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; only 82 of them took part.[a] 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]
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]
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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 only 82 of them took part a The competition began on 11 September 1961 and ended with the two legged final on 26 April and 1 May 1962 1961 62 League CupTournament detailsCountry England amp WalesTeams82Defending championsAston VillaFinal positionsChampionsNorwich CityRunner upRochdaleTournament statisticsMatches played104 1960 611962 63 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 Contents 1 Calendar 2 First round 2 1 Ties 2 2 Replays 2 3 Byes 3 Second round 3 1 Ties 3 2 Replays 4 Third round 4 1 Ties 4 2 Replays 4 3 2nd Replay 4 4 Bye 5 Fourth round 5 1 Ties 5 2 Replay 5 3 Byes 6 Fifth round 6 1 Ties 6 2 Replay 7 Semi finals 7 1 First leg 7 2 Second leg 8 Final 9 ReferencesCalendar editSemi finals and final were played over two legs Round Dates Fixtures Clubs New entries this roundOriginal Replays ByesFirst Round 11 14 September 1961 40 8 82 42 80Second Round 2 16 October 1961 21 7 0 42 21 2 teams competing in the 1961 62 European Cup Winners Cup Third Round 13 21 November 1961 10 3 1 21 11 noneFourth Round 11 13 December 1961 3 1 5 11 8 noneFifth Round 6 7 February 1962 4 1 0 8 4 noneSemi finals 19 March 16 April 1962 4 0 0 4 2 noneFinal 26 April 1 May 1962 2 0 0 2 1 noneFirst round editTies edit Home Team Score Away Team DateBarnsley 3 3 2 Southport 4 13 09 1961Barrow 4 0 2 Portsmouth 3 13 09 1961Birmingham City 1 1 1 Swindon Town 3 13 09 1961Blackpool 1 2 1 Port Vale 3 13 09 1961Bolton Wanderers 1 1 1 Sunderland 2 13 09 1961Bournemouth amp Boscombe Athletic 3 2 2 Torquay United 3 13 09 1961Bradford City 4 3 4 Aston Villa 1 13 09 1961Bristol Rovers 2 2 1 Hartlepools United 4 11 09 1961Bury 2 5 1 Brighton amp Hove Albion 2 12 09 1961Cardiff City 1 2 0 Wrexham 4 13 09 1961Carlisle United 4 1 1 Huddersfield Town 2 12 09 1961Chesterfield 4 2 3 Norwich City 2 13 09 1961Colchester United 4 1 2 Crewe Alexandra 4 13 09 1961Darlington 4 0 1 Rotherham United 2 11 09 1961Doncaster Rovers 4 3 2 Grimsby Town 3 13 09 1961Fulham 1 1 1 Sheffield United 1 13 09 1961Hull City 3 4 2 Bradford Park Avenue 3 11 09 1961Ipswich Town 1 4 2 Manchester City 1 11 09 1961Leeds United 2 4 1 Brentford 3 13 09 1961Lincoln City 3 1 0 Accrington Stanley 4 13 09 1961Luton Town 2 2 1 Northampton Town 3 13 09 1961Mansfield Town 4 5 2 Exeter City 4 11 09 1961Millwall 4 1 2 Walsall 2 13 09 1961Newcastle United 2 2 0 Scunthorpe United 2 13 09 1961Newport County 3 0 0 Shrewsbury Town 3 11 09 1961Nottingham Forest 1 4 1 Gillingham 4 11 09 1961Notts County 3 2 2 Derby County 2 14 09 1961Oldham Athletic 4 1 4 Charlton Athletic 2 12 09 1961Peterborough United 3 1 3 Blackburn Rovers 1 11 09 1961Preston North End 2 3 1 Aldershot 4 13 09 1961Queens Park Rangers 3 5 2 Crystal Palace 3 13 09 1961Reading 3 4 2 Chester 4 13 09 1961Southampton 2 0 0 Rochdale 4 13 09 1961Southend United 3 0 1 Stoke City 2 13 09 1961Stockport County 4 0 1 Leyton Orient 2 11 09 1961Tranmere Rovers 4 3 6 Middlesbrough 2 13 09 1961Watford 3 3 0 Halifax Town 3 11 09 1961West Ham United 1 3 2 Plymouth Argyle 2 11 09 1961Workington 4 3 0 Coventry City 3 13 09 1961York City 4 3 0 Bristol City 3 13 09 1961Replays edit Home Team Score Away Team DateDerby County 2 3 2 Notts County 3 27 09 1961Huddersfield Town 2 3 0 Carlisle United 4 25 09 1961Rochdale 4 2 1 Southampton 2 27 09 1961Sheffield United 1 4 0 Fulham 1 25 09 1961Shrewsbury Town 3 3 1 Newport County 3 28 09 1961Sunderland 2 1 0 Bolton Wanderers 1 25 09 1961Swindon Town 3 2 0 Birmingham City 1 25 09 1961Torquay United 3 0 1 Bournemouth amp Boscombe Athletic 3 25 09 1961Byes edit These two teams received byes as they were competing in the 1961 62 European Cup Winners Cup TeamLeicester City 1 Swansea Town 2 Second round editTies edit Home Team Score Away Team DateBarnsley 3 1 3 