Game #3422
Aston Villa
Saturday, 12 March 1977
Drew
Final
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟨
League Cup
Attendance: 96,223
Everton
Wembley Stadium
Villa play out a bore draw at Wembley in the League Cup final against Everton but there are trophies won regardless as Andy Gray wins both the PFA Player of the Year and Young Player of the Year. It was a day of disaster all over at Wembley though as two coaches from the official party collide, Brian Little goes to hospital for a late ankle injury and both sets of players have to pause the game in the second half to look for a spur dropped by the marching band at half time.
Aston Villa
0-0
Everton
Assist(s) | None
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 12 March 1977
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Everton
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 0-0 Everton
ON THIS DAY
Ron Saunders' Villa are held to a goal-less draw by Everton at Wembley in the League Cup final with a replay needed.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1974-75
Everton
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1969-70
FIXTURE HISTORY
Everton
Previous 5 vs. Everton: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1976-77 |
Matchday | #37 |
Manager Game | #140 |
Saturday, 12 March 1977
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Gordon Kew | 🏴 | Middlesbrough, 1966-1977 🆘
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 0-0
AET Result: 🟨 Drew
AET Score: 🟨 0-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 140 | 🟩 | 67 🟨 | 37 🟥 36 | 1.70
Career Form:
Top 6
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Gordon Kew | 🏴 | Middlesbrough, 1966-1977 🆘
🆘 Failed to award a clear penalty early in the second half before ignoring players' cramp
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
Gordon Kew
CARDS
Villa
None
Everton
None
TEAM NEWS
John Burridge, Andy Gray and Alex Cropley replace Jake Findlay, Gordon Cowans and Gordon Smith.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.11 |
Oldest Player |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 | 30.44 |
Youngest Player |
F John Deehan | 🏴 | 19.61 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
Gordon Lee (ex) | 🏴 |
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 | 🏴 |
Everton
GK David Lawson | 🏴 |
LB Terry Darracott | 🏴 |
CB Mick Lyons | 🏴 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 |
D Dave Jones | 🏴 |
M Martin Dobson | 🏴 |
M Bryan Hamilton | 🇬🇧 |
M Andy King | 🏴 |
W Ron Goodlass | 🏴 |
CF Duncan McKenzie | 🏴 |
CF Bob Latchford | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
CF George Telfer | 🏴 |
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
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
“It’s the supporters we feel most sorry for tonight.
“They expected us, as the favourites, to destroy Everton.
“But we never reacted to the occasion and I am still trying to work out what went wrong.
“It might even have been better if we had lost rather than play like that.
“Just look at them. They have forgive us already.
“Anyone would thing we have won the Cup.
“We will have to make certain that we win at Hillsborough and do it in style.”
Chris Nicholl.
“We just never got started.
“The players froze and never pressurised Everton as we all know they can.”
Ron Saunders.
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