- First round Ties Replays Second replays Third replay
- Second round Ties Replays Second replays Third replay
- Third round Ties Replays Second replay
- Fourth round Ties Replays
- Fifth Round Ties Replays
- Semi-finals First leg Second leg
- Final
- References General Specific
{{EngvarB|date=April 2014}}{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2014}}{{Infobox football tournament season | title = Football League Cup | year = 1974–75 | other_titles = League Cup | image = | imagesize = | caption = | country = England & {{WAL}} | num_teams = 92 | champions = Aston Villa | runner-up = Norwich City | matches = | goals = | top goal scorer = | player = | prevseason = 1973–74 | nextseason = 1975–76 }}The Football League Cup 1974–75 was the 15th season of the Football League Cup, a knockout competition for England's top 92 football clubs. The tournament started on 19 August 1974 and ended with the final at Wembley on 1 March 1975. Aston Villa won the tournament after defeating Norwich City in the final at Wembley Stadium, London. First roundTiesHome Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
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Barnsley | 0–1 | Halifax Town | 20 August 1974 | Bradford City | 2–1 | Darlington | 20 August 1974 | Brentford | 3–0 | Aldershot | 21 August 1974 | Bristol City | 2–1 | Cardiff City | 19 August 1974 | Bristol Rovers | 0–0 | Plymouth Argyle | 20 August 1974 | Bury | 2–0 | Oldham Athletic | 20 August 1974 | Charlton Athletic | 4–0 | Peterborough United | 20 August 1974 | Chester | 2–1 | Walsall | 21 August 1974 | Chesterfield | 3–0 | Grimsby Town | 21 August 1974 | Colchester United | 1–0 | Oxford United | 20 August 1974 | Doncaster Rovers | 2–1 | Mansfield Town | 20 August 1974 | Exeter City | 3–1 | Swansea City | 21 August 1974 | Gillingham | 1–1 | Bournemouth | 21 August 1974 | Hereford United | 1–1 | Shrewsbury Town | 21 August 1974 | Newport County | 1–0 | Torquay United | 20 August 1974 | Northampton Town | 1–0 | Port Vale | 20 August 1974 | Preston North End | 1–0 | Rochdale | 20 August 1974 | Reading | 0–0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 21 August 1974 | Rotherham United | 1–1 | Lincoln City | 20 August 1974 | Scunthorpe United | 1–0 | Sheffield Wednesday | 20 August 1974 | Southend United | 2–0 | Cambridge United | 21 August 1974 | Southport | 0–2 | Tranmere Rovers | 21 August 1974 | Stockport County | 0–2 | Blackburn Rovers | 21 August 1974 | Swindon Town | 0–1 | Portsmouth | 20 August 1974 | Watford | 1–1 | Crystal Palace | 21 August 1974 | Workington | 1–2 | Hartlepool | 21 August 1974 | Wrexham | 1–2 | Crewe Alexandra | 20 August 1974 | York City | 0–2 | Huddersfield Town | 21 August 1974 |
ReplaysHome Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
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Bournemouth | 1–1[1] | Gillingham | 28 August 1974 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 2–2[2] | Reading | 28 August 1974 | Crystal Palace | 5–1 | Watford | 27 August 1974 | Lincoln City | 1–1[3] | Rotherham United | 28 August 1974 | Plymouth Argyle | 0–1 | Bristol Rovers | 27 August 1974 | Shrewsbury Town | 0–1 | Hereford United | 27 August 1974 |
Second replaysHome Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
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Gillingham | 1–2[4] | Bournemouth | 3 September 1974 | Reading | 0–0[5] | Brighton & Hove Albion | 3 September 1974 | Rotherham United | 2–1 | Lincoln City | 3 September 1974 |
Third replayHome Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
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Brighton & Hove Albion | 2–3 | Reading | 5 September 1974 |
Second roundTiesHome Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
