1975–76 Football League Cup Explained

The 1975–76 Football League Cup was the 16th season of the Football League Cup, a knockout competition for England's top 92 football clubs. The tournament started on 18 August 1975 and ended with the final at Wembley on 28 February 1976.This was the first season in which the First Round was played over two legs.Manchester City won the tournament after defeating Newcastle United in the final at Wembley Stadium, London.

Football League Cup
Year:1975–76
Other Titles:League Cup
Country:England
Wales
Num Teams:92
Winners:Manchester City
Second:Newcastle United
Prev Season:1974–75
Next Season:1976–77

First round

First leg

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1–1 20 August 1975
2–0 20 August 1975
2–1 19 August 1975
2–0 19 August 1975
1–1 19 August 1975
1–2 20 August 1975
2–1 20 August 1975
3–0 19 August 1975
0–2 19 August 1975
3–1 19 August 1975
4–1 19 August 1975
2–1 19 August 1975
4–2 20 August 1975
4–0 20 August 1975
1–1 19 August 1975
3–0 18 August 1975
2–0 19 August 1975
4–2 19 August 1975
2–0 19 August 1975
0–1 20 August 1975
1–2 19 August 1975
2–0 20 August 1975
3–1 20 August 1975
1–2 19 August 1975
2–1 19 August 1975
0–0 19 August 1975
2–0 19 August 1975
3–0 20 August 1975

Second leg

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1–1 Huddersfield Town 27 August 1975 2–3
0–0 Preston North End 27 August 1975 0–2
1–2 Plymouth Argyle 26 August 1975 1–4
1–1 Brentford 27 August 1975 2–3
Bristol Rovers 1–1 26 August 1975 3–2
Charlton Athletic 3–0 26 August 1975 4–1
0–0 Wrexham 27 August 1975 0–3
3–2 Lincoln City 25 August 1975 5–6
3–1 Crystal Palace 25 August 1975 3–4
Exeter City 2–0 26 August 1975 3–1
Gillingham 1–1 25 August 1975 2–1
0–0 Doncaster Rovers 25 August 1975 1–3
2–1 Halifax Town 25 August 1975 3–5
2–0 27 August 1975 4–4
0–1 Swindon Town 25 August 1975 1–3
1–1 Watford 27 August 1975 1–3
Nottingham Forest 5–1 27 August 1975 7–2
Peterborough United 3–0 27 August 1975 3–2
Portsmouth 2–1 26 August 1975 3–2
0–2 Bury 26 August 1975 0–4
0–2 Mansfield Town 26 August 1975 0–6
0–2 27 August 1975 2–2
Shrewsbury Town 2–1 26 August 1975 2–1
1–2 Southport 25 August 1975 2–5
Torquay United 5–3 27 August 1975 7–4
2–1 26 August 1975 3–3
1–3 Oldham Athletic 26 August 1975 1–6
York City 3–0 26 August 1975 3–2

Replays

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Crewe Alexandra 2–1[1] 2 September 1975
0–1 Hereford United 1 September 1975
0–0[2] [3] Darlington 3 September 1975

Second round

Ties

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Aston Villa 2–0 10 September 1975
Birmingham City 4–0 9 September 1975
1–3 Coventry City 10 September 1975
1–2 Middlesbrough 9 September 1975
Carlisle United 2–0 9 September 1975
3–3 9 September 1975
Crewe Alexandra 1–0 10 September 1975
Darlington 2–1 9 September 1975
Derby County 2–1 10 September 1975
Doncaster Rovers 2–1 9 September 1975
2–2 9 September 1975
2–4 Sheffield United 10 September 1975
1–4 Burnley 10 September 1975
Hull City 4–2 9 September 1975
Leeds United 3–2 9 September 1975
Lincoln City 2–1 10 September 1975
Manchester United 2–1 10 September 1975
Newcastle United 6–0 10 September 1975
1–1 10 September 1975
Nottingham Forest 1–0 10 September 1975
Notts County 2–1 9 September 1975
Peterborough United 2–0 10 September 1975
1–1 9 September 1975
1–4 Queens Park Rangers 9 September 1975
0–1 Bristol Rovers 9 September 1975
2–2 9 September 1975
1–1 10 September 1975
0–1 Tottenham Hotspur 9 September 1975
1–1 9 September 1975
0–0 9 September 1975
1–2 Mansfield Town 10 September 1975
0–1 Liverpool 10 September 1975

Replays

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0–1 Everton 23 September 1975
1–3 West Ham United 24 September 1975
1–2 Torquay United 17 September 1975
Fulham 1–0 24 September 1975
Leicester City 1–0[4] 17 September 1975
2–2[5] 17 September 1975
1–1[6] 17 September 1975
Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–2 16 September 1975

2nd Replays

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1–6 Manchester City 29 September 1975
2–3[7] Charlton Athletic 29 September 1975

Third round

Ties

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1–2 Manchester United 8 October 1975
0–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers 7 October 1975
1–1 7 October 1975
0–2 Tottenham Hotspur 8 October 1975
Everton 2–0 8 October 1975
0–1 Peterborough United 8 October 1975
Hull City 2–0 7 October 1975
0–1 Notts County 8 October 1975
Leicester City 2–1 8 October 1975
1–1 7 October 1975
Manchester City 2–1 8 October 1975
Mansfield Town 2–0 8 October 1975
Middlesbrough 1–0 7 October 1975
1–1 7 October 1975
1–1 7 October 1975
West Ham United 3–0 8 October 1975

Replays

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Burnley 1–0 14 October 1975
0–3 Queens Park Rangers 14 October 1975
Doncaster Rovers 3–0 13 October 1975
Newcastle United 2–0 15 October 1975

Fourth round

Ties

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Burnley 2–0 11 November 1975
Doncaster Rovers 2–1 11 November 1975
2–2 11 November 1975
Manchester City 4–0 12 November 1975
Mansfield Town 1–0 12 November 1975
Middlesbrough 3–0 11 November 1975
1–3 Newcastle United 11 November 1975
0–0 12 November 1975

Replays

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Notts County 2–0 25 November 1975
0–2[8] Tottenham Hotspur 24 November 1975

Fifth Round

Ties

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0–2 Middlesbrough 3 December 1975
Manchester City 4–2 3 December 1975
Newcastle United 1–0 3 December 1975
Tottenham Hotspur 7–2 3 December 1975

Semi-finals

First leg

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1–0 13 January 1976
1–0 14 January 1976

Second leg

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Manchester City 4–0 21 January 1976 4–1
Newcastle United 3–1 21 January 1976 3–2

Final

See main article: 1976 Football League Cup Final. The final was held at Wembley Stadium, London on 28 February 1976.

MANCHESTER CITY:
GK 1 Joe Corrigan
DF 2 Ged Keegan
DF 3 Willie Donachie
DF 4 Mike Doyle (c)
DF 5
MF 6
MF 7 Peter Barnes
MF 8 Tommy Booth
FW 9 Joe Royle
MF 10Asa Hartford
FW 11Dennis Tueart
Substitute:
DF 12 Kenny Clements
Manager:
Tony Book
NEWCASTLE UNITED:
GK 1 Mike Mahoney
DF 2 Irving Nattrass
DF 3 Alan Kennedy
MF 4 Stewart Barrowclough
DF 5 Glenn Keeley
DF6 Pat Howard
MF 7 Micky Burns
MF 8 Tommy Cassidy
FW 9 Malcolm Macdonald
FW 10Alan Gowling
MF 11Tommy Craig (c)
Substitute:
FW 12 Paul Cannell
Manager:
Gordon Lee

References

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Notes and References

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