Villa extend their unbeaten run to 3 as they are held at Elland Road to climb to 10th in the Premier League table under Brian Little.

Forward Darren Byfield, 21, makes his debut in a Villa shirt after joining Villa as a trainee and signing professional forms in February 1994 to become the 722nd player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.

Forward Richard Walker, 20, comes off the subs bench to make his debut in a Villa shirt after joining Villa as a trainee and signing professional forms in July 1995 to become the 723rd player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.

Savo Milošević makes his 100th start in a Villa shirt (106 Appearances) to make it W48 D38 L30, 29 Goals, 13 Assists and 13 Bookings at a goal involvement rate of one for every 2.52 games he has played so far in his Villa career.

Ugo Ehiogu records his 50th draw in a Villa shirt on his 202nd appearance (188 Starts) to make it W86 D50 L66, 12 Goals, 4 Assists, 2 Bookings and 1 Red Card so far in his Villa career.

Villa win for the first time in 5 under Brian Little as they win away at Pride Park to recover to 12th in the table.

Simon Grayson makes his 25th start in a Villa shirt (29 Appearances) to make it W11 D8 L10, 2 Goals, 1 Assist and 2 Bookings so far in his Villa career.

Villa's troubled season under John Gregory takes a further turn downward as Villa lose to Coventry at Villa Park for the first time in their history as they are knocked out of the FA Cup in the fifth round.

Future Villa midfielder George Boateng and future Villa centre forward Dion Dublin line up for Coventry as they secured their first ever win at Villa Park

Villa lose successive matches to leave them with 1 win in 7 Premier League games under Brian Little.

Brian Little quits his post much to the heartbreak of the fanbase who were largely still with the legendary Villa man.

Little becomes the second successive Villa manager to leave their post after a defeat to bogey side Wimbledon after Ron Atkinson in November 1994. 

Ugo Ehiogu contributes his 5th assist in a Villa shirt on his 212th appearance (198 Starts) to make it W89 D52 L71, 12 Goals, 5 Assists, 25 Bookings and 1 Red Card so far in his Villa career.

John Gregory’s first game in charge of Villa, replacing a true legend of the club who had left his post so surprisingly. John had big Little shoes to fill, an ex-Villa player himself whilst he may not have reached the heights of his predecessor on the pitch, as a manager he would go on to create his own legend.

Gregory, whose temperament and approach to management couldn’t be more different than Brian Little’s lands Villa a first win in four as Liverpool are beaten at Villa Park. 

Stan Collymore scores a brace - his first League goals in 7 - to collect his 7th goal in a Villa shirt on his 33rd appearance and make it W13 D6 L14, 7 Goals, 4 Assists, 3 Bookings and 1 Red Card at a goal per game rate of one for every 4.71 games played so far in his Villa career. 

Dwight Yorke makes his 275th appearance in a Villa shirt (235 Starts) to make it W118 D68 L89, 91 Goals, 40 Assists and 6 Bookings at a goal involvement rate of one for every 2.10 games he has played so far in his Villa career.

Mark Bosnich makes his 200th appearance in a Villa shirt (199 Starts) to make it W87 D50 L63, 199 Goals Conceded at a rate of 1.00 goals per game, 77 Clean Sheets (39%), 9 Bookings and 1 Red Card so far in his Villa career.

Villa's mini revival under John Gregory suffers its first setback as relegation threatened Barnsley win at Villa Park.

Lee Hendrie makes his 25th appearance in a Villa shirt (11 Starts) to make it W9 D5 L1, 1 Goal, 1 Assist, 2 Bookings and a Red Card so far in his Villa career.

Villa have now won 4 of their 5 Premier League games under John Gregory to lift the team to 11th in the table.

Left Back Lee Collins, 20, makes his 15th and final squad appearance for Villa as an unused substitute before moving on to Stoke City on a free transfer in February 1999. Collins’ 15th unused substitute appearances are the most of any outfield player to not make a first team appearance for Villa.

