# 1974–75 Football League Cup

The 1974–75 Football League Cup was the 15th season of the Football League Cup, a knockout competition for England's top 92 football clubs. The tournament started on 19 August 1974 and ended with the final at Wembley on 1 March 1975.
Aston Villa won the tournament after defeating Norwich City in the final at Wembley Stadium, London.

## First round
### Ties

| Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
| Barnsley | 0–1 | Halifax Town | 20 August 1974 |
| Bradford City | 2–1 | Darlington | 20 August 1974 |
| Brentford | 3–0 | Aldershot | 21 August 1974 |
| Bristol City | 2–1 | Cardiff City | 19 August 1974 |
| Bristol Rovers | 0–0 | Plymouth Argyle | 20 August 1974 |
| Bury | 2–0 | Oldham Athletic | 20 August 1974 |
| Charlton Athletic | 4–0 | Peterborough United | 20 August 1974 |
| Chester | 2–1 | Walsall | 21 August 1974 |
| Chesterfield | 3–0 | Grimsby Town | 21 August 1974 |
| Colchester United | 1–0 | Oxford United | 20 August 1974 |
| Doncaster Rovers | 2–1 | Mansfield Town | 20 August 1974 |
| Exeter City | 3–1 | Swansea City | 21 August 1974 |
| Gillingham | 1–1 | Bournemouth | 21 August 1974 |
| Hereford United | 1–1 | Shrewsbury Town | 21 August 1974 |
| Newport County | 1–0 | Torquay United | 20 August 1974 |
| Northampton Town | 1–0 | Port Vale | 20 August 1974 |
| Preston North End | 1–0 | Rochdale | 20 August 1974 |
| Reading | 0–0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 21 August 1974 |
| Rotherham United | 1–1 | Lincoln City | 20 August 1974 |
| Scunthorpe United | 1–0 | Sheffield Wednesday | 20 August 1974 |
| Southend United | 2–0 | Cambridge United | 21 August 1974 |
| Southport | 0–2 | Tranmere Rovers | 21 August 1974 |
| Stockport County | 0–2 | Blackburn Rovers | 21 August 1974 |
| Swindon Town | 0–1 | Portsmouth | 20 August 1974 |
| Watford | 1–1 | Crystal Palace | 21 August 1974 |
| Workington | 1–2 | Hartlepool | 21 August 1974 |
| Wrexham | 1–2 | Crewe Alexandra | 20 August 1974 |
| York City | 0–2 | Huddersfield Town | 21 August 1974 |

### Replays

| Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
| Bournemouth | 1–1 | Gillingham | 28 August 1974 |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 2–2 | Reading | 28 August 1974 |
| Crystal Palace | 5–1 | Watford | 27 August 1974 |
| Lincoln City | 1–1 | Rotherham United | 28 August 1974 |
| Plymouth Argyle | 0–1 | Bristol Rovers | 27 August 1974 |
| Shrewsbury Town | 0–1 | Hereford United | 27 August 1974 |

### Second replays

| Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
| Gillingham | 1–2 | Bournemouth | 3 September 1974 |
| Reading | 0–0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 3 September 1974 |
| Rotherham United | 2–1 | Lincoln City | 3 September 1974 |

### Third replay

| Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 2–3 | Reading | 5 September 1974 |

