2009–10 Aston Villa F.C. season

The 2009–10 season was Aston Villa's 135th professional season; their 99th season in the top-flight and their 22nd consecutive season in the top flight of English football, the Premier League. They were managed by Martin O'Neill – in his fourth season since replacing David O'Leary. The 2009–10 season was Villa's second consecutive spell in European competition for the club, and the first in the newly formatted UEFA Europa League.

Aston Villa
2009–10 season
ChairmanRandy Lerner
ManagerMartin O'Neill
Premier League6th
FA CupSemi-finals
League CupRunners-up
UEFA Europa LeaguePlay-off round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Gabriel Agbonlahor (13)
All:
John Carew (17)
Highest home attendance42,788 vs Liverpool (29 December 2009), Manchester United (10 February 2010), Birmingham City (25 April 2010)
Lowest home attendance22,527 vs Cardiff City (23 September 2009)
Villa on 20 August 2009 in Vienna.

This term marked the first for the club without long-term player and former captain Gareth Barry following his £12million move to Manchester City on 2 June 2009. Barry had been at the club since 1997.

The Birmingham Derby made a return to the Premier League after local rivals Birmingham City were promoted to the top tier. Villa won the first of two fixtures 1–0 at St Andrew's on 13 September 2009 with Gabriel Agbonlahor scoring the winning goal. Villa also won the return fixture at Villa Park 1–0 on 25 April 2010, thanks to a James Milner penalty. Villa also played games against newly promoted Wolves from nearby Wolverhampton, resulting in a 1–1 draw at Molineux and a 2–2 draw at Villa Park.

The club progressed to the final of the League Cup during this season, eliminating Cardiff City, Sunderland, Portsmouth and Blackburn Rovers along the way. However, Aston Villa were beaten 2–1 by Manchester United in the final at Wembley Stadium on 28 February 2010. Villa's other domestic cup venture also took the club to Wembley in the FA Cup, where they were defeated 3–0 by Chelsea in the semi-final. Aston Villa finished 6th in the Premier League for the 3rd year in a row, with 2 points more than previous season, they also qualified for the Europa League for the 3rd year running.

First team squad

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

No. Position Player
1 GK Brad Friedel
2 DF Luke Young
3 DF Wilfred Bouma
4 MF Steve Sidwell
5 DF Richard Dunne
6 MF Stewart Downing
7 MF Ashley Young
8 MF James Milner
10 FW John Carew
11 FW Gabriel Agbonlahor
12 MF Marc Albrighton
14 FW Nathan Delfouneso
15 DF Curtis Davies
16 MF Fabian Delph
No. Position Player
18 FW Emile Heskey
19 MF Stiliyan Petrov (captain)
20 MF Nigel Reo-Coker
21 DF Nicky Shorey
22 GK Brad Guzan
23 DF Habib Beye
24 DF Carlos Cuéllar
25 DF Stephen Warnock
26 MF Craig Gardner
29 DF James Collins
33 GK Andy Marshall
45 MF Shane Lowry
47 DF Ciaran Clark


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
9 FW Marlon Harewood (on loan to Newcastle United)
21 DF Nicky Shorey (on loan to Nottingham Forest and Fulham)
26 MF Craig Gardner (to Birmingham City)
27 MF Isaiah Osbourne (on loan to Middlesbrough)
44 DF Eric Lichaj (on loan to Lincoln City and Leyton Orient)
No. Position Player
45 MF Shane Lowry (on loan to Plymouth and Leeds United)
46 MF Barry Bannan (on loan to Blackpool)
48 DF Nathan Baker (on loan to Lincoln City)
49 MF Chris Herd (on loan to Lincoln City)
50 MF Jonathan Hogg (on loan to Darlington)

Reserve squad

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

No. Position Player
9 FW Marlon Harewood
17 MF Moustapha Salifou
27 MF Isaiah Osbourne
42 FW Andreas Weimann
43 GK Elliott Parish
No. Position Player
44 DF Eric Lichaj
46 MF Barry Bannan
48 DF Nathan Baker
49 MF Chris Herd
50 MF Jonathan Hogg

