Aston Villa Greatest Games

James Fisher

Description

From the thousands of matches ever played by Aston Villa, stretching from the club's Victorian foundation across more than 140 years to the Premier League era, here are 50 of the club's most glorious, epochal and thrilling games of all! Expertly presented in evocative historical context, and described incident-by-incident in atmospheric detail, Aston Villa Greatest Games offers a terrace ticket back in time, taking in their 19th-century dominance of club football, the ignominy of relegation to the Third Division, and then lifting Europe's biggest trophy just a decade later. An irresistible cast list of club legends - Pongo Waring and Peter Withe; Charlie Aitken, Paul McGrath and Peter McParland - springs to life in these thrilling tales of goalscoring feats, great comebacks, Wembley glory and the odd glorious yet crushing disappointment. In all, a journey through the highlights of Villa history which is guaranteed to make any fan's heart swell with pride.

Sujets

• Midlands Occidentales
• History of sport
• West Midlands
• Warwickshire
• Midlands de l'Ouest

Informations

• Publié par: Pitch Publishing Ltd
• Date de parution: 15 août 2015
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781785311000
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 2 Mo

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First published by Pitch Publishing, 2015
Pitch Publishing
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James Driver-Fisher, 2015
All images, Express Star newspaper
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Contents
Introduction
Foreword by Ron Atkinson
A word from 91-year-old Villa fan, Dennis Bache
Early Beginnings Lead To Great Things
The Games:
Villa 2, West Bromwich Albion 0
Villa 12, Accrington Stanley 2
Burnley 3, Villa 6
Villa 1, West Bromwich Albion 0
Villa 6, Bolton Wanderers 2
Villa 3, Everton 2
Villa 5, Liverpool 0
Villa 2, Newcastle United 0
Villa 2, Sunderland 0
Villa 1, Huddersfield Town 0
Villa 0, Newcastle United 2, FA Cup Final
Villa 10, Burnley 0
Villa 4, Derby County 6
Villa 5, Arsenal 3
Villa 3, Germany Select XI 2
Villa 4, Manchester United 6
Villa 3, West Bromwich Albion 0
Villa 2, Manchester United 1
Nottingham Forest 1, Villa 0, FA Cup semi-final
Villa 11, Charlton Athletic 1
Villa 3, Rotherham United 0
Villa 3, Rotherham United 0
Villa 4, Manchester United 0
Villa 2, Chelsea 3
Chelsea 1, Villa 1 League Cup semi-final
Villa 2, Manchester United 1
Villa 2, Southampton 1, FA Cup fourth round
Manchester United 1, Villa 1, League Cup semi-final, first leg
Villa 2, Manchester United 1, League Cup semi-final, second leg
Tottenham Hotspur 2, Villa 0, League Cup Final
Villa 2, Bournemouth 1
Villa 2, Santos 1
Villa 5, Torquay United 1
Villa 1, Norwich City 0, League Cup Final
Sheffield Wednesday 0, Villa 4
Villa 5, Liverpool 1
Villa 3, Everton 2, League Cup Final, second replay
Athletic Bilbao 1, Villa 1, UEFA Cup third round, second leg
Villa 2, Barcelona 2, UEFA Cup quarter-final, first leg
Barcelona 2, Villa 1, UEFA Cup quarter-final, second leg
1980 - The Year When Everything Suddenly Came Together
Everton 1, Villa 3
Villa 3, Middlesbrough 0
Arsenal 2, Villa 0
Villa 2, Tottenham Hotspur 2, Charity Shield
The Road To European Glory
Villa 5, Valur 0, European Cup first round, first leg
Valur 0, Villa 2, European Cup first round, second leg
Dynamo Berlin 1, Villa 2, European Cup second round, first leg
Villa 0, Dynamo Berlin 1, European Cup second round, second leg
Dynamo Kiev 0, Villa 0, European Cup quarter-finals, first leg
Villa 2, Dynamo Kiev 0, European Cup quarter-finals, second leg
Villa 1, Anderlecht 0, European Cup semi-finals, first leg
Anderlecht 0, Villa 0, European Cup semi-finals, second leg
Villa 1, Bayern Munich 0
The Dream Ends: 1982-83 European Cup Run
Dinamo Bucharest 0, Villa 2, European Cup second round, first leg
Villa 4, Dinamo Bucharest 2, European Cup second round, second leg
Villa 1, Juventus 2, European Cup quarter-finals, first leg
Juventus 3, Villa 1, European Cup quarter-finals, second leg
Barcelona 1, Villa 0, European Super Cup, first leg
Villa 3, Barcelona 0, European Super Cup, second leg
Villa 8, Exeter City 1, League Cup second round
Swindon Town 0, Villa 0
Villa 6, Everton 2
Everton 3, Villa 3
Villa 2, Inter 0, UEFA Cup second round, first leg
Inter 3, Villa 0, UEFA Cup second round, second leg
Derby County 3, Villa 4, FA Cup fourth round
Villa 4, Liverpool 2
Wimbledon 2, Villa 3
Villa 2, Sheffield Wednesday 0
Road To The 1994 League Cup Final
Birmingham City 1, Villa 0, League Cup first round
Villa 1, Birmingham City 0, League Cup first round
Sunderland 1, Villa 4, League Cup, second round
Arsenal 0, Villa 1, League Cup, fourth round,
Tottenham Hotspur 1, Villa 2, League Cup, quarter-finals
Tranmere Rovers 3, Villa 1, League Cup semi-final, first leg
Villa 3, TranmereRovers, League Cup semi-final, second leg
Villa 3, Manchester United 1, League Cup Final
Villa 2, Liverpool 1
Inter Milan 1, Villa 0, UEFA Cup, first leg
Villa 1, Inter Milan 0, UEFA Cup, second leg
Trabzonspor 1, Villa 0, UEFA Cup second round, first leg
Villa 2, Trabzonspor 1, UEFA Cup second round, second leg
