Everton Carabao Cup fixtures and results 2026/27
Everton's 1977 League Cup final took three matches to settle. The current fixture tool comes first on this page, followed by a guide to that unusually long contest with Aston Villa.
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Everton’s next listed Carabao Cup match is Fleetwood Town v Everton, Quarter-finals, on Thu 17 Dec 2026 at 20:00 GMT.
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4 matches
Preston North End
0–4
Everton
Everton
1–0
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Everton
3–1
Newcastle United
Everton at Wembley on 12 March 1977
Everton drew 0–0 with Aston Villa at Wembley in the 1977 League Cup final. Gordon Lee managed Everton, with Mike Lyons captaining a side that included goalkeeper Dai Lawson and forwards Bob Latchford and Duncan McKenzie. The original final did not decide who would lift the trophy.
The Everton Results archive identifies the fixture by its date, competition, ground and team sheet. That combination is helpful when looking for a programme, photograph or recording from this final. A reference simply to 'Everton v Villa, 1977' is incomplete because the teams met more than once to settle the cup. The Wembley match is the first of those games, not the eventual decider.
Hillsborough and Old Trafford: the two replays
The first replay took place at Hillsborough on 16 March and finished 1–1 after extra time. A second replay followed at Old Trafford on 13 April. Villa finally won 3–2 after extra time, with Latchford and Lyons scoring Everton's goals in that deciding match.
These were replays, not three legs whose scores should be added together. The earlier draws created another match; the Old Trafford result settled the final. That is why a record of the 1977 competition may show three separate final entries but only one winning club. It also explains how photographs from London, Sheffield and Manchester can all belong to the same final contest.
Choosing the right Everton result
For the current campaign, use the completed-match view above to find Everton's latest cup result. The individual match page is the best place to check any penalty score alongside the main score. The historical replay sequence below the tool is a different kind of result and should not be read as a modern shoot-out.
If you are researching the 1977 final, begin with the venue: Wembley for the opening draw, Hillsborough for the first replay or Old Trafford for the deciding game. Then match the date to the report. That small step makes old footage and match programmes much easier to place, especially when a caption omits the word 'replay'. Current kick-off times and television selections are shown separately in the fixture list.
Everton League Cup final questions
Did the 1977 League Cup final finish 0–0 or 3–2?
Both scores refer to different matches. The Wembley final was goalless; Villa won the second replay 3–2 after extra time. Between them, the first replay finished 1–1.
Who captained Everton in the Wembley final?
Mike Lyons is marked as captain in the Everton Results team sheet for 12 March 1977. The same archive lists Gordon Lee as Everton's manager for the game.
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