1999–2000 Aston Villa F.C. season

Main article: History of Aston Villa F.C. (1961–present)
Aston Villa
1999–2000 season
ChairmanDoug Ellis
ManagerJohn Gregory
StadiumVilla Park
FA Premier League6th
FA CupRunners-up
League CupSemi-final
Top goalscorerLeague: Dion Dublin (12)
All: Dion Dublin (16)
Highest home attendance39,217 (vs. Liverpool, 2 October 1999; vs. Tottenham Hotspur, 29 December 1999; vs. Manchester United, 14 May 2000)
Lowest home attendance23,885 (vs. Sheffield Wednesday, 18 December 1999)
Average home league attendance31,697

During the 1999–2000 English football season, Aston Villa competed in the FA Premier League.

Aston Villa matched their previous season's solid sixth-place finish. After starting the campaign brightly a run of nine matches without a win dragged Villa down to 15th. However, after that Villa rallied to go 12 matches unbeaten, and thereafter lost only two more games all season to finish sixth. Villa also reached the FA Cup final for the first time in 43 years, but their hopes of winning the famous trophy for the eighth time were ended by a 1–0 defeat at the hands of Chelsea, whose success was achieved in the last game at Wembley before the old stadium was rebuilt.[1]

The season saw debuts for George Boateng (103), David James (67), Peter Enckelman (52), Benito Carbone (24), Najwan Ghrayib (5), and Neil Cutler (1).[2]

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Transfers

Transferred in

Date Pos Player From Fee
17 June 1999 GK David James Liverpool £1,700,000
20 July 1999 LB Najwan Ghrayib Hapoel Haifa £1,000,000
20 July 1999 DM George Boateng Coventry City £4,500,000
20 October 1999 SS Benito Carbone Sheffield Wednesday £800,000
30 November 1999 GK Neil Cutler Chester City Free transfer
£8,000,000

Loaned in

Date Pos Player From Loan End
6 January 2000 CF Gustavo Bartelt Roma 31 May 2000

Transferred out

Date Pos Player To Fee
1 July 1999 GK Mark Bosnich Manchester United Free transfer
7 July 1999 CF Alan Lee Burnley £200,000
13 July 1999 CM Fabio Ferraresi Verona Free transfer
22 July 1999 CB Riccardo Scimeca Nottingham Forest £3,000,000
29 July 1999 RB Simon Grayson Blackburn Rovers £750,000
24 September 1999 LB David Hughes Shrewsbury Town Free transfer
27 September 1999 GK Adam Rachel Blackpool Free transfer
29 October 1999 GK Michael Oakes Wolverhampton Wanderers £500,000
20 January 2000 LB Tommy Jaszczun Blackpool £50,000
10 February 2000 CF Stan Collymore Leicester City Free transfer
14 March 2000 CB Colin Calderwood Nottingham Forest £70,000
£4,570,000

Loaned out

Date Pos Player To Loan End
19 July 1999 CF Stan Collymore Fulham 15 October 1999
3 August 1999 CF Darren Byfield Northampton Town 12 September 1999
17 September 1999 CF Darren Byfield Cambridge United 25 October 1999
10 December 1999 CF Neil Tarrant Ayr United 31 May 2000
7 March 2000 CF Darren Byfield Blackpool 31 May 2000
13 March 2000 LB Aaron Lescott Lincoln City 13 April 2000

