• Villa concede first for the ninth time in 13 games but manage to win win for the first time in six and only the third time in 1954-55 as they score three or more goals for the fourth time in six away games.

• Midfielder Vic Crowe 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 makes his debut in a Villa shirt after coming through the youth ranks to become the 439th player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.

• Forward Eddie Follan 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 makes his debut in a Villa shirt after coming through the youth ranks to become the 440th player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.

Eric Houghton's Villa win consecutive games for the first time this season and get only their second Villa Park victory of 1954-55.

 to make it four wins, four draws and six defeats after fourteen division one matches.

• Tommy Thompson scores his 5th goal in three games and Norman Lockhart contributes his sixth assist in 7 as Villa make it three consecutive wins for the first time in 1954-55.

• Eric Houghton's Villa make it five wins, four draws and six defeats after fifteen division one matches.

• Villa score three or more goals for the fifth time in seven away games.

• With 23' of the game remaning Villa were 2-1 ahead, at full time they had been defeated 2-5 by Leicester and but for Keith Jones the size of the defeat, could, and probably should have been more.

• Eric Houghton's Villa end a run of three consecutive games with a fifth home defeat in nine to make it five wins, four draws and seven defeats after sixteen division one matches. 

• Davy Walsh scores on his 100th League appearance in a Villa shirt.

• Full back Arthur Proudler made his sole appearance for in a Villa shirt after joining from Halesowen Town in December 1947. Proudler moved on to Crystal Palace in June 1956.

• Preston win at Villa Park for the first time since 1919 as Eric Houghton's Villa follow three successive wins with three successive losses to make it five wins, four draws and nine defeats after eighteen division one matches.

• Eric Houghton's Villa end a run of three successive losses to beat Sheffield United and make it six wins, four draws and nine defeats after nineteen division one matches.

• Villa score three or more goals for the sixth time in nine away games.

• Eric Houghton's Villa lose for the fourth time in five and lose for the seventh home game in eleven to make it six wins, four draws and ten defeats after twenty division one matches. 

• Midfielder Danny Blanchflower makes his final appearance for Villa before moving on to Tottenham later this month. Blanchflower played for Villa between 1950-51 and 1954-55 making 155 appearances and scoring 10 goals.

• Eric Houghton's Villa lose for the fifth time in six to make it six wins, four draws and eleven defeats after twenty one division one matches. 

• Meanwhile, midfielder Trevor Birch made his Villa debut after joining from school football.

• Eric Houghton's Villa draw with Tottenham as they face former midfielder Danny Blanchflower just 14 days after his final game for the club to make it six wins, five draws and eleven defeats after twenty two division one matches.

• Eric Houghton's Villa win for the second time in eight to make it seven wins, five draws and eleven defeats after twenty three division one matches. 

• Meanwhile, winger Tommy Southren contributes and assist on his Villa debut after moving from West Ham United earlier this month.

• Eric Houghton's Villa win for the successive games on successive days to make it eight wins, five draws and eleven defeats after twenty four division one matches.

• Villa play at home on New Years day for only the third time in their history.

• Villa had played their first New Years Day fixture in January 1891 and have now played just three home games on 1st January in 64 years.

• Eric Houghton's Villa make it three unbeaten but can only draw at home to make it eight wins, six draws and eleven defeats after twenty five division one matches.

• Norman Lockhart scores a brace and Tommy Southren scores one and makes one as Eric Houghton's Villa make it five unbeaten as they beat third division south side Brighton in the third round of the FA Cup at the second attempt.

• Eric Houghton's Villa win for the first time in five as they see off Bolton at Villa Park but they now have just one defeat in the last eleven to make it ten wins, six draws and twelve defeats after twenty eight division one matches.

• Eric Houghton's Villa fail to beat second division side Doncaster at the third attempt meaning a fourth replay is needed to try and split the sides.

• Eric Houghton's Villa end a run of three successive League victories as they lose at Highbury and make it twelve wins, six draws and thirteen defeats after thirty one division one matches.

• Eric Houghton's Villa bounce back from defeat at Highbury to beat Albion and record a fourth successive home League victory and make it thirteen wins, six draws and thirteen defeats after thirty two division one matches.

• Eric Houghton's Villa lose at Filbert Street to make it thirteen wins, six draws and fourteen defeats after thirty three division one matches. 

• Right back Ray Hogg made his Villa debut after moving from Berwick Rangers earlier this month.

• Eric Houghton's Villa win for the fourth time in six League games and record a fifth successive home League victory to make it fourteen wins, six draws and fourteen defeats after thirty four division one matches.

• Eric Houghton's Villa win for the fifth time in seven League games to make it fifteen wins, six draws and fourteen defeats after thirty five division one matches.

• In a poor game Villa succumb to an 86' Wolves goal as they suffer their third defeat in their last 9 League games.

• Eric Houghton's Villa lose at Molineux to make it fifteen wins, six draws and fifteen defeats after thirty six division one matches. 

• Centre forward Davy Walsh makes his final appearance for Villa before moving on to Walsall in July. Davy played for Villa between 1950-51 and 1954-55 making 113 iappearances and scoring 40 goals.

• Tommy Thompson's hat-trick after his recall to the side propels Villa inside the Top 10 of the first division for the first time this season with five games left to play.

