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1963 Night Series Cup

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Season
  
1963

Winners
  
Footscray (1st title)

Matches played
  
7

Teams
  
8

Runner up
  
Richmond

Attendance
  
99,380 (average 14,197 per match)

The 1963 VFL Night Premiership Cup was the Victorian Football League end of season cup competition played in September and October of the 1963 VFL Premiership Season. Run as a knock-out tournament, it was contested by the eight VFL teams that failed to make the 1963 VFL finals series. It was the eighth VFL Night Series competition. Games were played at the Lake Oval, Albert Park, then the home ground of South Melbourne, as it was the only ground equipped to host night games. Footscray won its first night series cup defeating Richmond in the final by 6 points.

References

1963 Night Series Cup Wikipedia