Villa make it successive wins under Brian Little as they climb to 3rd in the Premier League table with victory over Derby.

Midfielder Saša Ćurčić, 24, makes his Villa debut after joining from Bolton Wanderers earlier this month for a fee of £5,400,000 to become the 717th player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.

Right Back Fernando Nélson, 24, makes his debut in a Villa shirt after joining from Sporting Lisbon for a fee of £1,750,000 in July to become the 718th player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.

Having not scored in his previous 10 Premier League games, Tommy Johnson scores for the second time in 3 League matches to make it 49 appearances in a Villa shirt (38 Starts), W22 D10 L17, 14 Goals, 3 Assists and 7 Bookings at a goal involvement rate of one for every 2.88 games he has played so far in his Villa career.

Villa record a 3rd consecutive Premier League victory under Brian Little as they win at Goodison Park to climb to second in the table.

Savo Milošević makes his 50th appearance in a Villa shirt to make it W27 D11 L12, 14 Goals, 8 Assists and 5 Bookings at a goal involvement rate of one for every 2.27 games he has played so far in his Villa career.

Tommy Johnson makes his 50th appearance in a Villa shirt (38 Starts) to make it W23 D10 L17, 14 Goals, 3 Assists and 7 Bookings at a goal involvement rate of one for every 2.94 games he has played so far in his Villa career.

Former Villa defender Earl Barrett lines up for Everton.

Villa, unbeaten in 4, are held by Arsenal to end a run of three successive Premier League wins and fall back to 4th in the table under Brian Little.

Savo Milošević makes his 50th start in a Villa shirt (51 Appearances) to make it W27 D12 L12, 16 Goals, 8 Assists and 5 Bookings at a goal involvement rate of one for every 2.13 games he has played so far in his Villa career.

Former Villa midfielder David Platt lines up for Arsenal, whilst future Villa midfielder Paul Merson pulled a goal back for the Gunners.

Villa are unbeaten in 5 League games under Brian Little, winning 3, are held for the second successive Premier League game as they draw at Stamford Bridge but fall back to 6th in the table.

Andy Townsend contributes his 30th goal involvement in a Villa shirt on his 137th appearance (136 Starts) to make it W65 D32 L40, 10 Goals, 20 Assists, 22 Bookings and 4 Red Cards so far in his Villa career. 

Ugo Ehiogu makes his 125th start in a Villa shirt (139 Appearances) to make it W61 D35 L43, 7 Goals, 1 Assist, 17 Bookings and 1 Red Card so far in his Villa career.

Future Villa boss Roberto Di Matteo and future Villa assistant manager Steve Clarke line up for Chelsea.

Villa make it 6 games unbeaten in the Premier League under Brian Little but draw for the 3rd successive match as they are held by Manchester United at Villa Park.

Michael Oakes keeps his 5th clean sheet in a Villa shirt on his 9th appearance to make it W4 D4 L1, 6 Goals Conceded at a rate of 0.67 goals per game and 5 Clean Sheets (56%) so far in his Villa career.

Saša Ćurčić collects his 3rd booking in a Villa shirt on his 5th appearance to make it W2 D3 L0, 0 Goals, 0 Assists and 3 Bookings at a rate of a card every 1.67 games so far in his Villa career.

Future Villa centre back Ronny Johnsen and future Villa assistant manager Roy Keane line up for Manchester United.

Villa lose in the Premier League for the first time since the opening day of the season despite a Dwight Yorke hat-trick at St James'.

Villa are reduced to 10 men as they lose their first game in 9 under Brian Little this season.

Mark Draper is sent off on his 59th appearance to make it W29 D17 L13, 5 Goals, 9 Assists, 1 Booking and 1 Red Card so far in his Villa career.

Michael Oakes concedes more than 2 goals in a game for the first time as he ships 4 at St James’ on his 11th appearance to make it W4 D5 L2, 10 Goals Conceded at a rate of 0.91 goals per game and 6 Clean Sheets (55%) so far in his Villa career.

Future Villa defender Steve Watson and future Villa winger David Ginola line up for Newcastle.

Villa lose successive Premier League games under Brian Little as they are narrowly beaten at White Hart Lane.

