Football match
1961 Football League Cup FinalEvent | 1960–61 Football League Cup |
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First Leg |
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Date | 22 August 1961 |
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Venue | Millmoor, Rotherham |
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Attendance | 12,226 |
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Second Leg |
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Date | 5 September 1961 |
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Venue | Villa Park, Birmingham |
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Attendance | 31,302 |
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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.
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
Attendance: 12,226
Referee: K.A. Collinge
Second leg
Attendance: 31,202
Referee: C.W. Kingston
Road to the final
Aston Villa
Round 1 | | Bye | | Round 2 | Aston Villa | 4–0 | Huddersfield Town | Round 3 | Preston North End | 3–3 | Aston Villa | Round 3 replay | Aston Villa | 3–1 | Preston North End | Round 4 | Aston Villa | 3–3 | Plymouth Argyle | Round 4 replay | Plymouth Argyle | 0–0 | Aston Villa | Round 4 2nd replay | Plymouth Argyle | 3–5 | Aston Villa | Quarter-final | Aston Villa | 3–0 | Wrexham | Semi-final (1st leg) | Burnley | 2–2 | Aston Villa | Semi-final (2nd leg) | Aston Villa | 1–1 | Burnley | Semi-final replay | Aston Villa | 2–1 | Burnley | | (at Old Trafford) | | Rotherham United Round 1 | | Bye | | Round 2 | Leicester City | 1–2 | Rotherham United | Round 3 | Rotherham United | 2–0 | Bristol Rovers | Round 4 | Bolton Wanderers | 0–2 | Rotherham United | Quarter-final | Rotherham United | 3–0 | Portsmouth | Semi-final (1st leg) | Rotherham United | 3–2 | Shrewsbury Town | Semi-final (2nd leg) | Shrewsbury Town | 1–1 | Rotherham United | | (Rotherham United win 4–3 on aggregate) | |
References
- ^ Mat Kendrick (28 August 2013). "When Aston Villa beat Rotherham to win the 1961 League Cup". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Holte History: 1961 Football League Cup Final". Retrieved 29 December 2016.
- "England – League Cup Finals 1961–2001". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (rsssf). Archived from the original on 9 February 2008. Retrieved 20 February 2008.
- First leg from Soccerbase
- Second leg[permanent dead link] from Soccerbase
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Other matches | - Aston Villa 3–0 Hibernian (1887)
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