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Heroes & Villains => Villa Memories => Topic started by: Archie on November 26, 2007, 11:38:10 PM
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These are the kits that we have proudly worn since the beginning of our great history.
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(source: http://www.kitclassics.co.uk/kits/astonv.gif)
This is my top five:
(1) The 1980-81 shirt. Apart from its importance (we have won the title with that shirt) it was my football kit ever, and it's for this that I fell in love the Villa.
A sober, perfect, proper Villa shirt, with the exact shade of dark claret.
(http://www.astonvilladirect.com/product_images/large/38294.jpg)
(2) The beautiful 1992-93 vintage lace-neck shirt (beautiful outfit, even if the shade of claret is a little bit "purplish", if the word purplish exists).
(http://www.classicfootballshirts.co.uk/images/Aston-Villa-92-Home-use.gif)
(3) The FA Cup 1957 shirt. A break with the great old tradition, but very classy and smart. The ancient Romans said: semel in anno licet insanire (once in the year you can do a madness).....
(http://www.astonvilladirect.com/product_images/large/38269.jpg)
(4) The simple, classic, 2007-08 kit, a return to the great old tradition after the long, awful Diadora & Hummel era. The sponsor logo was awful, though.
(http://www.astonvilladirect.com/product_images/large/villa-39084.jpg)[/img]
(5) The 1985-87 away shirt. One of the best away, imo, with the claret and blue band on a yellow panel.
(http://www.classicfootballshirts.co.uk/images/thumb_medium/Aston-Villa-85-AwayXX.gif)
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Number 1: 95/96 home
Number 2: 98/99 away
Number 3: 93/94 away, i know i will get slated for that, but i like it.
Number 4: 95/96 away
Number 5: 97/98 away
i think you can guess roughly how old i am, and how long ive been supporting the club withthis selection.
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I've always liked the home strip we worn for the 83/84 season as I think our home kit looks better with claret & blue shorts.
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1982 away shirt and 1957 home shirt.
As a kid I loved our claret, blue and yellow hoody by Henson in 1985, bloody smart at the time.
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The "Brazil" top with the post mark badge on the side has to be my favourite away kit. I remember being quite small and seeing Villa play in it (Was it Liverpool?) I don't remember any announcements that this kit existed before that day.
Best home kit? Classic 80-81. Simple and no sponsors
Oh and the 1982 European cup shirt.
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74-75 promotion season shirt for me. I think one's choice is inextricably linked with memories of a particular period and that was the team I used to pretend to be in the park somewhere in Harrogate, North Yorks, playing imaginary games all on my own....Graydon, Little, Carrodus, Ross, Phillips et al. I also like the 94-95 all white away strip - all white with C and B trimmings has always been my preferred away kit
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Sorry but no discussion about kits is complete without this ...
(http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/02/06/deportivo_wanka.jpg)
or this ........
(http://www.klangundkleid.ch/img/kleid/trikots/659-01.jpg)
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The "Brazil" top with the post mark badge on the side has to be my favourite away kit. I remember being quite small and seeing Villa play in it (Was it Liverpool?) I don't remember any announcements that this kit existed before that day.
I never liked this kit personally as it was not claret and blue, but I'll always remember it with a smile. My son and me had season tickets in the lower Holte, and had a large couple sitting in front of us who always used to wear this shirt. We used to be able to watch MOTD and my son would always shout "Dad, we must have been on television, because I've just seen the bananas in front of us", as he saw a quick flash of yellow on the screen. They always stood out like belicia beacons.
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I loved all home Villa kits EXCEPT that pink stripey hummell atrocity in 87-88. Wasn't found of the all claret kit in the late 90's.
Crap away kits - playing in green/red/black? What the fuck?
A third black away kit. What the fuck?
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80/81 home and away kit for me. I loved the white away top with the Umbro diamonds down the sleeves.
I think that the home top always looks better with light blue shorts. More classy.
We've had some top shirts but some lousy ones. The Henson kit with no badge is way out in front in the poor kit stakes!
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The "Brazil" top with the post mark badge on the side has to be my favourite away kit. I remember being quite small and seeing Villa play in it (Was it Liverpool?) I don't remember any announcements that this kit existed before that day.
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It was announced because we all went to Anfield with blue and yellow balloons
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The "Brazil" top with the post mark badge on the side has to be my favourite away kit. I remember being quite small and seeing Villa play in it (Was it Liverpool?) I don't remember any announcements that this kit existed before that day.
