Villa extend their best run of the season to five games unbeaten but are held at White Hart Lane to make it nine wins in the last twenty seven second tier games and an overall record of thirteen wins, twelve draws and eight defeats in thirty three division two matches. Jimmy McMullan had recorded five wins, five draws and three defeats in his thirteen division two matches in charge and his successor Jimmy Hogan had now delivered eight wins, seven draws and five defeats in his twenty game spell.