Game #3999
Aston Villa
14-10-4, 52 PTS
Saturday, 2 January 1988
1st (-)
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟩
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 | 🏴 | ⚽ |
Graham Taylor | 🏴 | 1987-1990
Substitutes
🔁 | M David Norton | 🏴 | for M Warren Aspinall | 🏴 |
Unused Substitutes
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 |
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
🟨 Warren Aspinall, Foul (8)
🟨 Mark Lillis, Retaliation (3)
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Trophy Record
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Matchday Squad
Unavailable
Not recorded
Team News
Warren Aspinall replaces Stuart Gray.
Team Stats
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.19 |
Oldest Player |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | 31.24 |
Youngest Player |
M Warren Aspinall | 🏴 | 20.32 |
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
Won
3-1
🟩 2 Jan 1988, Villa 3-1 Barnsley, Oakwell
Scorer(s) | Warren Aspinall | 36' | Paul Birch | 55' | Alan McInally | 70' |
Assist(s) | Kevin Gage | 36' | Warren Aspinall | 55' | Paul Birch | 70' |
Match Timeline
⚽ | 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
Season | 1987-88 |
Matchday | #33 |
League Match | #28 |
Manager Game | #33 |
Saturday, 2 January 1988
Match Record
Game Record
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: 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟩
Officials
Referee: Colin Trussell | 🏴 | Blundell Sands, 1986–1991
Previous 5 vs. Barnsley: 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟨
Head to Head
Total 🕒 12 | 🟩 W9 (75% ) | 🟨 D3 | 🇺(100% ) | 🟥 L0 (0% ) | ⚽ 29 | 🥅 6 | GD 23
Match Stats
Not recorded
Graham Taylor | 🏴 | 1987-1990
🕒 33 | 🟩 | 17 🟨 | 10 🟥 6 | 1.85
Villa Career Form:
Top 4
Division Two
Barnsley
10-6-10, 36 PTS
Oakwell
Attendance: 11,542
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 | 🏴 | ⚽ |
Allan Clarke | 🏴 |
Substitutes
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes
M Jim Dobbin | 🏴 |
CF Rodger Wylde | 🏴 |
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Opposition Trophy Record
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1911-12
Opposition Matchday Squad
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
On This Day
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).
Starting XI
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Sub 3
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Sub 4
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Sub 5
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Match Media
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