A post for those who are interested in our history.I’ve just put together some newspaper clippings for the first known reports relating to our club.Looks like we failed to turn up against Aston Park Unity on the 02/01/1875. We then played them the following Saturday and then on the 30/01/1875.
Villa memories!?!?! I'd donate £1M to H&V if someone on here remembers 1875. Disclsimer: In the highly unlikely event someone remembers that I was joking about the £1m.
Quote from: MorrisNielson on December 11, 2015, 04:28:38 PMA post for those who are interested in our history.I’ve just put together some newspaper clippings for the first known reports relating to our club.Looks like we failed to turn up against Aston Park Unity on the 02/01/1875. We then played them the following Saturday and then on the 30/01/1875.Well done Morris. The second report is quite possibly the first ever report of a Villa match. Nobody yet has found a report of the accepted first match against Aston Brook St Marys in either March 1874, or October !874 as John Lerwill reckons it could be. Like the Loch Ness monster I don't think it exists but I hadn't heard of The Birmingham Morning News before so maybe they sent someone along as it may have had local interest.
For those of you interested in our history. When we first moved into our present ground in March !897 it was known as Aston Lower Grounds. Today I have found an article in the Lancashire Evening Post dated 18th Sept 1897 which states "Aston Lower Grounds the Villa's new home,has been rechristened and will be known in future as Villa Park- a very appropriate name". That didn't take long then! I bet Joe Dunkley wanted it called Wellington Rd Perry Barr!
Quote from: Ron Manager on January 01, 2016, 09:26:31 PMFor those of you interested in our history. When we first moved into our present ground in March !897 it was known as Aston Lower Grounds. Today I have found an article in the Lancashire Evening Post dated 18th Sept 1897 which states "Aston Lower Grounds the Villa's new home,has been rechristened and will be known in future as Villa Park- a very appropriate name". That didn't take long then! I bet Joe Dunkley wanted it called Wellington Rd Perry Barr!That's interesting. Even Simon Inglis in the Villa Park centenary says there was no offical re-naming date so that's a big find.