Villa are hammered at Park Avenue to record five successive losses to remain winless in seven division one games so far this season. Meanwhile, midfielder George Hadley made his Villa debut aged 30 after joining from Southampton in March 1919. Also making their debut was full back Walter Maiden who made his sole appearance for Villa aged 23 after joining from Kidderminster Harriers in March 1915 before moving on to Stourbridge FC in September 1920. Appearing for the last time after four games was midfielder Joe Worrell, 33, who subsequently moved on to Stourbridge FC in May 1921.

Villa taste victory for the first time in eight games this season to stop a run of five consecutive losses as forward Dick Sloley made his debut aged 24 after joining on loan from Corinthians.

Villa return to losing ways at Deepdale to record a seventh defeat in nine games as forward Dick Sloley made his second and final appearance for Villa aged 24 before returning to Corinthians at the end of his loan spell.

Villa record consecutive home and away losses to Preston to make it one win, a draw and eight defeats in ten division one games so far this season as their post WWI got off to the worst imaginable start. Villa handed their latest debuts in this match to forward Walter Boyman and midfielder Jack Hampson, 28 and 22, after they joined from Cradley Heath St Luke’s and Leeds City in August and October 1919 respectively. As a result, having started the season with six of eleven players who had represented Villa in their final game of 1914-15, across the subsequent ten games Villa had handed debuts to thirteen players without finding the necessary combination to win football matches. Meanwhile, midfielder George Hadley became the latest of four new arrivals who also made their final appearances over that ten game period as he made his fourth and final appearance aged 30 before moving on to Coventry City in August 1920.