Aston Villa
Youth
Tuesday, 4 April 1978
1977-78
Won
3-1
Burnley
FA Youth Cup Semi-Final 1st Leg
๐ฉ 4 Apr 1978 Burnley 1-3 Villa
Scorer(s): Adrian OโDowd (2), John Capaldi
Fixture List
๐ฅ 27 Aug 1977 Villa 0-3 Wolves
Midland Intermediate League
๐ฅ 3 Sep 1977 Mansfield 4-1 Villa
Midland Intermediate League
๐จ 10 Sep 1977 Bristol Rovers 4-4 Villa
Midland Intermediate League
๐ฉ 24 Sep 1977 Shrewsbury 3-4 Villa
Midland Intermediate League
๐ฉ 1 Oct 1977 Villa 3-2 Bristol Rovers
Midland Intermediate League
๐ฉ 8 Oct 1977 Bristol City 0-3 Villa
Midland Intermediate League
๐ฉ 15 Oct 1977 Villa 3-0 Derby
Midland Intermediate League
๐ฅ 22 Oct 1977 Notts County 2-0 Villa
Midland Intermediate League
๐ฉ 24 Oct 1977 Watford 0-4 Villa
Southern Junior Floodlit Cup 1st Round
๐ฉ 29 Oct 1977 Villa 2-0 Forest
Midland Intermediate League
๐ฅ 5 Nov 1977 Stoke 2-1 Villa
Midland Intermediate League
๐ฅ 12 Nov 1977 Villa 0-1 Shrewsbury
Midland Intermediate League
๐จ 14 Nov 1977 Villa 1-1 Orient
Southern Junior Floodlit Cup 2nd Round
๐ฉ 19 Nov 1977 Wolves 2-3 Villa
Midland Intermediate League
๐จ 26 Nov 1977 Derby 1-1 Villa
Midland Intermediate League
๐ฉ 26 Nov 1977 Villa 1-0 Albion
Midland Intermediate League
๐ฅ 30 Nov 1977 Orient 2-0 Villa
Southern Junior Floodlit Cup 2nd Round Replay
๐ฉ 12 Dec 1977 Villa 8-0 Nuneaton
FA Youth Cup 2nd Round
๐ฅ 17 Dec 1977 Villa 0-2 Walsall
Midland Intermediate League
๐จ 31 Dec 1977 Villa 0-0 Port Vale
Midland Intermediate League
๐ฅ 7 Jan 1978 Derby 3-1 Villa
Midland Intermediate League
๐ฅ 16 Oct 1976 Villa 0-2 Port Vale
Midland Intermediate League
๐ฉ 16 Jan 1978 Spurs 0-2 Villa
FA Youth Cup 3rd Round
๐จ 21 Jan 1978 Forest 1-1 Villa
Midland Intermediate League
๐ฉ 1 Feb 1978 Villa 2-1 Southampton
FA Youth Cup 4th Round
๐ฅ 18 Feb 1978 Villa 1-4 Stoke
Midland Intermediate League
๐ฅ 25 Feb 1978 Villa 1-5 Notts County
Midland Intermediate League
๐จ 4 Mar 1978 Bristol City 3-3 Villa
Midland Intermediate League Cup
๐ฉ 8 Mar 1978 Villa 2-0 Grimsby
FA Youth Cup Quarter Final
๐ฉ 2 May 1977 Villa 1-0 Derby
Midland Intermediate League Cup
๐จ 19 Apr 1977 Bolton 2-2 Villa
Midland Intermediate League Cup
๐ฉ 28 Mar 1978 Villa 5-0 Bristol City
Midland Intermediate League
๐ฅ 1 Apr 1978 Wolves 2-1 Villa
Midland Intermediate League Cup
๐ฉ 4 Apr 1978 Burnley 1-3 Villa
FA Youth Cup Semi-Final 1st Leg
๐ฉ 8 Apr 1978 Villa 3-2 Bristol Rovers
Midland Intermediate League Cup
๐ฉ 10 Apr 1978 Villa 1-0 Burnley
FA Youth Cup Semi-Final 2nd Leg
๐จ 15 Apr 1978 Albion 0-0 Villa
Midland Intermediate League
๐ฅ 18 Apr 1978 Port Vale 4-0 Villa
Midland Intermediate League
๐ฅ 27 Apr 1978 Palace 1-0 Villa
FA Youth Cup Final
Line Up & Subs
Line Up & Subs:
GK Mark Kendall | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
D Neil Morgan | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Brendan Ormsby | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Gary Williams | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Colin Gibson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Ian Hendry | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Ivor Linton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M John Capaldi | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | โฝ
M Lee Jenkins | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Adrian O'Dowd | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ โฝ
F Gary Shaw | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Unused:
F Alan Ollis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
On This Day
Match Media
1977-78
Youth Team Squad
GK Mark Kendall | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Goalkeeper
Peak Villa:
Reserve League
Where are they now?
Tamworth ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired
GK Riando
Goalkeeper
Peak Villa:
Intermediate League
Where are they now?
Without Club since 1978
CB Charlie Young | ๐จ๐พ | #585 |
Centre Back
Peak Villa:
First Team
Where are they now?
Gillingham ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired
D Neil Morgan | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Defender
Peak Villa:
Reserve League
Where are they now?
Redditch United ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired
FB Martin Stevenson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Full Back
Peak Villa:
Reserve League
Where are they now?
Cambridge United ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired
M Glenn Beech | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Midfielder
Peak Villa:
Reserve League
Where are they now?
Spalding United ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired
M John Capaldi | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
Midfielder
Peak Villa:
Reserve League
Where are they now?
Armitage 90 ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired
F Adrian O'Dowd | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Unused Sub |
Forward
Peak Villa:
First Team
Where are they now?
