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| 1970/71 Results | |||||||||||
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Did Not Enter - Everton. Reigning League champions Everton had a European Cup campaign to fight in 1970/71 and so decided not to enter the League Cup. It was the last time a club has not entered the competition.
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| First Round | |||||||||||
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Byes
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The 21 1970/71 First Division
clubs other than Everton plus the two clubs relegated from the First
Division in 1969/70 (Sheffield Wednesday and Sunderland) plus the 14 clubs who
finished 3rd-16th in the Second Division in 1969/70 (Blackburn, Bolton,
Bristol City, Cardiff, Carlisle, Hull, Leicester, Middlesbrough, Millwall,
Norwich, Oxford, QPR, Sheffield United and Swindon). |
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| Wed | Aug | 19 | Aldershot | 1 | - | 0 | Brentford | ||||
| Wed | Aug | 19 | Aston Villa | 4 | - | 0 | Notts County | ||||
| Wed | Aug | 19 | Barnsley | 0 | - | 1 | Rotherham United | ||||
| Mon | Aug | 17 | Birmingham City | 3 | - | 3 | Wrexham | ||||
| Wed | Aug | 26 | Wrexham | 2 | - | 3 |
Birmingham City |
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| Tue | Aug | 18 | Bristol Rovers | 1 | - | 0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | ||||
| Tue | Aug | 18 | Bury | 1 | - | 3 | Oldham Athletic | ||||
| Tue | Aug | 18 | Charlton Athletic | 3 | - | 0 | Southend United | ||||
| Wed | Aug | 19 | Chester | 2 | - | 1 | Shrewsbury Town | ||||
| Wed | Aug | 19 | Colchester United | 5 | - | 0 | Cambridge United | ||||
| Tue | Aug | 18 | Crewe Alexandra | 2 | - | 2 | Tranmere Rovers | ||||
| Mon | Aug | 24 | Tranmere Rovers | 4 | - | 0 |
Crewe Alexandra |
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| Wed | Aug | 19 | Doncaster Rovers | 1 | - | 1 | Darlington | ||||
| Mon | Aug | 24 | Darlington | 3 | - | 1 |
Doncaster Rovers |
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| Tue | Aug | 18 | Exeter City | 0 | - | 0 | Swansea City | ||||
| Tue | Aug | 25 | Swansea City | 4 | - | 2 |
Exeter City |
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| Wed | Aug | 19 | Fulham | 1 | - | 0 | Orient | ||||
| Wed | Aug | 19 | Gillingham | 0 | - | 1 | Luton Town | ||||
| Wed | Aug | 19 | Halifax Town | 3 | - | 2 | Bradford City | ||||
| Wed | Aug | 19 | Hartlepool | 2 | - | 3 | York City | ||||
| Wed | Aug | 19 | Lincoln City | 2 | - | 1 | Grimsby Town | ||||
| Wed | Aug | 19 | Mansfield Town | 6 | - | 2 | Chesterfield | ||||
| Wed | Aug | 19 | Newport County | 2 | - | 1 | Reading | ||||
| Tue | Aug | 18 | Port Vale | 0 | - | 1 | Walsall | ||||
| Wed | Aug | 19 | Portsmouth | 2 | - | 0 | Plymouth Argyle | ||||
| Wed | Aug | 19 | Rochdale | 1 | - | 0 | Southport | ||||
| Wed | Aug | 19 | Scunthorpe United | 2 | - | 3 | Northampton Town | ||||
| Wed | Aug | 19 | Stockport County | 0 | - | 1 | Preston North End | ||||
| Wed | Aug | 19 | Torquay United | 1 | - | 1 | Bournemouth | ||||
| Wed | Aug | 26 | Bournemouth | 1 | - | 2 |
Torquay United |
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| Wed | Aug | 19 | Watford | 2 | - | 0 | Peterborough United | ||||
| Wed | Aug | 19 | Workington | 2 | - | 0 | Barrow | ||||
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| Second Round | |||||||||||
| Wed | Sep | 9 | Aldershot | 1 | - | 3 | Manchester United | ||||
