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Football tournament season

1974–75 Texaco Cup
Tournament details
Country	England & Scotland
Teams	20
Final positions
Champions	Newcastle United
Runner-up	Southampton
← 1973–74 1975–76 →

The 1974–75 Texaco Cup was the fifth and last edition of the tournament sponsored by Texaco. It was won by Newcastle United, who beat Southampton in a two-legged final by 3–1 on aggregate.

Group stage

Group A

Home team	Result	Away team	Date
Norwich City	2–1	Peterborough United	3 August 1974
West Bromwich Albion	0–0	Birmingham City	3 August 1974
West Bromwich Albion	5–1	Norwich City	6 August 1974
Peterborough United	1–1	Birmingham City	7 August 1974
Birmingham City	3–1	Norwich City	10 August 1974
Peterborough United	2–1	West Bromwich Albion	10 August 1974

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	BP	Pts
Birmingham City	3	1	2	0	4	2	+2	1	5
West Bromwich Albion	3	1	1	1	6	3	+4	1	4
Peterborough United	3	1	1	1	4	4	0	0	3
Norwich City	3	1	0	2	4	9	-5	0	2

Group B

Home team	Result	Away team	Date
Luton Town	1–1	Southampton	3 August 1974
West Ham United	1–0	Orient	3 August 1974
Southampton	2–1	Orient	6 August 1974
West Ham United	1–2	Luton Town	7 August 1974
Orient	2–2	Luton Town	10 August 1974
Southampton	2–0	West Ham United	10 August 1974

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Southampton	3	2	1	0	5	2	+3	5
Luton Town	3	1	2	0	5	4	+1	4
West Ham United	3	1	0	2	2	4	-2	2
Orient	3	0	1	2	3	5	-2	1

Group C

Home team	Result	Away team	Date
Blackpool	1–1	Manchester City	3 August 1974
Oldham Athletic	4–0	Sheffield United	3 August 1974
Blackpool	1–2	Oldham Athletic	6 August 1974
Sheffield United	4–2	Manchester City	6 August 1974
Manchester City	2–1	Oldham Athletic	10 August 1974
Sheffield United	1–2	Blackpool	10 August 1974

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	BP	Pts
Oldham Athletic	3	2	0	1	7	2	+5	1	5
Blackpool	3	1	1	1	4	3	+1	0	3
Manchester City	3	1	1	1	5	6	-1	0	3
Sheffield United	3	1	0	2	5	5	0	1	3

Group D

Home team	Result	Away team	Date
Middlesbrough	0–1	Carlisle United	3 August 1974
Sunderland	2–1	Newcastle United	3 August 1974
Carlisle United	2–2	Newcastle United	6 August 1974
Sunderland	0–1	Middlesbrough	6 August 1974
Carlisle United	0–0	Sunderland	10 August 1974
Newcastle United	4–0	Middlesbrough	10 August 1974

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	BP	Pts
Newcastle United	3	1	1	1	7	4	+3	1	4
Carlisle United	3	1	2	0	3	2	+1	0	4
Sunderland	3	1	1	1	2	2	0	0	3
Middlesbrough	3	1	0	2	1	5	-4	0	2

Quarter-finals

1st leg

Home team	Result	Away team	Date
Birmingham City	3–0	Ayr United	17 September 1974
Oldham Athletic	1–0	Hearts	17 September 1974
Aberdeen	1–1	Newcastle United	18 September 1974
Rangers	1–3	Southampton	18 September 1974

2nd leg

Home team	Result	Away team	Date
Hearts	1–1	Oldham Athletic	30 September 1974
Southampton	2–0	Rangers	1 October 1974
Ayr United	0–0	Birmingham City	2 October 1974
Newcastle United	3–2	Aberdeen	2 October 1974

Semi-finals

1st leg

Home team	Result	Away team	Date
Oldham Athletic	1–3	Southampton	22 October 1974
Newcastle United	1–1	Birmingham City	23 October 1974

2nd leg

Home team	Result	Away team	Date
Southampton	2–1	Oldham Athletic	5 November 1974
Birmingham City	1–4	Newcastle United	6 November 1974

