Game #3405
Aston Villa
Wednesday, 1 December 1976
Won
Quarter Final
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟩
League Cup
Millwall
Villa Park
Attendance: 37,147
🟩 1 Dec 1976, Villa 2-0 Millwall, Villa Park
Aston Villa
2-0
Millwall
Assist(s) | Alex Cropley | 8' | Frank Carrodus | 90' |
🟩 1 Dec 1976, Villa 2-0 Millwall, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 1 December 1976
⚽ | 8’ Goal, 1-0, Chris Nicholl, Assist by Alex Cropley
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Millwall
⚽ | 90’ Goal, 2-0, Brian Little, Assist by Frank Carrodus
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-0 Millwall
🟨 | Booking, Andy Gray, Dissent.
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 Dec 1976, Villa 2-0 Millwall, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Wednesday, 1 December 1976
Centre forward Andy Gray 🏴 can’t score on his 21st birthday but Villa squeeze through to the League Cup semi final once again.
Ron Saunders' 🏴 Villa beat second division Millwall in the League Cup to qualify for the semi finals.
Winger Steve Hunt 🏴 makes his 9th & final appearance in a Villa shirt before moving on to New York Cosmos in February 1977. Hunt played for Villa between 1974-75 and 1976-77 making just 🕒 9 appearances (5 Starts) to make it 🟩 W3 🟨 D3 🟥 L3, ⚽ 1 Goal and 🔥 2 Assists. Hunt would return for a second spell with Villa in 1986.
Midfielder Alex Cropley 🏴 contributes his ⚽ 🔥 5th goal involvement in a Villa shirt on his 12th appearance at a rate of one every 2.40 games.
Right back John Gidman 🏴 secures his 🟩 50th win in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 131st appearance.
Forward Brian Little 🏴 makes his 🕒 150th appearance in a Villa shirt (143 Starts) to make it 🟩 W68 🟨 D42 🟥 L40, ⚽ 46 Goals and 🔥 32 Assists at a goal involvement rate of one every 1.92 games.
🟩 1 Dec 1976, Villa 2-0 Millwall, Villa Park
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
🔴 W Steve Hunt | 🏴 | 1975-87 🕒 81 | ✅ 77 🔁 (4) | ⚽ 9 | 🔥 6 | 🇺 8 | #576 |
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1974-75
Millwall
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟩 1 Dec 1976, Villa 2-0 Millwall, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1976-77 |
Matchday | #20 |
Manager Game | #123 |
Wednesday, 1 December 1976
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🟩 1 Dec 1976, Villa 2-0 Millwall, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Eric Read | 🏴 | Bristol, 1976-1984
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 123 | 🟩 | 57 🟨 | 33 🟥 33 | 1.66
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 1 Dec 1976, Villa 2-0 Millwall, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Eric Read | 🏴 | Bristol, 1976-1984
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS
🟨
CARDS
None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟩 1 Dec 1976, Villa 2-0 Millwall, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Steve Hunt replaces John Robson.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.33 |
Oldest Player |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 | 30.16 |
Youngest Player |
W Steve Hunt | 🏴 | 20.34 |
🟩 1 Dec 1976, Villa 2-0 Millwall, Villa Park
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
Aston Villa
GK Jake Findlay | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 | ⚽ |
FB Gordon Smith | 🏴 |
M Leighton Phillips | 🏴 |
M Alex Cropley | 🏴 | 🔥 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 | 🔥 |
W Steve Hunt | 🏴 | 🔴 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Gordon Jago | 🏴 |
Millwall
GK Nicky Johns | 🏴 |
LB Jon Moore | 🏴 |
CB Alan Walker | 🏴 |
CB Barry Kitchener | 🏴 |
CB Tony Hazell | 🏴 |
RB Ray Evans | 🏴 |
RB Dave Donaldson | 🏴 |
M Terry Brisley | 🏴 |
M John Seasman | 🏴 |
F Trevor Lee | 🏴 |
F Terry Shanahan | 🏴 | 🔁 |
🟩 1 Dec 1976, Villa 2-0 Millwall, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | F Terry Shanahan | 🏴 | (F Barrie Fairbrother | 🏴 |)
🟩 1 Dec 1976, Villa 2-0 Millwall, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
FB John Robson | 🏴 |
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 Dec 1976, Villa 2-0 Millwall, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
FB John Robson | 🏴 | | 13 |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 1 Dec 1976, Villa 2-0 Millwall, 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
🟩 1 Dec 1976, Villa 2-0 Millwall, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 1 Dec 1976, Villa 2-0 Millwall, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 2 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 |
GK John Burridge | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 1 Dec 1976, Villa 2-0 Millwall, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 1 Dec 1976, Villa 2-0 Millwall, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 1 Dec 1976, Villa 2-0 Millwall, Villa Park