1967–68 Football League Cup

The 1967–68 Football League Cup was the eighth season of the Football League Cup, a knockout competition for England's top 92 football clubs; all League clubs competed except for Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur. The competition ended with the final on 2 March 1968.

The final was contested by First Division teams Leeds United and Arsenal at Wembley Stadium in London. Leeds United's Terry Cooper scored the only goal of the game, giving Leeds a 1–0 victory.

1967–68 League Cup
CountryEngland &  Wales
Teams90
Defending championsQueens Park Rangers
ChampionsLeeds United
Runners-upArsenal

Calendar

Of the 90 teams, 38 received a bye to the second round (teams ranked 1st–40th in the 1966–67 Football League, excluding 2 teams that did not compete) and the other 52 played in the first round. Semi-finals were two-legged.

Round Main date Fixtures Clubs New entries this round
Original Replays
First round 23 August 1967 26 8 90 → 64 52
(teams ranked 19th–22nd in Second Division; all Third and Fourth Division)
Second round 13 September 1967 32 4 64 → 32 38
(all First Division, except those teams that did not enter; teams ranked 1st–18th in Second Division)
Third round 11 October 1967 16 3 32 → 16 none
Fourth round 1 November 1967 8 2 16 → 8 none
Fifth round 29 November 1967 4 2 8 → 4 none
Semi-finals 17 January & 6/7 February, 1968 4 0 4 → 2 none
Final 2 March 1968 1 0 2 → 1 none

First round

Ties
Home team Score Away team Date
Aldershot2–3Cardiff City23 August 1967
Barrow1–0Southport23 August 1967
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic1–1Watford22 August 1967
Brighton & Hove Albion4–0Colchester United23 August 1967
Crewe Alexandra1–1Stockport County23 August 1967
Darlington1–0York City23 August 1967
Doncaster Rovers1–2Scunthorpe United23 August 1967
Grimsby Town1–0Chesterfield23 August 1967
Halifax Town5–0Bradford Park Avenue23 August 1967
Hartlepools United2–0Bradford City23 August 1967
Orient1–3Gillingham22 August 1967
Luton Town1–1Charlton Athletic23 August 1967
Mansfield Town2–3Lincoln City23 August 1967
Middlesbrough4–1Barnsley22 August 1967
Northampton Town3–2Peterborough United23 August 1967
Notts County0–1Rotherham United23 August 1967
Oxford United3–1Swansea Town23 August 1967
Port Vale3–0Chester22 August 1967
Reading3–0Bristol Rovers23 August 1967
Rochdale0–1Bury23 August 1967
Southend United1–0Brentford23 August 1967
Swindon Town1–1Newport County22 August 1967
Torquay United0–0Exeter City22 August 1967
Tranmere Rovers2–1Wrexham23 August 1967
Walsall4–2Shrewsbury Town22 August 1967
Workington1–1Oldham Athletic23 August 1967

Replays
Home team Score Away team Date
Charlton Athletic1–2[1]Luton Town30 August 1967
Exeter City0–3Torquay United28 August 1967
Newport County2–0Swindon Town29 August 1967
Oldham Athletic1–1[1]Workington29 August 1967
Stockport County3–0Crewe Alexandra28 August 1967
Watford0–0[1]Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic29 August 1967

2nd replays
Home team Score Away team Date
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic1–2Watford6 September 1967
Workington2–1Oldham Athletic31 August 1967

