Game #3999
Aston Villa
Saturday, 2 January 1988
Won
1st (-)
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟩
Division Two
Barnsley
Oakwell
Attendance: 11,542
🟩 2 Jan 1988, Villa 3-1 Barnsley, Oakwell
Barnsley
1-3
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Kevin Gage | 36' | Warren Aspinall | 55' | Paul Birch | 70' |
🟩 2 Jan 1988, Villa 3-1 Barnsley, Oakwell
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 2 January 1988
⚽ | 36’ Goal, 1-0, Warren Aspinall, Assist by Kevin Gage
🕒 | HT Barnsley 0-1 Aston Villa
⚽ | 55’ Goal, 2-0, Paul Birch, Assist by Warren Aspinall
🥅 | 64’ Goal, 2-1, (Barnsley), Darren Foreman
⚽ | 70’ Goal, 3-1, Alan McInally, Assist by Paul Birch
🕒 | FT Barnsley 1-3 Aston Villa
🔁 | Sub off, Warren Aspinall, Sub on, David Norton
🟨 | Booking, Warren Aspinall, Foul
🟨 | Booking, Mark Lillis, Retaliation
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
🟩 2 Jan 1988, Villa 3-1 Barnsley, Oakwell
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 2 January 1988
Games on successive days prove no problem for Villa as they triumph in a tightly fought game thanks to a thrilling chip over the goalkeeper by Paul Birch 🏴 before the midfielder sets up Alan McInally's 🏴 volley to secure Villa's 10th away victory of the season and take the outright lead in the table, three points clear.
Graham Taylor's 🏴 Villa have now lost just once in twenty two Division Two games, winning thirteen.
Full back Kevin Gage 🏴 creates Warren Aspinall’s ⚽ goal to contribute his 10th goal involvement in a Villa shirt on his 33rd appearance.
Defender David Norton 🏴 makes his 🕒 first appearance in a Villa shirt in 10 months and first under Graham Taylor 🏴.
Midfielder Warren Aspinall 🏴 ⚽ scores his 15th goal in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 43rd appearance (40 Starts).
🟩 2 Jan 1988, Villa 3-1 Barnsley, Oakwell
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Barnsley
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1911-12
🟩 2 Jan 1988, Villa 3-1 Barnsley, Oakwell
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1987-88 |
Matchday | #33 |
League Match | #28 |
Manager Game | #33 |
Saturday, 2 January 1988
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🟩 2 Jan 1988, Villa 3-1 Barnsley, Oakwell
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Graham Taylor | 🏴 | Worksop, 1987-1990
Referee: Colin Trussell | 🏴 | Blundell Sands, 1986–1991
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Graham Taylor | 🏴 | 1987-1990
🕒 33 | 🟩 | 17 🟨 | 10 🟥 6 | 1.85
Villa Career Form:
Top 4
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 2 Jan 1988, Villa 3-1 Barnsley, Oakwell
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Colin Trussell | 🏴 | Blundell Sands, 1986–1991
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS
🟨 Warren Aspinall, Foul
🟨 Mark Lillis, Retaliation
CARDS
None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟩 2 Jan 1988, Villa 3-1 Barnsley, Oakwell
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Warren Aspinall replaces Stuart Gray.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.19 |
Oldest Player |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | 31.24 |
Youngest Player |
M Warren Aspinall | 🏴 | 20.32 |
🟩 2 Jan 1988, Villa 3-1 Barnsley, Oakwell
MANAGER
Graham Taylor | 🏴 | 1987-1990
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
RB Kevin Gage | 🏴 | 🔥 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
CB Martin Keown | 🏴 |
LB Bernie Gallacher | 🏴 |
M Mark Lillis | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M Warren Aspinall | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟨 | 🔁 |
M Paul Birch | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔥 |
M Andy A Gray | 🏴 |
CF Garry Thompson | 🏴 |
CF Alan McInally | 🏴 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Allan Clarke | 🏴 |
Barnsley
GK Clive Baker | 🏴 |
LB John Beresford | 🏴 |
LB Julian Broddle | 🏴 |
CB Chris Hedworth | 🏴 |
CB Paul Futcher | 🏴 |
D Paul Cross | 🏴 |
M Gwyn Thomas | 🏴 |
M Paul McGugan | 🏴 |
M Steve Agnew | 🏴 |
M Steve Lowndes | 🏴 |
CF Darren Foreman | 🏴 | ⚽ |
🟩 2 Jan 1988, Villa 3-1 Barnsley, Oakwell
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M David Norton | 🏴 | for M Warren Aspinall | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
🟩 2 Jan 1988, Villa 3-1 Barnsley, Oakwell
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Jim Dobbin | 🏴 |
CF Rodger Wylde | 🏴 |
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
🟩 2 Jan 1988, Villa 3-1 Barnsley, Oakwell
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M David Norton | 🏴 | | 56 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | | 20 |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 2 Jan 1988, Villa 3-1 Barnsley, Oakwell
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 13/13
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 13/13
🟩 2 Jan 1988, Villa 3-1 Barnsley, Oakwell
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 2 Jan 1988, Villa 3-1 Barnsley, Oakwell
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 2 Jan 1988, Villa 3-1 Barnsley, Oakwell
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 2 Jan 1988, Villa 3-1 Barnsley, Oakwell
MATCH REPORTS
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