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1963 Football League Cup Final
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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 Andrews. 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
Fst leg
| Birmingham City Blue shirts/White shorts/White socks | 3-1 (final score after 90 minutes) | Aston Villa Claret and blue shirts/White shorts/Claret and blue socks |
| Manager: Gil Merrick Team: Scorers:
| Half-time: Competition: Date: Venue: Attendance: Referee: Match rules: | Manager: Joe Mercer Team: Scorers:
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Second Leg
| Aston Villa Claret and blue shirts/White shorts/Claret and blue socks | 0-0 (final score after 90 minutes) | Birmingham City Blue shirts/White shorts/White socks |
| Manager: Joe Mercer Team: Scorers: | Half-time: Competition: Date: Venue: Attendance: Referee: Match rules: | Manager: Gil Merrick Team: Scorers: |
Road to the final
Home teams listed first.
[ Birmingham CityRound 2: Birmingham City 5?0 Doncaster Rovers Round 3: Barrow 1?1 Birmingham City Replay Birmingham City 5?1 BarrowRound 4: Birmingham City 3?2 Notts County Quarter-final: 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 won 4?3 on aggregate | [Aston VillaRound 2: Aston Villa 6?1 Peterborough United Round 3: Aston Villa 3?1 Stoke City Round 4: Aston Villa 6?2 Preston North End Quarter-final: Aston Villa 4?1 Norwich City Semi-final, 1st leg: Sunderland 1?3 Aston Villa Semi-final, 2nd leg: Aston Villa 0?0 Sunderland Aston Villa won 3?1 on aggregate |
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