Football tournament season
1961–62 League Cup Country England & Wales Defending champions Aston Villa Champions Norwich City Runners-up Rochdale
The 1961–62 Football League Cup was the second season of the Football League Cup , a knockout competition for England's top 92 football clubs. The competition began on 11 September 1961, and ended with the two-legged final on 26 April and 1 May 1962.
The tournament was won by Norwich City , who beat Rochdale 4–0 on aggregate over two legs. Norwich won the first leg 3–0 away at Spotland , thanks to goals from Derrick Lythgoe (2) and Punton. In the second leg at Carrow Road , Jimmy Hill scored to give Norwich a 1–0 win on the night and a 4–0 aggregate victory.
Match dates and results were initially drawn from Soccerbase,[1] and they were later checked against Rothmans Football Yearbook 1970–71 .[2]
First round [ ]
Ties [ ]
Home Team
Score
Away Team
Date
Barnsley (3)
3–2
Southport (4)
13-09-1961
Barrow (4)
0–2
Portsmouth (3)
13-09-1961
Birmingham City (1)
1–1
Swindon Town (3)
13-09-1961
Blackpool (1)
2–1
Port Vale (3)
13-09-1961
Bolton Wanderers (1)
1–1
Sunderland (2)
13-09-1961
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic (3)
2–2
Torquay United (3)
13-09-1961
Bradford City (4)
3–4
Aston Villa (1)
13-09-1961
Bristol Rovers (2)
2–1
Hartlepools United (4)
11-09-1961
Bury (2)
5–1
Brighton & Hove Albion (2)
12-09-1961
Cardiff City (1)
2–0
Wrexham (4)
13-09-1961
Carlisle United (4)
1–1
Huddersfield Town (2)
12-09-1961
Chesterfield (4)
2–3
Norwich City (2)
13-09-1961
Colchester United (4)
1–2
Crewe Alexandra (4)
13-09-1961
Darlington (4)
0–1
Rotherham United (2)
11-09-1961
Doncaster Rovers (4)
3–2
Grimsby Town (3)
13-09-1961
Fulham (1)
1–1
Sheffield United (1)
13-09-1961
Hull City (3)
4–2
Bradford Park Avenue (3)
11-09-1961
Ipswich Town (1)
4–2
Manchester City (1)
11-09-1961
Leeds United (2)
4–1
Brentford (3)
13-09-1961
Lincoln City (3)
1–0
Accrington Stanley (4)
13-09-1961
Luton Town (2)
2–1
Northampton Town (3)
13-09-1961
Mansfield Town (4)
5–2
Exeter City (4)
11-09-1961
Millwall (4)
1–2
Walsall (2)
13-09-1961
Newcastle United (2)
2–0
Scunthorpe United (2)
13-09-1961
Newport County (3)
0–0
Shrewsbury Town (3)
11-09-1961
Nottingham Forest (1)
4–1
Gillingham (4)
11-09-1961
Notts County (3)
2–2
Derby County (2)
14-09-1961
Oldham Athletic (4)
1–4
Charlton Athletic (2)
12-09-1961
Peterborough United (3)
1–3
Blackburn Rovers (1)
11-09-1961
Preston North End (2)
3–1
Aldershot (4)
13-09-1961
Queens Park Rangers (3)
5–2
Crystal Palace (3)
13-09-1961
Reading (3)
4–2
Chester (4)
13-09-1961
Southampton (2)
0–0
Rochdale (4)
13-09-1961
Southend United (3)
0–1
Stoke City (2)
13-09-1961
Stockport County (4)
0–1
Leyton Orient (2)
11-09-1961
Tranmere Rovers (4)
3–6
Middlesbrough (2)
13-09-1961
Watford (3)
3–0
Halifax Town (3)
11-09-1961
West Ham United (1)
3–2
Plymouth Argyle (2)
11-09-1961
Workington (4)
3–0
Coventry City (3)
13-09-1961
York City (4)
3–0
Bristol City (3)
13-09-1961
Replays [ ]
Home Team
Score
Away Team
Date
Derby County (2)
3–2
Notts County (3)
27-09-1961
Huddersfield Town (2)
3–0
Carlisle United (4)
25-09-1961
Rochdale (4)
2–1
Southampton (2)
27-09-1961
Sheffield United (1)
4–0
Fulham (1)
25-09-1961
Shrewsbury Town (3)
3–1
Newport County (3)
28-09-1961
Sunderland (2)
1–0
Bolton Wanderers (1)
25-09-1961
Swindon Town (3)
2–0
Birmingham City (1)
25-09-1961
Torquay United (3)
0–1
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic (3)
25-09-1961
Byes [ ]
Team
Leicester City (1)
Swansea Town (2)
Second round [ ]
Ties [ ]
Home Team
Score
Away Team
Date
Barnsley (3)
1–3
Workington (4)
09-10-1961
Bristol Rovers (2)
1–1
Blackburn Rovers (1)
02-10-1961
Bury (2)
3–4
Hull City (3)
03-10-1961
Charlton Athletic (2)
4–1
Stoke City (2)
04-10-1961
Leeds United (2)
3–2
Huddersfield Town (2)
04-10-1961
Leyton Orient (2)
1–1
Blackpool (1)
04-10-1961
Luton Town (2)
0–0