Overall transfer activity

Squad

First Team

# Name Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth (Age) Signed from Date signed Fee Apps Gls
Goalkeepers
1 David James GK Welwyn Garden City (1970-08-01)1 August 1970 (aged 28) Liverpool 17 June 1999 £1,700,000 - -
13 Michael Oakes GK Northwich (1973-10-30)30 October 1973 (aged 25) Academy 1 July 1991 — 61 0
13* Neil Cutler GK Perton (1976-09-03)3 September 1976 (aged 22) Chester City 30 November 1999 Free transfer - -
39 Peter Enckelman GK Turku (1977-03-10)10 March 1977 (aged 22) TPS 1 February 1999 £200,000 0 0
40 Matthew Ghent GK Burton upon Trent (1980-09-05)5 September 1980 (aged 18) Academy 1 July 1997 — 0 0
Defenders
2 Steve Watson RB North Shields (1974-04-01)1 April 1974 (aged 25) Newcastle United 15 October 1998 £4,000,000 30 0
3 Alan Wright LB Ashton-under-Lyne (1971-09-28)28 September 1971 (aged 27) Blackburn Rovers 10 March 1995 £1,000,000 199 3
4 Gareth Southgate (c) CB Watford (1970-09-03)3 September 1970 (aged 28) Crystal Palace 1 July 1995 £3,500,000 164 4
5 Ugo Ehiogu CB Hackney (1972-11-03)3 November 1972 (aged 26) West Bromwich Albion 12 July 1991 £40,000 255 14
15 Gareth Barry LB Hastings (1981-02-23)23 February 1981 (aged 18) Academy 1 January 1998 — 39 2
20 Najwan Ghrayib LB Nazareth (1974-01-30)30 January 1974 (aged 25) Hapoel Haifa 20 July 1999 £1,000,000 - -
23 David Hughes LB Wrexham (1978-02-01)1 February 1978 (aged 21) Academy 1 July 1996 — 7 0
24 Mark Delaney RB Haverfordwest (1976-05-13)13 May 1976 (aged 23) Cardiff City 9 March 1999 £250,000 2 0
28 Tommy Jaszczun CB Kettering (1977-09-16)16 September 1977 (aged 21) Academy 1 July 1998 — 1 0
30 Jon Bewers RB Kettering (1982-09-10)10 September 1982 (aged 16) Academy 1 July 1999 — - -
31 Jlloyd Samuel LB San Fernando (1981-03-29)29 March 1981 (aged 18) Academy 1 January 1999 — 0 0
32 Aaron Lescott CB Birmingham (1978-12-02)2 December 1978 (aged 20) Academy 1 July 1998 — 1 0
34 Colin Calderwood CB Stranraer (1965-01-20)20 January 1965 (aged 34) Tottenham Hotspur 23 March 1999 £230,000 8 0
Midfielders
6 George Boateng CM Nkawkaw (1975-09-05)5 September 1975 (aged 23) Coventry City 20 July 1999 £4,500,000 - -
7 Ian Taylor CM Birmingham (1968-06-04)4 June 1968 (aged 31) Sheffield Wednesday 21 December 1994 £1,000,000 178 22
8 Mark Draper CM Long Eaton (1970-11-11)11 November 1970 (aged 28) Leicester City 5 July 1995 £3,250,000 154 11
10 Paul Merson AM Harlesden (1968-03-20)20 March 1968 (aged 31) Middlesbrough 8 September 1998 £6,750,000 27 5
11 Alan Thompson LM Newcastle upon Tyne (1973-12-22)22 December 1973 (aged 25) Bolton Wanderers 5 June 1998 £4,500,000 28 2
17 Lee Hendrie RM Solihull (1977-05-18)18 May 1977 (aged 22) Academy 1 July 1995 — 71 6
26 Steve Stone RM Gateshead (1971-08-20)20 August 1971 (aged 27) Nottingham Forest 11 March 1999 £5,500,000 10 0
27 Michael Standing AM Shoreham-by-Sea (1981-03-20)20 March 1981 (aged 18) Academy 1 July 1998 — 0 0
38 John McGrath CM Limerick (1980-03-27)27 March 1980 (aged 19) Academy 1 July 1999 — - -
Forwards
9 Dion Dublin CF Leicester (1969-04-22)22 April 1969 (aged 30) Coventry City 5 November 1998 £5,750,000 24 11
12 Julian Joachim CF Peterborough (1974-09-20)20 September 1974 (aged 24) Leicester City 24 February 1996 £1,890,000 100 28
14 Neil Tarrant CF Darlington (1979-06-24)24 June 1979 (aged 20) Ross County 28 April 1998 £250,000 - -
18 Benito Carbone SS Bagnara Calabra (1971-08-14)14 August 1971 (aged 27) Sheffield Wednesday 20 October 1999 £800,000 - -
19 Richard Walker CF Bloxwich (1977-11-08)8 November 1977 (aged 21) Academy 1 July 1997 — 1 0
21 Darren Byfield CF Sutton Coldfield (1976-09-29)29 September 1976 (aged 22) Academy 1 July 1997 — 10 0
22 Darius Vassell CF Birmingham (1980-06-13)13 June 1980 (aged 19) Academy 1 January 1998 — 11 2
25 Gustavo Bartelt CF Buenos Aires (1974-09-02)2 September 1974 (aged 24) Roma 6 January 2000 Loan - -
29 Stan Collymore CF Tittensor (1971-01-22)22 January 1971 (aged 28) Liverpool 13 May 1997 £7,000,000 61 15

