1971 Football League Cup Final

1971 Football League Cup Final
Event 1970–71 Football League Cup
Date 27 February 1971
Venue Wembley Stadium, London
Referee Jim Finney (Hereford)
Attendance 100,000

The 1971 Football League Cup Final took place in February 1971 at Wembley Stadium. It was the eleventh Football League Cup final and the fifth to be played at Wembley.

It was contested between Tottenham Hotspur and Aston Villa. Tottenham Hotspur were riding high in the First Division (as the top level of league football in England was then known) and Aston Villa, the most successful club of the late Victorian and Edwardian eras and a traditional heavyweight, were in the Third Division (then the third tier of English football), a level to which it had never previously sunk.

This match signalled the reversal of a long period of decline for Villa. Ten years later they were champions of England and the following year they had become the champions of Europe.

Players and officials

Tottenham Hotspur 2–0 Aston Villa
Chivers  78, 82'
Attendance: 100,000
Referee: J. Finney
1Northern Ireland Pat Jennings
2Republic of Ireland Joe Kinnear
3England Cyril Knowles
4England Alan Mullery (c)
5England Peter Collins
6England Phil Beal
7Scotland Alan Gilzean
8England Steve Perryman
9England Martin Chivers
10England Martin Peters
11England Jimmy Neighbour
Substitute:
12England Jimmy Pearce
Manager:
England Bill Nicholson
1England John Dunn
2England Keith Bradley
3Scotland Charlie Aitken
4Wales Brian Godfrey (c)
5England Fred Turnbull
6England Brian Tiler
7Scotland Pat McMahon
8Scotland Bruce Rioch
9Scotland Andy Lochhead
10England Ian Hamilton
11England Willie Anderson
Substitute:
12Scotland Dave Gibson
Manager:
Wales Vic Crowe

Road to Wembley

Home teams listed first.

Tottenham Hotspur

Round 1: Bye

Round 2: Tottenham Hotspur 3-0 Swansea City

Round 3: Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 Sheffield United

Round 4: Tottenham Hotspur 5-0 West Bromwich Albion

Quarter final: Tottenham Hotspur 4-1 Coventry City

Semi final, 1st leg: Bristol City 1–1 Tottenham Hotspur

Semi final, 2nd leg: Tottenham Hotspur 2–0 Bristol City (after extra time)

Tottenham won 3–1 on aggregate

Aston Villa

Round 1: Aston Villa 4–0 Notts County

Round 2: Aston Villa 2–0 Burnley

Round 3: Northampton Town 1–1 Aston Villa

Replay Aston Villa 3–0 Northampton Town

Round 4: Aston Villa 1–0 Carlisle United

Quarter final: Bristol Rovers 1–1 Aston Villa

Replay Aston Villa 1–0 Bristol Rovers

Semi final, 1st leg: Manchester United 1–1 Aston Villa

Semi final, 2nd leg: Aston Villa 2–1 Manchester United

Aston Villa won 3–2 on aggregate

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