22 January
- James

- 5 days ago
- 2 min read
22 things that happened down Villa Park way on this day, featuring 300 up for Sid, Big John Carew, Kortney's final bow, SJMs 50th win, Darren Bent's goalscoring debut and another League Cup final secured.

On This Day
1938 🟩 22 Jan 1938, Villa 4-0 Blackpool, Villa Park 1
1949 Billy Evans 🏴 makes his final appearance 2
1949 🟩 22 Jan 1949, Villa 1-0 Arsenal, Villa Park 3
1955 🟩 22 Jan 1955, Villa 3-1 Blackpool, Villa Park 4
1971 Stan Collymore 🏴 born in Stone 5
1972 🟩 22 Jan 1972, Villa 2-0 Barnsley, Villa Park 6
1975 🟩 22 Jan 1975, Villa 3-2 Chester, Villa Park 7
1977 🟩 22 Jan 1977, Villa 1-0 West Ham, Villa Park 8
1983 Gordon Cowans 🏴 makes his 300th appearance in a Villa shirt 9
1997 🟩 22 Jan 1997, Villa 3-0 Notts County, Villa Park 10
2006 Milly Round 🏴 born 11
2007 John Carew 🇳🇴 signs for Villa 12
2007 Milan Baroš 🇨🇿 leaves Villa 13
2011 🟩 22 Jan 2011, Villa 1-0 Manchester City, Villa Park 14
2011 Darren Bent 🏴 makes his debut 15
2013 🟩 22 Jan 2013, Villa 2-1 Bradford, Villa Park 16
2013 Stephen Ireland 🇮🇪 makes his final appearance, no-one notices 17
2019 André Moreira 🇵🇹 leaves Villa 18
2022 Kortney Hause 🏴 makes his final appearance 19
2022 🟩 22 Jan 2022, Villa 1-0 Everton, Goodison Park 20
2022 John McGinn 🏴 records his 50th win in a Villa shirt 21
2025 Natalia Arroyo 🇪🇸 becomes Villa Women's boss



























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