Game #3399
Aston Villa
Wednesday, 27 October 1976


Won
4th Round
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩
League Cup
Wrexham
Villa Park
Attendance: 41,428
🟩 27 Oct 1976, Villa 5-1 Wrexham, Villa Park
Aston Villa
5-1

Wrexham

Assist(s) | Chris Nicholl | 38' | Andy Gray | 40' | Dennis Mortimer | 63' | Ray Graydon | 79' |
🟩 27 Oct 1976, Villa 5-1 Wrexham, Villa Park


MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 27 October 1976
🥅 | 7’ Goal, (Wrexham), Graham Whittle
⚽ | 38’ Goal, Brian Little, Assist by Chris Nicholl
⚽ | 40’ Goal, Frank Carrodus, Assist by Andy Gray
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-1 Wrexham
⚽ | 58’ Goal, Brian Little
⚽ | 63’ Goal, Chris Nicholl, Assist by Dennis Mortimer
⚽ | 79’ Goal, Andy Gray, Assist by Ray Graydon
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 5-1 Wrexham
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
🟩 27 Oct 1976, Villa 5-1 Wrexham, Villa Park

ON THIS DAY
Wednesday, 27 October 1976
Ron Saunders' 🏴 Villa see off third division Wrexham to proceed in the League Cup.
Villa score their ⚽ thirtieth goal in 🕒 nine home games as they recover from a 7’ concession to hammer third division Wrexham, ⚽ scoring five for the second time in 🕒 three games.
Villa put on the style as winger Frank Carrodus 🏴 ⚽ nets his first of the season to send Villa into the League Cup quarter finals once again.
Centre forward Andy Gray 🏴 ⚽ scores his ⚽ 25th goal in a Villa shirt and contributes his ⚽ 🔥 30th goal involvement in 🕒 47 appearances at a rate of one every 1.59 games.
Midfielder Dennis Mortimer 🏴 contributes his ⚽ 🔥 5th goal involvement in 🕒 28 appearances in a Villa shirt.
Right back John Gidman 🏴 makes his 🕒 125th appearance in a Villa shirt.
Forward Brian Little 🏴 contributes his ⚽ 🔥 75th goal involvement in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 144th appearance (137 Starts) and makes it 🟩 W66 🟨 D39 🟥 L39, ⚽ 44 Goals and 🔥 32 Assists at a rate of one every 1.89 games.
🟩 27 Oct 1976, Villa 5-1 Wrexham, Villa Park

DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1974-75
Wrexham


League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟩 27 Oct 1976, Villa 5-1 Wrexham, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1976-77 |
Matchday | #14 |
Manager Game | #117 |
Wednesday, 27 October 1976
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🟩 27 Oct 1976, Villa 5-1 Wrexham, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Bert Newsome | 🏴 | Shropshire, 1973-1983
HT Score: 🟩 2-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 5-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 117 | 🟩 | 55 🟨 | 30 🟥 32 | 1.67
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 27 Oct 1976, Villa 5-1 Wrexham, Villa Park

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Bert Newsome | 🏴 | Shropshire, 1973-1983
Matches Officiated: 1
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: None
Last Match: None
Cards: 🟨 🟨
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS

None
CARDS

🟨 🟨
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟩 27 Oct 1976, Villa 5-1 Wrexham, Villa Park

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Ron Saunders names an unchanged line up.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.29 |
Oldest Player |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 | 30.06 |
Youngest Player |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 | 20.92 |
🟩 27 Oct 1976, Villa 5-1 Wrexham, Villa Park
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982

Aston Villa
GK John Burridge | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 | 🔥 | ⚽ |
FB Gordon Smith | 🏴 |
M Leighton Phillips | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 | 🔥 |
M Alex Cropley | 🏴 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 | 🔥 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 | 🔥 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
John Neal (ex) | 🏴 |

Wrexham
GK Brian Lloyd | 🏴 |
LB Alan Dwyer | 🏴 | 🟨 |
D Mickey Evans | 🏴 |
CB Gareth Davis | 🏴 |
M John Roberts | 🏴 |
M Mickey Thomas | 🏴 |
M Mel Sutton | 🏴 |
M Graham Whittle | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Arfon Griffiths | 🏴 | 🟨 |
F Bobby Shinton | 🏴 |
F Billy Ashcroft | 🏴 |
🟩 27 Oct 1976, Villa 5-1 Wrexham, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made

🟩 27 Oct 1976, Villa 5-1 Wrexham, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

FB John Robson | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

F Stuart Lee | 🏴 |
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
🟩 27 Oct 1976, Villa 5-1 Wrexham, Villa Park

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
FB John Robson | 🏴 | | 9 |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 27 Oct 1976, Villa 5-1 Wrexham, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
🟩 27 Oct 1976, Villa 5-1 Wrexham, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟩 27 Oct 1976, Villa 5-1 Wrexham, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE

None
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE


MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟩 27 Oct 1976, Villa 5-1 Wrexham, Villa Park


MATCH QUOTES
🟩 27 Oct 1976, Villa 5-1 Wrexham, Villa Park


MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 27 Oct 1976, Villa 5-1 Wrexham, Villa Park

