Game #2644
Aston Villa
Tuesday, 22 August 1961
Lost
Final
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟥
League Cup
Rotherham United
Millmoor
Attendance: 12,226
🟥 22 Aug 1961, Villa 0-2 Rotherham, Millmoor
Rotherham United
2-0
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
🟥 22 Aug 1961, Villa 0-2 Rotherham, Millmoor
MATCH TIMELINE
Tuesday, 22 August 1961
🕒 | HT Rotherham United 0-0 Aston Villa
🥅 | 51' Goal, 0-1, (Rotherham United), Barry Webster
🥅 | 55' Goal, 0-2, (Rotherham United), Alan Kirkman
💥 | 74' Missed Penalty, Stan Lynn
🕒 | FT Rotherham United 2-0 Aston Villa
Match Statistics
Not recorded
Goal ⚽, Assist 🔥, Goal Conceded 🥅, Injury 🚑, Booking 🟨, Sending off 🟥, Comment 🗒️, ❗ Villa Chance,❗❗Huge Villa Chance, 💥 Opposition action, 🎥 VAR, 🆘 Referee error, ❌ Missed pen, disallowed goal, player retires from field of play, 🟢 Debut, 🔴 Final appearance, 🕒 Half time, Full time, 🔁 Substitution
🟥 22 Aug 1961, Villa 0-2 Rotherham, Millmoor
ON THIS DAY
Tuesday, 22 August 1961
Villa put in a damp squib of a performance in the first leg of the 1960-61 League Cup Final (held over from the previous season due to fixture congestion). Despite the under-par performance Villa do create chances in the second half and infamous penalty expert Stan Lynn misses from the spot. Villa then take a 0-2 deficit into the second leg and Villa Park.a
Joe Mercer’s Villa have to play the first leg of the inaugural League Cup final as the second fixture of the 1961-62 season despite the competition having been contested in 1960-61. Villa face second division Rotherham in the first leg at Millmoor and are well beaten leaving them with it all to do in the second leg at Villa Park.
Meanwhile, forward Ralph Brown made his sole appearance for Villa aged 17 after having joined the club as a junior. Brown would move on to Notts County in May 1962.
🟥 22 Aug 1961, Villa 0-2 Rotherham, Millmoor
DEBUT APPEARANCES
🟢 F Ralph Brown | 🏴 | #490 | Youth team promotion
FINAL APPEARANCES
🔴 F Ralph Brown | 🏴 | 1961 🕒 1 | ✅ 1 | 🔁 (-) | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0 | 🇺 - | #490 |
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1956-57
Rotherham United
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟥 22 Aug 1961, Villa 0-2 Rotherham, Millmoor
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1961-62 |
Matchday | #2 |
Manager Game | #134 |
Tuesday, 22 August 1961
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🟥 22 Aug 1961, Villa 0-2 Rotherham, Millmoor
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Joe Mercer | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Ken Collinge | 🏴 | Hale, 1950-1961
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-2
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
🕒 131 | 🟩 | 62 🟨 30 🟥 39 | 1.65
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟥 22 Aug 1961, Villa 0-2 Rotherham, Millmoor
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Ken Collinge | 🏴 | Hale, 1950-1961
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS
None
CARDS
None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟥 22 Aug 1961, Villa 0-2 Rotherham, Millmoor
TEAM NEWS
Nigel Sims, Stan Lynn and Ralph Brown (debut) replace Geoff Sidebottom, John Neal and Derek Dougan.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.19 |
Oldest Player |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 | 33.20 |
Youngest Player |
F Ralph Brown | 🏴 | 17.50 |
🟥 22 Aug 1961, Villa 0-2 Rotherham, Millmoor
MANAGER
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | 1958-1964
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 |
FB Gordon Lee | 🏴 |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴 |
F Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
F Ron Wylie | 🏴 |
F Bobby Thomson | 🏴 |
F Ralph Brown | 🏴 | 🟢 | 🔴 |
MANAGER
Tom Johnston | 🏴 |
Rotherham United
GK Roy Ironside | 🏴 |
LB Lol Morgan | 🏴 |
CB Peter Madden | 🏴 |
RB Peter Perry | 🏴 |
M Roy Lambert | 🏴 |
M Ken Waterhouse | 🏴 |
W Keith Bambridge | 🏴 |
W Barry Webster | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Ken Houghton | 🏴 |
F Alan Kirkman | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Don Weston | 🏴 |
🟥 22 Aug 1961, Villa 0-2 Rotherham, Millmoor
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟥 22 Aug 1961, Villa 0-2 Rotherham, Millmoor
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Player Positions:
GK : Goalkeeper
CB, D, B : Centre Back, Defender, Back
FB, LB, RB, WH : Full Back, Left Back, Right Back, Wing Back, Wing Half
M, CH, LH, RH : Midfielder, Centre Half, Left Half, Right Half
W, OL, OR : Winger, Outside Left, Outside Right
F, IF, IL, IR : Forward, Inside Forward, Inside Left, Inside Right, Second Striker, False 9
CF : Centre Forward
Match Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
🟥 22 Aug 1961, Villa 0-2 Rotherham, Millmoor
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟥 22 Aug 1961, Villa 0-2 Rotherham, Millmoor
SQUAD STATS
Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
SQUAD STATS
Rotherham XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
🟥 22 Aug 1961, Villa 0-2 Rotherham, Millmoor
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟥 22 Aug 1961, Villa 0-2 Rotherham, Millmoor
UNAVAILABLE
Cup Tied | 1 |
F Derek Dougan | 🇬🇧 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟥 22 Aug 1961, Villa 0-2 Rotherham, Millmoor
MATCH QUOTES
🟥 22 Aug 1961, Villa 0-2 Rotherham, Millmoor
MATCH REPORTS
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🟥 22 Aug 1961, Villa 0-2 Rotherham, Millmoor