David Platt 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 misses a second half penalty to allow Luton victory and inflict a second successive defeat on Villa as they drop to 16th in the first division table following their 🟥 eleventh loss in thirty four games under Jozef Vengloš 🇨🇿 (thirteen wins).

Centre forward Gary Penrice 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 26 makes his debut appearance in a Villa shirt joining moving from Watford for a fee of £1,000,000 the previous day to become the 669th player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.

Midfielder Stuart Gray 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 30 makes his 🕒 131st and final appearance in a Villa shirt (124 Starts) before moving on to Southampton in September 1991 for £200,000. Villa had paid Barnsley £175,000 for his services 4 years earlier. Gray left with a record of 🟩 W51 🟨 D35 🟥 L45, ⚽ 15 Goals and 🔥 2 Assists, 🟨 7 Bookings & 🟥 1 Red Card across his Villa career.

Villa see off Tottenham and climb to 15th.

David Platt 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 hits a Gordon Cowans 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 inspired hat-trick - his first in the League for Villa - to record Villa's 🟩 fourteenth win in thirty five games under Jozef Vengloš 🇨🇿(eleven defeats).

David Platt 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 scores his first hat-trick in a Villa shirt for the first time since hitting 4 in the League Cup tie against Ipswich in November 1988.

Midfielder David Platt’s 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 ⚽ hatrick makes it 75 goal involvements in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 144th appearance to make it 🟩 W60 🟨 D34 🟥 L50, ⚽ 63 Goals and 🔥14 Assists at a rate of one goal involvement for evey 1.87 games he has played so far in his Villa career.

Villa win a second consecutive game as David Platt 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 scores his ⚽ twentieth of the season.

Having scored six in two games and recorded consecutive top flight wins to climb to 14th in the table, the Birmingham Evening Mail decides to lead with the headline "CAS DOUBLE LIFTS VILLA GLOOM" as Villa record their fifteenth win in thirty six games under Jozef Vengloš (eleven defeats).

Gary Penrice 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 contributes his 🔥 first assist in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 3rd appearance.

Derek Mountfield 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 secures his 🟩 50th win in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 109th appearance (107 Starts) to make it 🟩 W50 🟨 D22 🟥 L37, ⚽ 16 Goals and 🔥 2 Assists so far in his Villa career.

Tony Cascarino 🇮🇪 scores his ⚽ 10th goal in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 44th appearance (41 Starts) to make it 🟩 W16 🟨 D15 🟥 L13, ⚽ 10 Goals and 🔥 6 Assists so far in his Villa career.

Villa recover from two goals down to hit an 89' equaliser and extend their unbeaten first division run to three and make it fifteen wins in thirty seven games under Jozef Vengloš (eleven defeats) as they climb to 13th in the table.

Gordon Cowans contributes his 150th goal involvement in a Villa shirt on his 486th appearance (469 Starts) to make it W219 D116 L151, 59 Goals and 91 Assists at a goal involvement rate of one for every 3.24 games he has played so far in his Villa career.

Villa are swept aside by champions elect Arsenal at Highbury conceding three in six second half minutes before Nigel Spink is forced to leave the field injured and midfielder David Platt takes over goalkeeping duties for the final 15 minutes, conceding once.

Jozef Vengloš' Villa end a run of three unbeaten with a heavy defeat at Highbury. Already 0-3 behind, 

Villa lose 'keeper Nigel Spink to injury forcing Mark Blake to take on the gloves with no substitute goalkeeper available. Blake concedes a further two goals in the final 10 as Villa drop back to 16th in the table.

Villa lose to QPR despite having taken the lead and controlled the game with an away victory seemingly on course before the Hoops' fightback to leave Villa with 🟥 thirteen defeats in forty games under Jozef Vengloš 🇨🇿 (fifteen wins).

Jozef Vengloš' 🇨🇿 Villa lose for the second time in three despite taking the lead through David Platt's 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 22nd of the season.

Midfielder David Platt 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 ⚽ scores to make it 80 goal involvements in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 149th appearance and make it 🟩 W61 🟨 D36 🟥 L52, ⚽ 66 Goals and 🔥14 Assists at a rate of one goal involvement for evey 1.86 games he has played so far in his Villa career.

Villa secure an away point with a hard fought draw at Selhurst Park to leave Villa with 🟥 thirteen defeats in forty one games under Jozef Vengloš 🇨🇿 (🟩 fifteen wins).

Jozef Vengloš' 🇨🇿 Villa respond to defeat with a subsequent draw but they remain 17th in the table but are six points above the relegation places. 

