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. The competition ended with the final on 2 March 1968.
The final was contested by First Division teams Leeds United and Arsenal at Wembley Stadium 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 1966–67 Football League, excluding 2 teams that did not compete; and League Cup holders Queens Park Rangers) and the other 52 played in the first round. Semi-finals were two-legged. RoundMain dateFixtures ClubsNew entries this roundOriginalReplays First round23 August 1967 26 8 90 → 64 52 Second round 13 September 1967 32 4 64 → 32 38 Third round11 October 1967 163 32 → 16 none Fourth round1 November 1967 8 2 16 → 8 none Fifth round29 November 1967 4 2 8 → 4 none Semi-finals17 January & 6/7 February 1968 4 0 4 → 2 none Final 2 March 19681 0 2 → 1 none
First round
Ties Home teamScoreAway teamDate Aldershot 2–3 Cardiff City 23 August 1967 Barrow 1–0 Southport 23 August 1967 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 1–1 Watford 22 August 1967 Brighton & Hove Albion 4–0 Colchester United 23 August 1967 Crewe Alexandra 1–1 Stockport County 23 August 1967 Darlington 1–0 York City 23 August 1967 Doncaster Rovers 1–2 Scunthorpe United 23 August 1967 Grimsby Town 1–0 Chesterfield 23 August 1967 Halifax Town 5–0 Bradford Park Avenue 23 August 1967 Hartlepools United 2–0 Bradford City 23 August 1967 Orient 1–3 Gillingham 22 August 1967 Luton Town 1–1 Charlton Athletic 23 August 1967 Mansfield Town 2–3 Lincoln City 23 August 1967 Middlesbrough 4–1 Barnsley 22 August 1967 Northampton Town 3–2 Peterborough United 23 August 1967 Notts County 0–1 Rotherham United 23 August 1967 Oxford United 3–1 Swansea Town 23 August 1967 Port Vale 3–0 Chester 22 August 1967 Reading 3–0 Bristol Rovers 23 August 1967 Rochdale 0–1 Bury 23 August 1967 Southend United 1–0 Brentford 23 August 1967 Swindon Town 1–1 Newport County 22 August 1967 Torquay United 0–0 Exeter City 22 August 1967 Tranmere Rovers 2–1 Wrexham 23 August 1967 Walsall 4–2 Shrewsbury Town 22 August 1967 Workington 1–1 Oldham Athletic 23 August 1967
Replays Home teamScoreAway teamDate Charlton Athletic 1–2After Extra Time Luton Town 30 August 1967 Exeter City 0–3 Torquay United 28 August 1967 Newport County 2–0 Swindon Town 29 August 1967 Oldham Athletic 1–1After Extra Time Workington 29 August 1967 Stockport County 3–0 Crewe Alexandra 28 August 1967 Watford 0–0After Extra Time Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 29 August 1967
2nd replays Home teamScoreAway teamDate Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 1–2 Watford 6 September 1967 Workington 2–1 Oldham Athletic 31 August 1967
Second round
Ties Home teamScoreAway teamDate Barrow 1–0 Crystal Palace 13 September 1967 Blackburn Rovers 3–1 Brighton & Hove Albion 13 September 1967 Bristol City 0–5 Everton 13 September 1967 Burnley 2–1 Cardiff City 12 September 1967 Carlisle United 0–2 Workington 13 September 1967 Coventry City 1–2 Arsenal 12 September 1967 Derby County 4–0 Hartlepools United 13 September 1967 Fulham 1–0 Tranmere Rovers 13 September 1967 Gillingham 2–2 Torquay United 13 September 1967 Grimsby Town 2–2 Bury 12 September 1967 Huddersfield Town 1–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers 12 September 1967 Ipswich Town 5–2 Southampton 12 September 1967 Leeds United 3–1 Luton Town 13 September 1967 Lincoln City 2–1 Newcastle United 13 September 1967 