Transfers
Main articles: List of English football transfers summer 2009 and List of English football transfers winter 2009–10

Transfers in
Date Position Player Name Previous club League Transfer fee Notes
18 June 2009 MF Courtney Cameron Northampton Town League Two Undisclosed Youth player
20 June 2009 MF Samir Carruthers Arsenal Premier League Free Youth player
16 July 2009 MF Stewart Downing Middlesbrough Championship £10,000,000 Potential further £2,000,000 based on appearances.
4 August 2009 MF Fabian Delph Leeds United League One Undisclosed
7 August 2009 DF Habib Beye Newcastle United Championship Undisclosed
12 August 2009 GK Andy Marshall Coventry City Championship free Free transfer following release from Coventry City
27 August 2009 DF Stephen Warnock Blackburn Rovers Premier League Undisclosed
1 September 2009 DF James Collins West Ham United Premier League £5,000,000
2 September 2009 DF Richard Dunne Manchester City Premier League £6,000,000

Transfers out
Date Position Player name New club League Transfer fee Notes
2 June 2009 MF Gareth Barry Manchester City Premier League £12 million Captaincy succeeded by Stiliyan Petrov
23 June 2009 GK Stuart Taylor Manchester City Premier League Free Player officially joined on 1 July 2009
1 July 2009 FW Tobias Mikaelsson FC Trollhättan Superettan Free Youth player
21 July 2009 FW Sam Williams Yeovil Town Football League One Free Youth player
25 July 2009 DF Zat Knight Bolton Wanderers Premier League Undisclosed fee
26 January 2010 MF Craig Gardner Birmingham City Premier League £3 million

Loan out
Date Position Player Name New Club League Date Returned Notes
5 August 2009 GK David Bevan Ilkeston Town Conference North 5 September 2009 Youth player
17 September 2009 DF Shane Lowry Plymouth Argyle Football League Championship 17 December 2009
24 September 2009 FW Marlon Harewood Newcastle United Football League Championship 25 December 2009
October 2009 GK David Bevan Bedworth United Southern Division One Central Unknown Youth player
26 October 2009 DF Eric Lichaj Lincoln City Football League Two 1 January 2010 Loan extended to January 2010 after initial month
26 October 2009 DF Nathan Baker Lincoln City Football League Two 1 January 2010 Loan extended to January 2010 after initial month
26 October 2009 FW James Collins Darlington Football League Two 22 January 2010 Youth player
7 November 2009 MF Isaiah Osbourne Middlesbrough Football League Championship 5 January 2010
19 November 2009 MF Jonathan Hogg Darlington Football League Two 2 January 2010
24 November 2009 DF Nicky Shorey Nottingham Forest Football League Championship 24 December 2009
26 November 2009 DF Chris Herd Lincoln City Football League Two 26 December 2009
26 November 2009 MF Barry Bannan Blackpool Football League Championship 26 January 2010 Loan extended until the end of the season
5 December 2009[1] GK David Bevan Solihull Moors Conference North 5 January 2010 Youth player
30 January 2010 DF Shane Lowry Leeds United Football League One 9 May 2010
1 February 2010 DF Nicky Shorey Fulham Premier League 10 May 2010
26 March 2010 DF Eric Lichaj Leyton Orient Football League One 9 May 2010 Loan extended until the end of the season

Kit Changes

The club once again dismissed sponsorship payments to allow Acorns as a charitable sponsor. A new away kit was unveiled on 24 May 2009 and inspired by the England national football team. It features a white and gray halved style with pinstripes and a navy accent, intended to pay tribute to the 67 Villa players that have appeared for the country while at the club.[2] The blue and black away kit of 2008–09 also became this season's third kit.[3] The new home kit was unveiled the day before the first clash of the Peace Cup 2009, which was against Málaga on Saturday 25 July.[4]

