Back in the days we won the domestic league and then went on to… well, you know what!
37 years ago. Good grief. Makes you feel old, doesn’t it?
Champions of England. 37 years ago, today. #avfc pic.twitter.com/TQHLwtZchY
— Howard Hodgson (@HodgsonHoward) May 2, 2018
Makes you feel old doesn't it HH?! Precious times. So many of them total gents off the pitch as well, plus still Villa through and through.
— Vital Villa (@VitalVilla) May 2, 2018
Not often I say it but I wish I were a few years older, I was too young to even know about this. Not sure I’ll ever get to see this.
— Trentvilla (@Trentvilla1) May 2, 2018
The fantastically named forum thread: forums.vitalfootball.co.uk/threads/happy-bosko-jancovic-day
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjdB3K7IsxM
Aston Villa used just fourteen players all season. And each one a giant. There was none of this talk of needing to be rested back then!
Step forward:
Jimmy Rimmer
Eamonn Deacy
Allan Evans
Colin Gibson
(King) Ken McNaught
Kenny Swain
Gary Williams
Des Bremner
Gordon ‘Sid’ Cowans
(Sir) Dennis Mortimer (4 goals)
David Geddis (4 goals)
Tony Morley (12 goals)
Gary Shaw (20 goals)
Peter Withe (21 goals)
Aston Villa played 42 games, won 26, drew 8 and lost 8. +32 goal difference. 60 points.
Second place, Ipswich Town on 56 points and 3rd Arsenal on 53 points.
Nostalgia: How Aston Villa won the title with just 14 players (Birmingham Mail)
I remember it well, I had the first of my many major operations and missed pretty much all of the season!!!
