Game #3418
Aston Villa
Tuesday, 22 February 1977
Won
Semi Final
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟩
League Cup
Attendance: 40,438
Queens Park Rangers
Highbury
Villa qualify for a record breaking fifth League Cup final appearance after finally seeing off a dogged QPR side in the second replay at Highbury. Brian Little hit a hat-trick to make it fourteen goals for the season as Ron Saunders reaches his fourth League Cup final in five seasons.
Aston Villa
3-0
Queens Park Rangers
Assist(s) | Dennis Mortimer | 21' | 89' |
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
Tuesday, 22 February 1977
⚽ | 21’ Goal, 1-0, Brian Little, Assist by Dennis Mortimer
⚽ | 28’ Goal, 2-0, Brian Little
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-0 Queens Park Rangers
🔁 | 50' Sub off, Alex Cropley, Sub on, Gordon Cowans
⚽ | 89’ Goal, 3-0, Brian Little, Assist by Dennis Mortimer
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-0 Queens Park Rangers
🟨 | Booking, John Deehan
ON THIS DAY
Ron Saunders' Villa shrug off the neutral replay being played on Rangers' doorstep to hammer their opponents courtesy of a Brian Little hat-trick to reach a record fifth League Cup final.
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 | #33 |
Manager Game | #136 |
Tuesday, 22 February 1977
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Bob Matthewson | 🏴 | Bolton, 1968-1977
HT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-0
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 136 | 🟩 | 65 🟨 | 35 🟥 36 | 1.69
Career Form:
Top 6
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Bob Matthewson | 🏴 | Bolton, 1968-1977
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: 🟨 🟨
Bob Matthewson
CARDS
Villa
🟨
Queens Park Rangers
🟨
TEAM NEWS
Ron Saunders names an unchanged line up.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.06 |
Oldest Player |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 | 30.39 |
Youngest Player |
F John Deehan | 🏴 | 19.56 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
Dave Sexton | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK John Burridge | 🏴 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
FB John Robson | 🏴 |
M Alex Cropley | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Leighton Phillips | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 | 🔥 | 🔥 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ | ⚽ |
F John Deehan | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 |
Queens Park Rangers
GK Phil Parkes | 🏴 |
RB Dave Clement | 🏴 |
CB Frank McLintock | 🏴 |
CB David Webb | 🏴 |
LB Ian Gillard | 🏴 |
M Don Masson | 🏴 |
M Dave Thomas | 🏴 |
M Gerry Francis | 🏴 |
M Stan Bowles | 🏴 |
CF Don Givens | 🇮🇪 |
CF Peter Eastoe | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | for M Alex Cropley | 🏴 | 50' |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M John Hollins | 🏴 |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 1 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 |
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
"They were all tremendous, weren't they?
“It would be difficult to pick out any individuals.
“They all played as a team and we played with style.
“Brian Little was absolutely magnificent.
“I have asked the referee for the ball so that he tan remember his tremendous achievement of scoring a hat-trick.
"Little has been making goads for his fellow strikers this season. It's nice for him that he has now scored three superb goals.
"Its becoming quite a habit [a fourth League Cup final in five years]. But it's a nice habit."
Ron Saunders.
"It's one of the greatest games of my career.
"It will probably take some time to sink in.
“I will just go to sleep tonight remembering it.
“That will be my celebration."
Brian Little.
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