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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 Tottenham Hotspur Football Club, commonly referred to as Tottenham () or Spurs, is a professional football club based in Tottenham, London, England. It competes in the Premier League, the top flight of English football. The team has playe ...
. The competition ended with the final on 2 March 1968. The final was contested by First Division teams
Leeds United Leeds United Football Club is a professional football club based in Leeds, West Yorkshire in England. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of England's football league system, and plays its home matches at Elland Road ...
and Arsenal at
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in London. Leeds United's Terry Cooper scored the only goal of the game, giving Leeds a 1–0 victory.


Calendar

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


First round


Ties


Replays


2nd Replays


Second round


Ties


Replays


Third round


Ties


Replays


Fourth round


Ties


Replays


Fifth Round


Ties


Replays


Semi Finals


First Leg


Second Leg


Final

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


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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:1967-68 Football League Cup EFL Cup seasons Cup, 1967–68