1961 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Final - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

The 1961 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Final was the final of the third Inter-Cities Fairs Cup

Inter-Cities Fairs Cup

The Inter-Cities Fairs Cup was a European football competition played between 1955 and 1971. The competition was the idea of Swiss pools supremo Ernst Thommen, Ottorino Barassi from Italy, and the English Football Association general secretary Stanley Rous, all of whom later became senior officials...

. It was played on 27 September and 11 October 1961 between Birmingham City F.C.

Birmingham City F.C.

Birmingham City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Birmingham, England. Formed in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, they became Small Heath in 1888, then Birmingham in 1905, finally becoming Birmingham City in 1943.They were relegated at the end of the...

of England

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

and A.S. Roma

A.S. Roma

Associazione Sportiva Roma, commonly referred to as simply Roma, is a professional Italian football club based in Rome. Founded by a merger in 1927, Roma have participated in the top-tier of Italian football for all of their existence but one season in the early 50s...

of Italy

Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...

. Roma won the tie 4–2 on aggregate.

First leg


style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">	BIRMINGHAM CITY:
GK	1	Johnny Schofield Johnny Schofield John 'Johnny' Reginald Schofield was an English footballer, playing league football for Birmingham City and Wrexham....
'	Brian Farmer Brian Farmer Frederick Brian Webb Farmer , known as Brian Farmer, is a former English professional footballer who played as a right-back.Born in Wordsley, Staffordshire, Farmer joined Birmingham City in 1950 as an amateur when he was 17...
'	Graham Sissons Graham Sissons John Graham Sissons, known as Graham Sissons, is an English former footballer who played as a defender. He made over 250 appearances in the Football League for Birmingham City, Peterborough United and Walsall, and played in both legs of the 1961 final of the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, which...
'	Terry Hennessey Terry Hennessey William Terrence "Terry" Hennessey is a Welsh former international footballer who gained 39 caps for Wales. He played as a defender and made 400 Football League appearances in the 1960s and 1970s with Birmingham City, Nottingham Forest and Derby County.After his playing career, he managed a number...
'	Winston Foster Winston Foster Winston Arthur Foster is an English former professional footballer. He played more than 150 games in the top two divisions of the Football League for Birmingham City....
'	Malcolm Beard Malcolm Beard Malcolm Beard is an English former professional footballer born in Cannock, Staffordshire who made more than 350 appearances in the Football League playing as a wing half. He spent the vast majority of his playing career at Birmingham City, for whom he made 405 appearances in all competitions, and...
'	Mike Hellawell Mike Hellawell Michael Stephen "Mike" Hellawell is a former professional footballer who played two games for England in 1962 against France and Northern Ireland.His brother John was also a professional player.-Career:...
'	Jimmy Bloomfield Jimmy Bloomfield James Henry "Jimmy" Bloomfield was an English football player and manager.Born in Notting Hill, North Kensington, London, Bloomfield started his career at non-league Hayes before joining Second Division side Brentford in October 1952...
'	Jimmy Harris Jimmy Harris (footballer) James "Jimmy" Harris is a former English professional footballer who played as a forward for Everton and Birmingham City in the First Division...
'	Bryan Orritt Bryan Orritt Bryan Orritt is a Welsh former professional footballer who played as an inside forward or wing half. He made more than 200 appearances in the Football League, and was capped three times for Wales at under-23 level....
'	Bertie Auld Bertie Auld Robert "Bertie" Auld is a Scottish former football player and manager, perhaps most notable as a member of Celtic's Lisbon Lions side of 1967. As a player, he made more than 200 appearances in the Scottish League playing for Celtic, Dumbarton and Hibernian, and more than 100 in the Football League...
Manager:
Gil Merrick Gil Merrick Gilbert Harold "Gil" Merrick , was an English footballer and football manager. Considered one of the best goalkeepers in the UK during the mid-1950s, Merrick was one in a long line of great Birmingham City keepers which included the likes of Johnny Schofield and Harry Hibbs...

style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align=center> A.S. ROMA: | GK 1

Fabio Cudicini

Fabio Cudicini is an Italian former professional football goalkeeper, who played from 1955 to 1973. With his he was one of the tallest goalkeepers of his time....

