1998–99 Aston Villa F.C. season

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Aston Villa
1998–99 season
ChairmanDoug Ellis
ManagerJohn Gregory
StadiumVilla Park
Premiership6th
FA CupFourth round
League CupThird round
UEFA CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Joachim (14)
All: Joachim (16)
Average home league attendance36,937

During the 1998–99 English football season, Aston Villa competed in the Premier League (known as the FA Carling Premiership for sponsorship reasons). The season was Villa's eighth in the Premier League, and their eleventh consecutive season in the top division of English football.

This would be manager John Gregory's first full season. The early-season sale of Dwight Yorke to Manchester United[1] seemed to rule out Villa's chances of challenging for a place in Europe, but new signings Dion Dublin and Paul Merson soon revitalised the attack and the team spent much of the first half of the season at the top of the Premiership.

Eventually, the challenge from Manchester United, Arsenal and Chelsea proved to be too strong, and Villa's season capitulated. The team finally finished sixth below fellow blue-claret team West Ham United and thus missing out on a European place.

Final league table[]

Main article: 1998–99 FA Premier League
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
4 Leeds United 38 18 13 7 62 34 +28 67 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
5 West Ham United 38 16 9 13 46 53 −7 57 Qualification for the Intertoto Cup third round
6 Aston Villa 38 15 10 13 51 46 +5 55
7 Liverpool 38 15 9 14 68 49 +19 54
8 Derby County 38 13 13 12 40 45 −5 52
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
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 10 13 51 46  +5 55 10 3 6 33 28  +5 5 7 7 18 18  0
Results by matchday
Match1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHHAHAAHHAHAHAHAAHAHAHHAHAAHHAHAHAHA
ResultDWWWWDWWDDWWLDDLWWLWDWLLLDLLLLDDWWWLLL
Position63121111111111111121222444455666555556
Source: 11v11.com: 1998-99 Aston Villa results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results[]

Aston Villa's results[2]

Date Opponent Venue Result Competition Scorers
15 August 1998 Everton A 0–0 Premier League
23 August 1998 Middlesbrough H 3–1 Premier League Joachim 6', Charles 52', Thompson 78'
29 August 1998 Sheffield Wednesday A 1–0 Premier League Joachim 37'
9 September 1998 Newcastle United H 1–0 Premier League Hendrie (pen.) 63'
12 September 1998 Wimbledon H 2–0 Premier League Merson 45', Taylor 59'
12 September 1998 Strømsgodset A 3–2 UEFA Cup Charles 83', Vassell 89', 90'
19 September 1998 Leeds United A 0–0 Premier League
26 September 1998 Derby County H 1–0 Premier League Merson 14'
29 September 1998 Strømsgodset H 3–0 UEFA Cup Stan Collymore 11', 23', 64'
03 October 1998 Coventry City A 2–1 Premier League Taylor 29', 39'
17 October 1998 West Ham United A 0–0 Premier League
20 October 1998 Celta Vigo H 1–0 UEFA Cup Joachim 15'
24 October 1998 Leicester City H 1–1 Premier League Ehiogu 67'
28 October 1998 Chelsea A 1–4 League Cup Mark Draper 10'
03 November 1998 Celta Vigo A 1–3 UEFA Cup Stan Collymore (pen.) 30'
07 November 1998 Tottenham Hotspur H 3–2 Premier League Dublin 31', 35', Collymore 48'
14 November 1998 Southampton A 4–1 Premier League Dublin 3', 56', 85', Merson 77'
21 November 1998 Liverpool H 2–4 Premier League Dublin 47', 64'
28 November 1998 Nottingham Forest A 2–2 Premier League Joachim 59', 63'
05 December 1998 Manchester United H 1–1 Premier League Joachim 55'
09 December 1998 Chelsea A 1–2 Premier League Hendrie 32'
13 December 1998 Arsenal H 3–2 Premier League Joachim 62', Dublin 65', 83'
21 December 1998 Charlton Athletic A 1–0 Premier League Rufus (og) 3'
26 December 1998 Blackburn Rovers A 1–2 Premier League Scimeca 81'
28 December 1998 Sheffield Wednesday H 2–1 Premier League Southgate 7', Ehiogu 85'
2 January 1999 Hull City H 3–0 FA Cup Collymore 45', 67', Joachim 61'
09 January 1999 Middlesbrough H 0–0 Premier League
18 January 1999 Everton H 3–0 Premier League Joachim 40', 51', Merson 78'
22 January 1999 Fulham H 0–2 FA Cup
30 January 1999 Newcastle United A 1–2 Premier League Merson 60'
06 February 1999 Blackburn Rovers H 1–3 Premier League Joachim 69'
17 February 1999 Leeds United H 1–2 Premier League Scimeca 76'
21 February 1999 Wimbledon A 0–0 Premier League
27 February 1999 Coventry City H 1–4 Premier League Dublin (pen.) 55'
10 March 1999 Derby County A 1–2 Premier League Thompson 44'
13 March 1999 Tottenham Hotspur A 0–1 Premier League
21 March 1999 Chelsea H 0–3 Premier League
02 April 1999 West Ham United H 0–0 Premier League
6 April 1999 Leicester City A 2–2 Premier League Hendrie 2', Joachim 49'
10 April 1999 Southampton H 3–0 Premier League Draper 13', Joachim 66', Dublin 89'
17 April 1999 Liverpool A 1–0 Premier League Taylor 52'
24 April 1999 Nottingham Forest H 2–0 Premier League Draper 45', Barry 57'
1 May 1999 Manchester United A 1–2 Premier League Joachim 33'
08 May 1999 Charlton Athletic H 3–4 Premier League Barry 7', Joachim 66', 79'
16 May 1999 Arsenal A 0–1 Premier League

