1967 Football League Cup Final
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The 1967 Football League Cup
Final took place on 4 March 1967 at Wembley Stadium. It was the seventh final and the first to be played at Wembley. It was contested between Queens Park Rangers
of the Third Division
and West Bromwich Albion
of the First Division
. This was the first final to be decided over a single game; the six previous finals were contested over two legs.
West Brom were favourites to win, led by centre forward Jeff Astle
. It was QPR's first ever appearance at Wembley; their star player was Rodney Marsh
. West Brom started strongly with former QPR winger Clive Clark
scoring twice to give them a 2–0 half-time lead. A turnaround in the second half saw the Third Division team win the match. First Roger Morgan
scored with a header, then Rodney Marsh went on a mazy run, eluding tackles, and shot in off the post past keeper Dick Sheppard
. In the closing minutes, QPR centre-half Ron Hunt
went on a forward run and as he challenged the keeper for the ball it ran loose to Mark Lazarus
to score the winning goal. Mike Keen
lifted the cup to thousands of cheering Rangers fans. Despite winning the competition, QPR were ineligible from entering the Fairs Cup due to them being in the Third Division.
Round 2: Aldershot
1–1 QPR
Round 3: QPR 2–1 Swansea Town
Round 4: QPR 4–2 Leicester City
Round 5: QPR 2–1 Carlisle United
Semi-Final:
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Round 2: WBA 6–1 Aston Villa
Round 3: WBA 4–2 Manchester City
Round 4: Swindon Town
0–2 WBA
Round 5: Northampton Town
1–3 WBA
Semi-Final:
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Football League Cup
The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup or, from current sponsorship, the Carling Cup, is an English association football competition. Like the FA Cup, it is played on a knockout basis...
Final took place on 4 March 1967 at Wembley Stadium. It was the seventh final and the first to be played at Wembley. It was contested between Queens Park Rangers
Queens Park Rangers F.C.
Queens Park Rangers Football Club is an English professional football club, based in White City, Hammersmith and Fulham, west London. As the 2010-11 Football League Championship champions, they now play in the top tier of English football the Premier League, for the first time in 15 years...
of the Third Division
Football League Third Division
The Football League Third Division was the 3 tier of English Football from 1920 until 1992 when after the formation of the Football Association Premier League saw the league renamed The Football League Division Two...
and West Bromwich Albion
West Bromwich Albion F.C.
West Bromwich Albion Football Club, also known as West Brom, The Baggies, The Throstles, Albion or WBA, are an English Premier League association football club based in West Bromwich in the West Midlands...
of the First Division
Football League First Division
The First Division was a division of The Football League between 1888 and 2004 and the highest division in English football until the creation of the Premier League in 1992. The secondary tier in English football has since become known as the Championship....
. This was the first final to be decided over a single game; the six previous finals were contested over two legs.
West Brom were favourites to win, led by centre forward Jeff Astle
Jeff Astle
Jeffrey "The King" Astle was an English footballer. He played 361 games for West Bromwich Albion, scoring 174 goals, and was one of the most iconic players in the history of the club...
. It was QPR's first ever appearance at Wembley; their star player was Rodney Marsh
Rodney Marsh (footballer)
Rodney William Marsh is an English retired footballer. He was named after HMS Rodney by his father, who served on the battleship. He played for Fulham, Queens Park Rangers, Manchester City, the Tampa Bay Rowdies and the England national team. Lately, he has been a pundit and a commentator on the...
. West Brom started strongly with former QPR winger Clive Clark
Clive Clark (footballer)
Clive Clark is an English former footballer.-Career:Clark was a skilful left-winger who began his career at Leeds United. He joined Queens Park Rangers in September 1958, making his debut against Bournemouth and went on to play 66 league games for Rangers, scoring 8 goals. A move to West Bromwich...
scoring twice to give them a 2–0 half-time lead. A turnaround in the second half saw the Third Division team win the match. First Roger Morgan
Roger Morgan
Roger Ernest Morgan is an English former footballer, born in Walthamstow, London, who played as a winger in the Football League for Queens Park Rangers and Tottenham Hotspur....
scored with a header, then Rodney Marsh went on a mazy run, eluding tackles, and shot in off the post past keeper Dick Sheppard
Dick Sheppard (footballer)
Richard James 'Dick' Sheppard was a professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper in The Football League for West Bromwich Albion, Bristol Rovers, and Torquay United....
. In the closing minutes, QPR centre-half Ron Hunt
Ron Hunt (footballer)
Ron Hunt is an English former footballer who made 219 appearances in the Football League playing as a defender for Queens Park Rangers in the 1960s and early 1970s.-Career:...
went on a forward run and as he challenged the keeper for the ball it ran loose to Mark Lazarus
Mark Lazarus
Mark Lazarus is a retired English professional footballer. He played as a right winger and made over 400 league appearances, scoring over 100 goals.-Biography:Lazarus was born on 5 December 1938 in Stepney, London, into a Jewish family...
to score the winning goal. Mike Keen
Mike Keen
Michael Thomas "Mike" Keen was an English former footballer who played during the 1960s and 1970s. He was the father of former West Ham United and Stoke City player Kevin Keen....
lifted the cup to thousands of cheering Rangers fans. Despite winning the competition, QPR were ineligible from entering the Fairs Cup due to them being in the Third Division.
