Game #3389
Aston Villa
Wednesday, 1 September 1976
Won
2nd Round
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩
League Cup
Manchester City
Villa Park
Attendance: 34,585
🟩 2 September 1976, Villa 3-0 Manchester City, Villa Park.
Aston Villa
3-0
Manchester City
Assist(s) | Chris Nicholl | 33' | 47' | Andy Gray | 71' |
🟩 2 September 1976, Villa 3-0 Manchester City, Villa Park.
MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 1 September 1976
⚽ | 33’ Goal, 1-0, Brian Little, Assist by Chris Nicholl
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Manchester City
⚽ | 47’ Goal, 2-0, Brian Little, Assist by Chris Nicholl
⚽ | 71’ Goal, 3-0, Ray Graydon, Assist by Andy Gray
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-0 Manchester City
🟨 | Booking, John Gidman, Foul
🟨 | Booking, Andy Gray, Tackle from behind
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟩 2 September 1976, Villa 3-0 Manchester City, Villa Park.
ON THIS DAY
Wednesday, 1 September 1976
Ron Saunders' Villa get quickly gain revenge on Manchester's little club as Brian Little hits a brace in the League Cup.
🟩 2 September 1976, Villa 3-0 Manchester City, Villa Park.
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
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Aston Villa
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1974-75
Manchester City
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1975-76
Aston Villa
Manchester City
🟩 2 September 1976, Villa 3-0 Manchester City, Villa Park.
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1976-77 |
Matchday | #4 |
Manager Game | #107 |
Wednesday, 1 September 1976
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🟩 2 September 1976, Villa 3-0 Manchester City, Villa Park.
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Peter Reeves | 🏴 | Leicester, 1972-1981
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 107 | 🟩 | 48 🟨 | 30 🟥 29 | 1.63
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
🟩 2 September 1976, Villa 3-0 Manchester City, Villa Park.
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Peter Reeves | 🏴 | Leicester, 1972-1981
Matches Officiated: 3
🟩 : 2
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 1
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟩 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 27 December 1975, Villa 0-2 Derby, Baseball Ground.
Cards: 🟨 🟨 🟨
🟩 2 September 1976, Villa 3-0 Manchester City, Villa Park.
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Ron Saunders names an unchanged line up.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.18 |
Oldest Player |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 | 29.91 |
Youngest Player |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 | 20.77 |
🟩 2 September 1976, Villa 3-0 Manchester City, Villa Park.
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
Aston Villa
GK John Burridge | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 | 🔥 | 🔥 |
FB John Robson | 🏴 |
FB Gordon Smith | 🏴 |
M Leighton Phillips | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Brian Little | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 | 🔥 | 🟨 |
MANAGER
Tony Book | 🏴 |
Manchester City
GK Joe Corrigan | 🏴 |
RB Mick Docherty | 🏴 |
CB Mike Doyle | 🏴 |
CB Dave Watson | 🏴 |
LB Willie Donachie | 🏴 |
M Paul Power | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Peter Barnes | 🏴 |
M Jimmy Conway | 🇮🇪 |
M Asa Hartford | 🏴 |
W Dennis Tueart | 🏴 |
CF Joe Royle | 🏴 |
🟩 2 September 1976, Villa 3-0 Manchester City, Villa Park.
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Paul Power | 🏴 | (CB Tommy Booth | 🏴 |)
🟩 2 September 1976, Villa 3-0 Manchester City, Villa Park.
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
W Steve Hunt | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
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
🟩 2 September 1976, Villa 3-0 Manchester City, Villa Park.
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
* This Game
Game | Start | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GK John Burridge | 🏴 | |
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Unused | |
|---|---|
🟩 2 September 1976, Villa 3-0 Manchester City, Villa Park.
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12
🟩 2 September 1976, Villa 3-0 Manchester City, Villa Park.
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 2 September 1976, Villa 3-0 Manchester City, Villa Park.
UNAVAILABLE
None
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 2 September 1976, Villa 3-0 Manchester City, Villa Park.
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 2 September 1976, Villa 3-0 Manchester City, Villa Park.
MATCH REPORTS
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