1961–62 Football League Cup

1961–62 League Cup
Country  England &  Wales
Defending champions Aston Villa
Champions Norwich City
Runners-up Rochdale

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 1962.

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

Home Team Score Away Team Date
Barnsley3–2Southport13-09-1961
Barrow0–2Portsmouth13-09-1961
Birmingham City1–1Swindon Town13-09-1961
Blackpool2–1Port Vale13-09-1961
Bolton Wanderers1–1Sunderland13-09-1961
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic2–2Torquay United13-09-1961
Bradford City3–4Aston Villa13-09-1961
Bristol Rovers2–1Hartlepools United11-09-1961
Bury5–1Brighton & Hove Albion12-09-1961
Cardiff City2–0Wrexham13-09-1961
Carlisle United1–1Huddersfield Town12-09-1961
Chesterfield2–3Norwich City13-09-1961
Colchester United1–2Crewe Alexandra13-09-1961
Darlington0–1Rotherham United11-09-1961
Doncaster Rovers3–2Grimsby Town13-09-1961
Fulham1–1Sheffield United13-09-1961
Hull City4–2Bradford Park Avenue11-09-1961
Ipswich Town4–2Manchester City11-09-1961
Leeds United4–1Brentford13-09-1961
Lincoln City1–0Accrington Stanley13-09-1961
Luton Town2–1Northampton Town13-09-1961
Mansfield Town5–2Exeter City11-09-1961
Millwall1–2Walsall13-09-1961
Newcastle United2–0Scunthorpe United13-09-1961
Newport County0–0Shrewsbury Town11-09-1961
Nottingham Forest4–1Gillingham11-09-1961
Notts County2–2Derby County14-09-1961
Oldham Athletic1–4Charlton Athletic12-09-1961
Peterborough United1–3Blackburn Rovers11-09-1961
Preston North End3–1Aldershot13-09-1961
Queens Park Rangers5–2Crystal Palace13-09-1961
Reading4–2Chester13-09-1961
Southampton0–0Rochdale13-09-1961
Southend United0–1Stoke City13-09-1961
Stockport County0–1Leyton Orient11-09-1961
Tranmere Rovers3–6Middlesbrough13-09-1961
Watford3–0Halifax Town11-09-1961
West Ham United3–2Plymouth Argyle11-09-1961
Workington3–0Coventry City13-09-1961
York City3–0Bristol City13-09-1961

Replays

Home Team Score Away Team Date
Derby County3–2Notts County27-09-1961
Huddersfield Town3–0Carlisle United25-09-1961
Rochdale2–1Southampton27-09-1961
Sheffield United4–0Fulham25-09-1961
Shrewsbury Town3–1Newport County28-09-1961
Sunderland1–0Bolton Wanderers25-09-1961
Swindon Town2–0Birmingham City25-09-1961
Torquay United0–1Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic25-09-1961

Byes

Team
Leicester City
Swansea Town

Second round

Ties

Home Team Score Away Team Date
Barnsley1–3Workington09-10-1961
Bristol Rovers1–1Blackburn Rovers02-10-1961
Bury3–4Hull City03-10-1961
Charlton Athletic4–1Stoke City04-10-1961
Leeds United3–2Huddersfield Town04-10-1961
Leyton Orient1–1Blackpool04-10-1961
Luton Town0–0Rotherham United04-10-1961
Mansfield Town1–1Cardiff City05-10-1961
Middlesbrough3–1Crewe Alexandra04-10-1961
Norwich City3–2Lincoln City04-10-1961
Portsmouth1–1Derby County04-10-1961
Preston North End3–1Swindon Town09-10-1961
Queens Park Rangers1–2Nottingham Forest11-10-1961
Rochdale4–0Doncaster Rovers04-10-1961
Sheffield United2–2Newcastle United02-10-1961
Shrewsbury Town1–3Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic09-10-1961
Sunderland5–2Walsall04-10-1961
Swansea Town3–3Ipswich Town03-10-1961
Watford3–1Reading16-10-1961
West Ham United1–3Aston Villa09-10-1961
York City2–1Leicester City09-10-1961

Replays

Home Team Score Away Team Date
Blackburn Rovers4–0Bristol Rovers16-10-1961
Blackpool5–1Leyton Orient30-10-1961
Cardiff City2–1Mansfield Town23-10-1961
Derby County2–4Portsmouth01-11-1961
Ipswich Town3–2Swansea Town24-10-1961
Newcastle United0–2Sheffield United11-10-1961
Rotherham United2–0Luton Town10-10-1961

Third round

Ties

Home Team Score Away Team Date
Aston Villa2–3Ipswich Town21-11-1961
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic3–0Cardiff City15-11-1961
Norwich City3–2Middlesbrough15-11-1961
Nottingham Forest1–2Blackburn Rovers14-11-1961
Preston North End0–0Rotherham United14-11-1961
Rochdale1–0Charlton Athletic14-11-1961
Sheffield United1–0Portsmouth13-11-1961
Sunderland2–1Hull City15-11-1961
Workington0–1Blackpool15-11-1961
York City1–1Watford15-11-1961

Replays

Home Team Score Away Team Date
Rotherham United3–0Preston North End28-11-1961
Watford2–2[3]York City21-11-1961

2nd Replay

Home Team Score Away Team Date
York City3–2Watford04-12-1961

Bye

Team
Leeds United

Fourth round

Ties

Home Team Score Away Team Date
Blackburn Rovers4–1Ipswich Town11-12-1961
Rotherham United1–1Leeds United12-12-1961
York City1–0Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic13-12-1961

Replay

Home Team Score Away Team Date
Leeds United1–2Rotherham United15-01-1962

Byes

Team
Blackpool
Norwich City
Rochdale
Sheffield United
Sunderland

Fifth Round

Ties

Home Team Score Away Team Date
Blackpool0–0Sheffield United06-02-1962
Rochdale2–1York City07-02-1962
Rotherham United0–1Blackburn Rovers06-02-1962
Sunderland1–4Norwich City07-02-1962

Replay

Home Team Score Away Team Date
Sheffield United0–2Blackpool27-03-1962

Semi-Finals

First leg

Home Team Score Away Team Date
Rochdale3–1Blackburn Rovers19-03-1962
Norwich City4–1Blackpool11-04-1962

Second leg

Home Team Score Away Team Date Agg
Blackburn Rovers2–1Rochdale04-04-19623–4
Blackpool2–0Norwich City16-04-19623–4

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 0 – 3 Norwich City
Summary Lythgoe
Punton
Attendance: 11,123
Referee: A. Holland

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 1 – 0 Rochdale
Hill Summary
Attendance: 19,708
Referee: R.H. Mann

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

  1. ↑ "Results from Soccerbase". Retrieved 2010-03-05.
  2. ↑ Rothmans Football Yearbook 1970–71, p. 605.
  3. ↑ After Extra Time
  4. ↑ "Finals Summary". Retrieved 2010-03-20.
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