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1973 Football League Cup Final
The 1973 Football League Cup Final was held on 3 March 1973 and was won by Tottenham Hotspur. Spurs beat Norwich City 1–0 at the old Wembley. Match Summary The only goal of the game was scored by substitute Ralph Coates Ralph Coates (26 April 1946 – 17 December 2010) was an English footballer who played at both professional and international levels as a winger. Coates played for Burnley, Tottenham Hotspur and Orient, making 480 appearances in the Football Le ... in the 72nd minute with a low right foot shot to the left corner of the net from just outside the penalty area. Details Road to Wembley ''Home teams listed first. '' References External linksMatch summary on Soccerbase {{Use dmy dates, date=June 2017 EFL Cup Finals League Cup Final 1973 League Cup Final 1973 1972–73 Football League Football League Cup Final Football League Cup Final ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1972–73 Football League Cup
The 1972–73 Football League Cup was the 13th season of the Football League Cup, a knock-out competition for England's top 92 football clubs. The tournament started on 15 August 1972 and ended with the final at Wembley on 3 March 1973. Tottenham Hotspur F.C., Tottenham Hotspur won the tournament after defeating Norwich City F.C., Norwich City in the final at Wembley Stadium (1923), Wembley Stadium, London. Calendar Of the 92 teams, 36 received a Bye (sports), bye to the second round (teams ranked 1st–36th in the 1971–72 Football League) and the other 56 played in the first round. Semi-finals were Two-legged tie, two-legged. First round Ties Replays 2nd Replays Second round Ties Replays 2nd Replays Third round Ties Replays 2nd Replays Fourth round Ties Replay Fifth round Ties Replays Semi-finals First leg Second leg Final The final was held at Wembley Stadium (1923), Wembley Stadium, London on 3 March 1973. The 1973 Football League Cup Fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin Peters
Martin Stanford Peters (8 November 1943 – 21 December 2019) was an English footballer and manager. As a member of the England team which won the 1966 FIFA World Cup, he scored the second of England's four goals in the final against West Germany. He also played in the 1970 World Cup. Born in Plaistow, Essex, he played club football for West Ham United, Tottenham Hotspur, Norwich City and Sheffield United. He briefly managed Sheffield United before retiring from professional football in 1981. Peters was known as "the complete midfielder" as he could pass the ball well with either foot, was good in the air and difficult to mark because of his movement. A free kick specialist, he was described by England manager Sir Alf Ramsey, after a game against Scotland in 1968, as being "ten years ahead of his time". His versatility was such that while he was at West Ham he played in every position in the team, including goalkeeper in his third game, replacing an injured Brian Rhodes. With ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terry Anderson (footballer)
Terence Keith Anderson (11 March 1944 – c. 24 January 1980) was an English footballer who played as a winger in the Football League, most notably for Norwich City, where he made 236 league appearances between 1965 and 1974. Anderson made appearances for England at youth level prior to signing a professional deal with his first club, Arsenal. He additionally played for Colchester United in two spells, Scunthorpe United and Crewe Alexandra and also played in the United States for the short-lived NASL team Baltimore Comets over two seasons. Career Born in Woking, Anderson joined Arsenal at the age of 15 in 1959, playing in the club's youth and reserve teams, and was at this time capped by England youth. Regarded by then-Arsenal manager Cliff Bastin as one of the best left-wing prospects of his generation, he signed a professional deal in August 1961 and made his league debut for the Gunners in a 4–0 victory at West Ham United in March 1963. Anderson, who featured in the fir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Graham Paddon
Graham Charles Paddon (24 August 1950 – 19 November 2007) was an English footballer who played as a midfielder for Coventry City, Millwall, Norwich City and West Ham United. Playing career Paddon was born in Manchester and began his career as an apprentice with Coventry City under Noel Cantwell. He made his senior debut in February 1969, coming on as a substitute in a 3–1 victory over Queens Park Rangers. He made five First Division appearances for the Midlands club, scoring one goal, before signing for Norwich City, then of the Second Division, in October 1969 for £25,000. He played in the Canaries' promotion-winning team of 1971–72, his eight goals helping the team to the league title. The following season, he helped the club to reach the 1973 League Cup Final. He scored all three goals in the quarter-final against Arsenal and saw victory in the two-legged semi-final against Chelsea, but was not able to stop Tottenham Hotspur winning the Final by a single goal. After ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Cross (footballer, Born 1950)
David Cross (born 8 December 1950) is an English former footballer who played as a striker. He scored 223 goals in 599 appearances in the Football League and the North American Soccer League. Cross was born in Heywood, Lancashire. Football career Cross played for Third Division club Rochdale, where he scored against top-flight Coventry City in a third-round FA Cup game in 1971. He moved to Norwich City, with whom he won the Second Division championship in 1972. He joined Coventry City for £150,000, then a club record. In 1976–77, Cross scored hat-tricks on the opening and closing days the season, the only Coventry City player to do so in a league campaign. He joined West Bromwich Albion for £150,000 in November 1976, and made his Albion debut against Manchester City. West Ham United also broke their club record for Cross when they paid for £180,000 for his services on 9 December 1977. He made his debut a week later, against West Brom. Cross scored 9 goals in 21 league ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Blair (Scottish Footballer)
