Aston Villa F.C.

COACH: Ron SAUNDERS



GOALKEEPERS:

1 John BURRIDGE
John FINDLAY

DEFENDERS:

5 Chris NICHOLL (c)
4 Leighton PHILLIPS
2 John GIDMAN
3 John ROBSON
12 Gordon SMITH
Charlie YOUNG
Keith MASEFIELD
Mike BUTTRESS

MIDFIELDERS:

6 Dennis MORTIMER
10 Alex CROPLEY
11 Frank CARRODUS
11 Gordon COWANS
David HUGHES
Ivor LINTON


FORWARDS:

7 Ray GRAYDON
7 John DEEHAN
8 Brian LITTLE
9 Andy GRAY
Steve HUNT

4-3-3 FORMATIONS:

Aston Villa Vs Everton 0:0 - League Cup final (03/12/1977)



GK BURRIDGE
SWP PHILLIPS
CB NICHOLL ©
RB GIDMAN
LB ROBSON
CMF MORTIMER
CMF CARRODUS
AMF/LMF CROPLEY
SS/RWF DEEHAN
CF/SS LITTLE
CF GRAY

Captain: Chris Nicholl
Short Free Kick: Dennis Mortimer/Frank Carrodus
Long Free Kick: Dennis Mortimer/Leighton Phillips
Free Kick 2: /
Left Corner: Alex Cropley
Right Corner: Frank Carrodus
Penalty: Brian Little/Andy Gray
Player to go up on free kicks and corners: Chris Nicholl

Team Strategy

★Centre Attack
★Change Sides: Dennis Mortimer/Frank Carrodus
★Pressure
★Ball Posession ATT
★Counter Attack

4-3-3 FORMATIONS:

Aston Villa Vs Everton 1:1 (a.e.t) - League Cup final replay (16/03/1977)



GK BURRIDGE
SWP PHILLIPS
CB NICHOLL ©
RB GIDMAN
LB ROBSON
CMF MORTIMER
CMF CARRODUS
AMF/LMF COWANS
SS/RWF DEEHAN
CF/SS LITTLE
CF GRAY

Captain: Chris Nicholl
Short Free Kick: Dennis Mortimer/Gordon Cowans
Long Free Kick: Dennis Mortimer/Leighton Phillips
Free Kick 2: /
Left Corner: Gordon Cowans
Right Corner: Frank Carrodus
Penalty: Brian Little/Andy Gray
Player to go up on free kicks and corners: Chris Nicholl

Team Strategy

★Centre Attack
★Change Sides: Dennis Mortimer/Frank Carrodus
★Pressure
★Ball Posession ATT
★Counter Attack

4-3-3 FORMATIONS:

Aston Villa Vs Everton 3:2 (a.e.t) - League Cup final 2nd replay (13/04/1977)



GK BURRIDGE
SWP PHILLIPS
CB NICHOLL ©
RB GIDMAN
LB ROBSON
CMF MORTIMER
CMF/AMF CROPLEY
AMF/LMF COWANS
RWF GRAYDON
CF/SS LITTLE
CF/SS DEEHAN

Captain: Chris Nicholl
Short Free Kick: Ray Graydon/Dennis Mortimer/Gordon Cowans
Long Free Kick: Dennis Mortimer/Leighton Phillips
Free Kick 2: /
Left Corner: Gordon Cowans
Right Corner: Ray Graydon
Penalty: Ray Graydon/Brian Little
Player to go up on free kicks and corners: Chris Nicholl

Team Strategy

★Centre Attack
★Change Sides: Dennis Mortimer/Frank Carrodus
★Pressure
★Ball Posession ATT
★Counter Attack

HONOURS:

English First Division: 4th
FA Cup: Quarter-Finals
League Cup: Winner

HOME & AWAY KITS:




INFO:
https://thesefootballtimes.co/2019/07/1 ... eague-cup/

When Ron Saunders took over from Vic Crowe in 1974, he was the 6th manager in 10 years. He inherited the nucleus of a sound team, who was soon heading to their 3rd League Cup final. He was a fitness fanatic, whose brand of no-nonsense man-management proved effective, with the club winning the League Cup the following season and, by the end of season 1974–75, he had taken Aston Villa back into the First Division and into Europe.

Villa were back among the elite as Saunders continued to mould a winning team, finishing fourth in the League and reaching the quarter-finals of the FA Cup. Andy Gray was joint winner of England's golden boot with Arsenal's Malcolm Macdonald in 1976–77. Gray's 29 goals helped Villa and earned him the PFA Young Player of the Year and PFA Players' Player of the Year awards. Two years after their last League Cup win, they won another League Cup in 1976–77, in the never ending final they beat Everton 3–2 after a second replay.