Future Villa centre back Colin Calderwood lines up for Tottenham as Mark Bosnich decides a mock Nazi salute is the way forward at White Hart Lane.

Villa beat Leeds to climb to 7th in the table under Brian Little.

Dwight Yorke makes his 175th start in a Villa shirt (215 Appearances) to make it W92 D56 L67, 66 Goals, 33 Assists and 2 Bookings at a goal involvement rate of one for every 2.17 games he has played so far in his Villa career.

Tommy Johnson scores his first goal in 5 Premier League games to make it 56 appearances in a Villa shirt (40 Starts), W24 D14 L18, 16 Goals, 4 Assists and 8 Bookings at a goal involvement rate of one for every 2.80 games he has played so far in his Villa career.

Riccardo Scimeca makes his 25th appearance in a Villa shirt (10 Starts) to make it W15 D5 L5 and 1 Booking so far in his Villa career.

Fernando Nélson makes his 10th appearance in a Villa shirt (9 Starts) to make it W3 D5 L2 and 1 Booking so far in his Villa career.

In a re-run of the 1996 League Cup Final, Villa face Leeds for the second successive game and run out winners at Elland Road in the third round having also beaten their opponents at Wembley the previous season.

Dwight Yorke contributes his 100th goal involvement in a Villa shirt on his 216th appearance (176 Starts) to make it W93 D56 L67, 67 Goals, 33 Assists and 2 Booking at a goal involvement rate of one for every 2.16 he has played so far in his Villa career. 

Tommy Johnson secures his 25th win in a Villa shirt on his 57th appearance (41 Starts) to make it W25 D14 L18, 16 Goals, 4 Assists and 9 Bookings at a goal involvement rate of one for every 2.85 games he has played so far in his Villa career.

Villa lose for the 3rd time in 4 Premier League games under Brian Little as they are beaten at Roker Park and fall back to 8th in the table.

Saša Ćurčić makes his 10th appearance in a Villa shirt to make it W4 D3 L3, 0 Goals, 0 Assists and 3 Bookings so far in his Villa career.

Lee Hendrie makes his 4th appearance in a Villa shirt 10 months after his debut and for the first time in 5 months to make it W0 D1 L3, 2 Bookings and 1 Red Card so far in his Villa career.

Former Villa right back Dariusz Kubicki lines up for Sunderland.

Villa win for the second time in three Premier League games under Brian Little to climb back to 7th in the table.

Former Villa centre forward Dean Saunders lines up for Forest.

Villa lose to Leicester to leave them with 4 Premier League defeats in their last 6 games under Brian Little as they slip to 10th in the table.

Alan Wright makes his 75th appearance in a Villa shirt to make it W35 D20 L20, 2 Goals, 2 Assists and 4 Bookings so far in his Villa career.

Former Villa midfielder Garry Parker scores from the spot to give Leicester the lead whilst future Villa full back Simon Grayson and future Villa centre forward Emile Heskey line up for the foxes. 

Future Villa boss Martin O’Neill masterminds Leicester’s victory over Villa.

Villa recover from their defeat to Leicester - their 4th loss in 6 Premier League games under Brian Little - to beat Coventry and climb to 8th in the table.

Steve Staunton makes his 200th appearance in a Villa shirt (193 Appearances) to make it W83 D55 L62, 16 Goals, 24 Assists and 11 Bookings so far in his Villa career.

Alan Wright contributes his 5th goal involvement in a Villa shirt on his 76th appearance to make it W36 D20 L20, 2 Goals, 3 Assists and 4 Bookings so far in his Villa career.

Ian Taylor makes his 75th appearance in a Villa shirt (67 Starts) to make it W35 D19 L21, 7 Goals, 5 Assists and 7 Bookings so far in his Villa career.

Future Villa centre forward Dion Dublin scores a 75' equaliser for Coventry whilst future Villa assistant and caretaker manager Gary McAllister lines up for the Highfield Road outfit.

Villa hammer Wimbledon to extend their winning run to 5 Premier League games under Brian Little.

