Football League Cup - 1960/61

The Following Clubs Did Not Enter

Arsenal Sheffield Wednesday Tottenham Hotspur West Bromwich Albion
Wolverhampton Wanderers - - -

First Round

Date Home Team Score Away Team
26/09/1960 Bristol Rovers 2-1 Fulham
12/10/1960 Chester 2-2 Leyton Orient
10/10/1960 Colchester United 4-1 Newcastle United
10/10/1960 Coventry City 4-2 Barrow
12/10/1960 Darlington 2-0 Crystal Palace
12/10/1960 Everton 3-1 Accrington Stanley
19/10/1960 Exeter City 1-1 Manchester United
10/10/1960 Hull City 0-0 Bolton Wanderers
11/10/1960 Ipswich Town 0-2 Barnsley
12/10/1960 Leicester City 4-0 Mansfield Town
12/10/1960 Lincoln City 2-2 Bradford Park Avenue
03/10/1960 Middlesbrough 3-4 Cardiff City
10/10/1960 Millwall 1-7 Chelsea
10/10/1960 Newport County 2-2 Southampton
11/10/1960 Oldham Athletic 2-1 Hartlepools United
12/10/1960 Plymouth Argyle 2-0 Southport
11/10/1960 Preston North End 4-1 Peterborough United
17/10/1960 Queens Park Rangers 2-2 Port Vale
10/10/1960 Rochdale 1-1 Scunthorpe United
10/10/1960 Stockport County 2-0 Carlisle United
11/10/1960 Watford 2-5 Derby County
26/09/1960 West Ham United 3-1 Charlton Athletic
10/10/1960 York City 1-3 Blackburn Rovers

First Round Replays

Date Home Team Score Away Team
19/10/1960 Bolton Wanderers 5-1 Hull City
19/10/1960 Bradford Park Avenue 1-0 Lincoln City
17/10/1960 Leyton Orient 1-0 Chester
26/10/1960 Manchester United 4-1 Exeter City
19/10/1960 Port Vale 3-1 Queens Park Rangers
20/10/1960 Scunthorpe United 0-1 Rochdale
17/10/1960 Southampton 2-2 Newport County
26/10/1960 Southampton 5-3 Newport County

Second Round

Date Home Team Score Away Team
10/10/1960 Aldershot 1-1 Bristol City
12/10/1960 Aston Villa 4-1 Huddersfield Town
26/10/1960 Bolton Wanderers 6-2 Grimsby Town
12/10/1960 Bournemouth & Boscambe 1-1 Crewe Alexandra
02/11/1960 Bradford City 2-1 Manchester United
31/10/1960 Bradford Park Avenue 0-1 Birmingham City
25/10/1960 Brentford 4-3 Sunderland
11/10/1960 Bury 3-1 Sheffield United
24/10/1960 Cardiff City 0-4 Burnley
24/10/1960 Chelsea 4-2 Workington
31/10/1960 Colchester United 0-2 Southampton
24/10/1960 Darlington 3-2 West Ham United
19/10/1960 Derby County 3-0 Barnsley
18/10/1960 Doncaster Rovers 3-1 Stoke City
31/10/1960 Everton 3-1 Walsall
19/10/1960 Gillingham 1-1 Preston North End
28/09/1960 Leeds United 0-0 Blackpool
26/10/1960 Leicester City 1-2 Rotherham United
14/11/1960 Leyton Orient 0-1 Chesterfield
19/10/1960 Liverpool 1-1 Luton Town
18/10/1960 Manchester City 3-0 Stockport County
18/10/1960 Northampton Town 1-1 Wrexham
26/10/1960 Norwich City 6-2 Oldham Athletic
06/10/1960 Nottingham Forest 2-0 Halifax Town
20/10/1960 Notts County 1-3 Brighton & Hove Albion
24/10/1960 Port Vale 0-2 Tranmere Rovers
02/11/1960 Portsmouth 2-0 Coventry City
12/10/1960 Reading 3-5 Bristol Rovers
25/10/1960 Rochdale 5-2 Southend United
18/10/1960 Swansea Town 1-2 Blackburn Rovers
12/10/1960 Swindon Town 1-1 Shrewsbury Town
02/11/1960 Torquay United 1-1 Plymouth Argyle
Match was Played at Plymouth's Home Park due to heavy rain forced a postponement

