1999–2000 season of Aston Villa
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Aston Villa 1999–2000 football 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
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
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:
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
Results [ ] Aston Villa's score comes first [2]
Legend [ ] FA Premier League [ ]
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
FA Cup [ ]
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
League Cup [ ]
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
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.
Left club during season [ ] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
Transfers [ ] In [ ]
#
Pos
Player
From
Fee
Date
1
GK
David James Liverpool £1,700,000
17 June 1999
13
GK
Neil Cutler Chester City Free
30 November 1999
20
DF
Najwan Ghrayib Hapoel Haifa £1,000,000
20 July 1999
6
MF
George Boateng Coventry City £4,500,000
20 July 1999
18
MF
Benito Carbone Sheffield Wednesday £805,000
20 October 1999
25
FW
Gustavo Bartelt Roma Loan
6 February 2000
Out [ ]
#
Pos
Player
To
Fee
Date
1
GK
Mark Bosnich Manchester United Free
2 June 1999[5]
N/A
DF
Reuben Hazell Tranmere Rovers Free
1 July 1999
25
FW
Alan Lee Burnley £200,000
7 July 1999
18
MF
Fabio Ferraresi Chievo Free
13 July 1999
20
DF
Riccardo Scimeca Nottingham Forest £3,000,000
22 July 1999
16
DF
Simon Grayson Blackburn Rovers £750,000
29 July 1999
23
DF
David Hughes Shrewsbury Town Free
24 September 1999
30
GK
Adam Rachel Blackpool Free
27 September 1999
13
GK
Michael Oakes Wolverhampton Wanderers £500,000
29 October 1999
28
DF
Tommy Jaszczun Blackpool £50,000
20 January 2000
29
FW
Stan Collymore Leicester City Free
10 February 2000
34
DF
Colin Calderwood Nottingham Forest £70,000
14 March 2000
21
FW
Darren Byfield Free
26 May 2000
N/A
FW
Free
31 May 2000
N/A
MF
Michael Blackwood Wrexham Free
29 June 2000
Transfers in:
Transfers out:
Total spending: Notes [ ]
^ 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.
References [ ] External links [ ]
National teams
UEFA Euro 2000 (Squad Group A Qualification Group 5 )Kevin Keegan
League competitions
Level 1 Levels 2–4 Level 5 Levels 6–7 Levels 8–9
Isthmian League (Two , Three Combined Counties League (level 8 only )Eastern Counties League (Premier , One Essex Senior League (level 8 only )Hellenic League (Premier , One Kent League (level 8 only )Midland Alliance (level 8 only )Midland Football Combination (level 9 only )North West Counties League (One , Two Northern Counties East League (Premier , One Northern League (One , Two Spartan South Midlands League (Premier , Senior Sussex County League (One , Two United Counties League (Premier , One Wessex League (level 8 only )West Midlands (Regional) League (level 9 only )Western League (Premier , One
Cup competitions
FA cups Football League cups
European competitions
Najwan Ghrayib
Benito Carbone
Gustavo Bartelt
Mark Bosnich
Alan Lee
Colin Calderwood
£8,100,000
£4,570,000
£8,100,000
£4,570,000