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| 1971/72 Results | |||||||||||
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| First Round | |||||||||||
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Byes
- The 22 1971/72 First Division
clubs plus the two clubs relegated from the First Division in 1970/71
(Blackpool and Burnley) plus the 12 Division 2 clubs who were 3rd - 14th in
the 1970/71 Division 2 table - Birmingham, Cardiff, Carlisle, Hull, Luton,
Middlesbrough, Millwall, Norwich, Oxford, QPR, Sunderland and Swindon). |
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| Wed | Aug | 18 | Aldershot | 1 | - | 1 | Southend United | ||||
| Mon | Aug | 23 | Southend United | 1 | - | 2 |
Aldershot |
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| Wed | Aug | 18 | Aston Villa | 2 | - | 2 | Wrexham | ||||
| Mon | Aug | 23 | Wrexham | 1 | - | 1 |
Aston Villa |
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| Tue | Aug | 31 | Aston Villa | 4 | - | 3 |
Wrexham |
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| Wed | Aug | 18 | Barnsley | 0 | - | 0 | Hartlepool | ||||
| Mon | Aug | 23 | Hartlepool | 0 | - | 1 |
Barnsley |
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| Wed | Aug | 18 | Barrow | 0 | - | 2 | Preston North End | ||||
| Wed | Aug | 18 | Blackburn Rovers | 2 | - | 0 | Workington | ||||
| Tue | Aug | 17 | Bournemouth | 2 | - | 1 | Portsmouth | ||||
| Wed | Aug | 18 | Bradford City | 1 | - | 1 | Bolton Wanderers | ||||
| Wed | Aug | 25 | Bolton Wanderers | 2 | - | 1 |
Bradford City |
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| Tue | Aug | 17 | Charlton Athletic | 5 | - | 1 | Peterborough United | ||||
| Wed | Aug | 18 | Chesterfield | 0 | - | 0 | Mansfield Town | ||||
| Mon | Aug | 23 | Mansfield Town | 0 | - | 5 |
Chesterfield |
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| Wed | Aug | 18 | Colchester United | 3 | - | 1 | Brentford | ||||
| Wed | Aug | 18 | Crewe Alexandra | 0 | - | 1 | Southport | ||||
| Wed | Aug | 18 | Darlington | 0 | - | 1 | York City | ||||
| Wed | Aug | 18 | Exeter City | 0 | - | 3 | Bristol Rovers | ||||
| Tue | Aug | 17 | Fulham | 4 | - | 0 | Cambridge United | ||||
| Wed | Aug | 18 | Gillingham | 4 | - | 0 | Reading | ||||
| Tue | Aug | 17 | Grimsby Town | 4 | - | 3 | Doncaster Rovers | ||||
| Wed | Aug | 18 | Halifax Town | 1 | - | 1 | Rochdale | ||||
| Tue | Aug | 24 | Rochdale | 2 | - | 2 |
Halifax Town |
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| Tue | Aug | 31 | Halifax Town | 2 | - | 0 |
Rochdale |
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| Tue | Aug | 17 | Newport County | 1 | - | 2 | Torquay United | ||||
| Tue | Aug | 17 | Oldham Athletic | 1 | - | 0 | Bury | ||||
| Tue | Aug | 17 | Orient | 1 | - | 1 | Notts County | ||||
| Wed | Aug | 25 | Notts County | 3 | - | 1 |
Orient |
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| Tue | Aug | 17 | Plymouth Argyle | 1 | - | 0 | Bristol City | ||||
| Wed | Aug | 18 | Port Vale | 0 | - | 2 | Shrewsbury Town | ||||
| Tue | Aug | 17 | Rotherham United | 0 | - | 2 | Sheffield Wednesday | ||||
| Wed | Aug | 18 | Scunthorpe United | 0 | - | 1 | Lincoln City | ||||
| Wed | Aug | 18 | Stockport County | 1 | - | 0 | Walsall | ||||
| Tue | Aug | 17 | Swansea City | 0 | - | 1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | ||||
| Wed | Aug | 18 | Tranmere Rovers | 1 | - | 1 | Chester | ||||
| Wed | Aug | 25 | Chester | 1 | - | 3 |
Tranmere Rovers |
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| Wed | Aug | 18 | Watford | 2 | - | 0 | Northampton Town | ||||
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| Second Round | |||||||||||
