1977 Football League Cup final
The 1977 Football League Cup Final was played between Aston Villa and Everton and required three games to decide the winner, the only time this has happened in the League Cup. The first match took place at Wembley Stadium on 12 March and the game ended in a goalless draw. The replay on 16 March was only marginally better as the teams again played out a draw, this time at Hillsborough the home of Sheffield Wednesday. The game ended 1–1 with both goals scored by Everton players with Bob Latchford's last-minute equaliser nullifying Roger Kenyon's earlier own-goal.
| Event | 1976–77 Football League Cup | ||||||
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| Date | 12 March 1977 | ||||||
| Venue | Wembley Stadium, London | ||||||
| Referee | Gordon Kew | ||||||
| Attendance | 100,000 | ||||||
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| After extra time | |||||||
| Date | 16 March 1977 | ||||||
| Venue | Hillsborough Stadium, Sheffield | ||||||
| Referee | Gordon Kew | ||||||
| Attendance | 55,000 | ||||||
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| After extra time | |||||||
| Date | 13 April 1977 | ||||||
| Venue | Old Trafford, Manchester | ||||||
| Referee | Gordon Kew | ||||||
| Attendance | 54,748 | ||||||
The second replay took place at Old Trafford on 13 April. The game is probably best remembered for a 40-yard goal from Villa centre-half Chris Nicholl, and in a 2010 poll this was voted in the Top 25 of all-time League Cup moments. Brian Little scored his second of the match in dramatic fashion during the dying seconds of the game to give Villa a 3–2 victory. Mick Lyons and Bob Latchford scored for Everton.