On This Day

• Billy McNeill 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 takes charge of Villa for the first time but can only draw against a Reading side promoted to the second tier for the first time in 50 years.

• Villa concede and equalise early but the two teams at the bottom of their respective decisions cannot be separated.

• Midfielder Paul Birch 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 makes his 🕒 100th appearance in a Villa shirt (93 Starts).

• Centre forward Simon Stainrod 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 makes his 🕒 50th appearance in a Villa shirt.

• Winger Steve Hunt 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 makes his 25th start in a Villa shirt (29 Appearances).

On This Day

• Billy McNeill takes charge of Villa for the first time in the first division with the club having won just seven of their last thirty four league games losing eighteen. 

• McNeill oversees a draw at 5th placed Liverpool prompting both relief and hope that the end of a torrid spell is near.

• Villa take the lead three times at Anfield only to be pegged back with a helping hand from the referee and a painful late equaliser from old boy Steve McMahon.

On This Day

• Billy McNeill's Villa win in only their second game under his leadership and as a result have won eight of their last thirty six league games losing eighteen.

• Garry Thompson hit the disputed winner against his old club as Villa come away from Highfield Road with their second win of the season to climb to 20th in the table two places off the bottom.

On This Day

• Villa win consecutive games as they secure a comfortable victory over second division Reading in the League Cup to make it four games unbeaten since Billy McNeill's appointment.

• Billy McNeill's Villa make it three games unbeaten and two wins as they see off Second Division Reading at Villa Park in the League Cup second leg.

On This Day

• Billy McNeill's Villa continue their upturn in form under his leadership, unbeaten in four with three wins and as a result have won nine of their last thirty seven league games losing eighteen.

• Paul Elliott scores a brace as Villa win for the third time in an unbeaten five-match run to climb to eighteenth place in the table.

On This Day

• Villa lose for the first time under Billy McNeill 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 in a wayward and ill-disciplined performance as they are taken apart by Graham Taylor's 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Watford at Vicarage Road to fall back to 20th in the table in the final relegation spot after eleven games with second from bottom Newcastle up next.

• Paul Elliott 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 is 🟨 cautioned for the 7th time in 14 games and the 10th time in 44.

• Villa make it 🟩 nine wins in their last thirty eight league games 🟥 losing nineteen.

On This Day

• Villa climb to 18th in the table as they bounce back from a 🟥 first defeat under Billy McNeill 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 thanks to a Steve Hodge 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 brace against second from bottom Newcastle.

• Villa have now 🟩 won three, 🟨 drawn one and 🟥 lost one under Billy McNeill 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿.

• Villa now have 🟩 ten wins in their last 🕒 thirty nine league games 🟥 losing nineteen.

• Tony Daley 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 secures his 🟩 10th win in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 39th appearance (30 Starts) to make it 🟩 W10 🟨 D11 🟥 L18, ⚽ 2 Goals and 🔥 4 Assists so far in his Villa career.

• Steve Hodge 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 scores his ⚽ 15th goal in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 61st appearance.

On This Day

• Tony Daley’s 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 mazy 50 yard run for his his first ⚽ of the season puts Billy McNeill's 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Villa  ahead at the Baseball Ground in the League Cup third round but second tier Derby hit back in the second half to earn a replay.

• Midfielder Paul Birch 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 makes his 🕒 100th start in a Villa shirt (107 Appearances).

• Left back Tony Dorigo 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 makes his 🕒 100th appearance in a Villa shirt.

On This Day

• A brace from Simon Stainrod 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 including a breathtaking overhead kick secures Villa's 🟩 fifth win under Billy McNeill 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 as they climb to a season high 16th in the first division table.

• Villa now have 🟩 eleven wins in their last forty league games having lost 🟥 nineteen.

• Winger Tony Daley contributes his 🔥 5th assist in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 41st appearance (32 Starts) to make it 🟩 W11 🟨 D12 🟥 L18, ⚽ 4 Goals and 🔥 5 Assists so far in his Villa career.

