27 January

Birchy runs riot against Vale and 8 other things that happened down Villa Park way on this day.

On This Day

1. 1883 Villa reach the fifth round of the FA Cup for the first time. 1

2. 1883 Villa field their first-ever unchanged line-up.   2

3. 1894 Villa beat Wolves in their 200th game.   3

4. 1934 Dai Astley scores 4 & makes 2 as Villa put seven past Sunderland in the FA Cup 4th round.   4

5. 1990 Paul Birch scores 2 and makes 1 to make it 50 Goal Involvements in 200 appearances.   5

6. 1993 Villa field two German players for the first time - Matthias Breitkreutz & Stefan Beinlich.   6

7. 2001 Darius Vassell is sent off & David Ginola storms off.   7

8. 2004 Gavin McCann is sent off for the second time in 26 appearances.   8

9. 2009 Emile Heskey scores on debut.   9

Gallery

References

1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/15

2 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/15

3 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/200

4 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/1695

5 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/4097

6 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/4249

7 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/4650

8 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/4790

9 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/5011