| Wed | Sep | 9 | Aston Villa | 2 | - | 0 | Burnley | ||||
| Wed | Sep | 9 | Blackpool | 4 | - | 1 | Newport County | ||||
| Wed | Sep | 9 | Bolton Wanderers | 1 | - | 0 | Blackburn Rovers | ||||
| Tue | Sep | 8 | Bristol Rovers | 2 | - | 1 | Newcastle United | ||||
| Wed | Sep | 9 | Carlisle United | 2 | - | 1 | Manchester City (holders) | ||||
| Wed | Sep | 9 | Colchester United | 1 | - | 1 | Birmingham City | ||||
| Tue | Sep | 15 | Birmingham City | 2 | - | 1 |
Colchester United |
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| Wed | Sep | 9 | Crystal Palace | 3 | - | 3 | Rochdale | ||||
| Mon | Sep | 14 | Rochdale | 1 | - | 3 |
Crystal Palace |
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| Wed | Sep | 9 | Darlington | 0 | - | 4 | Fulham | ||||
| Tue | Sep | 8 | Derby County | 3 | - | 1 | Halifax Town | ||||
| Wed | Sep | 9 | Huddersfield Town | 0 | - | 0 | Nottingham Forest | ||||
| Mon | Sep | 21 | Nottingham Forest | 2 | - | 0 |
Huddersfield Town |
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| Tue | Sep | 8 | Ipswich Town | 0 | - | 0 | Arsenal | ||||
| Mon | Sep | 28 | Arsenal | 4 | - | 0 |
Ipswich Town |
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| Wed | Sep | 9 | Leicester City | 3 | - | 2 | Southampton | ||||
| Wed | Sep | 9 | Lincoln City | 2 | - | 1 | Sunderland | ||||
| Tue | Sep | 8 | Luton Town | 3 | - | 0 | Workington | ||||
| Tue | Sep | 8 | Mansfield Town | 0 | - | 0 | Liverpool | ||||
| Tue | Sep | 22 | Liverpool | 3 | - | 2 |
Mansfield Town |
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| Wed | Sep | 9 | Norwich City | 0 | - | 0 | Chester | ||||
| Wed | Sep | 16 | Chester | 1 | - | 2 |
Norwich City |
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| Tue | Sep | 8 | Oldham Athletic | 2 | - | 4 | Middlesbrough | ||||
| Wed | Sep | 9 | Oxford United | 1 | - | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | ||||
| Wed | Sep | 9 | Portsmouth | 1 | - | 0 | Walsall | ||||
| Tue | Sep | 8 | Queens Park Rangers | 4 | - | 0 | Cardiff City | ||||
| Tue | Sep | 8 | Rotherham United | 0 | - | 0 | Bristol City | ||||
| Tue | Sep | 15 | Bristol City | 4 | - | 0 |
Rotherham United |
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| Tue | Sep | 8 | Sheffield United | 1 | - | 0 | Leeds United | ||||
| Wed | Sep | 9 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1 | - | 1 | Chelsea | ||||
| Tue | Sep | 22 | Chelsea | 2 | - | 1 |
Sheffield Wednesday |
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| Wed | Sep | 9 | Stoke City | 0 | - | 0 | Millwall | ||||
| Mon | Sep | 21 | Millwall | 2 | - | 1 |
Stoke City |
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| Tue | Sep | 8 | Swindon Town | 4 | - | 2 | Watford | ||||
| Wed | Sep | 9 | Torquay United | 1 | - | 3 | Preston North End | ||||
| Wed | Sep | 9 | Tottenham Hotspur | 3 | - | 0 | Swansea City | ||||
| Wed | Sep | 9 | Tranmere Rovers | 1 | - | 1 | Coventry City | ||||
| Tue | Sep | 22 | Coventry City | 2 | - | 1 |
Tranmere Rovers |
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| Tue | Sep | 8 | West Bromwich Albion | 3 | - | 1 | Charlton Athletic | ||||
| Wed | Sep | 9 | West Ham United | 1 | - | 0 | Hull City | ||||
| Wed | Sep | 9 | York City | 0 | - | 0 | Northampton Town | ||||
| Tue | Sep | 15 | Northampton Town | 1 | - | 1 |
York City |
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| Mon | Sep | 28 | Northampton Town | 2 | - | 1 |
York City |
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| Third Round | |||||||||||
