Home is where the heart is

[Mister E]

Born in Solihull hospital: lived in Solihull for the first 18 years of my life, surrounded by Bluenoses and Elmdon Reds. In my mid-to-late-teens, I was a drinking buddy with some Villa fans from Dorridge, including Ken 'Spizz' Spires.
Went to Leicester (Uni), Manchester (Uni), Wimbledon and then to Harrogate (32 years' ago); still there. My wife's a Yorkshire lass, is why we moved.
First went to VP in April 1967 courtesy of my best mate's dad and was smitten by the experience. My younger brother (a Californian of 27 years) and son (born and bred in Yorkshire) have followed my example and are dyed-in-the-wool Villans.

[nigel]

Pleasantly surprised to see how many of us were born in Sorrento Hospital.

Yes, can’t believe we have so many Italian followers

[Holte132]

With all the bluenose speculation surrounding us Villans and where we live and come from (Shires maybe ?), I thought it would be interesting to see where everyone was born and where they abide now.

I was born in Dudley Road Hospital, lived in Great Barr (Cramlington Road) for 24 years and now live in Liverpool

I was born in Cramlington Road! Moved to Stratford-upon-Avon when I was 3, then to Lichfield when I was 12. Married now - have been for nearly 43 years and live near Lichfield.

[john e]

Born in Congleton, Cheshire

Lived in -
Mow Cop
Mansfield
Coventry
Milton Keynes
Newport Pagnell (last 35 years)

[LeeB]

Mow Cop?

[Stu82]

Born solihull lodge/warstock not a Villa stronghold
Tamworth my first house
Redditch
Now in a village near Stratford

[john e]

Mow Cop?

Best place in the world mate apart from VP obvs
Even got it’s own castle

[gpbarr]

Born in Portsmouth (Dad in Navy) into a Blues family - Dad took me to Bluenose v Norwich in 1975 one assumes with the hope of his son becoming one of them - I took one look at the grubby ground and shit kit, and heard the old fella slagging off Villa and well, found home. First saw Villa in 1977 (credit to the old man, he took me) and fell in love.

44 years later - nothing has changed. I still start every conversation with him with a sly dig at the shambles that is BCFC.

UTV

[RamboandBruno]

Born in stoke newington now leaving in outskirts of london in Hertfordshire

Remember years ago working in stoke newington up by the cemetery.  Not the best place I have ever worked.

Yeah i dont blame you. The area has got so bad to where i grew up

Always remember that there was a waste bin outside the cemetery gates..4'x4'x4'. Empty first thing in the morning. By 5 at night it was overflowing with empty cans of super strength lager and day to days all lay outside the gates off their heads.

Remember spending a summer Saturday afternoon in the Yacatun bar in Stoke Newingtin around 1999/2000, very lively with a mix of Turks, Jamaicans and Irish. Wouldn’t know for defo but I imagine it would be the kind of pub swallowed up and sanitized through gentrification, like many a lively gaff in brum.

[eamonn]

Born in Dublin, grew-up in Carlow/Kilkenny/Cork, lived in London for just shy of 9 years. The Villa bug was through the name, the colours and probably God.

[nordenvillain]

Another one born in the Sorrento Maternity Home in Moseley. Then Malvern Hill Rd in Nechells, Hall Road in Handsworth, Perrywood Road in Great Barr, Beechdale Avenue in Great Barr, Warren  Farm Road in Kingstanding (Dad became the caretaker at Christ the King primary school), Salford with work in 1974, Farnworth near Bolton, Didsbury in Manchester, Chorlton in Manchester, then last 2 houses in Norden in Rochdale. Dad and youngest brother were Albion, my other 2 brothers, my sister and myself became Villa fans along with my 2 sons born in Manchester but as rabid Villa fans as me.

[Border villan]

Another born in the exotic sounding Sorrento, although I don’t remember any of the others being there.
Sparkbrook
Yardley
Sheffield
Sunny Donny, (25 miles and 25 years from Sheffield).
Welshpool
Hope valley, Shropshire.

[Scratchins]

I was born in Sorrento. I worked with a lady who drove ambulances in the war and could have taken Mom there. Moved to Smethwick, out to Halesowen then back to Edgbaston, a few miles from where it started. I have never wanted to be away from my family or the Villa. 

[KNVillan]

Born in Dudley Road Hospital (Sorrento Hospital was too busy!) lived in Hockley, just off Key Hill.
Moved to Kings Norton around the age of 3/4 due to the build of the Hockley fly-over and underpass. Been in Kings Norton ever since.

Have my father to thank for supporting Villa he took me and my brother to our first games in 1967 and can remember watching, in awe arms wrapped around the railings on the Trinity Roads stand, absolute giants on the pitch like Charlie Aitken, Willie Anderson etc.

[PeterWithe]

My god brother lived in birmingham in the solihull  area. He was older than me so i supported who he did.

Assuming that’s not a typo, what’s a God Brother?

I was born in Marston Green hospital and have never lived anywhere without a B postcode in close to 50 years. Now in Sutton.

Quite fancy a move to the seaside mind.