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
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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
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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.
Najwan Ghrayib
George Boateng
Benito Carbone
Gustavo Bartelt
Alan Lee
David Hughes
Colin Calderwood
Darren Byfield
Nkawkaw
