1965–66 Football League Cup
The 1965–66 Football League Cup was the sixth season of the Football League Cup, a knockout competition for England's top 92 football clubs. The competition ended with the two-legged final on 9 and 23 March 1966.
Match dates and results were initially drawn from Soccerbase,[1] and they were later checked against Rothmans Football Yearbook 1970–71.[2]
Country | England & Wales | ||
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Teams | 83 | ||
Defending champions | Chelsea | ||
Champions | West Bromwich Albion | ||
Runners-up | West Ham United | ||
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First round
Ties
Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
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Barrow | 1–1 | Rochdale | 1 September 1965 |
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 0–0 | Aldershot | 1 September 1965 |
Bradford Park Avenue | 1–0 | Halifax Town | 1 September 1965 |
Colchester United | 2–1 | Exeter City | 1 September 1965 |
Crewe Alexandra | 2–0 | Southport | 1 September 1965 |
Doncaster Rovers | 2–2 | Barnsley | 1 September 1965 |
Hartlepools United | 1–0 | Bradford City | 1 September 1965 |
Luton Town | 1–1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 1 September 1965 |
Lincoln City | 2–2 | York City | 1 September 1965 |
Newport County | 2–2 | Southend United | 1 September 1965 |
Notts County | 0–0 | Chesterfield | 1 September 1965 |
Oldham Athletic | 3–2 | Tranmere Rovers | 1 September 1965 |
Oxford United | 0–1 | Millwall | 1 September 1965 |
Port Vale | 2–2 | Reading | 1 September 1965 |
Queens Park Rangers | 1–1 | Walsall | 1 September 1965 |
Scunthorpe United | 0–2 | Darlington | 1 September 1965 |
Shrewsbury Town | 3–0 | Torquay United | 1 September 1965 |
Stockport County | 2–3 | Workington | 1 September 1965 |
Wrexham | 5–2 | Chester | 1 September 1965 |
Replays
Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
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Aldershot | 2–1 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 8 September 1965 |
Barnsley | 1–2 | Doncaster Rovers | 7 September 1965 |
Brighton & Hove Albion | 2–0 | Luton Town | 7 September 1965 |
Chesterfield | 2–1 | Notts County | 8 September 1965 |
Reading | 1–0[3] | Port Vale | 8 September 1965 |
Rochdale | 3–1 | Barrow | 8 September 1965 |
Southend United | 3–1 | Newport County | 6 September 1965 |
Walsall | 3–2 | Queens Park Rangers | 7 September 1965 |
York City | 4–2 | Lincoln City | 7 September 1965 |
Second round
Ties
Replays
Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
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Brentford | 1–2 | Workington | 30 September 1965 |
Cardiff City | 3–0 | Crewe Alexandra | 29 September 1965 |
Derby County | 4–3 | Hull City | 29 September 1965 |
West Ham United | 3–2 | Bristol Rovers | 29 September 1965 |
Third round
Ties
Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
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Blackpool | 1–2 | Darlington | 13 October 1965 |
Burnley | 3–2 | Southampton | 13 October 1965 |
Cardiff City | 2–0 | Portsmouth | 13 October 1965 |
Chesterfield | 2–2 | Stoke City | 13 October 1965 |
Derby County | 1–1 | Reading | 13 October 1965 |
Fulham | 5–0 | Northampton Town | 13 October 1965 |
Grimsby Town | 4–2 | Bolton Wanderers | 13 October 1965 |
Huddersfield Town | 0–1 | Preston North End | 13 October 1965 |
Leeds United | 2–4 | West Bromwich Albion | 13 October 1965 |
Manchester City | 2–3 | Coventry City | 13 October 1965 |
Millwall | 0–0 | Middlesbrough | 13 October 1965 |
Peterborough United | 4–3 | Charlton Athletic | 13 October 1965 |
Shrewsbury Town | 2–5 | Rotherham United | 13 October 1965 |
Sunderland | 1–2 | Aston Villa | 13 October 1965 |
West Ham United | 4–0 | Mansfield Town | 13 October 1965 |
Workington | 1–1 | Ipswich Town | 13 October 1965 |
Replays
Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
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Ipswich Town | 3–1 | Workington | 20 October 1965 |
Millwall | 3–1[3] | Middlesbrough | 18 October 1965 |
Reading | 2–0 | Derby County | 20 October 1965 |
Stoke City | 2–1 | Chesterfield | 20 October 1965 |
Fourth round
Ties
Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
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Cardiff City | 5–1 | Reading | 3 November 1965 |
Coventry City | 1–1 | West Bromwich Albion | 3 November 1965 |
Fulham | 1–1 | Aston Villa | 3 November 1965 |
Grimsby Town | 4–0 | Preston North End | 3 November 1965 |
Ipswich Town | 2–0 | Darlington | 3 November 1965 |
Millwall | 1–4 | Peterborough United | 3 November 1965 |
Rotherham United | 1–2 | West Ham United | 3 November 1965 |
Stoke City | 0–0 | Burnley | 3 November 1965 |
Replays
Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
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Aston Villa | 2–0 | Fulham | 8 November 1965 |
Burnley | 2–1[3] | Stoke City | 9 November 1965 |
West Bromwich Albion | 6–1 | Coventry City | 10 November 1965 |
Fifth Round
Ties
Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
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Cardiff City | 2–1 | Ipswich Town | 17 November 1965 |
Grimsby Town | 2–2 | West Ham United | 17 November 1965 |
Peterborough United | 4–0 | Burnley | 17 November 1965 |
West Bromwich Albion | 3–1 | Aston Villa | 17 November 1965 |
Replays
Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
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West Ham United | 1–0 | Grimsby Town | 15 December 1965 |
Semifinals
First Leg
Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
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West Bromwich Albion | 2–1 | Peterborough United | 1 December 1965 |
West Ham United | 5–2 | Cardiff City | 20 December 1965 |
Second Leg
Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date | Agg |
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Cardiff City | 1–5 | West Ham United | 2 February 1966 | 3–10 |
Peterborough United | 2–4 | West Bromwich Albion | 15 December 1965 | 3–6 |
Final
West Ham United: Standen, Burnett, Burkett, Peters, Brown, Moore, Brabrook, Boyce, Byrne, Hurst, Dear
West Bromwich Albion: Potter, Cram, Fairfax, Fraser, Campbell, Williams, Brown, Astle, Kaye, Lovett, Clark
23 March 1966 |
West Bromwich Albion | 4–1 (0–0) | West Ham United |
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Brown Clark Kaye Williams |
Summary | Peters |
West Bromwich Albion: Potter, Cram, Fairfax, Fraser, Campbell, Williams, Brown, Astle, Kaye, Hope, Clark
West Ham United: Standen, Burnett, Peters, Bovington, Brown, Moore, Brabrook, Boyce, Byrne, Hurst, Sissons
West Bromwich Albion win 5–3 on aggregate.
References
General
- "English League Cup 1965/1966". Soccerbase. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
- "England League Cup Full Results 1960–1996". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
- "English League Cup 1965–1966 : Results". Statto. Retrieved 19 January 2012.