Game #4514
Aston Villa
Wednesday, 11 March 1998
Lost
13th (-)
Last 5 | 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥
Premier League
Attendance: 29,519
Barnsley
Villa Park
Aston Villa
0-1
Barnsley
Assist(s) | None
MATCH SUMMARY
Villa's mini revival under John Gregory suffers its first setback as relegation threatened Barnsley win at Villa Park.
KEY MAN
John Gregory, first setback
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MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 11 March 1998
🥅 | 17’ Goal, 0-1, (Barnsley), Ashley Ward
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-1 Barnsley
🔁 | 56’ Sub off, Simon Grayson, Sub on, Darren Byfield
🔁 | 80’ Sub off, Alan Wright, Sub on, Fernando Nélson
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 0-1 Barnsley
ON THIS DAY
Villa fall to a surprise defeat to lowly Barnsley at Villa Park in Villa’s first real setback under John Gregory.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1995-96
Barnsley
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1911-12
FIXTURE HISTORY
Barnsley
Previous 5 vs. Barnsley: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1997-98 |
Matchday | #42 |
League Game | #30 |
Manager Game | #4 |
Wednesday, 11 March 1998
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | John Gregory |
Referee | Peter Jones, Loughborough |
KO | 7.45pm |
HT Score | 0-1 |
FT Score | 0-1 |
FT Result | Lost |
Last 5 Games | LWLWL |
MANAGERIAL RECORD
John Gregory | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 4 | 🟩 | 2 🟨 | 0 🟥 2 | 1.50
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
ALL THE MATCHES LED BY:
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Peter Jones | 🏴 | Loughborough, 1988-2002
Previous 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 30 August 1997, Villa 1-0, Leeds, Villa Park.
Cards: None
ALL THE MATCHES REFEREED BY:
CARDS
Villa
None
Barnsley
None
TEAM NEWS
Villa name an unchanged line up for only the fourth time in 42 games this season but for the second time in 5 games.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.43 |
Oldest Player
M Ian Taylor | 🏴 | 29.79 |
Youngest Player
M Lee Hendrie | 🏴 | 20.83 |
MANAGER
John Gregory | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Mark Bosnich | 🇦🇺 |
LB Steve Staunton | 🇮🇪 |
LB Alan Wright | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CB Ugo Ehiogu | 🏴 |
CB Gareth Southgate | 🏴 |
RB Simon Grayson | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Lee Hendrie | 🏴 |
M Mark Draper | 🏴 |
M Ian Taylor | 🏴 |
CF Dwight Yorke | 🇹🇹 |
CF Julian Joachim | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Danny Wilson | 🇬🇧 |
Barnsley
GK David Watson | 🏴 |
LB Scott Jones | 🏴 |
LB Darren Barnard | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CB Adie Moses | 🏴 |
CB Chris Morgan | 🏴 |
RB Nicky Eaden | 🏴 |
M Neil Redfearn | 🏴 |
M Darren Sheridan | 🏴 |
M Martin Bullock | 🏴 |
CF Ashley Ward | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Jan Åge Fjørtoft | 🇳🇴 | 🔁 |
Not necessarily indicative of the actual matchday formation
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CF Darren Byfield | 🏴 | for RB Simon Grayson | 🏴 | 56’ |
🔁 | RB Fernando Nélson | 🇵🇹 | for LB Alan Wright | 🏴 | 80’ |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | LB Darren Barnard | 🏴 | (M Eric Tinkler | 🇿🇦 |)
🔁 | CF Jan Åge Fjørtoft | 🇳🇴 | (CF Andy Liddell | 🏴 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Michael Oakes | 🏴 |
RB Gary Charles | 🏴 |
LB Lee Collins | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Lars Leese | 🇩🇪 |
M Clint Marcelle | 🇹🇹 |
CF Gjorgi Hristov | 🇲🇰 |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 8/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/16
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/16
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
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
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
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