| Tue | Oct | 6 | Birmingham City | 2 | - | 1 | Nottingham Forest | ||||
| Wed | Oct | 7 | Blackpool | 0 | - | 1 | Bristol City | ||||
| Wed | Oct | 7 | Bolton Wanderers | 1 | - | 1 | Leicester City | ||||
| Mon | Oct | 12 | Leicester City | 1 | - | 0 |
Bolton Wanderers |
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| Tue | Oct | 6 | Carlisle United | 3 | - | 1 | Oxford United | ||||
| Wed | Oct | 7 | Chelsea | 3 | - | 2 | Middlesbrough | ||||
| Tue | Oct | 6 | Coventry City | 3 | - | 1 | West Ham United | ||||
| Wed | Oct | 7 | Crystal Palace | 4 | - | 0 | Lincoln City | ||||
| Wed | Oct | 7 | Derby County | 4 | - | 2 | Millwall | ||||
| Tue | Oct | 6 | Fulham | 2 | - | 0 | Queens Park Rangers | ||||
| Tue | Oct | 6 | Luton Town | 0 | - | 1 | Arsenal | ||||
| Wed | Oct | 7 | Manchester United | 1 | - | 0 | Portsmouth | ||||
| Tue | Oct | 6 | Northampton Town | 1 | - | 1 | Aston Villa | ||||
| Tue | Oct | 13 | Aston Villa | 3 | - | 0 |
Northampton Town |
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| Wed | Oct | 7 | Norwich City | 1 | - | 1 | Bristol Rovers | ||||
| Tue | Oct | 13 | Bristol Rovers | 3 | - | 1 |
Norwich City |
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| Tue | Oct | 6 | Preston North End | 0 | - | 1 | West Bromwich Albion | ||||
| Tue | Oct | 6 | Swindon Town | 2 | - | 0 | Liverpool | ||||
| Wed | Oct | 7 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2 | - | 1 | Sheffield United | ||||
| Fourth Round | |||||||||||
| Wed | Oct | 28 | Aston Villa | 1 | - | 0 | Carlisle United | ||||
| Tue | Oct | 27 | Bristol Rovers | 3 | - | 0 | Birmingham City | ||||
| Tue | Oct | 27 | Coventry City | 1 | - | 0 | Derby County | ||||
| Wed | Oct | 28 | Crystal Palace | 0 | - | 0 | Arsenal | ||||
| Mon | Nov | 9 | Arsenal | 0 | - | 2 |
Crystal Palace |
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| Tue | Oct | 27 | Fulham | 1 | - | 0 | Swindon Town | ||||
| Wed | Oct | 28 | Leicester City | 2 | - | 2 | Bristol City | ||||
| Tue | Nov | 3 | Bristol City | 2 | - | 1 |
Leicester City |
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| Wed | Oct | 28 | Manchester United | 2 | - | 1 | Chelsea | ||||
| Wed | Oct | 28 | Tottenham Hotspur | 5 | - | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | ||||
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| Tue | Nov | 17 | Bristol Rovers | 1 | - | 1 | Aston Villa | ||||
| Wed | Nov | 25 | Aston Villa | 1 | - | 0 |
Bristol Rovers |
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| Tue | Nov | 17 | Fulham | 0 | - | 0 | Bristol City | ||||
| Tue | Nov | 24 | Bristol City | 1 | - | 0 |
Fulham |
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| Wed | Nov | 18 | Manchester United | 4 | - | 2 | Crystal Palace | ||||
| Wed | Nov | 18 | Tottenham Hotspur | 4 | - | 1 | Coventry City | ||||
| Semi-Finals (home and away legs) | |||||||||||
| Wed | Dec | 16 | Bristol City | 1 | - | 1 | Tottenham Hotspur | ||||
| Wed | Sec | 23 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2 | - | 0 | Bristol City | ||||
| Spurs won 3-1 on aggregate | |||||||||||
| Wed | Dec | 16 | Manchester United | 1 | - | 1 | Aston Villa | ||||
| Wed | Dec | 23 | Aston Villa | 2 | - | 1 | Manchester United | ||||
| Aston Villa won 3-2 on aggregate | |||||||||||
| Final (at Wembley Stadium, London) | |||||||||||
| Sat | Feb | 27 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2 | - | 0 | Aston Villa | ||||
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