The 1971 Football League Cup Final took place in February 1971 at
Wembley Stadium
Wembley Stadium (branded as Wembley Stadium connected by EE for sponsorship reasons) is a football stadium in Wembley, London. It opened in 2007 on the site of the Wembley Stadium (1923), original Wembley Stadium, which was demolished from 200 ...
. It was the eleventh
Football League Cup
The EFL Cup (referred to historically, and colloquially, as the League Cup), currently known as the Carabao Cup for sponsorship reasons, is an annual knockout competition and major trophy in men's domestic football in England. Organised by the ...
final and the fifth to be played at Wembley.
It was contested between
Tottenham Hotspur
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and
Aston Villa
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. 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
Road to Wembley
''Home teams listed first. ''
External links
Match summary on Soccerbase
Specific
{{Aston Villa F.C. matches
EFL Cup Finals
League Cup Final 1971
League Cup Final 1971
1970–71 Football League
Football League Cup Final
Football League Cup Final