1999–2000 Aston Villa F.C. season

The 1999–2000 English football season was Aston Villa's 8th season in the Premier League and their 12th consecutive season in the top division of English football.

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

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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Premier League

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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
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
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

Matches

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  Win   Draw   Loss

7 August 1999 1 Newcastle United 0–1 Aston Villa
Attendance: 36,376
11 August 1999 2 Aston Villa 3–0 Everton
Attendance: 30,337
16 August 1999 3 Aston Villa 2–2 West Ham United
Attendance: 26,250
21 August 1999 4 Chelsea 1–0 Aston Villa
Attendance: 35,071
24 August 1999 5 Watford 0–1 Aston Villa
Attendance: 19,161
Note: Gregory explained Mark Delaney's improved second-half display and goal: "We gave him a bollocking at half-time because he was playing like a tart and it seemed to do the trick."[4]
28 August 1999 6 Aston Villa 1–0 Middlesbrough
Attendance: 28,728
11 September 1999 7 Arsenal 3–1 Aston Villa
Attendance: 38,093
18 September 1999 8 Aston Villa 1–0 Bradford City
Attendance: 28,083
25 September 1999 9 Leicester City 3–1 Aston Villa
Attendance: 19,917
2 October 1999 10 Aston Villa 0–0 Liverpool
Attendance: 39,217
18 October 1999 11 Sunderland 2–1 Aston Villa
Attendance: 41,045
23 October 1999 12 Aston Villa 1–1 Wimbledon
Attendance: 27,160
30 October 1999 13 Manchester United 3–0 Aston Villa
Attendance: 55,211
6 November 1999 14 Aston Villa 0–1 Southampton
Attendance: 26,474
22 November 1999 15 Coventry City 2–1 Aston Villa
Attendance: 20,184
27 November 1999 16 Everton 0–0 Aston Villa
Attendance: 34,750
4 December 1999 17 Aston Villa 0–1 Newcastle United
Attendance: 34,531
18 December 1999 18 Aston Villa 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday
Attendance: 23,885
26 December 1999 19 Derby County 0–2 Aston Villa
Attendance: 33,222
29 December 1999 20 Aston Villa 1–1 Tottenham Hotspur
Attendance: 39,217
3 January 2000 21 Leeds United 1–2 Aston Villa
Attendance: 40,027
15 January 2000 22 West Ham United 1–1 Aston Villa
Attendance: 24,237
22 January 2000 23 Aston Villa 0–0 Chelsea
Attendance: 33,704
5 February 2000 24 Aston Villa 4–0 Watford
Attendance: 27,647
14 February 2000 25 Middlesbrough 0–4 Aston Villa
Attendance: 31,571
26 February 2000 26 Bradford City 1–1 Aston Villa
Attendance: 18,276
5 March 2000 27 Aston Villa 1–1 Arsenal
Attendance: 36,930
11 March 2000 28 Aston Villa 1–0 Coventry City
Attendance: 33,177
15 March 2000 29 Liverpool 0–0 Aston Villa
Attendance: 43,615
18 March 2000 30 Southampton 2–0 Aston Villa
Attendance: 15,218
25 March 2000 31 Aston Villa 2–0 Derby County
Attendance: 28,613
5 April 2000 32 Sheffield Wednesday 0–1 Aston Villa
Attendance: 18,136
9 April 2000 33 Aston Villa 1–0 Leeds United
Attendance: 33,889
15 April 2000 34 Tottenham Hotspur 2–4 Aston Villa
Attendance: 35,304
22 April 2000 35 Aston Villa 2–2 Leicester City
Attendance: 31,229
29 April 2000 36 Aston Villa 1–1 Sunderland
Attendance: 33,949
6 May 2000 37 Wimbledon 2–2 Aston Villa
Attendance: 19,188
14 May 2000 38 Aston Villa 0–1 Manchester United
Attendance: 39,217

FA Cup

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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

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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

