Aston Villa 2 Birmingham City 1 - League Div 1 - 27th Sept 1975

[@dv4662]

You forget how huge Villa Park was back then with the Witton End (when did it become The North End?) being terracing as well as the Holte. This match was the first time I'd stood in the Holte - had always sat before and had been going since 68. I was only a kid. My eyes were on stalks. Witton End all blue, the Holte absolutely rocking. Loved it. Without terracing football is nothing. Just look at the crowd here - it's fantastic. The Holte is awesome. Floodlights AV. Great times.

[@vordman]

Standing on a packed terrace to watch a big game was an electrifying experience. Football will never be like that again. Modern fans don't know what they missed.

[@doofus4648]

I remember the north stand being built around 1978 ish, the old open witton end was massive, well for a excitable 12 year old anyway.

[@valiantv2897]

Port Vale fan here, my 1st away game was 26th of feb 1977 at Villa Park, age 7, standing at the Witton end with my dad, have never forgotten it

[@37Class]

I was on the Witton End that day. Remember this game so well. First Blues v Villa derby as a 15 year old. Great to see this footage. Thank you for uploading. I remember the joy of seeing Trevor Francis put Blues ahead. And the dismay as Mr Little scored the winner. All I could remember was his uneven fringe, ha ha! It was just like mine at the time. You are right about how huge Villa Park was. The noise there in those games was immense. What a privilege to have seen those matches. Super times.

[@markhemming318]

John Robson, RIP.

[@GravityBoy72]

I still have my match ticket. Happy days.

[@shaun2049]

I was there only villa fan in blues end couldn’t get in holte end singing me little head off

[@redflag8970]

fantastic derby

[@probablygraham]

If we'd known back then just how good the "new boy" with the blond hair and the red tie would be. Great upload, Villa Boy. I remember the match well - as I do every match when we beat the Blues :-)

[@penfloyd]

Will Villa ever be this good again? I was in the beautiful Trinity rd Stand that day! Go Villa!

[@suffern63]

Probably not and as a Rangers fan,I can't believe how they let them knock down the Main Stand,was that the Trinity Road?

[@richardkelbie5362]

You must be auld as fuck

[@Scotty-UK]

My first season and I remember this game 😎

[@villaloyal]

I agree the only forigners were scots, Irish and welsh. NFSE

[@vordman]

The Holte End was mountainous. I think it held 30,000 at one time. It must have been the biggest end terrace. That or the South Bank at Molineux.

[@steve9542000]

The South Bank at molineux was deemed the largest terrace back then, but there couldn't have been much in it? I went to see West ham v Ipswich in 75 at villa Park and the old Witton end was almost same size as the holte end. Proper football grounds with real fans.

[@anthonyduffy1278]

Correct. I’m pretty sure this was the first Villa v Blues game I attended as an awe struck 9 year old.. The haircuts. Both teams with arguably their best ever kits. Brian Little, Chris Nicholl, Kenny Burns and Trevor Francis. All cradled beneath the iconic AV floodlights. Regardless what some folk say, Villa need Blues and Blues need Villa. I’ll die happy just to experience the buzz of the second city derby just one more time. Come on Blues get yerselves up, so that we can put you sitting on yer arsx again😂😂🤣😂

[@peterreid9769]

You wouldn't believe Kenny Burns would go on to win so much in the game after a display as bad as that!

[@colinjennings3661]

Burns was an undisciplined Neanderthal before Clough got hold of him.

[@raylouis9218]

Little and Cowans ❤

[@duncanedwards7840]

I found the programme today from this very match, with a change from the printed line up, John Robson wrote in, in my old man's hand, whom sadly passed on the 28th June last year. Even better, a programme from the 1957 F A Cup final when the Mighty Villa beat the Busby babes. Cheers Dad, 'Stephen Frank Edwards' forever r I p, or more like play football in the skies with his great mate Peter Burden, (also sadly passed, just before Dad) & have his paint brush out,(fantastic artist) & great footballer couple of trials at Villa, marked Phil Woosnam out the game he told me, then disappointed, heard nothing, disappointed, didn't stay fit, unexpectedly asked bk weeks later sadly injured & unfit :( c'est last vie. Thanks for the programmes Dad, nice surprise ❤ Up The Villa ☝👍🙂

[@paullawrence4217]

I was there and looking at this again nothing changes Blues only tactics was kicking Villa off the Park.Still Great to see Brian Little in his prime Trevor who ?? Haha 😂

[@GravityBoy72]

I'd walk a mile and a bit....

[@probablygraham]

Hahaha. I remember singing that a few times for our friend Trevor Francis :-)

[@thevillaaston7811]

to rub your face in the sh*t, oh Fran-an-cis.# Have I remembered it right?

[@GravityBoy72]

@@thevillaaston7811 "in some" but yes.

[@roxammon5858]

Commentator was saying it was a goal before it hit the net? Hamiltons equaliser

[@dennismcelholme3290]

i noticed the same

[@roxammon5858]

@@dennismcelholme3290 I think they often commentate after the game!

[@apathyintheuk265]

5:14 Big J0e - Landr0ver legend!

[@georgedeathe4683]

big toe what a wanker

[@paul10gothicterrace]

Sneakiest & dirtiest player I have ever seen, Kenny Burns. Kicked Brian Little all over the place, but Brian had the last laugh UTV

[@georgedeathe4683]

very small heath then and now UTV

[@mrshifter9582]

Goo on the villa, beating the shit as per usual.

[@whatayear]

" as per usual", what happened in 2002 then ya clown, and a few seasons after? The scum with their usual, deluded, condescending drivel.

[@lewforgood9247]

Utv

[@stevebrown617]

When the players and fans were British, how sad the game is now.....

[@user-kn8un4ru8p]

Is the game really sad now because of non-British players? Would you have said Mark Walters was British......he certainly doesn't look it. What is your point?

[@ianwhite3537]

Here we go another clown about to pull the "your a racist card" English football now represents the state of the country, a third world shithole because we let in third world scum. Clown