History revisited – 1971-72
John Russell on the season it all started to go right.
1970-71: Outposts of English football
The darkest hour, the dawn and the greatest night of all, told by John Russell.
1969-70 – The Road to Halifax
John Russell records the season when Villa, after years of trying, finally reached rock bottom.
1968-69: The road to Digbeth
John Russell writes about the season of revolution.
The end of the line – Tommy Docherty
As one Villa managerial spell begins, Dave Collett recalls the end of another.
Down amongst the dead men
John Russell looks back at 1967-68, when the fun never started.
Decline and Fall – the denouement
John Russell’s epic reaches 1966-67, when it seemed things couldn’t get any worse.
Careful wishing required
Stacy Murphy debates the prons and cons of mid-season changes.
Decline and fall – part II
John Russell continues his tale of Villa in the sixties with 1964-65.
Decline and Fall – part I
John Russell looks back at the 1963-64 season.