League Cup 1960/61
Cup winners
Aston Villa (1st title)
Beginning
September 26, 1960
final
August 22nd, 1961 & September 5th, 1961
Final stadium
Millmoor & Villa Park
Teams
87
Games
113 (of which 113 played)
Gates
399 (ø 3.53 per game)
The League Cup 1960/61 was the first edition of the English League Cup .
The competition started on September 26, 1960 with the first round. The winner was determined by a final with a round trip. These two games took place on August 22 and September 5, 1961 between Rotherham United and Aston Villa . Aston Villa won the title 3-2 on aggregate, despite losing 2-0 in the first leg at Rotherham. At home in Villa Park , Aston Villa was able to equalize in the overall result in regular time. Peter McParland scored the winning goal for Villa in the 109th minute. This made The Villans the first winners of the English League Cup .
mode The participating teams of the Premier League and the Football League were qualified for this year's edition of the League Cups , with Arsenal FC , Sheffield Wednesday , Tottenham Hotspur , West Bromwich Albion and Wolverhampton Wanderers not participating. The matches up to the quarter-finals were played in one game. If it was tied after 90 minutes, two extra times of 15 minutes followed. If no winner could be determined after that, there was a second leg with the opposing team. From the semi-finals onwards, the tournament was played with a return leg. If there was a tie after both games, there was a play-off.
First round Following teams one was free ticket be drawn: FC Aldershot , Aston Villa , Blackpool FC , Birmingham City , AFC Bournemouth , Bradford City , FC Brentford , Brighton & Hove Albion , Bristol City , Burnley , Bury FC , FC Chesterfield , Crewe Alexandra , Doncaster Rovers , FC Gillingham , Grimsby Town , Halifax Town , Huddersfield Town , Leeds United , Liverpool , Luton Town , Manchester City , Norwich City , Nottingham Forest , Notts County , Portsmouth , Reading FC , Rotherham United , Sheffield United , Shrewsbury Town , Southend United , Stoke City , Sunderland , Swansea Town , Swindon Town , Tranmere Rovers , Torquay United , Walsall FC , AFC Workington , AFC Wrexham
Games
date
Result
September 26, 1960
Bristol Rovers
2: 1
Fulham FC
October 12, 1960
Chester City
2: 2
Leyton Orient
October 10, 1960
Colchester United
4: 2
Newcastle United
October 10, 1960
Coventry City
4: 2
AFC Barrow
October 12, 1960
Darlington FC
2-0
Crystal Palace
October 12, 1960
Everton FC
3: 1
Accrington Stanley
October 19, 1960
Exeter City
1: 1
Manchester United
October 10, 1960
Hull City
0-0
Bolton Wanderers
October 11, 1960
Ipswich Town
0: 2
Barnsley FC
October 12, 1960
Leicester City
4-0
Mansfield Town
October 12, 1960
Lincoln City
2: 2
Bradford Park Avenue
October 03, 1960
Middlesbrough FC
3: 4
Cardiff City
October 10, 1960
Millwall FC
1: 7
Chelsea FC
October 10, 1960
AFC Newport County
2: 2
Southampton FC
October 11, 1960
Oldham Athletic
2: 1
Hartlepool United
October 12, 1960
Plymouth Argyle
2-0
Southport FC
October 11, 1960
Preston North End
4: 1
Peterborough United
October 17, 1960
Queens Park Rangers
2: 2
Port Vale
October 10, 1960
Rochdale AFC
1: 1
Scunthorpe United
October 10, 1960
Stockport County
2-0
Carlisle United
October 11, 1960
Watford FC
2: 5
Derby County
September 26, 1960
West Ham United
3: 1
Charlton Athletic
October 10, 1960
York city
1: 3
Blackburn Rovers
Repetition round 2nd round of repetitions Second round Games
date
Result
October 10, 1960
FC Aldershot
1: 1
Bristol City
October 12, 1960
Aston Villa
4: 1
Huddersfield Town
October 26, 1960
Bolton Wanderers
6: 2
Grimsby Town
October 12, 1960
Bournemouth AFC
1: 1
Crewe Alexandra
October 31, 1960
Bradford Park Avenue
0: 1
Birmingham City
November 2, 1960
Bradford City
0: 1
Manchester United
October 25, 1960
Brentford FC
4: 3
Sunderland AFC
October 11, 1960
Bury FC
3: 1
Sheffield United
October 24, 1960
Cardiff City
0: 4
Burnley FC
October 24, 1960
Chelsea FC
4: 2
AFC Workington
October 31, 1960
Colchester United
0: 2
Southampton FC
October 24, 1960
Darlington FC
3: 2
West Ham United
October 19, 1960
Derby County
3-0
Barnsley FC
October 18, 1960
Doncaster Rovers
3: 1
Stoke City
October 31, 1960
Everton FC
3: 1
Walsall FC
October 19, 1960
Gillingham FC
1: 1
Preston North End
September 28, 1960
Leeds United
0-0
Blackpool FC
October 26, 1960
Leicester City
1: 2
Rotherham United
November 14, 1960
Leyton Orient
0: 1
Chesterfield FC
October 19, 1960
Liverpool FC
1: 1
Luton Town
October 18, 1960
Manchester City
3-0
Stockport County
October 18, 1960
Northampton Town
1: 1
Wrexham AFC
October 26, 1960
Norwich City
6: 2
Oldham Athletic
October 6, 1960
Nottingham Forest
2-0
Halifax Town
October 20, 1960
Notts County
1: 3
Brighton & Hove Albion
November 2, 1960 a
Plymouth Argyle
1: 1
Torquay United
November 2, 1960
Portsmouth FC
2-0
Coventry City
October 24, 1960
Port Vale
0: 2
Tranmere Rovers
October 12, 1960
Reading FC
3: 5
Bristol Rovers
October 25, 1960
Rochdale AFC
5: 2
Southend United
October 18, 1960
Swansea Town
1: 2
Blackburn Rovers
October 12, 1960
Swindon Town
1: 1
Shrewsbury Town
a The game was originally supposed to take place on October 26, 1960, but due to heavy rain the Torquay United place was unplayable, the game was postponed to November 2, 1960 and played in Plymouth's Home Park. Technically, however, this was still a home game for Torquay, so the second leg was played according to the rules in Plymouth.
Repetition round 2nd round of repetitions Third round Games
date
Result
November 14, 1960
Birmingham City
0-0
Plymouth Argyle
November 21, 1960
Blackburn Rovers
2: 1
Rochdale AFC
November 22, 1960
Brentford FC
1: 1
Burnley FC
November 16, 1960
Brighton & Hove Albion
0: 2
Wrexham AFC
November 23, 1960
Chesterfield FC
0: 4
Leeds United
November 14, 1960
Darlington FC
1: 2
Bolton Wanderers
November 14, 1960
Derby County
1: 4
Norwich City
November 16, 1960
Doncaster Rovers
0: 7
Chelsea FC
November 23, 1960
Everton FC
3: 1
Bury FC
November 16, 1960
Liverpool FC
1: 2
Southampton FC
November 15, 1960
Nottingham Forest
2: 1
Bristol City
November 21, 1960
Portsmouth FC
2-0
Manchester City
November 15, 1960
Preston North End
3: 3
Aston Villa
November 23, 1960
Rotherham United
2-0
Bristol Rovers
November 16, 1960
Shrewsbury Town
2: 1
Bradford City
November 16, 1960
Tranmere Rovers
2-0
Crewe Alexandra
Repetition round Fourth round Games Repetition round
b The game ended after 90 minutes, and extra time was not played.
2nd round of repetitions
Fifth round
Semifinals From the semi-finals onwards, the games were played with a return leg.
The first leg in Burnley took place on April 10, 1961, the second leg in Birmingham on April 26, 1961. Since both games ended in a draw and the away goals rule had not yet been applied, there was a play-off. Aston Villa won this game at Old Trafford in Manchester 2-1.
The first leg in Rotherham took place on March 21, the second leg in Shrewsbury took place on March 29.
final First leg
pairing
Rotherham United Aston Villa
Result
2: 0 (0: 0)
date
August 22, 1961
Stadion
Millmoor , Rotherham
spectator
12,226
referee
Ken Collinge
Gates
Rotherham United
Roy Ironside - Peter Perry , Lol Morgan , Roy Lambert , Peter Madden , Ken Waterhouse , Barry Webster , Don Weston , Ken Houghton , Alan Kirkman , Keith Bambridge Trainers: Tom Johnston
Aston Villa
Nigel Sims - Stan Lynn , Gordon Lee , Vic Crowe , Jimmy Dugdale , Alan Deakin , Jimmy MacEwan , Bobby Thomson , Ralph Brown , Ron Wylie , Peter McParland Coach: Joe Mercer
Return leg
pairing
Aston Villa Rotherham United
Result
3: 0 n.V. (2: 0, 0: 0)
date
5th September 1961
Stadion
Villa Park , Birmingham
spectator
30,765
referee
CW Kingston
Gates
Aston Villa
Geoff Sidebottom - John Neal , Gordon Lee , Vic Crowe , Jimmy Dugdale , Alan Deakin , Jimmy MacEwan , Alan O'Neill , Peter McParland , Bobby Thomson , Harry Burrows Trainers: Joe Mercer
Rotherham United
Roy Ironside - Peter Perry , Lol Morgan , Roy Lambert , Peter Madden , Ken Waterhouse , Barry Webster , Don Weston , Ken Houghton , Alan Kirkman , Keith Bambridge Trainers: Tom Johnston
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Rotherham United - Aston Villa
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