Second Round Replays

Date Home Team Score Away Team
05/10/1960 Blackpool 1-3 Leeds United
25/10/1960 Bristol City 3-0 Aldershot
19/10/1960 Crewe Alexandra 2-0 Bournemouth & Boscambe
24/10/1960 Luton Town 2-5 Liverpool
07/11/1960 Plymouth Argyle 2-1 Torquay United
25/10/1960 Preston North End 3-0 Gillingham
24/10/1960 Shrewsbury Town 2-2 Swindon Town
25/10/1960 Wrexham 2-0 Northampton Town
26/10/1960 Swindon Town 0-2 Shrewsbury Town

Third Round

Date Home Team Score Away Team
14/11/1960 Birmingham City 0-0 Plymouth Argyle
21/11/1960 Blackburn Rovers 2-1 Rochdale
22/11/1960 Brentford 1-1 Burnley
16/11/1960 Brighton & Hove Albion 0-2 Wrexham
23/11/1960 Chesterfield 0-4 Leeds United
14/11/1960 Darlington 1-2 Bolton Wanderers
14/11/1960 Derby County 1-4 Norwich City
16/11/1960 Doncaster Rovers 0-7 Chelsea
23/11/1960 Everton 3-1 Bury
16/11/1960 Liverpool 1-2 Southampton
15/11/1960 Nottingham Forest 2-1 Bristol City
21/11/1960 Portsmouth 2-0 Manchester City
15/11/1960 Preston North End 3-3 Aston Villa
23/11/1960 Rotherham United 2-0 Bristol Rovers
16/11/1960 Shrewsbury Town 2-1 Bradford City
16/11/1960 Tranmere Rovers 2-0 Crewe Alexandra

Third Round Replays

Date Home Team Score Away Team
23/11/1960 Aston Villa 3-1 Preston North End
06/12/1960 Burnley 2-1 Brentford
16/11/1960 Plymouth Argyle 3-1 Birmingham City

Fourth Round

Date Home Team Score Away Team
13/12/1960 Aston Villa 3-3 Plymouth Argyle
05/12/1960 Blackburn Rovers 1-1 Wrexham
20/12/1960 Bolton Wanderers 0-2 Rotherham United
10/01/1961 Burnley 2-1 Nottingham Forest
14/12/1960 Portsmouth 1-0 Chelsea
14/12/1960 Shrewsbury Town 1-0 Norwich City
05/12/1960 Southampton 5-4 Leeds United
21/12/1960 Tranmere Rovers 0-4 Everton

Fourth Round Replays

Date Home Team Score Away Team
06/02/1961 Plymouth Argyle 3-5 Aston Villa
14/12/1960 Wrexham 3-1 Blackburn Rovers

Quarter Finals

Date Home Team Score Away Team
22/02/1961 Aston Villa 3-0 Wrexham
13/02/1961 Rotherham United 3-0 Portsmouth
15/02/1961 Shrewsbury Town 2-1 Everton
06/02/1961 Southampton 2-4 Burnley

Semi Finals 1st Leg

Date Home Team Score Away Team
10/04/1961 Burnley 1-1 Aston Villa
21/03/1961 Rotherham United 3-2 Shrewsbury Town

Semi Finals 2nd Leg

Date Home Team Score Away Team
26/04/1961 Aston Villa 2-2 Burnley
Aston Villa 3-3 Burnley on aggregate, replay required
29/03/1961 Shrewsbury Town 1-1 Rotherham United
Rotherham United Won 4-3 on aggregate

Semi Finals Replay - Old Trafford

Date Home Team Score Away Team
02/05/1961 Aston Villa 2-1 Burnley

Final 1st Leg - Millmoor

Date Home Team Score Away Team
22/08/1961 Rotherham United 2-0 Aston Villa

Final 2nd Leg - Villa Park

Date Home Team Score Away Team
05/09/1961 Aston Villa 3-0 Rotherham United
Aston Villa Won 3-2 on aggregate

1961 Football League Cup Winners

ASTON VILLA