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{{Infobox football match
{{Infobox football match
| title = 1973 Football League Cup Final
| title = 1973 Football League Cup Final
| image =
| image = 1973 Football League Cup Final.JPG
| caption = Match programme cover
| event = [[1972–73 Football League Cup]]
| event = [[1972–73 Football League Cup]]
| team1 = [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]]
| team1 = [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]]
| team1association =
| team1association =
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| team1score = 1
| team2 = [[Norwich City F.C.|Norwich City]]
| team2 = [[Norwich City F.C.|Norwich City]]
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| team2score = 0
| team2score = 0
| details =
| details =
| date =
| date = 3 March 1973
| stadium = [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley Stadium]]
| stadium = [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley Stadium]]
| city = [[London]]
| city = [[London]]
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| man_of_the_match1a =
| man_of_the_match1atitle =
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| referee =
| referee = David Smith (Stonehouse)
| attendance =
| attendance = 100,000
| weather =
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| previous = [[1972 Football League Cup Final|1972]]
| previous = [[1972 Football League Cup Final|1972]]
| next = [[1974 Football League Cup Final|1974]]
| next = [[1974 Football League Cup Final|1974]]
}}
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The '''1973 Football League Cup Final''' was won by [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]]. Spurs beat [[Norwich City F.C.|Norwich City]] 1–0 at [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley Stadium]], [[Ralph Coates]] with the goal.
The '''1973 Football League Cup Final''' was held on 3 March 1973 and was won by [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]]. Spurs beat [[Norwich City F.C.|Norwich City]] 1–0 at [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|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.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/engleagcuphistfinal.html |title=England – League Cup Finals 1961–2001 |publisher=[[Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation]] |access-date=23 April 2024}}</ref>

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==Match==
===Summary===
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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2010/dec/28/ralph-coates-obituary|title=Ralph Coates obituary|date=28 December 2010|work=Guardian|access-date=1 March 2017}}</ref>

===Details===
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|time=15:30
|team1=[[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]]
|score=1–0
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|team2=[[Norwich City F.C.|Norwich City]]
|goals1= [[Ralph Coates|Coates]] {{goal|72}}
|stadium=[[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley Stadium]], London
|attendance=100,000
|referee=}}

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|valign="top" width="50%"|
{| style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"
|colspan="4"|
|-
!width="25"| !!
|-
|'''1''' ||{{flagicon|NIR}} [[Pat Jennings]]
|-
|'''2''' ||{{flagicon|EIR}} [[Joe Kinnear]]
|-
|'''3''' ||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Cyril Knowles]]
|-
|'''4''' ||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[John Pratt (footballer)|John Pratt]] || || {{suboff|25}}
|-
|'''5''' ||{{flagicon|WAL}} [[Mike England]]
|-
|'''6''' ||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Phil Beal]]
|-
|'''7''' ||{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Alan Gilzean]]
|-
|'''8''' ||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Steve Perryman]]
|-
|'''9''' ||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Martin Chivers]]
|-
|'''10'''||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Martin Peters]] (c)
|-
|'''11'''||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Jimmy Pearce]]
|-
|colspan=3|'''Substitute:'''
|-
|'''12'''||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ralph Coates]] || || {{subon|25}}
|-
|colspan=4|'''Manager:'''
|-
|colspan="4"|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Bill Nicholson (footballer)|Bill Nicholson]]
|}
|valign="top" width="50%"|
{| style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align=center
|colspan="4"|
|-
!width="25"| !!
|-
|'''1''' |||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Kevin Keelan]]
|-
|'''2''' ||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Clive Payne]]
|-
|'''3''' ||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Geoff Butler]]
|-
|'''4''' ||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Dave Stringer]]
|-
|'''5''' ||{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Duncan Forbes (footballer)|Duncan Forbes]] (c) {{yel}}
|-
|'''6''' ||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Max Briggs]]
|-
|'''7''' ||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Doug Livermore]]
|-
|'''8''' ||{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Jim Blair (Scottish footballer)|Jim Blair]] || || {{suboff|82}}
|-
|'''9''' ||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[David Cross (footballer, born 1950)|David Cross]]
|-
|'''10'''||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Graham Paddon]]
|-
|'''11'''||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Terry Anderson (footballer)|Terry Anderson]]
|-
|colspan=3|'''Substitute:'''
|-
|'''12'''||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Trevor Howard (footballer)|Trevor Howard]] || || {{subon|82}}
|-
|colspan=4|'''Manager:'''
|-
|colspan="4"|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ron Saunders]]
|}
|}