Premier League
Main article: 2009–10 Premier League

Final league position
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
4 Tottenham Hotspur 38 21 7 10 67 41 +26 70 Qualification for the Champions League play-off round
5 Manchester City 38 18 13 7 73 45 +28 67 Qualification for the Europa League play-off round[lower-alpha 1]
6 Aston Villa 38 17 13 8 52 39 +13 64
7 Liverpool 38 18 9 11 61 35 +26 63 Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round[lower-alpha 2]
8 Everton 38 16 13 9 60 49 +11 61
Source: Premier League
Notes:
  1. Since Manchester United won the League Cup and then qualified for the Champions League, their spot in the Europa League was passed down to the 6th-placed team. The 6th-placed Aston Villa was coincidentally also the League Cup runners-up.
  2. Originally Portsmouth qualified for the third qualifying round of the Europa League as the FA Cup runners-up, replacing the winners, Champions League-qualified Chelsea. However, they failed to apply for a UEFA license. Therefore, Liverpool as the best placed team not qualified for the European competitions took their place.

Results

Results by matchday
Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAAHAHAHHAAHAHHAAHAHAHHAAHHAHAHAAHAHAH
ResultLLWWWWLDWDDWDDWWWWLLWDDWDDWWDDDLWDWWLL
Position15171398588777556544445545454445557666566
Source: worldfootball.net
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
15 August 2009 1Aston Villa0–2Wigan AthleticBirmingham
Rodallega  31'
Koumas  56'		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 35,578
24 August 2009 2Liverpool1–3Aston VillaLiverpool
Torres  72' Lucas  34' (o.g.)
Davies  44'
A. Young  75'		 Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 43,667
30 August 2009 3Aston Villa2–0FulhamBirmingham
Pantsil  3' (o.g.)
Agbonlahor  60'		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 32,917
13 September 2009 4Birmingham City0–1Aston VillaBirmingham
Agbonlahor  85' Stadium: St. Andrew's
Attendance: 25,196
19 September 2009 5Aston Villa2–0PortsmouthBirmingham
Milner  34' (pen.)
Agbonlahor  43'		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 35,979
26 September 2009 6Blackburn Rovers2–1Aston VillaBlackburn
Samba  24'
Dunn  88' (pen.)		 Agbonlahor  3' Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 25,172
5 October 2009 7Aston Villa1–1Manchester CityBirmingham
Dunne  15' Bellamy  67' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 37,924
17 October 2009 8Aston Villa2–1ChelseaBirmingham
Dunne  32'
Collins  52'		 Drogba  15' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 39,047
24 October 2009 9Wolverhampton Wanderers1–1Aston VillaWolverhampton
Ebanks-Blake  83' (pen.) Agbonlahor  79' Stadium: Molineux
31 October 2009 10Everton1–1Aston VillaLiverpool
Bilyaletdinov  44' Carew  46' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 36,648
4 November 2009 11West Ham United2–1Aston VillaLondon
Noble  44' (pen.)
Hines  90'		 A. Young  52' Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 30,024
7 November 2009 12Aston Villa5–1Bolton WanderersBirmingham
A. Young  5'
Agbonlahor  43'
Carew  53'
Milner  72'
Cuéllar  76'		 Elmander  44' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 38,101
21 November 2009 13Burnley1–1Aston VillaBurnley
Caldwell  9' Heskey  86' Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 21,179
28 November 2009 14Aston Villa1–1Tottenham HotspurBirmingham
Agbonlahor  10' Dawson  77' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 39,866
5 December 2009 15Aston Villa3–0Hull CityBirmingham
Dunne  13'
Milner  29'
Carew  88' (pen.)		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 39,748
12 December 2009 16Manchester United0–1Aston VillaManchester
Agbonlahor  21' Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 75,130
15 December 2009 17Sunderland0–2Aston VillaSunderland
Heskey  24'
Milner  61'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 34,821
19 December 2009 18Aston Villa1–0Stoke CityBirmingham
Carew  61' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 35,852
27 December 2009 19Arsenal3–0Aston VillaLondon
Fàbregas  65', 81'
Diaby  90'		 Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,056
29 December 2009 20Aston Villa0–1LiverpoolBirmingham
Torres  90+3' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 42,788
17 January 2010 21Aston Villa0–0West Ham UnitedBirmingham
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 35,646
27 January 2010 22Aston Villa0–0ArsenalBirmingham
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 39,601
30 January 2010 23Fulham0–2Aston VillaLondon
Agbonlahor  40', 44' Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 25,408
6 February 2010 24Tottenham Hotspur0–0Aston VillaLondon
Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 35,899
10 February 2010 25Aston Villa1–1Manchester UnitedBirmingham
Cuéllar  19' Collins  23' (o.g.) Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 42,788
21 February 2010 26Aston Villa5–2BurnleyBirmingham
A. Young  32'
Downing  56', 58'
Heskey  61'
Agbonlahor  68'		 S. Fletcher  10'
Paterson  90'		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 38,709
13 March 2010 27Stoke City0–0Aston VillaStoke-on-Trent
Stadium: Britannia Stadium
Attendance: 27,598
16 March 2010 28Wigan Athletic1–2Aston VillaWigan
Caldwell  27' McCarthy  25' (o.g.)
Milner  63'		 Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 16,186
20 March 2010 29Aston Villa2–2Wolverhampton WanderersBirmingham
Carew  16', 82' Craddock  23'
Milner  38' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 37,562
24 March 2010 30Aston Villa1–1SunderlandBirmingham
Carew  30' F. Campbell  22' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 37,473
27 March 2010 31Chelsea7–1Aston VillaLondon
Lampard  15', 44' (pen.), 62' (pen.), 90+1'
Malouda  57', 68'
Kalou  83'		 Carew  29' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,825
3 April 2010 32Bolton Wanderers0–1Aston VillaBolton
A. Young  11' Stadium: Reebok Stadium
Attendance: 22,000
15 April 2010 33Aston Villa2–2EvertonBirmingham
Agbonlahor  72'
Jagielka  90' (o.g.)		 T. Cahill  23', 74' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 38,729
18 April 2010 34Portsmouth1–2Aston VillaPortsmouth
M. Brown  10' Carew  16'
Delfouneso  82'		 Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 16,523
21 April 2010 35Hull City0–2Aston VillaKingston-upon-Hull
Agbonlahor  14'
Milner  76' (pen.)		 Stadium: KC Stadium
Attendance: 23,842
25 April 2010 36Aston Villa1–0Birmingham CityBirmingham
Milner  83' (pen.) Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 42,788
1 May 2010 37Manchester City3–1Aston VillaManchester
Tevez  42' (pen.)
Adebayor  43'
Bellamy  90'		 Carew  16' Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 47,102
9 May 2010 38Aston Villa0–1Blackburn RoversBirmingham
Dunne  84' (o.g.) Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 41,799

