1964 Football League Cup Final - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

The 1964 Football League Cup Final, the fourth to be staged since the competition's inception, was contested between Stoke City

Stoke City F.C.

Stoke City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire that plays in the Premier League. Founded in 1863, it is the oldest club in the Premier League, and considered to be the second oldest professional football club in the world, after Notts...

and Leicester City

Leicester City F.C.

Leicester City Football Club , also known as The Foxes, is an English professional football club based at the King Power Stadium in Leicester...

, both of the First Division

Football League First Division

The First Division was a division of The Football League between 1888 and 2004 and the highest division in English football until the creation of the Premier League in 1992. The secondary tier in English football has since become known as the Championship....

, over two legs

Two-legged match

In sport , a two-legged tie is a contest between two teams which comprises two matches or legs, with each team as the home team in one leg. The winning team is usually determined by aggregate score, the sum of the scores of the two legs...

. Leicester City won 4–3 on aggregate.

First Leg


style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">	STOKE CITY:
Lawrie Leslie Lawrie Leslie Lawrence "Lawrie" Grant Leslie is a retired Scottish association football player who played as a goalkeeper.-Career:Leslie began playing football with Hawkhill Amateurs. In the early 1950s, he turned semi-pro and joined Newtongrange Star...
Bill Asprey Bill Asprey William Asprey is an English former football player and manager. He spent thirteen years as a player with Stoke City, also managing the club for a brief period in the mid 1980s.-Playing career:...
Tony Allen Tony Allen (footballer) Anthony Allen is a retired English footballer who played most of his club career as a left back for Stoke City between 1957 and 1970...
Calvin Palmer Calvin Palmer Calvin Ian Palmer was a footballer who played in The Football League for Crewe Alexandra, Nottingham Forest, Sunderland and Stoke City.-Career:...
George Kinnell George Kinnell George Kinnell was a footballer who played in The Football League for Middlesbrough, Oldham Athletic, Sunderland and Stoke City.-Career:...
Eric Skeels Eric Skeels Eric Thomas Skeels is an English former footballer. He played 512 games in the Football League, 507 for Stoke City. He is Stoke's record appearance holder having played in 592 matches in all competitions.-Playing career:...
Peter Dobing Peter Dobing Peter Dobing is an English former footballer, who played for Blackburn Rovers, Manchester City and Stoke City.-Career:...
Dennis Viollet Dennis Viollet Dennis Sydney Viollet was an English footballer best remembered for his time with Manchester United in the 1950s and early 1960s.-Club career:...
John Ritchie
Jimmy McIlroy Jimmy McIlroy James "Jimmy" McIlroy MBE is a former football player, regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of Burnley Football Club.-At Burnley:...
Keith Bebbington Keith Bebbington Keith Richard Bebbington was a footballer who played in The Football League for Oldham Athletic, Rochdale and Stoke City.-Career:...
Manager
Tony Waddington Tony Waddington Anthony Waddington was an English football player and manager. He managed Stoke City F.C. from 1960 until 1977 and guided them to their only major trophy - the League Cup in 1972. He later managed his only playing club, Crewe Alexandra, from June 1979 to July 1981...

style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align=center> LEICESTER CITY: |

Gordon Banks

Gordon Banks, OBE is a retired English football goalkeeper. The IFFHS named Banks the second best goalkeeper of the 20th century – after Lev Yashin and ahead of Dino Zoff ....

John Sjoberg

John Sjoberg was a Scottish footballer who played 15 seasons for Leicester City between 1958 and 1973. Sjoberg joined the Foxes from Scottish amateur side Banks o'Dee in August 1958, and went on to play 413 first-team matches for Leicester...

Colin Appleton

Colin Appleton is a former footballer who played as a wing-half. Appleton began his career at Scarborough, but made his name making 333 appearances for Leicester City during a 12-year period, where he formed a legendary half-back partnership with Frank McLintock and Ian King.He was captain of the...

Max Dougan

Maxwell Spalding "Max" Dougan is a Scottish former professional footballer.-Career:After playing amateur football for Queen's Park, Dougan turned professional in 1963 as he signed for English club Leicester City. After three years and only nine league appearances however, Dougan moved on to join...

Ian King

Ian King (football player)

Ian King was a football player. He made up one third of the legendary half-back line with Colin Appleton and Frank McLintock. He made appearances in 244 Leicester games, including 27 appearances in the FA Cup, and 22 appearances in the League Cup...

