1961 European Cup Winners' Cup final

October 2017 1961 European Cup Winners' Cup final 1960–61 European Cup Winners' Cup Rangers SCO 30px 1 Fiorentina ITA 30px 4 on aggregate First leg 0 2 17 May 1961 Ibrox Park Glasgow Carl Erich Steiner (Austria) 80,000Rangers lose first leg of final, Glasgow Herald, 18 May 1961 (via Google news archive) Second leg 1 2 27 May 1961 Stadio Comunale Florence Vilmos Hernádi (Hungary) 50,000 1962 The 1961 European Cup Winners' Cup Final was an association football match contested between Fiorentina of Italy and Rangers of Scotland. It was the final match of the 1960–61 European Cup Winners' Cup and the first European Cup Winners' Cup final. It was the only time that the final was played over two legs. The first leg was played at Ibrox Park, Glasgow and the second leg at the Stadio Comunale in Florence. It was Rangers first European final and in doing so became the first Scottish team to reach the final of a European football competition. It was Fiorentina's second European final having previously reached the 1957 European Cup Final. Fiorentina won the final 4–1 on aggregate.Rangers again beaten by Italians, Glasgow Herald, 29 May 1961 (via Google news archive) Route to the final 1960–61 European Cup Winners' Cup Rangers Round Opponents First leg Second legAggregate score Preliminary round Ferencváros 4–2 (h) 1–2 (a) 5–4 Quarter-finals Borussia Mönchengladbach 3–0 (a) 8–0 (h) 11–0 Semi-finals Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–0 (h) 1–1 (a) 3–1 Rangers were required to play a preliminary round in the competition where they beat Ferencváros from Hungary 5-4 on aggregate. They were then drawn against Borussia Mönchengladbach from Germany who they then defeated 11-0 on aggregate. In the semi-final Rangers were then required to play English team Wolverhampton Wanderers. Rangers won the tie 3-1 on aggregate to reach their first ever European final.http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/r/rangers/7359891.stm When Rangers met Fiorentina in '61 Murray Keir 22 April 2008 BBC Sport 18 September 2012 Fiorentina Round Opponents First leg Second legAggregate score Quarter-finals FC Luzern 3–0 (a) 6–2 (h) 9–2 Semi-finals Dinamo Zagreb 3–0 (h) 1–2 (a) Pens 4–2 Fiorentina went straight into the quarter-finals where they played FC Luzern from Switzerland. They subsequently defeated them and Dinamo Zagreb to reach the final. Background The 1961 final was the only time that it had been played over two legs until the competition was merged with the UEFA Cup in 1999. Fiorentina, who were managed by Hungarian Nándor Hidegkuti, were the recent Coppa Italia winners and had reached the final of the European Cup four years earlier. Their team included many Italian internationals including goalkeeper Enrico Albertosi and Swedish star player Kurt Hamrin. Rangers were managed by Scot Symon and had reached the semi-final of the European Cup the previous year. Since the start of the 1960-61 season, the all-Scottish Rangers team also included Jim Baxter who would go on to become a legendary figure of the club. Rangers top scorer Jimmy Millar missed the first leg through injury but featured in the return match. Match details First leg 17 May 1961 19:30 Rangers SCO 0–2 https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/season=0/matches/round=759/match=57669/lineups/index.html ITA Fiorentina Milan 12 88 Ibrox Park, Glasgow 80,000 Carl Erich Steiner (Austria) _blue_stripes _whitestripes _blue_stripes _blueline FFFFFF 0000FF FFFFFF 0000FF FFFFFF Rangers 4C359B 4C359B 4C359B FFFFFF 4C359B Fiorentina GK 1 SCO Billy RitchieDF 2 SCO Bobby Shearer DF 3 SCO Eric Caldow (c)DF 4 SCO Harold DavisDF 5 SCO Bill PatersonMF 6 SCO Jim BaxterMF 7 SCO Davie WilsonMF 8 SCO Ian McMillanFW 9 SCO Alex ScottFW 10SCO Ralph BrandMF 11SCO Bobby HumeManager:SCO Scot Symon GK 1 ITA Enrico AlbertosiDF 2 ITA Enzo RobottiDF 3 ITA Sergio CastellettiDF 4 ITA Piero GonfiantiniDF 5 ITA Alberto Orzan (c)MF 6 ITA Claudio RimbaldoMF 7 SWE Kurt HamrinMF 8 ITA Dante MicheliFW 9 BRA 1960 Dino da CostaFW 10ITA Luigi MilanMF 11ITA Gianfranco Petris Manager:HUN Nándor Hidegkuti Second leg 27 May 1961 15:30 Fiorentina ITA 2–1 https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/season=0/matches/round=759/match=57670/lineups/index.html SCO Rangers Milan 13Hamrin 86 Scott 60 Stadio Comunale, Florence 50,000 Vilmos Hernádi (Hungary) _vneckonwhite _top_on_white 4C359B 4C359B Fiorentina _blue_stripes _whitestripes _blue_stripes _blueline FFFFFF 0000FF FFFFFF 0000FF FFFFFF Rangers GK 1 ITA Enrico AlbertosiDF 2 ITA Enzo RobottiDF 3 ITA Sergio CastellettiDF 4 ITA Piero GonfiantiniDF 5 ITA Alberto Orzan (c)MF 6 ITA Claudio RimbaldoMF 7 SWE Kurt HamrinMF 8 ITA Dante MicheliFW 9 BRA 1960 Dino da CostaFW 10ITA Luigi MilanMF 11ITA Gianfranco Petris Manager:HUN Nándor HidegkutiRANGERS: GK 1 SCO Billy RitchieDF 2 SCO Bobby Shearer DF 3 SCO Eric Caldow (c)DF 4 SCO Harold DavisDF 5 SCO Bill PatersonMF 6 SCO Jim BaxterMF 7 SCO Alex ScottMF 8 SCO Ian McMillanFW 9 SCO Jimmy MillarFW 10SCO Ralph BrandMF 11SCO Davie WilsonManager:SCO Scot Symon See also ACF Fiorentina in European football Rangers F.C. in European football References External links UEFA Cup Winners' Cup results at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation 1961 European Cup Winners' Cup Final at UEFA.com Final Cup Winners' Cup Final 1961 Cup Winners' Cup Final 1961 1961 Cup Winners' Cup Final 1961 Cup Winners' Cup Final Cup Winners' Cup Final European Cup Winners' Cup final, 1961 European Cup Winners' Cup Final Category:International sports competitions in Glasgow European Cup Winners' Cup Final European Cup Winners' Cup final, 1961 European Cup Winners' Cup final, 1961 Category:Football competitions in Florence Category:Italy–United Kingdom sports relations