Ian Taylor makes his 125th start in a Villa shirt (135 Appearances) to make it W60 D32 L43, 17 Goals, 7 Assists and 20 Bookings so far in his Villa career.

Gary Charles scores his 2nd goal in a Villa shirt two years after his first to make it 85 Appearances (76 Starts), W43 D20 L22, 2 Goals, 11 Assists and 2 Bookings so far in his Villa career.

Julian Joachim scores his 10th goal in a Villa shirt on his 52nd appearance (21 Starts) to make it W16 D10 L26, 10 Goals and 1 Assist at a goal involvement rate of one for every 4.73 games played so far in his Villa career.

Lee Hendrie contributes his 1st assist in a Villa shirt on his 28th appearance (14 Starts) to make it W12 D5 L11, 1 Goal, 2 Assists, 3 Bookings and a Red Card so far in his Villa career.

Former Villa trainee Gareth Farrelly lines up for Everton at Goodison Park whilst future Villa centre back Richard Dunne comes on as a substitute on 83’.

Villa recover from their second top flight defeat under John Gregory to win for the 9th time in 11 Premier League games and climb to 7th in the table.

Midfielder Gareth Barry, 17, comes on as a 49’ substitute for Ian Taylor to make his debut in a Villa shirt after joining from Brighton & Hove Albion in July 1997 to become the 724th player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.

Fernando Nélson contributes his 5th assist in a Villa shirt on his 72nd appearance (64 Starts) to make it W30 D20 L22, 5 Assists and 5 Bookings so far in his Villa career. 

Dwight Yorke secures his 125th win in a Villa shirt on his 285th appearance (245 Starts) to make it W125 D68 L92, 97 Goals, 41 Assists and 6 Bookings at a goal involvement rate of one for every 2.07 games he has played so far in his Villa career.

Lee Hendrie contributes his 6th goal involvement in a Villa shirt on his 33rd appearance (19 Starts) to make it W16 D5 L12, 3 Goals, 3 Assists, 3 Bookings and a Red Card at a goal involvement rate of one for every 3.80 starts so far in his Villa career.

Former Villa defender Earl Barrett and future Villa forward Benito Carbone line up for Sheffield Wednesday whilst former Villa centre forward Guy Whittingham enters the fray as a 35’ substitute.

Villa face Strømsgodset IF for the first time in competitive football, Strømsgodset become the 140th team that the Villa first team has played in League or Cup football, Villa’s 25th continental European opponents and their first from Norway.

Gary Charles scores his 3rd goal in 9 games having scored just once in his first 84 appearances as he hits his 4th goal, contributes his 15th goal involvement and secures his 50th win in a Villa shirt on his 93rd appearance (83 Starts) to make it W50 D21 L22, 4 Goals, 11 Assists and 2 Bookings so far in his Villa career.

Darius Vassell scores a brace on his European debut despite only coming off the bench after 80’. Vassell’s first goals in a Villa shirt come on his 3rd appearance (0 Starts) to make it W3 D0 L0 and 2 Goals. Had Villa unearthed another youth gem?

Mark Bosnich secures his 100th win in a Villa shirt on his 217th appearance (216 Starts) to make it W100 D51 L66, 1 Assist, 212 Goals Conceded at a rate of 0.98 goals per game, 84 Clean Sheets (39%), 9 Bookings and 1 Red Card so far in his Villa career.

Simon Grayson secures his 25th win in a Villa shirt on his 49th appearance (37 Starts) and make it W25 D8 L16, 2 Goals, 2 Assists and 3 Bookings so far in his Villa career.

Villa suffer their first defeat of the season and their first in 16 games as John Gregory names a much changed side and squad for the third round of the League Cup at Chelsea.

Forward Darren Byfield, 22, makes his 10th and final appearance in a Villa shirt (3 Starts) before moving on to Walsall FC in June 2000, leaving with a record of W5 D1 L4, 0 Goals and 0 Assists across his 12 months in and around the first team.

Midfielder Tommy Jaszczun, 21, makes his sole appearance in a Villa shirt to become the 730th player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football before moving on to Blackpool for a fee of £63,000 in January 2000.