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.
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.
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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 DivisionCoventry 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.
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] |}
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]
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^ abLeague Cup Finals – results and line-ups at rsssf
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources 1977 Football League Cup final news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2012 Learn how and when to remove this template message 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 1977 League Cup FinalEvent1976 77 Football League CupAston Villa EvertonAston Villa Everton0 0Date12 March 1977VenueWembley Stadium LondonRefereeGordon KewAttendance100 000ReplayAston Villa Everton1 1After extra timeDate16 March 1977VenueHillsborough Stadium SheffieldRefereeGordon KewAttendance55 000Second replayAston Villa Everton3 2After extra timeDate13 April 1977VenueOld Trafford ManchesterRefereeGordon KewAttendance54 748 19761978 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 ReferencesRoad to Wembley editAston 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 editMatch details edit 12 March 197715 00 BSTAston Villa0 0EvertonWembley Stadium LondonAttendance 100 000Referee Gordon Kew Leeds nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Aston Villa nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp EvertonGK 1 nbsp John BurridgeDF 2 nbsp John GidmanDF 3 nbsp John RobsonDF 4 nbsp Leighton PhillipsDF 5 nbsp Chris Nicholl c MF 6 nbsp Dennis MortimerMF 7 nbsp John DeehanMF 8 nbsp Brian LittleFW 9 nbsp Andy GrayMF 10 nbsp Alex CropleyFW 11 nbsp Frank CarrodusManager nbsp Ron Saunders GK 1 nbsp David LawsonDF 2 nbsp Dave JonesDF 3 nbsp Terry DarracottDF 4 nbsp Mick Lyons c DF 5 nbsp Ken McNaughtMF 6 nbsp Andy KingMF 7 nbsp Bryan HamiltonMF 8 nbsp Martin DobsonFW 9 nbsp Bob LatchfordFW 10 nbsp Duncan McKenzieMF 11 nbsp Ronny GoodlassManager nbsp Gordon LeeReplay editMatch details edit 16 March 197719 45 BSTAston Villa1 1 a e t EvertonKenyon nbsp 79 o g Report Latchford nbsp 88 Hillsborough Stadium SheffieldAttendance 55 000Referee Gordon Kew Leeds nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Aston Villa nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp EvertonGK 1 nbsp John BurridgeDF 2 nbsp John GidmanDF 3 nbsp John RobsonDF 4 nbsp Leighton PhillipsDF 5 nbsp Chris Nicholl c MF 6 nbsp Dennis MortimerMF 7 nbsp John DeehanMF 8 nbsp Brian LittleFW 9 nbsp Andy GrayMF 10 nbsp Gordon CowansFW 11 nbsp Frank CarrodusManager nbsp Ron Saunders GK 1 nbsp David LawsonDF 2 nbsp Mike BernardDF 3 nbsp Terry DarracottDF 4 nbsp Mick Lyons c DF 5 nbsp Ken McNaughtMF 6 nbsp Andy KingMF 7 nbsp Bryan HamiltonMF 8 nbsp Roger KenyonFW 9 nbsp Bob LatchfordFW 10 nbsp Duncan McKenzieMF 11 nbsp Ronny GoodlassSubstitute FW 12 nbsp Jim PearsonManager nbsp Gordon LeeFor 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 editMatch details edit 13 April 197719 30 BSTAston Villa3 2 a e t EvertonNicholl nbsp 80 Little nbsp 81 119 Report Latchford nbsp 38 Lyons nbsp 83 Old Trafford ManchesterAttendance 54 749Referee Gordon Kew Leeds nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Aston Villa nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp EvertonGK 1 nbsp John BurridgeDF 2 nbsp John GidmanDF 3 nbsp John RobsonDF 4 nbsp Leighton PhillipsDF 5 nbsp Chris Nicholl c MF 6 nbsp Dennis MortimerMF 7 nbsp Ray GraydonFW 8 nbsp Brian LittleMF 9 nbsp John DeehanMF 10 nbsp Alex CropleyFW 11 nbsp Gordon CowansSubstitute DF 12 nbsp Gordon SmithManager nbsp Ron Saunders GK 1 nbsp David LawsonDF 2 nbsp Neil RobinsonDF 3 nbsp Terry DarracottDF 4 nbsp Mick Lyons c DF 5 nbsp Ken McNaughtMF 6 nbsp Andy KingMF 7 nbsp Bryan HamiltonMF 8 nbsp Martin DobsonFW 9 nbsp Bob LatchfordFW 10 nbsp Jim PearsonMF 11 nbsp Ronny GoodlassSubstitute DF 12 nbsp Steve SeargeantManager nbsp Gordon LeeFor 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 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 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 a b League Cup Finals results and line ups at rsssf Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1977 Football League Cup final amp oldid 1150180474, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
