1966 Football League Cup final
| Event | 1965–66 Football League Cup | ||||
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| First Leg | |||||
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| Date | 9 March 1966 | ||||
| Venue | Boleyn Ground, London | ||||
| Second Leg | |||||
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| Date | 23 March 1966 | ||||
| Venue | The Hawthorns, West Bromwich | ||||
← 1965 1967 → | |||||
The 1966 Football League Cup Final, the sixth Football League Cup final to be staged since the competition's inception, was contested between West Bromwich Albion and West Ham United. It was the last to be played over two legs, with West Brom winning 5–3 on aggregate.
West Ham won the first leg 2–1 at the Boleyn Ground, with West Ham's goals coming from Bobby Moore and Johnny Byrne, with Jeff Astle scoring for West Brom.[1] However, Albion won the second leg 4–1 at The Hawthorns. In the second leg West Brom's goals were scored by Graham Williams, Clive Clark, Tony Brown and John Kaye. Martin Peters with West Ham's consolation.
Match details
[edit ]First leg
[edit ](final score after 90 minutes) West Bromwich Albion
Team:
England Jim Standen (GK)
England Dennis Burnett
England Jack Burkett
England Martin Peters
England Ken Brown
England Bobby Moore (c)
England Peter Brabrook
England Ron Boyce
England Johnny Byrne
England Geoff Hurst
England Brian Dear
Scorers:
Johnny Byrne
Bobby Moore
Half-time:
0–0
Competition:
Football League Cup (Final First Leg)
Date:
9 March 1966
Venue:
Boleyn Ground, London
Attendance:
28,341
Referee:
D Smith
Team:
England Ray Potter (GK)
England Bobby Cram
England Ray Fairfax
Scotland Doug Fraser
England Danny Campbell
Wales Graham Williams (c)
England Tony Brown
England Jeff Astle
England John Kaye
England Graham Lovett
England Clive Clark
Scorers:
Jeff Astle
Second leg
[edit ](final score after 90 minutes)
Agg: 5–3 West Ham United
Team:
England Ray Potter (GK)
England Bobby Cram
England Ray Fairfax
Scotland Doug Fraser
England Danny Campbell
Wales Graham Williams (c)
England Tony Brown
England Jeff Astle
England John Kaye
Scotland Bobby Hope
England Clive Clark
Scorers:
Tony Brown
Clive Clark
John Kaye
Graham Williams
Half-time:
0–0
Competition:
Football League Cup (Final Second Leg)
Date:
23 March 1966
Venue:
The Hawthorns, West Bromwich
Attendance:
31,925
Referee:
J Mitchell
Team:
England Jim Standen (GK)
England Dennis Burnett
England Eddie Bovington
England Martin Peters
England Ken Brown
England Bobby Moore (c)
England Peter Brabrook
England Ron Boyce
England Johnny Byrne
England Geoff Hurst
England Johnny Sissons
Scorers:
Martin Peters
Road to The Final
[edit ]Home teams listed first.
West Ham United
[edit ]Round 2: Bristol Rovers 3-3 West Ham United
- Replay West Ham United 3–2 Bristol Rovers
Round 3: West Ham United 4-0 Mansfield Town
Round 4: Rotherham United 1-2 West Ham United
Quarter final: Grimsby Town 2-2 West Ham United
- Replay West Ham United 1–0 Grimsby Town
Semi final, 1st leg: West Ham United 5-2 Cardiff City
Semi final, 2nd leg: Cardiff City 1-5 West Ham United
- West Ham United won 10–3 on aggregate
West Bromwich Albion
[edit ]Round 2: West Bromwich Albion 3-1 Walsall
Round 3: Leeds United 2-4 West Bromwich Albion
Round 4: Coventry City 1-1 West Bromwich Albion
Replay West Bromwich Albion 6–1 Coventry City
Quarter final: West Bromwich Albion 3-1 Aston Villa
Semi final, 1st leg: West Bromwich Albion 2-1 Peterborough United
Semi final, 2nd leg: Peterborough United 2-4 West Bromwich Albion
- West Bromwich Albion won 6–3 on aggregate