Rotherham United (2)
04-10-1961
Mansfield Town (4)
1–1
Cardiff City (1)
05-10-1961
Middlesbrough (2)
3–1
Crewe Alexandra (4)
04-10-1961
Norwich City (2)
3–2
Lincoln City (3)
04-10-1961
Portsmouth (3)
1–1
Derby County (2)
04-10-1961
Preston North End (2)
3–1
Swindon Town (3)
09-10-1961
Queens Park Rangers (3)
1–2
Nottingham Forest (1)
11-10-1961
Rochdale (4)
4–0
Doncaster Rovers (4)
04-10-1961
Sheffield United (1)
2–2
Newcastle United (2)
02-10-1961
Shrewsbury Town (3)
1–3
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic (3)
09-10-1961
Sunderland (2)
5–2
Walsall (2)
04-10-1961
Swansea Town (2)
3–3
Ipswich Town (1)
03-10-1961
Watford (3)
3–1
Reading (3)
16-10-1961
West Ham United (1)
1–3
Aston Villa (1)
09-10-1961
York City (4)
2–1
Leicester City (1)
09-10-1961
Replays [ ]
Home Team
Score
Away Team
Date
Blackburn Rovers (1)
4–0
Bristol Rovers (2)
16-10-1961
Blackpool (1)
5–1
Leyton Orient (2)
30-10-1961
Cardiff City (1)
2–1
Mansfield Town (4)
23-10-1961
Derby County (2)
2–4
Portsmouth (3)
01-11-1961
Ipswich Town (1)
3–2
Swansea Town (2)
24-10-1961
Newcastle United (2)
0–2
Sheffield United (1)
11-10-1961
Rotherham United (2)
2–0
Luton Town (2)
10-10-1961
Third round [ ]
Ties [ ]
Home Team
Score
Away Team
Date
Aston Villa (1)
2–3
Ipswich Town (1)
21-11-1961
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic (3)
3–0
Cardiff City (1)
15-11-1961
Norwich City (2)
3–2
Middlesbrough (2)
15-11-1961
Nottingham Forest (1)
1–2
Blackburn Rovers (1)
14-11-1961
Preston North End (2)
0–0
Rotherham United (2)
14-11-1961
Rochdale (4)
1–0
Charlton Athletic (2)
14-11-1961
Sheffield United (1)
1–0
Portsmouth (3)
13-11-1961
Sunderland (2)
2–1
Hull City (3)
15-11-1961
Workington (4)
0–1
Blackpool (1)
15-11-1961
York City (4)
1–1
Watford (3)
15-11-1961
Replays [ ]
Home Team
Score
Away Team
Date
Rotherham United (2)
3–0
Preston North End (2)
28-11-1961
Watford (3)
2–2[3]
York City (4)
21-11-1961
2nd Replay [ ]
Home Team
Score
Away Team
Date
York City (4)
3–2
Watford (3)
04-12-1961
Bye [ ]
Fourth round [ ]
Ties [ ]
Home Team
Score
Away Team
Date
Blackburn Rovers (1)
4–1
Ipswich Town (1)
11-12-1961
Rotherham United (2)
1–1
Leeds United (2)
12-12-1961
York City (4)
1–0
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic (3)
13-12-1961
Replay [ ]
Home Team
Score
Away Team
Date
Leeds United
1–2
Rotherham United
15-01-1962
Byes [ ]
Team
Blackpool (1)
Norwich City (2)
Rochdale (4)
Sheffield United (1)
Sunderland (2)
Fifth Round [ ]
Ties [ ]
Home Team
Score
Away Team
Date
Blackpool (1)
0–0
Sheffield United (1)
06-02-1962
Rochdale (4)
2–1
York City (4)
07-02-1962
Rotherham United (2)
0–1
Blackburn Rovers (1)
06-02-1962
Sunderland (2)
1–4
Norwich City (2)
07-02-1962
Replay [ ]
Home Team
Score
Away Team
Date
Sheffield United (1)
0–2
Blackpool (1)
27-03-1962
Semi-Finals [ ]
First leg [ ]
Home Team
Score
Away Team
Date
Rochdale (4)
3–1
Blackburn Rovers (1)
19-03-1962
Norwich City (2)
4–1
Blackpool (1)
11-04-1962
Second leg [ ]
Home Team
Score
Away Team
Date
Agg
Blackburn Rovers (1)
2–1
Rochdale (4)
04-04-1962
3–4
Blackpool (1)
2–0
Norwich City (2)
16-04-1962
3–4
Final [ ]
The final was played over two legs. The first leg was held at Spotland , Rochdale on 26 April 1962, and the second leg was held at Carrow Road , Norwich , on 1 May 1962.[4]
Rochdale : Burgin — Milburn, Winton, Bodell, Aspden, James Thompson, Wragg, Hepton, Bimpson, Cairns, Whitaker.
Norwich City : Kennon — McCrohan, Ashman, Burton, Barry Butler, Mullett, Mannion, Lythgoe, Scott, James Hill, Punton.
Norwich City : Kennon — McCrohan, Ashman, Burton, Barry Butler, Mullett, Mannion, Lythgoe, Scott, James Hill, Punton.
Rochdale : Burgin — Milburn, Winton, Bodell, Aspden, James Thompson, Whyke, Joe Richardson, Bimpson, Cairns, Whitaker.
Norwich City won the League Cup final 4–0 on aggregate.
References [ ]
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