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It was announced because we all went to Anfield with blue and yellow balloons
Quite right. The mail had a back page headline a few days before that read "Just like Brazil!" with Shaun Teale wearing the kit. A shame then, that Villa played nothing like Brazil come the Liverpool game and lost to possisbly the worst Reds side in generations, blowing a great chance to reach the semis.
Liverpool went on to win the cup of course, beating a shit Sunderland team.
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Didn't they beat Pompey in the semi? We'd have won that bloody cup if we'd beaten Liverpool, i'm sure of it.
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Didn't they beat Pompey in the semi? We'd have won that bloody cup if we'd beaten Liverpool, i'm sure of it.
They did. A big chance wasted.
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Interestingly whenever we have had vertical stripes we have won something or at least got to the final.
Looking at those kits, 1957 - FA Cup, 1982 (away kit) European Cup, 1987/88 Promotion and 2000 FA Cup Runner Up.
This is the first season since then we've had a stirpy kit *Praying emoticon*
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Interestingly whenever we have had vertical stripes we have won something or at least got to the final.
Looking at those kits, 1957 - FA Cup, 1982 (away kit) European Cup, 1987/88 Promotion and 2000 FA Cup Runner Up.
This is the first season since then we've had a stirpy kit *Praying emoticon*
not forgetting 1994
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Interestingly whenever we have had vertical stripes we have won something or at least got to the final.
Looking at those kits, 1957 - FA Cup, 1982 (away kit) European Cup, 1987/88 Promotion and 2000 FA Cup Runner Up.
This is the first season since then we've had a stirpy kit *Praying emoticon*
not forgetting 1994
Of course. Not a bad omen is it ?
We just need to play someone in red in the final so we wear our away kit. Middlesborough will do [-o<
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Interestingly whenever we have had vertical stripes we have won something or at least got to the final.
Looking at those kits, 1957 - FA Cup, 1982 (away kit) European Cup, 1987/88 Promotion and 2000 FA Cup Runner Up.
This is the first season since then we've had a stirpy kit *Praying emoticon*
not forgetting 1994
Of course. Not a bad omen is it ?
We just need to play someone in red in the final so we wear our away kit. Middlesborough will do [-o<
FA Cup Final 2008 - Swindon Town vs. Aston Villa.
Mark my words.
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i think aston villa will win the fa cup this season, i have this feeling. but if villa dont win a trophy this or next season, it will be the 1st decade since the club was formed, that the club haven't won a trophy.
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I think with the current mood in the club we're bound to win a trophy this season or next and it won't be the Birmingham Senior cup.
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I think with the current mood in the club we're bound to win a trophy this season or next and it won't be the Birmingham Senior cup.
That's because we no longer enter the Birmingham Senior Cup!
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80-81 - legendary - the greatest
81-83 - classic
83-85 - ok - didnt mind it but not with claret shorts
85-87 - poor - no club badge and obvious relegation shirt
88-89 - terrible - halfs?
89-90 - classic - the platt shirt
90-92 - classic - i did like this one. always think of world cup 90 and inter
92-93 - legendary - the best premierleague top.
93-95 - classic - stripes but i did like it.
95-97- legendary
97-98 - disappointing - needed decent collar. hooped socks not great.
98-99 - disappointing - hated white collar
99-00 - poor - more blue than claret
00-01 - ok but why with blue shorts?
01-02 - poor its pink! i notice i dont like gregory era shirts for sum reason
02-03 - great shirt, poor season
03-04 - great shirt, great season
04-05 - great shirt, reminiscent of 89-90 platt shirt
05-06- great shirt, poor season, i like the chevrons and vicar collar lol
06-07 - it was ok. nothing more, didnt like claret collar
07-08 - legendary. the best shirt for years. unfortunately we only wear it for one year.
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i think aston villa will win the fa cup this season, i have this feeling. but if villa dont win a trophy this or next season, it will be the 1st decade since the club was formed, that the club haven't won a trophy.
Does the Youth Cup count :-
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The 1957 FA Cup is a beautiful kit. It would be fitting to use it as a 3rd kit for certain matches from time to time. The 1982 away would be great to bring back for Europe. I just hope we don't have to wait until 2082 to play in Europe.
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The 1982 top is the best I can remember is was so classy looking.