• Eric Houghton's Villa win for the sixth time in nine League games and record a sixth successive home League victory to make it sixteen wins, six draws and fifteen defeats after thirty seven division one matches.

• Villa's late season surge continues as they win for the seventh time in ten League games and record a seventh successive home League victory to remain joint ninth in the table with four to play.

• Villa make it seventeen wins, six draws and fifteen defeats after thirty eight division one matches.

• Villa take their home form on the road as they beat Preston at Deepdale with Tommy Thompson at the fore again as he makes it 6 goals in three games since his return to the side.

• Villa climb to a season high of joint 8th alongside Everton.

• Eric Houghton's Villa win for the eighth time in eleven League games to make it eighteen wins, six draws and fifteen defeats after thirty nine division one matches.

• Eric Houghton's Villa play successive away games and this time it's a battling draw at Fratton Park with 3rd placed Portsmouth as they climb to a season high of joint 7th alongside Newcastle and Arsenal.

• Villa make it eighteen wins, seven draws and fifteen defeats after forty division one matches.

• Stan Lynn, whose late season form has been instrumental in Villa's climb up the table, scores a brace as Villa beat 6th placed Manchester City in their final home game of the season.

• With one game left to play, away at Goodison against 11th placed Everton, Villa are in with a chance of finishing 1954-55 in the top 6 of the First Division, something that would have been barely credible three months earlier.

• Eric Houghton's Villa win for the ninth time in thirteen League games and record an eighth successive home League victory.

• Villa had lost 7 of their first 11 home matches of 1954-55

• Villa make it nineteen wins, seven draws and fifteen defeats in forty one division one matches.

• Off the pitch it is announced that Billy Smith will finally retire from Villa having joined the staff in 1910 before succeeding George Ramsay as secretary in 1926, Smith's 45 year service is coming to an end due to ill-health.

• Villa complete their remarkable end of season rise as they beat Everton at Goodison to secure a remarkable joint 5th placed finish alongside Manchester United although officially classified as sixth.

• Villa's final day victory is highlighted by an incredible strike trom the departing Tommy Thompson who hooked the ball over his shoulder and into the net in one swift movement.

• Villa only entered the top 10 in April having languished 16th at the turn of the year but ten wins in fourteen League games under Eric Houghton completely changed the complexion of the season.

• Villa make it twenty wins, seven draws and fifteen defeats in their forty two division one matches as they end the season in excellent form to clinch 6th place in the League.

• Centre forward Tommy Thompson - a key figure in Villa's new year revival - makes his final appearance aged just 26 before moving to Preston North End in June. Tommy played for Villa between 1950-51 and 1954-55 making 165 appearances and scoring 76 goals.

• Johnny Dixon scores a brace as Villa open the season with a draw but it is a poor performance from referee Heselton that grabs the headlines.

• Villa, two goals to the good after 16' concede on 35' but lead at the interval. In the first minute of the second half however Peter McParland is prostrate on the floor following a City tackle and his attempt to pass to a team mate is intercepted. Play continues and referee Heselton awards a penalty to City amidst strong protests as Stan Lynn was deemed to have fouled Cunliffe. In reality it was actually obstruction, punishable with a free kick but Heselton would not listen to reason.

• Eric Houghton's Villa open the season with a draw at Maine Road.

• Villa play away for the second successive game as Johnny Dixon scores for the third time in two games at the start of the season but Eric Houghton's Villa suffer a heavy defeat at Roker Park.

• At Maine Road it was a poor refereeing performance that cost Villa, at Roker it was Sunderland's hoof it long game that undid Villa.

• Villa play and win their first home match of the season as Johnny Dixon scores one and makes one.

• Johnny Dixon scores his fourth in three games as Villa win for the first time this season.

• It's the start of the season and Villa have already played 4 games in 9 days and two in 48 hours.

• Unsurprisingly in that crazy schedule form is difficult to come by but injuries aren't as Vic Crowe, Johnny Dixon and Tommy Southren are all unfit to play.

• Eric Houghton's Villa suffer a heavy defeat to Sunderland for the second time in three matches and now have one win, one draw and two defeats in four Division One games this season.

• Despite taking a first minute lead at Leeds Road Villa cannot capitalise and record their second draw in five games having won just once so far this season.

• Forward Joe Tyrrell makes his last appearance for Villa before moving to Millwall in March 1956. Tyrrell played for Villa between 1953-54 and 1955-56 making 7 appearances and scoring 3 goals.

• Villa just cannot get their season going as they draw for the third time in six matches, winning once.

• It hardly helps that this is now Villa's sixth game in 16 days and only 48 hours after their journey to Leeds Road.

• Centre forward Dave Hickson makes his Villa debut after moving from Everton earlier this month.

• Villa's horrendous form continues as they lose to bottom club Arsenal.

• Eric Houghton's Villa lose for the second successive game and are now without a win in eight to make it one win, six draws and four losses in eleven games this season.

• Meanwhile Villa are now playing every 7 days which makes the crazy fixture congestion earlier in the season even more unfathomable given have played two and in some cases three more games than their opponents.

• Villa by now are just a mess, another defeat despite making the running, they have created the knack of being unable to win a game regardless of performance.

• Eric Houghton's Villa lose successive games to make it three wins, seven draws and nine losses in nineteen games this season.