Harry remembers his successful school football team and describes the atmosphere at Birmingham City matches in the 1930s. Aston Villa refers to one of the football clubs in the city of Birmingham – Aston is an area just to the north of the city centre. St Andrews is home to Birmingham City Football Club. Cadbury’s refers to the chocolate produced in Birmingham since 1824 by the company founded by the Quaker, John Cadbury. The Barrel presumably refers to a public house.
