Villa lose home and away to a previously struggling Preston side who have now put seven past Villa in two games.

Villa, unable to catch a break it seems, are forced to play with nine men for much of the first half following injuries to Tommy Weston and debutant Jack Hampson with the latter completely unable to turn out for the second half.

Villa have one win in their last twelve games including the end of the 1914-15 season. 

Villa suffer their an eighth defeat in ten games in 1919-20.

Villa score two goals in a game for the first time in eight but have now conceded 24.

Villa remain bottom of the table as their post WWI campaign got off to the worst imaginable start. Thankfully however they are just three points from safety and not yet cut adrift despite their woeful sequence of results.

Villa, some enforced, others not, hand out yet more debuts, but the overriding concern is that many do not look sufficiently the part to cope with the rigours of first division football with some already left by the wayside.

One player however, the promising Arthur Dorrell, scores his first goal for the club albeit in defeat.

As with Dick Sloley, Joe Worrell and Walter Maiden before him midfielder George Hadley becomes the latest of four new arrivals to already have made their final appearances. For Hadley it is his fourth and final appearance aged 30 before moving on to Coventry City in August 1920.

In the case of Sloley, the very folly of signing an amateur on loan was laid bare when the player elected to turn out for his parent club Corinthians when he was supposed to be appearing at Villa Park. Needless to say Sloley's career was over before it started.

Hoping for more success, Villa hand their latest debuts to forward Walter Boyman and midfielder Jack Hampson, 28 and 22, after they joined from Cradley Heath St Luke’s and Leeds City in August and October 1919 respectively. 

As a result, having started the season with six of eleven players who had represented Villa in their final game of 1914-15, across the subsequent ten games Villa had handed debuts to thirteen players without finding the necessary combination to win football matches.

Villa are in desperate need of their experienced players playing in a settled side, something that in the first ten games of 1919-20 has proved elusive.

Up next is a double header against joint second placed Middlesbrough, twelve points ahead in the table after 10 games.

George Hadley makes his final appearance.

Villa record their second win in four and their second in the first eleven games of 1919-20.

Villa hand their fourteenth and fifteenth debuts in eleven matches.

Centre back Frank Barson makes his debut having joined from Barnsley aged 28 after much persuasion that he possessed sufficient quality to play for a club like Villa and arriving for a fee of £2,850 earlier this month, 

Forward Billy Kirton makes his Villa debut aged 22 after joining from Leeds City for a fee of £500.

The impact of introducing two players of significant quality was plain to see as Villa's fortunes were immediately transformed. Adding those to the exciting young talents of York and Dorrell as well as the dependable quality of Stephenson and Wallace suddenly gave Villa a very different outlook.

Dorrell scores his second goal in as many games as Walter Boyman hits a hat-trick on just his second appearance.

Villa have now scored as many goals in their last two matches as they had managed in their first 9 games of the season.

Villa climb off the bottom of the table on goal average to sit 21st, one point from safety with Sheffield Wednesday, level on points, one place behind them classified 22nd.

2-3 behind at the interval after a fine hat-trick from Boro's Elliott, Villa who had taken the lead early launch a second half fightback to score three without reply and record a second successive win to beat Boro home and away. 

Clem Stephenson scores a hat-trick to make it six goals in six games, Arthur Dorrell scores for the third successive game and Walter Boyman makes it four in two.

Villa's abrupt about turn in form was as welcome as it was unexpected but a much changed side was now beginning to settle.

Villa have now scored nine goals in two games having scored just seven in their previous 10 matches in 1919-20.

Villa's third victory in five comes following a run of eight defeats in ten matches.

Villa's latest win lifts them to outright 21st in the table with the derby against high flying Albion up next.

Clem Stephenson scores his seventh goal in seven games as Walter Boyman scores his fifth goal in three. 

Villa record a third successive victory for the first time this campaign and for the first time since the 1913-14 season 

Villa  win at the Hawthorns and make it four wins, a draw and eight defeats in their thirteen division one games this season. 

Villa handed their sixteenth debut in thirteen matches to right back Jack Thompson, 19, his arrival from Ashington in September 1919.

Villa climb to 20th in the table.

Villa lose for the first time in four to make it four wins, a draw and nine defeats in their fourteen division one games this season.

