| Who remembers Dale v Villa 1972 on 13:05 - Nov 20 with 4589 views | Huddersdale1 |
It was a surprise win, remember Andy Lochhead and Charlie Aitkin playing for Villa, also Jim Coombes in goal, don't remember much about the game or in fact who scored our goal. Quite a bit of trouble before kick off, remember Villa skinheads being hauled out of the ground. |  | |  |
| Who remembers Dale v Villa 1972 on 13:06 - Nov 20 with 4587 views | Sheffdale |
Well I was there James. I recall a few of us following Willie Anderson up and down the touchline shouting that he was a United reject. Must have put him off his game! Villa's team that day had some good players - the trio of Scots for starters Lochhead, Aitken and Rioch - so a very good win. I also went to Villa Park for one of the other matches around that time. A friend had recently passed his driving test and that opened up a whole new world. Time on the ancient red mini was eventually called when someone pulled out into us from Queens Park Road on our trip to school. | | | |
| Who remembers Dale v Villa 1972 on 13:27 - Nov 20 with 4513 views | EllDale |
It was a real coupon buster.
Villa were going really well at the time with a really experienced team.
We’d already lost at Villa Park on August Bank Holiday Monday.
Norman Whitehead scored the winner from the penalty spot but the standout player for me was Arthur Marsh. We’d just signed him and he had his hands full with Lochhead but won that personal battle. | | | |
| Who remembers Dale v Villa 1972 on 13:31 - Nov 20 with 4505 views | AndyH |
I went through the Sandy Lane turnstile to a mass of shaved heads, crombie overcoats, Dr. Marten boots, red handkerchiefs and black gloves.
I walked around to the Pearl St end where Moggy was planning another suicide mission.
Can't remember much of the game tbh as I was busy planning how to keep alive. | | | |
| Who remembers Dale v Villa 1972 on 13:33 - Nov 20 with 4493 views | D_Alien |
Dale's win against Villa has been posted about repeatedly on here, even within the last few months
Whitehead penalty won it after we'd been battered for most of the game with our keeper Tony Godfrey having the game of his life
The last discussion centred around whether Whitehead should've even been taking the spotkick after he'd missed his previous one, with our usual taker (big Reg) not available
Villa went on to win the old Div 3 by a mile |  |
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| Who remembers Dale v Villa 1972 on 13:41 - Nov 20 with 4462 views | D_Alien |
| Who remembers Dale v Villa 1972 on 13:31 - Nov 20 by AndyH |
I went through the Sandy Lane turnstile to a mass of shaved heads, crombie overcoats, Dr. Marten boots, red handkerchiefs and black gloves.
I walked around to the Pearl St end where Moggy was planning another suicide mission.
Can't remember much of the game tbh as I was busy planning how to keep alive. |
But we still changed ends at half time, brushing past the Villa hordes coming the other way
And well pissed off they were at the final whistle. so a very quick exit | |
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| Who remembers Dale v Villa 1972 on 13:48 - Nov 20 with 4444 views | EllDale |
I wasn’t exactly scared but I remember watching much of the game from the safety of the hill which existed at the time between the Pearl Street end and the Main Stand.
It was normally the preserve of the older generation who slightly resented our presence! | | | |
| Who remembers Dale v Villa 1972 on 14:02 - Nov 20 with 4410 views | 100569 |
Was that the same season that all the Luton skinheads turned up in there droves ? Another frightening experience. I remember it was either the Luton game or the Villa game that they took all the traditional " bobbies " out of the Sandy Lane and they were replaced by a load of motorcycle police with there crash helmets on. In those days of course the police didn`t have riot gear ! | | | |
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| Who remembers Dale v Villa 1972 on 14:21 - Nov 20 with 4373 views | seasidedale |
From what I remember, we were battered Tony Godfrey was not out of this world, he was f#@&*&g out of this world, we had one attack (only one in the entire game), whitehead ran down the wing, was fouled took penalty scored, can’t remember time of goal, but was a big shock at the time | | | |
| Who remembers Dale v Villa 1972 on 14:59 - Nov 20 with 4286 views | dawlishdale |
I was there, but only have vague memories of them battering us throughout the game. Only for us to win it against the run of play. Arthur Marsh was a proper old fashioned centre half . Signed from Bolton. He could head the ball further than most players could kick it.
Pretty sure the Luton game was earlier...and the first time I'd seen such violence in the sandy. Very scary for a youngster. | | | |
| Who remembers Dale v Villa 1972 on 18:21 - Nov 20 with 4121 views | mingthemerciless |
I was there as well. Can’t remember much about it now apart from the Whitehead penalty. | | | |
| Who remembers Dale v Villa 1972 on 19:02 - Nov 20 with 4064 views | pioneer |
| Who remembers Dale v Villa 1972 on 13:33 - Nov 20 by D_Alien |
Dale's win against Villa has been posted about repeatedly on here, even within the last few months
Whitehead penalty won it after we'd been battered for most of the game with our keeper Tony Godfrey having the game of his life
The last discussion centred around whether Whitehead should've even been taking the spotkick after he'd missed his previous one, with our usual taker (big Reg) not available
Villa went on to win the old Div 3 by a mile |
Yes, Godfrey was out of this world that game. One way traffic all game.
We took a point off them in the corresponding home game the previous season so Villa have never won at Spotland…..not sure how many other teams they are winless against away from home. | | | |
| Who remembers Dale v Villa 1972 on 19:15 - Nov 20 with 4036 views | dalefertcup2 |
| Who remembers Dale v Villa 1972 on 18:21 - Nov 20 by mingthemerciless |
I was there as well. Can’t remember much about it now apart from the Whitehead penalty. |
Ditto | | | |
| Who remembers Dale v Villa 1972 on 19:38 - Nov 20 with 3992 views | dogboy |
'Chico Chico' remember the Villa chants for Chico Hamilton and Andy Lockhead not scoring |  | | |
| Who remembers Dale v Villa 1972 on 19:45 - Nov 20 with 3974 views | EllDale |
I have it in my head that the Luton skinheads arrived en masse for the final game of the 1969/70 season?
They’d already clinched promotion, the original game earlier in the season had been abandoned due to a blizzard? | | | |
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