Savo Milošević scores a brace for his first goals in 12 games on his 63rd appearance in a Villa shirt (60 Starts) to make it W32 D16 L15, 18 Goals, 8 Assists and 8 Bookings at a goal involvement rate of one for every 2.42 games he has played so far in his Villa career.

Saša Ćurčić contributes his first assist in a Villa shirt on his 14th appearance (13 Starts) to make it W7 D3 L4, 0 Goals, 1 Assist and 3 Bookings at a goal so far in his Villa career.

Mark Bosnich makes his 150th appearance in a Villa shirt (149 Starts) to make it W68 D35 L48, 147 Goals Conceded at a rate of 0.98 goals per game and 55 Clean Sheets (37%) so far in his Villa career.

Andy Townsend makes his 150th start in a Villa shirt (151 Appearances) to make it W73 D34 L44, 11 Goals, 23 Assists, 23 Bookings and 4 Red Cards so far in his Villa career.

Fernando Nélson secures his 10th win in a Villa shirt on his 19th appearance (18 Starts) to make it W10 D5 L4 and 1 Booking so far in his Villa career.

Future Villa midfielder Øyvind Leonhardsen lines up for Wimbledon.

Villa lose for the first time in 6 Premier League games under Brian Little and fall back to 5th in the table as Chelsea win at Villa Park.

Dwight Yorke makes his 225th appearance in a Villa shirt (185 Starts) to make it W98 D56 L71, 73 Goals, 33 Assists and 2 Bookings at a goal involvement rate of one for every 2.12 games he has played so far in his Villa career.

Future Villa boss Roberto Di Matteo and future Villa assistant manager Steve Clarke line up for Chelsea.

Villa extend their winless run to 6 under Brian Little as they lose at Anfield to remain 7th in the Premier League.

Ugo Ehiogu suffers his 50th defeat in a Villa shirt on his 160th appearance (146 Starts) to make it W69 D41 L50, 8 Goals, 2 Assists, 19 Bookings and 1 Red Card so far in his Villa career.

Future Villa centre forward Stan Collymore scores Liverpool's second goal in a resounding defeat.

Villa win for the first time in 7 games in all competitions as they beat third tier Notts County in the FA Cup third round replay at Villa Park.

Saša Ćurčić collects his 5th booking in a Villa shirt on his 17th appearance (15 Starts) to make it W8 D3 L6, 0 Goals, 1 Assist and 5 Bookings at a rate of a card every 3.40 games so far in his Villa career that he has claimed is a 'regret’.

Villa play their FA Cup fourth round tie just three days after their third round win but lose to Derby at the Baseball Ground. 

Saša Ćurčić scores his first goal in a Villa shirt on his 18th appearance (16 Starts) to make it W8 D3 L7, 1 Goals, 1 Assist and 5 Bookings so far in his utterly pointless Villa career.

Mark Bosnich suffers his 50th defeat in a Villa shirt on his 158th appearance (157 Starts) to make it W69 D39 L50, 159 Goals Conceded at a rate of 1.01 goals per game and 58 Clean Sheets (37%) so far in his Villa career.

Villa legend Paul McGrath lines up for Derby who he had joined earlier in the season following his release by Villa. 

Villa extend their winless Premier League run to six as they lose to Sheffield Wednesday at Villa Park but remain seventh in the table under Brian Little.

Villa field their youngest side of the season with an average age of 25.15. 

Fernando Nélson makes his 25th appearance in a Villa shirt (23 Starts) to make it W10 D8 L7 and 2 Bookings so far in his Villa career.

Former Villa centre forward Guy Whittingham lines up for Wednesday.

Villa win for the first time in seven Premier League games as they beat Sunderland at Villa Park.

Centre back Carl Tiler, 26, makes his final appearance in a Villa shirt before moving on to Sheffield United in March 1997 for a fee of £731,000. Tiler played for Villa in 1995-96 and 1996-97 making 15 appearances and scoring once.

Savo Milošević contributes his 30th goal involvement in a Villa shirt on his 73rd appearance (70 Starts) to make it W34 D20 L19, 21 Goals, 9 Assists and 9 Bookings at a goal involvement rate of one for every 2.43 he has played so far in his Villa career. 

