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1962–63 Football League Cup

1962–63 Football League Cup
FieldValue
title1962–63 League Cup
countryEngland
Wales
num_teams80
defending_championsNorwich City
winnersBirmingham City
secondAston Villa
matches102
prev_season[1961–62](1961-62-football-league-cup)
next_season[1963–64](1963-64-football-league-cup)

Wales

A replica of the English League Cup trophy on display in the store of Aston Villa Football Club in Birmingham.

The 1962–63 Football League Cup was the third season of the Football League Cup, a knockout competition for England's top 92 football clubs; only 80 of them took part. The competition began on 3 September 1962, and ended with the two-legged final on 23 and 27 May 1963.

The tournament was won by Birmingham City, who beat near-neighbours Aston Villa 3–1 on aggregate. Birmingham won the first leg 3–1 at their home ground St Andrew's, thanks to goals from Jimmy Bloomfield and Ken Leek (2), with Bobby Thomson scoring Villa's goal. The second leg at Villa Park ended in a 0–0 draw and Birmingham won 3–1 on aggregate..

Match dates and results were initially drawn from Soccerbase, and they were later checked against Rothmans Football Yearbook 1970–71.

Calendar

Of the 80 teams, 48 received a bye to the second round and the other 32 played in the first round; these were the teams ranked 61st to 91st in the 1961–62 Football League, plus Oxford United, who had entered the Football League as replacements for Accrington Stanley. Semi-finals and final were played over two legs.

RoundMain dateFixturesClubsNew entries this roundOriginalReplays
First Round5 September 196216480 → 6432
(teams ranked 17th–24th in Third Division; all Fourth Division; 1 new club)
Second Round26 September 1962321164 → 3248
(all First and Second Division, except those teams that did not enter; teams ranked 1st–16th in Third Division)
Third Round17 October 196216432 → 16none
Fourth Round14 November 19628116 → 8none
Fifth Round3 December 1962408 → 4none
Semi-finalsJanuary–April 1963404 → 2none
[Final](1963-football-league-cup-final)23 & 27 May 1963202 → 1none

First round

Ties

Home TeamScoreAway TeamDate
Aldershot2–0Exeter City05-09-1962
Barrow3–2Workington05-09-1962
Bradford City2–2Doncaster Rovers05-09-1962
Brentford3–0Wrexham04-09-1962
Chester2–0Stockport County05-09-1962
Crewe Alexandra2–3Oldham Athletic05-09-1962
Darlington1–0Chesterfield05-09-1962
Halifax Town2–3Mansfield Town13-09-1962
Hartlepools United1–1Barnsley06-09-1962
Newport County2–1Gillingham05-09-1962
Shrewsbury Town3–1Millwall05-09-1962
Southport0–0Rochdale05-09-1962
Torquay United2–0Oxford United03-09-1962
Tranmere Rovers2–3Carlisle United03-09-1962
Watford1–2Colchester United06-09-1962
York City2–2Lincoln City05-09-1962

Replays

Home TeamScoreAway TeamDate
Barnsley2–1Hartlepools United13-09-1962
Doncaster Rovers2–0Bradford City18-09-1962
Lincoln City2–0York City19-09-1962
Rochdale1–2Southport18-09-1962

Second round

Ties

Home TeamScoreAway TeamDate
Aldershot0–3Newport County26-09-1962
Aston Villa6–1Peterborough United24-09-1962
Barnsley3–2Grimsby Town25-09-1962
Barrow3–1Shrewsbury Town24-09-1962
Birmingham City5–0Doncaster Rovers26-09-1962
Bradford Park Avenue3–1Huddersfield Town26-09-1962
Brentford1–4Sheffield United26-09-1962
Brighton & Hove Albion1–5Portsmouth25-09-1962
Bristol City1–2Rotherham United25-09-1962
Bristol Rovers2–0Port Vale27-09-1962
Bury2–2Lincoln City24-09-1962
Cardiff City5–1Reading26-09-1962
Chester2–2Mansfield Town26-09-1962
Coventry City3–2Swansea Town26-09-1962
Derby County1–1Blackburn Rovers26-09-1962
Fulham4–0Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic26-09-1962
Hull City2–2Middlesbrough24-09-1962
Leeds United2–1Crystal Palace26-09-1962
Leicester City4–4Charlton Athletic26-09-1962
Manchester City0–0Blackpool24-09-1962
Newcastle United1–1Leyton Orient26-09-1962
Northampton Town2–0Colchester United26-09-1962
Norwich City4–0Bolton Wanderers26-09-1962
Queens Park Rangers1–2Preston North End24-09-1962
Southampton1–1Scunthorpe United24-09-1962
Southend United2–3Notts County26-09-1962
Southport1–3Luton Town24-09-1962
Sunderland7–1Oldham Athletic24-09-1962
Swindon Town4–0Darlington25-09-1962
Torquay United1–2Carlisle United26-09-1962
Walsall1–2Stoke City25-09-1962
West Ham United6–0Plymouth Argyle26-09-1962

