Heroes & Villains, the Aston Villa fanzine
Heroes & Villains => Heroes Discussion => Topic started by: TheMalandro on November 14, 2014, 11:33:59 AM
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http://www.tamworthherald.co.uk/Aston-Villa-chairman-Sir-William-Dugdale-dies/story-24534036-detail/story.html
RIP to a successful chairman
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that is sad news...RIP Sir William...
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Didn't know he was alive, shamefully. RIP.
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David Cameron's uncle
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RIP
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Don't think they've got his chairmanship dates right but he did steady things during a turbulent time. Lived a very full life and was responsible for Cameron's 'support' of the Villa.
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Sad to hear this. I have a loose recollection of seeing him in the programme re his duties with the Water Board (??) and remember him being suitably low profile but stable.
He was from an era when most people could only name their own club chairman.
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Nearly didn't click it because of the rag, but nevertheless its a decent read:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1389275/Dave-Camerons-wicked-uncle-He-dreamed-PM--got-waylaid-claret-horses-flirty-petrol-pump-attendant.html
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Rode in one of the early 1950s Grand National's. RIP Sir William.
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Nearly didn't click it because of the rag, but nevertheless its a decent read:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1389275/Dave-Camerons-wicked-uncle-He-dreamed-PM--got-waylaid-claret-horses-flirty-petrol-pump-attendant.html
That's quite a funny read....
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RIP Sir William
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Sounds to have been a bit of a "wizard" chap.
Knew very well of him as I lived within his manor (North Warwickshire) and worked on his land - down the pit at Baddesley Colliery, for which the NCB paid him "mining rights" for its total existence. A relative of his was killed in the Baddesley mining disaster. I am very much aware of the Royal connections - god-parent to ZaraPhilllips? - and with Cameron....?
Always remember gazing out over the wide landscape of North Warwickshire towards Cov from the garden of my village local and thinking..."all this belongs to him....Up The Villa!"
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http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/doug-ellis-leads-tributes-former-8113343
Sir Doug Ellis led the tributes to Sir William last night and said: “We had difference of opinion from time to time about Aston Villa but he was a good friend.
“We were both keen at one stage on race horses. I had 15 horses and he helped me a lot, for he had raced in the Grand National.
“I’m very sad to hear he has gone.”
He added: “As a man Bill was a typical squire of the country, he lived in a mansion, he lived the life. Riding in the Grand National was his particular rise to fame.”
(http://i1.birminghammail.co.uk/incoming/article8113507.ece/alternates/s615/PM785993-1.jpg)
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Quite a few of my workmates were happy to "poach" on his land - he often hosted shoots and some of the more rural of the chaps would have a day off to act as "beaters". I once enjoyed the gift of a pheasant that the car in front of me hit and subsequently landed on my bonnet!
Sunday dinner thanks to Sir Bill!
RIP.
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RIP Sir William.
Cant be many of the board members from that era still alive now apart from Doug
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RIP Sir William.
Cant be many of the board members from that era still alive now apart from Doug
Harry Kartz definitely, Don Bendall, maybe one or two others. Talking of which, whatever happened to proof-reading?
He was chairman of Villa from 1975 to 1982, the year the club enjoyed a 1-0 win over Bayern Munich to lift the European Cup. He was preceded and succeeded in office by his great soccer rival and friend, Sir Doug Ellis.
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Interesting story in the mail article, he was definitely a character. Funny they had a photo of the arc de triomphe in the office back then. I wonder what pictures randy and co have on their office wall these days?
Birmingham tip?
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I remember a story about Sir William,
After the L.C semi final with Q.P.R ended in a draw , we tossed a coin for choice of Venue for the replay, Q.P.R had some Cockney Sleazeball as Chairman, the ref tossed the coin, Sleazeball called heads (or tails I can not remember) but pounced on the coin as it landed calling, heads, heads before anyone else saw it.
Sir William intoned something like, " my dear fellow, if you say it is heads, then heads it must be " Villa class shinning through.
The replay was at Highbury and the Sleazeball got his come uppance.
I have a mental vision of Doug on the floor with the Sleazeball wrestling for the coin and shouting, "tails, tails"
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If the coin came from doug's pocket it would've been on a bit string anyway
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I will admit to now knowing much about him, but he clearly is a very important figure in our history one way or the other.
RIP.
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Sir William became a Villa director in 1973 and chairman after Doug resigned the chair in 1975. He resigned from the board in 1978 and his last act of significance was to vote for the Bendalls at the EGM of 1979 where his shareholding was what won them the day.
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I remember a story about Sir William,
After the L.C semi final with Q.P.R ended in a draw , we tossed a coin for choice of Venue for the replay, Q.P.R had some Cockney Sleazeball as Chairman, the ref tossed the coin, Sleazeball called heads (or tails I can not remember) but pounced on the coin as it landed calling, heads, heads before anyone else saw it.
Sir William intoned something like, " my dear fellow, if you say it is heads, then heads it must be " Villa class shinning through.
The replay was at Highbury and the Sleazeball got his come uppance.
I have a mental vision of Doug on the floor with the Sleazeball wrestling for the coin and shouting, "tails, tails"
I remember that story as well - didn't the coin roll under a bench and the QPR fella pulled it out saying they had won.
