After trawling through the League Cup archives I came across Chris Nicholl. Who? You might ask. Well let me regale you for a brief moment.
In the second replay of the 1977 final at Old Trafford Nicholl was the inspiration behind Aston Villa’s triumph that year.
The skipper equalised with an exquisite, dipping 40-yard thunderbolt that propelled the Villans to glory.










