1963 European Cup Winners' Cup final

1963 European Cup Winners' Cup final
	Match programme cover
Event	1962–63 European Cup Winners' Cup
Date	15 May 1963
Venue	Feijenoord Stadion, Rotterdam
Referee	Andries van Leeuwen (Netherlands)
Attendance	49,143
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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 Tottenham Hotspur of England and the defending champions, Atlético Madrid of Spain, 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 major European trophy, and the second British team after Glentoran who won the Vienna Cup in 1914.^[1]

Tottenham's next major trophy came four years later when they won the FA Cup in 1967, but Jimmy 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 was killed by lightning on a golf course the following year.

Route to the final

Tottenham Hotspur					Atlético Madrid
Opponent	Agg.	1st leg	2nd leg		Opponent	Agg.	1st leg	2nd leg
Rangers	8–4	5–2 (H)	3–2 (A)	First round	Hibernians	5–0	4–0 (H)	1–0 (A)
Slovan Bratislava	6–2	0–2 (A)	6–0 (H)	Quarter-finals	Botev Plovdiv	5–1	1–1 (A)	4–0 (H)
OFK Beograd	5–2	2–1 (A)	3–1 (H)	Semi-finals	Nürnberg	3–2	1–2 (A)	2–0 (H)

Match

Tottenham's starting line-up

Details

15 May 1963

20:15

Tottenham Hotspur	5–1	Atlético Madrid
Greaves 16', 80' White 35' Dyson 67', 85'	Report	Collar 47' (pen.)

Feijenoord Stadion, Rotterdam

Attendance: 49,143

Referee: Andries van Leeuwen (Netherlands)

Tottenham Hotspur

Atlético Madrid


GK	1	Bill Brown
RB	2	Peter Baker
CB	5	Maurice Norman
LB	3	Ron Henry
CM	4	Danny Blanchflower (c)
CM	6	Tony Marchi
AM	8	John White
RW	7	Cliff Jones
CF	10	Jimmy Greaves
CF	9	Bobby Smith
LW	11	Terry Dyson
Manager:
Bill Nicholson


GK	1	Edgardo Madinabeytia
DF	2	Feliciano Rivilla
DF	3	José Antonio Rodríguez López
DF	4	Ramiro
DF	5	Jorge Griffa
MF	6	Jesús Glaría
MF	7	Miguel Jones
FW	8	Adelardo Rodríguez
FW	9	Chuzo
FW	10	Mendonça
FW	11	Enrique Collar (c)
Manager:
Sabino Barinaga