Villa win for the fifth time in six unbeaten games this season as Pongo Waring scoreds his twelfth goal of the campaign 

Villa make it three successive victories at Villa Park this season

Villa have now scored 17 goals across their first six games and keep their second clean sheet but with Arsenal (20) and Huddersfield (19) have more goals

Villa retake the lead at the top of the table as it's Arsenal's turn to drop a point.

Goalkeeper Percy Maggs, 23, makes his Villa debut after moving from Bath City in May 1928 

Legenday winger Dicky York makes his final appearance for Villa after 390 games and 86 goals before moving on to Port Vale in June 1931.

Villa on a horrendous run of ill fortune secure a draw to collect their 5th point in 14 as their title challenge continues to flounder.

Villa face Blackpool for the first time in competitive football, Blackpool become the 76th team that the Villa first team has played in League or Cup football.

Villa stop a run of successive defeats but are held at Bloomfield to make it eight wins, four draws and four defeats in their sixteen division one games having scored FORTY FOUR goals.

Fred Biddlestone, still recovering from his roughhouse treatment in the defeat to Derby misses out as Percy Maggs is called up for his second appearance of the season and second in over two years since joining the club.

Villa remain in fifth and are now 6 points off leaders Arsenal with second placed Porstmouth up next.

Jack Mandley scores in successive games as Villa with second placed Portsmouth 

Villa have one win in their last eight League games having started the season with seven wins in ten, as a period of ill-luck and poor play seems to have removed them completely from the title race.

Nevertheless in their seventeen division one games Villa have now scored FORTY SIX goals second only to leaders Arsenal.

Villa win for the first time in five as Pongo Waring scores his TWENTY THIRD goal in eighteen games

Overall Villa make it nine wins, five draws and four defeats in their eighteen division one games having scored FIFTY goals second only to leaders Arsenal.

Villa score four or more for the seventh time in 18 games this season, having scored five once and six twice.

Villa win away from home for the first time in six.

Villa remain fifth in the table but close the gap on leaders Arsenal to five points.

Pongo Waring scores his TWENTY FOURTH goal in nineteen games as Villa record successive victories for the first time since September 

Villa make it ten wins, five draws and four defeats in their nineteen division one games having scored FIFTY FOUR goals.

Villa score four or more for the eighth time in 19 games this season, having scored five once and six twice.

Villa climb back to fourth in the table four points behind joint leaders Wednesday and Arsenal

Villa are hard done by at Maine Road as 'keeper Percy Maggs, just as Fred Biddlestone was against Derby, is compromised by a first half injury before referee Woodward refuses a blatant penalty for a trip on Jack Mandley in the second half. 

Pongo Waring scores his TWENTY FIFTH goal in twenty games as Villa lose for the first time in five to make it ten wins, five draws and five defeats in their twenty division one games having scored FIFTY FIVE goals.

Villa sit joint fourth, four points off joint leaders Wednesday and Arsenal as their mini recover from their Autumn woes falters.

Villa win for the third time in four and for the second away game in three as form begins to return for Billy Smith's men.

Pongo Waring scores his TWENTY SIXTH goal in twenty one games. 

Villa make it eleven wins, five draws and five defeats in their twenty one division one games having scored FIFTY SEVEN goals.

Villa make it one defeat in seven as they begin to get their faltering title challenge back on track but they are held at home by Chelsea.

Pongo Waring scores his TWENTY EIGHTH goal in twenty two games but leaves the field in the second half with injury. 

Villa make it eleven wins, six draws and five defeats in their twenty two division one games having scored SIXTY goals.

Only leaders Arsenal have a better goal haul.

Villa's improved form lifts them to third in the table although first and second placed Arsenal and Wednesday have a game in hand on Billy Smith's men.

Jack Mandley, Eric Houghton and George Brown each hit braces as Villa hit Manchester United for seven to record their biggest win of the season.

Villa make it twelve wins, six draws and five defeats in their twenty three division one games having scored SIXTY SEVEN goals.

Villa score four or more for the ninth time in 23 games this season, having scored five once, six twice & seven once.

Villa remain 3rd in the table five points off leaders Arsenal.

Villa are selected to play away from home on New Years Day for the 15th time in the 16 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 40 years.

Villa lose for the 12th time in 16 New Years Day fixtures

Villa fail to score for the first time this season.

Villa open 1931 with a shock result as a team that had scored SIXTY SEVEN goals in their previous twenty three games drew a blank as they lose at St James' Park to make it twelve wins, six draws and six defeats in their twenty four division one games.

Villa's loss leaves them fifth in the table.

Joe Beresford hits two as Villa score five at Upton Park but are held to a a draw but that only tells some of the story..

Terrible conditions, forwards dominating as defenders struggle for control, it's to and fro until West Ham take a convincing 5-3 lead into the interval.

Villa though come out and win the second half to equalise on 61' but amazingly despite 10 goals in the first hour, the final 30 minutes sees no addition to the score and a classic is born.

Villa hit five away from home but are held at Upton Park to make it twelve wins, seven draws and six defeats in their twenty five division one games having scored SEVENTY TWO goals.

Villa score four or more for the tenth time in 25 games this season, having scored five twice, six twice & seven once.

In a typical show of Villa's misfortune this season they are drawn against league leaders Arsenal in the FA Cup third round.

Billy Walker scores in successive games as Villa go two up in 15' at Highbury but the hosts luck in with an equaliser with just 2' to go.

Villa are held at Highbury in the third round of the FA Cup ahead of a Villa Park replay.

Two goals up in the original fixture until the last knockings of the game and with 75% of the attacking play in the replay at Villa Park but Villa still lose to an 'efficient' Arsenal side and are out the Cup.

A record mid-week attendance was set of 73,668 on 14 January 1931 for the FA Cup 3rd round replay with Arsenal. The receipts were £5,137 4s. 3d. 

Pongo Waring scores his TWENTY NINTH goal in twenty three games after a four match absence but Villa are beaten in the third round of the FA Cup at Villa Park.

Villa, already dominating, see Bolton lose their 'keeper to injury half way through the first half and the visitors are forced to play with 10 and outfield player Gosling in goal.

Pongo Waring scores his THIRTIETH goal in twenty four games as Villa record a first League victory in three and first in 1931 to make it thirteen wins, seven draws and six defeats in their twenty six division one games having scored SEVENTY FIVE goals more than any other team in the division

Villa sit joint third, four points off leaders Wednesday, but second placed Arsenal have three games in hand.

Goalkeeper Percy Maggs makes his fourteenth and final appearance for Villa aged 24 before moving on to Blackpool in August 1932.