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Arsenal | 1–1 | Leicester City | 10 September 1974 | Aston Villa | 1–1 | Everton | 11 September 1974 | Bolton Wanderers | 0–0 | Norwich City | 10 September 1974 | Bournemouth | 1–1 | Hartlepool | 11 September 1974 | Bradford City | 0–1 | Carlisle United | 11 September 1974 | Bury | 2–0 | Doncaster Rovers | 10 September 1974 | Chelsea | 4–2 | Newport County | 11 September 1974 | Chester | 3–1 | Blackpool | 11 September 1974 | Coventry City | 1–2 | Ipswich Town | 10 September 1974 | Crewe Alexandra | 2–1 | Birmingham City | 11 September 1974 | Crystal Palace | 1–4 | Bristol City | 10 September 1974 | Exeter City | 0–1 | Hereford United | 11 September 1974 | Huddersfield Town | 1–1 | Leeds United | 10 September 1974 | Hull City | 1–2 | Burnley | 11 September 1974 | Liverpool | 2–1 | Brentford | 10 September 1974 | Luton Town | 1–0 | Bristol Rovers | 11 September 1974 | Manchester City | 6–0 | Scunthorpe United | 10 September 1974 | Manchester United | 5–1 | Charlton Athletic | 11 September 1974 | Northampton Town | 2–2 | Blackburn Rovers | 10 September 1974 | Nottingham Forest | 1–1 | Newcastle United | 10 September 1974 | Portsmouth | 1–5 | Derby County | 11 September 1974 | Preston North End | 2–0 | Sunderland | 10 September 1974 | Queens Park Rangers | 1–1 | Orient | 10 September 1974 | Reading | 4–2 | Rotherham United | 11 September 1974 | Sheffield United | 3–1 | Chesterfield | 10 September 1974 | Southampton | 1–0 | Notts County | 10 September 1974 | Southend United | 0–2 | Colchester United | 11 September 1974 | Stoke City | 3–0 | Halifax Town | 11 September 1974 | Tottenham Hotspur | 0–4 | Middlesbrough | 11 September 1974 | Tranmere Rovers | 0–0 | West Ham United | 11 September 1974 | West Bromwich Albion | 1–0 | Millwall | 10 September 1974 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–3 | Fulham | 11 September 1974 |
ReplaysHome Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
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Blackburn Rovers | 1–0 | Northampton Town | 18 September 1974 | Everton | 0–3 | Aston Villa | 18 September 1974 | Hartlepool | 2–2[6] | Bournemouth | 18 September 1974 | Leeds United | 1–1[7] | Huddersfield Town | 24 September 1974 | Leicester City | 2–1 | Arsenal | 18 September 1974 | Orient | 0–3 | Queens Park Rangers | 17 September 1974 | Newcastle United | 3–0 | Nottingham Forest | 25 September 1974 | Norwich City | 3–1 | Bolton Wanderers | 17 September 1974 | West Ham United | 6–0 | Tranmere Rovers | 18 September 1974 |
Second replaysHome Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
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Bournemouth | 1–1[8] | Hartlepool | 23 September 1974 | Leeds United | 2–1 | Huddersfield Town | 7 October 1974 |
Third replayHome Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
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Hartlepool | 1–0 | Bournemouth | 26 September 1974 |
Third roundTiesHome Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
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Bristol City | 0–0 | Liverpool | 8 October 1974 | Bury | 1–2 | Leeds United | 9 October 1974 | Chelsea | 2–2 | Stoke City | 9 October 1974 | Chester | 1–0 | Preston North End | 9 October 1974 | Colchester United | 2–0 | Carlisle United | 9 October 1974 | Crewe Alexandra | 2–2 | Aston Villa | 9 October 1974 | Fulham | 2–1 | West Ham United | 8 October 1974 | Hartlepool | 1–1 | Blackburn Rovers | 9 October 1974 | Ipswich Town | 4–1 | Hereford United | 8 October 1974 | Manchester United | 1–0 | Manchester City | 9 October 1974 | Middlesbrough | 1–0 | Leicester City | 8 October 1974 | Queens Park Rangers | 0–4 | Newcastle United | 8 October 1974 | Reading | 1–2 | Burnley | 9 October 1974 | Sheffield United | 2–0 | Luton Town | 8 October 1974 | Southampton | 5–0 | Derby County | 8 October 1974 | West Bromwich Albion | 1–1 | Norwich City | 9 October 1974 |
ReplaysHome Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
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Aston Villa | 1–0 | Crewe Alexandra | 16 October 1974 | Blackburn Rovers | 1–2 | Hartlepool | 16 October 1974 | Liverpool | 4–0 | Bristol City | 16 October 1974 | Norwich City | 2–0[9] | West Bromwich Albion | 16 October 1974 | Stoke City | 1–1[10] | Chelsea | 16 October 1974 |
