Billy McNeill's 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Villa keep a clean sheet and secure a goal-less draw with high-flying Forest but now have just 🟩 twelve wins in their last fifty one League games 🟥 losing twenty four. 

Neale Cooper 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 finally makes his debut five months after signing and helps Villa record a goalless draw with fourth placed Forest but Villa go second from bottom on goal difference.

Centre back Neale Cooper 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 23 makes his debut in a Villa shirt following his move from Aberdeen 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 in July 1986 for a fee of £350,000 to become the 639th player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.

Villa leave it late but in a much improved performance hit an 88' replay at Stamford Bridge. Villa however have just one win in thirteen in all competitions and were beaten heavily at Chelsea just three games before.

Billy McNeill's Villa make it two games unbeaten as they draw with 18th placed Chelsea in the FA Cup third round.

Villa lose in extra time to a dubious penalty that was won by a blatant drive by Gordon Durie which fooled referee Joe Worrall.

Billy McNeill's 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Villa lose the FA Cup third round replay with 18th placed Chelsea and have now 🟩 won just once in fourteen games, 🟥 losing eight.

Winger Steve Hunt 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 makes his 🕒 50th appearance in a Villa shirt (46 Starts), scores his ⚽ 5th goal and contributes his 10th goal involvement.

Billy McNeill's 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Villa 🟥 lose for the ninth time in fifteen matches in all competitions, 🟩 winning once

As a result Villa now have just 🟩 twelve wins in their last fifty two League games 🟥losing twenty five.

The hated and hateful Steve Hodge 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 scores a brace against Villa just weeks after leaving in one of the most acrimonious departures imaginable as Villa remain 21st.

Centre back Martin Keown 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 makes his 🕒 25th appearance in a Villa shirt.

Centre forward Andy Gray 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 makes his 🕒 200th appearance in a Villa shirt.

Villa make it one win in sixteen under Billy McNeill as Simon Stainrod becomes the latest player to deservedly receive the bird from the Villa crowd. Villa remain 21st but are now three points from safety.

Billy McNeill's Villa lose for the third successive game and the tenth time in sixteen games whilst winning once. 

Villa now have just twelve wins in their last fifty three League games losing twenty six. As a result Villa were second from bottom, three points off safety and two points off the relegation play off place.

Villa concede after 40 seconds but fight back to lead at half time before Liverpool hit a second half equaliser. 

Villa stop a run of 🟥 four defeats under 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Billy McNeill but remain 21st although they close the gap to safety to three points.

Villa now have just 🟩 twelve wins in their last fifty five League games losing 🟥  twenty seven.

Midfielder Warren Aspinall 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 19 makes his debut in a Villa shirt after moving from Everton 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 earlier this month for a fee of £350,000 to become the 640th player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.

Villa claim a second successive draw to remain 21st in the table but now just two points off safety.

Billy McNeill's Villa make it two games unbeaten with two draws but now have just twelve wins in their last fifty six League games losing twenty seven. 

Villa however climb off the bottom of the table, three points off safety and three points off the relegation play off place with thirteen games left to play.

Villa are held to a third successive draw this time with the appalling anti-football side Wimbledon. Villa have multiple chances but fail to take any as Garry Thompson has a goal ruled out for Warren Aspinall standing off side, Steve Hunt and Neil Cooper hit the bar, Aspinall hits the post, Tony Daley hits a 30 yarder that Dave Beasant had to save magnificently and Neale Cooper’s 66’ minute strike is fumbled by Beasant without anyone following up. Despite being winless in nine, Villa climb to 20th, one point off safety with bottom side Newcastle up next.

Billy McNeill's Villa make it three games unbeaten with three draws but now have just twelve wins in their last fifty seven League games losing twenty seven. Villa however remain second from bottom, three points off safety and three points off the relegation play off place with twelve games left to play.

Villa contrive to lose to bottom side Newcastle as David Norton errs in the offside trap to gift the hosts the lead before a Tony Daley spectacular levels the score. Peter Beardsley scores a second half goal to leave Villa winless in ten, 21st and two points off safety with eleven games left to play.

Villa lose for the first time in four matches under Billy McNeill but now have just twelve wins in their last fifty eight League games having lost twenty eight. 

Tony Daley makes his 50th start in a Villa shirt (65 Appearances) to make it W14 D21 L30, 7 Goals and 5 Assists so far in his Villa career.

Billy McNeill's 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Villa stop a run of two successive defeats as they score late to claim a late 🟨 draw with Graham Taylor's 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Watford but remain 21st in the table and are now winless in twelve and five points off safety.

Villa now have just 🟩 twelve wins in their last sixty League games 🟥 losing twenty nine.

Winger Mark Walters 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 makes his 🕒 175th start in a Villa shirt (192 Appearances).

Villa secure a first win in thirteen first division games as Coventry - yet to beat Villa in a League game in 50 years of trying - are defeated at Villa Park to send Villa to nineteenth in the table, their highest position since December, in the relegation play off place and five points from safety.

Billy McNeill's Villa win for the first time in fifteen games. As a result, Villa now have thirteen wins in their last sixty one League games losing twenty nine.

Billy McNeill's 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Villa make it two games unbeaten but they are held to a goalless draw by bottom side Manchester City to fall back to 21st in the table but close the gap to safety to four points. 

Villa now have 🟩 thirteen wins in their last sixty two League games 🟥 losing twenty nine. 

