Football tournament season
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 after extra time. 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.
First round [ ]
Ties [ ]
Home team
Score
Away team
Attendance
Date
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
Hartlepools 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 team
Score
Away team
Attendance
Date
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)
3–1[1]
Queens Park Rangers (3)
19-10-1960
Scunthorpe United (2)
0–1
Rochdale (4)
5,727
20-10-1960
Southampton (2)
2–2[1]
Newport County (3)
8,000
17-10-1960
Second Replay [ ]
Home team
Score
Away team
Attendance
Date
Southampton (2)
5–3
Newport County (3)
8,414
26-10-1960
Second round [ ]
Ties [ ]
Home team
Score
Away team
Attendance
Date
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 team
Score
Away team
Attendance
Date
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 team
Score
Away team
Attendance
Date
Swindon Town (4)
0–2
Shrewsbury Town (4)
6,975
26-10-1960
Third round [ ]
Ties [ ]
Home team
Score
Away team
Attendance
Date
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 team
Score
Away team
Attendance
Date
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 team
Score
Away team
Attendance
Date
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 team
Score
Away team
Attendance
Date
Plymouth Argyle (2)
0–0[1]
Aston Villa (1)
11,006
19-12-1960
Wrexham (4)
3–1
Blackburn Rovers (1)
14-12-1960
Second Replay [ ]
Home team
Score
Away team
Attendance
Date
Plymouth Argyle (2)
3–5
Aston Villa (1)
13,548
06-02-1961
Fifth round [ ]
Ties [ ]
Home team
Score
Away team
Attendance
Date
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 team
Score
Away team
Attendance
Date
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 team
Score
Away team
Attendance
Date
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 team
Score
Away team
Attendance
Date
Aston Villa (1)
2 – 1
Burnley (1)
7,953
02-05-1961
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 [ ]
Second leg [ ]
Aston Villa wins 3–2 on aggregate.
References [ ]
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