Country England & Wales Champions Birmingham City Champion Birmingham City F.C. Teams 80 | Defending champions Norwich City Runners-up Aston Villa Dates 3 Sep 1962 – 27 May 1963 | |
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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. The competition began on 3 September 1962, and ended with the two-legged final on 23 May 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.
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.