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The 1974 League Cup
Final |
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Wolverhampton Wanderers |
2 Hibbitt Richards |
1 Bell |
Manchester
City
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Team |
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Team |
1.
Gary
Pierce |
1.
Keith Macrae |
2. Geoff Palmer |
2.
Colin Barrett |
3. Derek Parkin |
3.
Willy Donachie |
4.
Mike Bailey (Captain) |
4.
Mike Doyle |
5.
Frank Munro |
5.
Tommy Booth |
6.
John McAlle |
6.
Tony Towers |
7.
Barry Powell |
7.
Mike Summerbee (captain) |
8.
Kenny Hibbitt |
8.
Colin Bell |
9.
John Richards |
9.
Francis Lee |
10.
Derek Dougan |
10.
Denis Law |
11.
David Wagstaffe |
11.
Rodney Marsh |
Sub:
Alan Sunderland |
Referee:
ED Wallace |
Sub:
Dennis Leman |
Manager: Bill
McGarry |
Linesmen:
H Williams & RG Sheppard |
Manager: Ron
Saunders |
How Wolves Reached
Wembley
Round |
Fixture |
Scorers |
2nd Round |
Halifax
Town 0-3 Wolves |
Sunderland, Dougan,
Richards |
3rd Round |
Tranmere
1-1 Wolves |
Sunderland |
3rd Round Replay |
Wolves 2-1
Tranmere |
Dougan, Powell |
4th Round |
Wolves 5-1
Exeter City |
Hibbitt 2, Richards 2,
Dougan |
5th Round |
Wolves 1-0
Liverpool |
Richards |
Semi-Final |
Norwich 1-1
Wolves |
Richards |
Semi-Final Replay |
Wolves 1 -0
Norwich |
Richards |
Match Report
Terrace
tickets cost 80p as the 97,886 attendance paid receipts of £161,500 for a
game that kicked-off at 3.30pm. Pierce replaced the injured Parkes in goal
knowing
that his inexperience would be tested by a star-studded City forward line,
the Mancunians where favourites although their season was to peter out and
leave them 14th in the League. In the first half Wolves were more than
holding their own and a 43rd minute volley from Hibbitt put them in front.
After the break City were only defied by the heroics of birthday-boy
Pierce until Bell finally equalised. Wolves came back strongly
despite the limping Wagstaffe having to make way for substitute Powell and
in the 81st minute there was some neat approach work between Captain
Bailey and Sunderland, the ball then running kindly for Richards to steer
it home and place Wolverhampton back on the footballing map.
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