Dwight Yorke secures his 100th win in a Villa shirt on his 233rd appearance (193 Starts) to make it W100 D59 L74, 77 Goals, 33 Assists and 3 Bookings at a goal involvement rate of one for every 2.12 games he has played so far in his Villa career.

Mark Bosnich contributes his 1st assist in a Villa shirt on his 160th appearance (159 Starts) to make it W70 D39 L51, 1 Assist, 9 Bookings, 1 Red Card, 160 Goals Conceded at a rate of 1.00 goals per game and 59 Clean Sheets (37%) so far in his Villa career.

Ugo Ehiogu makes his 150th start in a Villa shirt (164 Appearances) to make it W71 D41 L52, 9 Goals, 2 Assists, 19 Bookings and 1 Red Card so far in his Villa career.

Lee Hendrie makes his 9th appearance in a Villa shirt and has now played more games in the last 3 weeks than in the previous 13 months to make it W2 D2 L5, 2 Bookings and 1 Red Card so far in his Villa career.

Former Villa defender Dariusz Kubicki lines up for Sunderland.

Villa win for the second consecutive Premier League game under Brian Little as Everton are beaten at Villa Park.

Dwight Yorke makes his 200th start in a Villa shirt (240 Appearances) to make it W104 D61 L75, 81 Goals, 33 Assists and 3 Bookings at a goal involvement rate of one for every 2.11 games he has played so far in his Villa career.

Ugo Ehiogu secures his 75th win in a Villa shirt on his 171st start (157 Appearances) to make it W75 D43 L53, 9 Goals, 4 Assists, 20 Bookings and 1 Red Card so far in his Villa career.

Steve Staunton contributes his 25th assist in a Villa shirt on his 218th appearance (211 Starts) to make it W92 D60 L66, 17 Goals, 25 Assists and 13 Bookings so far in his Villa career.

Michael Oakes secures his 10th win in a Villa shirt on his 20th appearance (19 Starts) to make it W10 D5 L5, 16 Goals Conceded at a rate of 0.80 goals per game and 11 Clean Sheets (55%) so far in his Villa career.

Villa struggle at Derby once again as they lose there for the second time this season under Brian Little.

Alan Wright makes his 100th appearance in a Villa shirt to make it W47 D26 L27, 3 Goals, 6 Assists and 6 Bookings so far in his Villa career.

In something that no-one should be forced to see, Villa legend Paul McGrath lines up for Derby who he had joined earlier in the season following his disappointing release by Villa.

Villa are held to a draw at Villa Park by Tottenham as they fall back to 5th in the Premier League table under Brian Little.

Future Villa centre back Colin Calderwood lines up for Tottenham.

Villa are held to a second successive draw in a goalless game at Elland Road but remain 5th in the Premier League table under Brian Little.

Ugo Ehiogu makes his 175th appearance in a Villa shirt (161 Starts) to make it W76 D45 L54, 9 Goals, 4 Assists, 20 Bookings and 1 Red Card so far in his Villa career.

Gareth Farrelly makes his 8th appearance in a Villa shirt almost esactly a year after his 7th to make it W5 D2 L1 and what had at one time looked like a promising future was all but over.

Villa lose for the second time in eight Premier League games under Brian Little in the penultimate match of the campaign but remain 5th in the table.

Villa field their oldest team of the season at an average age of 26.65. 

Midfielder Gareth Farrelly, 21, makes his 9th and final appearance in a Villa shirt (2 Starts) before moving on to Everton for a fee of £945,000. Farrelly would leave with a record of W5 D2 L3. A talented player who’s potential was unfulfilled, Farrelly revealed in 2018 that he, and others in the youth set up at Villa had been bullied in a toxic environment that had prevented Villa’s youth team prospects from flourishing.

Steve Staunton is sent off on his 221st appearance in a Villa shirt (214 Starts) to make it W92 D62 L67, 17 Goals, 25 Assists, 13 Bookings and 1 Red Card so far in his Villa career.

Ugo Ehiogu scores his 10th goal in a Villa shirt on his 176th appearance (162 Starts) to make it W76 D45 L55, 10 Goals, 4 Assists, 20 Bookings and 1 Red Card so far in his Villa career.