• Centre forward Simon Stainrod 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 scores his ⚽ 25th goal on his 🕒 55th appearance in a Villa shirt (52 Starts).

• Right Back Gary Williams 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 appears for the first time in 3 months and the first time under Billy McNeill 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 to make it 🕒 275 appearances in a Villa shirt.

On This Day

• A dominant performance from Paul Birch, topped off with an 11' volley to put Villa ahead, sees Billy McNeill's side progress to the League Cup fourth round at the expense of second tier Derby.

• Billy McNeill's 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Villa win for the 🟩 sixth time in nine games under his leadership as newly promoted second tier side Derby are beaten in the League Cup at Villa Park.

• Defender David Norton 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 sets up Garry Thompson’s 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 goal ⚽ to contribute his 5th goal involvement in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 39th appearance in a Villa shirt (38 Starts) following his promotion from the Youth Team.

On This Day

• Another spectacular solo goal from Tony Daley 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 is not enough to prevent only Villa's 🟥 second defeat in eleven games under Billy McNeill 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 as he returns to the bitter environment of his former club as Villa drop back to 18th in the table.

• Billy McNeill's 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Villa 🟥 lose for only the second time in ten games under his leadership but are defeated by second from bottom Manchester City. 

• As a result Villa now have 🟩 eleven wins in their last forty one league games 🟥 losing twenty.

• Winger Mark Walters 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 makes his 🕒 175th appearance in a Villa shirt (161 Starts) and makes it 🟩 W69 🟨 D39 🟥 L67, ⚽ 39 Goals and 🔥 32 assists so far in his Villa career.

On This Day

• Villa face second division Derby for the third time in five games to beat them in the unloved and inconvenient Full Members Cup.

• Villa win for the 🟩 seventh time in eleven games under Billy McNeill 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿.

• On his first appearance in 7 months, Forward Gary Shaw 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 ⚽ scores a brace to record his 100th goal involvement in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 206th appearance in a Villa shirt (200 Starts) at a rate of one goal involvement for every 2.06 games he has played so far in his Villa career. 

• Winger Tony Daley 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 ⚽ scores his 5th goal in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 44th appearance (35 Starts) to make it 🟩 W13 🟨 D12 🟥 L19, ⚽ 5 Goals and 🔥 5 Assists so far in his Villa career.

On This Day

• Villa are held to a goalless draw by third from bottom Chelsea to climb to 17th in the table.

• Billy McNeill's Villa can only draw with fourth from bottom Chelsea and now have eleven wins in their last forty two League games losing twenty.

On This Day

• Billy McNeill's 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Villa lose to Southampton in the fourth round of the League Cup.

• But it occurs following one of the worst refereeing performances of all time as the highly suspect David Axcell allows Mark Dennis to commit horrific fouls throughout the game without punishment before Villa have two players sent off for lesser offences and two legitimate goals chalked off.

• On his 🕒 15th appearance, centre back Martin Keown 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 is 🟥 sent off for the first time in his Villa career.

• Right Back Gary Williams 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 is 🟥 sent off for the second time in 🕒 5 appearances having not been sent off in his first 🕒 273 games in a Villa shirt.

On This Day

• Strong performances from Nigel Spink and David Norton earn Villa a point at fourth placed West Ham as Billy McNeill now boasts two defeats in his first nine first division games to sit sixteenth in the table, three points clear of the relegation places.

• Billy McNeill's Villa draw with 4th placed West Ham but are now without a win in three and have eleven wins in their last forty three League games losing twenty.

On This Day

• Billy McNeill's 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Villa 🟥 lose for only the fourth time in 🕒 fifteen games under his leadership but this heavy defeat at home to the League leaders means it is four games without a win and 🟩 eleven wins in their last forty four League games 🟥 losing twenty one.

• Despite an upturn in form since Billy McNeill's 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 appointment Villa are now without a 🟩 win in four League games, ⚽ two goals and 🟥 two defeats.

• Centre back Paul Elliott 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 makes his 50th appearance in a Villa shirt.

