The 1967–68 Football League Cup was the eighth season of the

Football League Cup The English Football League Cup, often referred to as the League Cup and currently known as the Carabao Cup for sponsorship reasons, is an annual Single-elimination tournament, knockout competition in men's domestic football in England. Orga ...

, a knockout competition for England's top 92 football clubs; all League clubs competed except for

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and

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. The competition ended with the final on 2 March 1968. The final was contested by First Division teams

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and

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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–39th in the

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, excluding 2 teams that did not compete; and League Cup holders

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) 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

, London on 2 March 1968.

References

External links

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