==Road to Wembley==
''Home teams listed first. ''
{|width = 100%
|width=50% valign=top|

===Tottenham Hotspur===
'''Round 2:''' Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 [[Huddersfield Town F.C.|Huddersfield Town]]

'''Round 3:''' [[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]] 1-1 Tottenham Hotspur
:'''''Replay''' Tottenham Hotspur 0–0(a.e.t.) Middlesbrough''
:'''''2nd Replay''' Tottenham Hotspur 2–1(a.e.t.) Middlesbrough''

'''Round 4:''' Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 [[Millwall F.C.|Millwall]]

'''Quarter final:''' [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] 1-1 Tottenham Hotspur
:'''''Replay''' Tottenham 3–1 Liverpool''

'''Semi final, 1st leg:''' [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]] 1–2 Tottenham Hotspur

'''Semi final, 2nd leg:''' Tottenham Hotspur 2–2(a.e.t.) Wolverhampton Wanderers
:''Tottenham won 4–3 on aggregate''
|width=50% valign=top|

===Norwich City===
'''Round 2:''' Norwich City 2–1 [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]]

'''Round 3:''' [[Hull City F.C.|Hull City]] 1–2 Norwich City

'''Round 4:''' [[Stockport County F.C.|Stockport County]] 1-5 Norwich City

'''Quarter final:''' [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] 0–3 Norwich City

'''Semi final, 1st leg:''' [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] 0–2 Norwich City

'''Semi final, 2nd leg:''' Norwich City 1–0 Chelsea
:''Norwich City won 3–0<ref>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.</ref> on aggregate''

|}


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.soccerbase.com/results3.sd?gameid=259796 Match summary on Soccerbase]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20071127150500/http://www.soccerbase.com/results3.sd?gameid=259796 Match summary on Soccerbase]


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Latest revision as of 02:12, 23 April 2024

1973 Football League Cup Final
Match programme cover
Event1972–73 Football League Cup
Tottenham Hotspur Norwich City
1 0
Date3 March 1973
VenueWembley Stadium, London
RefereeDavid Smith (Stonehouse)
Attendance100,000
← 1972
1974 →

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

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Summary

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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

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Tottenham Hotspur1–0Norwich City
Coates 72'
Attendance: 100,000
Tottenham Hotspur
Norwich City
1 Northern Ireland Pat Jennings
2 Republic of Ireland Joe Kinnear
3 England Cyril Knowles
4 England John Pratt downward-facing red arrow 25'
5 Wales Mike England
6 England Phil Beal
7 Scotland Alan Gilzean
8 England Steve Perryman
9 England Martin Chivers
10 England Martin Peters (c)
11 England Jimmy Pearce
Substitute:
12 England Ralph Coates upward-facing green arrow 25'
Manager:
England Bill Nicholson
1 England Kevin Keelan
2 England Clive Payne
3 England Geoff Butler
4 England Dave Stringer
5 Scotland Duncan Forbes (c) Yellow card
6 England Max Briggs
7 England Doug Livermore
8 Scotland Jim Blair downward-facing red arrow 82'
9 England David Cross
10 England Graham Paddon
11 England Terry Anderson
Substitute:
12 England Trevor Howard upward-facing green arrow 82'
Manager:
England Ron Saunders

Road to Wembley

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Home teams listed first.

Tottenham Hotspur

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Round 2: Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 Huddersfield Town

Round 3: Middlesbrough 1-1 Tottenham Hotspur

Replay Tottenham Hotspur 0–0(a.e.t.) Middlesbrough
2nd Replay Tottenham Hotspur 2–1(a.e.t.) Middlesbrough

Round 4: Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 Millwall

Quarter final: Liverpool 1-1 Tottenham Hotspur

Replay Tottenham 3–1 Liverpool

Semi final, 1st leg: Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–2 Tottenham Hotspur

Semi final, 2nd leg: Tottenham Hotspur 2–2(a.e.t.) Wolverhampton Wanderers

Tottenham won 4–3 on aggregate

Norwich City

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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

Norwich City won 3–0[3] on aggregate

References

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  1. ^ "England – League Cup Finals 1961–2001". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Ralph Coates obituary". Guardian. 28 December 2010. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
  3. ^ 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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