*squad number was re-used following a players departure.
Note: Stats and ages are correct as of July 1, 1999.

Final league table

Main article: 1999–2000 FA Premier League
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
4 Liverpool 38 19 10 9 51 30 +21 67 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round[a]
5 Chelsea 38 18 11 9 53 34 +19 65
6 Aston Villa 38 15 13 10 46 35 +11 58 Qualification for the Intertoto Cup third round
7 Sunderland 38 16 10 12 57 56 +1 58
8 Leicester City 38 16 7 15 55 55 0 55 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round[b]
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Chelsea qualified for the UEFA Cup as FA Cup winners.
  2. ^ Leicester City qualified for the UEFA Cup as League Cup winners.
Results summary
Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 15 13 10 46 35  +11 58 8 8 3 23 12  +11 7 5 7 23 23  0
Results by matchday
Match1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAAHHAAHHAAHAHAHHAH
ResultWWDLWWLWLDLDLLLDLWWDWDDWWDDWDLWWWWDDDL
Position512522636698111113131512121210109878876666666666
Source: 11v11.com: 1999-2000 Aston Villa results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

Aston Villa's score comes first[3]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

FA Premier League

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
7 August 1999 Newcastle United A 1–0 36,376 Joachim 75'
11 August 1999 Everton H 3–0 30,337 Joachim 9', Dublin 57', Taylor 85'
16 August 1999 West Ham United H 2–2 26,250 Dublin 5', 52'
21 August 1999 Chelsea A 0–1 35,071
24 August 1999 Watford A 1–0 19,161 Delaney 68'
28 August 1999 Middlesbrough H 1–0 28,728 Dublin 5'
11 September 1999 Arsenal A 1–3 38,093 Joachim 44'
18 September 1999 Bradford City H 1–0 28,083 Dublin 71'
25 September 1999 Leicester City A 1–3 19,917 Dublin 73'
2 October 1999 Liverpool H 0–0 39,217
18 October 1999 Sunderland A 1–2 41,045 Dublin 47'
23 October 1999 Wimbledon H 1–1 27,160 Dublin 35'
30 October 1999 Manchester United A 0–3 55,211
6 November 1999 Southampton H 0–1 26,474
22 November 1999 Coventry City A 1–2 20,184 Dublin 41'
27 November 1999 Everton A 0–0 34,750
4 December 1999 Newcastle United H 0–1 34,531
18 December 1999 Sheffield Wednesday H 2–1 23,885 Merson 69', Taylor 82'
26 December 1999 Derby County A 2–0 33,222 Boateng 68', Taylor 78'
29 December 1999 Tottenham Hotspur H 1–1 39,217 Taylor 75'
3 January 2000 Leeds United A 2–1 40,027 Southgate 19', 62'
15 January 2000 West Ham United A 1–1 24,237 Taylor 24'
22 January 2000 Chelsea H 0–0 33,704
5 February 2000 Watford H 4–0 27,647 Stone 47', Merson 57', 59', Walker 81'
14 February 2000 Middlesbrough A 4–0 31,571 Carbone 11', 65', Joachim 70', 75'
26 February 2000 Bradford City A 1–1 18,276 Merson 38'
5 March 2000 Arsenal H 1–1 36,930 Walker 62'
11 March 2000 Coventry City H 1–0 33,177 Ehiogu 45'
15 March 2000 Liverpool A 0–0 43,615
18 March 2000 Southampton A 0–2 15,218
25 March 2000 Derby County H 2–0 28,613 Carbone 40', Boateng 57'
5 April 2000 Sheffield Wednesday A 1–0 18,136 Thompson 90'
9 April 2000 Leeds United H 1–0 33,889 Joachim 39'
15 April 2000 Tottenham Hotspur A 4–2 35,304 Dublin 62'(pen), 69' Carbone 70', Wright 74'
22 April 2000 Leicester City H 2–2 31,229 Thompson 31', Merson 48'
29 April 2000 Sunderland H 1–1 33,949 Barry 60'
6 May 2000 Wimbledon A 2–2 19,188 Hendrie 54', Dublin 74'
14 May 2000 Manchester United H 0–1 39,217

