The 1967 Football League Cup Final was an association football match between Queens Park Rangers ( QPR ) and West Bromwich Albion on 4 March 1967 at Wembley Stadium , London .

QPR were appearing in their first final , while Albion were appearing in their second after winning the previous final in 1966 .

As QPR were in the Third Division they played Competition one more round than Albion who received Receiving a bye in the first round .

Therefore , QPR progressed through six rounds to reach the final , whereas Albion progressed through five .

QPR 's matches were generally close affairs , they only won by a three two goal margin or more in three of their matches .

QPR reduced Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale the deficit in the 63rd minute when Roger Morgan scored Getting and then levelled the match 12 minutes later courtesy of a goal by Rodney Marsh .

Mark Lazarus scored a third goal for QPR in the 81st minute , as QPR won the match 3–2 to win Getting the League Cup for the first time .

Mark Lazarus scored a third goal for QPR in the 81st minute , as QPR won the match 3–2 to win Getting the League Cup for the first time .

QPR 's victory caused Causation a problem for the Football Association as typically the League Cup winner would qualify for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup , but one of the criteria for that competition was that the team must come from the highest tier of that country 's league system .

QPR was replaced Change_of_leadership in the following season 's European competition by a First Division side .