Centre forward Simon Stainrod 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 makes his 🕒 75th appearance in a Villa shirt.

Billy McNeill's 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Villa make it three games unbeaten as they draw with fourth from bottom Leicester City. 

As a result, Villa now have thirteen wins in their last sixty three League games losing twenty nine. 

Villa remain 21st in the table, seven points off safety and five points off the relegation play off place with six games left to play.

Winger Mark Walters 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 ⚽ scores to contribute his 75th goal involvement in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 195th appearance in a Villa shirt (178 Starts) and make it 🟩 W72 🟨 D46 🟥 L77, ⚽ 41 Goals & 🔥 34 Assists at a rate of one goal involvement for every 2.60 games he has played so far in his Villa career.

Midfielder Paul Birch 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 makes his 🕒 125th appearance in a Villa shirt (116 Starts).

Centre forward Andy Gray 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 makes his 🕒 200th start in a Villa shirt.

On the 90th anniversary of the opening of Villa Park, Villa lose narrowly to Champions elect Everton to leave them 21st, seven points off safety with five to play with third from bottom Charlton up next.

Billy McNeill's 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Villa 🟥 lose for the first time in four games but now have just 🟩 thirteen wins in their last sixty four League games losing thirty. 

Midfielder Mark Burke 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 18 makes his debut in a Villa shirt after being promoted from Youth Team football to become the 642nd player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.

A totally uncommitted performance at Selhurst Park is punished with a hammering at the hands of third from bottom Charlton to leave Villa 21st in the table but now nine points off safety with four to play and relegation seemingly soon to be confirmed as a mathematical certainty.

Billy McNeill's Villa lose for the second successive game and now have just thirteen wins in their last sixty five League games losing thirty one. Villa remain second from bottom, ahead of only Manchester City, and are now remain none points off safety and seven points off the relegation play off place with four games left to play and a total of twelve points available.

Graham Taylor 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 takes change of Villa for the first time, after leaving First Division Watford - a team he had taken to ninth in the top flight the previous season - to take over freshly relegated. poorly resourced and run Villa under the dismantling regime of Herbert Douglas Ellis.. 

Villa open their second division campaign with a draw at Portman Road despite dominating as Simon Stainrod 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 misses a hat-trick of opportunities.

Graham Taylor 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 embarks on a major restructure of the club to remedy the multiple poor decisions on and off the pitch since Chairman Herbert Douglas Ellis took over the club after the European Cup triumph in 1982. 

Midfielder David Hunt 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 28 makes his debut in a Villa shirt after moving from Notts County 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 in June 1987 to become the 645th player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.

Central defender Steve Sims 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 30 makes his debut in a Villa shirt after joining from Taylor's former club Watford 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 in June 1987 for a fee of £50,000 to become the 646th player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.

Right back Kevin Gage 23 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 makes his debut in a Villa shirt after moving from Wimbledon 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 in July 1987 for a fee of £110,000 to become the 647th player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.

With 52 fouls and five bookings it was a typical derby game but Villa were well beaten by the grittier, more motivated side.

Graham Taylor's Villa lose to near neighbours Birmingham for the third time in four derby games having not lost just once in the previous eight against the St Andrew's outfit.

Villa old boy Pat Heard 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 scores the opening goal for Hull from the spot, whilst future Villa midfielder Garry Parker 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 sets up the Tigers' winner as Villa slump to 22nd in the 23 team second division.

Graham Taylor's 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Villa find life in the second tier a real struggle as they record two defeats and no wins in the first three games of the season.

Winger Mark Walters 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 makes his 🕒 200th appearance in a Villa shirt (182 Starts).

Villa follow their first win of the campaign with defeat to old Villa boy Bruce Rioch's Boro side who win courtesy of a second half strike from another former Villan, Paul Kerr. Villa sit 18th in the second division after 6 games.

Graham Taylor's Villa now have one win in their first six second tier games as an automatic return to the first division looks a long way off.

Villa have a headless Steve Hunt 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🟨 booked twice and 🟥 sent off within ten minutes necessitating a backs to the wall performance against a second placed Barnsley and could have even snatched all three points with ten on the pitch.

Graham Taylor's 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Villa now have 🟩 one win in their first seven second tier games as an automatic return to the first division looks a long way off.

Villa secure their 🟩 second win of the season as they make light work of Albion at the Hawthorns to climb to 16th in the second division after eight games thanks to a brace from Warren Aspinall 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿.

Graham Taylor's 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Villa 🟩 win for only the second time in eight second tier games.

Centre back Martin Keown 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 makes his 🕒 50th appearance in a Villa shirt.

Villa record successive 🟩 wins for the first time this season and the first time under Graham Taylor 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 to climb to 11th in the second division table thanks to a 19' strike from bad boy against Barnsley, Steve Hunt.

Graham Taylor's 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Villa make it 🟩 three Division Two wins in nine.

Neale Cooper 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 23 makes his 🕒 22nd & final appearance (21 Starts) before moving on to Rangers in the summer of 1988 for a fee of £250,000. Villa had bought Cooper only 14 months earlier for £350,000 from Aberdeen and he would leave with a record of 🟩 W3 🟨 D10 🟥 L9, ⚽ 1 Goal and🔥 0 Assists.

Winger Steve Hunt 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 makes his 75th appearance in a Villa shirt (71 Starts).