• Villa face Aston Unity for the first time in competitive football, Unity become the 6th team that the Villa first team has played in League or Cup football.

• Goalkeeper Tommy Mason makes his FA Cup debut as Villa beat neighbours Unity.

• Howard Vaughton scores Villa's opener to help the club progress to the 4th Round for the third successive season.

• Olly Whateley is instrumental in sending Villa through to the fifth round for the first time after they fielded their first ever unchanged line up.

• Villa face Walsall Town for the first time in competitive football, Town become the 7th team that the Villa first team has played in League or Cup football.

• Villa fielded their first ever unchanged line up in the FA Cup as they qualified for the 5th Round of the competition for the first time.

• Villa recover from 3-1 down to equalise with three minutes to go but County hit back before a second Villa equaliser is foiled at the hand of a County player, knocking Villa out of the Cup despite protests.

• Villa failed to qualify for their first FA Cup semi final following a disputed winning goal for the hosts. 

• With the game level at 3-3 Notts County scored what would prove to be the winner before Villa had a goal ruled out despite it being handled on the line by an opposition player thereby preventing its legitimate entry into the net. 

• Wing half David Anderson, forward Andy Hunter, goalkeeper Tommy Mason and half back Ted Lee made their final FA Cup appearances for Villa.

• Villa face Walsall Swifts for the first time in competitive football, Swifts become the 8th team that the Villa first team has played in League or Cup football.

• Villa record their biggest FA Cup win to date as they see off the Swifts at the Chuckery as goalkeeper Archibald Vale, full back Tom Riddell and defender Robert Price made their debuts for Villa Meanwhile, forward Archie Hunter scored Villa’s first ever hat-trick in League or Cup football.

Villa score 5 two games in succession to progress to the third round of the FA Cup for the fifth consecutive season. Goalkeeper Archibald Vale keeps Villa’s first ever clean sheet in the FA Cup.

• Villa follow up their biggest FA Cup win with their heaviest FA Cup defeat as they are comprehensively beaten by a scratch side in Glasgow. Howard Vaughton hit Villa's consolation.

• Villa face Queen's Park for the first time in competitive football, Queen's Park become the 9th team that the Villa first team has played in League or Cup football and the first Scottish club.

• Villa’s suffer their heaviest FA Cup defeat in their first match versus Scottish opposition just a game after recording their biggest ever win. 

• Meanwhile, goalkeeper Archibald Vale, defender Charles Apperley and forward Wally Roberts made their final FA Cup appearances for Villa.

• Villa face Wednesbury Town for the first time in competitive football, Town become the 10th team that the Villa first team has played in League or Cup football.

• Back Alf Harvey made his debut as a Goalkeeper whilst forward Albert Brown made his FA Cup debut for Villa as Villa win at Wellington Road in the first round.

• Villa play the whole of the first half with 10-men as the selected Robert Price had not arrived in time for kick off but it doesn't prevent them progressing to the third round and a first ever FA Cup tie with West Bromwich Albion.

• Villa face West Bromwich Albion for the first time in competitive football, Albion become the 11th team that the Villa first team has played in League or Cup football.

• A 22,000 crowd at Wellington Road - Villa’s record home attendance to date - witnessed the first FA Cup tie with neighbours Albion end in a dark, goalless draw as Villa led by captain Archie Hunter draw a blank.  Due to the conditions the additional 30 minutes extra time is not played.

• Villa suffer a shock defeat in the third round of the FA Cup to West Bromwich Albion as they are surprisingly beaten in difficult conditions by their young neighbours as Villa led by captain Archie Hunter draw a blank for the second successive game.

• Villa fail to reach the fourth round of the FA Cup for the first time since first entering the competition as they are surprisingly beaten in difficult conditions by young neighbours Albion. 

• Meanwhile goalkeeper Walter Harvey and midfielder Eli Davis made their final appearances for Villa in the FA Cup.

• Villa face Derby Midland for the first time in competitive football, Derby Midland become the 13th team that the Villa first team has played in League or Cup football.

• Secretary Manager George Ramsay's Villa follow up the biggest win with another convincing victory to reach the third round of the FA Cup having scored 19 goals in two games as they banished the memories of their early exit in the previous two seasons of the FA Cup.

• Villa face Wolverhampton Wanderers for the first time in competitive football, Wolves become the 14th team that the Villa first team has played in League or Cup football.

• Secretary Manager George Ramsay's Villa face Wolverhampton Wanderers for the first time in the FA Cup and are held 1-1 at full time necessitating the playing of an additional 30 minutes that once again saw a Wolves equaliser take the tie to a replay. 

• Meanwhile, Dick Robertson and Arthur Loach made their final FA Cup appearances for the Villa.

• Secretary Manager George Ramsay's Villa face Wolves in the replay over a month after the first tie was played and once again an additional half hour is needed to try and separate the sides to no avail.

• Albert Brown scores his eighth goal in four games but Villa are held once again by Wolves in the FA Cup ahead of a second replay - once again at Dudley Road. 

• Both captains ahead of kick off are adamant the game should not proceed due to the frozen conditions however the officials insisted the game was played.

• Huge controversy followed however as the Football Association subsequently deemed the match to have "not been an FA Cup tie" and ordered the tie to be replayed (it was going to be anyway) but to be replayed at Wolverhampton.

• Unsurprisingly there were huge ramifications and recriminations but Villa duly attended with a full strength side only to be held once again.

• Albert Brown hits his tenth goal in five games but 360 minutes still can't separate Villa and Wolves ahead of a third replay in the third round of the FA Cup.

• Secretary Manager George Ramsay's Villa remain inseparable from Wolves after another 120 minutes are played at Dudley Road as the third round of the FA Cup requires a third replay, this time back at Wellington Road.

• Archie Hunter clinched the second goal for Villa as after 450 minutes of football Villa finally beat Wolves to progress to the Fourth Round of the FA Cup.

• Albert Brown hits four to help Villa reach the quarter finals of the FA Cup for the first time as Horncastle are brushed aside.

• Villa face Horncastle for the first time in competitive football, Horncastle become the 15th team that the Villa first team has played in League or Cup football.

• Secretary Manager George Ramsay's Villa received a bye in the Fourth Round and as a result lined up against Horncastle in the fifth Round of the FA Cup having reached this stage for the first time since 1883.

• Dennis Hodgetts put Villa three up as Villa reach their first FA Cup Semi final despite a late scare from a plucky Darwen side. 

• Villa face Darwen for the first time in competitive football, Darwen become the 16th team that the Villa first team has played in League or Cup football.

• Secretary Manager George Ramsay's Villa reach their first FA Cup Semi final despite a late scare from a plucky Darwen side.

• Archie Hunter scores a brace as Villa triumph over Glasgow Rangers in front of a fanatical crowd at Crewe to reach their first FA Cup final. 

• Villa face Glasgow Rangers for the first time in competitive football, Rangers become the 17th team that the Villa first team has played in League or Cup football and second Scottish team after Queen's Park in 1884.

• Secretary Manager George Ramsay's Villa reach their first FA Cup final.

• Villa hammer village side Shankhouse at Newcastle West End's St James' Park to set up "The Great Football Match" between the two best teams in the land - Villa and Preston North End.

• Villa face Shankhouse for the first time in competitive football, Shankhouse become the 20th team that the Villa first team has played in League or Cup football.

• Secretary Manager George Ramsay's Villa received a bye in the third Round and so the holders lined up against village side Shankhouse in the fourth Round as they make it seventeen goals without replay in the Cup defence and keep a fourth consecutive FA Cup clean sheet. 

• Meanwhile, defender Joe Simmonds made his final appearance for Villa.