• Steve Hodge 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 is 🟨 cautioned for the 10th time in a Villa shirt in 🕒 67 appearances.

On This Day

• Billy McNeill's 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Villa 🟥 lose for the third time in 🕒 four games as they are beaten by second division Ipswich in the Full Members Cup. 

• Villa's winless run extends to five. Although it is only the full members cup the nature of defeat against a second tier side proves concerning.

• Paul Kerr 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 22 makes his 35th and final appearance in a Villa shirt (23 Starts) before moving on to Middlesbrough in January 1987 for a fee of £50,000. Kerr left with a record of 🟩 W8 🟨 D12 🟥 L15 and ⚽ 6 Goals.

On This Day

• Villa lose for the fourth time in five games, for the third successive game and for the sixth time in seventeen games under Billy McNeill.

• Villa have just eleven wins in their last forty five League games having lost twenty two.

• Villa hit the post twice and concede two disputed goals as their winless League run extends to five.

• Villa tumble to nineteenth in the table after eighteen games.

• Tony Daley makes his 50th appearance in a Villa shirt (40 Starts) to make it W13 D14 L23, 5 Goals and 5 Assists so far in his Villa career.

On This Day

• Billy McNeill's 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Villa stop a run of 🟥 three defeats as they recover from 1-3 down to 🟨 draw with 17th placed Manchester United

• Villa are without a 🟩 win in seven under McNeill and have just 🟩 eleven wins in their last 🕒 forty six League games 🟥 losing twenty two. 

• Villa's winless run extends to seven in all competitions as they remain 19th in the table.

• Midfielder Steve Hodge 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 24 makes his 70th & final appearance in a Villa shirt having agitated for a move for months. Hodge moves on to Tottenham Hotspur for a fee of £650,000 with Villa having paid Nottingham Forest £400,000 for his services 16 months earlier. Villa had turned Hodge into an England international and amongst many complaints he claimed leaving was in order to boost his international chances. 

• Ironically however, once leaving struggling Villa, Hodge found his national team opportunities much more limited. Hodge left under a cloud that remains to this day with a record of 🟩 W22 🟨 D22 🟥 L26, ⚽ 16 Goals and 🔥 9 Assists.

On This Day

• Villa encounter yet another poor refereeing performance - this time from two officials after Keith Miller was replaced by Geoff Pearson, the latter gifting Oxford a bogus penalty to leave Villa winless in eight.  

• Billy McNeill's Villa draw for the second successive match bur are now without a win in eight and have just eleven wins in their last forty seven League games losing twenty two.

On This Day

• Billy McNeill's 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Villa leave it late to 🟩 win for the first time in nine as a Paul Birch 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 cameo secures the points to help Villa climb back to seventeenth as they beat second from bottom Charlton but remain just two points off the relegation places.

• Villa now have 🟩 twelve wins in their last forty eight League games 🟥 losing twenty two.

• Midfielder Paul Birch 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 ⚽ scores one and 🔥 creates one to make it 25 Goal Involvements in 112 appearances in a Villa shirt (104 Starts).

• Defender David Norton 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 makes his 🕒 50th appearance in a Villa shirt (49 Starts) following his promotion from the Youth Team.

On This Day

• Billy McNeill's 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Villa 🟥 lose for the sixth time in ten games and have now just 🟩 twelve wins in their last forty nine League games 🟥 losing twenty three.

• Controversial referee David Axcell strikes again as he hands bottom club Chelsea 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 a dubious penalty after 8' to set them on the way to victory as Villa's fighting skills appear worryingly depleted. 

• Villa drop to 18th and are now just one clear of the relegation places after 22 games.

• Centre forward Garry Thompson 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 makes his 🕒 25th appearance in a Villa shirt and makes it 🟩 W8 🟨 D6  🟥 L11, ⚽ 7 Goals and 🔥 4 Assists so far in his Villa career.

• Centre back Paul Elliott 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 ⚽ scores his 5th goal in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 53rd appearance.

On This Day

• Billy McNeill's Villa open 1987 with a seventh loss in eleven games and have now just twelve wins in their last fifty League games losing twenty four. Villa drop to 21st in the table.

