1977 Football League Cup Final

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Football match

1977 League Cup FinalEvent| 1976–77 Football League Cup

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| Aston Villa | Everton

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| Aston Villa | Everton

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0 | 0
Date| 12 March 1977
Venue| Wembley Stadium, London
Referee| Gordon Kew
Attendance| 100,000
Replay
| Aston Villa | Everton

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1 | 1
After extra time
Date| 16 March 1977
Venue| Hillsborough Stadium, Sheffield
Referee| Gordon Kew
Attendance| 55,000
Second replay
| Aston Villa | Everton

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3 | 2
After extra time
Date| 13 April 1977
Venue| Old Trafford, Manchester
Referee| Gordon Kew
Attendance| 54,748

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The 1977 Football League Cup Final was played between Aston Villa and Everton and required three games to decide the winner, the only time this has happened in the League Cup.[1] The first match took place at Wembley Stadium on 12 March and the game ended in a goalless draw.[1] The replay on 16 March was only marginally better as the teams again played out a draw, this time at Hillsborough the home of Sheffield Wednesday. The game ended 1–1 with both goals scored by Everton players with Bob Latchford's last-minute equaliser[1] nullifying Roger Kenyon's earlier own-goal.

The second replay took place at Old Trafford on 13 April. The game is probably best remembered for a 40-yard goal from Villa centre-half Chris Nicholl, and in a 2010 poll this was voted in the Top 25 of all-time League Cup moments.[2] Brian Little scored his second of the match in dramatic fashion during the dying seconds of the game to give Villa a 3–2 victory. Mick Lyons and Bob Latchford scored for Everton.

## Contents

* 1 Road to Wembley
* 1.1 Aston Villa
* 1.2 Everton
* 2 Final
* 2.1 Match details
* 3 Replay
* 3.1 Match details
* 4 Second Replay
* 4.1 Match details
* 5 References

## Road to Wembley[edit]

### Aston Villa[edit]

Villa defeated top-level teams Manchester City and Norwich City in their first two games, before a 4th round victory over Wrexham moved them into the last eight. Here they defeated second level Millwall 2–0. In the first leg of the semi-final they drew 0–0 at Queens Park Rangers, with the second leg also drawn (2–2), thus setting up a replay. Villa won this game 3–0 on 22 February (at Highbury) courtesy of a Brian Little hat-trick.

### Everton[edit]

Conversely Everton's first two victories came against fourth level teams Cambridge United and Stockport County before a 3–0 fourth round victory over First Division Coventry City. In the quarter-finals they enjoyed a 3–0 win at Manchester United, resulting in a semi-final clash with second level Bolton Wanderers. After drawing the home leg, Everton won 1–0 at Burnden Park on 15 February to book their place at Wembley.

## Final[edit]

### Match details[edit]

12 March 1977

15:00 BST

Aston Villa| 0–0| Everton

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Wembley Stadium, London

Attendance: 100,000

Referee: Gordon Kew (Leeds)

Aston Villa

Everton

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GK | 1 |  John Burridge
DF | 2 |  John Gidman
DF | 3 |  John Robson
DF | 4 |  Leighton Phillips
DF | 5 |  Chris Nicholl (c)
MF | 6 |  Dennis Mortimer
MF | 7 |  John Deehan
MF | 8 |  Brian Little
FW | 9 |  Andy Gray
MF | 10 |  Alex Cropley
FW | 11 |  Frank Carrodus
Manager:
Ron Saunders
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GK | 1 |  David Lawson
DF | 2 |  Dave Jones
DF | 3 |  Terry Darracott
DF | 4 |  Mick Lyons (c)
DF | 5 |  Ken McNaught
MF | 6 |  Andy King
MF | 7 |  Bryan Hamilton
MF | 8 |  Martin Dobson
FW | 9 |  Bob Latchford
FW | 10 |  Duncan McKenzie
MF | 11 |  Ronny Goodlass
Manager:
Gordon Lee

## Replay[edit]

### Match details[edit]

16 March 1977

19:45 BST

Aston Villa| 1–1 (a.e.t.)| Everton

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Kenyon 79' (o.g.) | Report | Latchford 88'

Hillsborough Stadium, Sheffield

Attendance: 55,000

Referee: Gordon Kew (Leeds)

Aston Villa

Everton

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GK | 1 |  John Burridge
DF | 2 |  John Gidman
DF | 3 |  John Robson
DF | 4 |  Leighton Phillips
DF | 5 |  Chris Nicholl (c)
MF | 6 |  Dennis Mortimer
MF | 7 |  John Deehan
MF | 8 |  Brian Little
FW | 9 |  Andy Gray
MF | 10 |  Gordon Cowans
FW | 11 |  Frank Carrodus
Manager:
Ron Saunders
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GK | 1 |  David Lawson
DF | 2 |  Mike Bernard
DF | 3 |  Terry Darracott
DF | 4 |  Mick Lyons (c)
DF | 5 |  Ken McNaught
MF | 6 |  Andy King
MF | 7 |  Bryan Hamilton
MF | 8 |  Roger Kenyon
FW | 9 |  Bob Latchford
FW | 10 |  Duncan McKenzie
MF | 11 |  Ronny Goodlass
Substitute:
FW | 12 |  Jim Pearson
Manager:
Gordon Lee

For the first replay Villa replaced Cropley with Gordon Cowans, whilst Everton replaced Jones with Mike Bernard and Dobson with Roger Kenyon. Additionally Jim Pearson came on as a substitute for Hamilton.[3] |}

## Second Replay[edit]

### Match details[edit]

13 April 1977

19:30 BST

Aston Villa| 3–2 (a.e.t.)| Everton

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Nicholl 80'
Little 81', 119' | Report | Latchford 38'
Lyons 83'

Old Trafford, Manchester

Attendance: 54,749

Referee: Gordon Kew (Leeds)

Aston Villa

Everton

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GK | 1 |  John Burridge
DF | 2 |  John Gidman
DF | 3 |  John Robson
DF | 4 |  Leighton Phillips
DF | 5 |  Chris Nicholl (c)
MF | 6 |  Dennis Mortimer
MF | 7 |  Ray Graydon
FW | 8 |  Brian Little
MF | 9 |  John Deehan
MF | 10 |  Alex Cropley
FW | 11 |  Gordon Cowans
Substitute:
DF | 12 |  Gordon Smith
Manager:
Ron Saunders
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GK | 1 |  David Lawson
DF | 2 |  Neil Robinson
DF | 3 |  Terry Darracott
DF | 4 |  Mick Lyons (c)
DF | 5 |  Ken McNaught
MF | 6 |  Andy King
MF | 7 |  Bryan Hamilton
MF | 8 |  Martin Dobson
FW | 9 |  Bob Latchford
FW | 10 |  Jim Pearson
MF | 11 |  Ronny Goodlass
Substitute:
DF | 12 |  Steve Seargeant
Manager:
Gordon Lee

For the second replay the line-ups were as the original game except for Villa Ray Graydon and Gordon Cowans played instead of Gray and Carrodus, and Gordon Smith came on as a substitute for Gidman. Everton were as the original match except Neil Robinson replaced Jones and Jim Pearson replaced McKenzie, whilst Steve Seargeant came on as a sub for Pearson.[3]

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c "Leaguecup50.com – links to great moments from the League Cup". Archived from the original on 13 July 2011. Retrieved 12 September 2010.
2. ^ "Tueart goal is best-ever League Cup moment". Football League Official Site. 27 February 2010. Archived from the original on 2 March 2010. Retrieved 12 September 2010.
3. ^ a b League Cup Finals – results and line-ups at rsssf

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