Goalkeeper Lee Butler 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 24, makes his 10th & final appearance in a Villa shirt before moving on to Barnsley in July 1991 for a fee of £165,000. Butler left with a record of 🟩 W3 🟨 D4 🟥 L3, 🥅 8 Goals conceded at a rate of 0.80 per game and keeping ⛔ 4 clean sheets (40%) across his Villa career.

Midfielder David Platt 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 makes his 🕒 150th appearance in a Villa shirt to make it 🟩 W61 🟨 D37 🟥 L52, ⚽ 66 Goals and 🔥 14 Assists at a rate of one goal involvement every 1.88 games he has played so far in his Villa career.

Villa lose for the fourteenth time in forty two games under Jozef Vengloš 🇨🇿 (fifteen wins).

Villa put in a poor performance as they are beaten at home by Wimbledon to leave them 17th in the table, two points clear of the relegation place. 

Jozef Vengloš' 🇨🇿 Villa  lose for the third time in five and are without a win in six as they remain 17th in the table, six points clear of the drop zone.

Meanwhile, in the background Vengloš 🇨🇿 receives the dreaded vote of confidence from Chairman Ellis.

Tony Cascarino 🇮🇪 makes his 🕒 50th appearance in a Villa shirt on his (47 Starts) to make it 🟩 W16 🟨 D16 🟥 L18, ⚽ 11 Goals and 🔥 7 Assists so far in his Villa career.

Villa concede five goals for the second time in six games. 

The Birmingham Evening Mail sink to a new low as their ongoing attempts to destabilise the reign of Jozef Vengloš 🇨🇿 sees them plaster their back page with “FOR GOD'S SAKE GO DR JO!”. Perhaps emboldened by their similar successful campaign earlier in the season against the manager of neighbours Birmingham, the paper was anything but constructive or helpful after an admittedly chastening defeat. 

The irony however that they admitted “It was true that in a vividly entertaining first half Villa should have scored four times” was not lost on readers who witnessed the game without an agenda. 

Villa had suffered from bad luck and naiveté throughout Vengloš’ 🇨🇿 reign but the number of bad performances could be counted on one hand, results however was another thing. 

Villa had now 🟥 lost for fifteenth time in forty three games under Jozef Vengloš having also secured 🟩 fifteen wins to sit 17th in the table - exactly where they had been two years previously under the feted Graham Taylor - four points clear of relegation with a game in hand over the bottom three. 

Centre back Andy Comyn 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 22, makes his 🕒 21st & final appearance in a Villa shirt (17 Starts) before moving on to Derby County in August 1991 for a fee of £200,000. Comyn had cost Villa £34,000 two years earlier and left with a record of 🟩 W6 🟨 D8 🟥 L7, ⚽ 0 Goals and 🔥 0 Assists across his short Villa career.

Gordon Cowans makes his 🕒 475th start in a Villa shirt (492 Appearances) to make it 🟩 W219 🟨 D118 🟥 L154, ⚽ 59 Goals and 🔥 92 Assists at a goal involvement rate of one for every 3.25 games he has played so far in his Villa career.

Villa concede five for the second successive game and the third time in seven games but the match proves very different at Elland Road as Villa fight back twice to equalise before three late Leeds goals end Villa's resistance. 

Meanwhile the Birmingham Evening Mail are presumably skipping with joy as they can put the knife in even further despite the hypocrisy of admitting beneath the headline that Villa aren't going down.

Tony Daley makes his 200th appearance in a Villa shirt (170 Starts) to make it W71 D50 L79, 28 Goals and 23 Assists at a goal involvement rate of one for every 3.92 games he has played so far in his Villa career.

Kent Nielsen scores his 5th goal in a Villa shirt on his 93rd appearance (90 Starts) to make it W39 D23 L31, 5 Goals and 7 Assists so far in his Villa career.

Centre forward Gary Penrice's goalless streak extends to his 10th appearance (7 Starts) to make it W2 D2 L6, 0 Goals and 1 Assist so far in his Villa career.

Villa win for the first time in 9 and make it 16 wins and 16 defeats time in 45 games under a Jozef Vengloš now openly exasperated with his treatment by the local press.

Second half substitute Dwight Yorke heads the winner that confirms Villa's top flight safety.

Dwight Yorke contributes his 5th goal involvement and his 4th in his last 7 games in a Villa shirt on his 21st appearance (9 Starts) to make it W5 D6 L10, 2 Goals and 3 Assists at a goal involvement rate of one for every 4.20 he has played so far in his Villa career.