• Villa hold out for 45 minutes but end up well beaten by second placed Everton as they fall to 20th in the table and in the relegation zone on goal difference.

On This Day

• Billy McNeill's 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Villa keep a clean sheet and secure a goal-less draw with high-flying Forest but now have just 🟩 twelve wins in their last fifty one League games 🟥 losing twenty four. 

• Neale Cooper 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 finally makes his debut five months after signing and helps Villa record a goalless draw with fourth placed Forest but Villa go second from bottom on goal difference.

• Centre back Neale Cooper 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 23 makes his debut in a Villa shirt following his move from Aberdeen 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 in July 1986 for a fee of £350,000 to become the 639th player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.

On This Day

• Villa leave it late but in a much improved performance hit an 88' replay at Stamford Bridge. Villa however have just one win in thirteen in all competitions and were beaten heavily at Chelsea just three games before.

• Billy McNeill's Villa make it two games unbeaten as they draw with 18th placed Chelsea in the FA Cup third round.

On This Day

• Villa lose in extra time to a dubious penalty that was won by a blatant drive by Gordon Durie which fooled referee Joe Worrall.

• Billy McNeill's 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Villa lose the FA Cup third round replay with 18th placed Chelsea and have now 🟩 won just once in fourteen games, 🟥 losing eight.

• Winger Steve Hunt 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 makes his 🕒 50th appearance in a Villa shirt (46 Starts), scores his ⚽ 5th goal and contributes his 10th goal involvement.

On This Day

• Billy McNeill's 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Villa 🟥 lose for the ninth time in fifteen matches in all competitions, 🟩 winning once

• As a result Villa now have just 🟩 twelve wins in their last fifty two League games 🟥losing twenty five.

• The hated and hateful Steve Hodge 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 scores a brace against Villa just weeks after leaving in one of the most acrimonious departures imaginable as Villa remain 21st.

• Centre back Martin Keown 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 makes his 🕒 25th appearance in a Villa shirt.

• Centre forward Andy Gray 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 makes his 🕒 200th appearance in a Villa shirt.

On This Day

• Villa make it one win in sixteen under Billy McNeill as Simon Stainrod becomes the latest player to deservedly receive the bird from the Villa crowd. Villa remain 21st but are now three points from safety.

• Billy McNeill's Villa lose for the third successive game and the tenth time in sixteen games whilst winning once. 

• Villa now have just twelve wins in their last fifty three League games losing twenty six. As a result Villa were second from bottom, three points off safety and two points off the relegation play off place.

On This Day

• Billy McNeill's Villa lose for the fourth successive game and the eleventh time in seventeen games whilst winning once. Villa now have just twelve wins in their last fifty four League games losing twenty seven. 

• As a result Villa are second from bottom, four points off safety and two points off the relegation play off place.

On This Day

• Villa concede after 40 seconds but fight back to lead at half time before Liverpool hit a second half equaliser. 

• Villa stop a run of 🟥 four defeats under 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Billy McNeill but remain 21st although they close the gap to safety to three points.

• Villa now have just 🟩 twelve wins in their last fifty five League games losing 🟥  twenty seven.

• Midfielder Warren Aspinall 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 19 makes his debut in a Villa shirt after moving from Everton 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 earlier this month for a fee of £350,000 to become the 640th player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.

On This Day

• Villa claim a second successive draw to remain 21st in the table but now just two points off safety.

• Billy McNeill's Villa make it two games unbeaten with two draws but now have just twelve wins in their last fifty six League games losing twenty seven. 

• Villa however climb off the bottom of the table, three points off safety and three points off the relegation play off place with thirteen games left to play.

On This Day

• Villa are held to a third successive draw this time with the appalling anti-football side Wimbledon. Villa have multiple chances but fail to take any as Garry Thompson has a goal ruled out for Warren Aspinall standing off side, Steve Hunt and Neil Cooper hit the bar, Aspinall hits the post, Tony Daley hits a 30 yarder that Dave Beasant had to save magnificently and Neale Cooper’s 66’ minute strike is fumbled by Beasant without anyone following up. Despite being winless in nine, Villa climb to 20th, one point off safety with bottom side Newcastle up next.