Second round

Ties
Home team Score Away team Date
Barrow1–0Crystal Palace13 September 1967
Blackburn Rovers3–1Brighton & Hove Albion13 September 1967
Bristol City0–5Everton13 September 1967
Burnley2–1Cardiff City12 September 1967
Carlisle United0–2Workington13 September 1967
Coventry City1–2Arsenal12 September 1967
Derby County4–0Hartlepools United13 September 1967
Fulham1–0Tranmere Rovers13 September 1967
Gillingham2–2Torquay United13 September 1967
Grimsby Town2–2Bury12 September 1967
Huddersfield Town1–0Wolverhampton Wanderers12 September 1967
Ipswich Town5–2Southampton12 September 1967
Leeds United3–1Luton Town13 September 1967
Lincoln City2–1Newcastle United13 September 1967
Liverpool1–1Bolton Wanderers13 September 1967
Manchester City4–0Leicester City13 September 1967
Middlesbrough2–1Chelsea13 September 1967
Millwall3–2Sheffield United13 September 1967
Newport County0–1Blackpool12 September 1967
Northampton Town3–1Aston Villa13 September 1967
Norwich City1–1Rotherham United13 September 1967
Oxford United2–1Preston North End13 September 1967
Plymouth Argyle0–2Birmingham City13 September 1967
Portsmouth3–1Port Vale13 September 1967
Queens Park Rangers2–1Hull City12 September 1967
Reading3–1West Bromwich Albion13 September 1967
Scunthorpe United0–1Nottingham Forest13 September 1967
Southend United1–2Darlington13 September 1967
Stockport County3–5Sheffield Wednesday13 September 1967
Stoke City2–0Watford13 September 1967
Sunderland3–2Halifax Town13 September 1967
Walsall1–5West Ham United13 September 1967

Replays
Home team Score Away team Date
Bolton Wanderers3–2Liverpool27 September 1967
Bury2–0Grimsby Town19 September 1967
Rotherham United0–2Norwich City19 September 1967
Torquay United2–0Gillingham20 September 1967

Third round

Ties
Home team Score Away team Date
Arsenal1–0Reading11 October 1967
Blackburn Rovers3–2Middlesbrough11 October 1967
Burnley3–0Nottingham Forest10 October 1967
Darlington4–1Portsmouth11 October 1967
Derby County3–1Birmingham City11 October 1967
Everton2–3Sunderland11 October 1967
Leeds United3–0Bury11 October 1967
Lincoln City4–2Torquay United11 October 1967
Manchester City1–1Blackpool11 October 1967
Northampton Town0–0Millwall11 October 1967
Norwich City0–1Huddersfield Town11 October 1967
Queens Park Rangers5–1Oxford United10 October 1967
Sheffield Wednesday3–1Barrow11 October 1967
Stoke City2–1Ipswich Town11 October 1967
West Ham United4–1Bolton Wanderers11 October 1967
Workington2–2Fulham11 October 1967

Replays
Home team Score Away team Date
Blackpool0–2Manchester City18 October 1967
Fulham6–2Workington16 October 1967
Millwall5–1Northampton Town16 October 1967

Fourth round

Ties
Home team Score Away team Date
Arsenal2–1Blackburn Rovers1 November 1967
Darlington2–0Millwall31 October 1967
Derby County1–1Lincoln City1 November 1967
Fulham3–2Manchester City1 November 1967
Huddersfield Town2–0West Ham United1 November 1967
Queens Park Rangers1–2Burnley31 October 1967
Sheffield Wednesday0–0Stoke City1 November 1967
Sunderland0–2Leeds United15 November 1967

Replays
Home team Score Away team Date
Lincoln City0–3Derby County15 November 1967
Stoke City2–1Sheffield Wednesday15 November 1967

Fifth round

Ties
Home team Score Away team Date
Burnley3–3Arsenal29 November 1967
Derby County5–4Darlington29 November 1967
Fulham1–1Huddersfield Town29 November 1967
Leeds United2–0Stoke City13 December 1967

Replays
Home team Score Away team Date
Arsenal2–1Burnley5 December 1967
Huddersfield Town2–1[1]Fulham12 December 1967

Semi-finals

First leg
Home team Score Away team Date
Arsenal3–2Huddersfield Town17 January 1968
Derby County0–1Leeds United17 January 1968

Second leg
Home team Score Away team Date Agg
Huddersfield Town1–3Arsenal6 February 19683–6
Leeds United3–2Derby County7 February 19684–2

Final
Main article: 1968 Football League Cup Final

The final was held at Wembley Stadium, London on 2 March 1968.

Leeds United1–0Arsenal
Cooper 20' Summary
Attendance: 97,877

References
  1. After Extra Time
  • "English League Cup 1967/1968". Soccerbase. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
  • "England League Cup Full Results 1960–1996". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
  • "English League Cup 1967–1968 : Results". Statto. Archived from the original on 2 March 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
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