## Second round
### Ties

| Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
| Arsenal | 1–1 | Leicester City | 10 September 1974 |
| Aston Villa | 1–1 | Everton | 11 September 1974 |
| Bolton Wanderers | 0–0 | Norwich City | 10 September 1974 |
| Bournemouth | 1–1 | Hartlepool | 11 September 1974 |
| Bradford City | 0–1 | Carlisle United | 11 September 1974 |
| Bury | 2–0 | Doncaster Rovers | 10 September 1974 |
| Chelsea | 4–2 | Newport County | 11 September 1974 |
| Chester | 3–1 | Blackpool | 11 September 1974 |
| Coventry City | 1–2 | Ipswich Town | 10 September 1974 |
| Crewe Alexandra | 2–1 | Birmingham City | 11 September 1974 |
| Crystal Palace | 1–4 | Bristol City | 10 September 1974 |
| Exeter City | 0–1 | Hereford United | 11 September 1974 |
| Huddersfield Town | 1–1 | Leeds United | 10 September 1974 |
| Hull City | 1–2 | Burnley | 11 September 1974 |
| Liverpool | 2–1 | Brentford | 10 September 1974 |
| Luton Town | 1–0 | Bristol Rovers | 11 September 1974 |
| Manchester City | 6–0 | Scunthorpe United | 10 September 1974 |
| Manchester United | 5–1 | Charlton Athletic | 11 September 1974 |
| Northampton Town | 2–2 | Blackburn Rovers | 10 September 1974 |
| Nottingham Forest | 1–1 | Newcastle United | 10 September 1974 |
| Portsmouth | 1–5 | Derby County | 11 September 1974 |
| Preston North End | 2–0 | Sunderland | 10 September 1974 |
| Queens Park Rangers | 1–1 | Orient | 10 September 1974 |
| Reading | 4–2 | Rotherham United | 11 September 1974 |
| Sheffield United | 3–1 | Chesterfield | 10 September 1974 |
| Southampton | 1–0 | Notts County | 10 September 1974 |
| Southend United | 0–2 | Colchester United | 11 September 1974 |
| Stoke City | 3–0 | Halifax Town | 11 September 1974 |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 0–4 | Middlesbrough | 11 September 1974 |
| Tranmere Rovers | 0–0 | West Ham United | 11 September 1974 |
| West Bromwich Albion | 1–0 | Millwall | 10 September 1974 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–3 | Fulham | 11 September 1974 |

### Replays

| Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
| Blackburn Rovers | 1–0 | Northampton Town | 18 September 1974 |
| Everton | 0–3 | Aston Villa | 18 September 1974 |
| Hartlepool | 2–2 | Bournemouth | 18 September 1974 |
| Leeds United | 1–1 | Huddersfield Town | 24 September 1974 |
| Leicester City | 2–1 | Arsenal | 18 September 1974 |
| Orient | 0–3 | Queens Park Rangers | 17 September 1974 |
| Newcastle United | 3–0 | Nottingham Forest | 25 September 1974 |
| Norwich City | 3–1 | Bolton Wanderers | 17 September 1974 |
| West Ham United | 6–0 | Tranmere Rovers | 18 September 1974 |

### Second replays

| Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
| Bournemouth | 1–1 | Hartlepool | 23 September 1974 |
| Leeds United | 2–1 | Huddersfield Town | 7 October 1974 |

### Third replay

| Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
| Hartlepool | 1–0 | Bournemouth | 26 September 1974 |

## Third round
### Ties

| Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
| Bristol City | 0–0 | Liverpool | 8 October 1974 |
| Bury | 1–2 | Leeds United | 9 October 1974 |
| Chelsea | 2–2 | Stoke City | 9 October 1974 |
| Chester | 1–0 | Preston North End | 9 October 1974 |
| Colchester United | 2–0 | Carlisle United | 9 October 1974 |
| Crewe Alexandra | 2–2 | Aston Villa | 9 October 1974 |
| Fulham | 2–1 | West Ham United | 8 October 1974 |
| Hartlepool | 1–1 | Blackburn Rovers | 9 October 1974 |
| Ipswich Town | 4–1 | Hereford United | 8 October 1974 |
| Manchester United | 1–0 | Manchester City | 9 October 1974 |
| Middlesbrough | 1–0 | Leicester City | 8 October 1974 |
| Queens Park Rangers | 0–4 | Newcastle United | 8 October 1974 |
| Reading | 1–2 | Burnley | 9 October 1974 |
| Sheffield United | 2–0 | Luton Town | 8 October 1974 |
| Southampton | 5–0 | Derby County | 8 October 1974 |
| West Bromwich Albion | 1–1 | Norwich City | 9 October 1974 |

