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
← 1998–99 2000–01 →

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
1 Manchester United (C) 38 28 7 3 97 45 +52 91 2000–01 UEFA Champions League First group stage
2 Arsenal 38 22 7 9 73 43 +30 73
3 Leeds United 38 21 6 11 58 43 +15 69 2000–01 UEFA Champions League Third qualifying round
4 Liverpool 38 19 10 9 51 30 +21 67 2000–01 UEFA Cup First round 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 2
9 West Ham United 38 15 10 13 52 53 −1 55
10 Tottenham Hotspur 38 15 8 15 57 49 +8 53
11 Newcastle United 38 14 10 14 63 54 +9 52
12 Middlesbrough 38 14 10 14 46 52 −6 52
13 Everton 38 12 14 12 59 49 +10 50
14 Coventry City 38 12 8 18 47 54 −7 44
15 Southampton 38 12 8 18 45 62 −17 44
16 Derby County 38 9 11 18 44 57 −13 38
17 Bradford City 38 9 9 20 38 68 −30 36 2000 UEFA Intertoto Cup Second round
18 Wimbledon (R) 38 7 12 19 46 74 −28 33 Relegation to 2000–01 Football League First Division
19 Sheffield Wednesday (R) 38 8 7 23 38 70 −32 31
20 Watford (R) 38 6 6 26 35 77 −42 24

Updated to games played on 14 May 2000.
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1 Chelsea qualified for the UEFA Cup as FA Cup winners

2 Leicester City qualified for the UEFA Cup as League Cup winners.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results Summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 15 13 10 46 35 +11 58 8 8 3 23 12 +11 7 5 7 23 23 0

Source: 1999-2000 FA Premier League table

Results by round
Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAAHHAAHHAAHAHAHHAH
Result W W D L W W L W L D L D L L L D L W W D W D D W W D D W D L W W W W D D D L
Position 5 1 2 5 2 2 6 3 6 6 9 8 11 11 13 13 15 12 12 12 10 10 9 8 7 8 8 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6

Source: 11v11.com: 1999-2000 Aston Villa results
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Results

Aston Villa's score comes first[2]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

FA Premier League

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
7 August 1999 Newcastle UnitedA1–036,376Joachim
11 August 1999 EvertonH3–030,337Joachim, Dublin, Taylor
16 August 1999 West Ham UnitedH2–226,250Dublin (2)
21 August 1999 ChelseaA0–135,071
24 August 1999 WatfordA1–019,161Delaney
28 August 1999 MiddlesbroughH1–028,728Dublin
11 September 1999 ArsenalA1–338,093Joachim
18 September 1999 Bradford CityH1–028,083Dublin
25 September 1999 Leicester CityA1–319,917Dublin
2 October 1999 LiverpoolH0–039,217
18 October 1999 SunderlandA1–241,045Dublin
23 October 1999 WimbledonH1–127,160Dublin
30 October 1999 Manchester UnitedA0–355,211
6 November 1999 SouthamptonH0–126,474
22 November 1999 Coventry CityA1–220,184Dublin
27 November 1999 EvertonA0–034,750
4 December 1999 Newcastle UnitedH0–134,531
18 December 1999 Sheffield WednesdayH2–123,885Merson, Taylor
26 December 1999 Derby CountyA2–033,222Boateng, Taylor
29 December 1999 Tottenham HotspurH1–139,217Taylor
3 January 2000 Leeds UnitedA2–140,027Southgate (2)
15 January 2000 West Ham UnitedA1–124,237Taylor
22 January 2000 ChelseaH0–033,704
5 February 2000 WatfordH4–027,647Stone, Merson (2), Walker
14 February 2000 MiddlesbroughA4–031,571Carbone (2), Joachim (2)
26 February 2000 Bradford CityA1–118,276Merson
5 March 2000 ArsenalH1–136,930Walker
11 March 2000 Coventry CityH1–033,177Ehiogu
15 March 2000 LiverpoolA0–043,615
18 March 2000 SouthamptonA0–215,218
25 March 2000 Derby CountyH2–028,613Carbone, Boateng
5 April 2000 Sheffield WednesdayA1–018,136Thompson
9 April 2000 Leeds UnitedH1–033,889Joachim
15 April 2000 Tottenham HotspurA4–235,304Dublin (2, 1 pen), Carbone, Wright
22 April 2000 Leicester CityH2–231,229Thompson, Merson
29 April 2000 SunderlandH1–133,949Barry
6 May 2000 WimbledonA2–219,188Hendrie, Dublin
14 May 2000 Manchester UnitedH0–139,217

