[derbybaggie]

My first Match was Aston Villa v Rochdale, 28 August 1971 which Villa won 2-0. My friend's dad made us a bench to stand on so we could see the game in amongst an all standing crowd. Can't say I enjoyed it that much I remember playing tag with my friends because we thought it was boring. My first Albion game was against the Villa, 10 November 1976 a 1-1 draw with over 40,000 in the crowd at the Hawthorns.