### Replays

| Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
| Aston Villa | 1–0 | Crewe Alexandra | 16 October 1974 |
| Blackburn Rovers | 1–2 | Hartlepool | 16 October 1974 |
| Liverpool | 4–0 | Bristol City | 16 October 1974 |
| Norwich City | 2–0 | West Bromwich Albion | 16 October 1974 |
| Stoke City | 1–1 | Chelsea | 16 October 1974 |

### Second replay

| Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
| Stoke City | 6–2 | Chelsea | 22 October 1974 |

## Fourth round
### Ties

| Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
| Chester | 3–0 | Leeds United | 13 November 1974 |
| Colchester United | 0–0 | Southampton | 13 November 1974 |
| Hartlepool | 1–1 | Aston Villa | 12 November 1974 |
| Ipswich Town | 2–1 | Stoke City | 12 November 1974 |
| Liverpool | 0–1 | Middlesbrough | 12 November 1974 |
| Manchester United | 3–2 | Burnley | 13 November 1974 |
| Newcastle United | 3–0 | Fulham | 13 November 1974 |
| Sheffield United | 2–2 | Norwich City | 12 November 1974 |

### Replays

| Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
| Aston Villa | 6–1 | Hartlepool | 25 November 1974 |
| Norwich City | 2–1 | Sheffield United | 27 November 1974 |
| Southampton | 0–1 | Colchester United | 25 November 1974 |

## Fifth Round
### Ties

| Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
| Colchester United | 1–2 | Aston Villa | 3 December 1974 |
| Middlesbrough | 0–0 | Manchester United | 4 December 1974 |
| Newcastle United | 0–0 | Chester | 4 December 1974 |
| Norwich City | 1–1 | Ipswich Town | 4 December 1974 |

### Replays

| Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
| Chester | 1–0 | Newcastle United | 18 December 1974 |
| Ipswich Town | 1–2 | Norwich City | 10 December 1974 |
| Manchester United | 3–0 | Middlesbrough | 18 December 1974 |

## Semi-finals
### First leg

| Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
| Chester | 2–2 | Aston Villa | 15 January 1975 |
| Manchester United | 2–2 | Norwich City | 15 January 1975 |

### Second leg

| Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date | Agg |
| Aston Villa | 3–2 | Chester | 22 January 1975 | 5–4 |
| Norwich City | 1–0 | Manchester United | 22 January 1975 | 3–2 |

## Final

The final was held at Wembley Stadium, London, on 1 March 1975.
| GK | 1 | Jimmy Cumbes |
| RB | 2 | John Robson |
| LB | 3 | Charlie Aitken |
| CB | 4 | Ian Ross (c) |
| CB | 5 | Chris Nicholl |
| MF | 6 | Bobby McDonald |
| RW | 7 | Ray Graydon |
| FW | 8 | Brian Little |
| CF | 9 | Keith Leonard |
| MF | 10 | Chico Hamilton |
| MF | 11 | Frank Carrodus |
| Substitute: ||
| ?? | 12 | Alun Evans |
| Manager: ||
| Ron Saunders ||
| GK | 1 | Kevin Keelan |
| RB | 2 | Mel Machin |
| LB | 3 | Colin Sullivan |
| MF | 4 | Peter Morris |
| CB | 5 | Duncan Forbes (c) |
| CB | 6 | Dave Stringer |
| RW | 7 | John Miller |
| CF | 8 | Ted MacDougall |
| CF | 9 | Phil Boyer |
| MF | 10 | Colin Suggett |
| LW | 11 | Tony Powell |
| Substitute: ||
| MF | 12 | Billy Steele |
| Manager: ||
| John Bond ||