Villa come into the game with promotion off the table and promptly put on a performance that culminates in a fine first half strike by Pat McMahon before familiar struggles return and Villa are beaten for the third successive game, fall to 15th in the table, nine points off the final promotion place with six points left to play for and fully 25 points behind leaders Middlesbrough.

Vic Crowe's Villa lose three successive matches to make it twelve wins, fourteen draws and thirteen defeats in thirty nine League games this season. Meanwhile, forward Bobby Campbell and goalkeeper Jake Findlay made their Villa debuts aged 17 and 19 after joining from school football in June 1972 and July 1970.

In front of the second lowest Villa Park attendance in five years, Villa are boosted by their youngsters to a first win in six League games as forward Bobby Campbell 🇬🇧 and left back Bobby McDonald 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 shine against Forest.

Vic Crowe's 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Villa make it 🟩 thirteen wins, 🟨 fourteen draws and 🟥 thirteen 🕒 defeats in forty League games this season. 

Centre back Fred Turnbull 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 27 makes his 🕒 final appearance in a Villa shirt before retiring from football due to injury. Fred played for Villa between 1967-68 and 1973-74 making 184 appearances and scoring 3 goals.

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Villa lose for the fourth time in five to sit fourteenth in the table with one game left to play.

Vic Crowe's Villa lose for the fourth time in five matches and have one victory in the last seven to make it thirteen wins, fourteen draws and fourteen defeats in forty one League games this season.

Villa lose for the second time under Ron Saunders as they are beaten at Eastville to fall back to 6th in the table ahead of their League Cup replay at Goodison.

Ron Saunders' Villa lose to Bristol Rovers to make it two wins, three draws and two defeats in his first seven League games as Villa boss. Meanwhile, Goalkeeper Graham Moseley made the final appearance of his loan spell aged 20 after a challenging third game for Villa before returning to Derby County. Also departing was midfielder Pat McMahon who made his final appearance for Villa aged 29 before moving on to Portland Timbers in March 1976. McMahon played for Villa between 1969-70 and 1974-75 making 149 appearances and scoring 30 goals.

Villa dispatch first division Everton with surprising ease in the League Cup second round replay at Goodison as Frank Carrodus scored his first for the club.

Ron Saunders' Villa hammer top flight Everton in the League Cup replay at Goodison to take their place in the third round.

Villa record successive 3-0 victories and climb back to 5th in the second division table as Millwall become the fourth side in seven matches to concede three or more against Ron Saunders' team.

Ron Saunders' Villa make it three wins, three draws and two defeats in his first eight League games as Villa boss. Meanwhile, midfielder Leighton Phillips made his Villa debut aged 25 as an early substitute after moving from Cardiff City earlier this month.

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Villa had now 🟩 won just twice in 🕒 nineteen games at Craven Cottage since their first meeting in 1937.

Ron Saunders' 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Villa make it 🟩 seven wins, 🟨 five draws and 🟥 three defeats in his 🕒 first fifteen League games as Villa boss.

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Villa lose for the second successive game, for the first time at home this season, and in an even more subdued fashion than their Craven Cottage defeat to leave them fifth in the table and still eight behind the leaders.

Ron Saunders' Villa lose successive games for the first time this season to make it seven wins, five draws and four defeats in his first sixteen League games as Villa boss.

Villa’s poor run continues as, without a win in three, they draw with fourth tier Hartlepool in the fourth round of the League Cup.

Villa face Hartlepool United for the first time in competitive football, Hartlepool become the 109th team that the Villa first team has played in League or Cup football.

Ron Saunders' Villa can only draw with Fourth Division side Hartlepool in the League Cup last 16 necessitating a Villa Park replay.

Villa win for the second time in four League games to climb back to sixth in the table but despite hitting four without reply it is far from convincing given the gulf in class between the respective teams.

Ron Saunders' Villa return to winning ways as they see off York to make it nine wins, six draws and six defeats in his first twenty one League games as Villa boss.

Villa’s inability to produce any sort of consistency sees them beaten at the Hawthorns, languishing in seventh, three points behind their near neighbours and eleven off the second division leaders with promotion looking a far tougher proposition that it had done at the end of October when they sat third and scoring for fun.

Ron Saunders' 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Villa 🟥 lose for the second time in three matches to make it 🟩 nine wins, 🟨 six draws and 🟥 seven defeats in his 🕒 first twenty two League games as Villa boss.

Forward Brian Little 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 makes his 🕒 75th start in a Villa shirt.

Villa win for the second time in three League games but once again fail to convince as they sit sixth and eleven points off the top.

Ron Saunders' Villa return to winning ways as they narrowly beat Bristol Rovers to make it ten wins, six draws and seven defeats in his first twenty three League games as Villa boss. 

Meanwhile, forward Bobby Campbell made his twelfth and final appearance for Villa aged just 18 before moving on to Huddersfield Town in April 1975.