Football tournament season
1962–63 League Cup Country England & Wales Teams 80 Defending champions Norwich City Champions Birmingham City Runners-up Aston Villa
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. The competition began on 3 September 1962, and ended with the two-legged final on 23 May 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,[1] and they were later checked against Rothmans Football Yearbook 1970–71 .[2]
First round [ ]
Ties [ ]
Home Team
Score
Away Team
Date
Aldershot
2–0
Exeter City
05-09-1962
Barrow
3–2
Workington
05-09-1962
Bradford City
2–2
Doncaster Rovers
05-09-1962
Brentford
3–0
Wrexham
04-09-1962
Chester
2–0
Stockport County
05-09-1962
Crewe Alexandra
2–3
Oldham Athletic
05-09-1962
Darlington
1–0
Chesterfield
05-09-1962
Halifax Town
2–3
Mansfield Town
13-09-1962
Hartlepools United
1–1
Barnsley
06-09-1962
Newport County
2–1
Gillingham
05-09-1962
Shrewsbury Town
3–1
Millwall
05-09-1962
Southport
0–0
Rochdale
05-09-1962
Torquay United
2–0
Oxford United
03-09-1962
Tranmere Rovers
2–3
Carlisle United
03-09-1962
Watford
1–2
Colchester United
06-09-1962
York City
2–2
Lincoln City
05-09-1962
Replays [ ]
Home Team
Score
Away Team
Date
Barnsley
2–1
Hartlepools United
13-09-1962
Doncaster Rovers
2–0
Bradford City
18-09-1962
Lincoln City
2–0
York City
19-09-1962
Rochdale
1–2[3]
Southport
18-09-1962
Second round [ ]
Ties [ ]
Home Team
Score
Away Team
Date
Aldershot
0–3
Newport County
26-09-1962
Aston Villa
6–1
Peterborough United
24-09-1962
Barnsley
3–2
Grimsby Town
25-09-1962
Barrow
3–1
Shrewsbury Town
24-09-1962
Birmingham City
5–0
Doncaster Rovers
26-09-1962
Bradford Park Avenue
3–1
Huddersfield Town
26-09-1962
Brentford
1–4
Sheffield United
26-09-1962
Brighton & Hove Albion
1–5
Portsmouth
25-09-1962
Bristol City
1–2
Rotherham United
25-09-1962
Bristol Rovers
2–0
Port Vale
27-09-1962
Bury
2–2
Lincoln City
24-09-1962
Cardiff City
5–1
Reading
26-09-1962
Chester
2–2
Mansfield Town
26-09-1962
Coventry City
3–2
Swansea Town
26-09-1962
Derby County
1–1
Blackburn Rovers
26-09-1962
Fulham
4–0
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic
26-09-1962
Hull City
2–2
Middlesbrough
24-09-1962
Leeds United
2–1
Crystal Palace
26-09-1962
Leicester City
4–4
Charlton Athletic
26-09-1962
Manchester City
0–0
Blackpool
24-09-1962
Newcastle United
1–1
Leyton Orient
26-09-1962
Northampton Town
2–0
Colchester United
26-09-1962
Norwich City
4–0
Bolton Wanderers
26-09-1962
Queens Park Rangers
1–2
Preston North End
24-09-1962
Southampton
1–1
Scunthorpe United
24-09-1962
Southend United
2–3
Notts County
26-09-1962
Southport
1–3
Luton Town
24-09-1962
Sunderland
7–1
Oldham Athletic
24-09-1962
Swindon Town
4–0
Darlington
25-09-1962
Torquay United
1–2
Carlisle United
26-09-1962
Walsall
1–2
Stoke City
25-09-1962
West Ham United
6–0
Plymouth Argyle
26-09-1962
Replays [ ]
Home Team
Score
Away Team
Date
Blackburn Rovers
3–1
Derby County
02-10-1962
Blackpool
3–3[3]
Manchester City
08-10-1962
Charlton Athletic
2–1
Leicester City
02-10-1962
Leyton Orient
4–2
Newcastle United
01-10-1962
Lincoln City
2–3
Bury
08-10-1962
Mansfield Town
0–1
Chester
10-10-1962
Middlesbrough
1–1[3]
Hull City
08-10-1962
Scunthorpe United
2–2[3]
Southampton
02-10-1962
2nd Replays [ ]
Home Team
Score
Away Team
Date
Hull City
3–0[3]
Middlesbrough
10-10-1962
Manchester City
4–2
Blackpool
15-10-1962
Southampton
0–3
Scunthorpe United
09-10-1962
Third round [ ]
Ties [ ]
Home Team
Score
Away Team
Date
Aston Villa
3–1
Stoke City
17-10-1962
Barnsley
1–2
Luton Town
16-10-1962
Barrow
1–1
Birmingham City
15-10-1962
Blackburn Rovers
4–0
Leeds United
17-10-1962
Bradford Park Avenue
2–2
Charlton Athletic
16-10-1962
Bristol Rovers
2–0
Cardiff City
23-10-1962
Bury
3–1
Sheffield United
23-10-1962
Carlisle United
1–1
Norwich City
16-10-1962
Hull City
1–2
Fulham
17-10-1962
Leyton Orient
9–2
Chester
17-10-1962
Newport County
1–2
Manchester City
24-10-1962
Northampton Town
1–1
Preston North End
16-10-1962
Notts County
5–0
Swindon Town
17-10-1962
Portsmouth
5–1
Coventry City
17-10-1962
Rotherham United
3–1
West Ham United
16-10-1962
Sunderland
2–0
Scunthorpe United
17-10-1962
Replays [ ]
Home Team
Score
Away Team
Date
Birmingham City
5–1
Barrow
29-10-1962
Charlton Athletic
1–0
Bradford Park Avenue
23-10-1962
Norwich City
5–0
Carlisle United
24-10-1962
Preston North End
2–1
Northampton Town
29-10-1962
Fourth round [ ]
Ties [ ]
Home Team
Score
Away Team
Date
Aston Villa
6–2
Preston North End
12-11-1962
Birmingham City
3–2
Notts County
14-11-1962
Blackburn Rovers
4–1
Rotherham United
14-11-1962
Bury
3–1
Bristol Rovers
13-11-1962
Leyton Orient
3–2
Charlton Athletic
12-11-1962
Manchester City
1–0
Luton Town
14-11-1962
Norwich City
1–0
Fulham
14-11-1962
Portsmouth
0–0
Sunderland
14-11-1962
Replay [ ]
Home Team
Score
Away Team
Date
Sunderland
2–1
Portsmouth
21-11-1962
Fifth Round [ ]
Ties [ ]
Home Team
Score
Away Team
Date
Aston Villa
4–1
Norwich City
03-12-1962
Birmingham City
6–0
Manchester City
11-12-1962
Leyton Orient
0–2
Bury
03-12-1962
Sunderland
3–2
Blackburn Rovers
05-12-1962
Semi-Finals [ ]
First leg [ ]
Home Team
Score
Away Team
Date
Birmingham City
3–2
Bury
27-03-1963
Sunderland
1–3
Aston Villa
12-01-1963
Second leg [ ]
Home Team
Score
Away Team
Date
Agg
Aston Villa
0–0
Sunderland
22-04-1963
3–1
Bury
1–1
Birmingham City
08-04-1963
3–4
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.
Birmingham City won 3–1 on aggregate.
References [ ]
General [ ]
Specific [ ]
^ "Results" . Archived from the original on 13 March 2010. Retrieved 5 March 2010 .
^ Rothmans Football Yearbook 1970–71, p. 606 .
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