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Title: RIP Brian Godfrey
Post by: Oscar Arce on February 11, 2010, 02:40:04 PM: If anyone deserved to have a thread started for him in 'Holte Enders in The Sky' it was Brian Godfrey.
RIP to one of my first Villa heroes

RIP - Brian Godfrey
It is with great sadness the Aston Villa Former Players Association announces that Brian Godfrey, aged 69, passed away at 04.15 GMT this morning in hospital near his home in Cyprus after a lengthy and
courageous battle against Leukaemia.

Brian started his professional football career at Everton and in an 18-years career played for 6 league clubs and was capped for Wales at U23 and full international level. He joined Aston Villa from Preston
North End in 1967 and played over 160 games including captaining Aston Villa in the 1971 League Cup Final.

Brian was a staunch participant and supporter of the Aston Villa FPA and Aston Villa Old Stars football team and we mourn his passing. Funeral details will be circulated when they are known.

Aston Villa FPA
11th February 2010

http://www.astonvillafpa.org/
Title: RIP Brian Godfrey
Post by: villajk on February 11, 2010, 03:21:14 PM: Very sad news. RIP Brian.
Title: RIP Brian Godfrey
Post by: martin@ardenley on February 11, 2010, 03:45:05 PM: Also one of my early heroes, RIP Brian
Title: RIP Brian Godfrey
Post by: evalast1910 on February 11, 2010, 03:59:11 PM: RIP, Brian.
Title: RIP Brian Godfrey
Post by: Oscar Arce on April 26, 2010, 02:38:18 PM: Here is Brian in one of his last appearances for Villa Old Stars with Paul Birch, Des Bremner, Chris price and Colin Gibson.

http://img707.imageshack.us/img707/3807/briangodfrey.jpg
Title: RIP Brian Godfrey
Post by: Andy_Lochhead_in_the_air on June 27, 2010, 07:36:57 PM: (http://www.living-in-northern-cyprus.com/review/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Tottenham+Hotspur+v+Aston+Villa++++Football+League+Cup+Final+1971.jpg)
Title: Re: RIP Brian Godfrey
Post by: Dave Clark Five on September 06, 2010, 10:56:46 PM: Quote from: Andy_Lochhead_in_the_air on June 27, 2010, 07:36:57 PM
(http://www.living-in-northern-cyprus.com/review/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Tottenham+Hotspur+v+Aston+Villa++++Football+League+Cup+Final+1971.jpg)

What a great memory of a brilliant day out. Brian looks very proud in that picture as were all of us who were there.

RIP Brian.
Title: Re: RIP Brian Godfrey
Post by: bob rowe on April 05, 2012, 11:07:11 PM: Saw Brian make his first Villa Park appearance vs Blues in1967. He quickly became one of my Villa faves for hs never give up attitude. RIP mate.