Game #3414
Aston Villa
Tuesday, 1 February 1977
Drew
Semi Final
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨
League Cup
Attendance: 28,739
Queens Park Rangers
Loftus Road
Queens Park Rangers
0-0
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
MATCH SUMMARY
Villa, a team built on the attack, mount a rearguard action at Loftus Road to hold QPR and take the advantage into the League Cup semi final second leg at Villa Park as 18 year old Gordon Cowans played a starring role.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Tuesday, 1 February 1977
🕒 | HT Queens Park Rangers 0-0 Aston Villa
🕒 | FT Queens Park Rangers 0-0 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Ron Saunders' Villa secure a goalless draw in the League Cup semi final ahead of the second leg at Villa Park.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1974-75
Queens Park Rangers
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1966-67
FIXTURE HISTORY
Queens Park Rangers
Previous 5 vs. QPR: 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟥
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1976-77 |
Matchday | #29 |
Manager Game | #132 |
Tuesday, 1 February 1977
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Arthur Jones | 🏴 | Ormskirk, 1963-1977
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 0-0
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 132 | 🟩 | 63 🟨 | 34 🟥 35 | 1.69
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
ALL THE MATCHES LED BY:
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Arthur Jones | 🏴 | Ormskirk, 1963-1977
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
ALL THE MATCHES REFEREED BY:
CARDS
Villa
None
Queens Park Rangers
None
TEAM NEWS
Alex Cropley replaces Gordon Cowans.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.00 |
Oldest Player |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 | 30.33 |
Youngest Player |
F John Deehan | 🏴 | 19.50 |
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK John Burridge | 🏴 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
FB John Robson | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M Leighton Phillips | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 |
F John Deehan | 🏴 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Dave Sexton | 🏴 |
Queens Park Rangers
GK Phil Parkes | 🏴 |
CB Frank McLintock | 🏴 |
RB Dave Clement | 🏴 |
RB Don Shanks | 🏴 |
CB David Webb | 🏴 |
LB Ian Gillard | 🏴 |
M John Hollins | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Dave Thomas | 🏴 |
M Mick Leach | 🏴 |
M Don Masson | 🏴 |
M Stan Bowles | 🏴 |
Not necessarily indicative of the actual matchday formation
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M John Hollins | 🏴 | (CF Don Givens | 🇮🇪 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M David Hughes | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
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 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 2 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 |
M Alex Cropley | 🏴 |
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
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
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