Leeds United Carabao Cup fixtures and results 2026/27
Terry Cooper's Wembley winner gave Leeds a landmark League Cup success in 1968. Follow the current Leeds fixtures and results above, then explore how that cup fits into the club's honours below.
Leeds United: cup campaign
Premier League · Eliminated
Chelsea 6–3 Leeds United. Full time. Chelsea go through. Leeds United are out of this season’s Carabao Cup.
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2 matches
Nottingham Forest
0–2
Leeds United
Chelsea
6–3
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Terry Cooper's goal brings the cup to Leeds
Leeds beat Arsenal 1–0 in the 1968 League Cup final, with Terry Cooper scoring the only goal. The club's tribute to Cooper identifies the Wembley victory as Leeds' first major honour. A player remembered primarily as a full-back supplied the decisive attacking moment.
Cooper began as a winger before Don Revie moved him into defence. Across his Leeds career he made 351 appearances and scored 11 goals, making the Wembley strike a particularly important one among a relatively small goals tally. His story gives the final a clear individual focus: it was not simply another result against Arsenal, but the moment a converted defender helped secure a new place in the club's trophy history.
League Cup, FA Cup and Fairs Cup: different honours
Leeds' official honours list records the League Cup win under 1967/68 and a runners-up finish under 1995/96. The FA Cup victory is listed separately under 1971/72. Supporters searching by a calendar year may see '1968' and '1967/68' used for the same League Cup success; one names the final year and the other the season.
The same honours page lists Inter-Cities Fairs Cup wins in 1967/68 and 1970/71. Those European successes should not be added to the League Cup total. Leeds achieved more than one kind of cup success in that era, and separating the columns makes it easier to appreciate each one without confusing domestic and European competitions.
A Leeds cup page with the match first
The current-season list above concentrates on Leeds' Carabao Cup matches. It lets you move straight to the next listed game, a completed result or the club calendar before reading the historical guide. That is useful when a search for Leeds at Wembley brings together finals from several competitions.
For the 1968 Arsenal match, Cooper's name and the 1–0 score identify the particular final discussed here. For a new Leeds–Arsenal tie, use its own date and round in the fixture card. The historical winning goal offers context for supporters; it does not tell you the squad, kick-off or television arrangements of another meeting. Those details belong to the new match and its confirmed announcements.
Leeds League Cup questions
Who scored Leeds' winner in the 1968 League Cup final?
Terry Cooper scored the only goal against Arsenal at Wembley. Leeds' official tribute describes the victory as the club's first major honour.
Why do Leeds' honours show 1967/68 rather than 1968?
The honours list uses the full season. The final played in 1968 completed the 1967/68 League Cup campaign; the two labels refer to the same triumph.
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