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Villa's Youth Cup Wins

2024-25 Youth Cup Final

🟩 Villa win 3-1

🟩 5 May 2025, Villa 3-1 Manchester City, Villa Park

Scorer(s): T J Carroll | 4' | Cole Brannigan | 31' | Jamaldeen Jimoh-Aloba | 66' |

Line Up

GK Sam Proctor (1st) | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ |
RB Triston Rowe (1st) | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ |
CB T J Carroll | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ | ⚽ |
CB Leon Routh | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ |
LB Rodrigo Monteiro Fortes | šŸ‡µšŸ‡¹ | šŸ” |
M George Hemmings | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ |
M Aidan Borland (1st) | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó ³ó £ó “ó æ |
F Bradley Burrowes (1st) | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ | šŸ” |
M Jamaldeen Jimoh-Aloba (1st) | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ | ⚽ | šŸ” |
F Cole Brannigan | šŸ‡¬šŸ‡§ | šŸ”„ | ⚽ | šŸ” |
F Mason Cotcher | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ | šŸ” |

Substitutes
Manager

šŸ” | M Keilan Quinn | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ | for F Cole Brannigan | šŸ‡¬šŸ‡§ | 73' |
šŸ” | RB Ashton McWilliams | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ | for M Jamaldeen Jimoh-Aloba (1st) | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ | 80' |
šŸ” | LB Teddie Bloomfield | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ | for LB Rodrigo Monteiro Fortes | šŸ‡µšŸ‡¹ | 80' |
šŸ” | M Max Jenner | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ | for CF Mason Cotcher | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ | 87' |
šŸ” | W Trai-Varn Mulley | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ | for F Bradley Burrowes (1st) | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ | 90'+2 |

Jimmy Shan | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ |

Match Timeline

šŸ„… | 2' Goal, 0-1, (Manchester City), Matty Warhurst
⚽ | 4' Goal, 1-1, T J Carroll, Assist by Cole Brannigan
⚽ | 31' Goal, 2-1, Cole Brannigan
šŸ•’ | HT Aston Villa 2-1 Manchester City
⚽ | 66' Goal, 3-1, Jamaldeen Jimoh-Aloba
šŸ” | 73' Sub off, Cole Brannigan, Sub on, Keilan Quinn
šŸ” | 80' Sub off, Jamaldeen Jimoh-Aloba, Sub on, Ashton McWilliams
šŸ” | 80' Sub off, Rodrigo Monteiro Fortes, Sub on, Teddie Bloomfield
šŸ” | 87' Sub off, Mason Cotcher, Sub on, Max Jenner
šŸ” | 90'+2 Sub off, Bradley Burrowes, Sub on, Trai-Varn Mulley
šŸ•’ | FT Aston Villa 3-1 Manchester City

On This Day

Villa recover from conceding an early goal to immediately hit back before a wonder strike from Cole Brannigan and a great goal from Jamaldeen Jimoh-Aloba set up their fifth win in the competition.

Only three clubs have won the trophy more times than Villa - Manchester United, Arsenal and Chelsea.

At the time of playing the final, five of the first XI have represented the Villa first team.

GK Sam Proctor (1st) | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ |
⭐ 2023- šŸ•’ 0 | āœ… 0 šŸ” (0) | šŸ„… 0 | ā›” 0% | šŸ‡ŗ 6 | Unused Sub |

RB Triston Rowe (1st) | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ |
⭐ 2024- šŸ•’ 0 | āœ… 0 šŸ” (0) | ⚽ 0 | šŸ”„ 0 | šŸ‡ŗ 2 | Unused Sub |

M Aidan Borland (1st) | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó ³ó £ó “ó æ |
⭐ 2024- šŸ•’ 1 | āœ… 0 šŸ” (1) | ⚽ 0 | šŸ”„ 0 | šŸ‡ŗ 1 | #1003 |

F Bradley Burrowes (1st) | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ | šŸ” |
⭐ 2025- šŸ•’ 0 | āœ… 0 šŸ” (0) | ⚽ 0 | šŸ”„ 0 | šŸ‡ŗ 1 | Unused Sub |

M Jamaldeen Jimoh-Aloba (1st) | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ |
⭐ 2024- šŸ•’ 3 | āœ… 0 šŸ” (3) | ⚽ 0 | šŸ”„ 0 | šŸ‡ŗ 7 | #1006 |

Thirty seven players who have won the Youth Cup with Villa have gone on to represent the first team making a total of 1,640 appearances for the club.

