Classic pics

[peter w]

[peter w]

Villa in black!

Right how many of these famous faces can you name?

[peter w]

Old Perry barr stand

[Brend'Watkins]

The last line on that picture of Birmingham Football Club...

'Small Heath Club a future of unqualified prosperity'.  They were even deluded back then.

[dave.woodhall]

Villa in black!

Right how many of these famous faces can you name?

http://www.historicalkits.co.uk/Aston_Villa/photos/aston-villa-1879-1880-400.jpg

[Damo70]

The last line on that picture of Birmingham Football Club...

'Small Heath Club a future of unqualified prosperity'.  They were even deluded back then.

That made me laugh. However, if you accept that 'unqualified prosperity' could allude to both ends of the scale then I think we can honestly say they have achieved unqualified prosperity.

[Weedy]

I see you can buy that shirt from historicalkits

http://shop.historicalkits.co.uk/products/aston-villa-1879-football-shirt#

[peter w]

When and why did the lion first face the other way?

[Godfrey Brian]

I see you can buy that shirt from historicalkits

http://shop.historicalkits.co.uk/products/aston-villa-1879-football-shirt#

See, told you Cantona had trials at the Villa before he went to Leeds! 

[Big Dick Edwards]

When I was at primary school I had a mate who's house contained photos of this guy. Garratty was his great grandad. My mate's dad did a lot to help form my appreciation of Villa's history.