1961 European Cup Winners' Cup Final

The 1961 European Cup Winners' Cup Final was a football match contested between Fiorentina

ACF Fiorentina

ACF Fiorentina, commonly referred to as simply Fiorentina, is a professional Italian football club from Florence, Tuscany. Founded by a merger in 1926, Fiorentina have played at the top level of Italian football for the majority of their existence; only four clubs have played in more Serie A...

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...

and Rangers

Rangers F.C.

Rangers Football Club are an association football club based in Glasgow, Scotland, who play in the Scottish Premier League. The club are nicknamed the Gers, Teddy Bears and the Light Blues, and the fans are known to each other as bluenoses...

of Scotland

Scotland

Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...

. It was the first UEFA Cup Winners' Cup

UEFA Cup Winners' Cup

The UEFA Cup Winners' Cup was a football club competition contested annually by the most recent winners of all European domestic cup competitions. The cup is one of the many inter-European club competitions that have been organised by UEFA. The first competition was held in the 1960–61 season—but...

final and the only time that the final was played over two legs. The first leg was played at Ibrox Stadium

Ibrox Stadium

Ibrox Stadium is a football stadium located on the south side of the River Clyde, on Edmiston Drive in the Ibrox district of Glasgow. It is the home ground of Scottish Premier League club Rangers and has an all-seated capacity of 51,082...

, Glasgow

Glasgow

Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...

and the second leg at the Stadio Comunale

Stadio Artemio Franchi (Florence)

Stadio Artemio Franchi is a football stadium in Florence, Italy. It is currently the home of ACF Fiorentina. The stadium was temporarily noticed as the host of Italy's Six Nations matches from 2012. The old nickname of the stadium was "Comunale."...

in Florence

Florence

Florence is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany and of the province of Florence. It is the most populous city in Tuscany, with approximately 370,000 inhabitants, expanding to over 1.5 million in the metropolitan area....

. Fiorentina won 4–1 on aggregate.

First leg


style="font-size:90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="left">	RANGERS:
GK	1	Billy Ritchie Billy Ritchie William "Billy" Ritchie is a Scottish former professional football player who is best known for his time with Rangers.Ritchie started his career at local side Bathgate Thistle before moving to Rangers in 1955...
DF	2	Bobby Shearer Bobby Shearer Bobby Shearer was a Scottish professional football player and manager. He represented Scotland in four full international games....
DF	5	Bill Paterson Bill Paterson (footballer born 1930) William "Bill" Paterson is a former Scottish football defender.Paterson started his career with Doncaster Rovers in 1950 but he left to sign for Newcastle United, after five seasons with the club. He had a relatively unsuccessful three years on Tyneside and so returned to Scotland to join Rangers...
DF	4	Harold Davis Harold Davis (footballer) Harold Davis is a Scottish former professional football player who is best known for his time with Rangers.-East Fife:Davis began his senior career at Scot Symon's East Fife and quickly gained praise as a tough tackling, no-nonsense defender but he was drafted for national service in 1951 and...
DF	3	Eric Caldow Eric Caldow Eric Caldow is a former Scottish international footballer who played for Rangers, Stirling Albion and Scotland.-Early life:...
MF	6	Jim Baxter Jim Baxter James Curran Baxter was a left-footed Scottish footballer who played as a midfielder. He is regarded by some as the country's greatest ever footballer...
MF	7	Davie Wilson Davie Wilson Davie Wilson is a Scottish former international footballer who played as a left winger.-Career:Wilson made just under 400 league appearances during his twelve-year playing career, making 22 appearances for Scotland and finishing runner-up with Rangers in the inaugural UEFA Cup Winners' Cup in 1961...
MF	8	Ian McMillan Ian McMillan (footballer) John Livingstone "Ian" McMillan is a former Scottish footballer who played for , and the Scotland national team.-Airdrieonians:...
MF	11	Robert Hume
FW	10	Ralph Brand Ralph Brand Ralph Laidlaw Brand is a retired Scottish footballer, who played as a striker for Rangers, and latterly, Manchester City, Sunderland, Raith Rovers and Hamilton Academical.-Playing career:...
FW	9	Alex Scott
Manager:
Scot Symon

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

Enrico Albertosi

Enrico "Ricky" Albertosi is an Italian former footballer who played goalkeeper for the Italian national team in the 1966 World Cup and the 1970 World Cup....

DF 2

Enzo Robotti

Enzo Robotti is a former Italian international footballer.Robotti was born in Alessandria. During his club career he played for ACF Fiorentina, A.S. Roma and Brescia Calcio. He earned 15 caps for the Italy national football team from 1958 to 1965, and participated in the 1962 FIFA World...