• Billy McNeill's Villa make it three games unbeaten with three draws but now have just twelve wins in their last fifty seven League games losing twenty seven. Villa however remain second from bottom, three points off safety and three points off the relegation play off place with twelve games left to play.

On This Day

• Villa contrive to lose to bottom side Newcastle as David Norton errs in the offside trap to gift the hosts the lead before a Tony Daley spectacular levels the score. Peter Beardsley scores a second half goal to leave Villa winless in ten, 21st and two points off safety with eleven games left to play.

• Villa lose for the first time in four matches under Billy McNeill but now have just twelve wins in their last fifty eight League games having lost twenty eight. 

• Tony Daley makes his 50th start in a Villa shirt (65 Appearances) to make it W14 D21 L30, 7 Goals and 5 Assists so far in his Villa career.

On This Day

• Villa are humiliated at relegation threatened Southampton as Tony Barton 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 watches on from the sidelines with his new employer. 

• Villa remain 21st three points off safety.

• Billy McNeill's 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Villa lose for the second successive match as they are hammered by 16th place side Southampton. 

• As a result, Villa now have just 🟩 twelve wins in their last 🕒 fifty nine League games 🟥 losing twenty nine. 

• Villa remain bottom of the table, three points off safety and three points off the relegation play off place with ten games left to play. 

• Phil Robinson 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 20 makes his debut appearance in a Villa shirt after being promoted through the youth ranks to become the the 641st player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.

• Left back Tony Dorigo 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 makes his 🕒 125th appearance in a Villa shirt.

On This Day

• Billy McNeill's 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Villa stop a run of two successive defeats as they score late to claim a late 🟨 draw with Graham Taylor's 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Watford but remain 21st in the table and are now winless in twelve and five points off safety.

• Villa now have just 🟩 twelve wins in their last sixty League games 🟥 losing twenty nine.

• Winger Mark Walters 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 makes his 🕒 175th start in a Villa shirt (192 Appearances).

On This Day

• Villa secure a first win in thirteen first division games as Coventry - yet to beat Villa in a League game in 50 years of trying - are defeated at Villa Park to send Villa to nineteenth in the table, their highest position since December, in the relegation play off place and five points from safety.

• Billy McNeill's Villa win for the first time in fifteen games. As a result, Villa now have thirteen wins in their last sixty one League games losing twenty nine.

On This Day

• Billy McNeill's 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Villa make it two games unbeaten but they are held to a goalless draw by bottom side Manchester City to fall back to 21st in the table but close the gap to safety to four points. 

• Villa now have 🟩 thirteen wins in their last sixty two League games 🟥 losing twenty nine. 

• Centre forward Simon Stainrod 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 makes his 🕒 75th appearance in a Villa shirt.

On This Day

• Billy McNeill's 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Villa make it three games unbeaten as they draw with fourth from bottom Leicester City. 

• As a result, Villa now have thirteen wins in their last sixty three League games losing twenty nine. 

• Villa remain 21st in the table, seven points off safety and five points off the relegation play off place with six games left to play.

• Winger Mark Walters 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 ⚽ scores to contribute his 75th goal involvement in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 195th appearance in a Villa shirt (178 Starts) and make it 🟩 W72 🟨 D46 🟥 L77, ⚽ 41 Goals & 🔥 34 Assists at a rate of one goal involvement for every 2.60 games he has played so far in his Villa career.

• Midfielder Paul Birch 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 makes his 🕒 125th appearance in a Villa shirt (116 Starts).

• Centre forward Andy Gray 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 makes his 🕒 200th start in a Villa shirt.

On This Day

• On the 90th anniversary of the opening of Villa Park, Villa lose narrowly to Champions elect Everton to leave them 21st, seven points off safety with five to play with third from bottom Charlton up next.

