1962–63 Football League Cup
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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.[lower-alpha 1] The competition began on 3 September 1962, and ended with the two-legged final on 23 and 27 May 1963.
Tournament details | |
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Country | England Wales |
Teams | 80 |
Defending champions | Norwich City |
Final positions | |
Champions | Birmingham City |
Runner-up | Aston Villa |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 102 |
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]