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.
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 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]
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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]
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.
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 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]