Game #4124
Aston Villa

Wednesday, 26 September 1990
2nd Round
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩
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 | 🏴 | 🔁 |
Jozef Vengloš | 🇨🇿 | 1990-1991

Substitutes:
🔁 M Paul Birch | 🏴 | for CF Ian Ormondroyd | 🏴 | 75' |
Unused Substitutes:
M Mark Blake | 🏴 |
None
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Matchday Squad:
Not recorded
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 |
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.

Won
1-0
🟩 26 Sep 1990, Villa 1-0 Barnsley, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | David Platt | 59' |
Assist(s) | Ian Olney | 59' |
Match Timeline:
🕒 | 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
Season | 1990-91 |
Matchday | #8 |
Manager Game | #8 |
Wednesday, 26 September 1990

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: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩
Referee: Jim Ashworth | 🏴 | Rutland, 1987–1990
Not recorded
Debut Appearances:
None
Final Appearances:
None
Jozef Vengloš | 🇨🇿 | 1990-1991
🕒 8 | 🟩 | 4 🟨 | 2 🟥 2 | 1.75
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Referee:
Referee: Jim Ashworth | 🏴 | Rutland, 1987–1990
Games: 🕒 5 🟩 W5 (100%) 🟥 L0 (0%) Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩
Cards: 🟨 4 🟥 0 | 0.80 per game | Pens: ⚽ 0 | 🥅 0 |
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Barnsley

Villa Park
Attendance: 14,471
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 | 🏴 |
Mel Machin | 🏴 |

Substitutes:
🔁 | CF Steve Cooper | 🏴 | (CF Andy Rammell | 🏴 |)
Unused Substitutes:
M Brendan O’Connell | 🏴 |
None
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1911-12
Matchday Squad:
Not Recorded

"Barnsley will not be displeased with restricting Aston Villa to a single goal at Villa Park. David Platt was on target "
Barnsley will not be displeased with restricting Aston Villa to a single goal at Villa Park. David Platt was on target
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