Villa extend their winless run to 3 League games under Ron Atkinson as tempers flare after controversial referee George Courtney hands Wednesday the winner amidst angry remonstrations.

Villa ‘keeper Les Sealey needs to be restrained from the County Durham official who has been dogged about curious decisions for many seasons.

Sealey, a temperamental player at the best of times, is heavily criticised for his lack of constraint but it’s unlikely it’s the first time players have felt the need to confront Courtney over the years.

Midfielder Matthias Breitkreutz, 20, makes his debut in a Villa shirt after joining from PFV Bergmann-Borsig for a fee of £100,000 in October 1991 to become the 686th player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.

Dwight Yorke makes his 50th appearance in a Villa shirt (35 Starts) to make it W18 D13 L19, 13 Goals, 8 Assists and 1 Booking at a goal involvement rate of one for every 2.38 games he has played so far in his Villa career.

Steve Staunton makes his 25th appearance in a Villa shirt to make it W11 D6 L8, 2 Goals and 3 Assists so far in his Villa career.

Villa record their first Division One victory of 1992.

Villa record their first victory in seven first division games having drawn two and lost four under Ron Atkinson.

Cyrille Regis scores his first goal in 10 games to make it 35 Appearances, W15 D8 L12, 8 Goals and 4 Assists at a goal involvement rate of one for every 2.92 games he has played so far in his Villa career.

Les Sealey concedes his 25th goal in a Villa shirt on his 23rd appearance to make it W12 D3 L8, 25 Goals Conceded and 9 Clean Sheets at a goal conceded per game rate of 1.09 and a clean sheet rate of 39%.

Villa hold the upper hand throughout against Palace but yet again don't make their dominance count as they fail to score for the tenth time in twelve first division games in 1992 but they earn a point to climb back 12th in the table. 

Ron Atkinson's Villa fail to score for the sixth successive game and now have just one win in twelve Division One matches in 1992, losing six. 

Meanwhile, Paul Mortimer lines up for Palace, missing both of their best chances, having started the season as one of Atkinson's new Villa signings before being shown the door within weeks of his arrival.`

Villa score for the first time in seven games courtesy of Steve Staunton as they win only their second League game in thirteen in 1992 to and climb back to 9th in the first division table under Ron Atkinson.

Having been out of action from November to March, Dalian Atkinson’s goalless streak now extends to 15 appearances having hit his only goal so far for the club on debut to make it W6 D6 L4, 1 Goal and 6 Assists so far in his Villa career.

Ex Villa boy Kevin Gage celebrates wildly after he scores for Sheffield United on 11' before a last minute Cyrille Regis equaliser as he turned home a low cross for his ninth goal of the season in the dying seconds. 

Villa now have just two wins in fourteen League games in 1992 under Ron Atkinson.

Villa win away for the first time in five months as they hammer Tottenham on their own patch to sit ninth in the first division table.

Villa record only their third League win in fifteen in 1992 but are now four games unbeaten.

Kevin Richardson contributes his 10th goal involvement in a Villa shirt on his 46th appearance to make it W18 D12 L16, 6 Goals and 4 Assists so far in his Villa career.

Garry Parker makes his 25th appearance in a Villa shirt to make it W9 D7 L9, 1 Goal and 2 Assist so far in his Villa career.

Villa, without the injured Steve Staunton and dropped Paul McGrath and Dwight Yorke, beat Liverpool thanks to Tony Daley’s first strike but yet again the Anfield side come close to netting an undeserved goal. 

Villa record only their 4th League win in 16 in 1992 under Ron Atkinson but are now 5 games unbeaten and have won successive League matches for the first time since December to climb back to 7th in the first division table.

Tony Daley scores his 35th goal in a Villa shirt on his 237th appearance (202 Starts) to make it W86 D60 L91, 35 Goals and 23 Assists at a goal involvement rate of one for every 4.09 games he has played so far in his Villa career.

Cyrille Regis scores his third goal in nine games and second in three to make it 43 Appearances, W18 D10 L15, 10 Goals and 4 Assists at a goal involvement rate of one for every 3.07 games he has played so far in his Villa career.