FA Cup

Main article: 1999–2000 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 11 December 1999 Darlington H 2–1 22,101 Carbone 43', Dublin 63'
R4 8 January 2000 Southampton H 1–0 25,025 Southgate 20'
R5 30 January 2000 Leeds United H 3–2 30,026 Carbone 32', 58', 69'
QF 20 February 2000 Everton A 2–1 35,331 Stone 16', Carbone 45'
SF 2 April 2000 Bolton Wanderers N 0–0 (won 4–1 on pens) 62,828
F 20 May 2000 Chelsea N 0–1 78,217

League Cup

Main article: 1999–2000 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R2 1st Leg 14 September 1999 Chester City A 1–0 4,364 Hendrie 77'
R2 2nd Leg 21 September 1999 Chester City H 5–0 (6–0 on agg) 22,613 Boateng 17', Taylor 31', Hendrie 46', 47', Thompson 50'
R3 13 October 1999 Manchester United H 3–0 33,815 Joachim 18', Taylor 49', Stone 90'
R4 1 December 1999 Southampton H 4–0 17,608 Watson 22', Joachim 66', Dublin 72', 90'
QF 11 January 2000 West Ham United A 3–1 25,592 Taylor 80', 118', Joachim 93'
SF 1st Leg 25 January 2000 Leicester City H 0–0 28,037
SF 2nd Leg 2 February 2000 Leicester City A 0–1 (0–1 on agg) 21,843

Players

First-team squad

Squad at end of season[4][5]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  ENG David James
2 DF  ENG Steve Watson
3 DF  ENG Alan Wright
4 DF  ENG Gareth Southgate (captain)
5 DF  ENG Ugo Ehiogu
6 MF  NED George Boateng[notes 1]
7 MF  ENG Ian Taylor
8 MF  ENG Mark Draper
9 FW  ENG Dion Dublin
10 FW  ENG Paul Merson
11 MF  ENG Alan Thompson
12 FW  ENG Julian Joachim
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 GK  ENG Neil Cutler
15 DF  ENG Gareth Barry
17 MF  ENG Lee Hendrie
18 FW  ITA Benito Carbone
19 FW  ENG Richard Walker
20 DF  ISR Najwan Ghrayib
22 FW  ENG Darius Vassell
24 DF  WAL Mark Delaney
26 MF  ENG Steve Stone
30 DF  ENG Jon Bewers
31 DF  ENG Jlloyd Samuel[notes 2]
39 GK  FIN Peter Enckelman

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
13 GK  ENG Michael Oakes (to Wolves)
23 DF  WAL David Hughes (to Shrewsbury Town)
28 DF  ENG Tommy Jaszczun (to Blackpool)
No. Pos. Nation Player
29 FW  ENG Stan Collymore (to Leicester City)
34 DF  SCO Colin Calderwood (to Nottingham Forest)

Reserve squad

The following players spend most of the season playing for the reserves, and did not appear for the first team.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
14 FW  SCO Neil Tarrant[notes 3]
16 FW  WAL Graham Evans
21 FW  ENG Darren Byfield[notes 4]
25 FW  ARG Gustavo Bartelt (on loan from Roma)
27 MF  ENG Michael Standing
32 MF  ENG Aaron Lescott
38 MF  IRL John McGrath
No. Pos. Nation Player
40 GK  ENG Matthew Ghent
— DF  WAL Darren Moss (on trial from Chester City)
— DF  DEN Morten Karlsen (on trial from B.93)
— MF  ENG Michael Blackwood
— FW  BRA Marcus di Giuseppe (on trial)

