Tag Archive: Aston Villa

WHAT’S GOING ON – Twenty great games of 1970-71

neilsambrook@btinternet.com September 7, 2021

Taken lying down: Colchester United 3 Leeds United 2 – the biggest post-war FA Cup upset (so far)

RANTS & REFLECTIONS

Arsenal, Aston Villa, Everton, Leeds United, Liverpool FC, Manchester United, Spurs, West Ham United, Wolves

A LEAGUE (CUP) OF THEIR OWN – THE FOOTBALL LEAGUE CUP FINAL: 1967-76

neilsambrook@btinternet.com September 15, 2020

1972: STOKE CITY 2 CHELSEA 1: Sure and steady overcomes flash and dash……..

RANTS & REFLECTIONS

Arsenal, Aston Villa, Chelsea, Leeds United, Manchester City, Newcastle United, Norwich City, Queens Park Rangers, Stoke City, Swindon Town, Tottenham Hotspur, West Bromwich Albion, Wolverhampton Wanderers

EUROPEAN CUP WINNERS – The British Pioneers (ITV documentary review)

neilsambrook@btinternet.com July 20, 2020

THE BRITISH PIONEERS’ spends half its time reflecting on the 60s triumphs of Celtic, the rest on how Aston Villa lifted the trophy in 1982.

RANTS & REFLECTIONS

Aston Villa, Bayern Munich, Benfica, Celtic, Inter Milan, Jock Stein, Manchester United, Real Madrid, Ron Saunders, Sir Bobby Charlton, Sir Matt Busby