Stoke Away 1975/6

[He wears a magic hat]

Just found this Stoke away 1975/6

I love seeing highlights from this era. This is the first Villa team that I just about remember

Burridge Gidman Robson Ross Nicholl Graydon Phillips Carradus Hamiton Deehan Cant id no 11

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

[PeterWithesShin]

The #11 was Frank Pimblett I think his name was.

[PeterWithesShin]

And Hugh Johns always makes me think of Sunday dinner when I was a kid. 

[mal]

The #11 was Frank Pimblett I think his name was.

He ended up in Brisbane:

[Flamingo Lane]

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.

[Witton Warrior]

Like many others this brings back such memories.
That team had such boyhood heroes - Chico, Deehan, Graydon, Ian Ross etc etc and John Robson should have been on Greenhof instead of just watching the second goal go in!

Anyone remember "Pejic you are ugleeeeeeeeee" - we even sang it when he cam over to us as I recall (?)

[Andy_Lochhead_in_the_air]

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.

[richard moore]

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!

[villan from luton]

Didnt win one away game that season if I remember correctly, but had a few beers today and could be talking tosh.

[richard moore]

Didnt win one away game that season if I remember correctly, but had a few beers today and could be talking tosh.

No, that is my recollection too. Fantastic to see games from this era again, I was the only Villa fan in the whole of my school in Harrogate and used to pretend to be Ray Graydon in the lunchtime knockabouts. So many great things about that clip - a fantastic atmosphere, no replays ad nauseum from every angle, no experts commenting on every bloody foul or alleged hand ball, no sponsorship, goalies in plain green tops, a classic kit, jumpers for goalposts...

[villan from luton]

The goalie for Villa was a nutter though  . Remember reading Andy Grays book, he signed at same time as Budgie and stayed with him at the start. Budgie made him throw oranges at random times of the evening just to test his reflexes lol

[He wears a magic hat]

Im sure he saved a pen in the league cup semi final which took it to a replay where he who walked on water scored a hat trick at highbury
 

[villan from luton]

QPR, you are quite correct. Great shot stopper to be fair, think e was still playing at 44. Loved his football.

[olaftab]

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!

[villan from luton]

John Deehan presented me with player of the year trophy in 1976, was 12 (me not him). John Gidman was great player, jFrank Carrodus was great for him though as well