Game #3405
Wednesday, 1 December 1976
Attendance: 37,147
Won
League Cup Quarter Final
Quarter Final
Millwall
WDDDW
Villa Park
Andy Gray can’t score on his 21st birthday but Villa squeeze through to the League Cup semi final once again.
Aston Villa
2-0
Millwall
Assist(s) | Not recorded
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
8’ Goal, 1-0, Chris Nicholl
HT Aston Villa 1-0 Millwall
90’ Goal, 2-0, Brian Little
FT Aston Villa 2-0 Millwall
Cards.
Booking, Andy Gray, Dissent.
ON THIS DAY
Ron Saunders' Villa beat second division Millwall in the League Cup to qualify for the semi finals. Meanwhile, winger Steve Hunt made his final appearance for Villa before moving on to New York Cosmos in February 1977. Hunt played for Villa between 1974-75 and 1976-77 but made just seven appearances. Hunt would return for a second spell with Villa in 1986.
Aston Villa
Millwall
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE HISTORY
Millwall
Previous 5 vs. Millwall: | 🟨 | 🟨 | 🟨 | 🟩 | 🟩 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1976-77 |
Matchday | #20 |
Manager Game | #123 |
Wednesday, 1 December 1976
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Eric Read | 🏴 | Bristol, 1974-1985
FT Result | Won |
FT Score | 2-0 |
Last 5 Games | WDDDW |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Eric Read | 🏴 | Bristol, 1974-1985
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: 🟨
CARDS
TEAM NEWS
Steve Hunt replaces John Robson.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.33 |
Oldest Player |
CB Chris Nicholl | 30.16 |
Youngest Player |
W Steve Hunt | 20.34 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Ron Saunders
Aston Villa
GK Jake Findlay |
RB John Gidman |
CB Chris Nicholl |
FB Gordon Smith |
M Leighton Phillips |
M Alex Cropley |
M Dennis Mortimer |
W Frank Carrodus |
W Steve Hunt |
CF Andy Gray |
F Brian Little |
Millwall
Johns, Evans, Donaldson, Brisley, Kitchener, Hazell, Lee, Seasman, Moore, Walker, Shanahan (Fairbrother).
Manager: Gordon Jago.
SUBSTITUTES
None
SUBSTITUTES
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
FB John Robson |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 2 |
Ray Graydon
John Burridge
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
Player Abbreviations:
GK : Goalkeeper
LB, RB, FB : Left Back, Right Back, Full Back
CB, D : Centre Back, Defender
M, W : Midfielder. Winger
F, CF : Forward, Centre Forward
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
"We were very disappointing.
“We created several chances but couldn't put them away.
"At no stage though did we look as if we would lose.
“Millwall surprised us a little but it's nice to be back in the semi-finals of the League Cup again."
Ron Saunders.
*Birmingham Daily Post*
Thursday, 2 December 1976