Under-19 squad

The following players spent most of the season playing for the under-19 squad, but may have played for the U-17s and reserves.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF  ENG Liam Folds
— DF  ENG Danny Haynes
— DF  ENG Karl Johnson
— DF  ENG Jamie Kearns
— DF  ENG Martyn Lancaster (on trial from Chester City)
— DF  SCO Gary McSeveney
— DF  WAL Stuart Thornley
— DF  COD Carlin Itonga (on trial from Arsenal)
— MF  ENG David Berks
— MF  ENG David Harding
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  ENG Robert Hughes (on trial from Fulham)
— MF  ENG Luke Prince
— MF  ENG Jay Smith
— MF  ENG Gregory Walters
— MF  NIR Gavin Melaugh
— MF  SWE David Curtolo
— FW  ENG Stephen Evans
— FW  ENG Andrew Marfell
— FW  SWE Isaac N'Kubi[notes 5]
—   Adam A. Smith

Under-17 squad

The following players spent most of the season playing for the under-17 squad, but may have played for the U-19s and reserves.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK  ENG Boaz Myhill[notes 6]
— GK  IRL Wayne Henderson
— DF  ENG David Andrewartha
— DF  ENG Rob Edwards[notes 7]
— DF  ENG Leon Hylton
— DF  ENG Danny Jackman
— DF  ENG Liam Ridgewell
— DF  ENG Andy Wells
— DF  ENG Ben Willets
— DF  IRL Seán Dillon
— MF  ENG Ryan Amoo
— MF  ENG Stephen Cooke
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  ENG Jamie Cunnington
— MF  ENG Lee McGuire
— MF  ENG Alexis Nicolas[notes 8]
— MF  ENG Jamie Pawley
— MF  IRL Keith Fahey
— FW  ENG Mark DeBolla
— FW  ENG Michael Husbands
— FW  ENG Stuart Lewis
— FW  ENG Stefan Moore
—   Keiron Richardson
—   Adam Rundell

Other players

The following players did not appear for any squad this season.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF  ENG Wesley Meacham
— MF  ENG Darren Middleton
— MF  ITA Marco Russo (on trial)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW  SCO Brian Mulholland
— FW  GRE Yannis Anastasiou (on trial from Anderlecht)

Statistics

Starting 11

No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 MS Notes
1 GK David James 38
24 RB Mark Delaney 30
5 CB Ugo Ehiogu 43
4 CB Gareth Southgate 42
3 LB Alan Wright 41
10 RM Paul Merson 34
7 CM Ian Taylor 35
6 CM George Boateng 41
11 LM Alan Thompson 43
12 CF Julian Joachim 37
9 CF Dion Dublin 28 Benito Carbone has 28 starts

Notes

  1. ^ Boateng was born in Nkawkaw, Ghana, but also qualified to represent the Netherlands internationally and represented them at U-21 level before making his international debut for the Netherlands in November 2001.
  2. ^ Samuel was born in San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago, but also qualified to represent England internationally and would represent them at U-18, U-20, and U-21 level and be called up to the senior team before switching his international allegiance to Trinidad and Tobago and making his international debut for Trinidad and Tobago in September 2009.
  3. ^ Tarrant was born in Darlington, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally and represented them at U-21 level.
  4. ^ Byfield was born in Sutton Coldfield, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and would make his international debut for Jamaica in 2003.
  5. ^ N'Kubi was born in Uganda, but also qualified to represent Sweden internationally and represented them at U-17 level.
  6. ^ Myhill was born in Modesto, California, United States, but was raised in England from the age of 1, qualifying to represent any of the home nations. He represented England at U-17, and U-18, and U-20 level before making his international debut for Wales in March 2008.
  7. ^ Edwards was born in Madeley, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally through his parents and would make his international debut for Wales in March 2003.
  8. ^ Nicolas was born in Westminster, England, but also qualified to represent Cyprus internationally and represented them at U-21 level.

References

  1. ^ "Chelsea claim FA Cup glory". BBC News. 20 May 2000. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
  2. ^ "Aston Villa's Seasons". AVFC History.
  3. ^ "Aston Villa 1999-2000 Results - statto.com". Archived from the original on 25 April 2010. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
  4. ^ "FootballSquads - Aston Villa - 1999/00".
  5. ^ "Aston Villa Player Database".
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