DF 4

Piero Gonfiantini DF 5

Alberto Orzan DF 3

Sergio Castelletti

Sergio Castelletti was an Italian professional footballer and manager.-Footballer:As a football, he played several seasons with Fiorentina, winning twice Coppa Italia , a UEFA Cup Winners' Cup and a Mitropa Cup.With team-mate Enzo Robotti, which came from province of Alessandria like Castelletti...

MF 6

Claudio Rimbaldo MF 7

Kurt Hamrin

Kurt Roland Hamrin is a former Swedish footballer. He is currently the seventh highest goalscorer of all-time in Italy's Serie A with 190 goals. He was best known as goal scoring winger with incredible dribbling ability.-Career:Hamrin first played for AIK in Sweden, whom he joined in the 1952-53...

MF 8

Dante Micheli MF 11

Gianfranco Petris FW 9

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...

FW 10

Luigi Milan Manager:

Nándor Hidegkuti

Nándor Hidegkuti was a Hungarian football player and manager. He played as a forward or attacking midfielder and spent the majority of his playing career at MTK Hungária FC. During the 1950s he was also a member of the Hungarian National Team team known as the Golden Team...

Second leg


style="font-size:90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">	FIORENTINA:
GK	1	Enrico Albertosi Enrico Albertosi Enrico "Ricky" Albertosi is an Italian former footballer who played goalkeeper for the Italian national team in the 1966 World Cup and the 1970 World Cup....
DF	2	Vincenzo Robotti
DF	4	Piero Gonfiantini
DF	5	Alberto Orzan
DF	3	Sergio Castelletti Sergio Castelletti Sergio Castelletti was an Italian professional footballer and manager.-Footballer:As a football, he played several seasons with Fiorentina, winning twice Coppa Italia , a UEFA Cup Winners' Cup and a Mitropa Cup.With team-mate Enzo Robotti, which came from province of Alessandria like Castelletti...
MF	6	Claudio Rimbaldo
MF	7	Kurt Hamrin Kurt Hamrin Kurt Roland Hamrin is a former Swedish footballer. He is currently the seventh highest goalscorer of all-time in Italy's Serie A with 190 goals. He was best known as goal scoring winger with incredible dribbling ability.-Career:Hamrin first played for AIK in Sweden, whom he joined in the 1952-53...
MF	8	Dante Micheli
MF	11	Gianfranco Petris
FW	9	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...
FW	10	Luigi Milan
Manager:
Nándor Hidegkuti Nándor Hidegkuti Nándor Hidegkuti was a Hungarian football player and manager. He played as a forward or attacking midfielder and spent the majority of his playing career at MTK Hungária FC. During the 1950s he was also a member of the Hungarian National Team team known as the Golden Team...

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

Billy Ritchie

William "Billy" Ritchie is a Scottish former professional football player who is best known for his time with Rangers.Ritchie started his career at local side Bathgate Thistle before moving to Rangers in 1955...

DF 2

Bobby Shearer

Bobby Shearer was a Scottish professional football player and manager. He represented Scotland in four full international games....

DF 5

Bill Paterson

Bill Paterson (footballer born 1930)

William "Bill" Paterson is a former Scottish football defender.Paterson started his career with Doncaster Rovers in 1950 but he left to sign for Newcastle United, after five seasons with the club. He had a relatively unsuccessful three years on Tyneside and so returned to Scotland to join Rangers...

DF 4

Harold Davis

Harold Davis (footballer)

Harold Davis is a Scottish former professional football player who is best known for his time with Rangers.-East Fife:Davis began his senior career at Scot Symon's East Fife and quickly gained praise as a tough tackling, no-nonsense defender but he was drafted for national service in 1951 and...

DF 3

Eric Caldow

Eric Caldow is a former Scottish international footballer who played for Rangers, Stirling Albion and Scotland.-Early life:...

MF 6

Jim Baxter

James Curran Baxter was a left-footed Scottish footballer who played as a midfielder. He is regarded by some as the country's greatest ever footballer...

MF 7

Alex Scott MF 8

Ian McMillan

Ian McMillan (footballer)

John Livingstone "Ian" McMillan is a former Scottish footballer who played for , and the Scotland national team.-Airdrieonians:...

MF 11

Davie Wilson

Davie Wilson is a Scottish former international footballer who played as a left winger.-Career:Wilson made just under 400 league appearances during his twelve-year playing career, making 22 appearances for Scotland and finishing runner-up with Rangers in the inaugural UEFA Cup Winners' Cup in 1961...

FW 10

Ralph Brand

Ralph Laidlaw Brand is a retired Scottish footballer, who played as a striker for Rangers, and latterly, Manchester City, Sunderland, Raith Rovers and Hamilton Academical.-Playing career:...

FW 9

Jimmy Millar

James "Jimmy" Millar is a retired footballer who played for Dunfermline Athletic, Rangers and Dundee United....

Manager:

Scot Symon

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