Winner's trophy for the first Football League Cup Final awarded to the Aston Villa right-back Stan Lynn in season 1960-61, in the form of a silver pl
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Winner's trophy for the first Football League Cup Final awarded to the Aston Villa right-back Stan Lynn in season 1960-61, in the form of a silver plated tankard, of typical form with c-scroll handle, engraved THE FOOTBALL LEAGUE 1960-1961 with emblem, by Elkington & Co, stamp to base, 12.5cm The first ever League Cup final season 1960-61 was played over two legs home and away between Aston Villa and Rotherham United. The first leg played on 22nd of April 1961 at Rotherham resulted in a 2-0 win for Rotherham. The second leg played at Villa Park on 5th of September resulted in a 3-0 win for Aston Villa before a crowd of 27,000. After extra time Aston Villa won on aggregate 3-2 and became the first ever winners of the League Cup Final. Stan Lynn only played in the 1st Leg. Provenance: The Stan Lynn Collection. Christie's Glasgow, 26th October 1994, Lot 19. The tankard still has the original lot tag attached.