Cup Matches

FA Cup
Main article: 2009–10 FA Cup
DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
02/01/2010 R3 Blackburn Rovers H 3–1 25,453 Delfouneso, Cuéllar, Carew (pen.)
23/01/2010 R4 Brighton and Hove Albion H 3–2 39,725 Delfouneso, A. Young, Delph
14/02/2010 R5 Crystal Palace A 2–2 20,486 Collins, Petrov
24/02/2010 R5 (R) Crystal Palace H 3–1 31,874 Agbonlahor, Carew (2 pen.)
07/03/2010 R6 Reading A 4–2 23,175 A. Young, Carew (3, 1 pen.)
10/04/2010 SF Chelsea N 0–3 85,472

League Cup
Main articles: 2009–10 Football League Cup and 2010 Football League Cup Final
DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
23/09/2009 R3 Cardiff City H 1–0 22,527 Agbonlahor
27/10/2009 R4 Sunderland A 0–0 27,666 (Pens: Carew, Collins, A. Young)
0 – 0 after extra time – Aston Villa won 3–1 on penalties
01/12/2009 QF Portsmouth A 4–2 17,034 Milner, Heskey, Downing, A. Young
14/01/2010[5] SF (1) Blackburn Rovers A 1–0 18,595Milner
20/01/2010 SF (2) Blackburn Rovers H 6–4 40,406 Warnock, Milner (pen.), Nzonzi (o.g.), Agbonlahor, Heskey, A. Young
Aston Villa won 7–4 on aggregate
28/02/2010 F Manchester United N 1–2 88,596 Milner (pen.)