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For me it is the 67-68 kit, classic Villa.
I would love to see this kit reproduced, but with possibly claret socks with light blue hoops.
http://www.footybits.co.uk/product_info.php?name=Aston%20Villa%201968-69%20team%20picture&products_id=1016
This one's pretty good, too, and would be my second choice.
http://www.sporting-heroes.net/football-heroes/displayhero_club.asp?HeroID=17155
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97-98 - disappointing - needed decent collar. hooped socks not great.
Don't agree, I loved that kit. Much better than the away one, which always puts me in mind of Simon Grayson.
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the 80/81 away kit
simple yet beautiful
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This is the new alleged Villa shirt for the next season.
(http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x179/bully_album_bucket/new_villa_home_stripe_shirt_2009041.jpg)
Apart that it seems fake, it's not bad, but nothing to do indeed with the sober, beautiful kit of the 70's...
(http://www.astonvilladirect.com/product_images/large/38294.jpg)
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I think it looks horrendous. Without that blue stripe it might be okay.
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One thing the last years of the Doug regime did was get back to a proper Villa kit. This is horrible.
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That stripe makes it look hideous.
It must be bad as I'm the only one who liked the 1999/2000 striped jobbo.
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I came back to see if it was as bad as first viewing, and it isn't. It's worse. That stripe looks like a sash some marching band would wear.
Should a pic be put in the main section?
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Archie, dimmi che é un scherzo.
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Archie, dimmi che é un scherzo.
Ciao Eamonn, non lo so se è uno scherzo, penso di sì, l'ho trovata sulla rete!
Hi Eamonn, you legend, I don't know if it's a joke, I think so, I found it on the web. :-)
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That kit is feckin rank
must be a piss take
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Horrible - just horrible. Hopefully a fake.
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Theres a group on facebook talking about the possible designs for new kits and this one and loads of other photo shopped ones are on there. Please god no stripes or halves, just a claret shirt, sky blue sleeves and blue socks. And it doesnt have to be a bootlace but would love a blue loop round the neck like we had in 1992-93, dead traditional too.
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Theres a group on facebook talking about the possible designs for new kits and this one and loads of other photo shopped ones are on there. Please god no stripes or halves, just a claret shirt, sky blue sleeves and blue socks. And it doesnt have to be a bootlace but would love a blue loop round the neck like we had in 1992-93, dead traditional too.
Yes, it would be beautiful!
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Spent about £ 250 on e-bay lately filling in the gaps in my shirt collection. How sad is that. Missing a few from the '80s.Theres good money to b made in the market if anyone needs to sell.
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I liked this one - shame about the team. Still, two wins over the Blues in it!
(http://i670.photobucket.com/albums/vv68/matwsussx/KevinPhillips.jpg)
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Has anyone got proper action shots, possibly scanned from programmes etc, of all the Villa kits from about 1970 onwards? I'm interested in making a scrolling screensaver of Villa kits (home and away) through the ages.
Oh, and I'm looking for colour shots. Any links/posts would be appreciated.
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Has anyone got proper action shots, possibly scanned from programmes etc, of all the Villa kits from about 1970 onwards? I'm interested in making a scrolling screensaver of Villa kits (home and away) through the ages.
Oh, and I'm looking for colour shots. Any links/posts would be appreciated.
Football Heroes (http://www.sporting-heroes.net/football-heroes/searchresults.asp?ButtonLeap=3&countryLinkDescription=%20Photos%20of%20Aston%20Villa%20footballers.)
Google images is ok too. Type in the player you want and chances are he will be there.
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Ah, yeah, I've tried both of those. They were pretty good but I'm having real trouble with most of the 80's away kits, the 70's yellow kit and the 75-6 home kit, which has a slightly different Umbro badge to the 76-81 one.
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You could scan photos from books?
The Illustrated History book is pretty good for colour photos from the 70s and 80s.
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Excellent, I'll try that.
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All the hummel kits looked atrocious, bar the 1989/90 one -and even that looked a bit cack with go faster stripes on the sleeves and socks.
The 1992/93 kit seems to have aged very well. I can look at pictures or videos from that period and it doesn't look naff. Not quite the right shade of claret, but overall a good effort.
Would have to be the 1980/81 kit for me. I'd love to see Nike do a contemporary version of that, with the striped collar and right shade of claret.
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I liked the Diadora NTL one - just claret.
