Game #3389
Aston Villa
Wednesday, 1 September 1976
Won
2nd Round
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩
League Cup
Manchester City
Villa Park
Attendance: 34,585
🟩 1 Sep 1976, Villa 3-0 Manchester City, Villa Park
Aston Villa
3-0
Manchester City
Assist(s) | Chris Nicholl | 33' | 47' | Andy Gray | 71' |
🟩 1 Sep 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
Goal ⚽, Assist 🔥, Goal Conceded 🥅, Injury 🚑, Booking 🟨, Sending off 🟥, Comment 🗒️, ❗ Villa Chance,❗❗Huge Villa Chance, 💥 Opposition action, 🎥 VAR, 🆘 Referee error, ❌ Missed pen, disallowed goal, player retires from field of play, 🟢 Debut, 🔴 Final appearance, 🕒 Half time, Full time, 🔁 Substitution
🟩 1 Sep 1976, Villa 3-0 Manchester City, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Wednesday, 1 September 1976
Villa sweep aside the League Cup holders at Villa Park and gain revenge for their defeat at Maine Road two games earlier as forward Brian Little 🏴 puts on the masterclass that his skills deserved.
His first an acrobatic volley leaving the ‘keeper with no chance, his second simply sublime. Back to goal on the edge of the area, Little 🏴 received the ball from Chris Nicholl 🇬🇧, back heeled it, turned to set himself free and buried it past a helpless Corrigan.
Forward Brian Little 🏴 scores his ⚽ 40th goal in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 134th appearance (127 Starts) to make it 🟩 W59 🟨 D39 🟥 L36, ⚽ 40 Goals and 🔥 26 Assists at a rate of one goal every 3.35 games.
🟩 1 Sep 1976, Villa 3-0 Manchester City, Villa Park
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
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
FIXTURE HISTORY
Manchester City
Previous 5 vs. Manchester City: 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟥
League 🕒 91 | 🟩 39 | 🟨 20 | 🟥 32 | ⚽ 158 | 🥅 139 |
FA Cup 🕒 6 | 🟩 2 | 🟨 1 | 🟥 3 | ⚽ 9 | 🥅 12 |
League Cup 🕒 1 | 🟩 1 | 🟨 0 | 🟥 0 | ⚽ 3 | 🥅 0 |
Other 🕒 1 | 🟩 0 | 🟨 0 | 🟥 1 | ⚽ 0 | 🥅 1 |
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Goals Scored ⚽, Goals Conceded 🥅
🟩 1 Sep 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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🟩 1 Sep 1976, Villa 3-0 Manchester City, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Peter Reeves | 🏴 | Leicester, 1974-1980
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 107 | 🟩 | 48 🟨 | 30 🟥 29 | 1.63
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 1 Sep 1976, Villa 3-0 Manchester City, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Peter Reeves | 🏴 | Leicester, 1974-1980
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS
🟨 🟨
CARDS
🟨
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟩 1 Sep 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 |
🟩 1 Sep 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 | 🏴 |
🟩 1 Sep 1976, Villa 3-0 Manchester City, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Paul Power | 🏴 | (CB Tommy Booth | 🏴 |)
🟩 1 Sep 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
🟩 1 Sep 1976, Villa 3-0 Manchester City, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
W Steve Hunt | 🏴 | | 5 |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 1 Sep 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
🟩 1 Sep 1976, Villa 3-0 Manchester City, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 1 Sep 1976, Villa 3-0 Manchester City, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
None
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 1 Sep 1976, Villa 3-0 Manchester City, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 1 Sep 1976, Villa 3-0 Manchester City, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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