| Wed | Sep | 8 | Arsenal | 1 | - | 0 | Barnsley | ||||
| Wed | Sep | 8 | Blackburn Rovers | 0 | - | 0 | Lincoln City | ||||
| Wed | Sep | 15 | Lincoln City | 4 | - | 1 |
Blackburn Rovers |
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| Wed | Sep | 8 | Bournemouth | 0 | - | 2 | Blackpool | ||||
| Tue | Sep | 7 | Bristol Rovers | 3 | - | 1 | Sunderland | ||||
| Tue | Sep | 7 | Carlisle United | 5 | - | 0 | Sheffield Wednesday | ||||
| Tue | Sep | 7 | Charlton Athletic | 3 | - | 1 | Leicester City | ||||
| Wed | Sep | 8 | Chelsea | 2 | - | 0 | Plymouth Argyle | ||||
| Wed | Sep | 8 | Chesterfield | 2 | - | 3 | Aston Villa | ||||
| Wed | Sep | 8 | Colchester United | 4 | - | 1 | Swindon Town | ||||
| Tue | Sep | 7 | Coventry City | 0 | - | 1 | Burnley | ||||
| Tue | Sep | 7 | Crystal Palace | 2 | - | 0 | Luton Town | ||||
| Wed | Sep | 8 | Derby County | 0 | - | 0 | Leeds United | ||||
| Mon | Sep | 27 | Leeds United | 2 | - | 0 |
Derby County |
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| Tue | Sep | 7 | Grimsby Town | 2 | - | 1 | Shrewsbury Town | ||||
| Tue | Sep | 7 | Huddersfield Town | 0 | - | 2 | Bolton Wanderers | ||||
| Tue | Sep | 7 | Ipswich Town | 1 | - | 3 | Manchester United | ||||
| Tue | Sep | 7 | Liverpool | 3 | - | 0 | Hull City | ||||
| Wed | Sep | 8 | Manchester City | 4 | - | 3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | ||||
| Wed | Sep | 8 | Newcastle United | 2 | - | 1 | Halifax Town | ||||
| Wed | Sep | 8 | Norwich City | 2 | - | 0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | ||||
| Tue | Sep | 7 | Nottingham Forest | 5 | - | 1 | Aldershot | ||||
| Wed | Sep | 8 | Notts County | 1 | - | 2 | Gillingham | ||||
| Wed | Sep | 8 | Oxford United | 1 | - | 0 | Millwall | ||||
| Tue | Sep | 7 | Queens Park Rangers | 2 | - | 0 | Birmingham City | ||||
| Tue | Sep | 7 | Sheffield United | 3 | - | 0 | Fulham | ||||
| Tue | Sep | 7 | Southampton | 2 | - | 1 | Everton | ||||
| Wed | Sep | 8 | Southport | 1 | - | 2 | Stoke City | ||||
| Tue | Sep | 7 | Stockport County | 0 | - | 1 | Watford | ||||
| Wed | Sep | 8 | Torquay United | 2 | - | 1 | Oldham Athletic | ||||
| Wed | Sep | 8 | Tranmere Rovers | 0 | - | 1 | Preston North End | ||||
| Wed | Sep | 8 | West Bromwich Albion | 0 | - | 1 | Tottenham Hotspur (holders) | ||||
| Wed | Sep | 8 | West Ham United | 1 | - | 1 | Cardiff City | ||||
| Wed | Sep | 22 | Cardiff City | 1 | - | 2 |
West Ham United |
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| Wed | Sep | 8 | York City | 2 | - | 2 | Middlesbrough | ||||
| Tue | Sep | 14 | Middlesbrough | 1 | - | 2 |
York City |
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| Third Round | |||||||||||
| Wed | Oct | 6 | Arsenal | 4 | - | 0 | Newcastle United | ||||
| Tue | Oct | 5 | Blackpool | 4 | - | 0 | Colchester United | ||||
| Tue | Oct | 5 | Bolton Wanderers | 3 | - | 0 | Manchester City | ||||
| Tue | Oct | 5 | Bristol Rovers | 2 | - | 1 | Charlton Athletic | ||||
| Tue | Oct | 5 | Crystal Palace | 2 | - | 2 | Aston Villa | ||||
| Wed | Oct | 13 | Aston Villa | 2 | - | 0 |
Crystal Palace |
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| Wed | Oct | 6 | Gillingham | 1 | - | 1 | Grimsby Town | ||||
| Tue | Oct | 12 | Grimsby Town | 1 | - | 0 |
Gillingham |
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| Tue | Oct | 5 | Liverpool | 1 | - | 0 | Southampton | ||||
| Wed | Oct | 6 | Manchester United | 1 | - | 1 | Burnley | ||||
| Mon | Oct | 18 | Burnley | 0 | - | 1 |
Manchester United |
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| Wed | Oct | 6 | Norwich City | 4 | - | 1 | Carlisle United | ||||