Villa end the season 17th, unbeaten in two, five points clear of the relegation places, three points better off than they had been under Graham Taylor 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 two seasons earlier as the Birmingham Evening Mail has a late attack of conscience on the eve of the departure of a dignified manager and bold experiment.

Jozef Vengloš' 🇨🇿 Villa end the season with a draw and unbeaten in two after a troubling second half of the season. 

One win in the final ten games and five defeats, three of which saw Villa concede five goals had followed a previous 10 game spell of three wins and five defeats. 

November to January had also seen a ten game spell of three defeats and three wins and so you would have to go back to October to find any sign of consistent, positive form. 

That though was the paradox as Jozef Vengloš 🇨🇿 first sixteen games had brought nine wins and just three defeats. In the end then a season that had promised so much became unrecognisable after defeat in Milan in the UEFA Cup. 

The consequences of that downturn in form resulted in the inevitable departure of Vengloš 🇨🇿 and also the loss of Villa captain David Platt 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿.

Whilst not the most charismatic of heroes, midfielder Platt 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 had played for Villa between 1987-88 and 1990-91 and had become an instant success in Villa’s midfield with his non stop energy, box to box movement and goalscoring prowess. 

A club figurehead and now England international was allowed to leave as Villa fans were once again calling into question Chairman Doug Ellis’ motives following his terrible strategy and management decisions in the mid 80’s and the loss of Villa boss Graham Taylor 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 the previous season - seemingly without a fight. As a result the close of the 1990-91 season threw up far more questions than answers. 

Those concerns would however be addressed just weeks later as a new era dawned for Villa in the 1990s.

Midfielder David Platt 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 25 makes his 🕒 155th and final appearance in a Villa shirt before moving on to SSC Bari for £5,500,000. Villa had paid Crewe Alexandra £200,000 for his services 4 years previously. Platt left with an excellent record of 🟩 W62 🟨 D36 🟥 L55, ⚽ 68 Goals and 🔥15 Assists at a rate of a goal every. 2.28 games and one goal involvement for evey 1.87 games he played across his Villa career.

Centre forward Tony Cascarino 🇮🇪 makes his 🕒 54th and final appearance for Villa (50 Starts) aged 28 before moving to Celtic in July for a fee of £1,100,000. Cascarino 🇮🇪 left with a record of 🟩 W17 🟨 D17 🟥 L20, ⚽ 12 Goals and 🔥 8 Assists across his Villa career, doing so at a rate of 4.50 games per goal and 2.70 games per goal involvement.

Full back Kevin Gage 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 27 makes his 🕒 145th and final appearance in a Villa shirt (143 Starts). before moving on to Sheffield United in November 1991 for a fee of £150,000. Gage had been used relatively sparingly in his final season with Villa but that could not hide the outstanding contribution he made to the club, a regular scorer (for a full back) and obvious commitment, Gage was another outstanding buy by Graham Taylor. Gage left the club with a record of 🟩 W65 🟨 D32 🟥 L48, ⚽ 12 Goals and 🔥 15 Assists across his Villa career.

Villa recover from a 2' Wednesday goal and going 0-2 down after 30' to win at Hillsborough as three of new boss Ron Atkinson's debutants hit the goals.

New boss Ron Atkinson’s first game in charge comes against the club he left to join Villa and amid an acrimonious atmosphere Villa fall two behind before Atkinson’s new signings inspire a celebrated fight back to claim victory.

Left back Steve Staunton, 22, makes a goalscoring debut after joining from Liverpool for a fee of £1,100,000 earlier in the month to become the 670th player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.

Centre back, and another Villa legend to come, Shaun Teale, 27, makes his debut in a Villa shirt after signing from AFC Bournemouth for £300,000 in July 1991 to become the 671st player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.

Midfielder Paul Mortimer, 23, makes his debut in a Villa shirt after moving from Charlton Athletic for £350,000 to become the 672nd player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.

Midfielder Kevin Richardson, 28, makes his debut in a Villa shirt after moving from Real Sociedad for a fee of £450,000 to become the 673rd player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.

Centre forward and future Villa legend Dalian Atkinson, 23, makes a goalscoring debut after moving from Real Sociedad for a fee of £1,600,000 to become the 674th player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.

Veteran centre forward Cyrille Regis, 33, makes a goalscoring debut for Villa after joining from Coventry City on a free transfer in July 1991 to become the 675th player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.

Villa suffer their first defeat under Ron Atkinson as future Villa boss (2016-18) Steve Bruce scores the winner from the penalty spot. 

