1961 Football League Cup final

The 1961 Football League Cup Final was the inaugural League Cup final. It was contested by Rotherham United and Aston Villa over two legs. Aston Villa won 3–2 on aggregate.

1961 Football League Cup Final
Event1960–61 Football League Cup
Rotherham United Aston Villa
2 3
First Leg
Rotherham United Aston Villa
2 0
Date22 August 1961
VenueMillmoor, Rotherham
Attendance12,226
Second Leg
Aston Villa Rotherham United
3 0
Date5 September 1961
VenueVilla Park, Birmingham
Attendance31,302

Due to fixture congestion, the second leg was not played until after the start of the 1961–62 season. As a result, Villa began their defence of the trophy just eight days after winning it. Though all League clubs were eligible to participate, Arsenal, Sheffield Wednesday, Tottenham Hotspur, West Bromwich Albion and Wolverhampton Wanderers did not enter. The prize money for winning the competition was £750.[1] The two clubs would not play each other again until they met in the same competition in August 2013.[2] Both clubs received first round byes.[3]

Players and officials

First leg
Rotherham United2–0Aston Villa
Webster 51'
Kirkman 55'
Millmoor, Rotherham
Attendance: 12,226
Referee: K.A. Collinge
Rotherham United
Aston Villa
1England Roy Ironside
2England Peter Perry
3England Lol Morgan
4England Roy Lambert (c)
5England Peter Madden
6England Ken Waterhouse
7England Barry Webster
8England Don Weston
9England Ken Houghton
10England Alan Kirkman
11England Keith Bambridge
Manager:
Scotland Tom Johnston
1England Nigel Sims
2England Stan Lynn
3England Gordon Lee
4Wales Vic Crowe (c)
5England Jimmy Dugdale
6England Alan Deakin
7Scotland Jimmy MacEwan
8Scotland Bobby Thomson
9England Ralph Brown
10Scotland Ron Wylie
11Northern Ireland Peter McParland
Manager:
England Joe Mercer

Second leg
Aston Villa3 – 0 (a.e.t.)Rotherham United
O'Neill 67'
Burrows 69'
McParland 109'
Attendance: 31,202
Referee: C.W. Kingston
Aston Villa
Rotherham United
1England Geoff Sidebottom
2England John Neal
3England Gordon Lee
4Wales Vic Crowe (c)
5England Jimmy Dugdale
6England Alan Deakin
7Scotland Jimmy MacEwan
8England Alan O'Neill
9Northern Ireland Peter McParland
10Scotland Bobby Thomson
11England Harry Burrows
Manager:
England Joe Mercer
1England Roy Ironside
2England Peter Perry
3England Lol Morgan
4England Roy Lambert (c)
5England Peter Madden
6England Ken Waterhouse
7England Barry Webster
8England Don Weston
9England Ken Houghton
10England Alan Kirkman
11England Keith Bambridge
Manager:
Scotland Tom Johnston

Road to the final

Aston Villa
Round 1Bye
Round 2Aston Villa4–0Huddersfield Town
Round 3Preston North End3–3Aston Villa
Round 3 replayAston Villa3–1Preston North End
Round 4Aston Villa3–3Plymouth Argyle
Round 4 replayPlymouth Argyle0–0Aston Villa
Round 4 2nd replayPlymouth Argyle3–5Aston Villa
Quarter-finalAston Villa3–0Wrexham
Semi-final (1st leg)Burnley2–2Aston Villa
Semi-final (2nd leg)Aston Villa1–1Burnley
Semi-final replayAston Villa2–1Burnley
 (at Old Trafford)

Rotherham United

Round 1Bye
Round 2Leicester City1–2Rotherham United
Round 3Rotherham United2–0Bristol Rovers
Round 4Bolton Wanderers0–2Rotherham United
Quarter-finalRotherham United3–0Portsmouth
Semi-final (1st leg)Rotherham United3–2Shrewsbury Town
Semi-final (2nd leg)Shrewsbury Town1–1Rotherham United
 (Rotherham United win 4–3 on aggregate)

References
  1. Mat Kendrick (28 August 2013). "When Aston Villa beat Rotherham to win the 1961 League Cup". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
  2. Ben Curtis (28 August 2013). "Then and now: Rotherham and Aston Villa revisit 1961 League Cup final with reunion of old players". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
  3. "Holte History: 1961 Football League Cup Final". Retrieved 29 December 2016.
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