Walter Boyman scores for the fourth consecutive game to make it 6 goals since his debut whilst Billy Kirton scores his first for the club.

Villa's defeat pushes them back to 21st in the table as they face top 6 outfit Sheffield United next.

Billy Kirton scores a brace for his third goals in two games as Villa secure a fourth win in five.

Villa make it five wins, a draw and nine defeats in their fifteen division one games this season.

Villa climb back to 20th in the table.

Villa's vastly improved form continues as they record three consecutive victories for the second time in seven games

Villa now have six wins in their last seven games having started the season with one win in ten and eight losses.

Villa make it seven wins, a draw and nine defeats in their seventeen division one games this season.

Billy Kirton scores to make it four goals in as many games whilst Walter Boyman hits his seventh in seven.

Villa keep their second consecutive clean sheet and third in 17 games in 1919-20.

Villa climb to joint 16th - their highest position since the opening day of the season.

Clem Stephenson hits a brace at Old Trafford as Villa secure four consecutive wins for the first time since March 1914 

Villa now have seven wins in their last eight games having started the season with one win in ten and eight losses.

Clem's brace makes it twelve goals in his last twelve games as Villa's vastly improved form continues

Villa make it eight wins, a draw and nine defeats in their eighteen division one games this season having won one of their first ten, losing eight.

Villa climb to joint 13th - their highest position of the season. 

Villa open 1920 with their first loss in eight games  

Villa are still not selected to play a home match on New Years Day and haven't done so in their entire history and have now played 11 successive away fixtures on 1st January.

Villa played their first New Years Day fixture in January 1891, 29 years later they still have not played at home on the opening day of the year.

Villa fail to score and also lose for the 8th time in 11 New Years Day fixtures.

Villa make it eleven wins, a draw and ten defeats in their twenty two division one games this season.

Despite defeat Villa remain joint 8th in the table.

Billy Kirton scores for the second successive game as Villa record a first League win in five.

Villa make it fifteen wins, five draws and fourteen defeats in their thirty four division one games this season. 

Villa fall back to joint 11th.

Forward Harry Nash makes his thirteenth and final Villa appearance aged 27 during which time he scored five goals before moving on to Coventry City in July 1920.

Villa vanquish Arsenal for the sixth successive meeting as they bounce back from defeat at Hyde Road to secure the double over the top flight interlopers and make it two wins and a defeat in three division one games so far in 1920-21.

Billy Walker scores for the sixth time in the opening three games of the season.

Walker and Arthur Dorrell combine for the third successive game.

Villa sit joint 5th in the early table.

With Sam Hardy's injury sustained in the heavy defeat at Preston last time out much more serious than expected it is announced that he will be absent for many weeks.

Reserve 'keeper Jim Lee - who conceded five at Bolton in September - comes in for this second appearance for the campaign as Clem Stephenson scores a brace to get Villa back to winning ways.

Villa make it eight wins, a draw and three defeats in twelve division one games.

Villa retake the outright lead at the top of the table, one point ahead of Newcastle, Liverpool and Everton.

After being hit for seven by leaders Burnley last weekend, Villa manage a creditable draw with the same opposition

Villa draw 0-0 for the fifth time in 1920-21.

Villa keep their 13th clean sheet in 30 games.

Villa make it ten wins, six draws and eleven defeats in twenty seven division one games.

The well earned point lifts Villa to joint 10th.

George Ramsay names an unchanged line up for the third time this season despite eight defeats in their last eleven League games.

Villa start well, should take the lead, but then collapse against the youngest team in the League to leave them 3 down on 60' and out of sight by full time.

Villa make it two League wins in twelve and ten wins, six draws and twelve defeats in twenty eight division one games.

Villa tumble back to joint 13th.

Arthur Dorrell scores to secure Villa's first League win in seven and only their second in thirteen as they beat the side who had put five past them in the previous league match.

Villa make it eleven wins, six draws and twelve defeats in twenty nine division one games. 

Astonishingly, Villa field their fifth different 'keeper of the season.

Villa keep their 15th clean sheet in 33 games.

Villa's victory lifts them to joint 9th in the table.