UEFA Europa League
Main article: 2009–10 UEFA Europa League
DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
20/08/2009 Play-off Round (1) Rapid Vienna A 0–1 17,600
27/08/2009 Play-off Round (2) Rapid Vienna H2–1 22,563 Milner (pen.), Carew
2–2 on aggregate; Rapid Vienna won on away goals

Friendly Matches
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
18/07/2009 Peterborough United A 3–0 Weimann, Davies, Sidwell
21/07/2009 Colchester United A 2–2 Sidwell, McGurk
04/08/2009 Oxford United A 0–2
08/08/2009 Fiorentina H 1–0 Heskey

Peace Cup
Main article: 2009 Peace Cup
DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
25/07/2009 Group C Málaga A 0–1
29/07/2009 Group C Atlante N3–1 Albrighton, Carew, A. Young
31/07/2009 Semi-Final Porto N 2–1 Heskey, Sidwell
02/08/2009 Final Juventus N 0–0 (Pens: Bannan, Lowry, A. Young, Cuéllar)
0–0 after extra time – Aston Villa won 4–3 on penalties

Goalscorers
Name Premier League FA Cup League Cup Europa League Total
John Carew
10
6
1
17
Gabriel Agbonlahor
13
1
2
16
James Milner
7
4
1
12
Ashley Young
5
2
2
9
Emile Heskey
3
2
5
Richard Dunne
3
3
Carlos Cuéllar
2
1
3
Stewart Downing
2
1
3
Nathan Delfouneso
1
2
3
James Collins
1
1
2
Curtis Davies
1
1
Fabian Delph
1
1
Stiliyan Petrov
1
1
Stephen Warnock
1
1
Opposition own goals
4
1
5
Total Goals
52
15
13
2
82

Appearances
Name League FA Cup League Cup Europe Start Sub. Total
Ashley Young
37
6
5
2
50
0
50
James Milner
36
5
6
2
48
1
49
Carlos Cuéllar
38
4
6
2
48
0
48
Stilyan Petrov
38
3
6
1
47
0
48
Gabriel Agbonlahor
36
2
6
2
43
3
46
Richard Dunne
35
4
5
0
44
0
44
Brad Friedel
38
3
1
0
42
0
42
John Carew
33
5
3
1
27
15
42
Emile Heskey
31
4
5
2
26
16
42
Stephen Warnock
31
6
5
0
42
0
42
James Collins
30
5
5
0
39
1
40
Stewart Downing
23
6
4
0
33
2
35
Steve Sidwell
25
4
3
1
14
19
33
Luke Young
16
3
1
0
18
2
20
Fabian Delph
8
4
2
1
10
5
15
Nigel Reo-Coker
10
1
1
1
9
4
13
Nathan Delfouneso
9
3
1
0
2
11
13
Habib Beye
6
2
1
2
10
1
11
Brad Guzan
0
3
5
2
10
0
10
Marc Albrighton
3
1
1
1
1
5
6
Nicky Shorey
3
0
1
2
6
0
6
Curtis Davies
2
1
0
2
4
1
5
Craig Gardner
1
0
1
1
2
1
3
Shane Lowry
0
1
0
2
0
3
3
Ciaran Clark
1
0
0
0
1
0
1

See also

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 6 April 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "The New Aston Villa Away Kit 2009/2010". Archived from the original on 27 May 2009. Retrieved 27 May 2009.
  3. "2009/1010 Aston Villa Third Kit". Archived from the original on 5 May 2009. Retrieved 27 May 2009.
  4. "2009/2010 Aston Villa Home Kit". Archived from the original on 23 July 2009. Retrieved 21 July 2009.
  5. Game postponed on 5 January due to bad weather
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