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.
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.
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1 Pat Jennings2 Joe Kinnear3 Cyril Knowles4 John Pratt 5 Mike England6 Phil Beal7 Alan Gilzean8 Steve Perryman9 Martin Chivers10 Martin Peters (c)11 Jimmy PearceSubstitute:12 Ralph Coates Manager: Bill Nicholson 1 Kevin Keelan2 Clive Payne3 Geoff Butler4 Dave Stringer5 Duncan Forbes (c) 6 Max Briggs7 Doug Livermore8 Jim Blair 9 David Cross10 Graham Paddon11 Terry AndersonSubstitute:12 Trevor Howard Manager: Ron Saunders
Road to Wembley Home teams listed first. Norwich City 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 3–0The 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. on aggregateTottenham Hotspur 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
References
External links Match summary on Soccerbase