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First-team squad

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# Name Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth (age) Signed from Date signed Fee Apps Gls
Goalkeepers
1David JamesGKEnglandWelwyn Garden City1 August 1970 (aged 28)Liverpool17 June 1999£1,700,000--
13Michael OakesGKEnglandNorthwich30 October 1973 (aged 25)Academy1 July 1991N/a610
13*Neil CutlerGKEnglandPerton3 September 1976 (aged 22)Chester City30 November 1999Free transfer--
39Peter EnckelmanGKFinlandTurku10 March 1977 (aged 22)Finland TPS1 February 1999£200,00000
40Matthew GhentGKEnglandBurton upon Trent5 September 1980 (aged 18)Academy1 July 1997N/a00
Defenders
2Steve WatsonRBEnglandNorth Shields1 April 1974 (aged 25)Newcastle United15 October 1998£4,000,000300
3Alan WrightLBEnglandAshton-under-Lyne28 September 1971 (aged 27)Blackburn Rovers10 March 1995£1,000,0001993
4Gareth Southgate (c)CBEnglandWatford3 September 1970 (aged 28)Crystal Palace1 July 1995£3,500,0001644
5Ugo EhioguCBEnglandHackney3 November 1972 (aged 26)West Bromwich Albion12 July 1991£40,00025514
15Gareth BarryLBEnglandHastings23 February 1981 (aged 18)Academy1 January 1998N/a392
20Najwan GhrayibLBIsraelNazareth30 January 1974 (aged 25)Israel Hapoel Haifa20 July 1999£1,000,000--
23David HughesLBWalesWrexham1 February 1978 (aged 21)Academy1 July 1996N/a70
24Mark DelaneyRBWalesHaverfordwest13 May 1976 (aged 23)Wales Cardiff City9 March 1999£250,00020
28Tommy JaszczunCBEnglandKettering16 September 1977 (aged 21)Academy1 July 1998N/a10
30Jon BewersRBEnglandKettering10 September 1982 (aged 16)Academy1 July 1999N/a--
31Jlloyd SamuelLBTrinidad and TobagoSan Fernando29 March 1981 (aged 18)Academy1 January 1999N/a00
32Aaron LescottCBEnglandBirmingham2 December 1978 (aged 20)Academy1 July 1998N/a10
34Colin CalderwoodCBScotlandStranraer20 January 1965 (aged 34)Tottenham Hotspur23 March 1999£230,00080
Midfielders
6George BoatengCMNetherlandsGhana Nkawkaw5 September 1975 (aged 23)Coventry City20 July 1999£4,500,000--
7Ian TaylorCMEnglandBirmingham4 June 1968 (aged 31)Sheffield Wednesday21 December 1994£1,000,00017822
8Mark DraperCMEnglandLong Eaton11 November 1970 (aged 28)Leicester City5 July 1995£3,250,00015411
10Paul MersonAMEnglandHarlesden20 March 1968 (aged 31)Middlesbrough8 September 1998£6,750,000275
11Alan ThompsonLMEnglandNewcastle upon Tyne22 December 1973 (aged 25)Bolton Wanderers5 June 1998£4,500,000282
17Lee HendrieRMEnglandSolihull18 May 1977 (aged 22)Academy1 July 1995N/a716
26Steve StoneRMEnglandGateshead20 August 1971 (aged 27)Nottingham Forest11 March 1999£5,500,000100
27Michael StandingAMEnglandShoreham-by-Sea20 March 1981 (aged 18)Academy1 July 1998N/a00
38John McGrathCMRepublic of IrelandLimerick27 March 1980 (aged 19)Academy1 July 1999N/a--
Forwards
9Dion DublinCFEnglandLeicester22 April 1969 (aged 30)Coventry City5 November 1998£5,750,0002411
12Julian JoachimCFEnglandPeterborough20 September 1974 (aged 24)Leicester City24 February 1996£1,890,00010028
14Neil TarrantCFScotlandEngland Darlington24 June 1979 (aged 20)Scotland Ross County28 April 1998£250,000--
18Benito CarboneSSItalyBagnara Calabra14 August 1971 (aged 27)Sheffield Wednesday20 October 1999£800,000--
19Richard WalkerCFEnglandBloxwich8 November 1977 (aged 21)Academy1 July 1997N/a10
21Darren ByfieldCFJamaicaEngland Sutton Coldfield29 September 1976 (aged 22)Academy1 July 1997N/a100
22Darius VassellCFEnglandBirmingham13 June 1980 (aged 19)Academy1 January 1998N/a112
25Gustavo BarteltCFArgentinaBuenos Aires2 September 1974 (aged 24)Italy Roma6 January 2000Loan--
29Stan CollymoreCFEnglandTittensor22 January 1971 (aged 28)Liverpool13 May 1997£7,000,0006115

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


Squad at end of season[5][6]

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Starting 11

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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

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Transferred in

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Date Pos Player From Fee
17 June 1999GKDavid JamesLiverpool£1,700,000
20 July 1999LBIsrael Najwan GhrayibIsrael Hapoel Haifa£1,000,000
20 July 1999DMNetherlands George BoatengCoventry City£4,500,000
20 October 1999SSItaly Benito CarboneSheffield Wednesday£800,000
30 November 1999GKNeil CutlerChester CityFree transfer
£8,000,000

Loaned in

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Date Pos Player From Loan End
6 January 2000CFArgentina Gustavo BarteltItaly Roma31 May 2000

Transferred out

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Date Pos Player To Fee
1 July 1999GKMark BosnichManchester UnitedFree transfer
7 July 1999CFRepublic of Ireland Alan LeeBurnley£200,000
13 July 1999CMItaly Fabio FerraresiItaly VeronaFree transfer
22 July 1999CBRiccardo ScimecaNottingham Forest£3,000,000
29 July 1999RBSimon GraysonBlackburn Rovers£750,000
24 September 1999LBWales David HughesShrewsbury TownFree transfer
27 September 1999GKAdam RachelBlackpoolFree transfer
29 October 1999GKMichael OakesWolverhampton Wanderers£500,000
20 January 2000LBTommy JaszczunBlackpool£50,000
10 February 2000CFStan CollymoreLeicester CityFree transfer
14 March 2000CBScotland Colin CalderwoodNottingham Forest£70,000
£4,570,000

Loaned out

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Date Pos Player To Loan End
19 July 1999CFStan CollymoreFulham15 October 1999
3 August 1999CFJamaica Darren ByfieldNorthampton Town12 September 1999
17 September 1999CFJamaica Darren ByfieldCambridge United25 October 1999
10 December 1999CFScotland Neil TarrantScotland Ayr United31 May 2000
7 March 2000CFJamaica Darren ByfieldBlackpool31 May 2000
13 March 2000LBAaron LescottLincoln City13 April 2000

Overall transfer activity

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Notes

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  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

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