Replays

Home TeamScoreAway TeamDate
Blackburn Rovers3–1Derby County02-10-1962
Blackpool3–3Manchester City08-10-1962
Charlton Athletic2–1Leicester City02-10-1962
Leyton Orient4–2Newcastle United01-10-1962
Lincoln City2–3Bury08-10-1962
Mansfield Town0–1Chester10-10-1962
Middlesbrough1–1Hull City08-10-1962
Scunthorpe United2–2Southampton02-10-1962

2nd Replays

Home TeamScoreAway TeamDate
Hull City3–0Middlesbrough10-10-1962
Manchester City4–2Blackpool15-10-1962
Southampton0–3Scunthorpe United09-10-1962

Third round

Ties

Home TeamScoreAway TeamDate
Aston Villa3–1Stoke City17-10-1962
Barnsley1–2Luton Town16-10-1962
Barrow1–1Birmingham City15-10-1962
Blackburn Rovers4–0Leeds United17-10-1962
Bradford Park Avenue2–2Charlton Athletic16-10-1962
Bristol Rovers2–0Cardiff City23-10-1962
Bury3–1Sheffield United23-10-1962
Carlisle United1–1Norwich City16-10-1962
Hull City1–2Fulham17-10-1962
Leyton Orient9–2Chester17-10-1962
Newport County1–2Manchester City24-10-1962
Northampton Town1–1Preston North End16-10-1962
Notts County5–0Swindon Town17-10-1962
Portsmouth5–1Coventry City17-10-1962
Rotherham United3–1West Ham United16-10-1962
Sunderland2–0Scunthorpe United17-10-1962

Replays

Home TeamScoreAway TeamDate
Birmingham City5–1Barrow29-10-1962
Charlton Athletic1–0Bradford Park Avenue23-10-1962
Norwich City5–0Carlisle United24-10-1962
Preston North End2–1Northampton Town29-10-1962

Fourth round

Ties

Home TeamScoreAway TeamDate
Aston Villa6–2Preston North End12-11-1962
Birmingham City3–2Notts County14-11-1962
Blackburn Rovers4–1Rotherham United14-11-1962
Bury3–1Bristol Rovers13-11-1962
Leyton Orient3–2Charlton Athletic12-11-1962
Manchester City1–0Luton Town14-11-1962
Norwich City1–0Fulham14-11-1962
Portsmouth0–0Sunderland14-11-1962

Replay

Home TeamScoreAway TeamDate
Sunderland2–1Portsmouth21-11-1962

Fifth round

Ties

Home TeamScoreAway TeamDate
Aston Villa4–1Norwich City03-12-1962
Birmingham City6–0Manchester City11-12-1962
Leyton Orient0–2Bury03-12-1962
Sunderland3–2Blackburn Rovers05-12-1962

Semi-finals

First leg

Home TeamScoreAway TeamDate
Birmingham City3–2Bury27-03-1963
Sunderland1–3Aston Villa12-01-1963

Second leg

Home TeamScoreAway TeamDateAgg
Aston Villa0–0Sunderland22-04-19633–1
Bury1–1Birmingham City08-04-19633–4

Final

Main article: 1963 Football League Cup Final

The final was played over two legs. The first leg was held at St Andrew's, Birmingham on 23 May 1963 and the second leg was held at Villa Park, Birmingham, on 27 May 1963.

Leek

Birmingham City won 3–1 on aggregate.

References

General

  • {{cite web |url=http://www.soccerbase.com/tournaments/tournament.sd?tourn_id=523
  • {{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/engleagcuphistfull.html

Specific

References

  1. "Results".
  2. ''Rothmans Football Yearbook 1970–71, p. 606''.
  3. After Extra Time
  4. [https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/2713 12 Nov 1962, Villa 6-2 Preston, Villa Park]
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