1999–2000 season of Aston Villa
Aston Villa 1999–2000 football 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).
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]
Overall transfer activity [ edit ] £8,000,000
£4,570,000
£3,430,000
# Name Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth (Age) Signed from Date signed Fee Apps Gls Goalkeepers 1 David James GK Welwyn Garden City (1970-08-01 ) 1 August 1970 (aged 28) Liverpool 17 June 1999 £1,700,000 - - 13 Michael Oakes GK Northwich (1973-10-30 ) 30 October 1973 (aged 25) Academy 1 July 1991 — 61 0 13* Neil Cutler GK Perton (1976-09-03 ) 3 September 1976 (aged 22) Chester City 30 November 1999 Free transfer - - 39 Peter Enckelman GK Turku (1977-03-10 ) 10 March 1977 (aged 22) TPS 1 February 1999 £200,000 0 0 40 Matthew Ghent GK Burton upon Trent (1980-09-05 ) 5 September 1980 (aged 18) Academy 1 July 1997 — 0 0 Defenders 2 Steve Watson RB North Shields (1974-04-01 ) 1 April 1974 (aged 25) Newcastle United 15 October 1998 £4,000,000 30 0 3 Alan Wright LB Ashton-under-Lyne (1971-09-28 ) 28 September 1971 (aged 27) Blackburn Rovers 10 March 1995 £1,000,000 199 3 4 Gareth Southgate (c ) CB Watford (1970-09-03 ) 3 September 1970 (aged 28) Crystal Palace 1 July 1995 £3,500,000 164 4 5 Ugo Ehiogu CB Hackney (1972-11-03 ) 3 November 1972 (aged 26) West Bromwich Albion 12 July 1991 £40,000 255 14 15 Gareth Barry LB Hastings (1981-02-23 ) 23 February 1981 (aged 18) Academy 1 January 1998 — 39 2 20 Najwan Ghrayib LB Nazareth (1974-01-30 ) 30 January 1974 (aged 25) Hapoel Haifa 20 July 1999 £1,000,000 - - 23 David Hughes LB Wrexham (1978-02-01 ) 1 February 1978 (aged 21) Academy 1 July 1996 — 7 0 24 Mark Delaney RB Haverfordwest (1976-05-13 ) 13 May 1976 (aged 23) Cardiff City 9 March 1999 £250,000 2 0 28 Tommy Jaszczun CB Kettering (1977-09-16 ) 16 September 1977 (aged 21) Academy 1 July 1998 — 1 0 30 Jon Bewers RB Kettering (1982-09-10 ) 10 September 1982 (aged 16) Academy 1 July 1999 — - - 31 Jlloyd Samuel LB San Fernando (1981-03-29 ) 29 March 1981 (aged 18) Academy 1 January 1999 — 0 0 32 Aaron Lescott CB Birmingham (1978-12-02 ) 2 December 1978 (aged 20) Academy 1 July 1998 — 1 0 34 Colin Calderwood CB Stranraer (1965-01-20 ) 20 January 1965 (aged 34) Tottenham Hotspur 23 March 1999 £230,000 8 0 Midfielders 6 George Boateng CM Nkawkaw (1975-09-05 ) 5 September 1975 (aged 23) Coventry City 20 July 1999 £4,500,000 - - 7 Ian Taylor CM Birmingham (1968-06-04 ) 4 June 1968 (aged 31) Sheffield Wednesday 21 December 1994 £1,000,000 178 22 8 Mark Draper CM Long Eaton (1970-11-11 ) 11 November 1970 (aged 28) Leicester City 5 July 1995 £3,250,000 154 11 10 Paul Merson AM Harlesden (1968-03-20 ) 20 March 1968 (aged 31) Middlesbrough 8 September 1998 £6,750,000 27 5 11 Alan Thompson LM Newcastle upon Tyne (1973-12-22 ) 22 December 1973 (aged 25) Bolton Wanderers 5 June 1998 £4,500,000 28 2 17 Lee Hendrie RM Solihull (1977-05-18 ) 18 May 1977 (aged 22) Academy 1 July 1995 — 71 6 26 Steve Stone RM Gateshead (1971-08-20 ) 20 August 1971 (aged 27) Nottingham Forest 11 March 1999 £5,500,000 10 0 27 Michael Standing AM Shoreham-by-Sea (1981-03-20 ) 20 March 1981 (aged 18) Academy 1 July 1998 — 0 0 38 John McGrath CM Limerick (1980-03-27 ) 27 March 1980 (aged 19) Academy 1 July 1999 — - - Forwards 9 Dion Dublin CF Leicester (1969-04-22 ) 22 April 1969 (aged 30) Coventry City 5 November 1998 £5,750,000 24 11 12 Julian Joachim CF Peterborough (1974-09-20 ) 20 September 1974 (aged 24) Leicester City 24 February 1996 £1,890,000 100 28 14 Neil Tarrant CF Darlington (1979-06-24 ) 24 June 1979 (aged 20) Ross County 28 April 1998 £250,000 - - 18 Benito Carbone SS Bagnara Calabra (1971-08-14 ) 14 August 1971 (aged 27) Sheffield Wednesday 20 October 1999 £800,000 - - 19 Richard Walker CF Bloxwich (1977-11-08 ) 8 November 1977 (aged 21) Academy 1 July 1997 — 1 0 21 Darren Byfield CF Sutton Coldfield (1976-09-29 ) 29 September 1976 (aged 22) Academy 1 July 1997 — 10 0 22 Darius Vassell CF Birmingham (1980-06-13 ) 13 June 1980 (aged 19) Academy 1 January 1998 — 11 2 25 Gustavo Bartelt CF Buenos Aires (1974-09-02 ) 2 September 1974 (aged 24) Roma 6 January 2000 Loan - - 29 Stan Collymore CF Tittensor (1971-01-22 ) 22 January 1971 (aged 28) Liverpool 13 May 1997 £7,000,000 61 15
*squad number was re-used following a players departure. Note: Stats and ages are correct as of July 1, 1999.