Players[]

First-team squad[]

Squad at end of season[3][4]

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 Australia AUS Mark Bosnich
3 DF England ENG Alan Wright
4 DF England ENG Gareth Southgate
5 DF England ENG Ugo Ehiogu
6 DF England ENG Steve Watson
7 MF England ENG Ian Taylor
8 MF England ENG Mark Draper
9 FW England ENG Stan Collymore
10 FW England ENG Paul Merson
11 MF England ENG Alan Thompson
12 FW England ENG Julian Joachim
13 GK England ENG Michael Oakes
14 FW England ENG Dion Dublin
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF England ENG Gareth Barry
16 MF England ENG Simon Grayson
17 MF England ENG Lee Hendrie
18 MF Italy ITA Fabio Ferraresi
20 MF England ENG Riccardo Scimeca
21 FW England ENG Darren Byfield[notes 1]
22 FW England ENG Darius Vassell
24 DF Wales WAL Mark Delaney
26 MF England ENG Steve Stone
28 DF England ENG Tommy Jaszczun
30 GK England ENG Adam Rachel
32 DF England ENG Aaron Lescott
34 DF Scotland SCO Colin Calderwood

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
2 DF England ENG Gary Charles (to Benfica)
6 DF England ENG David Unsworth (to Everton)
10 FW Trinidad and Tobago TRI Dwight Yorke (to Manchester United)
No. Pos. Nation Player
24 DF England ENG Lee Collins (to Stoke City)
26 DF England ENG Ben Petty (to Stoke City)

Reserve squad[]

The following players did not appear for the first-team 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
23 DF Wales WAL David Hughes
25 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Alan Lee
29 FW England ENG Richard Walker
31 DF England ENG Jlloyd Samuel[notes 2]
39 GK Finland FIN Peter Enckelman
No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF England ENG Reuben Hazell
— MF Trinidad and Tobago TRI Russell Latapy (on trial from Boavista)
— FW England ENG
— FW Scotland SCO Neil Tarrant[notes 3]

Youth team[]

