1971 Football League Cup Final


The 1971 Football League Cup Final took place in February 1971 at Wembley Stadium. It was the eleventh Football League Cup final and the fifth to be played at Wembley.
It was contested between Tottenham Hotspur and Aston Villa. Tottenham Hotspur were riding high in the First Division and Aston Villa, the most successful club of the late Victorian and Edwardian eras and a traditional heavyweight, were in the Third Division, 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.

Tottenham Hotspur

Round 1: Bye
Round 2: Tottenham Hotspur 3-0 Swansea City
Round 3: Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 Sheffield United
Round 4: Tottenham Hotspur 5-0 West Bromwich Albion
Quarter final: Tottenham Hotspur 4-1 Coventry City
Semi final, 1st leg: Bristol City 1–1 Tottenham Hotspur
Semi final, 2nd leg: Tottenham Hotspur 2–0 Bristol City

Aston Villa

Round 1: Aston Villa 4–0 Notts County
Round 2: Aston Villa 2–0 Burnley
Round 3: Northampton Town 1–1 Aston Villa
Round 4: Aston Villa 1–0 Carlisle United
Quarter final: Bristol Rovers 1–1 Aston Villa
Semi final, 1st leg: Manchester United 1–1 Aston Villa
Semi final, 2nd leg: Aston Villa 2–1 Manchester United

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