| 1970 | | | |
| Division One | Division Two | Division Three | Division Four |
| Derby County | Hull City | Fulham | Aldershot |
| Manchester United | Sheffield United | Reading | Peterborough United |
| First Round (1st August 1970) | | | |
| Aldershot 0-6 Sheffield United | | | |
| Fulham 3-5 (aet) Derby County | | | |
| Peterborough United 0-4 Hull City | | | |
| Reading 2-3 Manchester United | | | |
| Semi-Finals (5th August 1970) | | | |
| Derby County 1-0 Sheffield United | | | |
| Hull City 1-1 (aet) Manchester United (won on penalties) | | | |
| Final (8th August 1970) | | | |
| Derby County 4-1 Manchester United (Baseball Ground) | | | |
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| 1971 | | | |
| Division One | Division Two | Division Three | Division Four |
| Manchester United | Carlisle United | Halifax Town | Colchester United |
| West Bromwich Albion | Luton Town | Wrexham | Crewe Alexandra |
| First Round (31st July 1971) | | | |
| Colchester United 1-0 Luton Town | | | |
| Crewe Alexandra 1-3 Carlisle United | | | |
| Halifax Town 2-1 Manchester United | | | |
| Wrexham 1-2 West Bromwich Albion | | | |
| Semi-Finals (4th August 1971) | | | |
| Colchester United 2-0 Carlisle United | | | |
| Halifax Town 0-2 West Bromwich Albion | | | |
| Final (7th August 1971) | | | |
| Colchester United 4-4 (pens 4-3) West Bromwich Albion (The Hawthorns) | | | |
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| 1972 | | | |
| Division One | Division Two | Division Three | Division Four |
| Sheffield United | Blackpool | Bristol Rovers | Lincoln City |
| Wolverhampton Wand | Burnley | Notts County | Peterborough United |
| First Round (29th July 1972) | | | |
| Bristol Rovers 2-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers | | | |
| Lincoln City 0-1 Burnley | | | |
| Notts County 0-3 Sheffield United | | | |
| Peterborough United (won on penalties) 0-0 (aet) Blackpool | | | |
| Semi-Finals (2nd August 1972) | | | |
| Burnley 0-2 Bristol Rovers | | | |
| Peterborough United 0-4 Sheffield United | | | |
| Final (5th August 1972) | | | |
| Bristol Rovers 0-0 (pens 7-6) Sheffield United (Eastville Stadium) | | | |
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| 1973 | | | |
| Division One | Division Two | Division Three | Division Four |
| Stoke City | Bristol City | Bristol Rovers | Mansfield Town |
| West Ham United | Hull City | Plymouth Argyle | Peterborough United |
| First Round (11th August 1973) | | | |
| Bristol Rovers (won on penalties) 0-0 (aet) West Ham United | | | |
| Mansfield Town 0-3 Hull City | | | |
| Peterborough United 1-2 Bristol City | | | |
| Plymouth Argyle 0-1 Stoke City | | | |
| Semi-Finals (14th August 1973) | | | |
| Bristol Rovers 0-1 Hull City | | | |
| Stoke City 4-1 Bristol City | | | |
| Final (18th August 1973) | | | |
| Stoke City 2-0 Hull City (Victoria Ground) | | | |
