3-3 1990, Graham Taylors Claret and Blue Army

[PeterWithe]

I was in the main stand top tier, it was bloody steep.

Marvellous day which always crops up in pub chats about the best away days ever, along with that Sheffield Weds game and most of the second division season.

[TopDeck113]

Over two decades on and it still ranks as one of my best Villa-supporting days ever.  Certainly for when there hasn't been a trophy paraded at the end of it. 

Just from the atmosphere on the journey you knew it was going to be a special day. My brother and I look the football special from New Street and then Merseyside Transport laid on their shabbiest buses to get us from Lime Street to Goodison. The driver took us via Anfield, which considering that they'd pipped us for the title was a bit of a piss-take, and met with wholesale derision.  I can vaguely remember some hilarious chanting aimed at various nonplussed Scousers referring to Joey from Bread. 

The chanting of Graham Taylor's Claret-n-Blue Army was amazing.  Even when we fell behind at one stage it just intensified. And the ovation for the man himself was wonderful.  A fitting end to wonderfully over-achieving season and a great tribute to the man.

In many ways, though, on reflection I think that match also marks the end of an era.  Football and our club was special to all of us who followed it through the dark days of the 80s.  Then that summer there was Italia 90 and Gazza's tears...and that in its way begot the Premier League, the hype, the money and football as it is today. 

[PeterWithe]

In many ways, though, on reflection I think that match also marks the end of an era.  Football and our club was special to all of us who followed it through the dark days of the 80s.  Then that summer there was Italia 90 and Gazza's tears...and that in its way begot the Premier League, the hype, the money and football as it is today. 

Good point that.

[ez]

Didn't go to this, only ever saw the video but remember Tony Daley lobbing Neville Southall. Think Cascarino scored that day too? Villa and Everton always seem to bring out the best in one another over the years.

Cascarino did score but it was in our net. I think Sid scored for us chipping a free kick straight into the net.

[PeterWithesShin]

Cascarino is credited with scoring for us in the record books.

[Kingthing]

http://www.11v11.com/matches/everton-v-aston-villa-05-may-1990-89733/

only 29,000?

[silhillvilla]

Legendary away day. Best vocal support ever that day.

[Pete3206]

Cascarino is credited with scoring for us in the record books.

Sid's goal was absolutely sublime. A minute after the goal went in, I was standing nowhere near where I had been before he swung his right boot.

[usav]

http://www.11v11.com/matches/everton-v-aston-villa-05-may-1990-89733/

only 29,000?

Very telling that neither team had a single player from outside of the British Isles.

[The Left Side]

http://www.11v11.com/matches/everton-v-aston-villa-05-may-1990-89733/

only 29,000?

Very telling that neither team had a single player from outside of the British Isles.

What about Kent Nielsen?

[usav]

He doesn't count.   Ok, one.  You got me.

[bones.]

Two of us stood in the home end that day, the Villa end looked and sounded fantastic. It was a very frustrating day!!

[andyaston]

Great staying long after the game had finished chanting for Taylor. I do remember the scousers outside singing one season wonders to us.

[AV82EC]

I moved to Chester shortly after that and the Evertonians I knew were still banging on about our support that day for years afterwards. They were particularly impressed by the fact that we didn't shut up and got louder and louder as the game progressed. Shame I wasn't even a Villa fan then!

[Rudy65]

I was only telling the kids at work (alright, apprentices) about this the other day.

Sheffield Wednesday about fifteen months later (Big Fat Ron's first in charge for us) was great but doesn't come close to that Everton game.

I went to both and I must admit the Sheff Wed game had everything too, Trouble before which spiced things up, Big Ron going back, being 2-0 at half time and 6000+ in the away end singing BFR claret and Blue army only for us to win 2-3. We did get set upon whilst trying to drive away from a car park at the Kop end wearing Villa shirts..we were only 17. The Everton game tops it though.

Didnt go to Everton but did make Sheff Wed. Great day in the sun. Staunton scored the winner i think.  Just dont get atmosphere like that now although i Rarely travel away