Eric Houghton scores his second goal in four as Villa record successive top flight wins and a third victory in their last four games as their season begins to recover from a difficult October and November.

Villa win consecutive games to make it three wins in their last four top flight games and seven wins, three draws and eight defeats in eighteen division one games so far this season. 

Meanwhile, goalkeeper Alan Wakeman made his Villa debut aged 18 after joining from Bloxwich Strollers in August 1937.

Eric Houghton scores from the spot to make if three goals in five games and a fourth win in five following three consecutive top flight victories for the first time since November 1934.

Villa now have eight wins, three draws and eight defeats in nineteen division one games so far this season.

Jimmy Hogan's Villa fail to score for the first time in seven and lose for the first time in four.

Villa make it eight wins, three draws and nine defeats in twenty division one games so far this season.

Frank Broome scores a brace as Villa crush Sunderland leading 5-0 away from home until 2 minutes from time.

Villa mark Jimmy Hogan's 100th game in charge with a superb win at Roker Park to make it make it five wins in their last seven top flight games and nine wins, three draws and nine defeats in twenty one division one games so far this season.

Frank Broome scores for the fourth time in five but Villa are held by the team they had put five past the previous day.

Villa make it just two defeats in their last eight and nine wins, four draws and nine defeats in twenty two division one games so far this season.

Top of the table Derby take a first half lead completely against the run of play and then repeat the trick in the second half to leave Villa with an undeserved but third loss in nine top flight games. 

Villa end 1938 on defeat despite a strong December to make it nine wins, four draws and ten defeats in twenty three division one games so far this season.

Eric Houghton scores for the fifth time in nine games as Villa lose for the third time in nine with defeat at the Baseball Ground.

Les Smith scores Villa's first official goal of the season as Villa participate in their first official fixture of the 1945-46 season as they enter the FA Cup which for this campaign will be played as mandatory double headers, home and away, with the aggregate score over both legs deciding which team will progress. 

Villa face Division Two side Coventry at Highfield Road but are narrowly beaten ahead of the second leg at Villa Park having lost goalscorer Smith to injury in the second half.

Harry Parkes makes his official debut to become the 390th player to play for Villa in League or Cup football.

Vic Potts makes his official debut to become the 391st player to play for Villa in League or Cup football.

Eddie Lowe makes his official debut to become the 392nd player to play for Villa in League or Cup football.

Les Smith makes his official debut to become the 393rd player to play for Villa in League or Cup football.

Les Smith scores his second official goal of the season as Villa participate in their second official fixture of the 1945-46 season in the third round of the FA Cup which for this campaign will be played as mandatory double headers, home and away, with the aggregate score over both legs deciding which team will progress. 

Villa face Division Two side Coventry and win the second leg after being narrowly beaten at Highfield Road to progress to the fourth round.

Billy Goffin makes his official debut to become the 394th player to play for Villa in League or Cup football.

Despite having hit thirty one goals in the interim Football League South regionalised competition, George Edwards scores his first official goals of the season - a brace - as Villa participate in their third official fixture of the 1945-46 season in the fourth round of the FA Cup which for this campaign will be played as mandatory double headers, home and away, with the aggregate score over both legs deciding which team will progress.

Villa face Division Two side Millwall and win the first leg at the Den.

Frank Broome scores a hat-trick as Villa participate in their fourth official fixture of the 1945-46 season in the fourth round of the FA Cup which for this campaign will be played as mandatory double headers, home and away, with the aggregate score over both legs deciding which team will progress. 

Villa hit nine to beat Division Two side Millwall 13-3 on aggregate and progress to the fifth round.

Jack Morby makes his official debut to become the 395th player to play for Villa in League or Cup football.

Frank Broome scores his fourth FA Cup goal of the season as Villa participate in their fifth official fixture of the 1945-46 season in the fifth round of the FA Cup which for this campaign will be played as mandatory double headers, home and away, with the aggregate score over both legs deciding which team will progress. Villa beat Division One side Chelsea in the first leg at Stamford Bridge to put them in a strong position ahead of the game at Villa Park.

Jack Morby assists, Billy Goffin scores as Villa beat Chelsea 2-0 on aggregate in the FA Cup 6th round double header.

Jack Morby makes his final appearance.

Villa take the leads three times in the FA Cup Quarter Final at Villa Park and are still level in the 87' but two very late goals from Derby dump Alex Massie's men out of the Cup.

Two ground records for a Cup tie were made at Villa Park on 2 March 1946 when Derby County visited in the 6th Round of the FA Cup. 

The attendance was 76,588 and cash receipts were £8,651 2s. 6d. 

The receipts also constituted a record for any provincial ground for a League or Cup game.

Both teams finish the game with 10 men due to injury as Derby draw at home after their 88' winner at Villa Park and knock Villa out of the two legged 1945-46 FA Cup at the Quarter Final stage.

Injury hit Villa lose for the first time in five games as all is not well behind the scenes with Frank Moss and Harry Parkes putting in transfer requests. Both are refused and Moss commits to the club in a public statement. 

Villa are punished three minutes from time for the second successive game but this time it's only an equalising goal as 5th placed Derby after Albert Vinall scores his first for the club.

Villa sit joint 8th.

Villa score a last minute winner through Frank Moss to beat lowly Manchester City

Villa somehow lose at Craven Cottage despite being in the ascendancy throughout.

Villa's second goal, scored by George Edwards, was the 200th scored between the clubs.

Goalkeeper Alan Wakeman made the last of this twenty appearances for Villa aged 29 before moving on to Doncaster Rovers in July 1950.