The following players spent most of the season playing for the U-17 and U-19 teams, but may have also appeared for the 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
27 FW England ENG Michael Standing
40 GK England ENG Matthew Ghent
— GK England ENG Boaz Myhill[notes 4]
— GK Wales WAL
— DF England ENG
— DF England ENG Jonathan Bewers
— DF England ENG Michael Blackwood
— DF England ENG Calum Davenport
— DF England ENG Rob Edwards[notes 5]
— DF England ENG
— DF England ENG
— DF England ENG
— DF England ENG Danny Jackman
— DF England ENG
— DF England ENG
— DF England ENG Liam Ridgewell
— DF England ENG
— DF Scotland SCO
— MF England ENG Ryan Amoo
— MF England ENG
— MF England ENG
— MF England ENG
— MF England ENG Adam Marsh
— MF England ENG Alexis Nicolas[notes 6]
— MF England ENG
— MF England ENG
— MF England ENG Jay Smith
— MF England ENG Michael Standing
— MF England ENG
— MF Northern Ireland NIR Gavin Melaugh
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Sweden SWE
— MF England ENG Steve Malone
— FW England ENG Mark DeBolla
— FW England ENG
— FW England ENG
— FW England ENG
— FW England ENG Stefan Moore
— FW England ENG Jamie Smith (on trial from Gloucester City)
— FW Wales WAL
— FW Scotland SCO
— FW Sweden SWE [notes 7]
— GK  
— DF  
— DF  
— MF  
— MF   (on trial from Bashley)
—  
—  
—  
—  
—   Ben Jackson
—  
—   Peter McConnell
—  
—  
—  
—  
—   Adam Smith
—   Dean Smith

Other players[]

The following players did not play for any Villa team 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
— GK England ENG Nikki Bull
— GK United States USA Marcus Hahnemann (on trial from Colorado Rapids)
— DF Wales WAL
— DF Germany GER (to Kidderminster Harriers)
— MF England ENG
— MF England ENG
— MF Sweden SWE (on trial from Landskrona BoIS)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW England ENG (on trial to Norwich City)
— FW India IND Bhaichung Bhutia (on trial from East Bengal)
— MF  
—  
—  
—  

Transfers[]

In[]

# Pos Player From Fee Date
11 MF England Alan Thompson England Bolton Wanderers £4,500,000 June 1998
18 MF Italy Fabio Ferraresi Italy Cesena Free June 1998
6 DF England David Unsworth England West Ham United £3,000,000 June 1998
10 MF England Paul Merson England Middlesbrough £6,750,000 September 1998
2 DF England Steve Watson England Newcastle United £4,000,000 October 1998
9 FW England Dion Dublin England Coventry City £5,750,000 November 1998
39 GK Finland Peter Enckelman Finland TPS Turku £200,000 February 1999
24 DF Wales Mark Delaney Wales Cardiff City £250,000 March 1999
26 MF England Steve Stone England Nottingham Forest £5,500,000 March 1999
34 DF Scotland Colin Calderwood England Tottenham Hotspur £225,000 March 1999
14 FW Scotland Neil Tarrant Scotland Ross County £250,000 April 1999

Out[]

# Pos Player To Fee Date
10 FW Trinidad and Tobago Dwight Yorke England Manchester United £12,600,000 August 1998
6 DF England David Unsworth England Everton £3,000,000 August 1998
26 GK England Ben Petty England Stoke City Free November 1998
2 DF England Gary Charles Portugal Benfica £1,000,000 January 1999
24 DF England Lee Collins England Stoke City Free February 1999
Transfers in: Decrease £30,425,000
Transfers out: Increase £21,200,000
Total spending: Decrease £9,225,000

Statistics[]

Appearances and goals[]

