Rotherham & Huddersfield

[Damo70]

Think it was Steve Hunt that scored the winner at Huddersfield.

David Hunt

Replying to a post with the words 'David Hunt' could be misconstrued and classed as downright offensive. PWS doesn't know if you are comparing him to a crap footballer or using rhyming slang.

[Pete]

Think it was Steve Hunt that scored the winner at Huddersfield.

I was at that game - at Leeds Road. About 6,000 there (3,000 Villa fans) in a ground that used to hold about 50,000. They had an enourmous terrace along one side of the ground.

It's a retail park now, B & Q, Argos and the like. A plaque marks the location of the centre spot in the car park. The new ground is only about 100 yards away.

[PeterWithesShin]

According to this and the official Complete Record book it was Steve Hunt. I wasn't there so don't know for sure, we need a confirmation from someone there! http://home.aland.net/bolin.jakobsson/villamatches/1987-88.pdf

[charlie659]

I was at Leeds Rd in '87 too, absolutely pissed down all day. Definitely Steve Hunt with the goal and absolutely nowhere near 3000 Villa there, no more than about 800-1000.
Great fish and chips after the game.

[Charlie8182]

It was just before new year and was about 6 weeks after the 10-1 game but was still disappointing all the same, I remember Duncan Shearer equalising Paul Birch's opener. We made up for it by beating Hull 5-0 just after on New Year's Day.

[Pat McMahon]

First ever sending off I saw was a Huddersfield player, Jimmy McGill at VP in 1967. This was in the days when just to get booked needed some fairly voilent play.
1967/68 we beat Rotherham at home at the start of the season but they came back in the new year and knocked us out of the 4th round of the Cup. Rotherham had a player called John Quinn, so of course their fans were singing Manfred Manns Mighty Quinn throughout.
From memory, the league game drew a crowd of under 15,000 but there were over 30,000 for the cup game - it would be the other way round now. 

That Rotherham Cup game was my first ever Villa match and I was most upset as a wee 5 year old. I was thinking of that match on the stroll to Villa Park on Saturday.

Re Huddersfield, does anybody remember the 2-0 victory in 1972, notably a screamer from Rioch that hit the bar but he had already turned away and was running to celebrate his goal. It took him a few seconds to realise he hadn't bagged a scorcher.

[castlefields_villan]

First ever sending off I saw was a Huddersfield player, Jimmy McGill at VP in 1967. This was in the days when just to get booked needed some fairly voilent play.
1967/68 we beat Rotherham at home at the start of the season but they came back in the new year and knocked us out of the 4th round of the Cup. Rotherham had a player called John Quinn, so of course their fans were singing Manfred Manns Mighty Quinn throughout.
From memory, the league game drew a crowd of under 15,000 but there were over 30,000 for the cup game - it would be the other way round now. 

That Rotherham Cup game was my first ever Villa match and I was most upset as a wee 5 year old. I was thinking of that match on the stroll to Villa Park on Saturday.

Re Huddersfield, does anybody remember the 2-0 victory in 1972, notably a screamer from Rioch that hit the bar but he had already turned away and was running to celebrate his goal. It took him a few seconds to realise he hadn't bagged a scorcher.

I remember going to the Huddersfield game in 1972 - August as I recall and we'd won the opening weekend before at Preston (I don't remember Bruce Rioch's effort though - however I do remember the winning goal at Preston being a Willie Anderson "header" !)

[dcdavecollett]

Vowden and Graydon scored Villa's goals.

Rioch's shot left the bar vibrating for at least thirty seconds after he hit it.

[PeterWithesShin]

Brentford are making their first visit to VP since 1953. I doubt there's many remember that one!