26 January
- James
- Jan 26
- 2 min read
Villa have never lost on 26th January, and 9 other things that happened down Villa Park way on this day. 🟨 26 Jan 1889, Villa 3-3 Albion, Stoney Lane
🟩 26 Jan 1895, Villa 2-1 Bolton, Wellington Road
🟩 26 Jan 1907, Villa 2-1 Everton, Villa Park
🟩 26 Jan 1924, Villa 1-0 Bolton, Villa Park
🟨 26 Jan 1929, Villa 0-0 Orient, Villa Park
🟩 26 Jan 1946, Villa 4-2 Millwall, The Den
🟩 26 Jan 1952, Villa 2-1 Liverpool, Anfield
🟩 26 Jan 1957, Villa 3-2 Boro, Ayresome
🟨 26 Jan 1974, Villa 1-1 Arsenal, Highbury
🟨 26 Jan 1980, Villa 1-1 Cambridge, Abbey Stadium
🟩 26 Jan 1983, Villa 3-0 Barcelona, Villa Park
🟨 26 Jan 2008, Villa 1-1 Blackburn, Villa Park
🟩 26 Jan 2019, Villa 2-1 Ipswich, Villa Park
🟨 26 Jan 2024, Villa 0-0 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge
🟨 26 Jan 2025, Villa 1-1 West Ham, Villa Park
On This Day
1952 Johnny Dixon scores for the seventh time in seven games to earn Villa a second successive win. 1
1974 Bob Wilson's "rank professionalism" gets Villa's Sammy Morgan booked and sent off at Highbury 2
1983 Villa triumph over the "thuggery" of "brutal" Barcelona 🇪🇸 who "kicked everything that moved" to win the UEFA Super Cup. 3
2019 Tammy Abraham becomes the first player to score in 7 successive home games since Pongo Waring in 1932-33 4
2025 Donyell Malen | 🇳🇱 | becomes the 1,007th player to play for Villa in first-team League or Cup football. 5
2025 Emiliano Martínez | 🇦🇷 | makes his 🕒 100th appearance under Unai Emery | 🇪🇸 | 5
2025 Lucas Digne | 🇫🇷 | makes his 🕒 100th Premier League appearance for Villa 5
2025 Ollie Watkins | 🏴 | makes his 🕒 200th appearance for Villa 5
2025 Ollie Watkins | 🏴 | contributes his 🔥 ⚽ 100th Premier League goal involvement for Villa on his 🕒169th PL Appearance 5
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