Peter McParland and lesser mortals

[dave.woodhall]

A few more words.

https://heroesandvillains.info/2025/05/05/peter-mcparland-and-lesser-mortals/

[PeterWithe]

Before my time but that's a wonderful tribute. Well done.

[ChicagoLion]

Beautiful DW.

[p_ad]

Lovely tribute

[Beard82]

Brilliant tribute.   Last 2 sentances gave me a lump in the throat and I never saw him play

[nigel]

Great write up.
Regarding the ‘boasting’ paragraph. That generation didn’t know that word.
I was at the Nigel Simms book release and I was speaking to Jimmy McEwan. I said they were all heroes to us. ‘I don’t know why’ he replied ‘We were only playing football’
I told Nigel that I was named after him (my surname is pretty close too) and he seemed quite privileged, yet I was the one who was privileged.
All the former players who were there were so humble, and loved to talk

Different times back then

[AV82EC]

What a wonderful tribute Dave.

[ASHTONVILLA]

I have a clinical lack of empathy but that still touched me, RIP I will add to to our prayers this week in St Anne’s Woodplumpton.

[frank]

That's a great tribute, Dave.
The Sports Argus headline after the 1957 cup final was simply "Peter the Great". Richard Whitehead describes his first goal that day as “a flashing diving header of awesome power which ranks among the greatest of Cup Final goals.”
Many have commented on the great man's modesty. I met Peter a few years ago and told him that my two all-time favourite Villa players both came from Ireland, Paul McGrath and Peter himself. I wanted to hear about his time at Villa, the cup final and his goals, but he spent the next few minutes saying what a tremendous player Paul McGrath was; barely a mention of himself.

[Percy McCarthy]

Wonderful words Dave. I’ve got something in my eye again, the same thing that got me today at the match.

[Legion]

Done. Brilliant article. I remember that evening at the races well.

[Brend'Watkins]

‘They were legends, he was Peter McParland’ brilliantly put DW.

[Rory]

Lovely words, Dave.

[darren woolley]

Wonderful tribute Dave.

[Archbishop Herbert Cockthrottle]

That's a great write up. Nice one.