The 1971 Football League Cup final took place on 27 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 (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
1 Pat Jennings2 Joe Kinnear3 Cyril Knowles4 Alan Mullery (c)5 Peter Collins6 Phil Beal7 Alan Gilzean8 Steve Perryman9 Martin Chivers10 Martin Peters11 Jimmy NeighbourSubstitute:12 Jimmy PearceManager: Bill Nicholson 1 John Dunn2 Keith Bradley3 Charlie Aitken4 Brian Godfrey (c)5 Fred Turnbull6 Brian Tiler7 Pat McMahon8 Bruce Rioch9 Andy Lochhead10 Ian Hamilton11 Willie AndersonSubstitute:12 Dave GibsonManager: Vic Crowe
Road to Wembley Home teams listed first. Tottenham Hotspur Round 1: Bye
Round 2: Tottenham Hotspur 3-0 Swansea City (9 September 1970)
Round 3: Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 Sheffield United (7 October 1970)
Round 4: Tottenham Hotspur 5-0 West Bromwich Albion (28 October 1970)
Quarter final: Tottenham Hotspur 4-1 Coventry City (18 November 1970)
Semi final, 1st leg: Bristol City 1–1 Tottenham Hotspur (16 December 1970)
Semi final, 2nd leg: Tottenham Hotspur 2–0 Bristol City (after extra time) (23 December 1970) Tottenham won 3–1 on aggregateAston Villa Round 1: Aston Villa 4–0 Notts County
Round 2: Aston Villa 2–0 Burnley
Round 3: Northampton Town 1–1 Aston Villa Replay Aston Villa 3–0 Northampton Town
Round 4: Aston Villa 1–0 Carlisle United
Quarter final: Bristol Rovers 1–1 Aston Villa Replay Aston Villa 1–0 Bristol Rovers
Semi final, 1st leg: Manchester United 1–1 Aston Villa
Semi final, 2nd leg: Aston Villa 2–1 Manchester United Aston Villa won 3–2 on aggregate
External links Match summary on Soccerbase
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