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Author Topic: Football League v Italian League 1962  (Read 1153 times)

Offline Andy_Lochhead_in_the_air

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Football League v Italian League 1962
« on: December 24, 2021, 07:18:46 PM »
29th November 1962.
 Football League 3 (O'Grady, Allen, Greaves) Italian League 2 (John Charles 2)
Played at Highbury in front of 35,699.

https://www.11v11.com/matches/football-league-v-italian-league-29-november-1962-248220/

What is of more interest is that the Football League team trained at Villa Park prior to the game.

https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-the-football-league-party-pictured-during-a-break-in-training-at-villa-84339100.html


Offline DeKuip

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Re: Football League v Italian League 1962
« Reply #1 on: January 07, 2022, 01:32:55 PM »
Great pic. Bobby Moore & Jimmy Greaves - two of the best players ever to wear a Villa shirt! And what a good shirt it looks too.

 


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