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FH Hafnarfjordur 1 Aston Villa 4

THIS was a game that produced two great results to lift claret and blue spirits, writes NICK DAVIS.Read

Reading 1 Aston Villa 1

THE sideshow that is Aston Villa’s pre-season continued with a useful run-out against Reading.Read

Aston Villa 1 Odense BK 0 (Villa win 3-2 on aggregate)

IT WAS quite a day for Villa, who lost a player, gained a player and saw their fans do more to keep another in 90 minutes than any talking – or lack of it – has managed all summer.Read

Walsall 2 Aston Villa 3

GARETH Barry’s surprise appearence for Villa hijacked this high-profile friendly with Walsall.Read

Odense Bk 2 Villa 2

VILLA’S eagerly-awaited European adventure got up and running in dramatic fashion in Odense – but Martin O’Neill’s men still have work to do to get their UEFA Cup passports stamped.Read

Lincoln City 3 Aston Villa 1

THE positives? Wilfred Bouma was a welcome starter, Ashley Young looked sharp, Steve Sidwell got a welcome 45 minutes and Moustapha Salifou is doing his first-team chances no harm.Read

West Ham United 2 Aston Villa 2

VILLA in London equals Sweeney Todd to good barbering. The InterToto it is then, writes BILL HOWELL.Read

West Ham 2 Aston Villa 2

ASTON Villa's last-ditch push to secure a UEFA Cup place ended in failure as they concluded their season with a draw at Upton Park.Read

Liverpool Res 3 Villa Res 0

VILLA'S hopes of becoming national champions were dashed by a disappointing defeat in the Premier Reserve League play-off at Anfield.Read

Aston Villa 0 Wigan 2

IT WAS supposed to be a farewell that in years to come, around Aston at least, might rival Humphrey Bogart's: "We'll always have Paris" to Ingrid Bergman, writes BILL HOWELL.Read

Aston Villa 0 Wigan 2

A SECOND half brace from Luis Antonio Valencia handed Wigan the win they needed to confirm their Barclays Premier League status as Aston Villa failed to keep the pressure on Everton in the battle for the UEFA Cup.Read

Aston Villa Res 1 Arsenal Res 1

CHAMPIONS Aston Villa proudly lifted the Premiership Reserve League South Trophy having struggled to overcome 10-man Arsenal in driving rain at Villa Park.Read

Everton 2 Aston Villa 2

NOT since the Duke of Wellington was trampling over Napoleon on the battlefields of Waterloo has Europe been fought over so vociferously by two battle-hardened generals, writes BILL HOWELL.Read

Everton 2 Aston Villa 2

THE race to reach the UEFA Cup is set to go to the wire after a dramatic Goodison Park showdown between fifth-placed Everton and Aston Villa in sixth in the Barclays Premier League.Read

Chelsea Res 1 Villa Res 1

VILLA edged a point closer to the Barclays Premier Reserve League (South) title with a deserved point against Chelsea at Griffin Park.Read

Aston Villa 5 Birmingham City 1

VERA Lynn was not known for her visits to Villa Park but her songs live on, writes BILL HOWELL.Read

Fulham Res 2 Villa Res 0

THE champagne remains on ice as Villa slipped to a rare defeat on a frustrating night against a powerful Fulham outfit.Read

Derby 0 Aston Villa 6

AFTER every goal Nigel ReoCoker would trot to the touch-line to be handed a drinks container from which he would take a measured sip.Read

Derby County 0 Aston Villa 6

STILIYAN Petrov's 50-yard wonder goal was the undoubted highlight of Aston Villa's romp in the sunshine as Paul Jewell suffered yet another black day as boss of doomed Derby.Read

Villa Res 2 Portsmouth Res 0

GOALS from two of Villa's outstanding youngsters, Ciaran Clark and Nathan Delfouneso, took Villa to within striking distance of the Premiership Reserve League South championship after Pompey had a player sent off in the first half.Read