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1961 Football League Cup final

Field	Value
title	1961 Football League Cup Final
event	1960–61 Football League Cup
team1	Rotherham United
team1score	2
team2	Aston Villa
team2score	3
firstleg	First Leg
team1score1	2
team2score1	0
date1	22 August 1961
stadium1	Millmoor
city1	Rotherham
attendance1	12,226
secondleg	Second Leg
team1score2	0
team2score2	3
date2	5 September 1961
stadium2	Villa Park
city2	Birmingham
attendance2	31,302
next	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. The two clubs would not play each other again until they met in the same competition in August 2013. Both clubs received first round byes.

Players and officials

First leg

Kirkman

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Scotland Tom Johnston

England Joe Mercer

Second leg

Burrows
McParland

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England Joe Mercer

Scotland Tom Johnston

Road to the final

Aston Villa

	(at Old Trafford)

Rotherham United

	(Rotherham United win 4–3 on aggregate)

References

First leg from Soccerbase
Second leg from Soccerbase

References

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

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