Villa thrash third tier side Peterborough in the second round of the League Cup.

Midfielder Gareth Farrelly, 20, makes his debut in a Villa shirt after coming through the youth ranks following his move from Home Farm in January 1992, to become the 710th player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.

Tommy Johnson, without a goal in 9 Premier League games, scores in the League Cup against third Tier Peterborough to make it 18 Appearances (13 Starts), W7 D3 L8, 5 Goals and 4 Bookings at a goal involvement rate of one for every 3.60 games he has played so far in his Villa career.

Ugo Ehiogu makes his 75th start in a Villa shirt (89 Appearances) to make it W36 D22 L21, 5 Goals, 1 Assist, 10 Bookings and 1 Red Card so far in his Villa career.

Villa batter Leeds to climb to 4th in the Premier League table under Brian Little as Dwight Yorke scores two and creates another.

Dwight Yorke scores his 50th goal in a Villa shirt on his 184th appearance (144 Starts) to make it W79 D46 L59, 51 Goals, 27 Assists and 2 Bookings at a goal per game rate of one for every 3.61 games he has played so far in his Villa career.

Mark Bosnich makes his 125th appearance in a Villa shirt (124 Starts) to make it W56 D30 L39, 121 Goals Conceded at a rate of 0.97 goals per game and 46 Clean Sheets (37%) so far in his Villa career.

Gary Charles contributes his 5th assist in a Villa shirt on his 46th appearance (44 Starts) to make it W24 D12 L10, 5 Assists and 1 Booking so far in his Villa career.

Former Villa defender Tony Dorigo lines up for Leeds.

Villa extend their unbeaten run to 7 in all competitions under Brian Little to remain 4th in the Premier League table. 

Dwight Yorke makes his 150th start in a Villa shirt (190 Appearances) to make it W92 D49 L59, 57 Goals, 27 Assists and 2 Bookings at a goal involvement rate of one for every 2.26 games he has played so far in his Villa career.

Julian Joachim scores his 1st goal in a Villa shirt on his home debut to make it 2 Appearances W1 D1 L0, 1 Goal so far in his Villa career.

Gary Charles makes his 50th start in a Villa shirt (52 Appearances) to make it W27 D15 L10, 6 Assists and 1 Booking so far in his Villa career.

Former Villa forward Graham Fenton and future Villa boss Tim Sherwood line up for Blackburn.

Villa lose for the first time in 8 games under Brian Little however a disgraceful episode from Steve Staunton overshadows any deficiencies in the performance. Villa, 3-0 down in 8 minutes after conceding at 2’, 5’ & 8’, lose left back Staunton to injury on 23’ minutes only for him to then be seen laughing and joking with the Liverpool substitutes and staff as his team suffered on the pitch. Staunton would never recover the confidence of Villa fans and despite what promised and proved to be a long - although interrupted - Villa career would never see Staunton regarded as a celebrated player of the club. 

Gareth Farrelly makes his first start for the club after 3 substitute appearances to make it W3 D0 L1 so far in his early Villa career.

Future Villa centre forward Stan Collymore and future Villa ‘keeper David James line up for Liverpool.

Dwight Yorke scores another brace and Savo Milošević makes it 3 in 2 games as Villa record back to back wins to sit 4th in the Premier League table under Brian Little.

Alan Wright secures his 25th win in a Villa shirt on his 48th appearance to make it W25 D13 L10, 2 Goals, 1 Assist and 2 Bookings so far in his Villa career.

Riccardo Scimeca secures his 10th win in a Villa shirt on his 17th appearance (8 Starts) and make it W10 D4 L3 and 1 Booking so far in his Villa career.

Villa warm up for the League Cup final as Brian Little’s much changed side are held at home by a tediously boring Boro side.

Centre Back Paul Browne, 21, makes his debut in a Villa shirt after joining Villa as a trainee and signing professional forms in August 1993 to become the 715th player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.

