Villa extend their unbeaten run to 3 as they are held at Elland Road to climb to 10th in the Premier League table under Brian Little.

Forward Darren Byfield, 21, makes his debut in a Villa shirt after joining Villa as a trainee and signing professional forms in February 1994 to become the 722nd player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.

Forward Richard Walker, 20, comes off the subs bench to make his debut in a Villa shirt after joining Villa as a trainee and signing professional forms in July 1995 to become the 723rd player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.

Savo Milošević makes his 100th start in a Villa shirt (106 Appearances) to make it W48 D38 L30, 29 Goals, 13 Assists and 13 Bookings at a goal involvement rate of one for every 2.52 games he has played so far in his Villa career.

Ugo Ehiogu records his 50th draw in a Villa shirt on his 202nd appearance (188 Starts) to make it W86 D50 L66, 12 Goals, 4 Assists, 2 Bookings and 1 Red Card so far in his Villa career.

Villa fail to score for the second successive game under John Gregory as they are held to a goalless draw by a pragmatic Leicester side in the first leg of the League Cup semi final at Villa Park.

David James makes his 25th appearance in a Villa shirt to make it W11 D7 L7, 22 Goals Conceded at a rate of 0.88 goals per game and 10 Clean Sheets (40%) so far in his Villa career.

Ian Taylor records his 50th draw in a Villa shirt on his 207th appearance (194 Starts) to make it W94 D50 L63, 31 Goals, 13 Assists and 42 Bookings so far in his Villa career.

Richard Walker makes his 2nd appearance in a Villa shirt (0 Starts) over 2 years after his debut in December 1997 to make it W0 D1 L0 so far in his Villa career.

Villa are beaten in the League Cup semi finals as future Villa boss Martin O'Neill masterminds an obdurate and workmanlike Leicester to victory.

David James concedes his 25th goal in a Villa shirt on his 27th appearance to make it W12 D7 L8, 25 Goals Conceded at a rate of 0.93 goals per game and 10 Clean Sheets (37%) so far in his Villa career.

Villa hammer Watford to extend their unbeaten Premier League run to 7 under John Gregory.

Villa hit 4 in the League for the first time this season and climb to 8th in the table under John Gregory.

Colin Calderwood makes his 30th and final appearance in a Villa shirt (26 Starts) to make it W13 D6 L11 and 2 Bookings across his short Villa career. Calderwood would return to the club as assistant manager to Steve Bruce during Villa’s championship seasons 2017-18.

Alan Wright makes his 225th appearance in a Villa shirt (222 Starts) to make it W103 D53 L67, 3 Goals, 18 Assists and 13 Bookings so far in his Villa career.

Richard Walker scores his 1st goal in a Villa shirt on his 4th appearance (1 Start) to make it W1 D2 L1 and 1 Goal so far in his Villa career.

Paul Merson contributes his 15th goal involvement in a Villa shirt on his 55th appearance (40 Starts) to make it W24 D12 L19, 8 Goals, 7 Assists and 4 Bookings at a goal involvement rate of one for every 3.67 games played so far in his Villa career.

Steve Stone contributes his 5th assist in a Villa shirt on his 34th appearance (18 Starts) to make it W15 D8 L11, 2 Goals, 5 Assists and 1 Booking so far in his Villa career.

Villa are held at home by Arsenal but extend their unbeaten Premier League run to 10 under John Gregory.

Villa draw their second successive League game to drop to 9th in the table.

Richard Walker scores in successive appearances in a Villa shirt on his 5th appearance (3 Starts) to make it W1 D3 L1 and 2 Goals so far in his Villa career.

Midfielder David Curtolo, 19, makes his sole squad appearance for Villa as an unused substitute before returning to Västerås SK on a free transfer in January 2001, 3 years after his arrival for £30,000 under Brian Little.

Forward Gustavo Bartelt, 25, makes his sole squad appearance for Villa as an unused substitute before returning to AS Roma at the end of his loan spell.

