It was on this day in 1984 that Third Division Plymouth Argyle played in their first (and so far only) FA Cup Semi Final. The Pilgrims were up against Watford of the First Division and Villa Park was chosen as the venue for the match. Around 20,000 Argyle fans made their way up from Plymouth, […]
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On This Day – 8th April
Wycombe Wanderers famous FA Cup run came to an end on this day in 2001 as they lost 2-1 to Liverpool in the semi final at Villa Park. Wanderers of the Second Division (the third tier of English football) had already knocked out a Premier League side during their Cup run, having beaten Leicester City […]
On This Day – 14th December
It was on this day 85 years ago that Ted Drake scored all seven of Arsenal’s goals in their 7-1 win over Aston Villa. The seven-goal haul broke the Football League record for most goals scored by a player. Twelve days later, Robert Bell scored nine goals for Tranmere Rovers in their 13-4 victory in […]
On This Day – 13th December
League leaders Aston Villa hosted Arsenal on this day in 1998 and came back from a two-goal deficit to beat the League Champions 3-2. Arsenal had won the League and Cup Double the previous season but had started their season slowly. They sat in sixth place in the table going into the match at Villa […]
On This Day – 19th August
20 year old Nicky Butt playing in Manchester United’s opening day defeat to Aston Villa It was on this day back in 1995 that Alan Hansen uttered the immortal line of “You’ll win nothing with kids” on Match of the Day after Manchester United lost 3-1 to Aston Villa on the opening day of the […]