1972–73 Texaco Cup

1972–73 Texaco Cup
Tournament details
Country England &  Scotland
Teams16
Final positions
ChampionsIpswich Town
Runner-upNorwich City

The 1972–73 Texaco Cup was the third edition of the tournament sponsored by Texaco. It was won by Ipswich Town, who beat Norwich City in a two-legged final by 4–2 on aggregate.[1][2]

First round 1st leg

Home team Result Away team Date
Coventry City 3–3 Motherwell 12 September 1972
Ipswich Town 4–2 St Johnstone 12 September 1972
Wolverhampton Wanderers 5–1 Kilmarnock 12 September 1972
Ayr United 0–0 Newcastle United 13 September 1972
Dundee 2–1 Norwich City 13 September 1972
Hearts 1–0 Crystal Palace 13 September 1972
Leicester City 1–1 Dundee United 13 September 1972
Sheffield United 1–1 West Bromwich Albion 19 September 1972

First round 2nd leg

Home team Result Away team Date
Crystal Palace 0–1 Hearts 26 September 1972
Kilmarnock 0–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers 26 September 1972
West Bromwich Albion 1–0 Sheffield United 26 September 1972
Dundee United 2–2 Leicester City 27 September 1972
Motherwell 1–0 Coventry City 27 September 1972
Newcastle United 2–0 Ayr United 27 September 1972
Norwich City 2–0 Dundee 27 September 1972
St Johnstone 0–2 Ipswich Town 27 September 1972

Quarter-finals 1st leg

Home team Result Away team Date
Hearts 0–0 Motherwell 16 October 1972
Ipswich Town 2–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 24 October 1972
Leicester City 2–0 Norwich City 24 October 1972
West Bromwich Albion 2–1 Newcastle United 25 October 1972

Quarter-finals 2nd leg

Home team Result Away team Date
Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–1 Ipswich Town 7 November 1972
Motherwell 4–2 Hearts 8 November 1972
Newcastle United 3–1 West Bromwich Albion 8 November 1972
Norwich City 2–0 Leicester City 8 November 1972

Semi-finals 1st leg

Home team Result Away team Date
Newcastle United 1–1 Ipswich Town 14 March 1973
Norwich City 2–0 Motherwell 14 March 1973

Semi-finals 2nd leg

Home team Result Away team Date
Motherwell 3–2 Norwich City 21 March 1973
Ipswich Town 1–0 Newcastle United 10 April 1973

Final 1st leg

Ipswich Town2–1Norwich City
Peter Morris , Clive Payne

Final 2nd leg

Norwich City1–2Ipswich Town
David Cross Trevor Whymark
Clive Woods

Notes and references

  1. ^ "Ipswich Town and Norwich City derby day nostalgia: Texaco Cup Final, 1973". Ipswich Star. 20 February 2017. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  2. ^ Anglo-Scottish Cup & Texaco Cup - Full Results, RSSSF