1999–2000 Aston Villa F.C. season

Aston Villa
1999–2000 season
Chairman Doug Ellis
Manager John Gregory
Stadium Villa Park
Premiership 6th
FA Cup Runners-up
League Cup Semi-finals
Top goalscorer League: Dublin (12)
All: Dublin (16)
Highest home attendance 39,217 (vs. Liverpool, 2 October 1999; vs. Tottenham Hotspur, 29 December 1999; vs. Manchester United, 14 May 2000)
Lowest home attendance 23,885 (vs. Sheffield Wednesday, 18 December 1999)
Average home league attendance 31,697

During the 1999–2000 English football season, Aston Villa competed in the FA Premier League (known as the FA Carling Premiership for sponsorship reasons).

Season summary

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]

Final league table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
4 Liverpool 38 19 10 9 51 30 +21 67 2000–01 UEFA Cup First round[lower-alpha 1]
5 Chelsea 38 18 11 9 53 34 +19 65
6 Aston Villa 38 15 13 10 46 35 +11 58 2000 UEFA 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 2000–01 UEFA Cup First round[lower-alpha 2]
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
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 15 13 10 46 35  +11 58 8 8 3 23 12  +11 7 5 7 23 23  0
Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
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[2]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

FA Premier League

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
7 August 1999Newcastle UnitedA1–036,376Joachim 75'
11 August 1999EvertonH3–030,337Joachim 9', Dublin 57', Taylor 85'
16 August 1999West Ham UnitedH2–226,250Dublin 5', 52'
21 August 1999ChelseaA0–135,071
24 August 1999WatfordA1–019,161Delaney 68'
28 August 1999MiddlesbroughH1–028,728Dublin 5'
11 September 1999ArsenalA1–338,093Joachim 44'
18 September 1999Bradford CityH1–028,083Dublin 71'
25 September 1999Leicester CityA1–319,917Dublin 73'
2 October 1999LiverpoolH0–039,217
18 October 1999SunderlandA1–241,045Dublin 47'
23 October 1999WimbledonH1–127,160Dublin 35'
30 October 1999Manchester UnitedA0–355,211
6 November 1999SouthamptonH0–126,474
22 November 1999Coventry CityA1–220,184Dublin 41'
27 November 1999EvertonA0–034,750
4 December 1999Newcastle UnitedH0–134,531
18 December 1999Sheffield WednesdayH2–123,885Merson 69', Taylor 82'
26 December 1999Derby CountyA2–033,222Boateng 68', Taylor 78'
29 December 1999Tottenham HotspurH1–139,217Taylor 75'
3 January 2000Leeds UnitedA2–140,027Southgate 19', 62'
15 January 2000West Ham UnitedA1–124,237Taylor 24'
22 January 2000ChelseaH0–033,704
5 February 2000WatfordH4–027,647Stone 47', Merson 57', 59', Walker 81'
14 February 2000MiddlesbroughA4–031,571Carbone 11', 65', Joachim 70', 75'
26 February 2000Bradford CityA1–118,276Merson 38'
5 March 2000ArsenalH1–136,930Walker 62'
11 March 2000Coventry CityH1–033,177Ehiogu 45'
15 March 2000LiverpoolA0–043,615
18 March 2000SouthamptonA0–215,218
25 March 2000Derby CountyH2–028,613Carbone 40', Boateng 57'
5 April 2000Sheffield WednesdayA1–018,136Thompson 90'
9 April 2000Leeds UnitedH1–033,889Joachim 39'
15 April 2000Tottenham HotspurA4–235,304Dublin 62'(pen), 69' Carbone 70', Wright 74'
22 April 2000Leicester CityH2–231,229Thompson 31', Merson 48'
29 April 2000SunderlandH1–133,949Barry 60'
6 May 2000WimbledonA2–219,188Hendrie 54', Dublin 74'
14 May 2000Manchester UnitedH0–139,217

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R311 December 1999DarlingtonH2–122,101Carbone 43', Dublin 63'
R48 January 2000SouthamptonH1–025,025Southgate 20'
R530 January 2000Leeds UnitedH3–230,026Carbone 32', 58', 69'
QF20 February 2000EvertonA2–135,331Stone 16', Carbone 45'
SF2 April 2000Bolton WanderersN0–0 (won 4-1 on pens)62,828
F20 May 2000ChelseaN0–178,217

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R2 1st Leg14 September 1999Chester CityA1–04,364Hendrie 77'
R2 2nd Leg21 September 1999Chester CityH5–0 (6-0 on agg)22,613Boateng 17', Taylor 31', Hendrie 46', 47', Thompson 50'
R313 October 1999Manchester UnitedH3–033,815Joachim 18', Taylor 49', Stone 90'
R41 December 1999SouthamptonH4–017,608Watson 22', Joachim 66', Dublin 72', 90'
QF11 January 2000West Ham UnitedA3–125,592Taylor 80', 118', Joachim 93'
SF 1st Leg25 January 2000Leicester CityH0–028,037
SF 2nd Leg2 February 2000Leicester CityA0–1 (0-1 on agg)21,843