Final

1st leg

27 November 197419:30 BST

Southampton	1 – 0	Newcastle United

The Dell, SouthamptonAttendance: 17,100

2nd leg

11 December 197419:30 BST

Newcastle United	3 – 0 (a.e.t.)	Southampton

St James' Park, Newcastle Upon-TyneAttendance: 19,288

Notes and references

Anglo-Scottish Cup & Texaco Cup - Full Results, RSSSF
Match Report: 27/11/1974 vs. Southampton, Toon1892
Match Report: 11/12/1974 vs. Southampton, Toon1892

1974–75 in English football

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National teams

League competitions

Levels 1–4	Football League (First Division, Second Division, Third Division, Fourth Division)
Levels 5–6	Isthmian League (One, Two) Northern Premier League (level 5 only) Southern League (Premier, One North, One South)
Levels 7–9	Athenian League (One, Two) Cheshire County League (level 7 only) Eastern Counties League (level 7 only) Essex Senior League (level 7 only) Hellenic League (Premier, One) Kent League (level 7 only) Lancashire Combination (level 7 only) Midland Football Combination (level 7 only) Midland League (level 7 only) Northern League (level 7 only) South Midlands League (Premier, One) Spartan League (level 7 only) Sussex County League (One, Two) United Counties League (Premier, One, Two) West Midlands (Regional) League (level 7 only) Western League (level 7 only) Yorkshire League (One, Two, Three)

Cup competitions

FA cups	FA Cup (Qualifying rounds, Final) Charity Shield FA Trophy (Final) FA Vase
Football League cups	League Cup (Final)

European competitions

Club seasons
First Division	Arsenal Birmingham City Burnley Carlisle United Chelsea Coventry City Derby County Everton Ipswich Town Leeds United Leicester City Liverpool Luton Town Manchester City Middlesbrough Newcastle United Queens Park Rangers Sheffield United Stoke City Tottenham Hotspur West Ham United Wolverhampton Wanderers
Second Division	Aston Villa Blackpool Bolton Wanderers Bristol City Bristol Rovers Cardiff City Fulham Hull City Manchester United Millwall Norwich City Nottingham Forest Notts County Oldham Athletic Orient Oxford United Portsmouth Sheffield Wednesday Southampton Sunderland West Bromwich Albion York City
Third Division	Aldershot Blackburn Rovers Bournemouth Brighton & Hove Albion Bury Charlton Athletic Chesterfield Colchester United Crystal Palace Gillingham Grimsby Town Halifax Town Hereford United Huddersfield Town Peterborough United Plymouth Argyle Port Vale Preston North End Southend United Swindon Town Tranmere Rovers Walsall Watford Wrexham
Fourth Division	Barnsley Bradford City Brentford Cambridge United Chester Crewe Alexandra Darlington Doncaster Rovers Exeter City Hartlepool United Lincoln City Mansfield Town Newport County Northampton Town Reading Rochdale Rotherham United Scunthorpe United Shrewsbury Town Southport Stockport County Swansea City Torquay United Workington

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Domestic leagues	Football League Division One Division Two Highland League
Domestic cups	Scottish Cup Final League Cup Final Drybrough Cup Junior Cup
European competitions	European Cup European Cup Winners' Cup UEFA Cup Texaco Cup
Related to national team	Results Euro 1976 qualifying (Group 4) British Home Championship
Club seasons
Division One	Aberdeen Airdrieonians Arbroath Ayr United Celtic Clyde Dumbarton Dundee Dundee United Dunfermline Athletic Heart of Midlothian Hibernian Kilmarnock Morton Motherwell Partick Thistle Rangers St. Johnstone
Division Two	Albion Rovers Alloa Athletic Berwick Rangers Brechin City Clydebank Cowdenbeath East Fife East Stirlingshire Falkirk Forfar Athletic Hamilton Academical Meadowbank Thistle Montrose Queen of the South Queen's Park Raith Rovers St. Mirren Stenhousemuir Stirling Albion Stranraer

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