Dai Astley scores a brace as Villa win for the second time in seven games as they hit Preston for five and double their goal tally across the previous four games.

Villa concede the first goal for the third successive game.

Villa are now without a clean sheet in 11 games under Jimmy McMullan.

Full back Norman Young made his Villa debut aged 28 after joining from Redditch Town.

Pongo Waring scores a brace to make it four for the season as Villa follow up a second win in six under Jimmy McMullan with a home draw.

Villa make it two games unbeaten for the first time this season to make it two wins, a draw and three defeats in six games under Jimmy McMullan. 

Villa concede the first goal for the fourth successive game.

Villa are now without a clean sheet in 12 games under Jimmy McMullan.

Winger Archie Watkins made the last of his 21 appearances for Villa aged 23 during which time he scored five goals including four in a row in 1934-35 before moving on to Reading in July 1936.

Pongo Waring scores for the third successive game to make it five for the season as Villa win for the second time in three unbeaten games under Jimmy McMullan.

Villa concede the first goal for the fifth successive game.

Villa are now without a clean sheet in 13 games under Jimmy McMullan.

Villa face Brentford for the first time in competitive football, Brentford become the 78th team that the Villa first team has played in League or Cup football.

Villa extend their unbeaten run to three games winning two to make it three wins, a draw and three defeats in seven games under Jimmy McMullan.

Villa lose for the third consecutive game under Jimmy McMullan despite Dai Astley's fourth of the season.

Villa are now winless in five games.

Villa concede the first goal for the tenth successive game.

Villa are now without a clean sheet in 18 games under Jimmy McMullan.

Villa have now conceded 42 goals in their last 14 games under McMullan.

Villa make it three wins, two draws and seven defeats in twelve games under Jimmy McMullan.

Villa slump to 20th in the table, joint bottom alongside Grimsby and Preston.

Up next are Grimsby at Villa Park who sit bottom on goals but who already have a game in hand on Villa.

Villa lose a fifth consecutive League game for the first time since September 1919 as Jimmy McMullan's second season proves even more troubling than his first. 

Villa lose for the 6th time in 7 games.

Villa are without a win in 7 games.

Villa concede the first goal for the twelfth successive game.

Villa are now without a clean sheet in 20 games under Jimmy McMullan.

Villa have now conceded 51 goals in their last 16 games under McMullan.

Villa remain rooted to the bottom of the table, two points behind Preston and three behind Portsmouth, Everton and Brentford.

Up next is mid-table Chelsea, six points better off than Villa.

Villa make it three wins, two draws and nine defeats in fourteen games.Midfielder Tom Griffiths made his Villa debut aged 29 after joining from Middlesbrough earlier this month.

Winger Arthur Cunliffe made the last of his 75 appearances for Villa aged 26 during which time he scored 13 goals before moving the other way in December.

Villa stop a run of five successive defeats with a draw against an overly physical Chelsea side.

Villa are now without a win in 8 games.

Villa score the first goal for the first time in thirteen games.

Villa have now conceded 53 goals in their last 17 games under McMullan.

Villa are now without a clean sheet in 21 games under Jimmy McMullan.

Villa make it three wins, three draws and nine defeats in fifteen games under Jimmy McMullan so far in 1936-37.

Villa remain rooted to the bottom of the table, two points behind Everton and Brentford.

Left back George Cummings, winger Charlie Drinkwater and forward Jack Palethorpe made their Villa debuts aged 22, 21 and 25 after moving from Patrick Thistle, Walthamstow Avenue and Sheffield Wednesday earlier this month. Both Drinkwater and Palethorpe marked their debuts with goals.

Villa draw for the second successive game thanks to a brace from Dai Astley.

Villa are now without a win in 9 games.

Villa have now conceded 55 goals in their last 18 games under McMullan.

Villa are now without a clean sheet in 22 games under Jimmy McMullan.

Villa make it three wins, four draws and nine defeats in sixteen games under Jimmy McMullan. 

Villa's second successive draw however does nothing for their League position as they remain bottom of the table one point adrift of Brentford and two short of Grimsby and Portsmouth.

A week on from his debut, winger Charlie Drinkwater, 21, made his second and final appearance for Villa before moving on to Charlton in August 1936.

Villa win for the first time in 10 games

Villa keep their first clean sheet in 23 games under Jimmy McMullan.

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

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

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 under Jimmy McMullan whilst conceding fifty two and look destined for relegation. 

Villa now have a single clean sheet in 24 games under Jimmy McMullan.

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.