Texaco Cup 1972/73

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Texaco Cup 1972/73
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Association FA , SFA
Teams 16
Game mode Knockout system
Title holder Ipswich Town (1st title)
Record winner Wolverhampton Wanderers
Derby County
Ipswich Town (1 win each)

The Texaco Cup was played for the third time in 1972/73 . The American mineral oil company Texaco acted as sponsor and namesake of the tournament . The tournament for football club teams from England and Scotland was played among a total of 16 participants. Of these, 9 clubs were subordinate to the English and seven to the Scottish association . It began on September 12, 1972 and ended with the final second leg on May 7, 1973 at Carrow Road in Norwich . In the final, the two English clubs Ipswich Town and Norwich City met . Ipswich won the final 4-2 on a return leg.

1 round

The first legs took place between September 12 and 19, 1972, the second legs on September 26 and 27, 1972.

total First leg Return leg
Coventry City EnglandEngland 3: 4 ScotlandScotland Motherwell FC 3: 3 0: 1
Ipswich Town EnglandEngland 6: 2 ScotlandScotland St. Johnstone FC 4: 2 2-0
Wolverhampton Wanderers EnglandEngland 5: 1 ScotlandScotland FC Kilmarnock 5: 1 0-0
Ayr United ScotlandScotland 0: 2 EnglandEngland Newcastle United 0-0 0: 2
Dundee FC ScotlandScotland 2: 3 EnglandEngland Norwich City 2: 1 0: 2
Heart of Midlothian ScotlandScotland 2-0 EnglandEngland Crystal Palace 1-0 1-0
Leicester City EnglandEngland 3: 3
(win on account) 		ScotlandScotland Dundee United 1: 1 2: 2
Sheffield United EnglandEngland 1: 2 EnglandEngland West Bromwich Albion 1: 1 0: 1

Quarter finals

The first legs took place between October 16 and 25, 1972, the second legs on November 7 and 8, 1972.

total First leg Return leg
Heart of Midlothian ScotlandScotland 2: 4 ScotlandScotland Motherwell FC 0-0 2: 4
Ipswich Town EnglandEngland 3: 1 EnglandEngland Wolverhampton Wanderers 2: 1 1-0
Leicester City EnglandEngland 2: 2
(win on account) 		EnglandEngland Norwich City 2-0 0: 2
West Bromwich Albion EnglandEngland 3: 4 EnglandEngland Newcastle United 2: 1 1: 3

Semifinals

The first legs took place on March 14, 1973, the second legs on March 21 and April 10, 1973.

total First leg Return leg
Newcastle United EnglandEngland 1: 2 EnglandEngland Ipswich Town 1: 1 0: 1
Norwich City EnglandEngland 4: 3 ScotlandScotland Motherwell FC 2-0 2: 3

final

First leg

Ipswich Town Norwich City
Ipswich Town
May 4, 1973 in Ipswich ( Portman Road )
Result: 2: 1 (1: 0)
Spectators: 29,698
Norwich City


David Best - Mick Mills , Colin Harper , Peter Morris , Allan Hunter , Kevin Beattie , Bryan Hamilton , Ian Collard , David Johnson , Trevor Whymark , Mick Lambert
Trainer: Bobby Robson 		Kevin Keelan - Clive Payne , Alan Black , Dave Stringer , Duncan Forbes , Max Briggs , Doug Livermore , Trevor Howard (??. Paul Cheesley ), David Cross , Graham Paddon , Ian Mellor
Trainers: Ron Saunders
goal1-0 Peter Morris
goal2-0 Peter Morris

goal 2-1 Clive Payne

Return leg

Norwich City Ipswich Town
Norwich City
May 7, 1973 in Norwich ( Carrow Road )
Result: 1: 2 (0: 1)
Spectators: 35,798
Ipswich Town


Kevin Keelan - Clive Payne , Alan Black , Dave Stringer , Duncan Forbes , Max Briggs , Doug Livermore , Jim Blair , David Cross , Terry Anderson (57th Paul Cheesley ), Ian Mellor
Trainer: Ron Saunders 		David Best - Mick Mills , Colin Harper , Peter Morris , Allan Hunter , Kevin Beattie , Bryan Hamilton , Ian Collard , Clive Woods , Trevor Whymark , Mick Lambert (??. Frank Clarke )
Trainers: Bobby Robson


goal 1-2 David Cross 		goal0-1 Trevor Whymark (7th)
goal0-2 Clive Woods (58th)

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