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.

Football tournament season

1970–71 Football League CupTournament details

Country| England
Wales
Teams| 91
Defending champions| Manchester City
Final positions
Champions| Tottenham Hotspur (1st title)
Runners-up| Aston Villa

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1971–72 ->

## Calendar

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Of the 91 teams, 37 received a bye to the second round (teams ranked 2nd–38th in the 1969–70 Football League) and the other 54 played in the first round. Semi-finals were two-legged.

Round  | Main date  | Fixtures  | Clubs  | New entries this round

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Original  | Replays
First Round  | 19 August 1970  | 27  | 5  | 91 → 64  | 54
(teams ranked 17th–22nd in Second Division; all Third and Fourth Division)
Second Round  | 9 September 1970  | 32  | 12  | 64 → 32  | 37
(teams ranked 1st–16th in Second Division; all First Division except Everton)
Third Round  | 7 October 1970  | 16  | 3  | 32 → 16  | none
Fourth Round  | 28 October 1970  | 8  | 4  | 16 → 8  | none
Fifth Round  | 17/18 November 1970  | 4  | 2  | 8 → 4  | none
Semi-finals  | 16 & 23 December 1970  | 4  | 0  | 4 → 2  | none
Final | 27 February 1971  | 1  | 0  | 2 → 1  | none

## First round

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### Ties

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Home Team  | Score  | Away Team  | Date

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Aldershot | 1–0 | Brentford | 18 August 1970
Aston Villa | 4–0 | Notts County | 18 August 1970
Barnsley | 0–1 | Rotherham United | 19 August 1970
Birmingham City | 3–3 | Wrexham | 17 August 1970
Bristol Rovers | 1–0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 17 August 1970
Bury | 1–3 | Oldham Athletic | 17 August 1970
Charlton Athletic | 3–0 | Southend United | 17 August 1970
Chester | 2–1 | Shrewsbury Town | 19 August 1970
Colchester United | 5–0 | Cambridge United | 19 August 1970
Crewe Alexandra | 2–2 | Tranmere Rovers | 18 August 1970
Doncaster Rovers | 1–1 | Darlington | 19 August 1970
Exeter City | 0–0 | Swansea City | 17 August 1970
Fulham | 1–0 | Orient | 19 August 1970
Gillingham | 0–1 | Luton Town | 19 August 1970
Halifax Town | 3–2 | Bradford City | 19 August 1970
Hartlepool | 2–3 | York City | 19 August 1970
Lincoln City | 2–1 | Grimsby Town | 19 August 1970
Mansfield Town | 6–2 | Chesterfield | 19 August 1970
Newport County | 2–1 | Reading | 19 August 1970
Port Vale | 0–1 | Walsall | 17 August 1970
Portsmouth | 2–0 | Plymouth Argyle | 19 August 1970
Rochdale | 1–0 | Southport | 19 August 1970
Scunthorpe United | 2–3 | Northampton Town | 19 August 1970
Stockport County | 0–1 | Preston North End | 19 August 1970
Torquay United | 1–1 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 18 August 1970
Watford | 2–0 | Peterborough United | 18 August 1970
Workington | 2–0 | Barrow | 18 August 1970

### Replays

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Home Team  | Score  | Away Team  | Date

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Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 1–2 | Torquay United | 26 August 1970
Darlington | 3–1 | Doncaster Rovers | 24 August 1970
Swansea City | 4–2[1] | Exeter City | 25 August 1970
Tranmere Rovers | 4–0 | Crewe Alexandra | 24 August 1970
Wrexham | 2–3 | Birmingham City | 26 August 1970

## Second round

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### Ties

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Home Team  | Score  | Away Team  | Date

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Aldershot | 1–3 | Manchester United | 9 September 1970
Aston Villa | 2–0 | Burnley | 9 September 1970
Blackpool | 4–1 | Newport County | 9 September 1970
Bolton Wanderers | 1–0 | Blackburn Rovers | 9 September 1970
Bristol Rovers | 2–1 | Newcastle United | 8 September 1970
Carlisle United | 2–1 | Manchester City | 9 September 1970
Colchester United | 1–1 | Birmingham City | 9 September 1970
Crystal Palace | 3–3 | Rochdale | 9 September 1970
Darlington | 0–4 | Fulham | 9 September 1970
Derby County | 3–1 | Halifax Town | 8 September 1970
Huddersfield Town | 0–0 | Nottingham Forest | 9 September 1970
Ipswich Town | 0–0 | Arsenal | 8 September 1970
Leicester City | 3–2 | Southampton | 9 September 1970
Lincoln City | 2–1 | Sunderland | 9 September 1970
Luton Town | 3–0 | Workington | 8 September 1970
Mansfield Town | 0–0 | Liverpool | 8 September 1970
Norwich City | 0–0 | Chester | 9 September 1970
Oldham Athletic | 2–4 | Middlesbrough | 8 September 1970
Oxford United | 1–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 9 September 1970
Portsmouth | 1–0 | Walsall | 9 September 1970
Queens Park Rangers | 4–0 | Cardiff City | 8 September 1970
Rotherham United | 0–0 | Bristol City | 8 September 1970
Sheffield United | 1–0 | Leeds United | 8 September 1970
Sheffield Wednesday | 1–1 | Chelsea | 9 September 1970
Stoke City | 0–0 | Millwall | 9 September 1970
Swindon Town | 4–2 | Watford | 8 September 1970
Torquay United | 1–3 | Preston North End | 9 September 1970
Tottenham Hotspur | 3–0 | Swansea City | 9 September 1970
Tranmere Rovers | 1–1 | Coventry City | 9 September 1970
West Bromwich Albion | 3–1 | Charlton Athletic | 8 September 1970
West Ham United | 1–0 | Hull City | 9 September 1970
York City | 0–0 | Northampton Town | 9 September 1970

