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| Event | 1962–63 European Cup Winners' Cup | ||||||
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| Date | 15 May 1963 | ||||||
| Venue | Feijenoord Stadion,Rotterdam | ||||||
| Referee | Andries van Leeuwen (Netherlands) | ||||||
| Attendance | 49,143 | ||||||
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The1963 European Cup Winners' Cup final was the finalfootball match of the1962–63 European Cup Winners' Cup and was the thirdEuropean Cup Winners' Cup final. It was contested betweenTottenham Hotspur of England and the defending champions,Atlético Madrid of Spain, and was held atFeijenoord Stadion inRotterdam,Netherlands. Tottenham won the match 5–1 thanks to goals byJimmy Greaves (2),John White andTerry Dyson (2). Tottenham's victory made them the first English team to win a UEFA trophy.
Tottenham's nextmajor trophy came four years later when they won theFA Cup in1967, 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.
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| 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) |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 5–1 | Atlético Madrid |
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Greaves 16',80'White 35'Dyson 67',85' | Report | Collar 47' (pen.) |
     Tottenham Hotspur |    Atlético Madrid |
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