Villa stop a run of five successive defeats with a draw against an overly physical Chelsea side.

Villa are now without a win in 8 games.

Villa score the first goal for the first time in thirteen games.

Villa have now conceded 53 goals in their last 17 games.

Villa are now without a clean sheet in 21 games under.

Villa make it three wins, three draws and nine defeats in fifteen games so far in 1936-37.

Villa remain rooted to the bottom of the table, two points behind Everton and Brentford.

Left back George Cummings, winger Charlie Drinkwater and forward Jack Palethorpe made their Villa debuts aged 22, 21 and 25 after moving from Patrick Thistle, Walthamstow Avenue and Sheffield Wednesday earlier this month. Both Drinkwater and Palethorpe marked their debuts with goals.

Villa draw for the second successive game thanks to a brace from Dai Astley.

Villa are now without a win in 9 games.

Villa have now conceded 55 goals in their last 18 games.

Villa are now without a clean sheet in 22 games.

Villa make it three wins, four draws and nine defeats in sixteen games.

Villa's second successive draw however does nothing for their League position as they remain bottom of the table one point adrift of Brentford and two short of Grimsby and Portsmouth.

A week on from his debut, winger Charlie Drinkwater, 21, made his second and final appearance for Villa before moving on to Charlton in August 1936.

Villa win for the first time in 10 games and are unbeaten in three under the management committee for the first time since Jimmy McMullan's departure in October.

Villa keep their first clean sheet in 23 games.

Villa have now conceded 55 goals in their last 19 games.

Villa make it four wins, four draws and nine defeats in seventeen games.

Forward Jackie Williams scored twice on his Villa debut aged 24 after joining from Huddersfield Town earlier this month.

Manchester City have a number of lucky escapes before taking the lead against the run of play following up with another strike depsite Villa having much of the play and by half time the game is as much as over as the scoreline highly flattered the fortunate hosts.

As a result, Villa follow up their first win in ten to lose for the seventh time in eleven whilst conceding fifty two and look destined for relegation. 

Villa now have a single clean sheet in 24 games.

Midfielder Alex Massie makes his Villa debut aged 28 after joining from Hearts earlier this month for a fee of £6,000.

Full back Norman Young makes the last of his nine appearances before moving to Barnsley in July 1936.

Villa's terrible season continues as they lose for the eighth time in twelve and concede seven for the third time in their League campaign and have now conceded four or more goals six times in nineteen games to make it four wins, four draws and eleven defeats whilst conceding fifty nine.

Villa lose for the eighth time in twelve as Jack Palethorpe hits a consolation in Villa's third seven goal thrashing in sixteen games.

But the scoreline, at least in the first half, was highly misleading as "they had more of the game and the Arsenal goalmouth was frequently the scene of anxious situations."

Villa now have a single clean sheet in 25 games under Jimmy McMullan.

Villa are selected to play away from home on New Years Day for the 18th time in the 19 fixtures they have played on 1st January.

Villa had played their first New Years Day fixture in January 1891 and have now played just one home game on 1st January in 45 years.

Villa earn a point on New Years Day for only the sixth time in 19 games and win for only the 3rd time with their last victory having come in 1910.

Villa secure a second win in four as they open 1936 with a shock win over eventual champions Sunderland as Ronnie Dix scores a brace to make it three in as many games.

Villa open 1936 with a second win in four games as they beat eventual Champions Sunderland on New Years' Day to make it six wins, four draws and fourteen defeats in twenty four games.

Meanwhile, forward Jack Palethorpe, 26, made the last of his six appearances for Villa before moving on to Crystal Palace in October 1936.

Villa now have a single clean sheet in 30 games.