The Highbury semi was one of the best away days (night really) I have ever had.
Bunking off college with my mate, just catching the special at New Street, wandering the tube system lost as usual, no entrance money but fellow fans giving us a couple of quid, Sir Brian's hat trick etc etc.
Respect and RIP to a fellow Villa man
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The rolling coin story all comes to back to me too, now, much talk about it in the Evening Mail, BRMB etc.
So with the 3 Wembley finals we must have played 6 matches in the last 2 rounds of that year's LC, not to mention a couple of weather related postponements of the semi?
We digress; RIP Sir William.
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Managed to take a picture of him, when Villa beat (strange combination) Portsmouth. He changed 10 years younger when I asked to take a picture.
RIP - an important person for our club (good or bad).
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Managed to take a picture of him, when Villa beat (strange combination) Portsmouth. He changed 10 years younger when I asked to take a picture.
RIP - an important person for our club (good or bad).
Good, without a doubt.
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Sir William became a Villa director in 1973 and chairman after Doug resigned the chair in 1975. He resigned from the board in 1978 and his last act of significance was to vote for the Bendalls at the EGM of 1979 where his shareholding was what won them the day.
The boardroom battles of the 70's seem almost as dramatic as anything on the field.
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The stories about the replayed semi in the League Cup at Highbury got me thinking. I was there, I can remember the goals vividly and the noise our lot made but, for the life of me I cannot remember how the hell we got there. Did we (mate and I) travel by car, train or coach? I just don't know. The wife will be taking me to the toilet next. Anyway, back on topic, RIP Sir William.
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The stories about the replayed semi in the League Cup at Highbury got me thinking. I was there, I can remember the goals vividly and the noise our lot made but, for the life of me I cannot remember how the hell we got there. Did we (mate and I) travel by car, train or coach? I just don't know. The wife will be taking me to the toilet next. Anyway, back on topic, RIP Sir William.
I also remember playing someone, I think it might have been QPR at Highfield road back in the late 70's in a cup competition, I remember being there can't recall the score or why it was played at a neutral ground
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The stories about the replayed semi in the League Cup at Highbury got me thinking. I was there, I can remember the goals vividly and the noise our lot made but, for the life of me I cannot remember how the hell we got there. Did we (mate and I) travel by car, train or coach? I just don't know. The wife will be taking me to the toilet next. Anyway, back on topic, RIP Sir William.
I also remember playing someone, I think it might have been QPR at Highfield road back in the late 70's in a cup competition, I remember being there can't recall the score or why it was played at a neutral ground
Crystal Palace in 1978-79. League Cup second replay.
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What I remember about that match was, John Burridge was in goal for Palace and his pre-match warm-up included one-handed press-ups. Kenny Sansom the best thing since sliced bread was at full back for them too. We still won.
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RIP.
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The stories about the replayed semi in the League Cup at Highbury got me thinking. I was there, I can remember the goals vividly and the noise our lot made but, for the life of me I cannot remember how the hell we got there. Did we (mate and I) travel by car, train or coach? I just don't know. The wife will be taking me to the toilet next. Anyway, back on topic, RIP Sir William.
I also remember playing someone, I think it might have been QPR at Highfield road back in the late 70's in a cup competition, I remember being there can't recall the score or why it was played at a neutral ground
Crystal Palace in 1978-79. League Cup second replay.
Thanks Dave I'd forgot on most of that
And RIP Mr Dugdale
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The stories about the replayed semi in the League Cup at Highbury got me thinking. I was there, I can remember the goals vividly and the noise our lot made but, for the life of me I cannot remember how the hell we got there. Did we (mate and I) travel by car, train or coach? I just don't know. The wife will be taking me to the toilet next. Anyway, back on topic, RIP Sir William.
I also remember playing someone, I think it might have been QPR at Highfield road back in the late 70's in a cup competition, I remember being there can't recall the score or why it was played at a neutral ground
Crystal Palace in 1978-79. League Cup second replay.
Thanks Dave I'd forgot on most of that
And RIP Mr Dugdale
I was at that game and jolly good it was too.
I remember Burridge getting pelters from the Villa fans and most notably, the crowd was actually higher than Coventry's average home gate ( though to be fair it was quite early in the season, and their average gate may have improved).
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League Cup 2nd replay, Monday 16th October 1978 a 7.30pm kick off and 0-0 with a crowd of over 33,000.
Coventry City's average attendance in 1978...just over 22,000
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Aston Villa: Prime Minister pays his respects to his uncle - 'chairman of the world's greatest football club'
David Cameron today paid his respects to his uncle – former Aston Villa chairman Sir William Dugdale – after rushing from making a key speech on immigration to be on time.
The Prime Minister told the audience at JCB’s Rocester headquarters that Sir William was “much-loved” and “chairman of the world’s greatest football club, Aston Villa”.
Sir William, in charge at Villa Park from 1975 to 1982, also fought at Monte Cassino, one of the bloodiest battles of the Second World War, and was a jockey in the Grand National.
He was responsible for turning the Prime Minister into a supporter of the club when he took him to a match as a teenager.
Sir William, who was awarded the Military Cross for outstanding bravery under fire, died earlier this month aged 92
Soldier , Jockey & Chairman of " The Worlds Greatest Football Club " RIP Sir William ....................Godzvilla!