title: 1961 Night Series Cup
text: # 1961 Night Series Cup
  
  The 1961 VFL Night Premiership Cup was the Victorian Football League end of season cup competition played in August and September of the 1961 VFL Premiership Season. This was the sixth season of the VFL Night Series. Run as a knock-out tournament, it was contested by the eight VFL teams that failed to make the 1961 VFL finals series. Games were played at the Lake Oval, Albert Park, then the home ground of South Melbourne, as it was the only ground equipped to host night games. Geelong won its first night series cup defeating North Melbourne in the final by 12 points.
  
  ## Games
  
  ### Round 1
  
  | Winning team | Winning team score | Losing team | Losing team score | Ground | Crowd | Date |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Collingwood | 14.14 (98) | Fitzroy | 11.13 (79) | Lake Oval | 16,222 | Thursday, 31 August |
  | North Melbourne | 14.12 (96) | Essendon | 11.15 (81) | Lake Oval | 17,854 | Tuesday, 5 September |
  | Geelong | 13.7 (85) | South Melbourne | 12.8 (80) | Lake Oval | 21,760 | Thursday, 7 September |
  | Carlton | 12.12 (84) | Richmond | 5.8 (38) | Lake Oval | 23,468 | Tuesday, 12 September |
  
  ### Semifinals
  
  | Winning team | Winning team score | Losing team | Losing team score | Ground | Crowd | Date |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | North Melbourne | 14.10 (94) | Collingwood | 10.8 (68) | Lake Oval | 15,110 | Friday, 15 September |
  | Geelong | 14.12 (96) | Carlton | 10.11 (71) | Lake Oval | 27,240 | Tuesday, 19 September |
  
  ### Final
  
  | Winning team | Winning team score | Losing team | Losing team score | Ground | Crowd | Date |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Geelong | 9.20 (74) | North Melbourne | 9.8 (62) | Lake Oval | 30,465 | Monday, 25 September |
  