Villa win for the first time in 10 games and are unbeaten in three under the management committee for the first time since Jimmy McMullan's departure in October.

Villa keep their first clean sheet in 23 games.

Villa have now conceded 55 goals in their last 19 games.

Villa make it four wins, four draws and nine defeats in seventeen games.

Forward Jackie Williams scored twice on his Villa debut aged 24 after joining from Huddersfield Town earlier this month.

Manchester City have a number of lucky escapes before taking the lead against the run of play following up with another strike depsite Villa having much of the play and by half time the game is as much as over as the scoreline highly flattered the fortunate hosts.

As a result, Villa follow up their first win in ten to lose for the seventh time in eleven whilst conceding fifty two and look destined for relegation. 

Villa now have a single clean sheet in 24 games.

Midfielder Alex Massie makes his Villa debut aged 28 after joining from Hearts earlier this month for a fee of £6,000.

Full back Norman Young makes the last of his nine appearances before moving to Barnsley in July 1936.

Villa's terrible season continues as they lose for the eighth time in twelve and concede seven for the third time in their League campaign and have now conceded four or more goals six times in nineteen games to make it four wins, four draws and eleven defeats whilst conceding fifty nine.

Villa lose for the eighth time in twelve as Jack Palethorpe hits a consolation in Villa's third seven goal thrashing in sixteen games.

But the scoreline, at least in the first half, was highly misleading as "they had more of the game and the Arsenal goalmouth was frequently the scene of anxious situations."

Villa now have a single clean sheet in 25 games under Jimmy McMullan.

Villa are hammered for the third consecutive game having conceded seventeen and scored just twice to make it four wins, four draws and twelve defeats in twenty games whilst conceding sixty four.

Villa lose for the ninth time in thirteen as Frank Broome hits Villa's  second goal across three successive hammerings having conceded seventeen.

The game however was initially notable for a bizarre refereeing decision in the opening minutes when Broome scored before the referee rescinded his decision having already pointed to the centre.

Villa now have a single clean sheet in 26 games.

Villa win for the second time in fourteen as Dai Astley hits a hat-trick and creates another to help them to a surprise win on Christmas Day 1935.

Villa celebrate Christmas 1935 beating high-flying Huddersfield to make it five wins, four draws and twelve defeats in twenty one games.

Villa now have a single clean sheet in 27 games.

Huddersfield turn the tables on Villa as they are defeated at Leeds Road a day after they had faced Huddersfield and won. 

As a result Villa make it five wins, four draws and thirteen defeats in twenty two games, conceding sixty nine.

Villa now have a single clean sheet in 28 games.

Villa lose for the fifth time in six games as they end 1935 in desperate straits having recorded five wins, four draws and fourteen defeats in twenty three games whilst conceding seventy four. 

Meanwhile, forward Bob Brocklebank, 27, made the last of his twenty appearances for Villa across seven seasons with the club during which time he scored twice before moving on to Burnley in March 1936.

Villa now have a single clean sheet in 29 games.

Villa are selected to play away from home on New Years Day for the 18th time in the 19 fixtures they have played on 1st January.

Villa had played their first New Years Day fixture in January 1891 and have now played just one home game on 1st January in 45 years.

Villa earn a point on New Years Day for only the sixth time in 19 games and win for only the 3rd time with their last victory having come in 1910.

Villa secure a second win in four as they open 1936 with a shock win over eventual champions Sunderland as Ronnie Dix scores a brace to make it three in as many games.

Villa open 1936 with a second win in four games as they beat eventual Champions Sunderland on New Years' Day to make it six wins, four draws and fourteen defeats in twenty four games.

Meanwhile, forward Jack Palethorpe, 26, made the last of his six appearances for Villa before moving on to Crystal Palace in October 1936.

Villa now have a single clean sheet in 30 games.

Villa record successive wins for the first time this season and the first time under the management committee structure.

Villa now have three wins in their last five games under the management committee as Dai Astley and Eric Houghton hit a brace apiece.

The game however is notable for the thuggery of the Portsmouth team and the failure of referee Jewell to sanction the behaviour. Villa though have the last laugh as a brace of penalties, both for violent play offences, win the game after Portsmouth had cancelled out Villa's quick start.

Villa make it seven wins, four draws and fourteen defeats in twenty five games in 1935-36.

Despite the win, Villa now have a single clean sheet in 31 games.

Villa take the lead twice but are pegged back by Brentford each time with the final equaliser coming with just 5' left to play.

Villa recover from a first League defeat in three but are held at home to make it seven wins, five draws and fifteen defeats in twenty seven games.

Villa now have a single clean sheet in 34 games.

Dai Astley hits his thirteenth of the season and creates two as Jackie Williams strikes for the second successive game, creating one and Charlie Phillips scores on debut.

