Villa v Oxford, League Cup semi - 1986

[oldham_villa]

So many comparisons with our current team.

Terrible team and not easy to watch.

http://youtu.be/wl5AmcVCEu0

[Charlie8182]

I'm actually in this clip from 35.24 shouting VILLA at the front (as a 13 year old) when Birchy takes the corner, great goal from him in this game as well.
Just over 23,000 at this game for a Semi final which was sign of the times, we only bettered this 3 times all season.
I still think Spink, Evans, Birch, hodge (sorry!!!), Walters, Shaw (albeit never the same after injuries from 83 onwards) and even Stainrod would get into todays team.

[Chico Hamilton III]

I remember getting to Villa Park at about 7am to queue for tickets for the away leg. And what a shit night it turned out to be.

[Nunkin1965]

This game was about the time that I seriously got back into supporting the Villa again. Twas a woeful experience I recall. I suppose you could say that we've gone full circle except that some of these guys could easily get into todays line up.

[castlefields_villan]

This was the 2nd time in two years that we'd gone out of the LC at the semi final stage - losing 2-1 on aggregate to Everton in 1984 was bad enough, but even though we'd only drew this home leg 2-2, I was convinced we'd finish the job at the manor ground - as you say chico ....................