1974 Football League Cup Final

1974 Football League Cup Final
Event 1973–74 Football League Cup
Manchester City Wolverhampton Wanderers
1 2
Date 2 March 1974
Venue Wembley Stadium, London
Referee Dave Wallace (Crewe)
Attendance 97,886

The 1974 Football League Cup Final was the final match of the 1973–74 Football League Cup, the 14th season of the Football League Cup, a football competition for the 92 teams in The Football League. The match was played at Wembley Stadium on 2 March 1974, and was contested by two First Division clubs, Manchester City and Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Wolves won the match 2–1 with goals from Kenny Hibbitt and John Richards. Colin Bell had equalised for Manchester City. This gave the Midlanders their first major silverware since lifting the 1960 FA Cup.

Steve Bruce, the future Manchester United defender and manager of Aston Villa, was a ball boy during the match he was thirteen years old

Match details

Manchester City 1–2[1] Wolverhampton Wanderers
Bell  59' Hibbitt  44'
Richards  85'
Attendance: 97,886
Referee: Dave Wallace (Crewe)
1Scotland Keith MacRae
2England Glyn Pardoe
3Scotland Willie Donachie
4England Mike Doyle
5England Tommy Booth
6England Tony Towers
7England Mike Summerbee (c)
8England Colin Bell
9England Francis Lee
10Scotland Denis Law
11England Rodney Marsh
Substitute:
12England Frank Carrodus
Manager:
England Ron Saunders
1England Gary Pierce
2England Geoff Palmer
3England Derek Parkin
4England Mike Bailey (c)
5Scotland Frank Munro
6England John McAlle
7England Alan Sunderland
8England Kenny Hibbitt
9England John Richards
10Northern Ireland Derek Dougan
11England Dave Wagstaffe 83'
Substitute:
12England Barry Powell 83'
Manager:
England Bill McGarry

Match officials

  • Assistant referees:
    • H. Williams (Sheffield)
    • R.G. Sheppard (Dunstable)

Match rules

  • 90 minutes only
  • Replay (at Stoke City) if scores still level
  • One named substitute
  • Maximum of 1 substitution

Road to Wembley

Manchester City

Round 2Walsall0–0Manchester City
Round 2 (Replay)Manchester City0–0Walsall (a.e.t.)
Round 2 (2nd replay)Walsall0–4Manchester City
Round 3Carlisle United0–1Manchester City
Round 4York City0–0Manchester City
Round 4 (Replay)Manchester City4–1York City
Round 5Coventry City2–2Manchester City
Round 5 (Replay)Manchester City4–2Coventry City
Semi-final (1st leg)Plymouth Argyle1–1Manchester City
Semi-final (2nd leg)Manchester City2–0Plymouth Argyle
(Manchester City won 3–1 on aggregate)

Wolverhampton Wanderers

Round 2Halifax Town0–3Wolverhampton Wanderers
Round 3Tranmere Rovers1–1Wolverhampton Wanderers
Round 3 (Replay)Wolverhampton Wanderers2–1Tranmere Rovers
Round 4Wolverhampton Wanderers5–1Exeter City
Round 5Wolverhampton Wanderers1–0Liverpool
Semi-final (1st leg)Norwich City1–1Wolverhampton Wanderers
Semi-final (2nd leg)Wolverhampton Wanderers1–0Norwich City
(Wolverhampton Wanderers won 2–1 on aggregate)

References

  1. ↑ "Classic Match Manchester City 1 Wolves 2 League Cup Final March 2 1974". Express and Star.com.
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