Liverpool 1–1 Bolton Wanderers 13 September 1967 Manchester City 4–0 Leicester City 13 September 1967 Middlesbrough 2–1 Chelsea 13 September 1967 Millwall 3–2 Sheffield United 13 September 1967 Newport County 0–1 Blackpool 12 September 1967 Northampton Town 3–1 Aston Villa 13 September 1967 Norwich City 1–1 Rotherham United 13 September 1967 Oxford United 2–1 Preston North End 13 September 1967 Plymouth Argyle 0–2 Birmingham City 13 September 1967 Portsmouth 3–1 Port Vale 13 September 1967 Queens Park Rangers 2–1 Hull City 12 September 1967 Reading 3–1 West Bromwich Albion 13 September 1967 Scunthorpe United 0–1 Nottingham Forest 13 September 1967 Southend United 1–2 Darlington 13 September 1967 Stockport County 3–5 Sheffield Wednesday 13 September 1967 Stoke City 2–0 Watford 13 September 1967 Sunderland 3–2 Halifax Town 13 September 1967 Walsall 1–5 West Ham United 13 September 1967
Replays Home teamScoreAway teamDate Bolton Wanderers 3–2 Liverpool 27 September 1967 Bury 2–0 Grimsby Town 19 September 1967 Rotherham United 0–2 Norwich City 19 September 1967 Torquay United 2–0 Gillingham 20 September 1967
Third round
Ties Home teamScoreAway teamDate Arsenal 1–0 Reading 11 October 1967 Blackburn Rovers 3–2 Middlesbrough 11 October 1967 Burnley 3–0 Nottingham Forest 10 October 1967 Darlington 4–1 Portsmouth 11 October 1967 Derby County 3–1 Birmingham City 11 October 1967 Everton 2–3 Sunderland 11 October 1967 Leeds United 3–0 Bury 11 October 1967 Lincoln City 4–2 Torquay United 11 October 1967 Manchester City 1–1 Blackpool 11 October 1967 Northampton Town 0–0 Millwall 11 October 1967 Norwich City 0–1 Huddersfield Town 11 October 1967 Queens Park Rangers 5–1 Oxford United 10 October 1967 Sheffield Wednesday 3–1 Barrow 11 October 1967 Stoke City 2–1 Ipswich Town 11 October 1967 West Ham United 4–1 Bolton Wanderers 11 October 1967 Workington 2–2 Fulham 11 October 1967
Replays Home teamScoreAway teamDate Blackpool 0–2 Manchester City 18 October 1967 Fulham 6–2 Workington 16 October 1967 Millwall 5–1 Northampton Town 16 October 1967
Fourth round
Ties Home teamScoreAway teamDate Arsenal 2–1 Blackburn Rovers 1 November 1967 Darlington 2–0 Millwall 31 October 1967 Derby County 1–1 Lincoln City 1 November 1967 Fulham 3–2 Manchester City 1 November 1967 Huddersfield Town 2–0 West Ham United 1 November 1967 Queens Park Rangers 1–2 Burnley 31 October 1967 Sheffield Wednesday 0–0 Stoke City 1 November 1967 Sunderland 0–2 Leeds United 15 November 1967
Replays Home teamScoreAway teamDate Lincoln City 0–3 Derby County 15 November 1967 Stoke City 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday 15 November 1967
Fifth round
Ties Home teamScoreAway teamDate Burnley 3–3 Arsenal 29 November 1967 Derby County 5–4 Darlington 29 November 1967 Fulham 1–1 Huddersfield Town 29 November 1967 Leeds United 2–0 Stoke City 13 December 1967
Replays Home teamScoreAway teamDate Arsenal 2–1 Burnley 5 December 1967 Huddersfield Town 2–1After Extra Time Fulham 12 December 1967
Semi-finals
First leg Home teamScoreAway teamDate Arsenal 3–2 Huddersfield Town 17 January 1968 Derby County 0–1 Leeds United 17 January 1968
Second leg Home teamScoreAway teamDateAgg Huddersfield Town 1–3 Arsenal 6 February 1968 3–6 Leeds United 3–2 Derby County 7 February 1968 4–2
Final
The final was held at Wembley Stadium, London on 2 March 1968.
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