Willie Anderson

[Oscar Arce]

Willie used to sign autographs as Billy Anderson. According to my autograph book anyway..

Willie had a spell of calling himself Billy, in the 68-69 season only, he was in the programme and notes as Billy, but the following season 69-70 he was back to calling himself Willie.
Mick Wright had a similar situation in 69-70, being called Michael in the programmes, which continued until his injury and retirement.

[Pat McMahon]

Ina similar vein I remember Newcastle having a keeper called Iam McFaul, who was later referred to as Willie McFaul.

[dave shelley]

Willie used to sign autographs as Billy Anderson. According to my autograph book anyway..

Willie had a spell of calling himself Billy, in the 68-69 season only, he was in the programme and notes as Billy, but the following season 69-70 he was back to calling himself Willie.
Mick Wright had a similar situation in 69-70, being called Michael in the programmes, which continued until his injury and retirement.

I remember that time when Mick Wright decided he wanted to be called Michael.  I remember many a rousing chorus from the Holte of:

Michael, Michael, Michael Wright,
Michael, Michael Wright.

I don't think this was ever really an appreciation of Mick, more taking the piss.  Well, it was from me anyway.

[ROBBO]

The one thing i remember about Willie Anderson is he fell over a lot, but my memory tends to go astray at times, this was an era when we'd been through the Mercers Minors and disgraced ourselves by dropping to the third.Whenever people say we are not a big club i think back to the crowds we had when we started coming back. I want Andy Lochead now.

[adrenachrome]

I have just realised that I went to my first two games at Villa Park that season. I was at boarding school and so could only get to VP  in the holidays.

The first was the day after Boxing day against Sunderland. We won 2-1 after being a goal down. Lew Chatterley scored a penalty. The second was at Easter against Stoke City, and we won 2-1 after being a goal down. None other than Willie Anderson "bought" and then scored the penalty.

I dread to mention in passing that this was our last league victory of the season, and we began our descent into the abyss.

[conman]

Bernie and castlefields  memory's of songs match mine.

Bernie's version was one that we sang in the pubs and on the coach, it needed a little bit of attention to timing and application.
Castlefields version was from the Holte.
"Bless them all,  the long and the short and the tall "

was the next line
we'll see you assembly when we get to wembley so come you lions one and all
or something like that
or am i thinking of another song
fuck em all fuck em all tottenham west ham and millwall , we will not be mastered by no cockney bastards ,  so come on you lions fuck em all

[conman]

Willie, Willie, Willie Anderson.
Looks really well and seems to have developed into a real character, Withe looks a bit tired.

i think there was one more willie

[conman]

Bloody hell, Willie looks good for 68. He looks about 50

First hero for me just before Ray Graydon. Went to the opening of a Texaco petrol station in Washwood Heath where Willie and Chico were the star guests. Fell in love with AVFC and have been so since.

Happy days

yeah that was the one by the gate pub , opposite the gardeners
its not texaco now ,i think its gulf