Villa 7, Wimbledon 1
Villa 4, Leicester City 4
Villa 3, Manchester United 1
Road To The 1996 League Cup Final
Villa 6, Peterborough United 0, League Cup second round, first leg
Peterborough United, 1 Villa 1, League Cup second round, second leg
Villa 2, Stockport County 0, League Cup third round
Villa 1, Queens Park Rangers 0, League Cup fourth round
Villa 1, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0, League Cup quarter-finals
Arsenal 2, Villa 2, League Cup semi-final, first leg
Villa 0, Arsenal 0, League Cup semi-final, second leg
Villa 3, Leeds United 0, League Cup winners
Road To The UEFA Cup 1998 Quarter-Finals
Bordeaux 0, Villa 0, UEFA Cup first round, first leg
Villa 1, Bordeaux 0, UEFA Cup first round, second leg
Athletic Bilbao, 0 Villa 0, UEFA Cup second round, first leg
Villa 2, Athletic Bilbao 1, UEFA Cup second round, first leg
Steaua Bucharest 2, Villa 1, UEFA Cup third round, first leg
Villa 2, Steaua Bucharest 0, UEFA Cup third round, second leg,
Atletico Madrid 1, Villa 0, UEFA Cup quarter-finals, first leg
Villa 2, Atletico Madrid 1, UEFA Cup quarter-finals, second leg
Villa 3, Arsenal 2
Road To The 2000 FA Cup Final
Villa 2, Darlington 1, FA Cup third round
Villa 1, Southampton 0, FA Cup fourth round
Villa 3, Leeds United 2, FA Cup fifth round
Everton 1, Villa 2, FA Cup quarter-finals
Villa 0, Bolton Wanderers 0
Villa 0, Chelsea 1, FA Cup Final
Birmingham City 0, Villa 1
Villa 4, Everton 0
Middlesbrough 0, Villa 4
Villa 3, Birmingham City 1
Derby County 0, Villa 6
Villa 5, Birmingham City 1
Villa 2, Ajax 1, UEFA Cup, Group F game
Everton 2, Villa 3
Blackburn Rovers 0, Villa 1, League Cup semi-final, first leg
Villa 6, Blackburn Rovers 4, League Cup semi-final, second leg
Manchester United 2, Villa 1, League Cup Final
Villa 2, Manchester United 2
Villa 6, Sunderland 1
Villa 4, West Bromwich Albion 3
Villa 2, West Bromwich Albion 1
Road To The 2015 FA Cup Final
Villa 1, Blackpool 0, FA Cup third round
Villa 2, Bournemouth 1, FA Cup fourth round
Villa 2, Leicester 1, FA Cup fifth round
Villa 2, West Brom 0, FA Cup quarter-final
Villa 2, Liverpool 1, FA Cup semi-final
FA Cup Final 2015 and Conclusion:
Photographs
Introduction
F OLLOWING any football club is full of highs and lows - and Aston Villa is no different.
Compiling a book focussing on Villa s greatest games has been tricky because when covering 140 years of history, a few are going to slip under the radar.
The joy of following a football club like Villa, with a history so vast and the fan base so large, there have been so many thrilling games to look back at.
There have been tremendous highs and lows along the way but those that have made it into this book have been memorable for a variety of reasons.
Boring score draws that had so much riding on them, close defeats with an abundance of goals, cup wins that failed to live up to the expectations but still brought silverware back to Birmingham, games that drew huge crowds and one-sided hammerings that remain records to this day.
All have been selected from the thousands of matches played by Aston Villa over the years, stretching from the formation of the Football League, across more than 140 years to the Premier League era of today.
Starting with the club s earliest games, through to dominance of club football during the Victoria era, when Villa were the first powerhouse in English football, through relegation to the third division, lifting Europe s biggest trophy, flirting with greatness during the early 1990s, a few years of wilderness and the struggles of recent years, all are featured in this book.
Some games have been just as memorable for helping to keep Villa in the top flight during the modern age of the money-spinning Premier League as the major cup clashes that have seen the club march to Wembley on so many occasions.
Club legends like Charlie Athersmith, Pongo Waring, Johnny Dixon, Peter Withe, Charlie Aitken, Paul McGrath, Peter McParland, Dwight Yorke and numerous others have helped Villa achieve great thing along the way and this book is a glimpse at some of the best matches to be played during the club s amazing journey so far.
Foreword
By former player, manager, legend and Villa fan, Ron Atkinson

T HE first game I ever saw was between Birmingham City and Villa at St Andrew s.
I remember the goalkeepers at that time stood out more than any other player.
They were Alan Wakeman and Gil Merrick, the latter probably being the most famous Blues player to ever wear their shirt, apart from Trevor Francis.
He was in goal when England lost to Hungary during that famous game in 1953, 6-3, but he couldn t stop Villa drawing that game 1-1.
I lived in the area at the time and my dad decided to take me.
I always played football with school and with my mates, any time I could in the streets. I had already well and truly caught the football bug.
Any spare moment we had we would be playing football and I was happy to see my first professional league game.
It was 1949 and Arthur Turner was playing for Birmingham, who would later become my manager when I played for Oxford. He also went on to become one of Birmingham s most successful managers.
I