1961 Football League Cup final

April 2014 April 2026 1961 Football League Cup final 1960–61 Football League Cup Rotherham United 2 Aston Villa 3 First Leg 2 0 22 August 1961 Millmoor Rotherham 12,226 Second Leg 0 3 5 September 1961 Villa Park Birmingham 31,302 1962 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.http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/aston-villa-beat-rotherham-win-119952 Mat Kendrick When Aston Villa beat Rotherham to win the 1961 League Cup Birmingham Mail 28 August 2013 29 December 2016 The two clubs would not play each other again until they met in the same competition in August 2013. https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/capital-one-cup-rotherham-aston-2234084 Then and now: Rotherham and Aston Villa revisit 1961 League Cup final with reunion of old players Ben Curtis Daily Mirror 28 August 2013 29 December 2016 Both clubs received first round byes. http://7500toholte.sbnation.com/2012/9/11/3313088/holte-history-1961-football-league-cup-final Holte History: 1961 Football League Cup Final 29 December 2016 Players and officials First leg 22 August 1961 Rotherham United 2–0 Aston Villa Webster 51 Kirkman 55 Millmoor, Rotherham 12,226 K.A. Collinge _whiteborder _vneckwhite _whiteborder _redsides _redtop FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 FFFFFF FFFFFF Rotherham United _claretborder _vneckclaret _claretborder _band_claret 88A7E0 88A7E0 88A7E0 FFFFFF 88A7E0 Aston Villa 1 England Roy Ironside2 England Peter Perry3 England Lol Morgan4 England Roy Lambert (c)5 England Peter Madden6 England Ken Waterhouse7 England Barry Webster8 England Don Weston9 England Ken Houghton10England Alan Kirkman11England Keith BambridgeManager:Scotland Tom Johnston 1 England Nigel Sims2 England Stan Lynn3 England Gordon Lee4 Wales Vic Crowe (c)5 England Jimmy Dugdale6 England Alan Deakin7 Scotland Jimmy MacEwan8 Scotland Bobby Thomson9 England Ralph Brown10Scotland Ron Wylie11Northern Ireland Peter McParlandManager:England Joe Mercer Second leg 5 September 1961 Aston Villa 3–0 yes Rotherham United O'Neill 67 Burrows 69 McParland 109 Villa Park, Birmingham 31,202 C.W. Kingston _claretborder _vneckblue _claretborder _band_blue 88A7E0 970045 88A7E0 FFFFFF 970045 Aston Villa _redborder _vneckred _redborder _red_stripes _redtop FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF Rotherham United 1 England Geoff Sidebottom2 England John Neal3 England Gordon Lee4 Wales Vic Crowe (c)5 England Jimmy Dugdale6 England Alan Deakin7 Scotland Jimmy MacEwan8 England Alan O'Neill9 Northern Ireland Peter McParland10Scotland Bobby Thomson11England Harry BurrowsManager:England Joe Mercer 1 England Roy Ironside2 England Peter Perry3 England Lol Morgan4 England Roy Lambert (c)5 England Peter Madden6 England Ken Waterhouse7 England Barry Webster8 England Don Weston9 England Ken Houghton10England Alan Kirkman11England Keith BambridgeManager:Scotland Tom Johnston Road to the final Aston Villa Round 1 ByeRound 2Aston Villa4–0Huddersfield TownRound 3Preston North End3–3Aston VillaRound 3 replayAston Villa3–1Preston North EndRound 4Aston Villa3–3Plymouth ArgyleRound 4 replayPlymouth Argyle0–0Aston VillaRound 4 2nd replayPlymouth Argyle3–5Aston VillaQuarter-finalAston Villa3–0WrexhamSemi-final (1st leg)Burnley2–2Aston VillaSemi-final (2nd leg)Aston Villa1–1BurnleySemi-final replayAston Villa2–1Burnley  (at Old Trafford)Rotherham United Round 1 ByeRound 2Leicester City1–2Rotherham UnitedRound 3Rotherham United2–0Bristol RoversRound 4Bolton Wanderers0–2Rotherham UnitedQuarter-finalRotherham United3–0PortsmouthSemi-final (1st leg)Rotherham United3–2Shrewsbury TownSemi-final (2nd leg)Shrewsbury Town1–1Rotherham United  (Rotherham United win 4–3 on aggregate) References https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/engleagcuphistfinal.html England – League Cup Finals 1961–2001 Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (rsssf) 20 February 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080209231956/http://www.rsssf.com/tablese/engleagcuphistfinal.html 9 February 2008 live https://archive.today/20070519173713/http://www.soccerbase.com/results3.sd?gameid=259754 First leg from Soccerbase Second legMay 2022 InternetArchiveBot yes from Soccerbase Category:1960–61 in English men's football cups Category:EFL Cup seasons Category:EFL Cup finals League Cup final 1961 League Cup final 1961 Category:August 1961 sports events in the United Kingdom Category:September 1961 sports events in the United Kingdom Category:1960s in Birmingham, West Midlands