Villa 4 Watford 1 FAC5, Feb 1983

[The Man With A Stick]

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No need to fast forward to the end either, we're the first game on for a change.

[Pete3206]

Enjoyed that. Sid's goal was great.

[The Left Side]

Grrr it won't let me see it as i'm not in the UK!!!

[willywombat]

Me neither!

[Chico Hamilton III]

I sat in the Trinity for this game - a rare treat.

I was more convinced than ever that it was our year for the cup after this game. Was it Wolves at home in the previous round? I remember hundreds of Wolves fans spilling onto the pitch and sitting on the touchline during the game.

Arsenel finished us off in the next round?

[The Man With A Stick]

Enjoyed that. Sid's goal was great.

As was Gibson's, lovely build up to it.

[darren woolley]

Thanks for that really enjoyed it.

[ADVILLAFAN]

I sat in the Trinity for this game - a rare treat.

I was more convinced than ever that it was our year for the cup after this game. Was it Wolves at home in the previous round? I remember hundreds of Wolves fans spilling onto the pitch and sitting on the touchline during the game.

Arsenel finished us off in the next round?

Think so and went out to Manure in the Semi-Final. Then Manure just beat Brighton.

[PeterWithesShin]

I was in the Upper Trinity for this game. I still have the highlights of the game on VHS somewhere. I remember Jimmy Greaves doing punditry on the version I saw. I remember him saying about Watford being allowed to use black tape to cover their sponsors and how much better it was than the red tape used by the FA.
Also him saying that Sid's goal wasn't a shot but a pass into the back of the net. He really enthused over Sid from what I remember.

[Chico Hamilton III]

Watford being allowed to use black tape to cover their sponsors

Sorry for being a nerd here, but was the Watford sponsor at the time Solvite?

[Dave Cooper please]

Watford being allowed to use black tape to cover their sponsors

Sorry for being a nerd here, but was the Watford sponsor at the time Solvite?

No, I think it was Iveco, local truck builders.

[PeterWithesShin]

Solvite were sponsors from 85-88 according to the historical kits site.

[Flamingo Lane]

I was at that game and remember it well.  We played supebly, and Watford also played very well.  Thanks for posting.

[Pete3206]

I sat in the Trinity for this game - a rare treat.

I was more convinced than ever that it was our year for the cup after this game. Was it Wolves at home in the previous round? I remember hundreds of Wolves fans spilling onto the pitch and sitting on the touchline during the game.

Arsenel finished us off in the next round?

Think so and went out to Manure in the Semi-Final. Then Manure just beat Brighton.

Bit more than 'just'. They won 4-0 in the replay. Brighton blew their chance in the first game with a last minute miss that must have haunted Michael Robinson for evermore. Didn't Brighton get relegated as well?

[big 1st serve]

 Enjoyed watching that again,

  Points of interest :

  When Allan Evans makes that challange that results in the penalty, it looks as if he,s going to take the linesman out

   An early rendition of "Birmingham, Shit , Can you hear us on the box" ?

   Ground advertising for Chequer Bitter & Jaeger Lager, Davenports ?