' Alfio Fontana
Alfio Fontana
Alfio Fontana was an Italian professional football player.He played for 13 seasons in the Serie A for A.C. Milan, U.S. Triestina Calcio, A.S. Roma and U.C. Sampdoria....

'

Giulio Corsini

Giulio Corsini was an Italian professional football player and coach.He played for 15 seasons in the Serie A for Atalanta B.C., A.S. Roma and A.C. Mantova....

' Luigi Giuliano
Luigi Giuliano (footballer)
Luigi Giuliano was an Italian professional football player.He had a distinction of scoring in each of his first 3 Serie A games in the 1948/49 season. He was the only youth team player who was playing regularly on the first squad of A.C...

'

Giacomo Losi

Giacomo Losi is a former Italian football defender, who played his entire professional career, from 1955 to 1969 for AS Roma....

' Sergio Carpanesi
Sergio Carpanesi
Sergio Carpanesi is a retired Italian professional football player and coach.He played for 13 seasons in the Serie A for ACF Fiorentina, U.S. Città di Palermo, SPAL 1907, A.S. Roma and U.C...

'

Alberto Orlando

Alberto Orlando is an Italian former footballer who played at both professional and international levels as a midfielder.-Career:...

' Dino da Costa
Dino da Costa
Dino Da Costa is a Italian Brazilian former professional footballer.Playing as a central midfielder or striker, Da Costa played for a number of clubs in Serie A, including A.S. Roma where he scored 70 times in 144 appearances...

'

Pedro Waldemar Manfredini

Pedro Waldemar Manfredini is a former Argentine professional footballer.He began his career with Argentine club Racing Club de Avellaneda before moving to A.S. Roma in 1959 where he played for seven seasons...

' Antonio Valentín Angelillo
Antonio Valentin Angelillo
Antonio Valentín Angelillo is an Italian Argentine former football forward who played the majority of his professional career in the Italian Serie A, and was a member of both the Argentine and the Italian national teams.-Club career:...

'

Giampaolo Menichelli

Giampaolo Menichelli is a retired Italian footballer.He played for 12 seasons in the Serie A for A.S. Roma, A.C. Parma, Juventus F.C., Brescia Calcio and Cagliari Calcio....

Manager:

Luis Carniglia

Luis Antonio Carniglia was a football striker and manager from Argentina. He played for Boca Juniors in the 1930s, but is probably best known for managing Real Madrid in the 1950s....

Second leg


style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">	A.S. ROMA:
GK	1	Fabio Cudicini Fabio Cudicini Fabio Cudicini is an Italian former professional football goalkeeper, who played from 1955 to 1973. With his he was one of the tallest goalkeepers of his time....
'	Alfio Fontana Alfio Fontana Alfio Fontana was an Italian professional football player.He played for 13 seasons in the Serie A for A.C. Milan, U.S. Triestina Calcio, A.S. Roma and U.C. Sampdoria....
'	Giulio Corsini Giulio Corsini Giulio Corsini was an Italian professional football player and coach.He played for 15 seasons in the Serie A for Atalanta B.C., A.S. Roma and A.C. Mantova....
'	Paolo Pestrin Paolo Pestrin Paolo Pestrin was an Italian professional football player.He played for 12 seasons in the Serie A for Genoa C.F.C., A.S. Roma and A.C. Torino....
'	Giacomo Losi Giacomo Losi Giacomo Losi is a former Italian football defender, who played his entire professional career, from 1955 to 1969 for AS Roma....
'	Sergio Carpanesi Sergio Carpanesi Sergio Carpanesi is a retired Italian professional football player and coach.He played for 13 seasons in the Serie A for ACF Fiorentina, U.S. Città di Palermo, SPAL 1907, A.S. Roma and U.C...
'	Alberto Orlando Alberto Orlando Alberto Orlando is an Italian former footballer who played at both professional and international levels as a midfielder.-Career:...
'	Francisco Lojacono Francisco Lojacono Francisco Ramón Lojacono was an Italian Argentine football player and manager who began his playing career in Argentina with San Lorenzo, before moving to Italy to play with Vicenza, Fiorentina, AS Roma, Sampdoria, Alessandria and A.C. Legnano. Lojacono finished his career back in Argentina with...
'	Pedro Waldemar Manfredini Pedro Waldemar Manfredini Pedro Waldemar Manfredini is a former Argentine professional footballer.He began his career with Argentine club Racing Club de Avellaneda before moving to A.S. Roma in 1959 where he played for seven seasons...
'	Antonio Valentín Angelillo Antonio Valentin Angelillo Antonio Valentín Angelillo is an Italian Argentine former football forward who played the majority of his professional career in the Italian Serie A, and was a member of both the Argentine and the Italian national teams.-Club career:...
'	Giampaolo Menichelli Giampaolo Menichelli Giampaolo Menichelli is a retired Italian footballer.He played for 12 seasons in the Serie A for A.S. Roma, A.C. Parma, Juventus F.C., Brescia Calcio and Cagliari Calcio....
Manager:
Luis Carniglia Luis Carniglia Luis Antonio Carniglia was a football striker and manager from Argentina. He played for Boca Juniors in the 1930s, but is probably best known for managing Real Madrid in the 1950s....