Goalkeeper Tommy Jackson makes his Villa debut aged 23 after joining from Durham University in August 1919.

Sam Hardy returns in goal but Villa lose for the ninth time in the last sixteen League games as their poor 1921 form continues apace.

Villa make it eleven wins, six draws and thirteen defeats in thirty division one games.

Villa fall back to 11th.

Villa find themselves one behind against the run of play at the interval and dominate play again in the second half but Billy Walker misses from the spot and Bradford add two late goals to leave Villa beaten.

Villa lose for the for the tenth time in the last seventeen League games.

Villa make it eleven wins, six draws and fourteen defeats in thirty one division one games. 

Mdfielder George Blackburn makes his Villa debut aged 21 after moving from Hampstead Town in December 1920 

Goalkeeper Ed Wright makes his second and final appearance before moving on to Brentford in September 1921.

Villa fail to score for the fourth successive game having lost three and drawn one.

Villa lose to Huddersfield for the first time and are now winless in two league games against the newcomers.

Villa make it eleven wins, seven draws and fifteen defeats in thirty three division one games.

Clem Stephenson, sold by Villa to Huddesfield earlier in the week following his contretemps with the club in September, lines up with his new charges.

Villa lose Billy Kirton to injury in the second half the tenth time in 1920-21 that Villa have been unable to compete in a match with a full complement of players.

Villa fall to 16th.

This messy, horrible season really could not get worse from here.

Villa win a fourth consecutive game for the first time this season with one game of the 1920-21 campaign remaining.

Villa keep their 20th clean sheet in 46 games.

Villa lose Frank Moss to injury in the second half the twelfth time in 1920-21 that Villa have been unable to compete in a match with a full complement of players.

Villa make it seventeen wins, seven draws and seventeen defeats in forty one division one games.

Villa remain 10th in the table ahead of their final game of the season against second placed Bolton.

Charlie Wallace scores on his final appearance as Villa secure a fifth successive win for the first time this season on the final day to make it eighteen wins, seven draws and seventeen defeats in forty two division one games. 

As a result Villa finish in 10th place, one place lower than in 1919-20 as the team once again struggled for form and consistency across the season. 

Villa keep their 21st clean sheet in 47 games in 1920-21.

Only four of the players who put five past Villa at Burnden Park in September were fielded by Bolton, whilst only five of the Villa team that day lined up.

Winger Charlie Wallace plays his last game for Villa before moving on to Oldham Athletic later this month. Charlie had played 350 times for Villa, scoring 57 goals over his ten seasons with the club whilst winning 1909-10 League title, the 1912-13 FA Cup and the 1919-20 FA Cup. 

Goalkeeper Sam Hardy - having kept goal for Villa 183 times - makes his final appearance before moving on to Nottingham Forest in August 1921.

Miidfielder Jack Hampson makes his fifteenth and final Villa appearance before moving on to Chelsea in September 1921.

Ian Dickson scores one and creates one as Villa return to winning ways to secure a fifth win of the season and make it five wins, a draw and three defeats in nine division one games. 

Villa remain joint second in the table, a point behind leaders Burnley.

Up next is the local derby at the Hawthorns against struggling Albion.

Villa secure a second consecutive win as a single goal is enough to claim victory at the Hawthorns to make it six wins, a draw and three defeats in ten division one games.

Villa climb to outright second in the table a point off leaders Burnley.

Villa, shorn of four first teamers due to international call ups and injury lose Andy Young to injury midway through the first half and are forced to play the remainder of the game with 10 men.

Boro open a 0-3 lead their play barely merits as the 10-men do all the running but a freak own goal off Jimmy Leach puts paid to Villa's afternoon.

Villa fail to score and lose for the second successive game.

Villa make it six wins, a draw and five defeats in twelve division one games.

Villa drop to joint 6th in the table.

Jimmy Leach plays his final game for Villa aged 31 after 76 appearances over his six seasons with Villa before moving on to QPR in July 1922. 

Centre forward Andy Young, 25, who would move on to Arsenal in August 1922 makes his final appearance for Villa after scoring eleven goals in his 26 games for the club.

Forward Walter Boyman, 30, who would move on to Nottingham Forest later this month after 22 appearances and eleven goals plays his final game for Villa.