FA Cup

Main article: 1999–2000 FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R311 December 1999 DarlingtonH2–122,101Carbone, Dublin
R48 January 2000 SouthamptonH1–025,025Southgate
R530 January 2000 Leeds UnitedH3–230,026Carbone (3)
QF20 February 2000 EvertonA2–135,331Stone, Carbone
SF2 April 2000 Bolton WanderersN0–0 (won 4-1 on pens)62,828
F20 May 2000 ChelseaN0–178,217

League Cup

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

First-team squad

Squad at end of season[3]

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 Ghana MF George Boateng
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
13 England GK Neil Cutler
14 Scotland FW Neil Tarrant
15 England DF Gareth Barry
17 England MF Lee Hendrie
No. Position Player
18 Italy FW Benito Carbone
19 England FW Richard Walker
20 Israel DF Najwan Ghrayib
21 Jamaica FW Darren Byfield
22 England FW Darius Vassell
24 Wales DF Mark Delaney
25 Argentina FW Gustavo Bartelt (on loan from Roma)
26 England MF Steve Stone
27 England MF Michael Standing
30 England DF Jon Bewers
31 England DF Jlloyd Samuel
32 England MF Aaron Lescott
38 Republic of Ireland MF John McGrath
39 Finland GK Peter Enckelman
40 England GK Matthew Ghent

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

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

No. Position Player
- Wales DF Rob Edwards
- England DF Leon Hylton
- England MF Michael Blackwood
No. Position Player
- England MF Stephen Cooke
- Republic of Ireland MF Keith Fahey
- England MF Gavin Melaugh

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 Gareth Barry 43
12 CF England Julian Joachim 37
14 CF England Dion Dublin 28 Benito Carbone has 28 starts

Transfers

In

# Pos Player From Fee Date
1 GKEngland David James England Liverpool F.C. £1,700,000 June 1999
13 GKEngland Neil Cutler England Chester City F.C. Free November 1999
20 DFIsrael Najwan Ghrayib Israel Hapoel Haifa F.C. £1,000,000 July 1999
6 MFNetherlands George Boateng England Coventry City F.C. £4,500,000 July 1999
18 MFItaly Benito Carbone England Sheffield Wednesday F.C. Nominal October 1999
25 FWArgentina Gustavo Bartelt Italy A.S. Roma Loan February 2000

Out

# Pos Player To Fee Date
1 GKAustralia Mark Bosnich England Manchester United F.C. Free June 1999[4]
N/A DFEngland Reuben Hazell England Tranmere Rovers F.C. Free July 1999
25 FWRepublic of Ireland Alan Lee England Burnley F.C. £200,000 July 1999
18 MFItaly Fabio Ferraresi Italy A.C. Chievo Verona Free July 1999
20 DFEngland Riccardo Scimeca England Nottingham Forest F.C. £3,000,000 July 1999
16 DFEngland Simon Grayson England Blackburn Rovers F.C. £750,000 July 1999
23 DFEngland David Hughes England Shrewsbury Town F.C. Free September 1999
30 GKEngland Adam Rachel England Blackpool F.C. Free September 1999
13 GKEngland Michael Oakes England Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. £500,000 October 1999
28 DFEngland Tommy Jaszczun England Blackpool F.C. £50,000 January 2000
29 FWEngland Stan Collymore England Leicester City F.C. Free February 2000
34 DFScotland Colin Calderwood England Nottingham Forest F.C. Nominal March 2000
21 FWJamaica Darren Byfield England Released Free May 2000
N/A FWEngland Darren Middleton England Released Free May 2000
N/A MFEngland Michael Blackwood England Wrexham F.C. Free 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://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/sport/football/fa_carling_premiership/358845.stm
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