⭐ Current Player

2020-21 Youth Cup Final

🟩 Villa win 2-1

🟩 24 May 2021, Villa 2-1 Liverpool, Villa Park

Scorer(s): Ben Chrisene | 7' | Brad Young | 11' |

Line Up

GK Filip Marschall (1st) | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ |
RB Kaine Kesler Hayden (1st) | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ |
CB Lamare Bogarde (1st) | šŸ‡³šŸ‡± |
CB Sil Swinkels (1st) | šŸ‡³šŸ‡± |
LB Seb Revan (1st) | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ |
M Hayden Lindley (1st) | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ | šŸ” |
M Arjan Raikhy (1st) | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ | šŸ”„ |
M Carney Chukwuemeka (1st) | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ |
W Ben Chrisene (1st) | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ | ⚽ | šŸ” |
CF Louie Barry (1st) | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ |
CF Brad Young (1st) | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ | ⚽ |

Substitutes
Manager

šŸ” | M Aaron Ramsey (1st) | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ | for W Ben Chrisene (1st) | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ | 61' |
šŸ” | M Mamadou Dialla Sylla (1st) | šŸ‡ŖšŸ‡ø | for M Hayden Lindley (1st) | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ | 79' |

Mark Delaney | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó ·ó ¬ó ³ó æ |

Match Timeline

⚽ | 7' Goal, 1-0, Ben Chrisene, Assist by Arjan Raikhy
⚽ | 11' Goal, 2-0, Brad Young, pen
šŸ•’ | HT Aston Villa 1-1 Liverpool
šŸ„… | 73' Goal, 2-1, (Liverpool), Melkamu Frauendorf
šŸ•’ | FT Aston Villa 2-1 Liverpool

On This Day

Villa play in the single match format of the Youth Cup final for the first time and score two early goals to set up their fourth win in the competition.

Only three clubs have won the trophy more times than Villa - Manchester United, Arsenal and Chelsea.

Every player in the first XI and substitutes will go on to represent the Villa first team.

GK Filip Marschall (1st) | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ |
⭐ 2021- šŸ•’ 1 | āœ… 1 | šŸ” (0) | šŸ„… 1.00 | ā›” 0% | šŸ‡ŗ 20 | #994 |

RB Kaine Kesler Hayden (1st) | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ |
⭐ 2021- šŸ•’ 5 | āœ… 1 | šŸ” (4) | ⚽ 0 | šŸ”„ 0 | šŸ‡ŗ 26 | #955 |

CB Lamare Bogarde (1st) | šŸ‡³šŸ‡± |
⭐ 2021- šŸ•’ 17 | āœ… 10 | šŸ” (7) | ⚽ 0 | šŸ”„ 0 | šŸ‡ŗ 29 | #954 |

CB Sil Swinkels (1st) | šŸ‡³šŸ‡± |
⭐ 2021- šŸ•’ 2 | āœ… 1 | šŸ” (1) | ⚽ 0 | šŸ”„ 0 | šŸ‡ŗ 14 | #965 |

LB Seb Revan (1st) | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ |
2023 šŸ•’ 1 | āœ… 1 | šŸ” (0) | ⚽ 0 | šŸ”„ 0 | šŸ‡ŗ 8 | #991 |

M Hayden Lindley (1st) | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ | šŸ” |
2021 šŸ•’ 2 | āœ… 0 | šŸ” (2) | ⚽ 0 | šŸ”„ 0 | šŸ‡ŗ 0 | #964 |

M Arjan Raikhy (1st) | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ | šŸ”„ |
2021 šŸ•’ 1 | āœ… 1 | šŸ” (0) | ⚽ 0 | šŸ”„ 0 | šŸ‡ŗ 0 | #960 |

