1974 Football League Cup final

The 1974 Football League Cup Final was the final match of the 1973–74 Football League Cup, the 14th season of the Football League Cup, a football competition for the 92 teams in The Football League. The match was played at Wembley Stadium on 2 March 1974, and was contested by two First Division clubs, Manchester City and Wolverhampton Wanderers.

1974 Football League Cup Final

Event	1973–74 Football League Cup
Manchester City Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 2
Date	2 March 1974
Venue	Wembley Stadium, London
Referee	Dave Wallace (Crewe)
Attendance	97,886

Wolves won the match 2–1 with goals from Kenny Hibbitt and John Richards. Colin Bell had equalised for Manchester City. This gave the Midlanders their first major silverware since lifting the 1960 FA Cup.

Match details

2 March 1974
15:30 GMT

Manchester City	1–2	Wolverhampton Wanderers
Bell 59'		Hibbitt 44' Richards 85'

Wembley Stadium, London

Attendance: 97,886

Referee: Dave Wallace (Crewe)

Manchester City

Wolverhampton Wanderers

1 Keith MacRae 2 Glyn Pardoe 3 Willie Donachie 4 Mike Doyle 5 Tommy Booth 6 Tony Towers 7 Mike Summerbee (c) 8 Colin Bell 9 Francis Lee 10 Denis Law 11 Rodney Marsh Substitute: 12 Frank Carrodus Manager: Ron Saunders

1 Gary Pierce 2 Geoff Palmer 3 Derek Parkin 4 Mike Bailey (c) 5 Frank Munro 6 John McAlle 7 Kenny Hibbitt 8 Alan Sunderland 9 John Richards 10 Derek Dougan 11 Dave Wagstaffe  83' Substitute: 12 Barry Powell  83' Manager: Bill McGarry

Match officials Assistant referees: H. Williams (Sheffield) R.G. Sheppard (Dunstable)

Match rules 90 minutes only Replay (at Stoke City) if scores still level One named substitute Maximum of 1 substitution

Road to Wembley

See also: 1973–74 Football League Cup

Manchester City

Round 2	Walsall	0–0	Manchester City
Round 2 (Replay)	Manchester City	0–0	Walsall (a.e.t.)
Round 2 (2nd replay)	Walsall	0–4	Manchester City
Round 3	Carlisle United	0–1	Manchester City
Round 4	York City	0–0	Manchester City
Round 4 (Replay)	Manchester City	4–1	York City
Round 5	Coventry City	2–2	Manchester City
Round 5 (Replay)	Manchester City	4–2	Coventry City
Semi-final (1st leg)	Plymouth Argyle	1–1	Manchester City
Semi-final (2nd leg)	Manchester City	2–0	Plymouth Argyle
	(Manchester City won 3–1 on aggregate)

Wolverhampton Wanderers

Round 2	Halifax Town	0–3	Wolverhampton Wanderers
Round 3	Tranmere Rovers	1–1	Wolverhampton Wanderers
Round 3 (Replay)	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2–1	Tranmere Rovers
Round 4	Wolverhampton Wanderers	5–1	Exeter City
Round 5	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1–0	Liverpool
Semi-final (1st leg)	Norwich City	1–1	Wolverhampton Wanderers
Semi-final (2nd leg)	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1–0	Norwich City
	(Wolverhampton Wanderers won 2–1 on aggregate)