Heroes & Villains, the Aston Villa fanzine
Heroes & Villains => Heroes Discussion => Topic started by: Villa Lew on April 25, 2024, 09:44:27 AM
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Yeah the great man turns 90 today, my first Villa hero and the first Villa match I watched was the 57 Final, his 2 goals are still fresh in my memory all those years ago. I had the pleasure of meeting him at the 2000 final outside Wemnbley, where he was chatting to the fans, a gentleman as well as a great footballer. 121 goals in 341 appearances is a great record for a winger.
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Happy birthday to the big man.
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How many of the class of 57 are left? I thinks it’s just him.
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Happy Birthday to him. I hope he enjoys the day.
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https://www.avfc.co.uk/news/2024/april/25/club-legends-come-together-as-mcparland-turns-90-/ (https://www.avfc.co.uk/news/2024/april/25/club-legends-come-together-as-mcparland-turns-90-/)
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Yeah the great man turns 90 today, my first Villa hero and the first Villa match I watched was the 57 Final, his 2 goals are still fresh in my memory all those years ago. I had the pleasure of meeting him at the 2000 final outside Wemnbley, where he was chatting to the fans, a gentleman as well as a great footballer. 121 goals in 341 appearances is a great record for a winger.
I too met him before the game just as we entered Wembley. He seemed a bit taken aback and flattered that people so young knew about him. He was a gentleman and accepted my request to autograph the Advertising magazine/match programme for me. I’ve got it somewhere.
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How many of the class of 57 are left? I thinks it’s just him.
He’s the only surviving member from both teams from that final. 6 of the Man United starting lineup would be dead within a year of that game
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(https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/AZIAAOSwr3pmGm4X/s-l960.jpg)
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There's a lovely, ledge overload photo on the app of Gary Shaw presenting him with a McParland 90 shirt.
Bloody pollen coming in through the window...
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How many of the class of 57 are left? I thinks it’s just him.
I think he might be our oldest surviving player.
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How many of the class of 57 are left? I thinks it’s just him.
He’s the only surviving member from both teams from that final. 6 of the Man United starting lineup would be dead within a year of that game
He's also the sole survivor of Northern Ireland's 1958 World Cup squad.
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How many of the class of 57 are left? I thinks it’s just him.
I think he might be our oldest surviving player.
Think you are right with that. When Jimmy McEwan died in 2017 aged 88 he was widely reported as having been the oldest.
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I was fortunate enough to meet him two years ago and have a chat. A true legend of ours, the game and as many have said a true gentleman.
He told me a story how he was friends with Duncan Edwards and while on holiday one summer with him and a few other footballers Edwards in his eagerness to get out of the hotel and go for a kick about jumped in the air pretending to head a ball and smashed the light bulb. How he spoke of the Villa, Northern Ireland and his ex teammates was very touching.
I hope he gets to see us lift the cup and has many more years ahead.
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My first Villa hero especially when he signed my football annual photo of him.
Best wishes.
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Not bad for a winger trying to be a striker.
For a small town Newry has done well to produce Peter Mc and Pat Jennings.
And the reason I was born a Villa fan.
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I've had the pleasure to meet Peter a few times he's a real gentleman.
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Not bad for a winger trying to be a striker.
For a small town Newry has done well to produce Peter Mc and Pat Jennings.
And the reason I was born a Villa fan.
Had no idea he was from Newry, that's where my Mom was born.
Happy birthday to him anyway, hopefully he gets to see us raise some more silverware very soon.
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Happy Birthday 'Big Man' and the reason I and lots of others follow Aston Villa.
My Dad, Irish, moved to Aston in the 1950's and used to bring 6 of the kids to Villa Park to give Mom a rest. Villa had a number of Irish players back then (Blanchflower, McParland, Saward, Walsh etc) and that's the reason Dad followed them together with many other Irish.
Siblings still Villa mad. Peter was my late Dad's favourite player.
Happy days. Thank you Mr McParland and thank you Dad.
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I've had the pleasure to meet Peter a few times he's a real gentleman.
It takes one to know one, Daz.
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I've met him a couple of times, lovely chap. McParland, not Daz.
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Although Daz is very nice chap as well.
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Happy 90th birthday Peter!
UTV and thank you XXX
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Happy birthday big fella. Thanks for the service and the memories. x
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I was 9 months old when McParland won the FA Cup - I'd like to see us do it again!
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I was about ten and still to this day disappointed that the press made more of the challenge than the Villa win itself. Being ten Mac looked like a giant on the pitch, his runs down the wing terrified defences.
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Its interesting to see Mcpharland was a league top scorer twice
He's in record books for this.
8 goals in 57/58 from 17 games.
And of course the first goal scorer in the Winning FA cup final although having seen this footage it would not be allowed to stand today but that is irrelevant as it was a goal.
Football back then was very physical so I imagine he would have been a physical player as both defenders and strikers wouldn't hold back!
Congratulations to him for the milestone of 90!
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I was about ten and still to this day disappointed that the press made more of the challenge than the Villa win itself. Being ten Mac looked like a giant on the pitch, his runs down the wing terrified defences.
That's a great memory.
So in some quarters back then it was thought challenge was overly robust ?
I thought that was part and parcel of the game and that only over the last twenty years or so it wouldn't be allowed.
By the way envious you have and others the experience of Villa winning the FA Cup ! (And the rest!)
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Always remember seeing a fan at the 94 League Cup final wearing a Villa shirt and on the back it had:
McParland
57
Perfect!
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I was about ten and still to this day disappointed that the press made more of the challenge than the Villa win itself. Being ten Mac looked like a giant on the pitch, his runs down the wing terrified defences.
That's a great memory.
So in some quarters back then it was thought challenge was overly robust ?
I thought that was part and parcel of the game and that only over the last twenty years or so it wouldn't be allowed.
By the way envious you have and others the experience of Villa winning the FA Cup ! (And the rest!)
If you’re talking about the charge it wasn’t given as a foul and the keeper moved towards super Mac first. Ray Wood had made a thing of egging on forwards to charge him but this never gets mentioned.
The goals weee completely separate and there is no dispute about either of them. The Villa were worthy winners!
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Always remember seeing a fan at the 94 League Cup final wearing a Villa shirt and on the back it had:
McParland
57
Perfect!
I have a number plate starting AV57. I think MCP was one of the suffixes I tried to get, but wasn’t available.
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Personalised reg plates...isn't that the type of "flex" flaunted by hip-hop stars? I always had you down as a more cerebral dawg. Guess I was wrong :(
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Personalised reg plates...isn't that the type of "flex" flaunted by hip-hop stars? I always had you down as a more cerebral dawg. Guess I was wrong :(
Is it? 8)
I’m not sure a number plate celebrating one of our FA cup wins is the kind of thing they go in for, but if they do then I might just start giving this new rap music a go! 8)