Players

First-team squad

Squad at end of season[3][4]

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

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

Left club during season

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

No. Position Player
13 England GK Michael Oakes (to Wolves)
23 Wales DF David Hughes (to Shrewsbury Town)
28 England DF Tommy Jaszczun (to Blackpool)
No. Position Player
29 England FW Stan Collymore (to Leicester City)
34 Scotland DF 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. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
14 Scotland FW Neil Tarrant[notes 3]
21 England FW Darren Byfield[notes 4]
25 Argentina FW Gustavo Bartelt (on loan from Roma)
27 England MF Michael Standing
32 England MF Aaron Lescott
38 Republic of Ireland MF John McGrath
No. Position Player
40 England GK Matthew Ghent
Wales DF Darren Moss (on trial from Chester City)
Denmark DF Morten Karlsen (on trial from B.93)
England MF Michael Blackwood
Wales FW Graham Evans
Brazil FW 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. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
England DF Liam Folds
England DF Danny Haynes
England DF Karl Johnson
England DF Jamie Kearns
England DF Martyn Lancaster (on trial from Chester City)
Scotland DF Gary McSeveney
Wales DF Stuart Thornley
Democratic Republic of the Congo DF Carlin Itonga (on trial from Arsenal)
England MF David Berks
England MF David Harding
No. Position Player
England MF Robert Hughes (on trial from Fulham)
England MF Luke Prince
England MF Jay Smith
England MF Gregory Walters
Northern Ireland MF Gavin Melaugh
Sweden MF David Curtolo
England FW Stephen Evans
England FW Andrew Marfell
Sweden FW 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. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
England GK Boaz Myhill[notes 6]
Republic of Ireland GK Wayne Henderson
England DF David Andrewartha
England DF Rob Edwards[notes 7]
England DF Leon Hylton
England DF Danny Jackman
England DF Liam Ridgewell
England DF Andy Wells
England DF Ben Willets
Republic of Ireland DF Seán Dillon
England MF Ryan Amoo
England MF Stephen Cooke
No. Position Player
England MF Jamie Cunnington
England MF Lee McGuire
England MF Alexis Nicolas[notes 8]
England MF Jamie Pawley
Republic of Ireland MF Keith Fahey
England FW Mark DeBolla
England FW Michael Husbands
England FW Stuart Lewis
England FW 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. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
England DF Wesley Meacham
England MF Darren Middleton
Italy MF Marco Russo (on trial)
No. Position Player
Scotland FW Brian Mulholland
Greece FW Yannis Anastasiou (on trial from Anderlecht)

Statistics

Starting 11

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

Transfers

In

# Pos Player From Fee Date
1GKEngland David JamesEngland Liverpool£1,700,00017 June 1999
13GKEngland Neil CutlerEngland Chester CityFree30 November 1999
20DFIsrael Najwan GhrayibIsrael Hapoel Haifa£1,000,00020 July 1999
6MFNetherlands George BoatengEngland Coventry City£4,500,00020 July 1999
18MFItaly Benito CarboneEngland Sheffield WednesdayNominal20 October 1999
25FWArgentina Gustavo BarteltItaly RomaLoan6 February 2000

Out

# Pos Player To Fee Date
1GKAustralia Mark BosnichEngland Manchester UnitedFree2 June 1999[5]
N/ADFEngland Reuben HazellEngland Tranmere RoversFree1 July 1999
25FWRepublic of Ireland Alan LeeEngland Burnley£200,0007 July 1999
18MFItaly Fabio FerraresiItaly ChievoFree13 July 1999
20DFEngland Riccardo ScimecaEngland Nottingham Forest£3,000,00022 July 1999
16DFEngland Simon GraysonEngland Blackburn Rovers£750,00029 July 1999
23DFEngland David HughesEngland Shrewsbury TownFree24 September 1999
30GKEngland Adam RachelEngland BlackpoolFree27 September 1999
13GKEngland Michael OakesEngland Wolverhampton Wanderers£500,00029 October 1999
28DFEngland Tommy JaszczunEngland Blackpool£50,00020 January 2000
29FWEngland Stan CollymoreEngland Leicester CityFree10 February 2000
34DFScotland Colin CalderwoodEngland Nottingham ForestNominal14 March 2000
21FWEngland Darren ByfieldEngland ReleasedFree26 May 2000
N/AFWEngland Darren MiddletonEngland ReleasedFree31 May 2000
N/AMFEngland Michael BlackwoodEngland WrexhamFree29 June 2000
Transfers in: Decrease £7,200,000
Transfers out: Increase £4,500,000
Total spending: Decrease £3,300,000

References

  1. ↑ "Chelsea claim FA Cup glory". BBC News. 20 May 2000. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
  2. ↑ http://www.statto.com/football/teams/aston-villa/1999-2000/results
  3. ↑ http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/1999-2000/faprem/avilla.htm
  4. ↑ http://www.astonvillaplayerdatabase.com/1999-00.html
  5. ↑ http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/sport/football/fa_carling_premiership/358845.stm

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.
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