1972 Football League Cup
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The 1972 Football League Cup was the English domestic knockout cup final in which Stoke City secured their first major trophy.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 1972 Football League Cup canonical | 1 |
| Football League Cup 1972 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9492847 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: 1972 Football League Cup Context triple: [Stoke City F.C., wonCompetition, 1972 Football League Cup]
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A.
Football League Cup 1970
The Football League Cup 1970 was the English domestic knockout cup competition for professional football clubs held during the 1969–70 season.
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B.
Football League Cup 1966–67
The Football League Cup 1966–67 was an English knockout football competition notable for being won by Third Division side Queens Park Rangers, one of the biggest upsets in the tournament’s history.
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C.
1976 FA Cup Final
The 1976 FA Cup Final was a major English football match in which underdogs Southampton defeated Manchester United to win their first and only FA Cup title.
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D.
Football League Cup 1983–84
The Football League Cup 1983–84 was the English domestic knockout cup competition in which Liverpool, under manager Joe Fagan, secured the trophy.
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E.
UEFA Cup 1972–73
The UEFA Cup 1972–73 was the second season of UEFA's secondary European club competition, ultimately won by Liverpool under manager Bill Shankly.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: 1972 Football League Cup Target entity description: The 1972 Football League Cup was the English domestic knockout cup final in which Stoke City secured their first major trophy.
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A.
Football League Cup 1970
The Football League Cup 1970 was the English domestic knockout cup competition for professional football clubs held during the 1969–70 season.
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B.
Football League Cup 1966–67
The Football League Cup 1966–67 was an English knockout football competition notable for being won by Third Division side Queens Park Rangers, one of the biggest upsets in the tournament’s history.
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C.
1976 FA Cup Final
The 1976 FA Cup Final was a major English football match in which underdogs Southampton defeated Manchester United to win their first and only FA Cup title.
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D.
Football League Cup 1983–84
The Football League Cup 1983–84 was the English domestic knockout cup competition in which Liverpool, under manager Joe Fagan, secured the trophy.
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E.
UEFA Cup 1972–73
The UEFA Cup 1972–73 was the second season of UEFA's secondary European club competition, ultimately won by Liverpool under manager Bill Shankly.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Football League Cup season
ⓘ
football competition ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | League Cup 1971–72 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| competitionFormat | knockout tournament ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| endYear | 1972 ⓘ |
| finalAttendance | 97197 ⓘ |
| finalAwayTeam | Chelsea F.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalCity | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalCountry | England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalDate | 1972-03-04 ⓘ |
| finalGoalScorer |
George Eastham
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Peter Osgood NERFINISHED ⓘ Terry Conroy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalHeldInYear | 1972 ⓘ |
| finalHomeTeam | Stoke City F.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalReferee | Norman Burtenshaw NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalScore | 2–1 ⓘ |
| finalVenue | Wembley Stadium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstMajorTrophyFor | Stoke City F.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nextSeason | 1972–73 Football League Cup NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organiser | The Football League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participatingLeague | English Football League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousSeason | 1970–71 Football League Cup NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runnerUp | Chelsea F.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seasonNumber | 12 ⓘ |
| seasonOfCompetition | Football League Cup NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sponsor | no title sponsor ⓘ |
| sport | association football ⓘ |
| startYear | 1971 ⓘ |
| winner | Stoke City F.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 1972 Football League Cup Description of subject: The 1972 Football League Cup was the English domestic knockout cup final in which Stoke City secured their first major trophy.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Football League Cup 1972