Brian Little Speaks

[Tony Erdington]

That was the Super Cup.

oh yeah oops, my apologies, my caveat is, I did say mists of time.

[ClaretAndBlueBlood]

The Barcelona game in 1978 was probably the highest VP attendance i've been in. Over 49 thousand i think.

I left that game early when we were losing 2-0 to go and get the bus, I was young and stupid!!!

I have never left a game early ever since

[Pat McMahon]

The Barcelona game in 1978 was probably the highest VP attendance i've been in. Over 49 thousand i think.

I left that game early when we were losing 2-0 to go and get the bus, I was young and stupid!!!

I have never left a game early ever since

Many years ago I used to quote that game as a reason for staying to the bitter end.!

[ClaretAndBlueBlood]

The Barcelona game in 1978 was probably the highest VP attendance i've been in. Over 49 thousand i think.

I left that game early when we were losing 2-0 to go and get the bus, I was young and stupid!!!

I have never left a game early ever since

Many years ago I used to quote that game as a reason for staying to the bitter end.!

I learnt the hard way, such is life

[Damo70]

I wasn't at the Barcelona game in 1978. My first game was a 0-3 defeat to Manure in 1979. Which may explain my lack of love for them to this day. I have two memories of the Super Cup final in 1983. The outraged reaction of the Villa fans to Barcelona's 'tactics' which were not quite so beautiful and tikki takka as they are these days. More borderline illegal. And I'm pretty sure Small Heath won the 'Soccer Sixes' at the NEC on the same night. Which, if I have remembered that correctly may well be the only time two teams from the same city have both won a trophy in that city on the same night.

[montague]

1975 US v sunderland over 57000 in the ground and about a million on the Hill. absolutely MAGIC, even if my maths aint the Best.

Ridiculously crowded that day - the actual attendance would have been higher as well as plenty used to find a way in without paying. I remember having to perch on the foot of the floodlight to get a decent view. I recall the Leeds game first match next season felt as crowded but the attendance (48k I think) was understated as the gate at the Holte End was broke open and hundreds flooded in. We had a few 50+ gates that first season back.

[Cropley10]

I recall the Leeds game first match next season felt as crowded but the attendance (48k I think) was understated as the gate at the Holte End was broke open and hundreds flooded in. We had a few 50+ gates that first season back.

Yes, that was as cramped as i've ever seen -------------Cumbes made a howler or two if I remember.

[cheltenhamlion]

Neither of my brother's sons has children Stuart but his daughter who lives at Charlton Kings has three sons by her late husband.  They are Moores  same names as royal children - Edward, Andrew and William.  Eddy is Fast Eddy and runs two or three discotheques in Ibiza.  He sits up with us in the Holte. Andrew has a discotheque in Los Angeles.  He lives with his mother in Charlton Kings when he is not designing and fitting out discos around the world.  William is a plumber.  He and his long time partner have a baby who is heiress to a huge estate on the borders of Hertfordshire and Essex between the two famous villages of Ugley and Nasty.  William has never been allowed to marry his partner for inheritance reasons.  He doesn't give a shit.  You may have seen Fast Eddy from a Channel 4 documentary about Ibiza discos.

They wouldn't have gone up on our supporters coach then I am guessing. Eddy Moore does ring a bell though.

[class-of-82]

How hot was it the day after of the Leeds game I think I melted on the Holte that day.
Biggest crowd for me was the man yoo semi in the league cup if you see the toilet roll flying on the pitch when andy lochead equalised that was right over my head at the front of the Holte

[pbavfckuwait]

What was the crowd when Pele was down B6 with Santos, remember my Dad picking me up from school at lunchtime and then standing outside the Holte once the pubs had closed lunch time for a night kick off.

[PGW]

What was the crowd when Pele was down B6 with Santos, remember my Dad picking me up from school at lunchtime and then standing outside the Holte once the pubs had closed lunch time for a night kick off.

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[Dr Butler]

not sure what the biggest crowd I have stood in at Villa Park is but a Christmas visit to see both sides of my family and my first ever live game with my Dad, his brothers, cousins and Grandad in 1968 Boxing Day vs Cardiff....over 40,000 there and I was 5 years old and in awe of Villa Park, the people, and the city(and if my memory serves me right it snowed)....never looked back

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[Woofles The Wonder Dog]

Probably my biggest crowd at Villa would have been Nottingham Forest vs Swindon (FA Cup Second Replay). Swindon reckon there were just under 53,000 there (I saw bugger all, squished in The Holte behind giant Forest supporters. Failing that West Germany vs Spain 1966 (51,875). Saw much more of that due to friendly giant Germans making room.

[dave shelley]

I may have posted this before so apologies.  FA Cup sixth round v Preston in 1960.  The official figure given was 69,732 (just checked).  I was there with my dad who reckoned that there were far more than that and he would have had a fair idea having stood in Villa's record attendance.  That's the biggest crowd I can recall standing in down there.  Semi-Finals used to pull in those figures too.

[Damo70]

Probably my biggest crowd at Villa would have been Nottingham Forest vs Swindon (FA Cup Second Replay). Swindon reckon there were just under 53,000 there (I saw bugger all, squished in The Holte behind giant Forest supporters. Failing that West Germany vs Spain 1966 (51,875). Saw much more of that due to friendly giant Germans making room.

The only time I have seen a game at Villa Park that didn't involve Villa was a second league cup replay between Arsenal and Liverpool in the late eighties. I think both sets of supporters had half of the Holte End each. I was in the Arsenal side as I never liked Liverpool.