Ugo Ehiogu makes his 10th appearance in a Villa shirt (5 Starts) to make it W6 D1 L3, 0 Goals so far in his Villa career.

Villa lose for the first time in six games.

With Ron Atkinson absent Andy Gray takes charge as Villa put in one of their poorest performances of the season as they are well beaten as a rare Nigel Spink error allows Forest to score their second.

Villa suffer two injury blows as Dalian Atkinson is ruled out with a groin strain and then 15 minutes into the game his replacement Cyrille Regis hobbles off to be replaced by Dwight Yorke.

Villa pay the price for some sloppy play in the original tie as their weakened line up is knocked out of the League Cup at Portman Road.

Kevin Richardson makes his 75th appearance in a Villa shirt to make it W33 D20 L22, 8 Goals and 8 Assists so far in his Villa career.

Cyrille Regis makes his 50th start in a Villa shirt (56 Appearances) to make it W21 D14 L21, 12 Goals and 6 Assists at a goal involvement rate of one for every 3.11 games he has played so far in his Villa career.

Villa are held to a draw at Maine Road but remain second in the Premier League table ahead of the Christmas fixtures.

Dwight Yorke, without a goal in 10 games, makes his 75th appearance in a Villa shirt (53 Starts) to make it W31 D20 L24, 20 Goal, 10 Assists and 1 Booking at a goal per game rate of one for every 3.75 games he has played so far in his Villa career.

Former Villa midfielder Steve McMahon lines up against Villa and proves instrumental in rescuing a draw for Manchester City.

Villa were now unbeaten in 7 winning 5 and had lost only 3 of their last 27 games under Ron Atkinson

Villa field two Germans for the first time in their history albeit for only 6 minutes as Stefan Beinlich comes on as a 74th minute sub before Matthias Breitkreutz leaves the pitch on 80'.

Matthias Breitkreutz contributes his first assist in a Villa shirt on his 11th appearance (8 Starts) to make it W5 D3 L3 so far in his Villa career.

Villa are beaten by lowly Southampton to leave them third in the Premier League table after their first defeat in eight games.

Villa lose for only the 4th time in their last 28 under Ron Atkinson.

Villa's terrible run of form continues under Ron Atkinson as they are hit for five to leave them with one win in ten Premier League games and seven defeats.

Villa lose for the 7th time in 10 Premier League games under Ron Atkinson as Paul McGrath is the subject of an AWOL controversy once again.

Stefan Beinlich scores his first and only goal in a Villa shirt on his 15th appearance (5 Starts) to make it W6 D2 L7 so far in his Villa career.

Steve Staunton makes his 125th appearance in a Villa shirt to make it W57 D34 L34, 8 Goals, 16 Assists and 4 Bookings so far in his Villa career.

With nine goals conceded in two games, more Paul McGrath controversy swirling and one win and eight defeats in eleven Premier League matches, 1993-94 ends in ignominy away from home as fans' let their frustration be known on the fixtures and fittings of the Dell pitch.

Villa receive their first red card in the Premier League with goalkeeper Nigel Spink being sent off with 11 minutes plus stoppage time to go in the second half. 

Having scored his first and only goal in a Villa shirt last time out, Stefan Beinlich contributes his first and only assist on his 16th appearance (6 Starts) to make it W6 D2 L8, 1 Goal and 1 Assist so far in his Villa career.

Right back Neil Cox, 22, makes his 57th and final appearance in a Villa shirt (37 Starts) before moving on to Middlesbrough in July 1994 for a fee of £1,000,000. Cox left with a record of W29 D9 L19, 4 Goals, 3 Assists and 4 Bookings across his 3 seasons in and around the first team.

Midfielder Matthias Breitkreutz, 22, makes his 14th and final appearance in a Villa shirt (10 Starts) before moving on to Hertha Berlin in July 1994 for a fee of £130,000 leaving with a record of W5 D3 L6 and 1 Assist across his 3 seasons with the club.