1963 Football League Cup final

April 2014 April 2026 1963 Football League Cup final 1962–63 Football League Cup Birmingham City 3 Aston Villa 1 First Leg 3 1 23 May 1963 St Andrew's Birmingham E. Crawford 31,850 Second Leg 0 0 27 May 1963 Villa Park Birmingham A. W. Sparling 37,921 1962 1964 The 1963 Football League Cup final, the third to be staged since the competition's inception, was contested between local rivals Birmingham City and Aston Villa over two legs. Aston Villa had won the inaugural competition in 1960–61, and had beaten Birmingham 4–0 in their most recent League meeting,Matthews Tony Birmingham City: A Complete Record 1995 33 Breedon Books 1-85983-010-2 while Birmingham were seeking to win their first major trophy. Birmingham won 3–1 on aggregate, with all the goals coming in the first leg. Match summary The first leg took place on 23 May 1963 at Birmingham's home ground, St Andrew's. Birmingham took the lead when Harris fed Auld who crossed for Ken Leek's powerful shot, but Aston Villa equalised via Bobby Thomson. Seven minutes into the second half, the same combination of players made it 2–1, and after 66 minutes Jimmy Bloomfield met a Harris cross to score off the post to give Birmingham a 3–1 lead. The second leg four days later at Villa Park was goalless. With former England centre half Trevor Smith marking Thomson out of the gamehttps://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/trevor-smith-37104.html Obituary: Trevor Smith Ivan Ponting The Independent London 15 September 2003 3 May 2022 registration live https://web.archive.org/web/20201128152928/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/trevor-smith-37104.html 28 November 2020 and Birmingham's defensive tactics including regularly kicking the ball out for throw-ins,Jawad Hyder Strange Magic: Birmingham City v Aston Villa 6 March 2005 The Birmingham Post 27–28 Aston Villa were unable to break their opponents down. Players and officials First leg 23 May 1963 Birmingham City 3–1 Aston Villa * Leek 14 52 Bloomfield 66 Thomson 41 St Andrew's, Birmingham 31,580 E. Crawford 1 ENG Johnny Schofield2  ENG Stan Lynn3  WAL Colin Green4  WAL Terry Hennessey5  ENG Trevor Smith (c)6  ENG Malcolm Beard7  ENG Mike Hellawell8  ENG Jimmy Bloomfield9  ENG Jimmy Harris10 WAL Ken Leek11 SCO Bertie AuldManager: ENG Gil Merrick 1  ENG Nigel Sims2  SCO Cammie Fraser3  SCO Charlie Aitken4  WAL Vic Crowe (c)5  ENG John Sleeuwenhoek6  ENG Gordon Lee7  ENG Alan Baker8  SCO George Graham9  SCO Bobby Thomson10 SCO Ron Wylie11 ENG Harry BurrowsManager: ENG Joe Mercer Second leg 27 May 1963 Aston Villa 0–0 Birmingham City Villa Park, Birmingham 37,921 A. W. Sparling 1  ENG Nigel Sims2  SCO Cammie Fraser3  SCO Charlie Aitken4  WAL Vic Crowe (c)5  ENG Lew Chatterley6  ENG Gordon Lee7  ENG Alan Baker8  SCO George Graham9  SCO Bobby Thomson10 SCO Ron Wylie11 ENG Harry BurrowsManager: ENG Joe Mercer 1  ENG Johnny Schofield2  ENG Stan Lynn3  WAL Colin Green4  WAL Terry Hennessey5  ENG Trevor Smith (c)6  ENG Malcolm Beard7  ENG Mike Hellawell8  ENG Jimmy Bloomfield9  ENG Jimmy Harris10 WAL Ken Leek11 SCO Bertie AuldManager: ENG Gil Merrick Road to the final Birmingham City Round 2Birmingham City6–0Doncaster RoversRound 3Barrow1–1Birmingham CityRound 3 replayBirmingham City5–1BarrowRound 4Birmingham City3–2Notts CountyRound 5Birmingham City6–0Manchester CitySemi-final (1st leg)Birmingham City3–2BurySemi-final (2nd leg)Bury1–1Birmingham City  (Birmingham City win 4–3 on aggregate) Aston Villa Round 2Aston Villa6–1Peterborough UnitedRound 3Aston Villa3–1Stoke CityRound 4Aston Villa6–2Preston North EndRound 5Aston Villa4–1Norwich CitySemi-final (1st leg)Sunderland1–3Aston VillaSemi-final (2nd leg)Aston Villa0–0Sunderland  (Aston Villa win 3–1 on aggregate) References External links League Cup 1963 at rsssf.com Category:1962–63 in English men's football cups Category:EFL Cup seasons Category:EFL Cup finals League Cup final 1963 League Cup final 1963 Football League Cup final Category:1960s in Birmingham, West Midlands