I was there that night--sitting four seats away from Ron Saunders and co. That game was so different to the crap we have endure in today's Premier (foreign money) League No rolling around in apparent agony - no diving- no arguing with every referee decision - no wrestling in the penalty box. Two honest teams trying their best to win --oh happy days.

I was there. Went to all three matches at Wembley, Hillsborough and Old Trafford. This particular night was very special though. Great team! Great manager! Great fans! Great match! Great club! UTV! - Up The Villa!

Only a year or so and Villa no.3 John Robson was struck down by MS aged just 28. Suffered a lingering, wasting illness for the next 25 years and passed away in 2004, aged 53. RIP John. Fond memories.

I was In the Stratford end that night I missed hillsborough my memories are of Mike Lyons celebrating right in front of me and that wonder goal to win the game ! A very good villa team I was. 15 and met my dad outside who was in tears bless him 😄

I just love this not-perfect football, real sport. In the cup final, both Everton full backs wear no.2 shirts! The pitch is not perfect lawn, it's muddy and players slip on it. The most fantastic was the crowd of photographers back goals, that was an indication for which team may score more. However i think that was perfect, real footballers, real fans, real photographers and real atmosphere, real sport.

yes , I remember the Sunday afternoon highlights of the first match with old baldie , lovely Brian Moore on the big match , the most exciting thing was when one of the soldiers in the band lost his spurs somewhere on the pitch at half time

An absolutely absorbing and exhausting encounter, classic old style cup football. I'm biased but Villa and especially Mortimer, Cropley and Cowans seemed to control midfield with tenacity and neat passing, really relentless. The crucial negative was too much wasted final ball, poor end product, wild crosses from Little and Graydon. But at the final scenes, I had tears in my eyes and incredible emotions welling up in me...pride in the lads, pride in the Lions.

Like and thanks from me. Baku city. Country Azerbaijan

The game of my life ,where i first seen my hero BRIAN LITTLE ,BRILLIANT.

I'm not going g to die until Everton win this Cup.

Yeah was in the Stretford end with all the other bluenoses, so after a dull Wembley game 0-0, then equalising thru Bob Latchford with only seconds left at Hillsboro 1-1 in the 1st replay, you knew the game at OT was gonna be different & it was by far the best game of the three! Neither team deserved to lose & with only seconds remaining in extra time at 2-2, we didn't clear the ball properly, a few players were flat footed except for Little, who had the easy task to prod home from a yard or so as our lads just stared, obviously they were all shattered, it was such a cruel way to lose a final, but Villa had a good team back then & what a difference to today's games, night & day, no diving, feigning injury, all out to win the game without cheating!

great support from both teams

English football was fucking brilliant in the 1970s...

Remember watching this on BBC1 Sportsnight.Magnificent Aston Villa team.Deserved to win the League Cup.

Now I remeber what football used to be like and why I rarely watch the modern game of the premiership. If this game was played in 2023 we would have had 15 VAR controversies. 30 stretchers, 15 oscars and at least 3 sending offs for theatrical impersonations of a tackle made to look like a threat on life. YES THE MODERN IS NOT WORTH WATCHING

When football was football ⚽️

I was. 12 watching at my Grans in Neath happy memories

►AST ♦ DT: Ron Saunders ♦ 1.John Burridge | 2.John Gidman - 4.Leighton Phillips - 5.Chris Nicholl - 3.John Robson | 7.John Deehan - 6.Dennis Mortimer - 10.Alex Cropley - 11.Gordon Cowans | 8.Brian Little - 9.Ray Graydon. ►EVE ♦ DT: Gordon Lee ♦ 1.David Lawson | 2.Neil Robinson - 4.Mick Lyons - 5.Ken McNaught - 3.Terry Darracott | 6.Andy King - 7.Bryan Hamilton - 8.Martin Dobson - 11.Ronnie Goodlass | 9.Bob Latchford - 10.Jim Pearson.

Feed up! I did not go to this, as Wembley and then Hillsborough was so poor. When I listened on the radio I could not believe it was the same two teams. And what a climax.

Brian the WONDER BOY !

One of three teams the great Ron Saunders built. Grey went and then Gidman, but there was greater things (and players ) to come. Sadly we lost players through injury, Cropley, Deehan. I don't know if Graydon was sold?

Not many villa in scoreboard end.poor show for a final

Brian Little walks on water.

Commentator's name anyone?

Went to all three games with the boys from canny farm everton have a bad record in the mickey mouse cup never won it

darrocot was also total shite

The final kick in the bollocks on this disastrous night yet another final loss,was brummies singing the liverpool anthem.everton we love to lose finals f.c.