No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier League FA Cup League Cup UEFA Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Australia AUS Mark Bosnich 17 0 15 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
13 GK England ENG Michael Oakes 28 0 23 0 2 0 1 0 2 0
30 GK England ENG Adam Rachel 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
3 DF England ENG Alan Wright 45 0 38 0 2 0 1 0 4 0
4 DF England ENG Gareth Southgate 44 1 38 1 2 0 0 0 4 0
5 DF England ENG Ugo Ehiogu 31 2 23+2 2 2 0 1 0 3 0
6 DF England ENG Steve Watson 30 0 26+1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0
15 DF England ENG Gareth Barry 37 2 27+5 2 2 0 0 0 3 0
16 DF England ENG Simon Grayson 20 0 4+11 0 0+1 0 1 0 2+1 0
24 DF Wales WAL Mark Delaney 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 DF England ENG Tommy Jaszczun 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
32 DF England ENG Aaron Lescott 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
34 DF Scotland SCO Colin Calderwood 8 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
7 MF England ENG Ian Taylor 38 4 31+2 4 1 0 1 0 2+1 0
8 MF England ENG Mark Draper 29 3 13+10 2 1 0 1 1 3+1 0
10 MF England ENG Paul Merson 28 5 21+5 5 1 0 1 0 0 0
11 MF England ENG Alan Thompson 29 2 20+5 2 0 0 0+1 0 3 0
17 MF England ENG Lee Hendrie 37 3 31+1 3 2 0 0 0 3 0
18 MF Italy ITA Fabio Ferraresi 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
20 MF England ENG Riccardo Scimeca 24 2 16+2 2 2 0 1 0 1+2 0
26 MF England ENG Steve Stone 10 0 9+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
9 FW England ENG Stan Collymore 24 7 11+9 1 1 2 0 0 3 4
12 FW England ENG Julian Joachim 43 16 29+7 14 2 1 1 0 4 1
14 FW England ENG Dion Dublin 24 11 24 11 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 FW England ENG Darren Byfield 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
22 FW England ENG Darius Vassell 11 2 0+6 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 0+3 2
Players transferred out during the season
2 DF England ENG Gary Charles 17 2 10+1 1 0+1 0 1 0 4 1
10 FW Trinidad and Tobago TRI Dwight Yorke 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Last updated: 15 May 1999
Source: Competitions

Starting 11[]

Considering starts in all competitions[5]
No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 MS Notes
13 GK England Michael Oakes 28
6 RB England Steve Watson 29
5 CB England Ugo Ehiogu 29
4 CB England Gareth Southgate 44
3 LB England Alan Wright 45
10 RM England Paul Merson 22 Alan Thompson has 23 starts
17 CM England Lee Hendrie 36
7 CM England Ian Taylor 35
11 LM England Gareth Barry 32
12 CF England Julian Joachim 36
14 CF England Dion Dublin 24

Goalscorers[]

Name Premier League FA Cup League Cup UEFA Cup Total
England Julian Joachim
14
1
1
16
England Dion Dublin
11
11
England Stan Collymore
1
2
4
7
England Paul Merson
5
5
England Ian Taylor
4
4
England Lee Hendrie
3
3
England Mark Draper
2
1
3
England Gareth Barry
3
3
England Alan Thompson
2
2
England Ugo Ehiogu
2
2
England Riccardo Scimeca
2
2
England Darius Vassell
2
2
England Gary Charles
1
1
2
England Gareth Southgate
1
1
Opposition own goals
1
1
Total goals
52
3
1
8
64

Notes[]

  1. ^ Byfield was born in Sutton Coldfield, England, but also qualifies to represent Jamaica internationally and would make his international debut for Jamaica in 2003.
  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. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ Nicolas was born in Westminster, England, but also qualified to represent Cyprus internationally and represented them at U-21 level.
  7. ^ Soraghan was born in Greece, but also qualified to represent Sweden internationally and represented them at U-17 level.

References[]

  1. ^ "Football: United win £12m battle for Yorke". The Independent. 21 August 1998. Retrieved 11 February 2012.
  2. ^ http://www.statto.com/football/teams/aston-villa/1998-1999/results
  3. ^ "FootballSquads - Aston Villa - 1998/99".
  4. ^ "Aston Villa Player Database".
  5. ^ "All Aston Villa players: 1999".

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