1977 Football League Cup final

March 2012 April 2014 April 2026 1977 League Cup final 1976–77 Football League Cup Aston Villa Everton 0 0 12 March 1977 Wembley Stadium London Gordon Kew 100,000 Replay 1 1 After extra time 16 March 1977 Hillsborough Stadium Sheffield Gordon Kew 55,000 Second replay 3 2 After extra time 13 April 1977 Old Trafford Manchester Gordon Kew 54,748 1976 1978 The 1977 Football League Cup final was played between Aston Villa and Everton over three games. It was the first League Cup final to go to a replay,James M. Ross England - Football League Cup Finals https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/engleagcuphist.html Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation 17 March 2025 18 March 2025 17 March 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20250317150156/https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/engleagcuphist.html live and the only one that required a second replay to decide the winner. The first match took place at Wembley Stadium on 12 March and the game ended in a goalless draw.http://leaguecup50.com/default.aspx Leaguecup50.com – links to great moments from the League Cup 12 September 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20110713192759/http://leaguecup50.com/default.aspx 13 July 2011 dead dmy-all 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 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 League Cup moments of all-time.Tueart goal is best-ever League Cup moment http://www.football-league.co.uk/page/LeagueCup50th/LatestNewsDetail/0,,10794~1977947,00.html Football League Official Site 12 September 2010 27 February 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100302205218/http://www.football-league.co.uk/page/LeagueCup50th/LatestNewsDetail/0,,10794~1977947,00.html 2 March 2010 dead dmy-all 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, making them the first team to win the competition three times. Mick Lyons and Bob Latchford scored for Everton. Road to Wembley Aston Villa 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 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 Match details 12 March 1977 15:00 BST Aston Villa 0–0 Everton Wembley Stadium, London 100,000 Gordon Kew (Leeds) 88A7E0 970045 88A7E0 FFFFFF 88A7E0 Aston Villa _collarwhite 003399 003399 003399 003399 FFFFFF Everton GK 1 ENG John BurridgeDF 2 ENG John GidmanDF 3 ENG John RobsonDF 4 WAL Leighton Phillips DF 5 NIR Chris Nicholl (c)MF 6 ENG Dennis MortimerMF 7 ENG John DeehanMF 8 ENG Brian LittleFW 9 SCO Andy GrayMF 10SCO Alex CropleyFW 11ENG Frank CarrodusManager:ENG Ron Saunders GK 1 ENG David LawsonDF 2 ENG Dave JonesDF 3 ENG Terry DarracottDF 4 ENG Mick Lyons (c)DF 5 SCO Ken McNaughtMF 6 ENG Andy KingMF 7 NIR Bryan HamiltonMF 8 ENG Martin DobsonFW 9 ENG Bob LatchfordFW 10ENG Duncan McKenzieMF 11ENG Ronny GoodlassManager:ENG Gordon Lee Replay Match details 16 March 1977 19:45 BST Aston Villa 1–1 yes http://www.englandfootballonline.com/TeamHist/TrivEngPlysLC.html Everton Kenyon 79 o.g. Latchford 88 Hillsborough Stadium, Sheffield 55,000 Gordon Kew (Leeds) 88A7E0 970045 88A7E0 FFFFFF 88A7E0 Aston Villa _collarwhite 003399 003399 003399 003399 FFFFFF Everton GK 1 ENG John BurridgeDF 2 ENG John GidmanDF 3 ENG John RobsonDF 4 WAL Leighton Phillips DF 5 NIR Chris Nicholl (c)MF 6 ENG Dennis MortimerMF 7 ENG John DeehanMF 8 ENG Brian LittleFW 9 SCO Andy GrayMF 10ENG Gordon CowansFW 11ENG Frank CarrodusManager:ENG Ron Saunders GK 1 ENG David LawsonDF 2 ENG Mike BernardDF 3 ENG Terry DarracottDF 4 ENG Mick Lyons (c)DF 5 SCO Ken McNaughtMF 6 ENG Andy KingMF 7 NIR Bryan HamiltonMF 8 ENG Roger KenyonFW 9 ENG Bob LatchfordFW 10ENG Duncan McKenzieMF 11ENG Ronny GoodlassSubstitute:FW 12SCO Jim PearsonManager:ENG 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.League Cup Finals – results and line-ups at rsssf |} Second Replay Match details 13 April 1977 19:30 BST Aston Villa 3–2 yes http://www.englandfootballonline.com/TeamHist/TrivEngPlysLC.html Everton Nicholl 80Little 81 119 Latchford 38Lyons 83 Old Trafford, Manchester 54,749 Gordon Kew (Leeds) 88A7E0 970045 88A7E0 FFFFFF 88A7E0 Aston Villa _collarwhite 003399 003399 003399 003399 FFFFFF Everton GK 1 ENG John BurridgeDF 2 ENG John GidmanDF 3 ENG John RobsonDF 4 WAL Leighton PhillipsDF 5 NIR Chris Nicholl (c)MF 6 ENG Dennis MortimerMF 7 ENG Ray GraydonFW 8 ENG Brian LittleMF 9 ENG John DeehanMF 10SCO Alex CropleyFW 11ENG Gordon CowansSubstitute:DF 12SCO Gordon SmithManager:ENG Ron Saunders GK 1 ENG David LawsonDF 2 ENG Neil RobinsonDF 3 ENG Terry DarracottDF 4 ENG Mick Lyons (c)DF 5 SCO Ken McNaughtMF 6 ENG Andy KingMF 7 NIR Bryan HamiltonMF 8 ENG Martin DobsonFW 9 ENG Bob LatchfordFW 10SCO Jim PearsonMF 11ENG Ronny GoodlassSubstitute:DF 12 ENG Steve SeargeantManager:ENG 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. References Category:1976–77 in English men's football cups Category:EFL Cup seasons Category:EFL Cup finals League Cup final 1977 League Cup final 1977 Football League Cup final Football League Cup final Football League Cup final Category:Sports competitions in Sheffield Category:1970s in Sheffield