VILLA CARDS
1970-1974
Things got worse for Villa as they sunk down to Division 3 in 1970, before crawling their way back out. The only bright spot came in the League Cup of 1971, where Villa went all the way to the final, beating Man U in the semis, before losing to a couple of late goals at Wembley. Despite their league status being in the doldrums, the club's fan base ensured that football cards continued to appear.
- League Cup runners up: 1971
1970: IPC (comics) - My Favourite Soccer Stars
The 'blue backs' given out with various editions of comics such as Scorcher, Tiger, Buster, Smash and Lion.
[03] Barrie Hole
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[06] Joe Dunn
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[07] Bruce Rioch
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[08] Brian Tiler
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[19] Willie Anderson
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[30] Keith Bradley
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1971: IPC (comics) - My Favourite Soccer Stars
The 'red backs' given out with various editions of comics such as Lion, Thunder, Buster, Jet and Valliant. (Easily differentiated from the cards above without seeing the backs - the players have the traditional blue sleeves.)
The 'red backs' given out with various editions of comics such as Lion, Thunder, Buster, Jet and Valliant. (Easily differentiated from the cards above without seeing the backs - the players have the traditional blue sleeves.)
[08] Bruce Rioch
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[10] Mick Wright
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[28] Andy Lochhead
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[20] Pat McMahon
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1971: The Sun (newspaper) - Football Swap Cards
[45] Aston Villa
1971: The Daily Mirror (newspaper) - Star Soccer Sides / My Club
Same photo on both. The back of the 'My Club' card is plain white
Same photo on both. The back of the 'My Club' card is plain white
[45] Aston Villa
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Aston Villa
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1972: The Sun (newspaper) - Gallery of Football Action Cards
Moving lenticular image of Bruce Rioch in action
Moving lenticular image of Bruce Rioch in action
Bruce Rioch
1972-73: Barratt (sweets) - Football Stars
[2] Chris Nicholl