Football match
1963 Football League Cup FinalEvent | 1962–63 Football League Cup |
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First Leg |
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Date | 23 May 1963 |
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Venue | St Andrew's, Birmingham |
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Referee | E. Crawford |
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Attendance | 31,850 |
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Second Leg |
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Date | 27 May 1963 |
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Venue | Villa Park, Birmingham |
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Referee | A. W. Sparling |
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Attendance | 37,921 |
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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,[1] 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.[1] The second leg four days later at Villa Park was goalless. With former England centre half Trevor Smith marking Thomson out of the game[2] and Birmingham's defensive tactics including regularly kicking the ball out for throw-ins,[3] Aston Villa were unable to break their opponents down.
Players and officials
First leg
St Andrew's, Birmingham
Attendance: 31,580
Referee: E. Crawford
Second leg
Attendance: 37,921
Referee: A. W. Sparling
Road to the final
Birmingham City
Round 2 | Birmingham City | 6–0 | Doncaster Rovers | Round 3 | Barrow | 1–1 | Birmingham City | Round 3 replay | Birmingham City | 5–1 | Barrow | Round 4 | Birmingham City | 3–2 | Notts County | Round 5 | Birmingham City | 6–0 | Manchester City | Semi-final (1st leg) | Birmingham City | 3–2 | Bury | Semi-final (2nd leg) | Bury | 1–1 | Birmingham City | | (Birmingham City win 4–3 on aggregate) | |
Aston Villa
References
- ^ a b Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Breedon Books. p. 33. ISBN 1-85983-010-2.
- ^ Ponting, Ivan (15 September 2003). "Obituary: Trevor Smith". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 28 November 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
- ^ Jawad, Hyder (6 March 2005). Strange Magic: Birmingham City v Aston Villa. The Birmingham Post. pp. 27–28.
External links
- League Cup 1963 at rsssf.com
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