Iconic photographs/images

[Dave Summers]

Remind me who this was against?

I'm thinking Bristol City but I could be wrong.

Thanks PWS, stonking pic though!!

It is Bristol City.  He may have got a hat trick in that game if memory serves?

[PeterWithesShin]

Just looked it up in the Weir and the Wonderful book. Taken at Ashton Gate on 3rd Sept 1977. Game finished 1-1. A few weeks ago I was going through a box of some of my old Villa stuff and I found two packs of the old Terry Weir photos that we bought off Terry when I was a kid. One set is from the 5-1 over Liverpool, the other includes that Brian shot as well as some of the '77 LC final. Really wish I had a scanner so as I could put them on here.

For anyone interested in old Villa photos I can't recommend the Terry Weir book highly enough. It truly is superb.

[flybo]

Remind me who this was against?

I'm thinking Bristol City but I could be wrong.

Thanks PWS, stonking pic though!!

It is Bristol City.  He may have got a hat trick in that game if memory serves?

Met Brian( He that walks on water ) not long ago at north Walsall Lions and i have that picture  autographed

[Nev]

Remind me who this was against?

I'm thinking Bristol City but I could be wrong.

Thanks PWS, stonking pic though!!

It is Bristol City.  He may have got a hat trick in that game if memory serves?

Met Brian( He that walks on water ) not long ago at north Walsall Lions and i have that picture  autographed

I always thought that was Swindon.

[flybo]

def Bristol city but can see why you think Swindon

[JD]

Remind me who this was against?

I'm thinking Bristol City but I could be wrong.

Thanks PWS, stonking pic though!!

It is Bristol City.  He may have got a hat trick in that game if memory serves?

Met Brian( He that walks on water ) not long ago at north Walsall Lions and i have that picture  autographed

Not only does he walk on water, but he can fly as well.

[E I Adio]

That looks like the Birmingham Senior Cup, something we'll probably never win again!

I think it's the second FA Cup, which they stopped using in 1910.

It's now owned by David Gold. "spit"

[DeKuip]

Some wonderful photos on here but this is my favourite, simply because it's the view I had for the last 15 minutes of every game when I was a kid (apart from the Witton Lane Stand on the left had been replaced by then). We always started the game down the front of the Witton End but moved to the back during the second half so that as soon as the final whistle went we could turn and run down the bank at the back. That dirt track through the weeds was the fasted way out but looking back now I'd be surprised if it didn't cause a few injuries. Much more fun than the queuing I now have to do to get away of my seat!
Has anyone got a picture that shows the bank at the back of the Witton? I don't recall ever seeing one.

[Andy_Lochhead_in_the_air]

[silhillvilla]

I always recall a black and white pic of Peter Withe scoring at Maine Rd I think on his debut , 2-2?
Can someone advise how to cut and paste a pic onto here ?

[Andy_Lochhead_in_the_air]

I always recall a black and white pic of Peter Withe scoring at Maine Rd I think on his debut , 2-2?
Can someone advise how to cut and paste a pic onto here ?

23/8/80. Peter Withe scored both goals in a 2-2 draw. They were his first goals for us in what was his third appearance.
By Xmas he had only added another 4 to take his league total to 6. In his final 16 games of the run in he scored 14, taking his tally to 20 and the Villa to the top.

[Flamingo Lane]

Remind me who this was against?

I'm thinking Bristol City but I could be wrong.

It wa indeed v Bristol City at Ashton Gate, a 1-1 draw.  I was there, with my mate Steve Weavin and his dad, who drove us to the game.  We were in the upper tier of the stand you can see in the background of the photograph.  I remember this goal vividly, as spectacular seen from our seats as is shown in Terry Weir's photograph.

[silhillvilla]

I always recall a black and white pic of Peter Withe scoring at Maine Rd I think on his debut , 2-2?
Can someone advise how to cut and paste a pic onto here ?

23/8/80. Peter Withe scored both goals in a 2-2 draw. They were his first goals for us in what was his third appearance.
By Xmas he had only added another 4 to take his league total to 6. In his final 16 games of the run in he scored 14, taking his tally to 20 and the Villa to the top.

Awesome thanks

[usav]

Who can put a healthy guess on when that was taken?  I don't think I've ever seen the Holte more sparse than that.   Seems like everyone is huddled into the middle.

[dave.woodhall]

Who can put a healthy guess on when that was taken?  I don't think I've ever seen the Holte more sparse than that.   Seems like everyone is huddled into the middle.

I'm pretty sure it was the Blackburn game during 1962-63, when the winter was so bad that football was virtually postponed for a couple of months. We were skint and desperate for gate income so we put this match on even though the pitch was unplayable - the snow was rolled to make it just about possible. As a result the pitch was so damaged that we were the last club to play again once the weather improved, we had a backlog of fixtures and our worst run of defeats ever. The Mercer Minors never recovered.