Old Photos For No Reason Whatsoever

[drblade]

Looks like the squad photo for 1956-57 (Hodgy away on National Service?). No idea who the players are middle-row, left, and second from right.

One for Silent Blade

 

[Freddie]

 

[HarryHaslam]

 

[Silent Blade]

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I was at the match. Gary Hamson travelled with the first team to Charlton 2 days earlier. My dad had been hearing good things about Gary so we went to that reserves match and Gary was impressive in midfield. He made his 1st team debut in the 2-0 win at Cardiff the following Saturday.

 

[HarryHaslam]

 

[Bert]

 

[Silent Blade]

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1948-49 season? Looks like Joe Cockroft on far right. We signed him from Wendy. Debuted for us at the age of 37, wasnt much of a success and missed a penalty in a vital match.

 

[DifferentClass]

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Nicky Laws and the two Nicky Law's... fucking confusing!

 

[ancientblade]

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what a couple of players they were real shame about john white 'the ghost' great midfielder

 

[HarryHaslam]

1948-49 season? Looks like Joe Cockroft on far right. We signed him from Wendy. Debuted for us at the age of 37, wasnt much of a success and missed a penalty in a vital match.

Was in 49

 

[Silent Blade]

Was in 49

Looked it up. January 1949. Lost 5-3.

 

[JJ Sefton]

 

[Blackheath Blade]

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Could have been taken this morning. It's still grim oop north Walthy lad.

 

[XH536]

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BRow Jackson,Bailey,Smith,Latham,Cox,Cockroft
FRowThompson,Sir James,Whitelum,Warhurst,Jones

 

[Silent Blade]

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BRow Jackson,Bailey,Smith,Latham,Cox,Cockroft
FRowThompson,Sir James,Whitelum,Warhurst,Jones

Graham Bailey remains our oldest living player. Now 103 years old

 

[XH536]

Graham Bailey remains our oldest living player. Now 103 years old

Just the one season, it appears,1948-49, Blades relegated, but did help to defeat the old enemy in CCSF at Owlerton 2-4, HT 0-4, with a crowd of 49,980, beating the FAC4thR game at the Lane, V. Wolves, which was 49,796.
Not much to do them days, radio, pictures, Empire & Lyceum, football, cricket and hide the sausage.
I were only 7 then so last one out, not that I even knew abart it.

 

[Silent Blade]

 

[HarryHaslam]

 

[SouthEssexBlade]

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I think this is the FA Cup game, 1974? Villa were in the 2nd division, we were doing well in the top division (think we were 6th at that time). Convinced it was our year we went. Lost 4-0

 

[HarryHaslam]

 

[Silent Blade]

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Got to be November 1946 (we won 3-2 at Highbury) cos Eddie Shimwell left us the following month cos the board refused him permission to run a pub in Darley Dale and he was transferred to Blackpool. He won the FA Cup medal in 1953. Harry Latham on the left

 

[ancientblade]

I think this is the FA Cup game, 1974? Villa were in the 2nd division, we were doing well in the top division (think we were 6th at that time). Convinced it was our year we went. Lost 4-0

yes could be 4th round january 1974 was there with 5k blades never turned up lost 4 - 1

 

[Silent Blade]

yes could be 4th round january 1974 was there with 5k blades never turned up lost 4 - 1

1975

 

[Silent Blade]

I think this is the FA Cup game, 1974? Villa were in the 2nd division, we were doing well in the top division (think we were 6th at that time). Convinced it was our year we went. Lost 4-0

1975

 

[Rufus Smalls]

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Greavsie was the very first footballer I took interest in. Not sure how, I must have been about 6 years old but not long after I was taken to the Lane. Then a few short seasons later it was TC, Woody & Gil Reece who I idolised.

 

[ancientblade]

1975

yes got one wrong there silent lol jan 75 think i can remember it snowing heavily that morning while we were waiting for coaches in pond street

 

[Tickhill Blade]

Graham Bailey remains our oldest living player. Now 103 years old

Is he the only one who might remember us winning a major trophy?

 

[Alan Birchenall's hair]

yes got one wrong there silent lol jan 75 think i can remember it snowing heavily that morning while we were waiting for coaches in pond street

I seem to remember it more as pissing it down, not so much snowing. I too was waiting in Pond Street for the SUT coaches. They were held back as they were awaiting confirmation from a soggy Villa Park that the match was intended to go ahead. Cleared up by the time we got to Brum I think. And I remember stood on the open end at Villa Park when 20 or so coppers just waded in and created an open space in the middle of everyone for some unknown reason. When we protested, one of them ran at us with his truncheon shouting 'Get back. You're not in fucking Sheffield now!'. Pointless really, as everyone was just minding their own business waiting for the match to start.
And... Oh yes, we were shite. Really shite.

 

[ancientblade]

I seem to remember it more as pissing it down, not so much snowing. I too was waiting in Pond Street for the SUT coaches. They were held back as they were awaiting confirmation from a soggy Villa Park that the match was intended to go ahead. Cleared up by the time we got to Brum I think. And I remember stood on the open end at Villa Park when 20 or so coppers just waded in and created an open space in the middle of everyone for some unknown reason. When we protested, one of them ran at us with his truncheon shouting 'Get back. You're not in fucking Sheffield now!'. Pointless really, as everyone was just minding their own business waiting for the match to start.
And... Oh yes, we were shite. Really shite.

we certainly were birch yeah seem to have a vague recollection of that incident with police we were right at back of that open end you may also be right could have been rain not snow but can also remember coaches being held in pond st waiting for confirmation that match was on ps was that the season villa finished champions of the then 2nd division ? can remember thousands of villa fans completely taking over wednesdays kop that season

 

[Blade1959]

we certainly were birch yeah seem to have a vague recollection of that incident with police we were right at back of that open end you may also be right could have been rain not snow but can also remember coaches being held in pond st waiting for confirmation that match was on ps was that the season villa finished champions of the then 2nd division ? can remember thousands of villa fans completely taking over wednesdays kop that season

Man Utd won the league, remember that Villa game at Hillsboro I went because I couldn’t get to Chelsea where we were playing that night. Villa near enough took the ground but no doubt Wednesday fans will deny it!