### Replays

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Home Team  | Score  | Away Team  | Date

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Arsenal | 4–0 | Ipswich Town | 28 September 1970
Birmingham City | 2–1 | Colchester United | 15 September 1970
Bristol City | 4–0 | Rotherham United | 15 September 1970
Chelsea | 2–1 | Sheffield Wednesday | 22 September 1970
Chester | 1–2 | Norwich City | 16 September 1970
Coventry City | 2–1 | Tranmere Rovers | 22 September 1970
Liverpool | 3–2[1] | Mansfield Town | 22 September 1970
Millwall | 2–1 | Stoke City | 21 September 1970
Northampton Town | 1–1[1] | York City | 15 September 1970
Nottingham Forest | 2–0 | Huddersfield Town | 21 September 1970
Rochdale | 1–3 | Crystal Palace | 14 September 1970

### Second Replay

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Home Team  | Score  | Away Team  | Date

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York City | 1–2 | Northampton Town | 28 September 1970

## Third round

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### Ties

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Home Team  | Score  | Away Team  | Date

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Birmingham City | 2–1 | Nottingham Forest | 6 October 1970
Blackpool | 0–1 | Bristol City | 7 October 1970
Bolton Wanderers | 1–1 | Leicester City | 7 October 1970
Carlisle United | 3–1 | Oxford United | 6 October 1970
Chelsea | 3–2 | Middlesbrough | 7 October 1970
Coventry City | 3–1 | West Ham United | 6 October 1970
Crystal Palace | 4–0 | Lincoln City | 7 October 1970
Derby County | 4–2 | Millwall | 7 October 1970
Fulham | 2–0 | Queens Park Rangers | 6 October 1970
Luton Town | 0–1 | Arsenal | 6 October 1970
Manchester United | 1–0 | Portsmouth | 7 October 1970
Northampton Town | 1–1 | Aston Villa | 6 October 1970
Norwich City | 1–1 | Bristol Rovers | 7 October 1970
Preston North End | 0–1 | West Bromwich Albion | 6 October 1970
Swindon Town | 2–0 | Liverpool | 6 October 1970
Tottenham Hotspur | 2–1 | Sheffield United | 7 October 1970

### Replays

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Home Team  | Score  | Away Team  | Date

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Aston Villa | 3–0 | Northampton Town | 13 October 1970
Bristol Rovers | 3–1[1] | Norwich City | 13 October 1970
Leicester City | 1–0 | Bolton Wanderers | 12 October 1970

## Fourth round

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### Ties

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Home Team  | Score  | Away Team  | Date

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Aston Villa | 1–0 | Carlisle United | 28 October 1970
Bristol Rovers | 3–0 | Birmingham City | 27 October 1970
Coventry City | 1–0 | Derby County | 27 October 1970
Crystal Palace | 0–0 | Arsenal | 28 October 1970
Fulham | 1–0 | Swindon Town | 27 October 1970
Leicester City | 2–2 | Bristol City | 28 October 1970
Manchester United | 2–1 | Chelsea | 28 October 1970
Tottenham Hotspur | 5–0 | West Bromwich Albion | 28 October 1970

### Replays

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Home Team  | Score  | Away Team  | Date

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Bristol City | 2–1 | Leicester City | 3 November 1970
Arsenal | 0–2 | Crystal Palace | 9 November 1970

## Fifth Round

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### Ties

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Home Team  | Score  | Away Team  | Date

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Bristol Rovers | 1–1 | Aston Villa | 17 November 1970
Fulham | 0–0 | Bristol City | 17 November 1970
Manchester United | 4–2 | Crystal Palace | 18 November 1970
Tottenham Hotspur | 4–1 | Coventry City | 18 November 1970

### Replays

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Home Team  | Score  | Away Team  | Date

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Aston Villa | 1–0 | Bristol Rovers | 25 November 1970
Bristol City | 1–0 | Fulham | 24 November 1970

## Semi-finals

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### First leg

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Home Team  | Score  | Away Team  | Date

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Bristol City | 1–1 | Tottenham Hotspur | 16 December 1970
Manchester United | 1–1 | Aston Villa | 16 December 1970

### Second leg

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Home Team  | Score  | Away Team  | Date  | Agg

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Aston Villa | 2–1 | Manchester United | 23 December 1970 | 3–2
Tottenham Hotspur | 2–0[1] | Bristol City | 23 December 1970 | 3–1

## Final

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Main article: 1971 Football League Cup Final

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

27 February 1971

15:30

Tottenham Hotspur| 2–0| Aston Villa

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Chivers 78',  82' |  |

Wembley Stadium, London

Attendance: 100,000

Referee: J. Finney

| TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR:

1 | Pat Jennings
2 | Joe Kinnear
3 | Cyril Knowles
4 | Alan Mullery (c)
5 | Peter Collins
6 | Phil Beal
7 | Alan Gilzean
8 | Steve Perryman
9 | Martin Chivers
10 | Martin Peters
11 | Jimmy Neighbour
Substitute:
12 | Jimmy Pearce
Manager:
Bill Nicholson
| ASTON VILLA:

1 | John Dunn
2 | Keith Bradley
3 | Charlie Aitken
4 | Brian Godfrey (c)
5 | Fred Turnbull
6 | Brian Tiler
7 | Pat McMahon
8 | Bruce Rioch
9 | Andy Lochhead
10 | Ian Hamilton
11 | Willie Anderson
Substitute:
12 | Dave Gibson
Manager:
Vic Crowe

## References

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### General

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* "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.

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