Match details
| Queen Park Rangers White shirts/White shorts and socks |
3 — 2 (final score after 90 minutes) |
West Bromwich Albion Red shirts/Red shorts/Red socks |
| Manager: Alec Stock Alec Stock Alec William Alfred Stock was an English footballer and manager.-Career:Alec Stock was born in Peasedown St John and played as an inside-forward for Tottenham Hotspur, Charlton Athletic and QPR before the Second World War and guested for several other clubs during the hostilities... ---- Team: Springett Peter Springett Peter Springett was a professional footballer in the 1960s and 70s.-Career:He played in goal for Queen's Park Rangers and later Sheffield Wednesday, Barnsley and Scarborough... (GK) Hazell Tony Hazell Tony Hazell is an English former footballer who made 564 appearances in the Football League playing as a defender for Queens Park Rangers, Millwall, Crystal Palace and Charlton Athletic.... Langley Jim Langley Ernest James "Jim" Langley , was an English association football player noted for his pacey, rampaging runs from the left fullback position and his long throw-ins... Keen Mike Keen Michael Thomas "Mike" Keen was an English former footballer who played during the 1960s and 1970s. He was the father of former West Ham United and Stoke City player Kevin Keen.... (c) Hunt Ron Hunt (footballer) Ron Hunt is an English former footballer who made 219 appearances in the Football League playing as a defender for Queens Park Rangers in the 1960s and early 1970s.-Career:... Sibley Frank Sibley Frank Phillip Sibley is an English former footballer and a member of the QPR double winning side that captured both the Third Division Championship in 1966–67 and the League Cup on 4 March 1967.... Lazarus Mark Lazarus Mark Lazarus is a retired English professional footballer. He played as a right winger and made over 400 league appearances, scoring over 100 goals.-Biography:Lazarus was born on 5 December 1938 in Stepney, London, into a Jewish family... Sanderson Allen Les Allen Leslie William Allen is a former English footballer and manager.As a player, 16 year-old Les Allen made his senior football debut in February 1953 for Briggs Sports in an unforgettable FA Amateur cup quarter final tie at Victoria Road, Dagenham against the holders Pegasus, the great amateur team... Marsh Rodney Marsh (footballer) Rodney William Marsh is an English retired footballer. He was named after HMS Rodney by his father, who served on the battleship. He played for Fulham, Queens Park Rangers, Manchester City, the Tampa Bay Rowdies and the England national team. Lately, he has been a pundit and a commentator on the... Morgan Roger Morgan Roger Ernest Morgan is an English former footballer, born in Walthamstow, London, who played as a winger in the Football League for Queens Park Rangers and Tottenham Hotspur.... ---- Scorers:
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Half-time: 0-2 Competition: Football League Cup Football League Cup The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup or, from current sponsorship, the Carling Cup, is an English association football competition. Like the FA Cup, it is played on a knockout basis... (Final) Date: 15.00 GMT Saturday 4 March 1967 Venue: Wembley Stadium, London London London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its... Attendance: 97,952 Referee: Walter Crossley Match rules: 90 minutes. 30 minutes extra-time if necessary. Match replayed if scores still level. One named subsititute. |
Manager: Jimmy Hagan Jimmy Hagan James Hagan was an English football player and manager born in Washington, County Durham, England. He played between 1938 and 1958 for Sheffield United and once for England. As manager he had his greatest successes with S.L... ---- Team: Sheppard Dick Sheppard (footballer) Richard James 'Dick' Sheppard was a professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper in The Football League for West Bromwich Albion, Bristol Rovers, and Torquay United.... (GK) Cram Bobby Cram Robert Cram was an English professional footballer.Born in Hetton-le-Hole, County Durham, Cram joined West Bromwich Albion as an amateur in September 1955, at the age of 15. He turned professional in January 1957, but did not make his debut until October 1959, in a 0-0 draw against Bolton Wanderers... Williams (c) Collard Ian Collard Ian Collard is an English former professional footballer. During his career he made 69 appearances for West Bromwich Albion before moving to Ipswich Town F.C. in 1969 where he made 92 appearances.... Clarke Dennis Clarke Dennis Clarke is an English former professional footballer who played as a defender for West Bromwich Albion, Huddersfield Town and Birmingham City in the Football League.... Fraser Doug Fraser Doug Fraser was a Scottish football full-back.Fraser began his career in Scottish minor football, appearing for Eaglesham Amateur and Blantyre Celtic. After being rejected by both Celtic and Leeds United following trials Fraser turned professional with Aberdeen... Brown Astle Jeff Astle Jeffrey "The King" Astle was an English footballer. He played 361 games for West Bromwich Albion, scoring 174 goals, and was one of the most iconic players in the history of the club... Kaye John Kaye (footballer) John Kaye is an English former footballer and manager.Kaye joined West Bromwich Albion from Scunthorpe United in May 1963 for £44,750, a club record for Albion at the time. He made his debut for the Baggies against Leicester City in August 1963. He managed Hull City for a time period of September... Hope Bobby Hope Robert "Bobby" Hope is a Scottish former footballer who made more than 400 appearances as a midfielder in the Football League. He played more than 300 league games for West Bromwich Albion where he spent most of his club career. He won two caps for Scotland.Hope played for West Brom between 1959... Clark Clive Clark (footballer) Clive Clark is an English former footballer.-Career:Clark was a skilful left-winger who began his career at Leeds United. He joined Queens Park Rangers in September 1958, making his debut against Bournemouth and went on to play 66 league games for Rangers, scoring 8 goals. A move to West Bromwich... ---- Scorers:
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Queens Park Rangers
Round 1: QPR 5–0 Colchester UnitedColchester United F.C.
