1963 Football League Cup final

1963 Football League Cup Final
Event1962–63 Football League Cup
Birmingham City Aston Villa
3 1
First Leg
Birmingham City Aston Villa
3 1
Date23 May 1963
VenueSt Andrew's, Birmingham
RefereeE. Crawford
Attendance31,850
Second Leg
Aston Villa Birmingham City
0 0
Date27 May 1963
VenueVilla Park, Birmingham
RefereeA. W. Sparling
Attendance37,921
← 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,[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.

  1. ^ Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Breedon Books. p. 33. ISBN 1-85983-010-2.