Aston Villa
Youth
Wednesday, 26 April 1972
1971-72
Won
4-2
Liverpool
Youth
FA Youth Cup Final 2nd Leg
Anfield
๐ฉ 26 Apr 1972, Villa 4-2 Liverpool
Scorer(s): Doug George | 57' | Brian Little | 96' | 116' | Own Goal | 118' |
Assist(s): Tony Betts | 96' | Dave Smith | 116' |
Manager: Frank Upton ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Line Up & Subs
Line Up & Subs:
GK Jake Findlay | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
RB John Gidman | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Roy Stark | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
D Brian Melling | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Bobby McDonald | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ
M Alan Little | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Brian Gray | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Doug George | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ ๐จ
F Tony Betts | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ
F Mick Brady | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | (F Dave Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ )
F Brian Little | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ โฝ
Unused
Unused:
Not Recorded
On This Day
Villa win the 1972 FA Youth Cup Final 5-2 on Aggregate
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.
Match Timeline
๐ | HT Liverpool 0-0 Aston Villa
๐ฅ
| 46' Goal, 0-1, (Liverpool), Derek Brownbill
๐ | Sub off, Mick Brady, Sub on, David Smith
โฝ | 57' Goal, 1-1, Doug George
๐ฅ
| 80' Goal, 1-2, (Liverpool), Neil Singleton
๐ฅ | 81' Sending off, Bobby McDonald
๐จ | 85' Booking, Doug George
๐ | FT Liverpool 2-1 Aston Villa
โฝ | 96' Goal, 2-2, Brian Little, Assist by Tony Betts
โฝ | 116' Goal, 3-2, Brian Little, Assist by Dave Smith
โฝ | 118' Goal, 4-2, Brian Kettle og
๐ AET Liverpool 2-4 Aston Villa
Referee: John Homewood | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Sunbury on Thames
Eight of the first XI will go on to represent the Villa first team, making 709 appearances in total.
GK Jake Findlay | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
1974-77 ๐ 18 | โ
17 | ๐ (1) | ๐ฅ
1.17 | โ 28% | ๐บ 3 | #567 |
RB John Gidman | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
1972-79 ๐ 243 | โ
242 | ๐ (1) | โฝ 9 | ๐ฅ 32 | ๐บ 2 | #560 |
CB Roy Stark | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
1974 ๐ 2 | โ
2 | ๐ (0) | โฝ 0 | ๐ฅ 0 | ๐บ 0 | #566 |
LB Bobby McDonald | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
1973-76 ๐ 46 | โ
41 ๐ (5) | โฝ 5 | ๐ฅ 6 | ๐บ 8 | #563 |
M Alan Little | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
1974 ๐ 5 | โ
4 ๐ (1) | โฝ 1 | ๐ฅ 0 | ๐บ 1 | #573 |
M Jimmy Brown | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
1969-75 ๐ 88 | โ
84 ๐ (4) | โฝ 1 | ๐ฅ 8 | ๐บ 31 | #542 |
F Tony Betts | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
1974 ๐ 4 | โ
1 ๐ (3) | โฝ 0 | ๐ฅ 0 | ๐บ 3 | #570 |
F Brian Little | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
1971-80 ๐ 303 | 296 (7) | โฝ 81 | ๐ฅ 63 | ๐บ 8 | #555 |
Match Media
1971-72
Youth Team Squad
GK Jake Findlay | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #567 |
Goalkeeper
Peak Villa:
First Team
Where are they now?
Coventry City ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Died
F Brian Little | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #555 |
Forward
Peak Villa:
First Team
Where are they now?
Aston Villa ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired
1971-72
Reserve Team Squad
GK Jake Findlay | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #567 |
Goalkeeper
Peak Villa:
First Team
Where are they now?
Coventry City ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Died
F Brian Little | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #555 |
Forward
Peak Villa:
First Team
Where are they now?
Aston Villa ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired