When Football Was Football Aston Villa

by McColl, Graham

• ISBN13: 9780857330475
• ISBN10: 0857330470
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2011-07-15
• Publisher: Haynes Publishing UK

Summary

This wonderfully illustrated book provides a vivid and evocative celebration of the captivating powers of Aston Villa. Drawing on the vast photographic archive of the Daily Mirror it features evocative, exciting and rare images that show why the Villa mean so much to so many people. Here are the famous players who proudly wore their club's colors with distinction, producing some of football's finest moments in a more innocent age, before commercialism took hold of the sport. The Villa greats are here, pictured in their prime and often in intriguingly unusual behind-the-scenes situations: including such wonderful names as Billy Walker, Paul McGrath, Peter McParland, Tony Morley, Charlie Aitken, Gordon Cowans, Dennis Mortimer, Brian Little, Andy Gray and many more. They light up these pages along with the great managers and the classic matches in which Villa have been involved.

Author Biography

Graham McColl is a freelance journalist and writer. He is the author of a number of both critically acclaimed and bestselling books, including The Hamlyn Illustrated History of Aston Villa. Others of his books include How To Win The World Cup and Æ78 -- How A Nation Lost The World Cup. He also wrote and edited Visions Of Football; A Collection Of The WorldÆs Finest Football Photography.