• Billy McNeill's 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Villa 🟥 lose for the first time in four games but now have just 🟩 thirteen wins in their last sixty four League games losing thirty. 

• Midfielder Mark Burke 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 18 makes his debut in a Villa shirt after being promoted from Youth Team football to become the 642nd player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.

On This Day

• A totally uncommitted performance at Selhurst Park is punished with a hammering at the hands of third from bottom Charlton to leave Villa 21st in the table but now nine points off safety with four to play and relegation seemingly soon to be confirmed as a mathematical certainty.

• Billy McNeill's Villa lose for the second successive game and now have just thirteen wins in their last sixty five League games losing thirty one. Villa remain second from bottom, ahead of only Manchester City, and are now remain none points off safety and seven points off the relegation play off place with four games left to play and a total of twelve points available.

On This Day

• With Villa, now on a reported £8,000 per player bonus to avoid relegation, and with a 🟩 single win in seventeen first division matches secure their 🟩 biggest win of the season over 14th placed West Ham.

• Despite the 🟩 win, Villa remain 21st in the table, but with a reduced gap to safety of 6 points with three to play.

• Midfielder Warren Aspinall 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 scores a brace for his ⚽ first goals in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 9th appearance.

• Goalkeeper Kevin Poole 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 keeps his first ⛔ clean sheet in 🕒 12 games and 8th overall having kept 7 in his first 🕒 appearances.

• Right Back Gary Williams 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 makes his 300th appearance in a Villa shirt (295 Starts).

On This Day

• Villa lose for the twentieth time this season as Villa fall to 22nd and bottom of the table six points from safety as Manchester City gain a goalless draw at Champions elect Everton and will be relegated if Leicester record a home win over Coventry on Monday as Villa face Wednesday.

• Billy McNeill's Villa lose for the third time in four games and now have fourteen wins in their last sixty seven League games losing thirty two. As a result Villa fall back to the bottom of the table, six points off safety and four points off the relegation play off place with two games to play and six points available. 

• Mathematically it is still possible for Villa to survive but they will need two high scoring wins and their rivals Leicester and Oxford to lose their remaining matches.

On This Day

• Billy McNeill's 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Villa 🟥 lose for the fourth time in 🕒 five games and now have 🟩 fourteen wins in their last 🕒 sixty eight League games 🟥 losing thirty three. 

• Villa remain bottom of the table, nine points off safety and five points off the relegation play off place with one game to play and three points available. 

• With relegation confirmed, Billy McNeill 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 leaves having 🟩 won just three in 🕒 thirty one games and 🟥 losing seventeen. 

• Meanwhile, the indefensible and utterly culpable Herbert Douglas Ellis, who had led Villa from the Champions of Europe to the second tier in just five seasons, decides now was the right point to scream: "It's time for action." 

• As part of his self preservation strategy, Ellis gags the hapless Billy McNeill 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 but nothing can disguise Ellis' continued folly, 

• Villa would play in the second tier in 1987-88 and would do so with a new manager and without their better players.

• League and European Cup winning right back Gary Williams 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 26 makes his 302nd and final appearance in a Villa shirt (297 Starts) before moving on to Leeds United in July 1987 for a fee of £250,000. Williams left with a record of 🟩 W114 🟨 D77 🟥 L11, ⚽ 2 Goals, 🔥 13 Assists and 🟥 2 Red Cards.

• Centre back Paul Elliott 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 23 makes his 69th and final appearance for in a Villa shirt aged just 23 before moving on to Pisa in July 1987 for a fee of £400,000. Villa had signed Elliott just 18 months earlier for the same fee from Luton Town. Elliott left with a record of 🟩 W16 🟨 D22 🟥 L31, and ⚽ 7 Goals.

• Goalkeeper Kevin Poole 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 23 makes his 32nd and final appearance in a Villa shirt before moving on to Middlesbrough in August 1987 for a fee of £50,000. Poole left with a record of 🟩 W13 🟨 D4 🟥 L15, 🥅 48 Goals Conceded at 1.50 per game and ⛔ 8 Clean Sheets (25%).