Below par Villa 🟥 lose at West Ham to fall back to fourth place with four games remaining.

Tony Barton's 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Villa, reigning European Champions, fail to score for the fifteenth time this season and make it 🟩 nineteen wins, 🟨 four draws and 🟥 fifteen losses in 🕒 thirty eight League games this season. 

Midfeilder Ray Walker 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 19 makes his debut appearance in a Villa shirt after graduating from the youth set up to become the 620th player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.

Tony Barton's 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Villa recover from defeat in the League to beat Albion once again and progress to the fifth round of the League Cup.

Villa triumph through adversity and progress to the League Cup Quarter Final.

Villa have all three forwards injured in the first fifteen minutes of another thuggish derby as Albion have a player sent off on half time but not before Peter Withe 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 is taken to hospital with injuries sustained. 

Winger Mark Walters 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 makes his 50th appearance in a Villa shirt (39 Starts).

Centre forward Paul Rideout 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 19 scores his second ⚽ goal in a Villa shirt as Tony Barton's 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 team record a narrow win over second placed West Ham to climb back to seventh in the table.

Villa make it 🟩 eight wins, 🟨 three draws and 🟥 five defeats in 🕒 sixteen League games this season.

Winger Tony Morley 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 29 makes his 180th & final appearance in a Villa shirt (170 Starts) before moving on to West Bromwich Albion later this month for a fee of £75,000. Morley left with a record of 🟩 W86 🟨 D36 🟥 L58, ⚽ 34 Goals and 🔥 34 Assists.

Morley 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 became the fifth player from the 14 man League winning squad to be idiotically disarded within just 18 months of the team being crowned Champions of Europe.

Left back Eamonn Deacy 🇮🇪 makes his 🕒 twenty seventh appearance in a Villa shirt and his first in nine months.

Tony Barton's Villa can only draw with struggling Everton to make it eight wins, four draws and five defeats in seventeen League games this season.

Paul Rideout scores for the second successive game to give Villa a deserved lead over Everton but a dodgy penalty decision - missed - threatens to give the home side a deserved point before former Villan scores a cruel last minute equaliser. Such is the tight nature of the table that Villa fall to tenth.

Villa are held to a goalless draw at home to remain ninth in the table.

Tony Barton's 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Villa fail to score for the third time this season and make it 🟩 nine wins, 🟨 five draws and 🟥 six defeats in 🕒 twenty League games this season.

Midfeilder Alan Curbishley 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 makes his 🕒 25th appearance in a Villa shirt.

Villa open a two goal lead before Nigel Spink 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 saves a penalty and Southampton score twice in four minutes in the final ten, Villa remain 7th.

Tony Barton's 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Villa can't beat high-flying Southampton despite opening up a two goal lead as they make it 🟩 ten wins, 🟨 six draws and 🟥 six defeats in 🕒 twenty two League games this season.

Midfielder Steve McMahon 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 makes his 🕒 25th appearance in a Villa shirt, scoring his ⚽ 4th goal in the last 7 games having not scored in his first 18.

John Deehan scores against his boyhood club but Peter Withe equalises as Villa are frustrated by Norwich's incessant use of the offside trap to destroy all rhythm in the game ahead of a Carrow Road replay.

Tony Barton's Villa can only draw with Norwich despite Peter Withe's seventeenth goal of the season.

A weakened Villa side provide a shock as they are beaten by Norwich in a Cup competition of any kind for the first time in their history. 

Villa though have a chance of immediate revenge as they are due to return to Carrow Road in a week's time for a League Cup Quarter Final tie.

Tony Barton's 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Villa fail to score for the second time in five games and fourth time this season.

Centre back Dean Glover 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 20 makes his debut in a Villa shirt following his promotion from the Youth Team to become the 625th player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.

Villa capitulate in the final 30 minutes at Carrow Road as John Deehan inspires Norwich to the win, meanwhile Tony Barton's tolerance breaks and the players are placed well and truly in the dock as Villa slump to 12th.

Tony Barton's Villa lose the latest battle of Carrow Road as John Deehan does the damage against his formative club to make it ten wins, seven draws and nine defeats in twenty six League games this season.

Villa are held by Coventry at Highfield Road after playing the final 24 minutes with Peter Withe 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 in goal after a serious head injury to Nigel Spink 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿.

Coventry equalise late on despite Withe's efforts to leave Villa 9th in the table. 

Villa make it 🟩 eleven wins, 🟨 nine draws and 🟥 eleven defeats in 🕒 thirty one League games this season.

