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| Event | 1973–74 Football League Cup | ||||||
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| Date | 2 March 1974 | ||||||
| Venue | Wembley Stadium, London | ||||||
| Referee | Dave Wallace (Crewe) | ||||||
| Attendance | 97,886 | ||||||
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The1974 Football League Cup Final was the final match of the1973–74 Football League Cup, the 14th season of theFootball League Cup, afootball competition for the 92 teams inThe Football League. The match was played atWembley Stadium on 2 March 1974, and was contested by twoFirst Division clubs,Manchester City andWolverhampton Wanderers.
Wolves won the match 2–1 with goals fromKenny Hibbitt andJohn Richards.Colin Bell had equalised for Manchester City. This gave the Midlanders their first major silverware since lifting the1960 FA Cup.
| Manchester City | 1–2[1] | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
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Bell 59' | Hibbitt 44' Richards 85' |
         Manchester City |    Wolverhampton Wanderers |
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Match officials
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| 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) | |||
| 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) | |||
