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).

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

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

Results by round

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

FA Premier League

FA Cup

League Cup

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. Position Player 1 GK David James 2 DF Steve Watson 3 DF Alan Wright 4 DF Gareth Southgate 5 DF Ugo Ehiogu 6 MF George Boateng[5] 7 MF Ian Taylor 8 MF Mark Draper 9 FW Dion Dublin 10 FW Paul Merson 11 MF Alan Thompson 12 FW Julian Joachim

No. Position Player 13 GK Neil Cutler 15 DF Gareth Barry 17 MF Lee Hendrie 18 FW Benito Carbone 19 FW Richard Walker 20 DF Najwan Ghrayib 22 FW Darius Vassell 24 DF Mark Delaney 26 MF Steve Stone 30 DF Jon Bewers 31 DF Jlloyd Samuel 39 GK 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. Position Player 13 GK Michael Oakes (to Wolves) 23 DF David Hughes (to Shrewsbury Town) 28 DF Tommy Jaszczun (to Blackpool)

No. Position Player 29 FW Stan Collymore (to Leicester City) 34 DF 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. Position Player 14 FW Neil Tarrant 21 FW Darren Byfield[6] 25 FW Gustavo Bartelt (on loan from Roma) 27 MF Michael Standing 32 MF Aaron Lescott 38 MF John McGrath

No. Position Player 40 GK Matthew Ghent DF Darren Moss (on trial from Chester City) DF Morten Karlsen (on trial from B.93) MF Michael Blackwood FW Graham Evans FW 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. Position Player DF Liam Folds DF Danny Haynes DF Karl Johnson DF Jamie Kearns DF Martyn Lancaster (on trial from Chester City) DF Gary McSeveney DF Stuart Thornley DF Cedric Itonga (on trial from Arsenal) MF David Berks MF David Harding

No. Position Player MF Robert Hughes (on trial from Fulham) MF Luke Prince MF Jay Smith MF Gregory Walters MF Gavin Melaugh MF David Curtolo FW Stephen Evans FW Andrew Marfell FW Isaac N'Kubi[7] 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. Position Player GK Boaz Myhill[8] GK Wayne Henderson DF David Andrewartha DF Leon Hylton DF Danny Jackman DF Liam Ridgewell DF Andy Wells DF Ben Willets DF Rob Edwards DF Seán Dillon MF Ryan Amoo MF Stephen Cooke

No. Position Player MF Jamie Cunnington MF Lee McGuire MF Alexis Nicolas[9] MF Jamie Pawley MF Keith Fahey FW Mark DeBolla FW Michael Husbands FW Stuart Lewis FW 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. Position Player DF Wesley Meacham MF Darren Middleton MF Marco Russo (on trial)

No. Position Player FW Brian Mulholland FW 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 Gareth Barry 43 12 CF Julian Joachim 37 14 CF Dion Dublin 28 Benito Carbone has 28 starts Transfers In # Pos Player From Fee Date 1 GK David James Liverpool £1,700,000 June 1999 13 GK Neil Cutler Chester City Free November 1999 20 DF Najwan Ghrayib Hapoel Haifa F.C. £1,000,000 July 1999 6 MF George Boateng Coventry City £4,500,000 July 1999 18 MF Benito Carbone Sheffield Wednesday Nominal October 1999 25 FW Gustavo Bartelt Roma Loan February 2000 Out # Pos Player To Fee Date 1 GK Mark Bosnich Manchester United Free June 1999[10] N/A DF Reuben Hazell Tranmere Rovers Free July 1999 25 FW Alan Lee Burnley £200,000 July 1999 18 MF Fabio Ferraresi Chievo Free July 1999 20 DF Riccardo Scimeca Nottingham Forest £3,000,000 July 1999 16 DF Simon Grayson Blackburn Rovers £750,000 July 1999 23 DF David Hughes Shrewsbury Town Free September 1999 30 GK Adam Rachel Blackpool Free September 1999 13 GK Michael Oakes Wolverhampton Wanderers £500,000 October 1999 28 DF Tommy Jaszczun Blackpool £50,000 January 2000 29 FW Stan Collymore Leicester City Free February 2000 34 DF Colin Calderwood Nottingham Forest Nominal March 2000 21 FW Darren Byfield Released Free May 2000 N/A FW Darren Middleton Released Free May 2000 N/A MF Michael Blackwood Wrexham Free June 2000 Transfers in: £7,200,000 Transfers out: £4,500,000 Total spending: £3,300,000 References ↑ "Chelsea claim FA Cup glory". BBC News. 20 May 2000. Retrieved 7 September 2015.  ↑ http://www.statto.com/football/teams/aston-villa/1999-2000/results ↑ http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/1999-2000/faprem/avilla.htm ↑ http://www.astonvillaplayerdatabase.com/1999-00.html ↑ Boateng was born in Ghana. ↑ Byfield was born in England. ↑ N'Kubi was born in Uganda. ↑ Myhill was born in the United States and would make his international debut for Wales. ↑ Nicolas represented Cyprus at U-21 level. ↑ http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/sport/football/fa_carling_premiership/358845.stm Aston Villa Football Club Overview Aston Villa Managers Players All articles History 1874–1961 1961–present Records and Statistics Seasons Grounds Wellington Road Bodymoor Heath Villa Park Affiliated clubs Under-21s and Academy Ladies Rivalries Second City derby Rivalry with West Bromwich Albion Aston Villa F.C. seasons 1888–89 1889–90 1890–91 1891–92 1892–93 1893–94 1894–95 1895–96 1896–97 1897–98 1898–99 1899–1900 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 1999–2000 in English football « 1998–99 2000–01 » FA competitions FA Cup (Qualifying rounds Final) Charity Shield FA Trophy (Final) Premier League and Football League Premier League Football League (First Division Second Division Third Division) League Cup (Final) Football League Trophy (Final) Play-offs (First Division Final Second Division Final Third Division Final) Football Conference Football Conference Conference League Cup Lower leagues Isthmian League Northern Premier League Southern League North West Counties League Wessex League Western League European competitions Champions League UEFA Cup (Final) Intertoto Cup Related to national team UEFA Euro 2000 (Squad Group A Qualification Group 5) Kevin Keegan Club seasons Premier League Arsenal Aston Villa Bradford City Chelsea Coventry City Derby County Everton Leeds United Leicester City Liverpool Manchester United Middlesbrough Newcastle United Sheffield Wednesday Southampton Sunderland Tottenham Hotspur Watford West Ham United Wimbledon First Division Barnsley Birmingham City Blackburn Rovers Bolton Wanderers Charlton Athletic Crewe Alexandra Crystal Palace Fulham Grimsby Town Huddersfield Town Ipswich Town Manchester City Norwich City Nottingham Forest Port Vale Portsmouth Queens Park Rangers Sheffield United Stockport County Swindon Town Tranmere Rovers Walsall West Bromwich Albion Wolverhampton Wanderers Second Division Bournemouth Blackpool Brentford Bristol City Bristol Rovers Burnley Bury Cambridge United Cardiff City Chesterfield Colchester United Gillingham Luton Town Millwall Notts County Oldham Athletic Oxford United Preston North End Reading Scunthorpe United Stoke City Wigan Athletic Wrexham Wycombe Wanderers Third Division Barnet Brighton & Hove Albion Carlisle United Cheltenham Town Chester City Darlington Exeter City Halifax Town Hartlepool United Hull City Leyton Orient Lincoln City Macclesfield Town Mansfield Town Northampton Town Peterborough United Plymouth Argyle Rochdale Rotherham United Shrewsbury Town Southend United Swansea City Torquay United York City Non-League Newport County List of transfers