1961–62 Football League Cup
Country | England & Wales | ||
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Defending champions | Aston Villa | ||
Champions | Norwich City | ||
Runners-up | Rochdale | ||
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The 1961–62 Football League Cup was the second season of the Football League Cup, a knockout competition for England's top 92 football clubs. The competition began on 11 September 1961, and ended with the two-legged final on 26 April and 1 May 1961.
The tournament was won by Norwich City, who beat Rochdale 4–0 on aggregate over two legs. Norwich won the first leg 3–0 away at Spotland, thanks to goals from Derrick Lythgoe (2) and Punton. In the second leg at Carrow Road, Jimmy Hill scored to give Norwich a 1–0 win on the night and a 4–0 aggregate victory.
Match dates and results were initially drawn from Soccerbase,[1] and they were later checked against Rothmans Football Yearbook 1970–71.[2]
First Round
Ties
Replays
Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
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Derby County | 3–2 | Notts County | 27-09-1961 |
Huddersfield Town | 3–0 | Carlisle United | 25-09-1961 |
Rochdale | 2–1 | Southampton | 27-09-1961 |
Sheffield United | 4–0 | Fulham | 25-09-1961 |
Shrewsbury Town | 3–1 | Newport County | 28-09-1961 |
Sunderland | 1–0 | Bolton Wanderers | 25-09-1961 |
Swindon Town | 2–0 | Birmingham City | 25-09-1961 |
Torquay United | 0–1 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 25-09-1961 |
Byes
Team |
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Leicester City |
Swansea Town |
Second Round
Ties
Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
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Barnsley | 1–3 | Workington | 09-10-1961 |
Bristol Rovers | 1–1 | Blackburn Rovers | 02-10-1961 |
Bury | 3–4 | Hull City | 03-10-1961 |
Charlton Athletic | 4–1 | Stoke City | 04-10-1961 |
Leeds United | 3–2 | Huddersfield Town | 04-10-1961 |
Leyton Orient | 1–1 | Blackpool | 04-10-1961 |
Luton Town | 0–0 | Rotherham United | 04-10-1961 |
Mansfield Town | 1–1 | Cardiff City | 05-10-1961 |
Middlesbrough | 3–1 | Crewe Alexandra | 04-10-1961 |
Norwich City | 3–2 | Lincoln City | 04-10-1961 |
Portsmouth | 1–1 | Derby County | 04-10-1961 |
Preston North End | 3–1 | Swindon Town | 09-10-1961 |
Queens Park Rangers | 1–2 | Nottingham Forest | 11-10-1961 |
Rochdale | 4–0 | Doncaster Rovers | 04-10-1961 |
Sheffield United | 2–2 | Newcastle United | 02-10-1961 |
Shrewsbury Town | 1–3 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 09-10-1961 |
Sunderland | 5–2 | Walsall | 04-10-1961 |
Swansea Town | 3–3 | Ipswich Town | 03-10-1961 |
Watford | 3–1 | Reading | 16-10-1961 |
West Ham United | 1–3 | Aston Villa | 09-10-1961 |
York City | 2–1 | Leicester City | 09-10-1961 |
Replays
Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
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Blackburn Rovers | 4–0 | Bristol Rovers | 16-10-1961 |
Blackpool | 5–1 | Leyton Orient | 30-10-1961 |
Cardiff City | 2–1 | Mansfield Town | 23-10-1961 |
Derby County | 2–4 | Portsmouth | 01-11-1961 |
Ipswich Town | 3–2 | Swansea Town | 24-10-1961 |
Newcastle United | 0–2 | Sheffield United | 11-10-1961 |
Rotherham United | 2–0 | Luton Town | 10-10-1961 |
Third Round
Ties
Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
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Aston Villa | 2–3 | Ipswich Town | 21-11-1961 |
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 3–0 | Cardiff City | 15-11-1961 |
Norwich City | 3–2 | Middlesbrough | 15-11-1961 |
Nottingham Forest | 1–2 | Blackburn Rovers | 14-11-1961 |
Preston North End | 0–0 | Rotherham United | 14-11-1961 |
Rochdale | 1–0 | Charlton Athletic | 14-11-1961 |
Sheffield United | 1–0 | Portsmouth | 13-11-1961 |
Sunderland | 2–1 | Hull City | 15-11-1961 |
Workington | 0–1 | Blackpool | 15-11-1961 |
York City | 1–1 | Watford | 15-11-1961 |
Replays
Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
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Rotherham United | 3–0 | Preston North End | 28-11-1961 |
Watford | 2–2[3] | York City | 21-11-1961 |
2nd Replay
Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
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York City | 3–2 | Watford | 04-12-1961 |
Bye
Team |
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Leeds United |
Fourth Round
Ties
Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
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Blackburn Rovers | 4–1 | Ipswich Town | 11-12-1961 |
Rotherham United | 1–1 | Leeds United | 12-12-1961 |
York City | 1–0 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 13-12-1961 |
Replay
Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
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Leeds United | 1–2 | Rotherham United | 15-01-1962 |
Byes
Team |
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Blackpool |
Norwich City |
Rochdale |
Sheffield United |
Sunderland |
Fifth Round
Ties
Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
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Blackpool | 0–0 | Sheffield United | 06-02-1962 |
Rochdale | 2–1 | York City | 07-02-1962 |
Rotherham United | 0–1 | Blackburn Rovers | 06-02-1962 |
Sunderland | 1–4 | Norwich City | 07-02-1962 |
Replay
Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
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Sheffield United | 0–2 | Blackpool | 27-03-1962 |
Semi-Finals
First Leg
Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
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Rochdale | 3–1 | Blackburn Rovers | 19-03-1962 |
Norwich City | 4–1 | Blackpool | 11-04-1962 |
Second Leg
Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date | Agg |
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Blackburn Rovers | 2–1 | Rochdale | 04-04-1962 | 3–4 |
Blackpool | 2–0 | Norwich City | 16-04-1962 | 3–4 |
Final
The final was played over two legs. The first leg was held at Spotland, Rochdale on 26 April 1962, and the second leg was held at Carrow Road, Norwich, on 1 May 1962.[4]
Rochdale: Burgin — Milburn, Winton, Bodell, Aspden, James Thompson, Wragg, Hepton, Bimpson, Cairns, Whitaker.
Norwich City: Kennon — McCrohan, Ashman, Burton, Barry Butler, Mullett, Mannion, Lythgoe, Scott, James Hill, Punton.
Norwich City: Kennon — McCrohan, Ashman, Burton, Barry Butler, Mullett, Mannion, Lythgoe, Scott, James Hill, Punton.
Rochdale: Burgin — Milburn, Winton, Bodell, Aspden, James Thompson, Whyke, Joe Richardson, Bimpson, Cairns, Whitaker.
Norwich City won the League Cup final 4–0 on aggregate.
References
- ↑ "Results from Soccerbase". Retrieved 2010-03-05.
- ↑ Rothmans Football Yearbook 1970–71, p. 605.
- ↑ After Extra Time
- ↑ "Finals Summary". Retrieved 2010-03-20.