Game #3166
Saturday, 22 January 1972
Attendance: 30,531
Won
Division Three
1st (+1)
Barnsley
WWLWW
Villa Park
Villa climb to the top of the third division table on 36 points after 25 games after they beat Barnsley as third placed Bournemouth beat previous leaders Notts County to allow Villa to leap into first place.
Aston Villa
2-0
Barnsley
Assist(s) | None |
KEY MAN
RELATED MATCHES
MATCH TIMELINE
43’ Goal, 1-0, Andy Lochhead
HT Aston Villa 1-0 Barnsley
57’ Goal, 2-0, Bruce Rioch
FT Aston Villa 2-0 Barnsley
Cards.
Booking, Bruce Rioch, Dissent
ON THIS DAY
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.
Aston Villa
Barnsley
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1911-12
FIXTURE HISTORY
Previous 5 vs. Barnsley: | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟨 | 🟩 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1971-72 |
Matchday | #33 |
League Match | #25 |
Manager Game | #106 |
Saturday, 22 January 1972
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Vic Crowe | 🏴 | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: Ron Challis | 🏴 | Kent, 1968-1981
FT Result | Won |
FT Score | 2-0 |
Last 5 Games | WWLWW |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Ron Challis | 🏴 | Kent, 1968-1981
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards:
CARDS
Villa
🟨
Barnsley
🟨
TEAM NEWS
Bruce Rioch replaces Harry Gregory.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.07 |
Oldest Player |
CB George Curtis | 32.74 |
Youngest Player |
M Chico Hamilton | 21.24 |
MANAGER
Vic Crowe
MANAGER
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 |
CF Andy Lochhead |
F Geoff Vowden |
Barnsley
Stewart, Murphy, Booth, Turner, Winstanley, Raggett, Sharp, Boardman, Seal (Waddell), Lea, Martin.
Manager: Johnny Steele.
SUBSTITUTES
None
SUBSTITUTES
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Harry Gregory |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
Player Abbreviations:
GK : Goalkeeper
LB, RB, FB : Left Back, Right Back, Full Back
CB, D : Centre Back, Defender
M, W : Midfielder. Winger
F, CF : Forward, Centre Forward
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
*Birmingham Daily Post*
Monday, 24 January 1972