• Jimmy Hogan's Villa lose for the fifth successive top flight game for the first time since November 1935.

• Villa make it four wins, three draws and seven defeats in fourteen division one games. 

• Centre forward Frank O’Donnell makes his Villa debut aged 28 after moving from Blackpool earlier this month for a fee of £10,500.

• Frank O'Donnell scores a brace on his second appearance.

• Villa recover from a run of five successive defeats to hammer Chelsea at Villa Park, scoring more goals in 90 minutes (six) as they had managed in their previous seven (five). 

• Villa make it five wins, three draws and seven defeats in fifteen division one games.

• Despite Freddie Haycock's third goal in two games, Villa lose for the sixth time in seven.

• Villa make it five wins, three draws and eight defeats in sixteen division one games.

• Jimmy Hogan's struggling Villa comprehensively beat high-flying Charlton at Villa Park thanks to Bob Iverson's first goal of the season after only 20 seconds of the match had elapsed.

• Villa make it two wins in three and six in seventeen division one games.

• 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.

• Villa face Ipswich Town for the first time in competitive football, Ipswich become the 84th team that the Villa first team has played in League or Cup football.

• Jimmy Allen scores but Villa are held by third division side Ipswich in the third round of the FA Cup.

• Even though it's the first meeting Ipswich do what they so often do over the following decades as a palapably poorer side get a result against Villa.

• Villa beat division three side Ipswich in the replay of the third round of the FA Cup at the second attempt thanks to a brace from Freddie Haycock but Ipswich disgrace themselves with a bottle thrown at Villa's George Cummings.

• Against the run of play a defensive error lets Blackpool in to score an undeserved opener before an Eric Houghton brace, one from the penalty spot, puts Villa in command before a second half goal from Freddie Haycock - his third in two games confirms Villa's sixth win in ten top flight games.

• Villa return to League action and record their sixth win in ten top flight games to make it ten wins, four draws and ten defeats in twenty four division one games so far this season.

• Frank O'Donnell scores from the spot in the second half to hand Villa a deserved equaliser but two late goals from Arsenal mean Jimmy Hogan's Villa lose for the fourth time in eleven top flight matches.

• Villa lose for the for the fourth time in eleven top flight games to make it ten wins, four draws and eleven defeats in twenty five division one games so far this season.

• Villa are held to a goalless draw at Fratton Park to leave them with four defeats in their last twelve to flight matches and make it ten wins, five draws and eleven defeats in twenty six division one games so far this season.

• Frank Broome hits a brace to help Villa to a seventh win in thirteen top flight matches.

• Villa win for the first time in three top flight games to record their seventh win in thirteen league matches and make it eleven wins, five draws and eleven defeats in twenty seven division one games so far this season.

• Frank Broome scores for the third time in two games to help Villa to an eighth win in fourteen top flight matches, losing four.

• Villa make it twelve wins, five draws and eleven defeats in twenty eight division one games so far this season.

• Frank Broome scores for the fifth time in three games to help Villa to a ninth win in fifteen top flight matches, losing four but it would have been a hat-trick had referee Rudd not had an absolute stinker of a performance.

• Villa win three consecutive games to record their ninth top flight victory in fifteen and make it thirteen wins, five draws and eleven defeats in twenty nine division one games so far this season.

• Jimmy Hogan's Villa extend their unbeaten run to five as they are held at Filbert Street to make it nine wins in sixteen top flight matches, losing four.

• Villa extend their unbeaten top flight run to five but are held at Filbert Street after three consecutive victories to make it thirteen wins, six draws and eleven defeats in thirty division one games so far this season.

• Jackie Martin scores Villa's first hat-trick of the season and Eric Houghton hits a brace as the team with three names are hammered at Villa Park.

• Villa extend their unbeaten top flight run to six as they hammer the team with three names at Villa Park to record a fourth win in five and their tenth top flight victory in seventeen and make it fourteen wins, six draws and eleven defeats in thirty one division one games so far this season. 

• Meanwhile, goalkeeper Joe Rutherford made his Villa debut aged 24 after joining from Southport in February 1939.

• Frank Broome scores as Villa extend their unbeaten run to seven but they are held for the second time in three to make it ten wins in eighteen top flight matches, losing four.

• Villa extend their unbeaten top flight run to seven but are held at Old Trafford to make it fourteen wins, seven draws and eleven defeats in thirty two division one games so far this season.

• Frank Broome scores for the second successive game as Villa extend their unbeaten run to eight as they beat Stoke at Villa Park. 

• From the first minute Villa pummel Stoke with aplomb as shot after shot rains down on the Stoke goal but what takes the attention is the curious performance of referee Tucker who refuses or ignores two valid penalty appeals in the first and second half.

