On this day in 1976

[pauliewalnuts]

.... the 2-2 against Leicester in which Chris Nicholl scored all four.

I remember my Dad telling me about that the day after it happened. It doesn't even feel like that long ago. 38 years. Crikey.

[BC54 VFC]

That match brings back special memories for me, noting my mum's comments on the game from the attached article on the Villa website from June 2008:-

http://www.avfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10265~1334996,00.html

Sadly my dad is no longer with us and my mum is immobile and hasn't been to Villa Park for four years, but we'll never forget the game.

[steamer]

We went to our good mate grannie,s wedding at the registar office on Broad Street in the morning.
Then off to Filbert Street.
I got chucked out for celebrating our equaliser on the pitch with Burridge,.
What a day, back to Brum for the delayed wedding recepion.
38 years ago, shit !!

[JD]

My Wife wants to know if Chris Nicholl won man of the match (for both teams).

[nigel]

Ahhh, I was there, too. Memories   

[gsbrn68]

remember this game well

went as a 15 year old, walked from where I lived in Bulkington to Shilton ( about 3 miles ) this was the days before the M69 so all of the traffic from Birmingham had to go through there to get to Leicester. me and my mate just stood at the side of the road thumbing a lift and got picked up by car of Villa fans who took us there and gave us a lift back, sat in the front row of the stand behind the goal above the Villa fans
imagine kids these days going to that effort to get to a game
great memories

[pooligan]

38 years,God do i feel old! I was at the game and have to admit apart from Nicholl's goals and that it was a nice sunny afternoon i can't remember anything else.

[Damo70]

Has any other player actually done the same or even bettered Chris Nicholl? I think the first time I ever went to Filbert Street was 1984. It was Steve Foster's debut. That little landmark doesn't tend to have the same legendary status as the Chris Nicholl game.

[not3bad]

What were the order of goals in that game?

[Dave Clark Five]

I was at the match. Used to enjoy trips to Filbert St.

http://www.whoateallthepies.tv/aston_villa/175548/classic-moments-chris-nicholl-scores-all-four-goals-in-aston-villas-2-2-draw-with-leicester-city-1976.html

[LeeB]

I was at the match. Used to enjoy trips to Filbert St.

http://www.whoateallthepies.tv/aston_villa/175548/classic-moments-chris-nicholl-scores-all-four-goals-in-aston-villas-2-2-draw-with-leicester-city-1976.html

"Nicholl has since gone on record as saying his third goal of the game (his second o.g: an unstoppable diving header) was the finest goal he scored in his career – even better than the 25-yard thunderbastard he scored in the 1977 League Cup Final replay against Everton"

Thunderbastard. Now that is a fantastic word.

[Brend'Watkins]

My Wife wants to know if Chris Nicholl won man of the match (for both teams).

He got MOM in the Argus I remember. 

Remember the event as it was my first trip to Filbert Street.  I remember his bullet header for them and his 2nd for us which was the equalizer.

[Godfrey Brian]

Great times. Used to love going to Filbert Street. They'd cram us into that weird little corner section and then fill up half of the other end then we'd score and there would be Villa all over the place. That was one of those games you came out knowing you would be talking about it 38 years later- you just didn't realise it would come around so quickly!

[class_of_82]

Remember getting the gold liner coach from outside the crown at rubbery then on to Leicester crammed in there poxy corner what a game though.

Anyone remember the time when they crammed us in that corner we went onto the pitch and charged towards there end and took it, then Alan Evans had to come on the pitch to get us to go back into the empty section which was empty because we was all in the Leicester half of there end

[BC54 VFC]

What were the order of goals in that game?

14 mins 1-0 Leicester: Alderson cross shot from about 12 yards out deflected into net off Nicholl.
40 mins 1-1: Little headed a right wing corner from Graydon against the bar; Nicholl scored from the rebound with a rising shot.
54 mins 2-1 Leicester: Worthington headed ball into the centre from a Whitworth cross; Nicholl turned ball past Burridge with his head.
86 mins 2-2 : Another right wing corner, this time by Hamilton; after the defence failed to clear Nicholl stabbed the ball into the roof of the net.

Thus Chris Nicholl scored a goal for each team, at each end. The above is taken from the Sports Argus, which had a front-page headline: 'CHRIS 2 FOR - AND AGAINST!', and a match report headline: 'It's nightmare for Nicholl'. The Argus didn't have a MOTM, but always gave a team form rate, which for the Villa was 'Good'.