Game #2648
Tuesday, 5 September 1961
Attendance: 30,765
Won
1960-61 League Cup Final
Final
Rotherham United
LWDWW
Villa Park
Aston Villa
3-0
Rotherham United
Assist(s) | Not recorded
KEY MAN
Peter McParland, hit the 109' winner to clinch the first ever League Cup for Villa, Tuesday, 5 September 1961.
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Joe Mercer’s Villa, two goals down from the first leg, are held to a goalless first half before forcing extra time by drawing level by full time from goals from Alan O'Neill and Harry Burrows before Peter McParland hit a 109' winner to win the inaugural League Cup final 3-2 on aggregate.
Aston Villa
Rotherham United
FIXTURE HISTORY
Rotherham United
Previous 5 vs. Rotherham: | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟥 | 🟩 | 🟥 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1961-62 |
Matchday | #6 |
Manager Game | #138 |
Tuesday, 5 September 1961
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Joe Mercer |
Referee | C W Kingston, Newport |
HT Score | 0-0 |
FT Score | 2-0 |
Aggregate Score | 2-2 |
AET Score | 3-0 |
Aggregate Score | 3-2 |
Last 5 Games | LWDWW |
MATCH OFFICIALS
C W Kingston
CARDS
TEAM NEWS
Peter McParland and Alan O’Neill replace Derek Dougan and Alan Baker.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.27 |
Oldest Player |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 32.48 |
Youngest Player |
M Alan Deakin | 19.79 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Joe Mercer
Aston Villa
GK Geoff Sidebottom |
FB John Neal |
FB Gordon Lee |
CB Jimmy Dugdale |
M Vic Crowe |
M Alan Deakin |
W Jimmy MacEwan |
W Harry Burrows |
F Bobby Thomson |
F Peter McParland |
F Alan O’Neill |
Rotherham United
Ironside, Morgan, Perry, Madden, Lambert, Bambridge, Waterhouse, Webster, Weston, Houghton, Kirkman
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Player Abbreviations:
GK : Goalkeeper
LB, RB, FB : Left Back, Right Back, Full Back
CB, D : Centre Back, Defender
M, W : Midfielder. Winger
F, CF : Forward, Centre Forward
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
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