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Offline TheTimVilla

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Re: 50 years ago today
« Reply #15 on: March 11, 2025, 01:54:24 PM »
50 years ago today. The day my mum decided to wear a dress to the Final. A green & yellow dress. When my uncle went to meet my parents, he looked at my dad and said "tell her to get changed". It was a longer sentence than that, but I have removed the expletives.
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Offline Paul T

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Re: 50 years ago today
« Reply #16 on: March 11, 2025, 01:56:29 PM »
I was 15 & my first Wembley final.
Great occasion, still sticks in my mind
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Offline PeterWithesShin

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Re: 50 years ago today
« Reply #17 on: March 11, 2025, 06:07:50 PM »
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Offline kippaxvilla2

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Re: 50 years ago today
« Reply #18 on: March 15, 2025, 01:19:36 PM »
Anyone know our run to the final that year? I was only five.
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Offline KNVillan

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Re: 50 years ago today
« Reply #19 on: March 15, 2025, 01:45:56 PM »
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Offline kippaxvilla2

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Re: 50 years ago today
« Reply #20 on: March 15, 2025, 02:37:02 PM »
Thanks we did our best to Villa it.
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Offline dcdavecollett

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Re: 50 years ago today
« Reply #21 on: March 16, 2025, 12:42:04 AM »
I recall Alan Little scoring his only goal for Villa in a difficult away tie at Colchester in the QF.
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Re: 50 years ago today
« Reply #22 on: March 16, 2025, 07:26:31 AM »
Quote from: kippaxvilla2 on March 15, 2025, 02:37:02 PM
Thanks we did our best to Villa it.

Didn't we just..
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Offline ADVILLAFAN

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Re: 50 years ago today
« Reply #23 on: April 05, 2025, 07:40:20 AM »
Only Domestic Cup Final at Wembley that doesn't feature a top flight side.

Although both teams got promoted shortly afterwards.

Watching highlights, former Villa GK Keelan had a cracking game.
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Offline olaftab

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Re: 50 years ago today
« Reply #24 on: April 05, 2025, 08:04:19 AM »
My first trip to Wembley. Managed to get two tickets, one for me and another for accompanying adult, after collecting 10 programme coupons.
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Offline dcdavecollett

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Re: 50 years ago today
« Reply #25 on: April 06, 2025, 11:27:31 PM »
Second one for me, after going in 1971.

Both times as a shareholder, though I went to all the home games in 70/71, and a lot in 74/75.
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