Villa record a third win in five as their improved form of 1936 continues to make it eight wins, five draws and fifteen defeats in twenty eight games.

Meanwhile, winger Charlie Phillips made a goalscoring debut aged 25 after joining from Wolverhampton Wanderers in January 1936 for a fee of £9,000.

Despite victory, Villa now have a single clean sheet in 35 games.

Dai Astley scores for the third successive game to make it fourteen for the season as Villa draw to leave them with just one defeat in their last six League matches under the management committee structure - a signifcant improvement on the 7 defeats in 12 under Jimmy McMullan.

Villa are held at home but now have just one defeat in their last six League games to make it eight wins, six draws and fifteen defeats in twenty nine games.

Villa now have a single clean sheet in 36 games.

Villa fail to score for the first time in eight.

Villa lose for the second time in five games.

Villa make it ten wins, seven draws and seventeen defeats in thirty four games.

Midfielder Jimmy McLuckie, 27, made the last of his fifteen appearances for Villa before moving on to Ipswich Town in June 1936.

Villa now have two clean sheets in 41 games.

Eric Houghton scores for the second successive game but Villa are held at home as referee Gough denies Villa a crucial second half penalty with a potentially decisive impact on their battle against relegation.

Despite dropping a point in their battle against the drop Villa make it just four defeats in sixteen League games in a much improved 1936.

Villa now have three clean sheets in their last 46 games.

Overall Villa make it thirteen wins, eight draws and eighteen defeats in thirty nine games in 1935-36.

Villa remain 20th in the table and are now two points above the relegation places with three games remaining.

Villa will face Wolves again, currently level on points, 5th placed Arsenal and bottom club Blackburn, five points behind Villa, on the final day of the season.

Eric Houghton scores for the third successive game but Villa are held at Molineux 

Despite dropping a point for the second successive game Villa make it just four defeats in seventeen League games in a much improved 1936.

Overall Villa make it thirteen wins, nine draws and eighteen defeats in forty games.

Villa climb to their highest position since October, joint 15th, but they have played two more games than all their relegation rivals and face top 7 side Arsenal before bottom side Blackburn, six points behind Villa, on the final day.

Villa now have three clean sheets in their last 47 games.

Midfielder Jimmy Gibson made the last of his 225 appearances for Villa over ten seasons with the club before retiring from football.

Villa lose for the first time in four in the penultimate game of the season as they are beaten by a late Arsenal strike.

Villa lose for only the fifth time in eighteen in 1936 under the management committee structure having lost fourteen in twenty three in the first four of the season.

Overall Villa make it thirteen wins, nine draws and nineteen defeats in forty one games in 1935-36.

Villa now have three clean sheets in their last 48 games.

As many of the games in hand have played out Villa fall to joint 18th on 35 points, level with Albion, Everton and Wolves but are categorised 21st on goals.

Up next is bottom side Blackburn who have two games remaining to Villa's one. Wolves have three games to play, Albion and Everton two.

The poor fixture management of the League hardly helps a lopsided look of the table but simply Villa have to beat Blackburn at Villa Park and hope that at least one of their relegation rivals fail to pick up two points across their remaining games.

Villa lose for the sixth time in nineteen in 1936 under the management committee structure winning eight but it is not enough to save Villa and they are relegated to the second tier for the first time in their history.

That however doesn’t tell the full story as 1936 had proved far stronger than 1935 with Villa recording eight wins in nineteen League games compared to five in twenty three in 1935 whilst Villa fell to six defeats across the period having lost fourteen prior to New Years’ Day. 

Those first twenty three games had seen seventy four goals conceded compared to thirty six in the final nineteen and Villa conceded four or more goals on only two occasions in 1936 compared to nine times in 1935 including three games where they conceded seven. 

This famous club with six FA Cups and six League Titles would play in the second tier of English football for the first time in the 1936-37 season. 

The only bright spot of the season was Villa’s remarkable attendance figures - averaging 41,852 across the season.

The game itself saw perhaps Villa's worst half of football of the season as they were well beaten by wooden spooner's Blackburn. Two nil down after 10 minutes, 0-3 behind after 20' before Frank Broome grabs a consolation to leave Villa trailing 1-3 at half time.

Seven minutes into the second half Villa are given a lifeline as Eric Houghton converts a penalty for hands triggering sustained pressure previously unseen from the home side. Blackburn though get a late fourth and Villa's top flight status is meekly surrendered.

Villa end the season on 35 points, two points ahead of the victors Blackburn and a point from safety.

Midfielder Billy Kingdon, 30, made the last of his 240 appearances for Villa before moving on to Southampton in June 1936.

Winger Jackie Williams, 25, made his seventeenth and final appearance before moving on to Ipswich Town in July 1936.