30 January

Paul Merson takes one for the team and 7 other things that happened down Villa Park way on this day.

On This Day

1. 1929 Pongo Waring scores a hat-trick as Villa put eight past Orient in the fourth round of the FA Cup.   1 

2. 1974 Villa beat top-flight Arsenal in the FA Cup 4th Round   2 

3. 1990 Tony Daley makes his 150th appearance in a Villa shirt   3

4. 1999 Forward Alan Lee, 20, makes his sole squad appearance for Villa as an unused substitute after coming through the youth ranks. Lee would move on to Burnley for £150,000 in July 1999.   4 

5. 2000 Benito Carbone scored a hat-trick on his 14th appearance in a Villa shirt   5 

6. 2016 Brad Guzan concedes his 250th goal on his 163rd appearance   6 

7. 2018 Villa made it five consecutive Championship wins as they showed their resilient side to overcome an obdurate Sheffield United with a last-minute winner. 7

Gallery

References

1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/1466

2 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3265

3 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/4098

4 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/4553

5 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/4600

6 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/5331

7 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/5427