1962 Football League Cup Final
| Event | 1961–62 Football League Cup | ||||||
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| Date | 26 April 1962 | ||||||
| Venue | Spotland, Rochdale | ||||||
| Referee | A. Holland (Barnsley) | ||||||
| Attendance | 11,123 | ||||||
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| Date | 1 May 1962 | ||||||
| Venue | Carrow Road, Norwich | ||||||
| Referee | R. Mann (Worcester) | ||||||
| Attendance | 19,708 | ||||||
The 1962 Football League Cup Final was won by Norwich City, who defeated Rochdale 4–0 on aggregate over two legs. The first leg, played on 26 April 1962 at Rochdale's ground, Spotland, was won by Norwich 3–0. They then won the second leg 1–0 a week later on 1 May 1962, at their own ground, Carrow Road. This was Norwich City's first major trophy. Rochdale remained for a long time the only club from the lowest division – Division 4, which was the equivalent of the current League 2 – in English league football to reach the League Cup Final, until the feat was repeated by Bradford City in 2013, after their aggregate 4–3 win over Aston Villa.
The captain of the winning Norwich City team was Ron Ashman.
Second division Norwich City were drawn away in the first round to fourth division Chesterfield, and what should've been an easy victory for The Canaries turned into a mighty battle at Saltergate, with Norwich eventually emerging as 3–2 victors. The reward was a home tie against third division Lincoln City at Carrow Road. Again Norwich should've emerged as comfortable victors but ended up winning 3–2 again. A tougher tie awaited in the third round, against fellow second division side Middlesbrough at Carrow Road, and for the third consecutive match Norwich ran out 3–2 winners. This earnt them a bye through the fourth round, and a quarter final tie away at Roker Park against second division Sunderland. For the first time in the tournament, they did not win 3–2, instead emerging as 4–1 victors in a much more decisive victory. In the two-legged semi final they drew their first top division opponents, Blackpool, with the first match held at Carrow Road. Norwich were again 4–1 victors, leaving them with margin for error when the tie returned to Bloomfield Road five days later, when they lost 2–0, just scraping through as 4–3 aggregate winners.
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