M Carney Chukwuemeka (1st) | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ |
2021-22 šŸ•’ 16 | āœ… 3 šŸ” (13) | ⚽ 0 | šŸ”„ 1 | šŸ‡ŗ 25 | #968 |

W Ben Chrisene (1st) | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ | ⚽ | šŸ” |
2021-22 šŸ•’ 1 | āœ… 1 | šŸ” (0) | ⚽ 0 | šŸ”„ 0 | šŸ‡ŗ 7 | #958 |

CF Louie Barry (1st) | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ |
⭐ 2021- šŸ•’ 1 | āœ… 1 | šŸ” (0) | ⚽ 1 | šŸ”„ 0 | šŸ‡ŗ 0 | #961 |

CF Brad Young (1st) | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ |
2021 šŸ•’ 1 | āœ… 0 | šŸ” (1) | ⚽ 0 | šŸ”„ 0 | šŸ‡ŗ 0 | #962 |

M Aaron Ramsey (1st) | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ |
2021 šŸ•’ 1 | āœ… 0 šŸ” (1) | ⚽ 0 | šŸ”„ 0 | šŸ‡ŗ 4 | #973 |

M Mamadou Dialla Sylla (1st) | šŸ‡ŖšŸ‡ø |
2021 šŸ•’ 1 | āœ… 1 | šŸ” (0) | ⚽ 0 | šŸ”„ 0 | šŸ‡ŗ 0 | #959 |

Thirty two players who have won the Youth Cup with Villa have gone on to represent the first team making a total of 1,636 appearances for the club.

⭐ Current Player

2001-02 Youth Cup Final Second Leg

🟩 Villa win 4-2 on Aggregate

🟄 18 May 2002, Villa 0-1 Everton, Villa Park

Scorer(s): None

Line Up

GK Wayne Henderson (1st) | šŸ‡®šŸ‡Ŗ |
D Andrew Wells | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ |
CB Liam Ridgewell (1st) | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ |
D Ryan Amoo | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ |
M Peter Hynes | šŸ‡®šŸ‡Ŗ | šŸ” |
M Colin Marshall | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó ³ó £ó “ó æ |
M Steven Davis (1st) | šŸ‡¬šŸ‡§ |
M Steven Foley | šŸ‡®šŸ‡Ŗ |
W Peter Whittingham (1st) | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ |
F Stefan Moore (1st) | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ |
F Luke Moore (1st) | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ | šŸ” |

Substitutes
Manager

šŸ” | F David Scullion | šŸ‡¬šŸ‡§ | for M Peter Hynes | šŸ‡®šŸ‡Ŗ | 85' |
šŸ” | F Michael Husbands | šŸ‡±šŸ‡Ø | for F Luke Moore (1st) | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ | 90' |

Tony McAndrew | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó ³ó £ó “ó æ |

Match Timeline

šŸ•’ | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Everton
šŸ„… | 75' Goal, 0-1, (Everton), Scott Brown
šŸ•’ | FT Aston Villa 0-1 Everton

On This Day

Villa lose the second leg of the 2001-02 Youth Cup final at Villa Park but win 4-2 on aggregate to lift the Youth Cup for the third time.

Only two clubs have won the trophy more times than Villa - Manchester United and Arsenal.

Six of the first XI will go on to represent the Villa first team.

GK Wayne Henderson (1st) | šŸ‡®šŸ‡Ŗ |
2003-06 šŸ•’ 0 | āœ… 0 | šŸ” (0) | šŸ„… 0 | ā›” 0 | šŸ‡ŗ 11 | Unused Sub |

CB Liam Ridgewell (1st) | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ |
2002-07 šŸ•’ 93 | āœ… 75 | šŸ” (18) | ⚽ 6 | šŸ”„ 2 | šŸ‡ŗ 45 | #768 |

M Steven Davis (1st) | šŸ‡¬šŸ‡§ |
2004-07 šŸ•’ 102 | āœ… 80 | šŸ” (22) | ⚽ 9 | šŸ”„ 5 | šŸ‡ŗ 14 | #777 |

W Peter Whittingham (1st) | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ |
2003-07 šŸ•’ 66 | āœ… 39 | šŸ” (27) | ⚽ 2 | šŸ”„ 5 | šŸ‡ŗ 26 | #770 |