Before taking over in goal centre forward Peter Withe 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 scores his ⚽ 75th goal in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 181st appearance doing so at a rate of one every 2.41 games.

Villa record a 🟩 third successive win as a strong attacking performance and fine goalkeeping display from former Hammers 'keeper Mervyn Day clinch the points.

Tony Barton's Villa 🟩 win a third successive game to climb to eighth in the table and make it 🟩 seventeen wins, 🟨 nine draws and 🟥 fourteen defeats in 🕒 forty League games this season.

Goalkeeper Mervyn Day 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 keeps his ⛔ first clean sheet in 🕒 five games but has only 🥅 conceded 13 goals in 🕒 12 appearances in a Villa shirt.

After three successive wins Villa lose their final home game of the season but climb to joint 7th in the table with one to play having played a game more than some of their rivals.

Tony Barton's Villa lose for the first time in four and fail to score for the eleventh time to make it seventeen wins, nine draws and fifteen defeats in forty one League games this season.

Villa survive a crazy decision from referee Ron Bridges to draw with Arsenal and remain 10th in the table.

Graham Turner's 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Villa fail to score for the thirteenth time this season but earn a second successive 🟨 draw to make it 🟩 nine wins in 🕒 twenty nine League games, whilst 🟥 losing ten.

Right Back Gary Williams 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 makes his 225th appearance in a Villa shirt (220 Starts).

Villa hit a late penalty to hold League leaders Everton and hold on to tenth in the table under Graham Turner.

Graham Turner's Villa draw for the third successive fame to make it nine wins in thirty League games, whilst losing ten.

Villa bounce back from their heavy Old Trafford reverse to beat bottom of the table Stoke and climb back to 10th in the table.

Graham Turner's 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Villa 🟩 win for the first time in six games to make it 🟩 ten wins in 🕒 thirty two League games, whilst 🟥 losing eleven.

Centre forward Didier Six 🇫🇷 scores ⚽ his second goal in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 15th appearance for the club.

Villa beat Tottenham at White Hart Lane to make it 🟩 six wins in eleven League games in 1985 as Graham Turner's 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Villa 🟩 win for a second consecutive match having not won in the previous five, as are result Villa make it 🟩 eleven wins in thirty three League games, whilst 🟥 losing eleven. 

Goalkeeper Kevin Poole 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 21 makes his debut in a Villa shirt following his promotion from the Youth Team to become the 632nd player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.

Winger Mark Walters 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 scores his ⚽ 20th goal on his 🕒 107th appearance in a Villa shirt (93 Starts).

Colin Gibson 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 contributes his ⚽ 🔥 30th goal involvement on his 🕒 219th appearance in a Villa shirt.

Centre forward Peter Withe 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 makes his 🕒 225th appearance in a Villa shirt but has now scored just ⚽ 3 goals since his 🕒 200th appearance as the team continues to struggle under Graham Turner 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿.

Villa concede after 10' and lose to Albion at the Hawthorns for only their 🟥 third defeat in thirteen League games as they remain 10th in the first division.

Graham Turner's 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Villa see their three game winning run end as they fail to score for the fifteenth time this season.

This goalscoring blank however was an extraordinary one with Villa laying almost constant siege to the Albion goal from first to last. 

Villa make it 🟩 twelve wins in 🕒 thirty five League games, whilst also 🟥 losing twelve. 

Centre forward Didier Six 🇫🇷 makes his 18th and final appearance in a Villa shirt (14 Starts) before moving on to Metz 🇫🇷 in June. Six 🇫🇷 had only joined Villa in October and left with a record of 🟩 W6 🟨 D6 🟥 L6, ⚽ 2 Goals and 🔥 2 Assists.

Graham Turner's Villa lose for the third successive match and fail to score for the sixteenth time this season to make it twelve wins in thirty seven League games, whilst losing fourteen. 

Villa lose a third consecutive League game after Graham Turner decides to give Gordon Cowans and Steve McMahon "the day off". As curious as that is it opens the opportunity for a 17 year old winger named Tony Daley to make his debut. 

Despite the about turn in form - five defeats and seven wins in their last fifteen League games - Villa remain 10th.

Winger Tony Daley, 17, makes his Villa debut after coming through the Youth ranks to become the 633rd player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.

Villa stop a run of three League defeats but are held at home by Watford to remain 10th in the table with four games of Graham Turner's first season to play.

Graham Turner's Villa make it twelve wins in thirty eight League games, whilst losing fourteen.

