• Villa lose successive games to fall back to 13th in the League table.

• Dick Taylor's Villa lose successive games to make it five wins, a draw and six defeats in twelve League fixtures this season. 

• Meanwhile, winger Tony Scott made his Villa debut aged 24 after moving from West Ham United earlier this month for a fee of £25,000.

• Villa are held by Albion at Villa Park but climb back to joint twelfth in the table with Manchester United. 

• Meanwhile tedious Tony Hateley pushes for a transfer once again, Hateley a goalscorer but one of the most limited footballers to ever pull on a claret and blue jersey, continues to hawk himself around the League but there are conspicuously few takers for a player his team-mates have to compensate for so often.

• Dick Taylor's Villa make it two unbeaten but are now without a League win in the last three to make it five wins, two draws and six defeats in thirteen League fixtures this season.

• Villa win at the City Ground to make it three games unbeaten and climb to 10th in the table alongside Chelsea, Everton, Manchester United and Sunderland. Wantaway Tony Hateley ‘scores’ the winner in a typical physical scramble from the blunt instrument that is the centre forward.

• Dick Taylor's Villa win for the first time in four to make it six wins, two draws and six defeats in fourteen League fixtures this season.

• Villa climb to eighth - their highest position of the season - level on points with Chelsea, Stoke, Everton, Manchester United and Sunderland. Tony Scott scores his first for the club and Johnny MacLeod creates another two goals but Villa make hard work of beating lowly Wednesday.

• Dick Taylor's Villa record successive wins to make it seven wins, two draws and six defeats in fifteen League fixtures this season.

• Villa draw at Craven Cottage amid a Fulham onslaught to earn a League Cup fourth round replay at Villa Park.

• Dick Taylor's Villa draw at Craven Cottage to earn a League Cup fourth round replay with Fulham.

• Villa concede twice in a minute to leave them 0-2 behind in ten minutes as they fail to cope with the physicality and robust play of Northampton. Villa fall to joint 12th in the table alongside Everton following their first defeat in six.

• Dick Taylor's Villa lose for the first time in six as they are beaten by Northampton to make it seven wins, two draws and seven defeats in sixteen League fixtures this season.

• Villa beat Fulham in the League Cup fourth round replay as Phil Woosnam hits a brace.

• Dick Taylor's Villa are victorious in the League Cup replay to set up a quarter final tie with Albion.

• Villa lose Alan Deakin early before a second half concession leaves them with a second home defeat of the season and remaining in 12th place.

• Dick Taylor's Villa lose for the second time in three to make it seven wins, two draws and eight defeats in seventeen League fixtures this season. Meanwhile, former Villa stalwart Harry Burrows hits the killer blow for Stoke.

• Villa, reduced to 10 men in both the first and second halves, can't withstand the Albion pressure as Villa's neighbours muscle into the League Cup Quarter Final's at Dick Taylor's men's expense.

• Dick Taylor's Villa lose for the third time in four as they are beaten by Albion to prevent a third League Cup semi final in five seasons.

• Villa suffer a third successive defeat to fall back to 14th in the table despite taking the lead at high flying Burnley through Tony Hateley.

• Dick Taylor's Villa lose for the fourth time in five and the third consecutive game for the first time this season as they make it seven wins, two draws and nine defeats in eighteen League matches.

• Villa's fourth successive defeat and third in the League sees them remain 14th in the table.

• Dick Taylor's Villa lose for the fifth time in six and the fourth consecutive game for the first time this season as they make it seven wins, two draws and ten defeats in nineteen League matches. 

• Meanwhile, winger Ray Bloomfield made his final appearance for Villa aged 21 before moving into non-League football in 1966. Ray played for Villa in 1964-65 and 1965-66 making 3 appearances.

Dick Taylor's Villa score three goals for the first time since September but can only draw as they are now without a win in six to make it seven wins, two draws and eleven defeats in twenty League matches.

Villa stop the rot after four consecutive defeats but it could have been so much more as they led 3-1 at Highbury with just six minutes left to play.

• Villa win for the first time in six and astonishingly the first time in five years against Everton to prematurely end 1965 on a relative high in 12th place.

• Dick Taylor's wildly inconsistent Villa score three goals for the second successive game but hold on this time to win for the first time in seven and make it eight wins, two draws and eleven defeats in twenty one League matches.

• Villa play at home on New Years day for only the fourth time in their history.

• Villa had played their first New Years Day fixture in January 1891 and have now played just four home games on 1st January in 75 years.

• Villa make it successive wins after allowing a two goal lead to slip, despite the points Villa drop to 14th having played two, and in some cases, three, fewer games then the rest of the League.

• Dick Taylor's Villa - after an extended break - open 1966 with a second successive victory and have now scored ten goals in three games to make it nine wins, two draws and eleven defeats in twenty two League matches.

• Villa have Colin Withers to thank again in defeat as the local boy saves Dick Taylor's men from a hammering in a game that once again sees Villa reduced to 10-men for a period due to injury.

• Dick Taylor's Villa lose for the first time in four make it nine wins, two draws and twelve defeats in twenty three League matches.

• Villa bounce back from their Goodison difficulties and hammer Forest at Villa Park to climb back to 14th but with plenty of games still in hand on those around them.

• Dick Taylor's wildly inconsistent Villa follow defeat with another victory to make it ten wins, two draws and twelve defeats in twenty four League matches.

• Villa lose out to former striker Derek Dougan in the FA Cup 3rd Round.

• Dick Taylor's Villa lose for the second time in three as they are knocked out of the FA Cup at the first hurdle by Leicester despite playing on home turf.

• Villa are never in the game against a workmanlike Sheffield United side as the guile and intelligence of Phil Woosnam is sorely missed. Villa remain 14th.

• Dick Taylor's Villa lose for the third time in four to make it ten wins, two draws and thirteen defeats in twenty five League matches.

• Villa's worrying run continues as the terraces provide gallows humour in the face of what now looks like a relegation battle. The limited Tony Hateley - a goalscorer but little else - is the target of much of the mirth.

• Dick Taylor's Villa lose for the fifth time in six and for the fourth successive game to make it ten wins, two draws and fifteen defeats in twenty seven League matches.

• A last minute Tony Hateley goal secures Villa their first point in four league matches.

• Dick Taylor's Villa stop a run of four defeats with to make it ten wins, three draws and fifteen defeats in twenty eight League matches.

• Villa win for the first time in six. The victory comes against relegation threatened Blackburn to give Villa some breathing space of their own.

• Dick Taylor's Villa win for the first time in six to make it eleven wins, three draws and fifteen defeats in twenty nine League matches.

• Villa make it two wins in two as the sea air does them some good. Back in 12th place.

• Dick Taylor's wildly inconsistent Villa make it successive wins having not won in the previous six to make it twelve wins, three draws and fifteen defeats in thirty League matches.

• Just as Villa looked to be turning a corner another defeat to West Ham derails the comeback. To make matters worse, the Hammers had been below Villa in the table before kick off.

• Dick Taylor's wildly inconsistent Villa lose for the fifth time in eight to make it twelve wins, three draws and sixteen defeats in thirty one League matches.

• Villa fall to 14th as they are beaten by bottom side Fulham in an embarrassing performance at Villa Park.

• Dick Taylor's wildly inconsistent Villa lose for the sixth time in nine and have now conceded nine goals in two games to make it twelve wins, three draws and seventeen defeats in thirty two League matches.

• Villa are beaten by champions elect Liverpool - no shame in that - to remain 14th in the table.

• Dick Taylor's wildly inconsistent Villa make it seventeen goals against in four games and twelve wins, four draws and eighteen defeats in thirty four League matches.

• Villa lose to Northampton - plenty of shame in that - as without a win in five they slump to 16th in the table.

• Villa face Northampton Town for the first time in competitive football, Northampton become the 92nd team that the Villa first team has played in League or Cup football.

• Dick Taylor's wildly inconsistent Villa lose for the eighth time in twelve games to make it twelve wins, four draws and nineteen defeats in thirty five League matches. Meanwhile, goalkeeper John Gavan made his final Villa appearance aged 26 before on moving to Doncaster Rovers in July 1967. Gavan played for Villa between 1962-63 and 1965-66 making 12 appearances.

• Veteran Jimmy MacEwan rescues a point for Villa against Manchester United but like so many times past and present the referee prevents Villa getting anything more.

• Dick Taylor's Villa make it twelve wins, five draws and nineteen defeats in thirty six League matches.

• Villa fall in the mud to two second half goals from former Villain Harry Burrows and remain 17th in the table.

• Dick Taylor's wildly inconsistent Villa lose for the tenth time in sixteen games to make it twelve wins, five draws and twenty defeats in thirty seven League matches. Meanwhile, ex Villa man Harry Burrows once again does the damage for Stoke - scoring both goals to beat his old side.

• Villa's first win in eight in difficult conditions keeps Villa 17th but with a three point cushion to the relegation places with four to play.

• Dick Taylor's wildly inconsistent Villa win for the first time in eight games to make it thirteen wins, five draws and twenty defeats in thirty eight League matches.

• Villa open 1966-67 with a home draw in a lacklustre display that suggests another season of attrition awaits.

• Dick Taylor's Villa open the season with a draw thanks to Lew Chatterley's strike. The result marks the first time Villa haven't lost the opening game of the season under Taylor.

• Villa suffer a chastening defeat in only their second game of the season as twenty minutes after the game a section of fans are still calling for heads to roll with “Buckley must go” resonating around an August evening in Aston as former player, now Director, Chris Buckley, is the subject of the fans ire.

• Dick Taylor's Villa make it a draw and a defeat in two home games so far this season. Despite winning three of the final five matches of 1965-66, Taylor had now presided over eight defeats in fourteen.

• A week into the 1966-67 season under Dick Taylor and Villa are already in crisis; three games, one goal, two defeats, one point and 19th on goal average just ahead of a trio of pointless clubs propping up the foot of the table.

• Dick Taylor's Villa fail to score for the second successive game to make it a draw and two defeats so far this season. Despite winning three of the final five matches of 1965-66, Taylor had now presided over nine defeats in fifteen. 

• Meanwhile, 18 year old Midfielder Dave Rudge made his Villa debut after signing professional forms with the club on 1 May 1965.

• Villa lose for the third successive game to leave them with one goal, one point and three defeats in their four first division matches under Dick Taylor to sit 20th, third from bottom in the table, one place above the relegation zone.

• Dick Taylor's Villa fail to score and lose for the third successive game to make it a draw and three defeats so far this season. Despite winning three of the final five matches of 1965-66, Taylor had now presided over ten defeats in sixteen.

• Villa manage three times as many goals in one game as they had scored in their previous four as they win for the first time in five games and for the first time this season. Villa climb to joint 17th in the table alongside Fulham and sit a point clear of the relegation places after five games under Dick Taylor.

• Dick Taylor's Villa win for the first time this season to make it a win, a draw and three defeats so far this season. As a result, Taylor had now won four of his last ten games.

• Villa deliver a second successive strong home performance but they cannot deliver the same result as two days previously as they lose for the fourth time in six League games, having failed to score in each of their defeats and fall back to 20th in the table.

• Dick Taylor's Villa - as had proven over the previous two seasons - remain wildly inconsistent and fail to score for the fourth time in six games to make it one win, one draw and four defeats so far this season.