Stoke Away 1975/6

[pauliewalnuts]

Hugh Johns (Commentator) comments on the villa masses and our great support. Somethings never change away from home

Not too sure about that. I can remember a few times in the late 80s at away matches where there'd be two or three hundred of us at most.

[bertlambshank]

That's a cracking find.  Well done.  Right now, I can smell mum's roast beef dinner being got out of the oven and hear dad coming back in from the pub.

Villa didn't actually feature that often on Star soccer as I recollect, as it was more East Midland centric in those days, I have tried not very successfully to find more coverage from this era.

Yes. Star Soccer with Huge Ones and Sunday dinner went together. I think it used to start at about 2pm ? Very often they would go to Filbert St, The City Ground and of course The Baseball Ground as Cloughs Derby were often the top team then. Star Soccer was your Sunday football diet as there wouldn't be live games that day. Across the country football was played on Saturdays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and at Tranmere on Fridays. That was pretty well it unless there were fixture pile ups or long running cup sagas with 2nd/3rd replays.

That was our first season back in Division One after an absence of 8 years, we finished a respectable 16th and our home average crowd was not far short of 39,000. During the next few seasons we progressed and.................well I dont need to tell that bit of the story.

Was it Torquay who used to play on Saturday evening for some reason?

[He wears a magic hat]

Hugh Johns (Commentator) comments on the villa masses and our great support. Somethings never change away from home

Not too sure about that. I can remember a few times in the late 80s at away matches where there'd be two or three hundred of us at most.

Fair point but that was when attendances in general bottomed out. Overall we have always had a very good away following

[Charlie8182]

The dulcet tones of Hugh Johns voice reminds me as well of the smell of Sunday dinner- there must be 1000s of us! 
Not forgetting his catchphrases of "One nothing" or "Andy Gray/Cyrille Regis/Bob Latchford or whoever- "Opens his account" after scoring.

[He wears a magic hat]

For those who what to be nostalgic or for those who havent got a clue what we're on about

Sorry I couldn't find one with Villa included

[Brend'Watkins]

I was at this game.  The highlight footage doesn't do justice as to how good Shilton was on the day for them.  He was immense. 

Stoke fans, or rather, some juvenile delinquents attacked our coach with fists and feet after the game.  Nothing strange in that at the time you might think, except on this occasion, the coach was moving.

[andrew08]

I was at this game.  The highlight footage doesn't do justice as to how good Shilton was on the day for them.  He was immense. 

Stoke fans, or rather, some juvenile delinquents attacked our coach with fists and feet after the game.  Nothing strange in that at the time you might think, except on this occasion, the coach was moving.

My first non local away game was Stoke. I'm sure it wasn't this one though. It was during the balloons era and Shilton saved a pen. They'd just had the roof blown off their stand, why I remember that I dunno.

[Dave Summers]

I was at this game.  The highlight footage doesn't do justice as to how good Shilton was on the day for them.  He was immense. 

Stoke fans, or rather, some juvenile delinquents attacked our coach with fists and feet after the game.  Nothing strange in that at the time you might think, except on this occasion, the coach was moving.

My first non local away game was Stoke. I'm sure it wasn't this one though. It was during the balloons era and Shilton saved a pen. They'd just had the roof blown off their stand, why I remember that I dunno.

Aye, I was at this one as a young 9 yr old as well, I went with my Mum and Dad.  God knows why Mum was there though, she is an Albion season ticket holder.

This was pretty much my first non local away game as well, apart from when I had a couple of years living in Hampshire and saw us at Fulham and although I haven't watched the clip with sound on or all the way through as at work, I am sure that there were thousands of Villa there that day and it WAS in the balloon craze.  I'm believe Mortimer signed at Christmas this season and his debut in front of 51k at Villa Park vs West Ham was with a "million" balloons flying everywhere.   

It shows how the memory plays tricks though, as I was convinced that "Chico" scored our goal, only to see it was Graydon.   

As someone mentioned we were brilliant that day against a Stoke team who were top 6 I think.  Andy Gray was ruled out on the morning and Dixie Deehan was just outstanding in this match, reckon he was only 18 as well.

Great clip found and brings back happy memories of my favourite Villa era.

UTV !!

[andyaston]

I noticed that highlight starts with Stoke taking a long throw in .... Nothing changes.
Good to see Gidman winging down the right and Deehan dominating in the air. No one survived from this team 5 year later!

Your right there, the only thing that has changed is their stadium.

[flybo]

That was my first away game

[Bernie]

That's a cracking find.  Well done.  Right now, I can smell mum's roast beef dinner being got out of the oven and hear dad coming back in from the pub.

Villa didn't actually feature that often on Star soccer as I recollect, as it was more East Midland centric in those days, I have tried not very successfully to find more coverage from this era.

And the Golden Shot too at my grandma's house in Wylde Green....Bernie, the bolt please!

I remember the Golden Shot well. Yes....."Bernie the bolt..."......oh how I'd laugh..........

[Dave Clark Five]

I think we dropped into a pub in Trent Vale, expecting no trouble. There were a right bunch in there, all with faces burned to a leathery complexion through years of standing next to kilns or kelns as they call them. Funnily enough, Leighton Phillips came into the Lions Club with Frank Carrodus the other day, great players who took us through those transitional years.

[The Left Side]

I love the old videos, thanks for posting!