• Villa record a fifth win in seven and their eleventh top flight victory in nineteen and make it fifteen wins, seven draws and eleven defeats in thirty three division one games so far this season.

• Freddie Haycock gives Villa a deserved lead in the snow at Stamford Bridge but against the run of play Chelsea score twice, with the winner in the 86' to leave Villa with their first defeat in nine and only their fifth in their last twenty top flight games.

• Villa's eight game unbeaten run comes to make it fifteen wins, seven draws and twelve defeats in thirty four division one games so far this season. 

• Goalkeeper Fred Biddlestone made the last of his 160 appearances for Villa across ten seasons aged 34 before moving on to Mansfield Town in August 1939.

Jackie Martin scores as Villa bounce back from a first defeat in nine to secure their twelfth top flight victory in twenty one, losing five.

Villa bounce straight back from their first loss in nine to beat Preston at Villa Park and record their twelfth top flight victory in twenty one and make it sixteen wins, seven draws and twelve defeats in thirty five division one games so far this season.

• Just as with their last visit to London, Villa prove unlucky losers as they are beaten by the only goal of an end to end game in which they deserved far more.

• Villa fail to score for the first time in ten and lose for the second time in three having not lost in their previous eight. As a result they make it sixteen wins, seven draws and thirteen defeats in thirty six division one games so far this season.

• Good fiortune continues to evade Villa as they lose successive League games for the first time since November having not lost in their previous eight.

• With just two minutes remaining Andy Kerr is brought down for a clear penalty award but the referee unexpicably waves play on and paves the way for a totally undeserved and contrived winner for Wolves.

• Villa make it sixteen wins, seven draws and fourteen defeats in thirty seven division one games so far this season.

• For the second game and second day in succession Wolves luck into points they do not deserve as Villa dominate once again.

• Bob Iverson scores to help Villa to stop a run of successive defeats but they are held by Wolves to leave them without a win in three having recorded twelve top flight victories in their previous twenty one.

• Villa stop a run of two consecutive losses but are held at home by Wolves to make it sixteen wins, eight draws and fourteen defeats in thirty eight division one games so far this season.

• Ronnie Starling scores for the second successive game but Villa's ragged end to an excellent first season back in the top flight continues as they lose for the fourth time in six having not lost in the previous eight winning five.

• Villa make it sixteen wins, eight draws and fifteen defeats in thirty nine division one games so far this season. 

• Meanwhile, full back Bill Cobley made the last of his 46 Villa appearances before moving on to Solus FC at the end of the season.

• Villa lose for the fifth time in seven having not lost in the previous eight, winning five.

• Villa now have sixteen wins, eight draws and sixteen defeats in forty division one games so far this season on their return to the top flight.

• Villa fall to joint twelfth, level with their opposition Leeds, having sat 5th in the table six games previously.

• Up next are newly crowned Champions Everton in Villa's penultimate League game.

• Villa lose to champions Everton at Goodison as they are defeated for the sixth time in eight having not lost in the previous eight, winning five.

• Villa make it sixteen wins, eight draws and seventeen defeats in forty one division one games so far this season.

• Freddie Haycock's final day goal earns Villa a draw after an excellent return season to the top flight football.

• Villa though end the season on a difficult run of six defeats in their final nine games having not lost in their previous eight and having delivered sixteen wins over the first 33 games of the campaign. 

• Villa’s late season collapse saw them fall back to mid table and 12th in the League however enough had been seen of the work done under Jimmy Hogan to suggest the next few seasons would be exciting times for this talented manager and his Villa squad. 

• Villa had sat 5th in the table in late March.

• The world however had other ideas and whilst football paled into insignificance against the World War that would rage for the next six years it remains an eternal mystery as to just how far Jimmy Hogan could have taken his Villa charges. 

• As it was the final game of 1938-39 would prove to be his last as Villa boss as the breakout of WW2 and the resultant suspension of League and FA Cup football cut short both careers and tragically lives. 

• Unusprisingly a series of Villa careers ended on this day including:

• Centre back Jimmy Allen made the last of this 161 appearances for Villa aged 29 before retiring from football.

• Centre forward Frank O’Donnell makes his 31st and final appearance aged 27 having only joined Villa for their top flight return during which he hit fourteen goals. O’Donnell would move on to Forest. 

• Forward Freddie Haycock, 27, having represented Villa on 111 occasions and scoring 33 goals. Haycock would move on to Wrexham. 

• Alex Massie, 33, after 152 appearances in League and FA Cup football for Villa before stepping up to the manager position on the resumption of football in 1945.