Game #3399
Aston Villa
Wednesday, 27 October 1976
Won
4th Round
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩
League Cup
Attendance: 41,428
Wrexham
Villa Park
Villa score their thirtieth goal in nine home games as they recover from a 7’ concession to hammer third division Wrexham, scoring five for the second time in three games. Villa put on the style as Frank Carrodus nets his first of the season to send Villa into the League Cup quarter finals once again.
Aston Villa
5-1
Wrexham
Assist(s) | Chris Nicholl | 38' | Andy Gray | 40' | Dennis Mortimer | 63' | Ray Graydon | 79' |
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MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 27 October 1976
🥅 | 7’ Goal, (Wrexham), Graham Whittle
⚽ | 38’ Goal, Brian Little, Assist by Chris Nicholl
⚽ | 40’ Goal, Frank Carrodus, Assist by Andy Gray
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-1 Wrexham
⚽ | 58’ Goal, Brian Little
⚽ | 63’ Goal, Chris Nicholl, Assist by Dennis Mortimer
⚽ | 79’ Goal, Andy Gray, Assist by Ray Graydon
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 5-1 Wrexham
ON THIS DAY
Ron Saunders' Villa see off third division Wrexham to proceed in the League Cup.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1974-75
Wrexham
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE HISTORY
Wrexham
Previous 5 vs. Wrexham: 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1976-77 |
Matchday | #14 |
Manager Game | #117 |
Wednesday, 27 October 1976
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Bert Newsome | 🏴 | Shropshire, 1973-1983
HT Score: 🟩 2-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 5-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 117 | 🟩 | 55 🟨 | 30 🟥 32 | 1.67
Career Form:
Top 6
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Bert Newsome | 🏴 | Shropshire, 1973-1983
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: 🟨 🟨
Bert Newsome
CARDS
Villa
None
Wrexham
🟨 🟨
TEAM NEWS
Ron Saunders names an unchanged line up.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.29 |
Oldest Player |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 | 30.06 |
Youngest Player |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 | 20.92 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
John Neal (ex) | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK John Burridge | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 | 🔥 | ⚽ |
FB Gordon Smith | 🏴 |
M Leighton Phillips | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 | 🔥 |
M Alex Cropley | 🏴 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 | 🔥 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 | 🔥 | ⚽ |
Wrexham
GK Brian Lloyd | 🏴 |
LB Alan Dwyer | 🏴 | 🟨 |
D Mickey Evans | 🏴 |
CB Gareth Davis | 🏴 |
M John Roberts | 🏴 |
M Mickey Thomas | 🏴 |
M Mel Sutton | 🏴 |
M Graham Whittle | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Arfon Griffiths | 🏴 | 🟨 |
F Bobby Shinton | 🏴 |
F Billy Ashcroft | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
FB John Robson | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
F Stuart Lee | 🏴 |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
None
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
Player Positions:
GK : Goalkeeper
CB, D, B : Centre Back, Defender, Back
FB, LB, RB, WH : Full Back, Left Back, Right Back, Wing Back, Wing Half
M, CH, LH, RH : Midfielder, Centre Half, Left Half, Right Half
W, OL, OR : Winger, Outside Left, Outside Right
F, IF, IL, IR : Forward, Inside Forward, Inside Left, Inside Right, Second Striker, False 9
CF : Centre Forward
Match Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
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