Aston Villa
Tuesday, 22 August 1961
1961-62
Final
Lost
0-2
Rotherham United
League Cup
Millmoor
Attendance: 12,226
๐ฅ 22 Aug 1961, Villa 0-2 Rotherham, Millmoor
Scorer(s) | None
Assist(s) | None
Fixture List
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 Mercerโs 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.
Last 5: ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ
Joe Mercer | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1958-1964
๐ 131 | ๐ฉ | 62 ๐จ 30 ๐ฅ 39 | 1.65
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Game #2644
Match Record
Season | 1961-62 |
Matchday | #2 |
Manager Game | #134 |
Tuesday, 22 August 1961
Game Record
Manager: Joe Mercer | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Ellesmere Port, 1958-1964
Referee: Ken Collinge | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Hale, 1950-1961
HT Score: ๐จ 0-0
FT Result: ๐ฅ Lost
FT Score: ๐ฅ 0-2
Last 5: ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ
Head to Head
Previous 5 vs. Rotherham: ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ
Total ๐ 5 | ๐ฉ W3 (60% ) | ๐จ D0 | ๐บ(60% ) | ๐ฅ L2 (40% ) | โฝ 9 | ๐ฅ 6 | GD 3
Trophy Cabinet
Aston Villa
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐
League Cup Winners: โ
Last Trophy: 1956-57
Rotherham United
League Champions: โ
FA Cup Winners: โ
League Cup Winners: โ
Last Trophy: โ
Squad News
Debut Appearances
๐ข F Ralph Brown | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #490 | Youth team promotion
Final Appearances
๐ด F Ralph Brown | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข ๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1961 ๐ 1 | โ 1 | ๐ (-) | โฝ 0 | ๐ฅ 0 | ๐บ - | #490 |
Match Timeline
๐ | HT Rotherham United 0-0 Aston Villa
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| 51' Goal, 0-1, (Rotherham United), Barry Webster
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| 55' Goal, 0-2, (Rotherham United), Alan Kirkman
๐ฅ | 74' Missed Penalty, Stan Lynn
๐ | FT Rotherham United 2-0 Aston Villa
Officials
Referee: Ken Collinge | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Hale, 1950-1961
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Line Up & Subs
Aston Villa
Joe Mercer | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1958-1964
GK Nigel Sims | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB Stan Lynn | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB Gordon Lee | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Vic Crowe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
M Alan Deakin | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Jimmy MacEwan | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
F Peter McParland | ๐ฌ๐ง |
F Ron Wylie | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
F Bobby Thomson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
F Ralph Brown | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ข | ๐ด |
Substitutes
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Rotherham United
Tom Johnston | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
GK Roy Ironside | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Lol Morgan | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Peter Madden | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Peter Perry | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Roy Lambert | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Ken Waterhouse | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Keith Bambridge | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Barry Webster | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
F Ken Houghton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Alan Kirkman | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
CF Don Weston | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
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Team News
Aston Villa
Cup Tied | 1 |
F Derek Dougan | ๐ฌ๐ง |
Nigel Sims, Stan Lynn and Ralph Brown (debut) replace Geoff Sidebottom, John Neal and Derek Dougan.
Rotherham United
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