Andy Townsend suffers his 50th defeat in a Villa shirt on his 170th appearance (169 Starts) to make it W78 D42 L50, 11 Goals, 26 Assists, 26 Bookings and 4 Red Cards so far in his Villa career.

Saša Ćurčić makes his 25th appearance in a Villa shirt to make it W10 D5 L10, 1 Goal, 1 Assist and 5 Bookings so far in his Villa career.

Villa score their first goals of the season but can't prevent a fourth successive defeat to sit winless and bottom of the Premier League under Brian Little. 

Villa field their oldest starting XI of the season with an average age of 27.12 years. 

Midfielder Andy Townsend, 34, makes his 174th and final appearance in a Villa shirt (173 Starts) before moving on to Middlesbrough for a fee of £500,000 later this month. Townsend won a brace of League Cups and captained the club whilst with Villa to leave with a record of W79 D42 L53, 11 Goals, 26 Assists, 26 Bookings and 4 Red Cards across his 5 seasons.

Stan Collymore scores his first goal in a Villa shirt on his 4th appearance to make it W0 D0 L4, 1 Goal, 0 Assists and 1 Booking so far in his Villa career. 

Dwight Yorke makes his 250th appearance in a Villa shirt (210 Starts) to make it W106 D63 L81, 83 Goals, 37 Assists and 3 Bookings at a goal involvement rate of one for every 2.08 games he has played so far in his Villa career.

Ian Taylor makes his 100th appearance in a Villa shirt (91 Starts) to make it W45 D25 L30, 9 Goals, 6 Assists and 11 Bookings so far in his Villa career.

Future Villa centre back Colin Calderwood lines up for Tottenham.

Villa climb off the bottom of the table for the first time this season to rise to 13th as they record successive Premier League wins under Brian Little with victory at Oakwell.

Stan Collymore contributes his first assist in a Villa shirt on his 6th appearance to make it W2 D0 L4, 1 Goal, 1 Assist and 1 Booking so far in his Villa career.

Ugo Ehiogu contributes his 15th goal involvement in a Villa shirt on his 183rd appearance (169 Starts) to make it W79 D45 L69, 11 Goals, 4 Assists, 21 Bookings and 1 Red Card so far in his Villa career.

Ian Taylor scores his 10th goal in a Villa shirt on his 102nd appearance (93 Starts) to make it W47 D28 L30, 10 Goals, 6 Assists and 12 Bookings so far in his Villa career.

Alan Wright secures his 50th win in a Villa shirt on his 109th appearance (108 Starts) to make it W50 D28 L31, 3 Goals, 6 Assists and 6 Bookings so far in his Villa career.

Villa secure a goalless draw in the away leg of the UEFA Cup first round against Bordeaux.

Villa face FC Girondins de Bordeaux for the first time in competitive football, Bordeaux become the 137th team that the Villa first team has played in League or Cup football, Villa’s 22nd continental European opponents and their first from France.

Villa's latest European adventure starts with a goalless away draw to leave them in a strong position in the tie ahead of the second leg at Villa Park.

Villa record a third successive Premier League win to lift them to 9th in the table under Brian Little as Derby are beaten at Villa Park. 

Dwight Yorke scores his 3rd goal in 4 league games as Julian Joachim opens his account for the season.

Fernando Nélson contributes his first assist in a Villa shirt on his 46th appearance (42 Starts) to make it W20 D13 L13, 1 Assist and 5 Bookings so far in his Villa career. 

Mark Bosnich makes his 175th appearance in a Villa shirt (174 Starts) to make it W77 D43 L55, 170 Goals Conceded at a rate of 0.97 goals per game, 68 Clean Sheets (39%), 9 Bookings and 1 Red Card so far in his Villa career.

Dwight Yorke scores his 85th goal in a Villa shirt on his 254th appearance (214 Starts) to make it W109 D64 L81, 85 Goals, 38 Assists and 3 Bookings at a goal per game rate of one for every 2.99 games he has played so far in his Villa career. 

Julian Joachim scores his 5th goal in a Villa shirt on his 31st appearance (22 Starts) to make it W9 D6 L16 and 5 Goals so far in his Villa career at a goal involvement rate of one for every 6.20 games played so far in his Villa career.