The JPA shirt as well.....and that black one of the same period was great as well.
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Not my all-time favourite but always liked this shirt, David Platt got 20+ goals in it, we beat Inter Milan and lots of BFR's new signings all wore it for one season in 1991-92.
(http://i670.photobucket.com/albums/vv68/matwsussx/789597691.jpg)
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I think we've gone downhill in our kit designs recently.
IMO we're taking the traditional thing a bit too seriously.
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My first Villa shirt, beautifully modelled by Cyrille Regis...
Actually, it was more of a rip-off version where my mum had to sew the badge on, but I wore it to death anyway. I bought a proper version off eBay a couple of years ago and it's my lucky shirt.
First 'proper' was the 92-93 home shirt with the laces. Still got it, but I remember my mum being mortified when I bought it home and told her I'd spent all my birthday money on it.
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true colours (http://www.truecoloursfootballkits.com/pdf/AstonVilla.pdf)
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true colours (http://www.truecoloursfootballkits.com/pdf/AstonVilla.pdf)
class book, i have got both volumes.
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Is it any good?
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Is it any good?
Yeah Kev, it's great. ;)
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(http://www.astonvilladirect.com/product_images/maxzoom/prd_maxzoom_villa-71988.jpg)
(http://www.astonvilladirect.com/product_images/maxzoom/prd_maxzoom_villa-71989.jpg)
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Not my all-time favourite but always liked this shirt, David Platt got 20+ goals in it, we beat Inter Milan and lots of BFR's new signings all wore it for one season in 1991-92.
(http://i670.photobucket.com/albums/vv68/matwsussx/789597691.jpg)
One of my favourite away kits was the one that year, same design except white with blue and black.
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This is the worst Villa home kit - i dont even mind the Hummel halves of the late 80s compared to this.
(http://i670.photobucket.com/albums/vv68/matwsussx/carb21.jpg)
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Not my all-time favourite but always liked this shirt, David Platt got 20+ goals in it, we beat Inter Milan and lots of BFR's new signings all wore it for one season in 1991-92.
(http://i670.photobucket.com/albums/vv68/matwsussx/789597691.jpg)
One of my favourite away kits was the one that year, same design except white with blue and black.
This one? often worn with blue shorts but i prefered it with the black seen here.
(http://i670.photobucket.com/albums/vv68/matwsussx/n199704918_34375025_56251.jpg)
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TBH there are a number of kits from the 80's I would wear even now. The 83-85 away shirt in particular would look great down the pub.
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Should these be the new kits they'd be fantastic, wouldn't be they?
http://www.football-shirts.co.uk/fans/new-aston-villa-1011-shirts_7368
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This is the worst Villa home kit - i dont even mind the Hummel halves of the late 80s compared to this.
(http://i670.photobucket.com/albums/vv68/matwsussx/carb21.jpg)
Yes, not a great kit. There was one a couple of years later which was all claret and NTL were our sponsors. It was dreadful. I think we wore it during 01/02
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This thing?
(http://www.writestuffautographs.com/shop/images/products/football134.jpg)
It's not even bloody claret. God knows what colour it is. And the purple and lime ntl logo really is the dog turd on top of the cake.
Sad thing was I remember rushing down the Villa from work to buy it one lunchtime because I thought it was the cat's knackers. What the fuck was I thinking? Seeing it now always reminds me of such luminaries as Hassan Kachloul and Fat Dave.
I've kept hold of it after seeing the price that the mid-80s Henson abortion reaches on eBay. I'm hoping to sell this shirt in twenty years and buy a luxury yacht with the proceeds.
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This thing?
(http://www.writestuffautographs.com/shop/images/products/football134.jpg)
It's not even bloody claret. God knows what colour it is. And the purple and lime ntl logo really is the dog turd on top of the cake.
Sad thing was I remember rushing down the Villa from work to buy it one lunchtime because I thought it was the cat's knackers. What the fuck was I thinking? Seeing it now always reminds me of such luminaries as Hassan Kachloul and Fat Dave.
I've kept hold of it after seeing the price that the mid-80s Henson abortion reaches on eBay. I'm hoping to sell this shirt in twenty years and buy a luxury yacht with the proceeds.
Yes that's the one, it's even worse than I could remember. What a shocking it. I would say it's as bad as some of those kits in the mid to late 1980s and worse than the 99/00 one. Yuk!
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74-81 both home and away proper Villa