| Wed | Oct | 6 | Nottingham Forest | 1 | - | 1 | Chelsea | ||||
| Mon | Oct | 11 | Chelsea | 2 | - | 1 |
Nottingham Forest |
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| Wed | Oct | 6 | Oxford United | 1 | - | 1 | Stoke City | ||||
| Mon | Oct | 18 | Stoke City | 2 | - | 0 |
Oxford United |
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| Tue | Oct | 5 | Queens Park Rangers | 4 | - | 2 | Lincoln City | ||||
| Tue | Oct | 5 | Sheffield United | 3 | - | 2 | York City | ||||
| Wed | Oct | 6 | Torquay United | 1 | - | 4 | Tottenham Hotspur (holders) | ||||
| Wed | Oct | 6 | Watford | 1 | - | 1 | Preston North End | ||||
| Mon | Oct | 11 | Preston North End | 2 | - | 1 |
Watford |
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| Wed | Oct | 6 | West Ham United | 0 | - | 0 | Leeds United | ||||
| Wed | Oct | 20 | Leeds United | 0 | - | 1 |
West Ham United |
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| Fourth Round | |||||||||||
| Tue | Oct | 26 | Arsenal | 0 | - | 0 | Sheffield United | ||||
| Mon | Nov | 8 | Sheffield United | 2 | - | 0 |
Arsenal |
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| Tue | Oct | 26 | Blackpool | 4 | - | 1 | Aston Villa | ||||
| Wed | Oct | 27 | Chelsea | 1 | - | 1 | Bolton Wanderers | ||||
| Mon | Nov | 8 | Bolton Wanderers | 0 | - | 6 |
Chelsea |
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| Tue | Oct | 26 | Grimsby Town | 1 | - | 1 | Norwich City | ||||
| Wed | Nov | 3 | Norwich City | 3 | - | 1 |
Grimsby Town |
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| Wed | Oct | 27 | Manchester United | 1 | - | 1 | Stoke City | ||||
| Mon | Nov | 8 | Stoke City | 0 | - | 0 |
Manchester United |
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| Mon | Nov | 15 | Stoke City | 2 | - | 1 |
Manchester United |
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| Tue | Oct | 26 | Queens Park Rangers | 1 | - | 1 | Bristol Rovers | ||||
| Tue | Nov | 2 | Bristol Rovers | 1 | - | 0 |
Queens Park Rangers |
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| Wed | Oct | 27 | Tottenham Hotspur (holders) | 1 | - | 1 | Preston North End | ||||
| Mon | Nov | 8 | Preston North End | 1 | - | 2 |
Tottenham Hotspur (holders) |
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| Wed | Oct | 27 | West Ham United | 2 | - | 1 | Liverpool | ||||
| Fifth Round | |||||||||||
| Tue | Nov | 23 | Bristol Rovers | 2 | - | 4 | Stoke City | ||||
| Wed | Nov | 17 | Norwich City | 0 | - | 1 | Chelsea | ||||
| Wed | Nov | 17 | Tottenham Hotspur (holders) | 2 | - | 0 | Blackpool | ||||
| Wed | Nov | 17 | West Ham United | 5 | - | 0 | Sheffield United | ||||
| Semi-Finals (home and away legs) | |||||||||||
| Wed | Dec | 22 | Chelsea | 3 | - | 2 | Tottenham Hotspur (holders) | ||||
| Wed | Jan | 5 | Tottenham Hotspur (holders) | 2 | - | 2 | Chelsea | ||||
| Chelsea won 5-4 on aggregate | |||||||||||
| Wed | Dec | 8 | Stoke City | 1 | - | 2 | West Ham United | ||||
| Wed | Dec | 15 | West Ham United | 0 | - | 1 | Stoke City | ||||
| Stoke and West Ham finished 2-2 on aggregate | |||||||||||
| Wed | Jan | 5 | Stoke City | 0 | - | 0 |
West Ham United |
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| (the match was played at Hillsborough, Sheffield Wednesday FC) | |||||||||||
| Wed | Jan | 26 | Stoke City | 3 | - | 2 |
West Ham United |
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| (the match was played at Old Trafford, Manchester United FC) | |||||||||||
| Final (at Wembley Stadium, London) | |||||||||||
| Sat | Mar | 4 | Stoke City | 2 | - | 1 | Chelsea | ||||
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