Source:
Premier League Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
Results summary Overall Home Away Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD 38 15 13 10 46 35 +11 58 8 8 3 23 12 +11 7 5 7 23 23 0
Results by matchday Match 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 Ground A H H A A H A H A H A H A H A A H H A H A A H H A A H H A A H A H A H H A H 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
Aston Villa's score comes first [ 3]
Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers 7 August 1999 Newcastle United A 1–0 36,376 Joachim 75' 11 August 1999 Everton H 3–0 30,337 Joachim 9', Dublin 57', Taylor 85' 16 August 1999 West Ham United H 2–2 26,250 Dublin 5', 52' 21 August 1999 Chelsea A 0–1 35,071 24 August 1999 Watford A 1–0 19,161 Delaney 68' 28 August 1999 Middlesbrough H 1–0 28,728 Dublin 5' 11 September 1999 Arsenal A 1–3 38,093 Joachim 44' 18 September 1999 Bradford City H 1–0 28,083 Dublin 71' 25 September 1999 Leicester City A 1–3 19,917 Dublin 73' 2 October 1999 Liverpool H 0–0 39,217 18 October 1999 Sunderland A 1–2 41,045 Dublin 47' 23 October 1999 Wimbledon H 1–1 27,160 Dublin 35' 30 October 1999 Manchester United A 0–3 55,211 6 November 1999 Southampton H 0–1 26,474 22 November 1999 Coventry City A 1–2 20,184 Dublin 41' 27 November 1999 Everton A 0–0 34,750 4 December 1999 Newcastle United H 0–1 34,531 18 December 1999 Sheffield Wednesday H 2–1 23,885 Merson 69', Taylor 82' 26 December 1999 Derby County A 2–0 33,222 Boateng 68', Taylor 78' 29 December 1999 Tottenham Hotspur H 1–1 39,217 Taylor 75' 3 January 2000 Leeds United A 2–1 40,027 Southgate 19', 62' 15 January 2000 West Ham United A 1–1 24,237 Taylor 24' 22 January 2000 Chelsea H 0–0 33,704 5 February 2000 Watford H 4–0 27,647 Stone 47', Merson 57', 59', Walker 81' 14 February 2000 Middlesbrough A 4–0 31,571 Carbone 11', 65', Joachim 70', 75' 26 February 2000 Bradford City A 1–1 18,276 Merson 38' 5 March 2000 Arsenal H 1–1 36,930 Walker 62' 11 March 2000 Coventry City H 1–0 33,177 Ehiogu 45' 15 March 2000 Liverpool A 0–0 43,615 18 March 2000 Southampton A 0–2 15,218 25 March 2000 Derby County H 2–0 28,613 Carbone 40', Boateng 57' 5 April 2000 Sheffield Wednesday A 1–0 18,136 Thompson 90' 9 April 2000 Leeds United H 1–0 33,889 Joachim 39' 15 April 2000 Tottenham Hotspur A 4–2 35,304 Dublin 62'(pen), 69' Carbone 70', Wright 74' 22 April 2000 Leicester City H 2–2 31,229 Thompson 31', Merson 48' 29 April 2000 Sunderland H 1–1 33,949 Barry 60' 6 May 2000 Wimbledon A 2–2 19,188 Hendrie 54', Dublin 74' 14 May 2000 Manchester United H 0–1 39,217
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers R3 11 December 1999 Darlington H 2–1 22,101 Carbone 43', Dublin 63' R4 8 January 2000 Southampton H 1–0 25,025 Southgate 20' R5 30 January 2000 Leeds United H 3–2 30,026 Carbone 32', 58', 69' QF 20 February 2000 Everton A 2–1 35,331 Stone 16', Carbone 45' SF 2 April 2000 Bolton Wanderers N 0–0 (won 4–1 on pens) 62,828 F 20 May 2000 Chelsea N 0–1 78,217
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers R2 1st Leg 14 September 1999 Chester City A 1–0 4,364 Hendrie 77' R2 2nd Leg 21 September 1999 Chester City H 5–0 (6–0 on agg) 22,613 Boateng 17', Taylor 31', Hendrie 46', 47', Thompson 50' R3 13 October 1999 Manchester United H 3–0 33,815 Joachim 18', Taylor 49', Stone 90' R4 1 December 1999 Southampton H 4–0 17,608 Watson 22', Joachim 66', Dublin 72', 90' QF 11 January 2000 West Ham United A 3–1 25,592 Taylor 80', 118', Joachim 93' SF 1st Leg 25 January 2000 Leicester City H 0–0 28,037 SF 2nd Leg 2 February 2000 Leicester City A 0–1 (0–1 on agg) 21,843
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.
Left club during season [ edit ] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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.
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.
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.
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.
^ 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. ^ 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. ^ Tarrant was born in Darlington , England , but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally and represented them at U-21 level. ^ Byfield was born in Sutton Coldfield , England , but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and would make his international debut for Jamaica in 2003. ^ N'Kubi was born in Uganda , but also qualified to represent Sweden internationally and represented them at U-17 level. ^ 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. ^ 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. ^ Nicolas was born in Westminster , England , but also qualified to represent Cyprus internationally and represented them at U-21 level.
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