Midfielder Scott Murray, 21, makes his debut in a Villa shirt after moving from Fraserburgh FC for a fee of £35,000 in August 1994 to become the 716th player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.

Dwight Yorke records his 50th draw in a Villa shirt on his 196th appearance (156 Starts) to make it W85 D50 L61, 59 Goals, 29 Assists and 2 Bookings at a goal involvement rate of one for every 2.23 games he has played so far in his Villa career.

Steve Staunton records his 50th draw in a Villa shirt on his 184th appearance (179 Starts) to make it W77 D50 L57, 15 Goals, 23 Assists and 10 Bookings so far in his Villa career.

Lee Hendrie makes his 2nd appearance in a Villa shirt and 1st start three months after his debut and manages to remain on the pitch to make it W0 D1 L1, 2 Bookings and 1 Red Card so far in his Villa career.

Former Villa right back Neil Cox lines up for Middlesbrough.

Villa win for the second consecutive Premier League game under Brian Little as Everton are beaten at Villa Park.

Dwight Yorke makes his 200th start in a Villa shirt (240 Appearances) to make it W104 D61 L75, 81 Goals, 33 Assists and 3 Bookings at a goal involvement rate of one for every 2.11 games he has played so far in his Villa career.

Ugo Ehiogu secures his 75th win in a Villa shirt on his 171st start (157 Appearances) to make it W75 D43 L53, 9 Goals, 4 Assists, 20 Bookings and 1 Red Card so far in his Villa career.

Steve Staunton contributes his 25th assist in a Villa shirt on his 218th appearance (211 Starts) to make it W92 D60 L66, 17 Goals, 25 Assists and 13 Bookings so far in his Villa career.

Michael Oakes secures his 10th win in a Villa shirt on his 20th appearance (19 Starts) to make it W10 D5 L5, 16 Goals Conceded at a rate of 0.80 goals per game and 11 Clean Sheets (55%) so far in his Villa career.

Villa are held to a second successive draw in a goalless game at Elland Road but remain 5th in the Premier League table under Brian Little.

Ugo Ehiogu makes his 175th appearance in a Villa shirt (161 Starts) to make it W76 D45 L54, 9 Goals, 4 Assists, 20 Bookings and 1 Red Card so far in his Villa career.

Gareth Farrelly makes his 8th appearance in a Villa shirt almost esactly a year after his 7th to make it W5 D2 L1 and what had at one time looked like a promising future was all but over.

Villa lose for the second time in eight Premier League games under Brian Little in the penultimate match of the campaign but remain 5th in the table.

Villa field their oldest team of the season at an average age of 26.65. 

Midfielder Gareth Farrelly, 21, makes his 9th and final appearance in a Villa shirt (2 Starts) before moving on to Everton for a fee of £945,000. Farrelly would leave with a record of W5 D2 L3. A talented player who’s potential was unfulfilled, Farrelly revealed in 2018 that he, and others in the youth set up at Villa had been bullied in a toxic environment that had prevented Villa’s youth team prospects from flourishing.

Steve Staunton is sent off on his 221st appearance in a Villa shirt (214 Starts) to make it W92 D62 L67, 17 Goals, 25 Assists, 13 Bookings and 1 Red Card so far in his Villa career.

Ugo Ehiogu scores his 10th goal in a Villa shirt on his 176th appearance (162 Starts) to make it W76 D45 L55, 10 Goals, 4 Assists, 20 Bookings and 1 Red Card so far in his Villa career.

Andy Townsend suffers his 50th defeat in a Villa shirt on his 170th appearance (169 Starts) to make it W78 D42 L50, 11 Goals, 26 Assists, 26 Bookings and 4 Red Cards so far in his Villa career.

Saša Ćurčić makes his 25th appearance in a Villa shirt to make it W10 D5 L10, 1 Goal, 1 Assist and 5 Bookings so far in his Villa career.