19 years ago today. 24/3/1996

[Pat McMahon]

Can't believe I was taking a piss with a copper when Savo scored.

Blimey Simon, you must have been a top boy to have your own designated copper.

[PeterWithesShin]

A mate and I got our tickets from the Villa, got in to Wembley only to find our seat row didn't exist. Savo had scored one in about 10 games prior to this game and was silly odds to score the first goal - it paid for the ticket, travel and booze for the day. Watching McCallister going backwards and knowing we were going to win early in the second half - happy days!

He'd scored 3 in the previous 3 games.

[Damo70]

Can't believe I was taking a piss with a copper when Savo scored.

A couple of posters who were witness to it might correct me on this but if I remember the story correctly my cousins husband was away having a piss when Savo scored. One of my mates took the piss out of him when he returned (there had been a bit of niggle between them previously over the merits or otherwise of Savo) and it was about ten years later at a party I threw before they spoke a word to each other again.

[nodge]

I was too busy willing Leeds to score in the last few minutes as I'd had a fiver on Savo 3-1 at 66-1.

[Kingthing]

Can't believe I was taking a piss with a copper when Savo scored.

Blimey Simon, you must have been a top boy to have your own designated copper.

Radio Rental me.

[simboy]

A mate and I got our tickets from the Villa, got in to Wembley only to find our seat row didn't exist. Savo had scored one in about 10 games prior to this game and was silly odds to score the first goal - it paid for the ticket, travel and booze for the day. Watching McCallister going backwards and knowing we were going to win early in the second half - happy days!

He'd scored 3 in the previous 3 games.

no he didnt - we lost 2-0 to Sheff Wed, drew 0-0 with Middlesborough and beat QPR 3-2 the previous three games - scored against QPR, going back he'd scored against Sheff Wed and then nothing since the Coventry game before Christmas.

[IAmTheOneIanOlney]

I can't remember what Savo's form was like at the time, but I got him in the first scorer sweepstake on the coach on the way down and remember everyone else laughing.

One thing that sticks in my mind is the fireworks that went off when the teams came out of the tunnel and on to the pitch. Seemed a bit weird.

[PeterWithesShin]

A mate and I got our tickets from the Villa, got in to Wembley only to find our seat row didn't exist. Savo had scored one in about 10 games prior to this game and was silly odds to score the first goal - it paid for the ticket, travel and booze for the day. Watching McCallister going backwards and knowing we were going to win early in the second half - happy days!

He'd scored 3 in the previous 3 games.

no he didnt - we lost 2-0 to Sheff Wed, drew 0-0 with Middlesborough and beat QPR 3-2 the previous three games - scored against QPR, going back he'd scored against Sheff Wed and then nothing since the Coventry game before Christmas.

He didn't play against Boro. 2 vs Sheff Wed (H), 1 vs QPR, 0 vs Sheff Wed (A). 3 in 3. 3 in 4 if you count the FACQF at Forest.

[AVH87]

Who would have thought at the time of winning this, that nearly 20 years later we'd still be waiting for our next trophy? 

[Deano's Mullet]

A mate and I got our tickets from the Villa, got in to Wembley only to find our seat row didn't exist. Savo had scored one in about 10 games prior to this game and was silly odds to score the first goal - it paid for the ticket, travel and booze for the day. Watching McCallister going backwards and knowing we were going to win early in the second half - happy days!

He'd scored 3 in the previous 3 games.

no he didnt - we lost 2-0 to Sheff Wed, drew 0-0 with Middlesborough and beat QPR 3-2 the previous three games - scored against QPR, going back he'd scored against Sheff Wed and then nothing since the Coventry game before Christmas.

He didn't play against Boro. 2 vs Sheff Wed (H), 1 vs QPR, 0 vs Sheff Wed (A). 3 in 3. 3 in 4 if you count the FACQF at Forest.

And he scored in the next league game after Wembley away at Chelsea. I loved Savo.

[class-of-82]

Was any of you guys in St Joseph's social club opposite wembley arena before the game.
What a piss up and what a sing song

[Comrade Blitz]

Watched this live in a pub in Philadelphia full of fucking ManUre glory hunting ****** - their match against Spurs was on afterwards. IIRC none of them even knew about the 94 final.

[PeterWithesShin]

I have no idea what we did before the game, i'm sure we went on one of the official coaches, and being picked up at Edgbaston cricket ground rings a bell. Although that may have been another game but I didn't go on official coaches very often. I'm sure when we got back to VP we went in the Tavern. I wasn't even that pissed but can't remember much more than that.

[PeterWithesShin]

Actually this might be the game where one of the drop off points back in town was outside the Bar St Martin and the big braves Zulus were picking off scarfers etc as they left the coaches and gave some a right kicking. Does that ring any bells or was that '94?

[dave.woodhall]

I have no idea what we did before the game, i'm sure we went on one of the official coaches, and being picked up at Edgbaston cricket ground rings a bell. Although that may have been another game but I didn't go on official coaches very often. I'm sure when we got back to VP we went in the Tavern. I wasn't even that pissed but can't remember much more than that.

It would make sense if the Edgbaston pickup was the 1996 FA Cup semi as Villa Park was being used for the other one that day.