F Stefan Moore (1st) | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ |
2001-05 šŸ•’ 30 | āœ… 11 | šŸ” (19) | ⚽ 2 | šŸ”„ 0 | šŸ‡ŗ 15 | #760 |

F Luke Moore (1st) | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ |
2004-08 šŸ•’ 98 | āœ… 41 | šŸ” (57) | ⚽ 14 | šŸ”„ 5 | šŸ‡ŗ 18 | #774 |

Nineteen players who have won the Youth Cup with Villa have gone on to represent the first team making a total of 1,586 appearances for the club.

2001-02 Youth Cup Final First Leg

🟩 Villa take a 4-1 lead into the second leg at Villa Park

🟩 14 May 2002, Villa 4-1 Everton, Goodison Park

Scorer(s): Stefan Moore | 37' | 53' | Peter Hynes | 68' | Luke Moore | 79' |

Line Up

GK Wayne Henderson (1st) | šŸ‡®šŸ‡Ŗ |
D Andrew Wells | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ |
D James O'Connor | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ | šŸ” |
CB Liam Ridgewell (1st) | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ |
M Colin Marshall | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó ³ó £ó “ó æ |
M Steven Davis (1st) | šŸ‡¬šŸ‡§ | šŸ”„ |
M Peter Hynes | šŸ‡®šŸ‡Ŗ | šŸ”„ | ⚽ | šŸ” |
M Steven Foley | šŸ‡®šŸ‡Ŗ | šŸ”„ | šŸ”„ |
W Peter Whittingham (1st) | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ |
F Stefan Moore (1st) | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ | ⚽ | ⚽ |
F Luke Moore (1st) | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ | ⚽ | šŸ” |

Substitutes
Manager

šŸ” | D Ryan Amoo | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ | for D James O'Connor | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ | 83' |
šŸ” | F Michael Husbands | šŸ‡±šŸ‡Ø | for M Peter Hynes | šŸ‡®šŸ‡Ŗ | 89' |
šŸ” | F Mark Atkinson | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ | for F Luke Moore (1st) | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ | 90' |

Tony McAndrew | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó ³ó £ó “ó æ |

Match Timeline

šŸ„… | 23' Goal, 0-1, (Everton), Wayne Rooney
⚽ | 37' Goal, 1-1, Stefan Moore, Assist by Steven Foley
šŸ•’ | HT Everton 1-1 Aston Villa
⚽ | 53' Goal, 2-1, Stefan Moore, Assist by Peter Hynes
⚽ | 68' Goal, 3-1, Peter Hynes, Assist by Steven Foley
⚽ | 79' Goal, 4-1, Luke Moore, Assist by Steven Davis
šŸ•’ | FT Everton 1-4 Aston Villa

On This Day

Villa fall behind to a Wayne Rooney strike before a superb team comeback puts them in control of the final with a 4-1 lead in the first leg of the Youth Cup final ahead of the second leg at Villa Park.

1979-80 Youth Cup Final Second Leg

🟩 Villa win 3-2 on Aggregate

🟄 30 Apr 1980, Villa 0-1 Manchester City, Villa Park

Scorer(s): None

Line Up

GK Mark Kendall | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ |
RB Mark Jones (1st) | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ |
D Andy Taylor | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ |
D David Mail | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ |
D Duncan Heath | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ |
CB Noel Blake (1st) | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ |
M Paul Birch (1st) | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ |
M Robert Hopkins (1st) | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ |
M Mark Hutchinson | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ |
W Mark Walters (1st) | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ |
F Trevor Ames | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ |

Substitutes
Manager

šŸ” | W Ray Walker | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ | for M Mark Hutchinson | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ | 68' |

Keith Leonard | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ |

Match Timeline

šŸ„… | 22' Goal, 0-1, (Manchester City), Clive Wilson
šŸ•’ | HT Aston Villa 0-1 Manchester City
šŸ” | 68' Sub off, Mark Hutchinson, Sub on, Ray Walker
šŸ•’ | FT Aston Villa 0-1 Manchester City

On This Day

Villa lose the second leg of the 1979-80 Youth Cup final at Villa Park but win 3-2 on aggregate to lift the Youth Cup for the second time.

