1966–67 Football League Cup

1966–67 Football League Cup
Country England
Champions Queens Park Rangers
Runner-up West Bromwich Albion

The 1966–67 Football League Cup was the seventh season of the Football League Cup, a knockout competition for England's top 92 football clubs. The competition ended with the final on 4 March 1967.

The final was contested by Queens Park Rangers and West Bromwich Albion at Wembley Stadium in London. Clive Clark scored twice in the first half to give West Bromwich Albion a 2–0 half-time lead. However second half goals from QPR's Roger Morgan, Rodney Marsh and Mark Lazarus turned the game around. QPR eventually won the match 3–2 to claim the trophy.

Contents

First round

[1]

Home Team Score Away Team Date
Aldershot 2–2 Luton
Barnsley 1–2 Grimsby ––
Barrow 2–1 Oldham ––
Bradford 1–1 Doncaster ––
Bradford PA 2–2 Hartlepool ––
Brentford 0–0 Millwall ––
Brighton 1–0 Leyton Orient ––
Bury 2–0 Rochdale ––
Cardiff 1–0 Bristol R ––
Chester 2–5 Tranmere ––
Chesterfield 2–1 Scunthorpe ––
Crewe 1–0 Stockport ––
Exeter 2–2 Torquay ––
Halifax 0–0 Darlington ––
Lincoln 1–0 Hull ––
Middlesbro 0–0 York ––
Newport County 1–2 Swansea ––
Notts Co 1–1 Mansfield ––
Peterborough 2–1 Oxford ––
Port Vale 1–3 Walsall ––
QPR 5–0 Colchester ––
Shrewsbury 6–1 Wrexham ––
Southend 0–0 Gillingham ––
Southport 0–1 Workington ––
Swindon 2–1 Bournemouth ––
Watford 1–1 Reading ––

Replays

Home Team Score Away Team Date
Darlington 4–0 Halifax ––
Doncaster 5–2 Bradford ––
Gillingham 2–0 Southend ––
Hartlepool 1–2 Bradford PA ––
Luton 1–2 Aldershot ––
Mansfield 3–0 Notts Co ––
Millwall 0–1 Brentford ––
Reading 1–0 Watford ––
Torquay 1–2 Exeter ––
York 2–1 Middlesbro ––

Second round

Home Team Score Away Team Date
Aldershot 1–1 QPR ––
Arsenal 1–1 Gillingham ––
Blackburn 4–1 Barrow ––
Blackpool 5–1 Man Utd ––
Bradford PA 0–0 Grimsby ––
Brentford 2–4 Ipswich ––
Bristol C 1–1 Swansea ––
Bury 2–3 Workington ––
Cardiff 0–1 Exeter ––
Carlisle 1–1 Tranmere ––
Chelsea 5–2 Charlton ––
Coventry 2–1 Derby ––
Darlington 1–1 Doncaster ––
Fulham 2–0 C Palace ––
Leeds 1–0 Newcastle ––
Leicester 5–0 Reading ––
Lincoln 2–1 Huddersfield ––
Man City 3–1 Bolton ––
Northampton 2–2 Peterborough ––
Norwich 0–1 Brighton ––
Nottm Forest 1–1 Birmingham ––
Preston 2–0 Crewe ––
Sheff Wed 0–1 Rotherham ––
Shrewsbury 1–1 Burnley ––
Southampton 4–3 Plymouth ––
Sunderland 1–1 Sheff Utd ––
Swindon 4–1 Portsmouth ––
Walsall 2–1 Stoke ––
West Brom 6–1 Aston Villa ––
West Ham 1–0 Tottenham ––
Wolves 2–1 Mansfield ––
York 3–2 Chesterfield ––

Replays

Home Team Score Away Team Date
Birmingham 2–1 Nottm Forest ––
Burnley 5–1 Shrewsbury ––
Doncaster 2–0 Darlington ––
Gillingham 1–1 Arsenal ––
Grimsby 3–1 Bradford PA ––
Peterborough 0–2 Northampton ––
QPR 2–0 Aldershot ––
Sheff Utd 1–0 Sunderland ––
Swansea 2–1 Bristol C ––
Tranmere 0–2 Carlisle ––

Second Replay

Home Team Score Away Team Date
Arsenal 5–0 Gillingham 28–09–1966

Third round

Home Team Score Away Team Date
Arsenal 1–3 West Ham ––
Birmingham 2–1 Ipswich ––
Blackpool 1–1 Chelsea ––
Brighton 1–1 Coventry ––
Doncaster 1–1 Swindon ––
Exeter 1–2 Walsall ––
Fulham 5–0 Wolves ––
Grimsby 3–0 Workington ––
Leicester 5–0 Lincoln ––
Northampton 2–1 Rotherham ––
Preston 1–1 Leeds ––
Sheff Utd 2–0 Burnley ––
Southampton 3–3 Carlisle ––
Swansea 1–2 QPR ––
West Brom 4–2 Man City ––
York 0–2 Blackburn ––

Replays

Home Team Score Away Team Date
Carlisle 2–1 Southampton ––
Chelsea 1–3 Blackpool ––
Coventry 1–3 Brighton ––
Leeds 3–0 Preston ––
Swindon 4–2 Doncaster ––

Fourth round

Home Team Score Away Team Date
Blackpool 4–2 Fulham ––
Brighton 1–1 Northampton ––
Carlisle 4–0 Blackburn ––
Grimsby 2–4 Birmingham ––
QPR 4–2 Leicester ––
Sheff Utd 2–1 Walsall ––
Swindon 0–2 West Brom ––
West Ham 7–0 Leeds ––

Replay

Home Team Score Away Team Date
Northampton 8–0 Brighton ––

Fifth round

Home Team Score Away Team Date
Blackpool 1–3 West Ham ––
Northampton 1–2 West Brom ––
QPR 2–1 Carlisle ––
Sheff Utd 2–3 Birmingham ––

Semi-Finals

First leg

Home Team Score Away Team Date
Birmingham 1–4 QPR ––
West Brom 4–0 West Ham ––

Second leg

Home Team Score Away Team Date Agg
QPR 3–1 Birmingham –– 7–2
West Ham 2–2 West Brom –– 2–6

Final

The final was held at Wembley Stadium, London on 4 March 1967.

4 March 1967
Queens Park Rangers 3 – 2 West Bromwich Albion Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 97,952
Referee: Walter Crossley
Morgan  63'
Marsh  75'
Lazarus  81'
Summary Clark  7'  36'

Q P R: Springett - Hazell, Langley, Sibley, Hunt, Keen, Lazarus, Sanderson, Les Allen, Rodney Marsh, Roger Morgan.

W B A: Sheppard - Cram, Graham Williams, Collard, Dennis Clarke, Doug Fraser, Tony Brown, Astle, Kay, Hope, Clive Clark.

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