1971 Football League Cup final

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1971 Football League Cup Final
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Event 1970–71 Football League Cup
Date27 February 1971
Venue Wembley Stadium, London
Referee Jim Finney (Hereford)
Attendance100,000
1970
1972

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.

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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
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Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 100,000
Referee: J. Finney
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Tottenham Hotspur
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Aston Villa


1 Ulster Banner.svg Pat Jennings
2 Flag of Ireland.svg Joe Kinnear
3 Flag of England.svg Cyril Knowles
4 Flag of England.svg Alan Mullery (c)
5 Flag of England.svg Peter Collins
6 Flag of England.svg Phil Beal
7 Flag of Scotland.svg Alan Gilzean
8 Flag of England.svg Steve Perryman
9 Flag of England.svg Martin Chivers
10 Flag of England.svg Martin Peters
11 Flag of England.svg Jimmy Neighbour
Substitute:
12 Flag of England.svg Jimmy Pearce
Manager:
Flag of England.svg Bill Nicholson
1 Flag of England.svg John Dunn
2 Flag of England.svg Keith Bradley
3 Flag of Scotland.svg Charlie Aitken
4 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Brian Godfrey (c)
5 Flag of England.svg Fred Turnbull
6 Flag of England.svg Brian Tiler
7 Flag of Scotland.svg Pat McMahon
8 Flag of Scotland.svg Bruce Rioch
9 Flag of Scotland.svg Andy Lochhead
10 Flag of England.svg Ian Hamilton
11 Flag of England.svg Willie Anderson
Substitute:
12 Flag of Scotland.svg Dave Gibson
Manager:
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Vic Crowe

Road to Wembley

Home teams listed first.

Tottenham Hotspur

Round 1: Bye

Round 2: Tottenham Hotspur 3-0 Swansea City (9 September 1970)

Round 3: Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 Sheffield United (7 October 1970)

Round 4: Tottenham Hotspur 5-0 West Bromwich Albion (28 October 1970)

Quarter final: Tottenham Hotspur 4-1 Coventry City (18 November 1970)

Semi final, 1st leg: Bristol City 1–1 Tottenham Hotspur (16 December 1970)

Semi final, 2nd leg: Tottenham Hotspur 2–0 Bristol City (after extra time) (23 December 1970)

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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