Five of the first XI will go on to represent the Villa first team.

RB Mark Jones (1st) | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ |
1982-83 šŸ•’ 33 | āœ… 33 | šŸ” (0) | ⚽ 0 | šŸ”„ 1 | šŸ‡ŗ 9 | #617 |

CB Noel Blake (1st) | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ |
1980-81 šŸ•’ 4 | āœ… 4 | šŸ” (0) | ⚽ 0 | šŸ”„ 0 | šŸ‡ŗ 0 | #614 |

M Paul Birch (1st) | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ |
1983-91 šŸ•’ 223 | āœ… 192 | šŸ” (31) | ⚽ 25 | šŸ”„ 28 | šŸ‡ŗ 32 | #622 |

M Robert Hopkins (1st) | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ |
1979-82 šŸ•’ 3 | āœ… 1 | šŸ” (2) | ⚽ 1 | šŸ”„ 0 | šŸ‡ŗ 6 | #612 |

W Mark Walters (1st) | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ |
1982-87 šŸ•’ 225 | āœ… 207 | šŸ” (18) | ⚽ 48 | šŸ”„ 37 | šŸ‡ŗ 14 | #618 |

Thirteen players who have won the Youth Cup with Villa have gone on to represent the first team making a total of 1,197 appearances for the club.

1979-80 Youth Cup Final First Leg

🟩 Villa take a 3-1 lead into the second leg at Villa Park

🟩 21 Apr 1980, Villa 3-1 Manchester City, Maine Road

Scorer(s): Trevor Ames | 28' | 46' | 55' |

Line Up

GK Mark Kendall | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ |
RB Mark Jones (1st) | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ |
D Andy Taylor | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ |
D David Mail | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ |
CB Noel Blake (1st) | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ |
M Paul Birch (1st) | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ |
M Robert Hopkins (1st) | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ |
M Mark Hutchinson | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ |
W Mark Walters (1st) | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ |
F Tony Rees | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó ·ó ¬ó ³ó æ |
F Trevor Ames | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ | ⚽ | ⚽ | ⚽ |

Substitutes
Manager

None

Keith Leonard | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ |

Match Timeline

⚽ | 28' Goal, 1-0, Trevor Ames
šŸ„… | 43' Goal, 1-1, (Manchester City, pen), Steve McKenzie
šŸ•’ | HT Manchester City 1-1 Aston Villa
⚽ | 46' Goal, 2-1, Trevor Ames
⚽ | 55' Goal, 3-1, Trevor Ames
šŸ•’ | FT Manchester City 1-3 Aston Villa

On This Day

Despite Manchester City playing their £250,000 signing Steve McKenzie and a number of older players, Villa's youth take a commanding lead in the first leg of the 1979-80 Youth Cup final at Maine Road thanks to a hat-trick from Trevor Ames.

1971-72 Youth Cup Final Second Leg

🟩 Villa win 5-2 on Aggregate

🟩 26 Apr 1972, Villa 4-2 Liverpool, Anfield

Scorer(s): Doug George | 57' | Brian Little | 96' | 116' | Own Goal | 118' |

Line Up

GK Jake Findlay (1st) | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó ³ó £ó “ó æ |
RB John Gidman (1st) | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ |
CB Roy Stark (1st) | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ |
D Brian Melling | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ |
LB Bobby McDonald (1st) | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó ³ó £ó “ó æ | 🟄 |
M Alan Little (1st) | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ |
M Brian Gray | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó ³ó £ó “ó æ |
M Doug George | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ | ⚽ | 🟨 |
F Tony Betts (1st) | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ | šŸ”„ |
F Mick Brady | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó ³ó £ó “ó æ | šŸ” |
F Brian Little (1st) | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ | ⚽ | ⚽ |

Substitutes
Manager

šŸ” | F Dave Smith | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ | šŸ”„ | for F Mick Brady | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó ³ó £ó “ó æ |

