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Carabao Cup · 2026/27

Wolverhampton Wanderers Carabao Cup fixtures and results 2026/27

Wolves' League Cup honours include victories in 1974 and 1980, against Manchester City and Nottingham Forest respectively. Both campaigns deserve more than a line on an honours list. Follow the current Carabao Cup fixtures above, then explore the opponents and decisive moments behind those two Wembley successes.

UK kick-off times · GMT / BSTUpdated twice daily · Last fixture check: 14 Nov 2026, 18:00 GMT
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Wolverhampton Wanderers: cup campaign

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Everton 1–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers. Full time. Everton go through. Wolverhampton Wanderers are out of this season’s Carabao Cup.

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Andy Gray's goal ended Forest's three-in-a-row bid

Wolves beat Nottingham Forest 1–0 at Wembley on 15 March 1980. Andy Gray scored in the 67th minute after hesitation between Dave Needham and Peter Shilton left him the opportunity to finish. A single goal was enough to decide the final.

Forest had won the previous two League Cups and were also European champions. Wolves' victory therefore stopped a third successive League Cup win for a particularly successful opponent. Emlyn Hughes captained the winning side and lifted the trophy.

The club's anniversary feature includes both a match account and Willie Carr's recollections. Those personal memories add to the scorecard without changing its essentials: goalless at half-time, Gray's second-half goal and a Wolves clean sheet. The feature was published forty years later, so its publication date should not be mistaken for the date of the final.

Two winning routes, with replays along the way

The 1973/74 campaign ended in a 2–1 final win over Manchester City. Earlier opponents included Halifax, Tranmere, Exeter and Liverpool, before Wolves overcame Norwich 2–1 on aggregate in the semi-final. The Tranmere tie required a replay, illustrating the extra fixtures that could form part of a winning run.

In 1979/80, the Grimsby quarter-final needed three matches: a goalless draw, a 1–1 replay and a 2–0 Wolves win in the second replay at Derby. The semi-final then required Wolves to overturn a 2–1 defeat at Swindon with a 3–1 home victory, progressing 4–3 on aggregate.

These sequences give the two titles distinct stories. The 1980 success involved repeated attempts to settle the quarter-final and a semi-final recovery before the final against Forest. A season label and round heading make those stages easier to recognise when looking through the archive.

Wolves League Cup questions

Who did Wolves beat in their two winning finals?

Manchester City were beaten 2–1 in the 1973/74 campaign, and Nottingham Forest were beaten 1–0 in 1979/80.

Who scored the 1980 Wembley winner?

Andy Gray scored the only goal in the 67th minute. Wolves kept Forest out for the remainder of the match.

Why does Grimsby appear three times in the 1980 run?

Two drawn quarter-final meetings were followed by a second replay. Wolves won that third match 2–0 at Derby to move into the semi-finals.

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