James Blair (13 January 1947 – 6 April 2011) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a striker. Active between 1967 and 1977 in Scotland, England and Belgium, Blair made 158 appearances in the Scottish Football League and the Football League, scoring 65 goals. Born in Calderbank, Blair played youth football for Shotts Bon Accord before turning professional with St Mirren in 1967. Blair moved to Hibernian in 1970, before returning to St Mirren a year later. Blair played in England for Norwich City Norwich City Football Club (also known as The Canaries or The Yellows) is an English professional football club based in Norwich, Norfolk. The club competes in the EFL Championship following their relegation from the Premier League in the 20 ... between 1973 and 1974, before playing with Belgian club K.V. Mechelen. Blair died at his home in Belgium on 6 April 2011, at the age of 64. References * 1947 births 2011 deaths Scottish footballers Shotts Bon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doug Livermore
Douglas Ernest Livermore (born 27 December 1947) is a former professional footballer and manager. Playing career Livermore began his career with Liverpool F.C., Liverpool where he came through the youth system to eventually sign professional forms on 1 November 1965 as an 18-year-old. However, he didn't make his debut for another 3 years. It came when he appeared as a second-half substitute for Tony Hateley on 20 April 1968 in the 1–0 league defeat to West Ham United F.C., West Ham United at Boleyn Ground, Upton Park. Livermore's rival for the right sided midfield role was Ian Callaghan. Callaghan's form was of such a high level it was virtually impossible for Livermore to replace him. Realising this, and although sad to have leave his hometown club, he decided to pursue his career elsewhere. After just 18 first team appearances for the Reds, he moved to Norfolk club Norwich City F.C., Norwich City on 26 November 1970. Doug had a fairly successful time at Carrow Road where he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Max Briggs
Maxwell Francis Briggs (born 9 September 1948) is a former professional footballer. References * 1948 births English men's footballers Living people Norwich City F.C. players Oxford United F.C. players Men's association football midfielders Place of birth missing (living people) 20th-century English people {{england-footy-midfielder-1940s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duncan Forbes (footballer)
Duncan Scott Forbes (19 June 1941 – 23 October 2019) was a Scottish professional footballer. He spent 33 years at Norwich City, 13 as a player, seven on the commercial staff and 13 as chief scout. ''The Times'' noted his aggressive defending by writing "Forbes got his customary booking; the referee ought to take his name in the changing room rather than on the pitch thus saving time." Career Forbes joined Colchester United in September 1961 from Scottish non-league side Musselburgh Athletic, making his league debut later that season. He quickly established himself as a regular in the Layer Road side, playing in two promotion-winning teams and two relegation teams over the next 7 years. In September 1968, after playing 270 league games for Colchester, scoring twice, he moved to Norwich City for a fee of £10,000. At Carrow Road, he helped the Canaries into Division One, and in 1970 he was voted the fourth winner of the Barry Butler Trophy, the fans' award for player of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dave Stringer
David Stringer (born 15 October 1944 in Great Yarmouth) is an English former footballer and manager of Norwich City. As a player, he won the fans' vote to be Norwich City player of the year in 1972, the same year that they won promotion to the First Division for the first time, as Second Division champions, and made a total of 499 appearances for the club. He ended his playing career with Cambridge United before returning to Norwich city to coach the youth team, winning the FA Youth Cup in 1984. He went on to manage the reserve team and was appointed first team manager in December 1987 following the sacking of Ken Brown. He saved Norwich from relegation that season, and in his first full season ( 1988–89) Norwich emerged as an unlikely contender for the league title and FA Cup; they finished fourth in the league and reached the semi-finals of the FA Cup. Norwich reached another FA Cup semi-final in 1992, narrowly avoided relegation that season. Stringer then resigned. During ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geoff Butler
Geoffrey Butler (born 26 September 1946) is a former professional footballer who played as a defender in The Football League between the 1960s and 1980s. He started out with his hometown club Middlesbrough and made 55 league appearances for them before a transfer to Chelsea in September 1967.Geoffrey Butler League Stats and 1973 photo at football-heroes Sporting Heroes Photographic Encyclopedia. Retrieved on: 23 November 2010. He only made a total of nine appearances for Chelsea. He later played for and |
Clive Payne
Clive Edward Payne (born 2 March 1950) is an English former professional footballer. Payne, a right back, began his career with Norwich City. He was a member of the team that won the second division championship in 1972 and reached the final of the League Cup In several sports, most prominently association football, a league cup or secondary cup generally signifies a cup competition for which entry is restricted only to teams in a particular league. The first national association football tournament t ... in 1973. Payne made 150 appearances for Norwich, scoring three goals. He left the club in November 1973 to join AFC Bournemouth, where his career was ended by injury. Honours * Second division championship 1972 Clive payne also had a small sports shop. Sources * 1950 births Norwich City F.C. players English men's footballers AFC Bournemouth players Living people People from Aylsham Men's association football defenders {{england-footy-defender-1950s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
