Andy Gray - 60 Today

[Exeter 77]

I know he's been an idiot in recent years but my first Villa hero is 60 today. How we could do with the 1976 version of him now.

[Jon Crofts]

One of the greatest players I've ever seen.

The standing ovation from the Kop said it all, he had everything in spades.

[West Derby Villan]

Met him in the Beeches pub in 75, before he was well known, he came over as a well grounded bloke, happy to chat with no airs and graces. Probably not changed much after all these years

[West Derby Villan]

Agree with Jon, one of my favourite Villan. That glorious night against Liverpool will never be forgotten.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Happy Birthday, Andrew Mullen Gray.

All these years on, I can still effortlessly copy his autograph having perfected it from his fortnightly article in SHOOT. As boyhood heroes go, they didn't come much better or braver than Andy Gray. What a player he was for us and how much do we need somebody like him in the team right now.

[class-of-82]

Best centre forward I have ever seen in a villa shirt come to think of it any shirt
Happy birthday sir andy

[oswald funkletrumpet]

my first villa hero

first game of the season 1976, boiling hot day my first game with my late dad, nil nil with west ham at half time then we attacked the holte second half and battered them 4 nil, gray and little scored two each. it doesnt get any better. 

the most exciting villa team i have had the pleasure of watching

[Rudy65]

my first villa hero

first game of the season 1976, boiling hot day my first game with my late dad, nil nil with west ham at half time then we attacked the holte second half and battered them 4 nil, gray and little scored two each. it doesnt get any better. 

the most exciting villa team i have had the pleasure of watching

3 weeks later beat Ipswich 5 - 2 with a Gray hattrick. Remember it like yesterday

[saunders_heroes]

Greatest Villa centre forward ever and my first Villa hero. Happy Birthday, Andy!

[montague]

my first villa hero

first game of the season 1976, boiling hot day my first game with my late dad, nil nil with west ham at half time then we attacked the holte second half and battered them 4 nil, gray and little scored two each. it doesnt get any better. 

the most exciting villa team i have had the pleasure of watching

It was Gray 2 and Graydon 2 I think

[oswald funkletrumpet]

my first villa hero

first game of the season 1976, boiling hot day my first game with my late dad, nil nil with west ham at half time then we attacked the holte second half and battered them 4 nil, gray and little scored two each. it doesnt get any better. 

the most exciting villa team i have had the pleasure of watching

It was Gray 2 and Graydon 2 I think

i stand corrected lol

just looked at the teams and west ham were no mugs, day in goal, bonds, lampard and brooking

was there for the ipswich game and the demolition of liverpool, what a first season

[Jon Crofts]

I remember one afternoon standing in the chicken run at Upton Park when Gray scored in about the 5th minute against the Spammers, we always won at Upton Park, happy days.  Less happy days were his second coming in 86/87 away at Selhurst Park to Charlton, he'd been on the piss in The Mulberry Bush the night before and it showed.

[olaftab]

Andy was an awesome sight on the pitch. They way he dominated  defenders either marauding through the centre or arising to head in a cross  left you  gasping with delight. Gave me the biggest hair raising thrills  ever in almost every match he played in. Broke my heart when he left us ....yes hold on for  Wolves but I think Ron had decided he didn't want him. Happy birthday  Andy and thank you.

[JG]

Thanks for all your kind comments about Dad, always a pleasure to read. That 1st spell at Villa was certainly something special, what a superb team & I know Dad feels privileged to have been part of it. It was his favourite time in his career, everything he did on the pitch turned to gold & the goals flew in. The less said about the 2nd spell the better, he should never have come back, it wasn't the same team & he wasn't the same player, but his heart ruled his head. Knackered his overall goals to games ratio too!!!! Once again, thanks ever so much for sharing your good wishes & memories. With so little footage around & having not been born until 1980 your memories are all I have to imagine the player my Dad was.

[wittonwarrior]

JG tell your Dad I love him.  Oh Andy your the Greatest the Holte End say, Oh Andy Oh Andy we're be with you all the way.