=125Date
8–0 8 November 1966

Fifth round

Ties

width=175 Home teamwidth=20 Scorewidth=175 Away teamwidth=125Date
1–3 7 December 1966
1–3 7 December 1966
2–1 7 December 1966
2–3 7 December 1966

Semi-finals

First leg

width=175 Home teamwidth=20 Scorewidth=175 Away teamwidth=125Date
1–4 17 January 1967
4–0 18 January 1967

Second leg

width=175 Home teamwidth=20 Scorewidth=175 Away teamwidth=125Datewidth= 75Agg
3–1 7 February 1967 7–2
2–2 8 February 1967 2–6

Final

See main article: 1967 Football League Cup Final. The final was held at Wembley Stadium, London on 4 March 1967.

QUEENS PARK RANGERS:
1 Peter Springett
2 Tony Hazell
3 Jim Langley
4 Mike Keen (c)
5 Ron Hunt
6 Frank Sibley
7 Mark Lazarus
8 Keith Sanderson
9 Les Allen
10
11Roger Morgan
Manager:
Alec Stock
WEST BROMWICH ALBION:
1 Dick Sheppard
2
3 Graham Williams (c)
4 Ian Collard
5 Dennis Clarke
6 Doug Fraser
7 Tony Brown
8 Jeff Astle
9 John Kaye
10Bobby Hope
11Clive Clark
Manager:
Jimmy Hagan
MATCH RULES

References

General

Specific

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Results. 27 March 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100313032425/http://www.soccerbase.com/cup2.sd?competitionid=60. 13 March 2010. dead. dmy-all.
  2. Rothmans Football Yearbook 1970–71, p. 610.
  3. After Extra Time
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