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Aston Villa history
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Lyn i recall it was on a corner on the right hand side as you were walking towards Witton circle before you got to the bike shop
Don
G G Jean
Brummy Wench.
Will ask Pete as he was born in Witton road and lived there till he was 24.
Good aeriel view from 1925.
Could be i don't recall it being there in the 60s
RRJ
Brummie Boomer
Here's a family picture from trackside..
The old chap with the walking stick is my GG Grandfather John Thomas Johnson, the five riders are his sons with Leon
my G Grandfather on the far right. Second from left is Victor Louis Johnson who held several world sprint records
and also an Olympic gold medal winner from the 1908 games. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Johnson_(cyclist)
The old chap with the walking stick is my GG Grandfather John Thomas Johnson, the five riders are his sons with Leon
my G Grandfather on the far right. Second from left is Victor Louis Johnson who held several world sprint records
and also an Olympic gold medal winner from the 1908 games. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Johnson_(cyclist)
Barr_Beacon
The Prodigal Brummie
Many years ago in the early seventies, I used to play for a boys football team based in Witton called The Wyrley Gunners. It was run by an ex Aston Villa (1938 - 46) player called George Lunn. George was quite an imposing tall man and I always remember him in his Trilby hat and trench coat. George passed away in January, 2000 aged 84.
Such a nice photo, I feel like I'm back there again! Thanks for posting this Donbogen.
mw0njm.
A Brummie Dude
Aston Villa crazy Prince William heading to Midlands to talk about referees
The Prince of Wales will visit a referee training course next week as part of a campaign to recruit more people from black, Asian and mixed heritage backgrounds into refereeing roles.
William, who is patron of the Football Association, will visit the course at Sporting Khalsa FC in Willenhall on Tuesday March 11.
The visit is a part of the FA’s Reflective and Representative Campaign.
A nice touch from last night's game at Villa Park that was again attended by Prince William and that ended with a 3-0 win and qualification for the Champions League quarter final was the banner below.
It was unfurled on the Holte End last night prior to kick-off and it included the Gas Lamp under which the club was ignited, as well as the captains who have lifted major trophies, over the years. Namely, European Cup-winning captain Dennis Mortimer (1982). League Championship captains John Devey (1894, 1896 & 1897), Jimmy Crabtree (1899 & 1900), Joe Bache (1910) and Dennis Mortimer (1981). FA Cup-winning skippers Archie Hunter (1887), John Devey (1895 & 1897), Howard Spencer (1905), Joe Bache (1913), Andy Ducat (1920) and Johnny Dixon (1957). League Cup winning-captains Vic Crowe (1961), Ian Ross (1975), Chris Nicholl (1977), Kevin Richardson (1994) and Andy Townsend (1996):
It was unfurled on the Holte End last night prior to kick-off and it included the Gas Lamp under which the club was ignited, as well as the captains who have lifted major trophies, over the years. Namely, European Cup-winning captain Dennis Mortimer (1982). League Championship captains John Devey (1894, 1896 & 1897), Jimmy Crabtree (1899 & 1900), Joe Bache (1910) and Dennis Mortimer (1981). FA Cup-winning skippers Archie Hunter (1887), John Devey (1895 & 1897), Howard Spencer (1905), Joe Bache (1913), Andy Ducat (1920) and Johnny Dixon (1957). League Cup winning-captains Vic Crowe (1961), Ian Ross (1975), Chris Nicholl (1977), Kevin Richardson (1994) and Andy Townsend (1996):