1970 Football League Cup final
The 1970 Football League Cup Final took place on 7 March 1970 at Wembley Stadium with an attendance of 97,963. It was the tenth Football League Cup final and the fourth to be played at Wembley. It was contested between Manchester City and West Bromwich Albion. Manchester City won their first of two trophies that season; on 29 April they would win the 1970 European Cup Winners' Cup Final 2–1 against Górnik Zabrze.
| Event | 1969–70 Football League Cup | ||||||
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| Date | 7 March 1970 | ||||||
| Venue | Wembley Stadium, London | ||||||
| Referee | V James (York) | ||||||
| Attendance | 97,963 | ||||||
| Weather | Muddy Conditions | ||||||
The pitch had been criticised by Joe Mercer as a "pig of a pitch" due to recent snowfall and the fact the Horse of the Year Show had been held at Wembley a few days earlier. In muddy pitch conditions therefore, Jeff Astle opened the scoring for Albion with a header after five minutes, becoming the first player to score in the final of both the League Cup and FA Cup at Wembley. He had already scored in the first leg of the 1966 League Cup Final four years previously, however that was at West Ham's Boleyn Ground. City equalised from a low shot to the left corner from Mike Doyle to send the game into extra-time, and eventually won 2–1, with Glyn Pardoe scoring the winner when he volleyed the ball into the net from close range.