Here’s a pic for ya

[stubbsyandy]

[Andy_Lochhead_in_the_air]

Little  ?  Cowans  ?  Ormsby Shaw  Heard

[stubbsyandy]

That’s as far as I got!

[FrankyH]

2nd left is  Lee Jenkins , I think. I pretty sure his first name is Lee if I'm wrong.

[dcdavecollett]

The 'keeper's Mark Kendall, isn't it?

[Andy_Lochhead_in_the_air]

Villa Old Stars.
All the names are there but what's the ground and year ?

[Villa Lew]

Yes the other 2 are Lee Jenkins and Mark Kendall taken in 1979.

[dave shelley]

Villa Old Stars.
All the names are there but what's the ground and year ?

The man standing next to Jimmy MacEwan is a man by the name of Arthur Haynes.  Arthur came to work at the place I was working and he told me that he was a former Villa player, made four first team appearances I believe.  Thanks for posting, I've never seen that before.

[Andy_Lochhead_in_the_air]

The game would have been at Coles Lane, Sutton Town. Either 1967 or 68.
I went to a few old stars games at this time. I may even have some small programme/ teamsheets which you bought to get your admission.

Name: Haynes, Arthur Edwin Thomas

Birthdate: 1924-05-23 in Birmingham (Died: 1990-07-04)

Position: Forward

Playing for Villa: August 1945 (as an amateur) - June 1948

Previous clubs: Birmingham Schoolboy football, joined 70th Battalion Royal Warwickshire Regiment (WW2), Paget Rangers

Signed: - From Paget Rangers

Sold: - To Walsall

League: 4 matches - 0 goals

Cup: 0

International:


More info:
He signed professional in January 1946.

https://www.astonvillaplayerdatabase.com/608.html

[trinityoap]

Am I alone in thinking that George Cummings looks a bit hard?

[dave shelley]

Am I alone in thinking that George Cummings looks a bit hard?

I don't know if it's an urban myth but my old man was fond of quoting it when talking about George Cummings so here goes:  According to the old man, apparently, Stanley Matthews hated playing against Cummings because the first opportunity he got, Cummings had Matthews shouldered over the railings that surrounded the pitch at Villa Park and supposedly that would be the last anyone saw of Matthews in the game, completely neutralised.  As I say, possibly an urban myth.

[Simon Page]

Don't think it is a myth. My old man, who knew Cummings, Mush and Frank Moss Jnr in the mid-40s, often told the same story.

[Andy_Lochhead_in_the_air]

According to this piece by our own Mr Woodhall,  a bunch of softies compared with original hard man Frank Barson.

https://www.vintagefootballers.com/frank-barson/