VILLAMARV Posted September 3, 2016 Share Posted September 3, 2016 (edited) Quote From the Xia thread........ 2 hours ago, It's Your Round said: I don't know if there is a thread for 'your first Villa match' but it would be a good read. So if there's one already merge it mods but I couldn't find one Mine was sometime in the 80's away at Maine Road. Villa won 2-2 Can't remember much else to be fair, not even the scorers now lol. I'm going to search the internet for answers!! I do remember being in awe at the sheer awesomeness of it all. EDIT: I'm sure City had 2 goals disallowed that day aswell. Edited September 3, 2016 by VILLAMARV memories 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferguson1 Posted September 3, 2016 Share Posted September 3, 2016 4 April 1987 at home to Manchester City. 0-0. No doubt a dire game but I didn't care and can remember bits like Paul Birch and Mark Walters just running at defenders. I wanted to be them. I loved it, was hooked and wanted more. Dad got me my first scalf and a badge off those men with badge boards outside the ground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knoppy1987 Posted September 3, 2016 Share Posted September 3, 2016 15th August 1998 Everton away. 0-0. John Collins missed a penalty - saved by Mark Bosnich. I remember watching all of the players getting off the coach heading into the Stadium. Bosnich and Gary Charles first off. Dwight Yorke last off and going to Manure. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted September 3, 2016 Share Posted September 3, 2016 Villa versus Chelsea, Dalian Atkinson scored the winner in a 1-0 win, back post header. I can remember the goal perfectly. 23 years ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir_gary_cahill Posted September 3, 2016 Share Posted September 3, 2016 27 April 1996 v Man City at home, we lost 1-0, Steve Lomas scored for them, I was only 5 years old Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantis Posted September 3, 2016 Share Posted September 3, 2016 March 2002. We lost 2-1 to Arsenal. It was when Pires scored THAT lob. Think Barry got the goal for us from the penalty spot. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan. Posted September 3, 2016 Share Posted September 3, 2016 Against Spurs around 98, I think it was Dion Dublins debut, he scored a couple and we won 3-2 or 4-2. I sat lower trinity and Just remember feeling so small in this great big stadium full of noise. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ Posted September 3, 2016 Share Posted September 3, 2016 Wasn't born in Birmingham, or England for that matter, so I am not a pureblood. However, Villa has been my only club for the past 20 or so years in which I have been loving football. My first Villa game at Villa Park is second on my bucket list, after marrying my girlfriend of seven years. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesBCFC Posted September 3, 2016 Visiting Supporter Share Posted September 3, 2016 My first Villa match was last Saturday. I'll leave it at that, don't want to upset the locals 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NashVillan Posted September 3, 2016 Share Posted September 3, 2016 James, go ahead and start following the Villa. You know you want to. Why else would you spend so much time here? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted September 3, 2016 Share Posted September 3, 2016 By coincidence of timing, the first match I can remember was '74 versus Nottingham Forest. Just looked up the attendance, we were division 2 and it was a crowd of 12,000 So that makes me proper hardcore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VILLAMARV Posted September 3, 2016 Author Share Posted September 3, 2016 (edited) It was 29th March 1986 apparently Hodge and Stainrod were the scorers. I was in the City end as my Auntie gave up her ST for my Uncle to take me. Billy McNeil was their manager. Turner was still here. McNab and Wilson equalised at the end for them. Just I'm sure they had 2 goals disallowed. seems pre premier league stats are a bit hard to come by in a simple internet search. Anyone else in the 20,000 odd that day remember? EDIT: some stats place 3 goals in the 90th minute! Bet 9 year old me thought it was always like that lol. Also, now I've sat and thought about it I have quite vivid memories of the supporters bar at Maine Road where my aunt and uncle met up at full time. I remember how they all said they liked the Villa, and Forest, mainly coz we'd won the European cup and weren't Utd or Liverpool Also there was genuine sympathy towards Gary Shaw being robbed of a great career. Edited September 3, 2016 by VILLAMARV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nazvfc Posted September 3, 2016 Share Posted September 3, 2016 (edited) 1962 v Chelsea we lost 6-2 then the FA cup Qtr final v Carlton I think and we won! Even though we lost I fell in Love with the villa its in my blood and I was chosen. In those days we would go to villa at home then the baggies away but villa was and is always in my veins. Edited September 3, 2016 by nazvfc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesBCFC Posted September 3, 2016 Visiting Supporter Share Posted September 3, 2016 27 minutes ago, NashVillan said: James, go ahead and start following the Villa. You know you want to. Why else would you spend so much time here? haha I'll certainly be keeping an eye on Villa now, mostly to see how Kodjia does, but also to see how close you get to catching us 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest av1 Posted September 3, 2016 Share Posted September 3, 2016 Boxing day 1989. My next door neighbour knocked the door, he had tickets to take his 3 kids to the match, 1 was ill overnight so he asked My Mom if i wanted to go. We beat Man UTD 3-0. The strange thing is, my Dad was an Albion fan, but because we were quite poor he couldnt afford to go to games. If we were a bit better off my first game may very well have been at the Baggies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest av1 Posted September 3, 2016 Share Posted September 3, 2016 OT but why is there a purple box around @JamesBCFC posts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VILLAMARV Posted September 3, 2016 Author Share Posted September 3, 2016 Just now, av1 said: OT but why is there a purple box around @JamesBCFC posts? I don't believe he is "one of us" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentVilla Posted September 3, 2016 Moderator Share Posted September 3, 2016 6th September 1986 v Oxford, we lost 2-1 thank to Martin Keown. Blimey, 30 years ago on Tuesday.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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