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League Cup

League Cup
4th Round
Lost to Brentford

1978-79

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1978-79
Ron Saunders | šŸ“󠁧󠁢󠁄󠁮󠁧ó æ | 1974-1982
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2nd Round

šŸŸ© 30 Aug 1978, Villa 1-0 Wednesday, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Gary Shelton | 26' |

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1978-79
Ron Saunders | šŸ“󠁧󠁢󠁄󠁮󠁧ó æ | 1974-1982
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3rd Round

šŸŸØ 4 Oct 1978, Villa 1-1 Palace, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Brian Little | 41' |

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1978-79
Ron Saunders | šŸ“󠁧󠁢󠁄󠁮󠁧ó æ | 1974-1982
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3rd Round

šŸŸØ 10 Oct 1978, Villa 0-0 Palace, Selhurst

Scorer(s) | None

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1978-79
Ron Saunders | šŸ“󠁧󠁢󠁄󠁮󠁧ó æ | 1974-1982
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3rd Round

šŸŸ© 16 Oct 1978, Villa 3-0 Palace, Highfield Road

Scorer(s) | Andy Gray | 19' | 71' | John Gregory | 31' |

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1978-79
Ron Saunders | šŸ“󠁧󠁢󠁄󠁮󠁧ó æ | 1974-1982
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4th Round

šŸŸ„ 8 Nov 1978, Villa 0-2 Luton, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | None

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Trophiesā€Ø

šŸ† European Cup Winners: (1) 1981-82ā€Ø
šŸ† šŸ† šŸ† šŸ† šŸ† šŸ† šŸ† League Champions: (7) 1893-94, 1895-96, 1896-97, 1898-99, 1899-00, 1909-10, 1980-81
šŸ† šŸ† šŸ† šŸ† šŸ† šŸ† šŸ†  FA Cup Winners: (7) 1886-87, 1894-95, 1896-97, 1904-05, 1912-13, 1919-20, 1956-57
šŸ† šŸ† šŸ† šŸ† šŸ† League Cup Winners: (5) 1960-61, 1974-75, 1976-77, 1993-94, 1995-96ā€Ø
šŸ† šŸ† Second Division Champions: (2) 1937-38, 1959-60ā€Ø
šŸ† Third Division Champions: (1) 1971-72ā€Ø
šŸ† European Super Cup Winners: (1) 1982-83ā€Ø
šŸ† Intertoto Cup Winners: (1) 2001-02ā€Ø
šŸ† Peace Cup Winners: (1) 2009 (Friendly)ā€Ø
šŸ† šŸ† šŸ† šŸ† šŸ† FA Youth Cup Winners: (5) 1971-72, 1979-80, 2001-02, 2020-21, 2024-25
šŸ† NextGen Series Winners: (1) 2012-13
šŸ† Premier League Cup Winners: (1) 2017-18
šŸ† u18s Premier League Champions (3): 2024-25, 2007-08, 2003-04
šŸ† šŸ† šŸ† šŸ† šŸ† šŸ† šŸ† šŸ† šŸ† šŸ† šŸ† šŸ† šŸ† šŸ† šŸ† šŸ† šŸ† šŸ† šŸ† šŸ† Birmingham Senior Cup Winners: (20) 1879-80, 1881-82, 1882-83, 1883-84, 1884-85, 1887-88, 1888-90, 1889-90, 1890-91, 1895-96, 1898-99, 1902-03, 1903-04, 1905-06, 1907-08, 1908-09, 1909-10, 1911-12, 1984-85, 2023-24
šŸ† šŸ† šŸ† šŸ† šŸ† Premier Reserve League Champions: (5) 2003-04, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2011-12
šŸ† šŸ† šŸ† Central League Champions: (3) 1929-30, 1963-64, 1992-93

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