Villa beat Coventry at Villa Park to extend their Premier League unbeaten run to 11 games under John Gregory and climb to 6th place in the table.

Ugo Ehiogu scores his 15th goal in a Villa shirt on his 287th appearance (271 Starts) to make it W134 D66 L87, 15 Goals, 8 Assists, 36 Bookings and 2 Red Cards so far in his Villa career.

Meanwhile off the pitch, the Chairman refuses to commit to a 3 year deal for Benito Carbone, and the player erupts.

Future Villa midfielder Mustafa Hadji and former Villa winger Steve Froggatt line up for Coventry.

Villa are held at Anfield by Liverpool but make it 12 Premier League games unbeaten under John Gregory as they consolidate 6th place in the table.

Villa make it 1 defeat in 15 Premier League games under John Gregory winning 8 as they beat Wednesday to further consolidate 6th place in the table.

Villa field an all home nation XI for the final time in top flight football. Villa's line up featured 10 Englishmen and a Welshman. 

Dion Dublin makes his first start since his neck injury against the team against whom he broke a vertebra in December as Villa hit a last minute winner to consolidate 6th place in the Premier League table.

Lee Hendrie makes his 75th start in a Villa shirt (103 appearances) to make it W49 D22 L32, 9 Goals, 9 Assists, 19 Bookings and 1 Red Card at a goal involvement rate of one for every 6.05 games he has played so far in his Villa career.

Alan Thompson makes his 50th appearance in a Villa shirt (39 Starts) to make it W21 D10 L19, 4 Goals, 5 Assists and 15 Bookings at a rate of a card every 3.33 games so far in his Villa career.

Right back Jonathan Bewers, 17, makes his first squad appearance for Villa after coming through the youth ranks.

Villa cannot survive an eccentric refereeing performance that sees three Villa players sent off over the two games including two at the Hawthorns as Celta secure an aggregate victory.

Villa’s insanely early start to the season comes to a pointless, fruitless and demoralising end. Four sending offs, a raft of bookings, suspensions and injuries were all Villa had to show for playing four games by the 2nd August. 

Midfielder Stephen Cooke, 17, makes his debut in a Villa shirt after signing professional forms with the club in July 2000 to become the 746th player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.

Midfielder Alan Thompson, 26, is sent off on his 58th and final appearance in a Villa shirt (45 Starts) before joining Celtic for a fee of £3,960,000 in September 2000. Thompson joined from Bolton Wanderers in June 1998 for £6,480,000 and left with W23 D13 L22, 5 Goals, 6 Assists, 17 Bookings and 1 Red Card having collected cards at a rate of one every 3.22 games in his Villa career.

Ian Taylor is sent off on his 223rd appearance in a Villa shirt (204 Starts) to make it W99 D55 L69, 32 Goals, 13 Assists, 43 Bookings and 1 Red Card so far in his Villa career.

Julian Joachim makes his 150th appearance in a Villa shirt (101 Starts) to make it W63 D33 L54, 38 Goals, 12 Assists and 2 Booking at a goal involvement rate of one for every 3.00 games played so far in his Villa career.

Villa win through in the FA Cup third round replay as Darius Vassell's first goal in 27 months beats Newcastle.

Forward Richard Walker, 23, makes his 10th and final appearance in a Villa shirt (4 Starts) 6 months after his 9th before moving on to Blackpool for a fee of £68,000. Walker would leave with a record of W4 D4 L2 and 2 Goals.

Paul Merson contributes his 15th assist in a Villa shirt on his 98th appearance (83 Starts) to make it W39 D29 L30, 13 Goals, 15 Assists, 7 Bookings and 1 Red Card at a goal involvement rate of one for every 3.50 games played so far in his Villa career.

Darius Vassell makes his 1st start in 26 games and scores his 1st goal in 41 on his 44th appearance in a Villa shirt (3 Starts) to make it W21 D6 L17, 3 Goals, 4 Assists and 4 Bookings so far in his Villa career at a goal involvement rate of one for every 7.33 games played so far in his Villa.