[2] But UEFA did not allow third-tier teams to compete in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup at that time.

[3][4] When Queens Park Rangers won the 1967 League Cup final they were in the Third Division, as were Swindon Town when they won the 1969 League Cup.

[3] A two-legged match was organised with that year's Coppa Italia champions A.S. Roma.

The first-leg was held at the Stadio Olimpico, with Roma winning 2–1,[5] but that deficit was overturned in the return leg at the County Ground, Swindon where Swindon won 4–0 making them champions with a 5–2 aggregate.

[7] The 1971 competition was the last for a few years and League Cup winners Tottenham Hotspur defeated Coppa Italia winners Torino 3–0 on aggregate.