Vintage Villa.

[oldbrit]

As a ONCE Blues fan what happened to Gil Merrick? Now a Villians fan good to see then staying up? John Crump OldBrit.Parker, Co USA

 

[BernardR]

Sadly no longer with us - https://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2010/feb/05/gil-merrick-obituary

 

[mikejee]

The most recent british newspaper archive newsletter includes this entry , of interest to those reading this thread

https://blog.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/aston-villa-2/

 

[oldplumber]

Hi Shady,this is the book that your pages are from,I bought this from the"Evenig Dispatch"in 1947 when I was 14 years old & I still have it,I have followed the Villa since my first visit with my Dad back in 1938,I was 5 then,I can't believe were all the years have gone,I also have lots of photo's from the war time newspapers concerning all the midland clubs,The book is the history of Aston Villa in cartoon form by Norman Edwards who was the cartoonist for the "Birmingham Evening Dispatch" & the old saturday night sports paper the "Agus".Those where the days !!!
Best wishes
Brian Harding

 

[1920barson]

Hi zambodini a few of tommys medals were sold about 12 years ago at auction mainly the reserve medals and his 1910 charity shield medal

 

[1920barson]

Hi zambodini a few of tommys medals were sold about 12 years ago at auction mainly the reserve medals and his 1910 charity shield medal

Hope this helps