Workington 4 09 10 1961Bristol Rovers 2 1 1 Blackburn Rovers 1 02 10 1961Bury 2 3 4 Hull City 3 03 10 1961Charlton Athletic 2 4 1 Stoke City 2 04 10 1961Leeds United 2 3 2 Huddersfield Town 2 04 10 1961Leyton Orient 2 1 1 Blackpool 1 04 10 1961Luton Town 2 0 0 Rotherham United 2 04 10 1961Mansfield Town 4 1 1 Cardiff City 1 05 10 1961Middlesbrough 2 3 1 Crewe Alexandra 4 04 10 1961Norwich City 2 3 2 Lincoln City 3 04 10 1961Portsmouth 3 1 1 Derby County 2 04 10 1961Preston North End 2 3 1 Swindon Town 3 09 10 1961Queens Park Rangers 3 1 2 Nottingham Forest 1 11 10 1961Rochdale 4 4 0 Doncaster Rovers 4 04 10 1961Sheffield United 1 2 2 Newcastle United 2 02 10 1961Shrewsbury Town 3 1 3 Bournemouth amp Boscombe Athletic 3 09 10 1961Sunderland 2 5 2 Walsall 2 04 10 1961Swansea Town 2 3 3 Ipswich Town 1 03 10 1961Watford 3 3 1 Reading 3 16 10 1961West Ham United 1 1 3 Aston Villa 1 09 10 1961York City 4 2 1 Leicester City 1 09 10 1961Replays edit Home Team Score Away Team DateBlackburn Rovers 1 4 0 Bristol Rovers 2 16 10 1961Blackpool 1 5 1 Leyton Orient 2 30 10 1961Cardiff City 1 2 1 Mansfield Town 4 23 10 1961Derby County 2 2 4 Portsmouth 3 01 11 1961Ipswich Town 1 3 2 Swansea Town 2 24 10 1961Newcastle United 2 0 2 Sheffield United 1 11 10 1961Rotherham United 2 2 0 Luton Town 2 10 10 1961Third round editTies edit Home Team Score Away Team DateAston Villa 1 2 3 Ipswich Town 1 21 11 1961Bournemouth amp Boscombe Athletic 3 3 0 Cardiff City 1 15 11 1961Norwich City 2 3 2 Middlesbrough 2 15 11 1961Nottingham Forest 1 1 2 Blackburn Rovers 1 14 11 1961Preston North End 2 0 0 Rotherham United 2 14 11 1961Rochdale 4 1 0 Charlton Athletic 2 14 11 1961Sheffield United 1 1 0 Portsmouth 3 13 11 1961Sunderland 2 2 1 Hull City 3 15 11 1961Workington 4 0 1 Blackpool 1 15 11 1961York City 4 1 1 Watford 3 15 11 1961Replays edit Home Team Score Away Team DateRotherham United 2 3 0 Preston North End 2 28 11 1961Watford 3 2 2 3 York City 4 21 11 19612nd Replay edit Home Team Score Away Team DateYork City 4 3 2 Watford 3 04 12 1961Bye edit TeamLeeds United 2 Fourth round editTies edit Home Team Score Away Team DateBlackburn Rovers 1 4 1 Ipswich Town 1 11 12 1961Rotherham United 2 1 1 Leeds United 2 12 12 1961York City 4 1 0 Bournemouth amp Boscombe Athletic 3 13 12 1961Replay edit Home Team Score Away Team DateLeeds United 1 1 2 Rotherham United 2 15 01 1962Byes edit TeamBlackpool 1 Norwich City 2 Rochdale 4 Sheffield United 1 Sunderland 2 Fifth round editTies edit Home Team Score Away Team DateBlackpool 1 0 0 Sheffield United 1 06 02 1962Rochdale 4 2 1 York City 4 07 02 1962Rotherham United 2 0 1 Blackburn Rovers 1 06 02 1962Sunderland 2 1 4 Norwich City 2 07 02 1962Replay edit Home Team Score Away Team DateSheffield United 1 0 2 Blackpool 1 27 03 1962Semi finals editFirst leg edit Home Team Score Away Team DateRochdale 4 3 1 Blackburn Rovers 1 19 03 1962Norwich City 2 4 1 Blackpool 1 11 04 1962Second leg edit Home Team Score Away Team Date AggBlackburn Rovers 1 2 1 Rochdale 4 04 04 1962 3 4Blackpool 1 2 0 Norwich City 2 16 04 1962 3 4Final editMain article 1962 Football League Cup 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 26 April 1962Rochdale 4 0 3Norwich City 2 Summary nbsp nbsp Lythgoe nbsp PuntonSpotland RochdaleAttendance 11 123Referee 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 1 May 1962Norwich City 2 1 0Rochdale 4 Hill nbsp SummaryCarrow Road Norwich CityAttendance 19 708Referee 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 edit Arsenal Burnley Chelsea Everton Liverpool Manchester United Sheffield Wednesday Tottenham Hotspur West Bromwich Albion and Wolverhampton Wanderers were the 10 League clubs that did not compete Results from Soccerbase Archived from the original on 4 May 2008 Retrieved 5 March 2010 Rothmans Football Yearbook 1970 71 p 605 After Extra Time Finals Summary Retrieved 20 March 2010 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1961 62 Football League Cup amp oldid 1140296351, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,