Frank Upton | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ |

Match Timeline

šŸ•’ | HT Liverpool 0-0 Aston Villa
šŸ„… | 46' Goal, 0-1, (Liverpool), Derek Brownbill
šŸ” | Sub off, Mick Brady, Sub on, David Smith
⚽ | 57' Goal, 1-1, Doug George
šŸ„… | 80' Goal, 1-2, (Liverpool), Neil Singleton
🟄 | 81' Sending off, Bobby McDonald
🟨 | 85' Booking, Doug George
šŸ•’ | FT Liverpool 2-1 Aston Villa
⚽ | 96' Goal, 2-2, Brian Little, Assist by Tony Betts
⚽ | 116' Goal, 3-2, Brian Little, Assist by Dave Smith
⚽ | 118' Goal, 4-2, Brian Kettle og
šŸ•’ AET Liverpool 2-4 Aston Villa

On This Day

Villa finish the job in extra time at Anfield, despite being a man down, as Brian Little scores a brace to deliver Villa's first Youth Cup Final win.

Eight of the first XI will go on to represent the Villa first team making 709 appearance in total.

GK Jake Findlay (1st) | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó ³ó £ó “ó æ |
1974-77 šŸ•’ 18 | āœ… 17 | šŸ” (1) | šŸ„… 1.17 | ā›” 28% | šŸ‡ŗ 3 | #567 |

RB John Gidman (1st) | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ |
1972-79 šŸ•’ 243 | āœ… 242 | šŸ” (1) | ⚽ 9 | šŸ”„ 32 | šŸ‡ŗ 2 | #560 |

CB Roy Stark (1st) | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ |
1974 šŸ•’ 2 | āœ… 2 | šŸ” (0) | ⚽ 0 | šŸ”„ 0 | šŸ‡ŗ 0 | #566 |

LB Bobby McDonald (1st) | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó ³ó £ó “ó æ |
1973-76 šŸ•’ 46 | āœ… 41 šŸ” (5) | ⚽ 5 | šŸ”„ 6 | šŸ‡ŗ 8 | #563 |

M Alan Little (1st) | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ |
1974 šŸ•’ 5 | āœ… 4 šŸ” (1) | ⚽ 1 | šŸ”„ 0 | šŸ‡ŗ 1 | #573 |

M Jimmy Brown (1st) | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó ³ó £ó “ó æ |
1969-75 šŸ•’ 88 | āœ… 84 šŸ” (4) | ⚽ 1 | šŸ”„ 8 | šŸ‡ŗ 31 | #542 |

F Tony Betts (1st) | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ |
1974 šŸ•’ 4 | āœ… 1 šŸ” (3) | ⚽ 0 | šŸ”„ 0 | šŸ‡ŗ 3 | #570 |

F Brian Little (1st) | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ |
1971-80 šŸ•’ 303 | 296 (7) | ⚽ 81 | šŸ”„ 63 | šŸ‡ŗ 8 | #555 |

1971-72 Youth Cup Final First Leg

🟩 Villa take a 1-0 lead into the second leg at Anfield

🟩 17 Apr 1972, Villa 1-0 Liverpool, Villa Park

Scorer(s): John Gidman | 64' (pen)

Line Up

GK Jake Findlay (1st) | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó ³ó £ó “ó æ |
RB John Gidman (1st) | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ | ⚽ |
CB Roy Stark (1st) | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ |
D Brian Melling | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ |
LB Bobby McDonald (1st) | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó ³ó £ó “ó æ |
M Alan Little (1st) | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ |
M Jimmy Brown (1st) | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó ³ó £ó “ó æ |
M Doug George | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ |
F Tony Betts (1st) | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ |
F Mick Brady | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó ³ó £ó “ó æ |
F Brian Little (1st) | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ |

Substitutes
Manager

šŸ” | F Dave Smith | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ | for F Mick Brady | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó ³ó £ó “ó æ |

Frank Upton | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ |

Match Timeline

šŸ•’ | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Liverpool
⚽ | 63' Goal, 1-0, John Gidman, pen
šŸ•’ | FT Aston Villa 1-0 Liverpool

On This Day

Villa win the first leg of the 1971-72 Youth Cup Final thanks to a John Gidman penalty at Villa Park.

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