What have these Villa Players all got in common?

[Andy_Lochhead_in_the_air]

Gavin McCann.
1 cap v Spain in 2001 at VP.

[PeterWithesShin]

Gavin McCann.
1 cap v Spain in 2001 at VP.

He was still at Sunderland then though.

[Andy_Lochhead_in_the_air]

Gavin McCann.
1 cap v Spain in 2001 at VP.

He was still at Sunderland then though.

Well done, you spotted my "deliberate" mistake.

[ez]

Nigel Spink played half a game.

[Damo70]

Nigel Spink played half a game.

That was on a three match tour of Australia in 1983 wasn't it? I think Gary Shaw was also in the squad but I'm not sure he actually played.

[Exeter 77]

Nigel Spink played half a game.

That was on a three match tour of Australia in 1983 wasn't it? I think Gary Shaw was also in the squad but I'm not sure he actually played.

Gary Shaw did go on that tour but was injured so didn't play and eventually never won a cap.

[peter w]

How was he only capped once for England?  A disgrace. Nearly scores and sets up the equalizer.

[Damo70]

How was he only capped once for England?  A disgrace. Nearly scores and sets up the equalizer.

I know I am biased but I always believed Gordon Cowans was a better all round player than Glenn Hoddle. One got about fifty caps and the other only got about 10. And whilst I'm on the subject it would appear that in 1982 Graham Rix was a far better choice than Tony Morley for Espana '82.   And just to finish my rant clearly that Dennis Mortimer bloke was obviously considered useless too. Obviously Ron Greenwood and Don Howe thought David Armstrong was better. He hasn't got a league title and European cup winners medal though has he?

[cdbearsfan]

Am I right in saying that Brian Little, Nigel Spink, Jimmy Rimmer, Mark Walters, Tony Daley and Andy Gray all got one England cap?

Daley was capped seven times.

[four fornicholl]

This reminded me of Nick Culkin,Manchester United goalkeeper, who has the shortest premier league career ever, less than one second.

[Damo70]

Am I right in saying that Brian Little, Nigel Spink, Jimmy Rimmer, Mark Walters, Tony Daley and Andy Gray all got one England cap?

Daley was capped seven times.

That has totally surprised me. One thing I have always defended SGT for is when people have a go at him for picking the likes of Keith Curle, Geoff Thomas, Andy Sinton and David White. Shilton and Butcher had retired, Bryan Robson was as good as finished, Gazza was injured and the likes of Shearer, Anderson, McManaman and the Neville brothers were still just up and coming youngsters. Robson and Venables had far more choice of players at their peak.

[peter w]

How was he only capped once for England?  A disgrace. Nearly scores and sets up the equalizer.

I know I am biased but I always believed Gordon Cowans was a better all round player than Glenn Hoddle. One got about fifty caps and the other only got about 10. And whilst I'm on the subject it would appear that in 1982 Graham Rix was a far better choice than Tony Morley for Espana '82.   And just to finish my rant clearly that Dennis Mortimer bloke was obviously considered useless too. Obviously Ron Greenwood and Don Howe thought David Armstrong was better. He hasn't got a league title and European cup winners medal though has he?

With that big nosed bastard Mariner up top.

[Damo70]

How was he only capped once for England?  A disgrace. Nearly scores and sets up the equalizer.

I know I am biased but I always believed Gordon Cowans was a better all round player than Glenn Hoddle. One got about fifty caps and the other only got about 10. And whilst I'm on the subject it would appear that in 1982 Graham Rix was a far better choice than Tony Morley for Espana '82.   And just to finish my rant clearly that Dennis Mortimer bloke was obviously considered useless too. Obviously Ron Greenwood and Don Howe thought David Armstrong was better. He hasn't got a league title and European cup winners medal though has he?

With that big nosed bastard Mariner up top.

To be fair I'm pretty sure that around the time of the Espana '82 world cup he set a record for scoring in a number of consecutive England games.

[wittonwarrior]

For Mortimer it was the first time that he would have felt  unwanted.  When he was in junior football he was the last one from his club in Kirkby  to get fixed up with a professional club. 

For all that he had a decent enough career, don't you think.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

How was he only capped once for England?  A disgrace. Nearly scores and sets up the equalizer.

I know I am biased but I always believed Gordon Cowans was a better all round player than Glenn Hoddle. One got about fifty caps and the other only got about 10. And whilst I'm on the subject it would appear that in 1982 Graham Rix was a far better choice than Tony Morley for Espana '82.   And just to finish my rant clearly that Dennis Mortimer bloke was obviously considered useless too. Obviously Ron Greenwood and Don Howe thought David Armstrong was better. He hasn't got a league title and European cup winners medal though has he?

I'm sure I read somewhere in 1982 Peter Withe was the first ever Villa player to be named in an England World Cup squad.

Nobody can take this away from him though: