Villa come into the game with promotion off the table and promptly put on a performance that culminates in a fine first half strike by Pat McMahon before familiar struggles return and Villa are beaten for the third successive game, fall to 15th in the table, nine points off the final promotion place with six points left to play for and fully 25 points behind leaders Middlesbrough.

Vic Crowe's Villa lose three successive matches to make it twelve wins, fourteen draws and thirteen defeats in thirty nine League games this season. Meanwhile, forward Bobby Campbell and goalkeeper Jake Findlay made their Villa debuts aged 17 and 19 after joining from school football in June 1972 and July 1970.

Villa survive another below par first half as centre forward Sammy Morgan 🇬🇧 hands them the ⚽ lead before the interval. 

The second half starts with a poor refereeing decision as Morgan 🇬🇧 has a ⚽ second disallowed but that seems to motivate a previously shot shy Villa who proceed to destroy Hull.

Ron Saunders' 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Villa 🟩 win for the first time this season and the first time under his leadership as they make it four games unbeaten thanks to the Sammy Morgan 🇬🇧 and Chico Hamilton 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 show at Villa Park.

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In Belgium it was the first half, in Liverpool the second that saw Villa beaten as inexperience unsurprisingly counted against Ron Saunders' side after a goalless first half.

Ron Saunders' Villa make it three wins, one draw and four defeats on their return to the top flight.

Villa put in a much improved away performance to take their second point away from Villa Park this season as new goalkeeping signing John Burridge 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 watches on.

Ron Saunders' 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Villa make it 🟩 three wins, 🟨 two draws and 🟥 four defeats on their return to the top flight.

Right back John Gidman 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 makes his 🕒 75th appearance in a Villa shirt.

Villa, having realistically lost the tie in Belgium a fortnight before, can't break through against Antwerp but never stop trying even as obvious frustration builds but Ron Saunders' men are knocked out of the first European campaign at the first hurdle.

Ron Saunders' Villa lose the home leg of their inaugural UEFA Cup tie and are knocked out 1-5 on aggregate. Meanwhile, Sammy Morgan made his final Villa appearance as a substitute aged 28 before moving on to Brighton & Hove Albion in December 1975. Morgan played for Villa between 1973-74 and 1975-76 making 51 appearances and scoring 15 goals.

Villa deliver a breathtaking first half performance with the opposition fully on the rack and forced into desperate last ditch clearances but, as always seems to be the case, Manchester United get a second half brace they had not looked capable of getting and win through in the League Cup against the holders.

19 year old centre forward Andy Gray 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 scores his ⚽ first goal in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 second appearance.

Villa, in their final away game of the season, open a two goal lead in ten minutes before conceding a last gasp equaliser to leave them without an away win across the entire campaign. More importantly it is no win in ten as they remain in lowly eighteenth, well clear of the already decided relegation places of Wolves, Burnley and Sheffield United but just three points clear of Birmingham in nineteenth.

Ron Saunders' Villa make it nine wins, seventeen draws and fourteen defeats in forty League games following their return to the top flight.

Villa 🟩 win for the first time in 🕒 eleven games as they beat title chasing Derby County at Villa Park and finally get some reward for their attacking play, ⚽ scoring for the first time since February 24. 

As a result Villa climb back to 16th in the table ahead of Arsenal, West Ham, Birmingham and the relegated sides of Wolves, Burnley and Sheffield United.

Villa make it 🟩 ten wins, 🟨 seventeen draws and 🟥 fourteen defeats in 🕒 forty one League games following their return to the top flight.

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Villa win on the final day to end their first season back in the top flight since 1967 in joint 15th place but are classified 16th on goal difference behind Newcastle. Villa’s season saw Ron Saunders’ side draw seventeen of their forty two games - the most of any side outside of the top ten, and despite eleven home wins - the same as sixth placed Ipswich - their  lack of an away win across the entire campaign meant an encouraging top flight return resulted in a lower finish that performances had suggested was possible.

Ron Saunders' Villa win consecutive games for the first time since September to make it eleven wins, seventeen draws and fourteen defeats in forty two League games following their return to the top flight as they finish the season in 16th place. Meanwhile centre back Ian Ross and full back Bobby McDonald made their final appearances for the club. Ross had made 204 appearances since his debut in February 1972 whilst McDonald had made 46 appearances and score 5 goals following his first appearance a year later.

Two Chris Nicholl errors, following blunders against Manchester United and West Bromwich Albion cost Villa despite Coventry being swamped by another strong attacking performance from Villa.

Ron Saunders' Villa draw for the second successive game to make it eight wins, two draws and five defeats in fifteen division one games this season.

Villa are held for the third successive game in a poor contest with John Bond's Norwich.

Ron Saunders' Villa draw for the third successive game to make it eight wins, three draws and five defeats in sixteen division one games this season.

Centre forward Andy Gray 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 can’t score on his 21st birthday but Villa squeeze through to the League Cup semi final once again.

Ron Saunders' 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Villa beat second division Millwall in the League Cup to qualify for the semi finals. 

Winger Steve Hunt 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 makes his 9th & final appearance in a Villa shirt before moving on to New York Cosmos in February 1977. Hunt played for Villa between 1974-75 and 1976-77 making just 🕒 9 appearances (5 Starts) to make it 🟩 W3 🟨 D3 🟥 L3, ⚽ 1 Goal and 🔥 2 Assists. Hunt would return for a second spell with Villa in 1986.

Midfielder Alex Cropley 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 contributes his ⚽ 🔥 5th goal involvement in a Villa shirt on his 12th appearance at a rate of one every 2.40 games.

Right back John Gidman 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 secures his 🟩 50th win in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 131st appearance.

Forward Brian Little 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 makes his 🕒 150th appearance in a Villa shirt (143 Starts) to make it 🟩 W68 🟨 D42 🟥 L40, ⚽ 46 Goals and 🔥 32 Assists at a goal involvement rate of one every 1.92 games.

Villa cruise past Leeds thanks to Andy Gray 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 and Alex Cropley 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 as Ron Saunders' 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 youthful side show up their elders at Elland Road but a fortnight without a League game drops Villa to fifth.

Centre forward Andy Gray 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 makes it ⚽ 30 goals in a Villa shirt in 🕒 54 appearances at a rate of a goal every 1.80 games.

Ron Saunders' 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Villa 🟩 win for the first time in four League games but are now unbeaten in six to make it 🟩 nine wins, 🟨 three draws and 🟥 five defeats in 🕒 seventeen division one games this season. 

Central defender Charlie Young 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 makes his debut in a Villa shirt after graduating from the youth set up as a replacement for Chris Nicholl who's suffering from a broken nose.

Villa destroy reigning champions Liverpool, putting five past the entitled Anfield side in 44 first half minutes as they gain some revenge for the unjust scoreline in the reverse fixture the previous month. 

Not that being utterly outplayed twice in succession stopped Liverpool and their media followers blaming anything and everything but the excellence of Villa for their humiliation.

Ron Saunders' 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Villa 🟩 win for the second successive League game to make it 🟩 ten wins, 🟨 three draws and 🟥 five defeats in 🕒 eighteen division one games this season. 

Full back Mick Buttress 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 18 makes his debut appearance in a Villa shirt as a substitute after joining from school football in 1975.

Midfielder Dennis Mortimer 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🔥 creates his 5th and 6th assists in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 36th appearance.

Centre forward John Deehan 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 contributes his ⚽ 🔥 10th & 11th goal involvements in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 20th appearance at a rate of one every 1.82 games.

Forward Brian Little 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 contributes his ⚽ 🔥 80th goal involvement in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 152nd appearance (145 Starts) and makes it 🟩 W70 🟨 D42 🟥 L40, ⚽ 47 Goals and 🔥 33 Assists at a rate of one every 1.90 games.

Villa record their fourth successive win but make more than usual heavy work of beating Newcastle to the points at Villa Park as John Deehan scores a crucial brace to keep Villa third in the table.

Ron Saunders' Villa win for the third successive League game to make it eleven wins, three draws and five defeats in nineteen division one games this season.

Villa 🟥 lose to Middlesbrough for the first time in seven years and 🟥 lose for the first time in nine this season as they are beaten at Ayresome Park in the final game of 1976.  

Despite a late rally that threatened a draw after David Hughes’ 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 debut goal, Villa were left with too much to do after a suicidal first half performance.

Ron Saunders' Villa make it 🟩 eleven wins, 🟨 three draws and 🟥 six defeats in 🕒 twenty division one games this season. 

Midfielder David Hughes 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 18 makes a goalscoring debut in a Villa shirt after joining from junior football in June 1974.

Midfielder Dennis Mortimer 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 contributes his 10th goal involvement in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 38th appearance.

A depleted Villa open the scoring at Filbert Street but are pegged back by a first half penalty to leave Villa fifth in the table on the eve of the League Cup final. 

Villa make it 🟩 fourteen wins, 🟨 four draws and 🟥 eight defeats in 🕒 twenty six division one games this season under Ron Saunders.

Midfielder Gordon Cowans 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 contributes his 🔥 first assist in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 10th appearance (5 Starts) before conceding the penalty that allowed Leicester to equalise.

Midfielder Dennis Mortimer 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 makes his 🕒 50th appearance in a Villa shirt.

Centre back David Evans 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 makes his debut appearance in the Villa squad.

Villa face extreme aggression as a tactic for the second successive game but Ken McNaught’s 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 first ⚽ goals for the club on his 🕒 fourteenth appearance win through as Villa survive losing goalkeeper Jimmy Rimmer 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 to a stomach upset after just 19’.

Villa face Górnik Zabrze 🇵🇱 for the first time in competitive football, Górnik become the 113th team that the Villa first team has played in League or Cup football, Villa’s third continental European opponents and their first from Poland 🇵🇱.

Goalkeeper Jake Findlay 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 23 replaces the unwell Rimmer 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 after 19' in what  would prove to be his final appearance in a Villa shirt before he moved on to Luton Town in November 1978 for a fee of £100,000. Findlay had played for Villa between 1973-74 and 1977-78 making 17 appearances. 

Rght back Gary Williams 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 16 made his first appearance in the Villa.