Game #3166
Aston Villa
17-2-6, 36 PTS
Saturday, 22 January 1972


Won
1st (+1)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩
Division Three
Barnsley
3-10-12, 16 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 30,531
🟩 22 Jan 1972, Villa 2-0 Barnsley, Villa Park
Aston Villa
2-0

Barnsley

Assist(s) | Ray Graydon | 43' |
🟩 22 Jan 1972, Villa 2-0 Barnsley, Villa Park


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 22 January 1972
⚽ | 43’ Goal, 1-0, Andy Lochhead, Assist by Ray Graydon
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Barnsley
⚽ | 57’ Goal, 2-0, Bruce Rioch
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-0 Barnsley
🟨 | Booking, Bruce Rioch, Dissent
Match Statistics
Not recorded
Goal ⚽, Assist 🔥, Goal Conceded 🥅, Injury 🚑, Booking 🟨, Sending off 🟥, Comment 🗒️, ❗ Villa Chance,❗❗Huge Villa Chance, 💥 Opposition action, 🎥 VAR, 🆘 Referee error, ❌ Missed pen, disallowed goal, player retires from field of play, 🟢 Debut, 🔴 Final appearance, 🕒 Half time, Full time, 🔁 Substitution
🟩 22 Jan 1972, Villa 2-0 Barnsley, Villa Park

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 22 January 1972
Vic Crowe's Villa make it seven wins in eight and seventeen wins, two draws and six defeats in division three so far this campaign. As a result, Villa leapt into top spot in the table, one point ahead of second placed Bournemouth having scored 50, conceded 22 and accumulated 36 points.
🟩 22 Jan 1972, Villa 2-0 Barnsley, Villa Park

DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Barnsley


League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1911-12
🟩 22 Jan 1972, Villa 2-0 Barnsley, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1971-72 |
Matchday | #33 |
League Match | #25 |
Manager Game | #106 |
Saturday, 22 January 1972
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🟩 22 Jan 1972, Villa 2-0 Barnsley, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Vic Crowe | 🏴 | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: Ron Challis | 🏴 | Kent, 1968-1981 🆘
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 1970-1974
🕒 106 | 🟩 | 49 🟨 | 27 🟥 30 | 1.64
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 22 Jan 1972, Villa 2-0 Barnsley, Villa Park

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Ron Challis | 🏴 | Kent, 1968-1981 🆘
Matches Officiated: 4
🟩 : 2
🟨 : 1
🟥 : 1
🆘 : 1
🆘 Obsession with petty infringements once again impacted the game.
Previous 5: 🟨 🟥 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 15 August 1970, Villa 3-2 Chesterfield, Saltergate.
Cards: 🟨 🟨
REFEREE PROFILE
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
CARDS

🟨
CARDS

🟨
🟩 22 Jan 1972, Villa 2-0 Barnsley, Villa Park

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Bruce Rioch replaces Harry Gregory.
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.07 |
Oldest Player |
CB George Curtis | 🏴 | 32.74 |
Youngest Player |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴 | 21.24 |
🟩 22 Jan 1972, Villa 2-0 Barnsley, Villa Park
MANAGER
Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 1970-1974

Aston Villa
GK Jim Cumbes | 🏴 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 |
CB Fred Turnbull | 🏴 |
CB George Curtis | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
M Willie Anderson | 🏴 |
M Bruce Rioch | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🟨 |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 | 🔥 |
F Geoff Vowden | 🏴 |
CF Andy Lochhead | 🏴 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Johnny Steele | 🏴 |

Barnsley
GK Gerry Stewart | 🏴 |
RB Barry Murphy | 🏴 |
RB Paul Turner | 🏴 |
CB Eric Winstanley | 🏴 |
D Brian Raggett | 🏴 |
LB David Booth | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M George Boardman | 🏴 |
W Les Lea | 🏴 |
W Peter Martin | 🏴 |
W Frank Sharp | 🏴 |
F Jimmy Seal | 🏴 | 🔁 |
🟩 22 Jan 1972, Villa 2-0 Barnsley, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | F Jimmy Seal | 🏴 | (F Willie Waddell | 🏴 |)

🟩 22 Jan 1972, Villa 2-0 Barnsley, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

M Harry Gregory | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

None
Player Positions:
GK : Goalkeeper
CB, D, B : Centre Back, Defender, Back
FB, LB, RB, WH : Full Back, Left Back, Right Back, Wing Back, Wing Half
M, CH, LH, RH : Midfielder, Centre Half, Left Half, Right Half
W, OL, OR : Winger, Outside Left, Outside Right
F, IF, IL, IR : Forward, Inside Forward, Inside Left, Inside Right, Second Striker, False 9
CF : Centre Forward
Match Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
🟩 22 Jan 1972, Villa 2-0 Barnsley, Villa Park

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
Game | Start | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GK Jim Cumbes | 🏴 | |
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Unused | |
---|---|
🟩 22 Jan 1972, Villa 2-0 Barnsley, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
🟩 22 Jan 1972, Villa 2-0 Barnsley, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟩 22 Jan 1972, Villa 2-0 Barnsley, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE

None
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟩 22 Jan 1972, Villa 2-0 Barnsley, Villa Park


MATCH QUOTES
🟩 22 Jan 1972, Villa 2-0 Barnsley, Villa Park


MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 22 Jan 1972, Villa 2-0 Barnsley, Villa Park

