The 1963 European Cup Winners' Cup final was the final football match of the 1962–63 European Cup Winners' Cup and was the third European Cup Winners' Cup final. It was contested between the defending champions, Atlético Madrid of Spain and Tottenham Hotspur of England, and was held at Feijenoord Stadion in Rotterdam, Netherlands. Tottenham won the match 5–1 thanks to goals by Jimmy Greaves (2), John White and Terry Dyson (2). Tottenham's victory made them the first English team to win a UEFA trophy.
Tottenham's next major trophy came four years later when they won the FA Cup in 1967, but Greaves was the only player from this team to feature in the next Tottenham side to win a major trophy due to the bulk of the team having retired or been transferred over the next four years. John White, however, was killed by lightning on a golf course the following year.
Route to the final
Atlético Madrid Tottenham HotspurOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd legOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd leg Hibernians5–04–0 (H)1–0 (A)First round Rangers8–45–2 (H)3–2 (A) Botev Plovdiv5–11–1 (A)4–0 (H)Quarter-finals Slovan Bratislava6–20–2 (A)6–0 (H) Nürnberg3–21–2 (A)2–0 (H)Semi-finals OFK Beograd5–22–1 (A)3–1 (H)
Match
Details
GK 1 Edgardo MadinabeytiaDF 2 Feliciano RivillaDF 3 José Antonio Rodríguez LópezDF 4 RamiroDF 5 Jorge GriffaMF 6 Jesús GlaríaMF 7 Miguel JonesFW 8 Adelardo RodríguezFW 9 ChuzoFW 10 MendonçaFW 11 Enrique Collar (c)Manager: Sabino Barinaga GK 1 Bill BrownRB 2 Peter BakerCB 5 Maurice NormanLB 3 Ron HenryCM 4 Danny Blanchflower (c)CM 6 Tony MarchiAM 8 John WhiteRW 7 Cliff JonesCF 10 Jimmy GreavesCF 9 Bobby SmithLW 11 Terry DysonManager: Bill Nicholson
See also Atlético Madrid in European football Tottenham Hotspur F.C. in European football
References
External links UEFA Cup Winners' Cup results at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation 1963 European Cup Winners' Cup Final at UEFA.com Match report