Colchester United Football Club is an English football club based in Colchester. The club was formed in 1937, and briefly shared their old Layer Road home with now defunct side Colchester Town who had previously used the ground from 1910....
Round 2: Aldershot
Aldershot F.C.
Aldershot Football Club was an English Football League club, which was wound up in the High Court in March 1992. They became the first Football League club since Accrington Stanley to resign from the League during the course of a season. The club was nicknamed the Shots for both the last syllable...
1–1 QPR
- Replay: QPR 2–0 AldershotAldershot F.C.Aldershot Football Club was an English Football League club, which was wound up in the High Court in March 1992. They became the first Football League club since Accrington Stanley to resign from the League during the course of a season. The club was nicknamed the Shots for both the last syllable...
Round 3: QPR 2–1 Swansea Town
Round 4: QPR 4–2 Leicester City
Leicester City F.C.
Leicester City Football Club , also known as The Foxes, is an English professional football club based at the King Power Stadium in Leicester...
Round 5: QPR 2–1 Carlisle United
Carlisle United F.C.
Carlisle United F.C. is an English football club based in Carlisle, Cumbria, where they play at Brunton Park. Formed in 1904, the club currently compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system....
Semi-Final:
- 1st Leg: Birmingham CityBirmingham City F.C.Birmingham City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Birmingham, England. Formed in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, they became Small Heath in 1888, then Birmingham in 1905, finally becoming Birmingham City in 1943.They were relegated at the end of the...
1–4 QPR - 2nd Leg: QPR 3–1 Birmingham CityBirmingham City F.C.Birmingham City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Birmingham, England. Formed in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, they became Small Heath in 1888, then Birmingham in 1905, finally becoming Birmingham City in 1943.They were relegated at the end of the...
- Agg Score: QPR 7–2 Birmingham CityBirmingham City F.C.Birmingham City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Birmingham, England. Formed in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, they became Small Heath in 1888, then Birmingham in 1905, finally becoming Birmingham City in 1943.They were relegated at the end of the...
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West Bromwich Albion
Round 2: WBA 6–1 Aston Villa
Aston Villa F.C.
Aston Villa Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Witton, Birmingham. The club was founded in 1874 and have played at their current home ground, Villa Park, since 1897. Aston Villa were founder members of The Football League in 1888. They were also founder...
Round 3: WBA 4–2 Manchester City
Manchester City F.C.
Manchester City Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Manchester. Founded in 1880 as St. Mark's , they became Ardwick Association Football Club in 1887 and Manchester City in 1894...
Round 4: Swindon Town
Swindon Town F.C.
Swindon Town Football Club are a team based in Swindon, Wiltshire. Currently in League Two, Swindon have been managed by Paolo Di Canio since 23 May 2011...
0–2 WBA
Round 5: Northampton Town
Northampton Town F.C.
Northampton Town Football Club are an English professional football club based in Northampton, Northamptonshire. They currently play in Football League Two, the lowest league division, after being relegated from League One on the last day of the 2008–09 season...
1–3 WBA
Semi-Final:
- 1st Leg: WBA 4–0 West Ham UnitedWest Ham United F.C.West Ham United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Upton Park, Newham, East London. They play in The Football League Championship. The club was founded in 1895 as Thames Ironworks FC and reformed in 1900 as West Ham United. In 1904 the club relocated to their current...
- 2nd Leg: West Ham UnitedWest Ham United F.C.West Ham United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Upton Park, Newham, East London. They play in The Football League Championship. The club was founded in 1895 as Thames Ironworks FC and reformed in 1900 as West Ham United. In 1904 the club relocated to their current...
2–2 WBA - Agg Score: WBA 6–2 West Ham UnitedWest Ham United F.C.West Ham United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Upton Park, Newham, East London. They play in The Football League Championship. The club was founded in 1895 as Thames Ironworks FC and reformed in 1900 as West Ham United. In 1904 the club relocated to their current...
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