Game #4124
Aston Villa
Wednesday, 26 September 1990


Won
2nd Round
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩
League Cup
Barnsley
Villa Park
Attendance: 14,471
🟩 26 Sep 1990, Villa 1-0 Barnsley, Villa Park
Aston Villa
1-0

Barnsley

Assist(s) | Ian Olney | 59' |
🟩 26 Sep 1990, Villa 1-0 Barnsley, Villa Park


MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 26 September 1990
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Barnsley
⚽ | 59’ Goal, 1-0, David Platt, Assist by Ian Olney
🔁 | 75' Sub off, Ian Ormondroyd, Sub on, Paul Birch
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-0 Barnsley
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
🟩 26 Sep 1990, Villa 1-0 Barnsley, Villa Park

ON THIS DAY
Wednesday, 26 September 1990
David Platt 🏴 scores his sixth goal in seven games as Villa secure a narrow victory over Second Division Barnsley to leave them unbeaten in five in all competitions with four wins under Jozef Vengloš 🇨🇿.
Midfielder David Platt 🏴 scores his ⚽ 50th goal in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 117th appearance to make it 🟩 W51 🟨 D26 🟥 L40, ⚽ 50 Goals and 🔥11 Assists at a rate of a goal evey 2.34 games he has played so far in his Villa career.
Centre forward Ian Olney 🏴 contributes his 🔥 first assist in 24 games and 20th goal involvement in a Villa shirt to make it 🕒 73 appearances (54 Starts), 🟩 W33 🟨 D17 🟥 L23, ⚽ 15 Goals and 🔥 5 Assists at a goal involvement per game rate of one for every 3.48 games he has played so far in his Villa career.
🟩 26 Sep 1990, Villa 1-0 Barnsley, Villa Park

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
🟩 26 Sep 1990, Villa 1-0 Barnsley, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1990-91 |
Matchday | #8 |
Manager Game | #8 |
Wednesday, 26 September 1990
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🟩 26 Sep 1990, Villa 1-0 Barnsley, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Jozef Vengloš | 🇨🇿 | Ružomberok, 1990-1991
Referee: Jim Ashworth | 🏴 | Rutland, 1987–1990
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Jozef Vengloš | 🇨🇿 | 1990-1991
🕒 8 | 🟩 | 4 🟨 | 2 🟥 2 | 1.75
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 26 Sep 1990, Villa 1-0 Barnsley, Villa Park

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Jim Ashworth | 🏴 | Rutland, 1987–1990
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS

None
CARDS

None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟩 26 Sep 1990, Villa 1-0 Barnsley, Villa Park

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Jozef Vengloš names an unchanged line up.
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.89 |
Oldest Player |
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 | 32.16 |
Youngest Player |
CF Ian Olney | 🏴 | 20.79 |
🟩 26 Sep 1990, Villa 1-0 Barnsley, Villa Park
MANAGER
Jozef Vengloš | 🇨🇿 | 1990-1991

Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
RB Chris Price | 🏴 |
CB Derek Mountfield | 🏴 |
CB Kent Nielsen | 🇩🇰 |
CB Paul McGrath | 🇮🇪 |
M Stuart Gray | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M David Platt | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 |
CF Ian Olney | 🏴 | 🔥 |
CF Ian Ormondroyd | 🏴 | 🔁 |
MANAGER
Mel Machin | 🏴 |

Barnsley
GK Clive Baker | 🏴 |
CB Gerry Taggart | 🇬🇧 |
CB Mark Smith | 🏴 |
CB Carl Tiler | 🏴 |
RB Mark Robinson | 🏴 |
RB Gary Fleming | 🇬🇧 |
RB Brian McCord | 🏴 |
M Steve Agnew | 🏴 |
M Owen Archdeacon | 🏴 |
CF Steve Cooper | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF Andy Saville | 🏴 |
🟩 26 Sep 1990, Villa 1-0 Barnsley, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES

🔁 M Paul Birch | 🏴 | for CF Ian Ormondroyd | 🏴 | 75' |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CF Steve Cooper | 🏴 | (CF Andy Rammell | 🏴 |)

🟩 26 Sep 1990, Villa 1-0 Barnsley, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

M Mark Blake | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

M Brendan O’Connell | 🏴 |
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

🟩 26 Sep 1990, Villa 1-0 Barnsley, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M Paul Birch | 🏴 | | 207 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 75 | 55 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
M Mark Blake | 🏴 | | 11* |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 26 Sep 1990, Villa 1-0 Barnsley, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/13
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 13/13
🟩 26 Sep 1990, Villa 1-0 Barnsley, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟩 26 Sep 1990, Villa 1-0 Barnsley, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE

Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE


MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟩 26 Sep 1990, Villa 1-0 Barnsley, Villa Park


MATCH QUOTES
🟩 26 Sep 1990, Villa 1-0 Barnsley, Villa Park


MATCH REPORTS
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