04 May 2021 23:57:32
Old villain you missed somebody off that list. In the mid 70s, I sat in the centre of the N Stand, there were always two empty seats . Some of the people around said they belonged to an ex Villa player CF.

One game two people turned up, one was tall and the other one, a shorter man with ginger / blond hair . When I got talking to them, to my surprise, the shorter man, was the ex player . His name was Derek Pace, what a lovely man.

He was telling me, how he was top scorer, but for some reason got left out of the squad . On a later occasion, he brought his winner's medal, that the supporters had made for him, because, he didn't get an original.

He later signed for Sheffield U I think and went on to become a legend there . He worked fo Churchill engineering as a rep, he said that if he was seen in Sheffield, the word went round and he was wined and dined . This didn't do him any favours, as I believe when he died, he had a drink problem .
Onwards&Upwards Villaforever.


1.) 05 May 2021
05 May 2021 09:02:47
Yes Derek played every game up until the final when Billy Myerscough was picked.
All the fans were a bit like today and were up in arms.
I listed the medal winners and Derek missed the final.
Nobody knew why he lost his place and as you point out he got a fans medal which was deserved.

He got his revenge several times against us scoring many goals.