# 1962–63 Football League Cup

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.
| Round | Main date | Fixtures | Fixtures | Clubs | New entries this round |
| Round | Main date | Original | Replays | Clubs | New entries this round |
| First Round | 5 September 1962 | 16 | 4 | 80 → 64 | 32 (teams ranked 17th–24th in Third Division; all Fourth Division; 1 new club) |
| Second Round | 26 September 1962 | 32 | 11 | 64 → 32 | 48 (all First and Second Division, except those teams that did not enter; teams ranked 1st–16th in Third Division) |
| Third Round | 17 October 1962 | 16 | 4 | 32 → 16 | none |
| Fourth Round | 14 November 1962 | 8 | 1 | 16 → 8 | none |
| Fifth Round | 3 December 1962 | 4 | 0 | 8 → 4 | none |
| Semi-finals | January–April 1963 | 4 | 0 | 4 → 2 | none |
| Final | 23 & 27 May 1963 | 2 | 0 | 2 → 1 | none |

## 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 | 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 | 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 | Hull City | 08-10-1962 |
| Scunthorpe United | 2–2 | Southampton | 02-10-1962 |

### 2nd Replays

| Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
| Hull City | 3–0 | 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.