Derek Mountfield, 28, makes his 120th and final appearance in a Villa shirt (118 Starts) before moving on to Wolverhampton Wanderers in November 1991 for a fee of £150,000. Part of a legendary defensive group with Paul McGrath and Kent Nielsen who are fondly remembered by all who saw them in claret and blue, Mountfield left with a record of W52 D26 L42, 17 Goals, 2 Assists, 2 Bookings and 1 Red Card at a goal involvement rate of one for every 6.32 games he played across his four seasons with Villa.

Centre forward Gary Penrice’s goalless run extends to his 14th game in a Villa shirt (10 Starts) to make it W4 D3 L7, 0 Goals and 1 Assist so far in his Villa career.

Villa survive an equaliser on the stroke of half time and the loss of Steve Staunton at the interval to hit back and beat the reigning Champions for their second win of the first division season as Tony Daley hits a 30 yard right foot shot that rockets into the net and Gary Penrice scores his first for the club.

Villa bounce back from defeat to Manchester United to win for the second time in three games under Ron Atkinson.

18 year old centre back Ugo Ehiogu makes his debut in a Villa shirt after moving joining from West Bromwich Albion in July 1991 for a fee of £40,000 to become the 676th player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.

Dwight Yorke makes his 25th appearance in a Villa shirt (12 Starts) to make it W7 D7 L11, 2 Goals, and 3 Assist at a goal involvement rate of one for every 5.00 games he has played so far in his Villa career.

Centre forward Gary Penrice scores his first goal for Villa on his 15th appearance after his £1 million move in 1991 (11 Starts) to make it W5 D3 L7, 1 Goal and 1 Assist so far in his Villa career.

Villa take the lead through Tony Daley's second goal in as many games but are hit by a West Ham treble as they lose for the second time in four first division games under new boss Ron Atkinson.

Villa lose to newly promoted West Ham to make it two wins and two defeats in the opening four games of the season under Ron Atknson.

Paul McGrath shines once again but Villa lose at home to Palace as Ian Wright hits a 3' goal before the Eagles survive a Villa onslaught.

Villa lose for the third time in six under Ron Atkinson.

Centre forward Ian Ormondroyd, 26, makes his 74th and final appearance in a Villa shirt (56 Starts) before moving to Derby County later this month for a fee of £350,000. ‘Sticks’ left with a record of W29 D17 L28, 10 Goals and 6 Assists at a goal involvement rate of one for every 4.63 games he played across his four seasons with Villa.

Villa fall to defeat in the capital for the 3rd time in 3 games under Ron Attkison this season as they don't take their chances as well as having two decent penalty shouts turned down by referee Brian Hill.

Villa now have 2 wins in their last 9 games under Ron Atkinson and have now won in 6, losing 3 and scoring 3 to fall to 18th in the table.

Paul McGrath makes his 100th appearance in a Villa shirt and makes it W40 D25 L35, 1 Goal, 4 Assists and 2 Bookings so far in his Villa career.

Villa record their first victory in 7 under Ron Atkinson thanks to a two minute second half brace with Kevin Richardson scoring his 2nd in 3, Dwight Yorke his first of the season and Mark Blake his first on his first appearance of the campaign.

Villa concede a bizarre own goal just 12 seconds into the game after Shaun Teale hits the ball back to the 'keeper despite Nigel Spink having left his line. 

Kevin Richardson scores his 3rd goal in his first 10 appearances in a Villa shirt to make it W3 D3 L4 so far in his Villa career.

Dwight Yorke contributes his 5th assist in a Villa shirt on his 30th appearance (15 Starts) to make it W8 D9 L13, 3 Goals and 5 Assists at a goal involvement rate of one for every 3.75 games he has played so far in his Villa career.

Cyrille Regis makes his 10th appearance in a Villa shirt and contributes his 2nd assist to make it W3 D3 L4, 1 Goal and 2 Assists at a goal involvement rate of one for every 3.33 games he has played so far in his Villa career.

Mark Blake scores his first goal in a Villa shirt on his 18th appearance (13 Starts) to make it W8 D4 L6, 1 Goal and 1 Assist so far in his Villa career.

Villa concede a first half strike to Peter Ndlovu before maintaining an almost permanent assault on the Highfield Road goal but to no avail as they lose for the second time in three first division games. 

Villa had now won just once in their last nine matches under Ron Atkinson.

Centre forward Gary Penrice, 27, makes his 20th and final appearance in a Villa shirt (14 Starts) before moving on to Queens Park Rangers for a fee of £625,000 in October. Penrice had moved to Villa from Watford 6 months earlier for a fee of £1,000,000 and left with a record of 1 Goal, 2 Assists, W6 D3 L11 across his brief Villa career.