1999–2000 Aston Villa F.C. season

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

Main article: History of Aston Villa F.C. (1961–present)
Aston Villa
1999–2000 season
ChairmanDoug Ellis
ManagerJohn Gregory
StadiumVilla Park
Premiership6th
FA CupRunners-up
League CupSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Dublin (12)
All: 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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Transfers

Transferred in
Date Pos Player From Fee
17 June 1999GKDavid JamesLiverpool£1,700,000
20 July 1999LB Najwan Ghrayib Hapoel Haifa£1,000,000
20 July 1999DM George BoatengCoventry City£4,500,000
20 October 1999SS Benito CarboneSheffield Wednesday£800,000
30 November 1999GKNeil CutlerChester CityFree transfer
£8,000,000

Loaned in
Date Pos Player From Loan End
6 January 2000CF Gustavo Bartelt Roma31 May 2000

Transferred out
Date Pos Player To Fee
1 July 1999GKMark BosnichManchester UnitedFree transfer
7 July 1999CF Alan LeeBurnley£200,000
13 July 1999CM Fabio Ferraresi VeronaFree transfer
22 July 1999CBRiccardo ScimecaNottingham Forest£3,000,000
29 July 1999RBSimon GraysonBlackburn Rovers£750,000
24 September 1999LB 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 2000CB Colin CalderwoodNottingham Forest£70,000
£4,570,000

Loaned out
Date Pos Player To Loan End
19 July 1999CFStan CollymoreFulham15 October 1999
3 August 1999CF Darren ByfieldNorthampton Town12 September 1999
17 September 1999CF Darren ByfieldCambridge United25 October 1999
10 December 1999CF Neil Tarrant Ayr United31 May 2000
7 March 2000CF Darren ByfieldBlackpool31 May 2000
13 March 2000LBAaron LescottLincoln City13 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
1David JamesGKWelwyn Garden City (1970-08-01)1 August 1970 (aged 28)Liverpool17 June 1999£1,700,000--
13Michael OakesGKNorthwich (1973-10-30)30 October 1973 (aged 25)Academy1 July 1991—610
13*Neil CutlerGKPerton (1976-09-03)3 September 1976 (aged 22)Chester City30 November 1999Free transfer--
39Peter EnckelmanGKTurku (1977-03-10)10 March 1977 (aged 22) TPS1 February 1999£200,00000
40Matthew GhentGKBurton upon Trent (1980-09-05)5 September 1980 (aged 18)Academy1 July 1997—00
Defenders
2Steve WatsonRBNorth Shields (1974-04-01)1 April 1974 (aged 25)Newcastle United15 October 1998£4,000,000300
3Alan WrightLBAshton-under-Lyne (1971-09-28)28 September 1971 (aged 27)Blackburn Rovers10 March 1995£1,000,0001993
4Gareth Southgate (c)CBWatford (1970-09-03)3 September 1970 (aged 28)Crystal Palace1 July 1995£3,500,0001644
5Ugo EhioguCBHackney (1972-11-03)3 November 1972 (aged 26)West Bromwich Albion12 July 1991£40,00025514
15Gareth BarryLBHastings (1981-02-23)23 February 1981 (aged 18)Academy1 January 1998—392
20Najwan GhrayibLBNazareth (1974-01-30)30 January 1974 (aged 25) Hapoel Haifa20 July 1999£1,000,000--
23David HughesLBWrexham (1978-02-01)1 February 1978 (aged 21)Academy1 July 1996—70
24Mark DelaneyRBHaverfordwest (1976-05-13)13 May 1976 (aged 23) Cardiff City9 March 1999£250,00020
28Tommy JaszczunCBKettering (1977-09-16)16 September 1977 (aged 21)Academy1 July 1998—10
30Jon BewersRBKettering (1982-09-10)10 September 1982 (aged 16)Academy1 July 1999—--
31Jlloyd SamuelLBSan Fernando (1981-03-29)29 March 1981 (aged 18)Academy1 January 1999—00
32Aaron LescottCBBirmingham (1978-12-02)2 December 1978 (aged 20)Academy1 July 1998—10
34Colin CalderwoodCBStranraer (1965-01-20)20 January 1965 (aged 34)Tottenham Hotspur23 March 1999£230,00080
Midfielders
6George BoatengCM Nkawkaw (1975-09-05)5 September 1975 (aged 23)Coventry City20 July 1999£4,500,000--
7Ian TaylorCMBirmingham (1968-06-04)4 June 1968 (aged 31)Sheffield Wednesday21 December 1994£1,000,00017822
8Mark DraperCMLong Eaton (1970-11-11)11 November 1970 (aged 28)Leicester City5 July 1995£3,250,00015411
10Paul MersonAMHarlesden (1968-03-20)20 March 1968 (aged 31)Middlesbrough8 September 1998£6,750,000275
11Alan ThompsonLMNewcastle upon Tyne (1973-12-22)22 December 1973 (aged 25)Bolton Wanderers5 June 1998£4,500,000282
17Lee HendrieRMSolihull (1977-05-18)18 May 1977 (aged 22)Academy1 July 1995—716
26Steve StoneRMGateshead (1971-08-20)20 August 1971 (aged 27)Nottingham Forest11 March 1999£5,500,000100
27Michael StandingAMShoreham-by-Sea (1981-03-20)20 March 1981 (aged 18)Academy1 July 1998—00
38John McGrathCMLimerick (1980-03-27)27 March 1980 (aged 19)Academy1 July 1999—--
Forwards
9Dion DublinCFLeicester (1969-04-22)22 April 1969 (aged 30)Coventry City5 November 1998£5,750,0002411
12Julian JoachimCFPeterborough (1974-09-20)20 September 1974 (aged 24)Leicester City24 February 1996£1,890,00010028
14Neil TarrantCF Darlington (1979-06-24)24 June 1979 (aged 20) Ross County28 April 1998£250,000--
18Benito CarboneSSBagnara Calabra (1971-08-14)14 August 1971 (aged 27)Sheffield Wednesday20 October 1999£800,000--
19Richard WalkerCFBloxwich (1977-11-08)8 November 1977 (aged 21)Academy1 July 1997—10
21Darren ByfieldCF Sutton Coldfield (1976-09-29)29 September 1976 (aged 22)Academy1 July 1997—100
22Darius VassellCFBirmingham (1980-06-13)13 June 1980 (aged 19)Academy1 January 1998—112
25Gustavo BarteltCFBuenos Aires (1974-09-02)2 September 1974 (aged 24) Roma6 January 2000Loan--
29Stan CollymoreCFTittensor (1971-01-22)22 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.

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[lower-alpha 1]
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[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 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
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
Main article: 1999–2000 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
Main article: 1999–2000 Football 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[4][5]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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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