Aston Villa v Rotherham United, 05 September 1961
| Score | 3-0 to Aston Villa |
| Referee | CW Kingston |
| Competition | League Cup Final 2nd leg |
| Venue | Villa Park |
| Attendance | 30,765 |
View Aston Villa v Rotherham United head to head
Aston Villa won 3-2 on aggregate.
(1960/61) This game had been held over from the previous season.
After Exra Time. Aggregate score after 90 minutes was 2-2
3 Aston Villa
Manager: Joe Mercer
Goals:
| Alan O'Neill | 67 |
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| Harry Burrows | 69 |
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| Peter McParland | 109 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Geoff Sidebottom
Full back
Gordon Lee
Full back
John Neal
Centre half
Jimmy Dugdale
Wing half
Vic Crowe
Wing half
Alan Deakin
Outside Left
Harry Burrows
Wing Half/Inside forward
Bobby Thomson
Outside right
Jimmy MacEwan
Forward
Peter McParland
Inside forward
Alan O'Neill
0 Rotherham United
Manager: Tom Johnston
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Roy Ironside
Goalkeeper
Lol Morgan
Full back
Peter Perry
Full back
Peter Madden
Centre half
Roy Lambert
Wing half
Keith Bambridge
Outside Left
Ken Waterhouse
Wing Half/Inside forward
Barry Webster
Outside right
Don Weston
Forward
Ken Houghton
Inside forward
Alan Kirkman
Inside forward