Villa stop a run of three successive defeats with a draw against the 1984-85 runners up Liverpool as Nigel Spink 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 saves a last gasp penalty. 

Forward Gary Shaw 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 makes his first home appearance in 18 months after injury and scores his first Villa Park goal since the opening day of the 1983-84 season.

Winger Mark Walters 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 scores his ⚽ 25th goal on his 🕒 118th appearance in a Villa shirt (104 Starts).

Winger Tony Daley 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 contributes his 🔥 first assist in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 6th appearance (4 Starts).

Villa 🟥 lose for the second time in 🕒 three games under Graham Turner 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 to sit 21st in the early first division table.

Graham Turner’s 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Villa have now 🟥 lost four of their 🕒 last five. 

Even more concerning is that having already sold Paul Rideout 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿, a fellow shining light of the 1984-85 season goes. 

Midfielder Steve McMahon 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 24 makes his 91st and final appearance in a Villa shirt before moving on to Liverpool in September 1985 for a fee of £350,000. McMahon left with a record of 🟩 W35 🟨 D21 🟥 L35, ⚽ 7 Goals and 🔥6 Assists.

Villa, winless in four under Graham Turner 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 are held to a 🟨 goalless draw at the Dell despite Southampton having Jimmy Case sent off late on.

Graham Turner’s 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Villa sit 21st in the table and have now failed to 🟩 win any of their last six games.

Midfielder Steve Hodge 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 22 makes his debut appearance in a Villa shirt after moving from Nottingham Forest earlier this month for a fee of £400,000 to become the 634th player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.

Villa win for the first time in five League games as an injury and illness hit side go three up against Luton in the first half and hold on for their first victory of the season to climb to 14th.

Graham Turner’s 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Villa 🟩 win for the first time this season and for the first time in seven matches as they score as ⚽ many goals in the first forty five minutes of the game as they had managed in their previous four matches. 

Defender David Norton 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 scores his ⚽ first goal in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 5th appearance since his promotion from the Youth Team.

Steve Hodge 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 scores his first for the club. 

Graham Turner’s Villa play a second successive game against a neighbouring team but can't repeat their win at Albion as they fail to score for the third time in seven League matches. 

Yet the game is remembered for the headlines that encapsulate the entirely lopsided relationship between Villa and their near neighbours Birmingham City. 

A relationship of unequals was 100 years and counting at this point but no less virciferous than over the previous century. 

Although passions were equally held on both sides, no-one, but no-one, would ever judge a Villa player on a single fixture against Birmingham. Yet the 'dream' was to beat Villa. 

As an aside, the 'Blues' packed their team with ex Villa players as usual.

Graham Turner’s 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Villa beat Fourth Division side Exeter City in the first leg of the League Cup second round.

Centre forward Simon Stainrod 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 26 scores all four Villa ⚽ goals on his debut after moving from Sheffield Wednesday earlier this month for a fee of £250,000. Stainrod becomes the 635th player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.

Midfeilder Darren Bradley 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 is 🟥 sent off on his 🕒 9th appearance in a Villa shirt.

Midfielder Ray Walker 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 makes his 🕒 25th appearance in a Villa shirt.

Despite taking an early lead through Simon Stainrod 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Villa 🟥 lose for the third successive League game as West Ham but four past Graham Turner's 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 side to leave them 16th in the table.

Villa make it 🟥 five defeats in thirteen Division One 🕒 matches and just 🟩 three wins under Graham Turner 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿.

Left Back Tony Dorigo 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 makes his 50th appearance in a Villa shirt.

Right Back Gary Williams 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 makes his 250th appearance in a Villa shirt.

Villa 🟥 lose their fourth successive game to sit 16th in the table under Graham Turner 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿.

Graham Turner’s Villa make it 🟥 six defeats in 🕒 fourteen Division One matches winning 🟩 three.

Centre forward Andy Gray 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 scores his ⚽ first League goal for the club on his 🕒 thirteenth Division One appearance since his return

Brendan Ormsby 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 25 makes his 🕒 140th & final appearance in a Villa shirt before moving on to Leeds United in February 1986 for a fee of £65,000. Ormsby left with a record of 🟩 W57 🟨 D38 🟥 L45, ⚽ 7 Goals and 🔥 4 Assists.

Ray Walker 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 22 makes his 🕒 27th and final appearance in a Villa shirt (18 Starts) before moving on to Port Vale in July 1986 for a fee of £12,000. Walker left with a record of 🟩 W7 🟨 D11 🟥 L9 and 🔥 1 Assist.