1960–61 Football League Cup

December 2014 May 2025 1960–61 League Cup League Cup in AVFC colours.JPG 250px A replica League Cup in Villa colours with 1960–61 date EnglandWales 87 Aston Villa Rotherham United 113 Gerry Hitchens (11 goals) 1961–62 The 1960–61 Football League Cup was the inaugural staging of the Football League Cup, a knockout competition for England's top 92 football clubs. The competition began on 26 September 1960, and ended with the two-legged final almost a year later on 22 August and 5 September 1961. The tournament was won by Aston Villa, who beat Rotherham United 3–2 on aggregate (a.e.t.). Rotherham won the first leg 2–0 at Millmoor, their home ground thanks to goals from Alan Kirkman and Barry Webster. In the second leg at Villa Park, Harry Burrows and Peter McParland levelled the tie on aggregate and Alan O'Neill scored in extra-time to win the cup for Aston Villa. Calendar 5 League teams did not compete (Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur, Sheffield Wednesday, West Bromwich Albion and Wolverhampton Wanderers). Of the other 87 teams, 41 received a bye to the second round and the other 46 played in the first round. Unlike in later seasons, the byes were assigned randomly; from 1962–63 onward the lower teams played in the first round while the upper division teams joined them in the second round onward. RoundMain dateFixtures ClubsNew entries this roundOriginalReplays First Round 10 October 1960 23 8 87 → 64 46 Second Round 24 October 1960 32 9 64 → 32 41 Third Round 16 November 1960 16 3 32 → 16 none Fourth round 14 December 1960 8 3 16 → 8 none Fifth round February 1960 4 0 8 → 4 none Semi-finals 10 April 1961 2 1 4 → 2 none Final 22 August & 5 September 1961 1 0 2 → 1 none First round A total of 46 clubs played in the first round: 17 from Fourth Division (tier 4), 8 from Third Division (tier 3), and 10 from the Second Division (tier 2) and 11 from the First Division (tier 1). + Number of teams per tier still in competition First Division5 teams did not compete: Arsenal, Sheffield Wednesday, Tottenham Hotspur, West Bromwich Albion and Wolverhampton Wanderers. Second Division Third Division Fourth Division Total5 First Division's teams did not compete17 22 #7FCC7F22 22 #E5E54C24 24 #5E5ECC24 24 #7F4C9987 92 #000000 Ties Home teamScoreAway teamAttendanceDate Bristol Rovers (2) 2–1 Fulham (1) 20,022 26-09-1960 Chester (4) 2–2 Leyton Orient (2) 9.074 12-10-1960 Colchester United (3) 4–1 Newcastle United (1) 9,130 10-10-1960 Coventry City (3) 4–2 Barrow (4) 6,643 10-10-1960 Darlington (4) 2–0 Crystal Palace (4) 9,940 12-10-1960 Everton (1) 3–1 Accrington Stanley (4) 18,246 12-10-1960 Exeter City (4) 1–1 Manchester United (1) 19-10-1960 Hull City (3) 0–0 Bolton Wanderers (1) 11,980 10-10-1960 Ipswich Town (2) 0–2 Barnsley (3) 11-10-1960 Leicester City (1) 4–0 Mansfield Town (4) 7,070 12-10-1960 Lincoln City (2) 2–2 Bradford Park Avenue (4) 1,737 12-10-1960 Middlesbrough (2) 3–4 Cardiff City (1) 03-10-1960 Millwall (4) 1–7 Chelsea (1) 15,007 10-10-1960 Newport County (3) 2–2 Southampton (2) 7,834 10-10-1960 Oldham Athletic (4) 2–1 Hartlepool United (4) 11-10-1960 Plymouth Argyle (2) 2–0 Southport (4) 10,048 12-10-1960 Preston North End (1) 4–1 Peterborough United (4) 11-10-1960 Queens Park Rangers (3) 2–2 Port Vale (3) 17-10-1960 Rochdale (4) 1–1 Scunthorpe United (2) 4,274 10-10-1960 Stockport County (4) 2–0 Carlisle United (4) 7,000 10-10-1960 Watford (3) 2–5 Derby County (2) 11-10-1960 West Ham United (1) 3–1 Charlton Athletic (2) 26-09-1960 York City (4) 1–3 Blackburn Rovers (1) 10,933 10-10-1960 Replays Home teamScoreAway teamAttendanceDate Bolton Wanderers (1) 5–1 Hull City (3) 19-10-1960 Bradford Park Avenue (4) 1–0 Lincoln City (2) 3,415 19-10-1960 Leyton Orient (2) 1–0 Chester (4) 17-10-1960 Manchester United (1) 4–1 Exeter City (4) 26-10-1960 Port Vale (3) 3–1After Extra Time Queens Park Rangers (3) 19-10-1960 Scunthorpe United (2) 0–1 Rochdale (4) 5,727 20-10-1960 Southampton (2) 2–2After Extra Time Newport County (3) 8,000 17-10-1960 Second Replay Home teamScoreAway teamAttendanceDate Southampton (2) 5–3 Newport County (3) 8,414 26-10-1960 Second round Ties Home teamScoreAway teamAttendanceDate Aldershot (4) 1–1 Bristol City (3) 5,700 10-10-1960 Aston Villa (1) 4–1 Huddersfield Town (2) 17,057 12-10-1960 Bolton Wanderers (1) 6–2 Grimsby Town (3) 26-10-1960 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic (3) 1–1 Crewe Alexandra (4) 3,208 12-10-1960 Bradford City (3) 2–1 Manchester United (1) 02-11-1960 Bradford Park Avenue (4) 0–1 Birmingham City (1) 31-10-1960 Brentford (3) 4–3 Sunderland (2) 25-10-1960 Bury (3) 2–1 Sheffield United (2) 11-10-1960 Cardiff City (1) 0–4 Burnley (1) 24-10-1960 Chelsea (1) 4–2 Workington (4) 24-10-1960 Colchester United (3) 0–2 Southampton (2) 31-10-1960 Darlington (4) 3–2 West Ham United (1) 24-10-1960 Derby County (2) 3–0 Barnsley (3) 19-10-1960 Doncaster Rovers (4) 3–1 Stoke City (2) 18-10-1960 Everton (1) 3–1 Walsall (3) 31-10-1960 Gillingham (4) 1–1 Preston North End (1) 19-10-1960 Leeds United (2) 0–0 Blackpool (1) 13,064 28-09-1960 Leicester City (1) 1–2 Rotherham United (2) 26-10-1960 Leyton Orient (2) 0–1 Chesterfield (3) 14-11-1960 Liverpool (2) 1–1 Luton Town (2) 10,502 19-10-1960 Manchester City (1) 3–0 Stockport County (4) 18-10-1960 Northampton Town (4) 1–1 Wrexham (4) 18-10-1960 Norwich City (2) 6–2 Oldham Athletic (4) 26-10-1960 Nottingham Forest (1) 2–0 Halifax Town (3) 06-10-1960 Notts County (3) 1–3 Brighton & Hove Albion (2) 20-10-1960 Plymouth Argyle (2) 1–1 Torquay United (3) 02-11-1960 Portsmouth (2) 2–0 Coventry City (3) 02-11-1960 Port Vale (3) 0–2 Tranmere Rovers (3) 24-10-1960 Reading (3) 3–5 Bristol Rovers (2) 8,323 12-10-1960 Rochdale (4) 5–2 Southend United (3) 25-10-1960 Swansea Town (2) 1–2 Blackburn Rovers (1) 18-10-1960 Swindon Town (4) 1–1 Shrewsbury Town (4) 10,840 12-10-1960 Replays Home teamScoreAway teamAttendanceDate Blackpool (1) 1–3 Leeds United (2) 05-10-1960 Bristol City (3) 3–0 Aldershot (4) 25-10-1960 Crewe Alexandra (4) 2–0 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic (3) 19-10-1960 Luton Town (2) 2–5 Liverpool (2) 6,125 24-10-1960 Plymouth Argyle (2) 2–1 Torquay United (3) 07-11-1960 Preston North End (1) 3–0 Gillingham (4) 25-10-1960 Shrewsbury Town (4) 2–2 Swindon Town (4) 5,343 24-10-1960 Wrexham (4) 2–0 Northampton Town (4) 25-10-1960 Second Replay Home teamScoreAway teamAttendanceDate Swindon Town (4) 0–2 Shrewsbury Town (4) 6,975 26-10-1960 Third round Ties Home teamScoreAway teamAttendanceDate Birmingham City (1) 0–0 Plymouth Argyle (2) 14-11-1960 Blackburn Rovers (1) 2–1 Rochdale (4) 21-11-1960 Brentford (3) 1–1 Burnley (1) 22-11-1960 Brighton & Hove Albion (2) 0–2 Wrexham (4) 16-11-1960 Chesterfield (3) 0–4 Leeds United (2) 23-11-1960 Darlington (4) 1–2 Bolton Wanderers (1) 14-11-1960 Derby County (2) 1–4 Norwich City (2) 14-11-1960 Doncaster Rovers (4) 0–7 Chelsea (1) 16-11-1960 Everton (1) 3–1 Bury (3) 23-11-1960 Liverpool (2) 1–2 Southampton (2) 14,036 16-11-1960 Nottingham Forest (1) 2–1 Bristol City (3) 15-11-1960 Portsmouth (2) 2–0 Manchester City (1) 21-11-1960 Preston North End (1) 3–3 Aston Villa (1) 7,677 15-11-1960 Rotherham United (2) 2–0 Bristol Rovers (2) 23-11-1960 Shrewsbury Town (3) 2–1 Bradford City (3) 8,363 16-11-1960 Tranmere Rovers (3) 2–0 Crewe Alexandra (4) 16-11-1960 Replays Home teamScoreAway teamAttendanceDate Aston Villa (1) 3–1 Preston North End (1) 15,000 23-11-1960 Burnley (1) 2–1 Brentford (3) 06-12-1960 Plymouth Argyle (2) 3–1 Birmingham City (1) 16-11-1960 Fourth round Ties Home teamScoreAway teamAttendanceDate Aston Villa (1) 3–3 Plymouth Argyle (2) 12,117 13-12-1960 Blackburn Rovers (1) 1–1 Wrexham (4) 05-12-1960 Bolton Wanderers (1) 0–2 Rotherham United (2) 20-12-1960 Burnley (1) 2–1 Nottingham Forest (1) 10-01-1961 Portsmouth (2) 1–0 Chelsea (1) 14-12-1960 Shrewsbury Town (3) 1–0 Norwich City (2) 7,427 14-12-1960 Southampton (2) 5–4 Leeds United (2) 05-12-1960 Tranmere Rovers (3) 0–4 Everton (1) 21-12-1960 Replays Home teamScoreAway teamAttendanceDate Plymouth Argyle (2) 0–0After Extra Time Aston Villa (1) 11,006 19-12-1960 Wrexham (4) 3–1 Blackburn Rovers (1) 14-12-1960 Second Replay Home teamScoreAway teamAttendanceDate Plymouth Argyle (2) 3–5 Aston Villa (1) 13,548 06-02-1961 Fifth round Ties Home teamScoreAway teamAttendanceDate Aston Villa (1) 3–0 Wrexham (4) 19,500 22-02-1961 Rotherham United (2) 3–0 Portsmouth (2) 13-02-1961 Shrewsbury Town (3) 2–1 Everton (1) 15,399 15-02-1961 Southampton (2) 2–4 Burnley (1) 06-02-1961 Semi-finals The semi-final draw was made in February 1961 after the conclusion of the quarter-finals. Unlike the rounds up to that point, the semi-final ties were played over two legs, with each team playing one leg at home. The matches were played in March, April and May 1961. First leg Home teamScoreAway teamAttendanceDate Burnley (1) 1–1 Aston Villa (1) 15,908 10-04-1961 Rotherham United (2) 3–2 Shrewsbury Town (3) 13,337 21-03-1961 Second leg Home teamScoreAway teamAttendanceDate Aston Villa (1) 2–2 Burnley (1) 23,077 26-04-1961 Shrewsbury Town (3) 1–1 Rotherham United (2) 16,722 10-04-1961 Replay Home teamScoreAway teamAttendanceDate Aston Villa (1) 2–1 Burnley (1) 7,953 02-05-1961 Final 1961 Football League Cup Final The 1961 League Cup Final was played on 22 August and 5 September 1961 and was contested between First Division side Aston Villa and Second Division team Rotherham United. Aston Villa won the game 3–2 on aggregate (after extra time). First leg 22 August 1961 Rotherham United (2) 2–0 Aston Villa (1) Kirkman 51Webster 55 Millmoor, Rotherham 12,226 K. A. Collinge. Second leg 5 September 1961 Aston Villa (1) 3–0 yes Rotherham United (2) O'Neill 67Burrows 69McParland 109 Villa Park, Birmingham 30,765 C. W. Kingston. Aston Villa wins 3–2 on aggregate. References General http://www.soccerbase.com/tournaments/tournament.sd?tourn_id=525 English League Cup 1960/1961 3 February 2009 Soccerbase https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/engleagcuphistfull.html England League Cup Full Results 1960-1996 3 February 2009 Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation https://web.archive.org/web/20090221012511/http://rsssf.com/tablese/engleagcuphistfull.html 21 February 2009 live http://www.statto.com/football/stats/england/league-cup/1960-1961/results English League Cup 1960-1961 : Results 3 February 2009 Statto https://web.archive.org/web/20120302214229/http://www.statto.com/football/stats/england/league-cup/1960-1961/results 2 March 2012 live Specific External links Results on Soccerbase Category:EFL Cup seasons League Cup Cup