Graham Cross

Graham Frederick Cross is a former professional footballer and cricketer. He is the record appearance holder for Leicester City, making 599 appearances for the club in all competitions....

Howard Riley

John Howard Riley is an English jazz pianist and composer.Riley began on piano at age six, and began playing jazz as early as age 13. He studied at the University of Wales , Indiana University in America under Dave Baker , and then at York University...

Terry Heath

Richard Terence Heath, was an English footballer, who played for Leicester City, Hull City, Scunthorpe United and Lincoln City.-Leicester City:...

Ken Keyworth

Ken Keyworth was a professional footballer in the 1950s and 1960s who played for Rotherham United, Coventry City and Swindon Town and most notably Leicester City....

Dave Gibson

Mike Stringfellow

Michael David "Mike" Stringfellow is a retired English footballer who played 14 seasons as a winger for Leicester City in the 1960s and 1970s. He is the uncle of fellow footballer Ian Stringfellow....

Manager:

Matt Gillies

Matthew "Matt" Muirhead Gillies was a Scottish football player and manager who played for, captained, coached and managed Leicester City for a total of 15 years between 1952–1955 and 1956-1968. He is the club's longest serving manager, lasting a decade in the manager's seat between November...

Second Leg


style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">	LEICESTER CITY:
Gordon Banks Gordon Banks Gordon Banks, OBE is a retired English football goalkeeper. The IFFHS named Banks the second best goalkeeper of the 20th century – after Lev Yashin and ahead of Dino Zoff ....
John Sjoberg John Sjoberg John Sjoberg was a Scottish footballer who played 15 seasons for Leicester City between 1958 and 1973. Sjoberg joined the Foxes from Scottish amateur side Banks o'Dee in August 1958, and went on to play 413 first-team matches for Leicester...
Colin Appleton Colin Appleton Colin Appleton is a former footballer who played as a wing-half. Appleton began his career at Scarborough, but made his name making 333 appearances for Leicester City during a 12-year period, where he formed a legendary half-back partnership with Frank McLintock and Ian King.He was captain of the...
Max Dougan Max Dougan Maxwell Spalding "Max" Dougan is a Scottish former professional footballer.-Career:After playing amateur football for Queen's Park, Dougan turned professional in 1963 as he signed for English club Leicester City. After three years and only nine league appearances however, Dougan moved on to join...
Ian King Ian King (football player) Ian King was a football player. He made up one third of the legendary half-back line with Colin Appleton and Frank McLintock. He made appearances in 244 Leicester games, including 27 appearances in the FA Cup, and 22 appearances in the League Cup...
Graham Cross Graham Cross Graham Frederick Cross is a former professional footballer and cricketer. He is the record appearance holder for Leicester City, making 599 appearances for the club in all competitions....
Howard Riley Howard Riley John Howard Riley is an English jazz pianist and composer.Riley began on piano at age six, and began playing jazz as early as age 13. He studied at the University of Wales , Indiana University in America under Dave Baker , and then at York University...
Richie Norman Richie Norman Richie Norman is a former English footballer who is currently working as a physio at Conference North side Nuneaton Town....
Ken Keyworth Ken Keyworth Ken Keyworth was a professional footballer in the 1950s and 1960s who played for Rotherham United, Coventry City and Swindon Town and most notably Leicester City....
Dave Gibson
Mike Stringfellow Mike Stringfellow Michael David "Mike" Stringfellow is a retired English footballer who played 14 seasons as a winger for Leicester City in the 1960s and 1970s. He is the uncle of fellow footballer Ian Stringfellow....
Manager:
Matt Gillies Matt Gillies Matthew "Matt" Muirhead Gillies was a Scottish football player and manager who played for, captained, coached and managed Leicester City for a total of 15 years between 1952–1955 and 1956-1968. He is the club's longest serving manager, lasting a decade in the manager's seat between November...

style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align=center> STOKE CITY: |

Bobby Irvine

Bobby Irvine (footballer born 1942)

Bobby Irvine was a former football player for Linfield and Stoke.His younger brother Willie was a star striker for Burnley in the sixties.He shares the same name as Bobby Irvine, who played for Everton and represented Ireland.-Linfield:...