style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align=center> BIRMINGHAM CITY: | GK 1

Johnny Schofield

John 'Johnny' Reginald Schofield was an English footballer, playing league football for Birmingham City and Wrexham....

' Brian Farmer
Brian Farmer
Frederick Brian Webb Farmer , known as Brian Farmer, is a former English professional footballer who played as a right-back.Born in Wordsley, Staffordshire, Farmer joined Birmingham City in 1950 as an amateur when he was 17...

'

Graham Sissons

John Graham Sissons, known as Graham Sissons, is an English former footballer who played as a defender. He made over 250 appearances in the Football League for Birmingham City, Peterborough United and Walsall, and played in both legs of the 1961 final of the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, which...

' Terry Hennessey
Terry Hennessey
William Terrence "Terry" Hennessey is a Welsh former international footballer who gained 39 caps for Wales. He played as a defender and made 400 Football League appearances in the 1960s and 1970s with Birmingham City, Nottingham Forest and Derby County.After his playing career, he managed a number...

'

Trevor Smith

Trevor Smith (footballer)

Trevor Smith was an English footballer, who played as a centre half for Birmingham City and the England national football team.- Biography :...

' Malcolm Beard
Malcolm Beard
Malcolm Beard is an English former professional footballer born in Cannock, Staffordshire who made more than 350 appearances in the Football League playing as a wing half. He spent the vast majority of his playing career at Birmingham City, for whom he made 405 appearances in all competitions, and...

'

Mike Hellawell

Michael Stephen "Mike" Hellawell is a former professional footballer who played two games for England in 1962 against France and Northern Ireland.His brother John was also a professional player.-Career:...

' Jimmy Bloomfield
Jimmy Bloomfield
James Henry "Jimmy" Bloomfield was an English football player and manager.Born in Notting Hill, North Kensington, London, Bloomfield started his career at non-league Hayes before joining Second Division side Brentford in October 1952...

'

Jimmy Harris

Jimmy Harris (footballer)

James "Jimmy" Harris is a former English professional footballer who played as a forward for Everton and Birmingham City in the First Division...

' Bryan Orritt
Bryan Orritt
Bryan Orritt is a Welsh former professional footballer who played as an inside forward or wing half. He made more than 200 appearances in the Football League, and was capped three times for Wales at under-23 level....

'

Jimmy Singer

Dennis James "Jimmy" Singer was a Welsh professional footballer who scored 62 goals in 139 appearances in the Football League playing for Newport County, Birmingham City and Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic. He played as an inside forward.Singer was born in Cefn Hengoed, Glamorgan...

Manager:

Gil Merrick

Gilbert Harold "Gil" Merrick , was an English footballer and football manager. Considered one of the best goalkeepers in the UK during the mid-1950s, Merrick was one in a long line of great Birmingham City keepers which included the likes of Johnny Schofield and Harry Hibbs...

A.S. Roma win 4–2 on aggregate

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