Andy Gray picture

[Ron Manager]

There is a picture of Andy Gray heading a magnificently brave goal against Ipswich. He arrives over George Burley It was either in the 5-2 win in 1976 in which he got a hat trick or the 1978 6-1 win . I thought it was in the following programme but I cannot trace it. Anybody help on this one?

[wittonwarrior]

First hatrick for the Villa.  What a start we had to that season - West Ham 4-1 (or was it 4-0) and we beat them in the cup as well.  Even beat Man City in the cup a week after Beirut at Maine Road.

[MorrisNielson]

Is this the one?

[Rudy65]

I was in the Holte that day as an 11 year old. Best AV team in my time. AG at his best

[Tucson Villain]

My first Villa game. The 5-2 in 1976.

[four fornicholl]

Is this the one?

Shoot! ? Think ive still got that one in the loft

[martin o`who??]

Remember that game vividly, we were some side going forward that year.

[FrankyH]

Andy was as photogenic as the Elephant Man , but as a footballer he had that knack  being a great subject for an action photograph.I know its not the same , but I think Thomas Hauser said ,Ali had a unique quality of never being in a bad photo.

[Rudy65]

Is this the one?

Shoot! ? Think ive still got that one in the loft

Villa programme extract from the following home game

[the-farmer]

Dad took me to both of those Ipswich games I was 8 & 10
I remember the hat trick 5-2 game.
I don't think he played in the 6-1 win ?

[Ron Manager]

Is this the one?

Right goal wrong picture Morris.The one I remember was
a lot closer to Gray/Burley and a single picture of the pair.
I will keep looking.Thanks for putting this montage up'

[castlefields_villan]

First hatrick for the Villa.  What a start we had to that season - West Ham 4-1 (or was it 4-0) and we beat them in the cup as well.  Even beat Man City in the cup a week after Beirut at Maine Road.

We beat West Ham 4-1 on Boxing Day 1975 (1975-76 season) and then we beat them 4-0 on the first day of the 1976-77 season, as well as beating them 3-0 in the FA Cup the following January. 

I seem to remember we beat Manchester City 3-0 (think Brian Little got all 3 - he certainly scored 2 outstanding goals, one where he turned a defender and left him standing before scoring and another was a sort of overhead kick) at Villa Park in an early round of the League Cup on our way to winning it.  In the FA Cup, I seem to remember we beat Leicester, West Ham and Port Vale before unluckily losing at Old Trafford in the 6th round after we had played a LCF and a replay in the previous 7 days.

[Pat McMahon]

I always thought that Andy Gray header was him beating Kevin Beattie in the air. The photo actually looks like John Wark though I have no idea if he played that day.

[Rudy65]

I always thought that Andy Gray header was him beating Kevin Beattie in the air. The photo actually looks like John Wark though I have no idea if he played that day.

Youre right, defo John Wark

[MorrisNielson]

How about this one