Bill Asprey

William Asprey is an English former football player and manager. He spent thirteen years as a player with Stoke City, also managing the club for a brief period in the mid 1980s.-Playing career:...

Tony Allen

Tony Allen (footballer)

Anthony Allen is a retired English footballer who played most of his club career as a left back for Stoke City between 1957 and 1970...

Calvin Palmer

Calvin Ian Palmer was a footballer who played in The Football League for Crewe Alexandra, Nottingham Forest, Sunderland and Stoke City.-Career:...

George Kinnell

George Kinnell was a footballer who played in The Football League for Middlesbrough, Oldham Athletic, Sunderland and Stoke City.-Career:...

Eric Skeels

Eric Thomas Skeels is an English former footballer. He played 512 games in the Football League, 507 for Stoke City. He is Stoke's record appearance holder having played in 592 matches in all competitions.-Playing career:...

Peter Dobing

Peter Dobing is an English former footballer, who played for Blackburn Rovers, Manchester City and Stoke City.-Career:...

Dennis Viollet

Dennis Sydney Viollet was an English footballer best remembered for his time with Manchester United in the 1950s and early 1960s.-Club career:...

John Ritchie

Jimmy McIlroy

James "Jimmy" McIlroy MBE is a former football player, regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of Burnley Football Club.-At Burnley:...

Keith Bebbington

Keith Richard Bebbington was a footballer who played in The Football League for Oldham Athletic, Rochdale and Stoke City.-Career:...

Manager

Tony Waddington

Anthony Waddington was an English football player and manager. He managed Stoke City F.C. from 1960 until 1977 and guided them to their only major trophy - the League Cup in 1972. He later managed his only playing club, Crewe Alexandra, from June 1979 to July 1981...

Stoke City

Round 2: Scunthorpe United

Scunthorpe United F.C.

Scunthorpe United Football Club is an English association football team based in the town of Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, who play in the Football League One....

2–2 Stoke City

Replay Stoke City 3–3 Scunthorpe United

Replay Scunthorpe United 0–1 Stoke City

Round 3: Stoke City 3–0 Bolton Wanderers

Bolton Wanderers F.C.

Bolton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the area of Horwich in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester. They began their current spell in the Premier League in 2001....

Round 4: Stoke City 2–1 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic

A.F.C. Bournemouth

A.F.C. Bournemouth is an English football club currently playing in Football League One. The club plays at Dean Court in Kings Park, Boscombe, Bournemouth, Dorset and have been in existence since 1899....

Quarter final: Stoke City 3–2 Rotherham United

Rotherham United F.C.

Rotherham United Football Club are an English professional football club based in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, who compete in League Two, the fourth tier of English football. The club's colours have traditionally been red and white, although these have evolved through history...

Semifinal, 1st leg: Stoke City 2–0 Manchester City

Manchester City F.C.

Manchester City Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Manchester. Founded in 1880 as St. Mark's , they became Ardwick Association Football Club in 1887 and Manchester City in 1894...

Semifinal, 2nd leg: Manchester City 1–0 Stoke City

Stoke City won 2–1 on aggregate

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Leicester City

Round 2: Leicester City 2–0 Aldershot

Aldershot F.C.

Aldershot Football Club was an English Football League club, which was wound up in the High Court in March 1992. They became the first Football League club since Accrington Stanley to resign from the League during the course of a season. The club was nicknamed the Shots for both the last syllable...

Round 3: Tranmere Rovers

Tranmere Rovers F.C.

Tranmere Rovers Football Club are an English team based in Birkenhead, Wirral. The club currently compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system...

1–2 Leicester City

Round 4: Leicester City 3–1 Gillingham

Gillingham F.C.

Gillingham Football Club is an English professional football club based in the town of Gillingham, Kent. The only Kent-based club in the Football League, they play their home matches at the Priestfield Stadium...

Quarter final: Leicester City 1–1 Norwich City

Norwich City F.C.

Norwich City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Norwich, Norfolk. As of the 2011–12 season, Norwich City are again playing in the Premier League after a six-year absence, having finished as runner up in the Championship in 2010–11 and winning automatic promotion.The...

Replay Leicester City 2–1 Norwich City

Semifinal, 1st leg: Leicester City 4–3 West Ham United

Semifinal, 2nd leg: West Ham United 0–2 Leicester City

Leicester City won 6–3 on aggregate

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