Second replayHome Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
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Stoke City | 6–2 | Chelsea | 22 October 1974 |
Fourth roundTiesHome Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
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Chester | 3–0 | Leeds United | 13 November 1974 | Colchester United | 0–0 | Southampton | 13 November 1974 | Hartlepool | 1–1 | Aston Villa | 12 November 1974 | Ipswich Town | 2–1 | Stoke City | 12 November 1974 | Liverpool | 0–1 | Middlesbrough | 12 November 1974 | Manchester United | 3–2 | Burnley | 13 November 1974 | Newcastle United | 3–0 | Fulham | 13 November 1974 | Sheffield United | 2–2 | Norwich City | 12 November 1974 |
ReplaysHome Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
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Aston Villa | 6–1 | Hartlepool | 25 November 1974 | Norwich City | 2–1[11] | Sheffield United | 27 November 1974 | Southampton | 0–1 | Colchester United | 25 November 1974 |
Fifth RoundTiesHome Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
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Colchester United | 1–2 | Aston Villa | 3 December 1974 | Middlesbrough | 0–0 | Manchester United | 4 December 1974 | Newcastle United | 0–0 | Chester | 4 December 1974 | Norwich City | 1–1 | Ipswich Town | 4 December 1974 |
ReplaysHome Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
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Chester | 1–0 | Newcastle United | 18 December 1974 | Ipswich Town | 1–2 | Norwich City | 10 December 1974 | Manchester United | 3–0 | Middlesbrough | 18 December 1974 |
Semi-finalsFirst legHome Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
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Chester | 2–2 | Aston Villa | 15 January 1975 | Manchester United | 2–2 | Norwich City | 15 January 1975 |
Second legHome Team | Score | Away Team | Date | Agg |
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Aston Villa | 3–2 | Chester | 22 January 1975 | 5–4 | Norwich City | 1–0 | Manchester United | 22 January 1975 | 3–2 |
Final{{main|1975 Football League Cup Final}}The final was held at Wembley Stadium, London, on 1 March 1975. {{footballbox |date=1 March 1975 |time= |team1=Aston Villa |score=1–0 |report= |team2=Norwich City |goals1 = Graydon 81 {{goal}} |goals2= |stadium=Wembley Stadium, London |attendance=95,946 |referee=G. Hill }} | |
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GK | 1 | Jimmy Cumbes | RB | 2 | John Robson | LB | 3 | Charlie Aitken | CB | 4 | Ian Ross (c) | CB | 5 | Chris Nicholl | MF | 6 | Bobby McDonald | RW | 7 | Ray Graydon | FW | 8 | Brian Little | CF | 9 | Keith Leonard | MF | 10 | Chico Hamilton | MF | 11 | Frank Carrodus | Substitute: | ?? | 12 | Alun Evans | Manager: | Ron Saunders |
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GK | 1 | Kevin Keelan | RB | 2 | Mel Machin | LB | 3 | Colin Sullivan | MF | 4 | Peter Morris | CB | 5 | Duncan Forbes (c) | CB | 6 | Dave Stringer | RW | 7 | John Miller | CF | 8 | Ted MacDougall | CF | 9 | Phil Boyer | MF | 10 | Colin Suggett | LW | 11 | Tony Powell | Substitute: | MF | 12 | Billy Steele | Manager: | John Bond |
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ReferencesGeneral- {{cite web |url=http://www.soccerbase.com/tournaments/tournament.sd?tourn_id=511
|title=English League Cup 1974/1975 |accessdate=15 January 2012 |publisher=Soccerbase}}- {{cite web |url=http://www.rsssf.com/tablese/engleagcuphistfull.html
|title=England League Cup Full Results 1960–1996 |accessdate=15 January 2012 |publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation}}- {{cite web |url=http://www.statto.com/football/stats/england/league-cup/1974-1975/results |title=English League Cup 1974–1975 : Results |accessdate=15 January 2012 |publisher=statto.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110316003537/http://www.statto.com/football/stats/england/league-cup/1974-1975/results |archive-date=16 March 2011 |dead-url=yes |df=dmy-all }}
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