Aylesbury United ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired
F Gary Shaw | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #596 |
Forward
Peak Villa:
First Team
Where are they now?
Ernest Borel ๐ญ๐ฐ Died 2024
Briggs
Unknown
Peak Villa:
Intermediate League Cup
Where are they now?
Without Club since 1978
Close
Unknown
Peak Villa:
Intermediate League
Where are they now?
Without Club since 1978
Gray
Unknown
Peak Villa:
Intermediate League
Where are they now?
Without Club since 1978
Hodgson
Unknown
Peak Villa:
Intermediate League
Where are they now?
Without Club since 1978
John Adkins
Unknown
Peak Villa:
Intermediate League
Where are they now?
Without Club since 1977
McKenna
Unknown
Peak Villa:
Intermediate League
Where are they now?
Without Club since 1978
Niemi
Unknown
Peak Villa:
Intermediate League
Where are they now?
Without Club since 1978
Pennington
Unknown
Peak Villa:
Intermediate League
Where are they now?
Without Club since 1978
Richardson
Unknown
Peak Villa:
Intermediate League
Where are they now?
Without Club since 1978
Thomson
Unknown
Peak Villa:
Intermediate League
Where are they now?
Without Club since 1978
White
Unknown
Peak Villa:
Intermediate League
Where are they now?
Without Club since 1978
GK Neil Barber | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Goalkeeper
Peak Villa:
Intermediate League
Where are they now?
Chesham United ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired
GK Tony Coton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Goalkeeper
Peak Villa:
Intermediate League
Where are they now?
Sunderland ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired
D Duncan Heath | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Defender
Peak Villa:
Reserve League
Where are they now?
Crewe Alexandra ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired
LB Gary Williams | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #598 |
Full Back
Peak Villa:
First Team
Where are they now?
Bradford City ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired
M Colin Gibson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #601 |
Midfielder
Peak Villa:
First Team
Where are they now?
Walsall ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired
M Ian Hendry | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | Unused Sub |
Midfielder
Peak Villa:
First Team
Where are they now?
Hereford United ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired
M Lee Jenkins | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #597 |
Midfielder
Peak Villa:
First Team
Where are they now?
FinnPa ๐ซ๐ฎ Retired
F Adrian Pugh | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Forward
Peak Villa:
Reserve League
Where are they now?
Tamworth ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired
CF Keith Leonard (Coach) | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Forward
Peak Villa:
Coach
Where are they now?
Aston Villa Staff ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired
Cheshire
Unknown
Peak Villa:
Intermediate League
Where are they now?
Without Club since 1978
Deans
Unknown
Peak Villa:
Intermediate League
Where are they now?
Without Club since 1978
Hay
Unknown
Peak Villa:
Intermediate League
Where are they now?
Without Club since 1977
Horne
Unknown
Peak Villa:
Intermediate League
Where are they now?
Without Club since 1978
Lilly
Unknown
Peak Villa:
Intermediate League
Where are they now?
Without Club since 1977
Neal
Unknown
Peak Villa:
Intermediate League
Where are they now?
Without Club since 1977
Olah
Unknown
Peak Villa:
Intermediate League
Where are they now?
Without Club since 1978
Pratt
Unknown
Peak Villa:
Intermediate League
Where are they now?
Without Club since 1978
Robson
Unknown
Peak Villa:
Intermediate League
Where are they now?
Without Club since 1978
Tony Gilbert | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Unknown
Peak Villa:
Reserve League
Where are they now?
Without Club since 1979
GK Nigel Spink | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #611 |
Goalkeeper
Peak Villa:
First Team
Where are they now?
Forest Green Rovers ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired
CB Brendan Ormsby | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #599 |
Centre Back
Peak Villa:
First Team
Where are they now?
Wigan Athletic ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired
D Ian Ward | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Defender
Peak Villa:
Reserve League
Where are they now?
Without Club since 1979
RB Mark Jones | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #617 |
Full Back
Peak Villa:
First Team
Where are they now?
Hereford United ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired
M David T Hughes | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #587 |
Midfielder
Peak Villa:
First Team
Where are they now?
Worcester City ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Died 2023
M Ivor Linton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #588 |
Midfielder
Peak Villa:
First Team
Where are they now?
Nรคrpes Kraft Fotbollsfรถrening ๐ซ๐ฎ Retired
M Robert Hopkins | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #613 |
Midfielder
Peak Villa:
First Team
Where are they now?
Colchester United ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Died 2026
F Alan Ollis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Forward
Peak Villa:
Reserve League
Where are they now?
Luton Town ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired
Alistair Crooks | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
Unknown
Peak Villa:
Reserve League
Where are they now?
Without Club since 1979
Clark
Unknown
Peak Villa:
Intermediate League
Where are they now?
Without Club since 1978
Flynn
Unknown
Peak Villa:
Intermediate League
Where are they now?
Without Club since 1978
Heatherington
Unknown
Peak Villa:
Intermediate League
Where are they now?
Without Club since 1977
Hรถgstrรถm
Unknown
Peak Villa:
Intermediate League
Where are they now?
Without Club since 1978
McCormack
Unknown
Peak Villa:
Intermediate League
Where are they now?
Without Club since 1979
Newman
Unknown
Peak Villa:
Intermediate League
Where are they now?
Without Club since 1978
Pearce
Unknown
Peak Villa:
Intermediate League
Where are they now?
Without Club since 1978
Proctor
Unknown
Peak Villa:
Intermediate League
Where are they now?
Without Club since 1977
Sherwood
Unknown
Peak Villa:
Intermediate League
Where are they now?
Without Club since 1977
Tovey
Unknown
Peak Villa:
Intermediate League
Where are they now?
Without Club since 1978