Burnley v Aston Villa August 1972

[gawthorpe_view]

Enjoy!

https://youtu.be/edPH4HvWu_0?feature=shared

Bonus footage in colour 33 seconds of Burnley v Villa 1960s no sound.

[bfcjg]

Fletcher's goal !

[gawthorpe_view]

Enjoy!

https://youtu.be/edPH4HvWu_0?feature=shared

Bonus footage in colour 33 seconds of Burnley v Villa 1960s no sound.

Missing link!

https://youtu.be/-kfPWVu8lSw?feature=shared

[ClaretTony]

Fletcher's goal !

Hugely effective player for us was Fletcher. Scored some terrific goals for us to add to his incredible work rate and his talent in the air. Club record signing at £60,000 and he more than repaid that.

Four superb goals in that game.

[ElectroClaret]

Was it that season that the return game at Villa Park was a 3-0 win for us?
The majestic Keith Newton scored, I went to that, I think it was that year.

[ClaretTony]

Missing link!

https://youtu.be/-kfPWVu8lSw?feature=shared

Not sure which season that is but can easily be narrowed to two. We are wearing white socks which replaced the claret & blue hoops in 1965 and Villa were relegated in 1967 so it’s either 1965/66 or 1966/67.

[ClaretTony]

Was it that season that the return game at Villa Park was a 3-0 win for us?
The majestic Keith Newton scored, I went to that, I think it was that year.

It was - home game in August and away game in January. Two superb performances.

[Tricky Trevor]

Not sure which season that is but can easily be narrowed to two. We are wearing white socks which replaced the claret & blue hoops in 1965 and Villa were relegated in 1967 so it’s either 1965/66 or 1966/67.

Brief Frank Casper appearance near the end. ‘67 at the earliest. Also Morgan, Bellamy, Irvine(post quiff), Coates. I’ll check Clarets Chronicles in the AM, shouldn’t be difficult.

[Quicknick]

Missing link!

https://youtu.be/-kfPWVu8lSw?feature=shared

Who is the Burnley player at 30 seconds in? Was it Frank Casper? He was at BFC with Willie Morgan for one season, so it could have been.

Edit: Trevor has the answer in the previous post.

[Quicknick]

It must have been 1967-68.

[Claret Till I Die]

Enjoy!

https://youtu.be/edPH4HvWu_0?feature=shared

Bonus footage in colour 33 seconds of Burnley v Villa 1960s no sound.

Surprised that it hasn't been mentioned yet but there's an ex claret playing for Villa, spotted very early in the video and also with the assist.

[bfcjg]

I swear that Fletcher defied gravity at times, he appeared to hover when waiting to headca ball in.

[sjb]

I think we are playing Chelsea in that clip, not Villa.

[Tricky Trevor]

I think we are playing Chelsea in that clip, not Villa.

Thank you. I thought it couldn’t be Villa.
Chelsea game: 4-11-67. 1-1. They took lead 82mins, Morgan equalised 89mins. All the players I mentioned higher up played.

[ClaretTony]

Brief Frank Casper appearance near the end. ‘67 at the earliest. Also Morgan, Bellamy, Irvine(post quiff), Coates. I’ll check Clarets Chronicles in the AM, shouldn’t be difficult.

It must have been 1967-68.

We didn't play Villa in 1967/68 - so it can't be Casper

[ClaretTony]

And forget my last post, I'd only seen it on my phone and now realised it's not Villa

[warksclaret]

And forget my last post, I'd only seen it on my phone and now realised it's not Villa

My favorite ever team including players like Stevenson, Newton, Waldron, Dobson, Collins, Fletcher, Thomas, James, Casper. What would those guys be valued at today

[Royboyclaret]

I think we are playing Chelsea in that clip, not Villa.

Is it Chelsea?.......Or Sheff Wed the following month.

[Quicknick]

We didn't play Villa in 1967/68 - so it can't be Casper

I wondered whether it was Casper. So if not him, who was it?

[Buxtonclaret]

Great footage.
What a side we had back then.

[ClaretTony]

I wondered whether it was Casper. So if not him, who was it?

It's now been spotted that it wasn't Villa but Chelsea and so it was Casper.

[sjb]

Is it Chelsea?.......Or Sheff Wed the following month.

Definitely Chelsea. Bonetti, Harris, McCreadie & Hollins all shown. Plus Wednesday played in white shirts in the December 23rd game.

[dougcollins]

Not saying it was the first time ever, but this game was the first time I recall 'No Nay Never' being sung on the Longside.

It was simply 'Blackburn' Rovers then, no idea when/how 'B@st@rd' appeared.

What a memorable day that was, brilliant.

[dougcollins]

(Just to be clear, I'm on about the OP Villa '72 game, not the '67 Chelsea one)

[South West Claret.]

Enjoy!

https://youtu.be/edPH4HvWu_0?feature=shared

Bonus footage in colour 33 seconds of Burnley v Villa 1960s no sound.

Thanks for the link I remember ITV showing this one lunchtime, thought Burnley were going to finish higher then they eventually did.

Think it was sixth wasn’t it?

[Kebsclaret]

I think I was there. I’d be about 10 and using my grandad’s season ticket sat in the CFS.

[SussexDon1inIreland]

Really enjoyed that clip because that was the era when I became a Claret
Thomas Casper James and Fletcher - great times
Interesting that both Man U and Villa were in the second Division then.

[Claret86]

Are there away fans cheering in the CFS when Villa scored? I thought the end of the Longside next to the CFS was where away fans went

[Sausage]

I still find it odd to see footage where the Longside has no perimeter fencing.

Also love the strange little dance that Alan Stevenson always did after he punted the ball up the pitch.

[sjb]

Are there away fans cheering in the CFS when Villa scored? I thought the end of the Longside next to the CFS was where away fans went

The Longside wasn't segregated until 1976. Prior to that away fans could basically go where they liked.

[dougcollins]

There were always varying numbers of away fans in the CFS - you could just turn up on the day and pay, no questions were asked.

Very little trouble though.

[PoshClaret]

I saw both Villa games in 1972-73. I sat in the CFS and remember Villa fans being in there as well - and there was no trouble. The away game (3-0) was just about our best away performance of the season. I was a student based just outside Birmingham and I had been hearing for weeks all about what Villa were going to do to us at Villa Park. And we absolutely thrashed them, in fact the 3-0 scoreline flattered them.

[Royboyclaret]

"Thrashed them" is the perfect description........6-0 would have been more than realistic.