Spurred on by a crowd of 386, Barry defender Luke Cooper connected with a corner to break the deadlock in the ninth minute, scoring his first goal in Town colours since arriving at the club in the summer.

Poetically, Cooper's opener came at the Gladstone Road end of Jenner Park, the same side of the ground that Dave O’ Gorman propelled Barry ahead against Aberdeen, 20 years ago to the very day.

As with two decades beforehand, the early goal set the tone for an entertaining 90 minutes, though visitors Caldicot showed far more than their league position might indicate; with homegrown Alex Jarman a particular threat, despite spurning a golden opportunity from close range.

Recovering effectively, forward Jarman would be responsible for Caldicot's equaliser in the 25th minute, deftly flicking the ball home from a lowly-planted free-kick to beat Barry goalkeeper Mike Lewis at the near post.

However, Jarman's achievement was still being announced over the Jenner Park PA system when Barry regained their advantage; newcomer Tyrell Webbe finishing from close range after a quickly-taken set-piece, before celebrating with some spectacular acrobatics.

Hitting the crossbar and the post before the first half was out, Barry took their 2-1 advantage into the break and despite relying on a timely block to keep the scores level, the second half saw Gavin Chesterfield's side seize command.

Forward TJ Nagi, who had previously struggled with series of injury setbacks, has been one of the club's most exciting players in recent seasons and Nagi showed a glimpse of his prowess with a brisk one-two punch, powering Barry into a seemingly-unassailable 4-1 lead.

Staring up a fourth league defeat in five, Caldicot showed no intent of rolling over though and the Gwent side would reduce the arrears shortly afterwards when Jarman scored his and his team's second; firing beyond Lewis, after running inside from the right.

Nevertheless, this anniversary afternoon would belong to Barry Town and the enthusiastic home crowd would leave with smiles on their faces after substitute Louis Gerrard tapped home their fifth; scoring with what appeared his first touch, following a low cross in from the left.

Saturday's 5-2 victory helped the Town rocket back up the Welsh League Division One table; leaving them level with leaders Goytre on 14 points with an equal +9 goal difference.

As the season's early contenders begin to stake their claims, next Saturday (8 October) serves up what could be Goytre's biggest test to date, in the form of form outfit Ton Pentre; the Bulldogs having won in each of their last three Division One outings.

At the same time, Barry will entertain Risca United at Jenner Park (2.30pm), in what is consistently a hard-fought and engaging fixture.

However, the coming week sees cup competition take priority, with the Town travelling to the CCB Centre for Sporting Excellence on Saturday (1 October) for a Welsh Cup First Round match with Aberbargoed Buds, before hosting a buoyant Cardiff Metropolitan University at Jenner Park in the Nathaniel MG Cup on Tuesday evening (4 October).

After a difficult start, the Met have won three Welsh Premier League fixtures on the bounce, defeating Llandudno, Newtown and Aberystwyth Town to climb to an impressive fifth place in the national top flight.

As a result, Barry Town will need to be on top of their game when the two sides meet in the expanded Welsh Premier League cup competition; with kick-off at Jenner Park set for 7.45pm and extra-time and penalties to separate the sides, if necessary.