The seventh chapter of ‘Centenary Memories’ delves into Villarreal CF’s first great sporting achievement
Villarreal has released the seventh instalment of ‘Centenary Memories’, which delves into the mythical promotion to the Second Division, which the Submarine achieved in 1970. A magical afternoon when the Yellows beat Bilbao Athletic (1-2) at the Santiago Bernabéu stadium to make a name for themselves in top flight football.
From Vila-real, thousands of people listened to the radio stations as Villarreal won promotion to the second tier of Spanish football. A legendary line-up that the locals knew by heart: Alapont, Debón, Alcañiz, Marçal, Eusebio, Linares, Martínez, Luiche, Palau, Causanilles and Serrano.
After the impressive victory in Madrid, the team arrived by bus in Vila-real, a town filled with euphoria. Several thousand fans welcomed the players and celebrated in style a promotion that would mean Villarreal’s first ever step in professional football.
This very special report features the voices of José Antonio Alapont, Prudencio Chumillas and Luis Moreno; Villarreal players during the 1970 promotion; Toni Pitarch, composer of the Villarreal CF hymn; Julián García Candau, prestigious journalist from Vila-real; Ernesto Girona; former president of the club in the mid-1980s; and Joaquín Font de Mora, son of the former president of Villarreal CF.
