2000–01 season of Aston Villa
Aston Villa 2000–01 football season
During the 2000–01 English football season , Aston Villa competed in the Premier League (known as the FA Carling Premiership for sponsorship reasons). Another season of decent (but rarely exciting) form saw Villa secure another top-10 finish, though this time they dipped slightly into eighth place after occupying sixth place a year earlier . Villa proved themselves as one of the hardest Premiership teams to beat, with only the top three sides suffering fewer defeats than Villa's 10, but a mere 13 wins and a staggering 15 draws ended any hopes of a title bid or even a top-six finish.
Juan Pablo Ángel (175) signed Villa on 12 January 2001, becoming the club's record signing at £ 9.5 million. Angel made his debut away to Manchester United in a 0-2 loss on 20 January 2001.[ 1] Steve Staunton (208), Thomas Hitzlsperger (99), Alpay Özalan (58), David Ginola (41), Gilles De Bilde (4), and Luc Nilis (3).
9 Sep 2000: In a league match against Ipswich Town , Luc Nilis was involved in a clash with goalkeeper Richard Wright[ 2] [ 3]
Record
Date Pos Player To Fee 1 July 2000 CF Darren Byfield Walsall Free transfer 4 July 2000 RB Steve Watson Everton £2,500,000 17 July 2000 CM Mark Draper Southampton £1,250,000 9 August 2000 SS Benito Carbone Bradford City Free transfer 1 September 2000 LM Alan Thompson Celtic £2,750,000 3 October 2000 LB Aaron Lescott Sheffield Wednesday £100,000 20 October 2000 CB Ugo Ehiogu Middlesbrough £8,000,000 2 December 2000 GK Matthew Ghent Lincoln City Free transfer 24 January 2001 CF Luc Nilis Retired — 26 January 2001 CF Mark DeBolla Charlton Athletic Free transfer 13 February 2001 LB Najwan Ghrayib Hapoel Haifa £150,000 £14,750,000
Overall transfer activity [ edit ]
# 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 29) Liverpool 17 June 1999 £1,700,000 39 0 13 Neil Cutler GK Perton (1976-09-03 ) 3 September 1976 (aged 23)Chester City 30 November 1999 Free transfer 1 0 39 Peter Enckelman GK Turku (1977-03-10 ) 10 March 1977 (aged 23)TPS 1 February 1999 £200,000 14 0 40 Matthew Ghent GK Burton upon Trent (1980-09-05 ) 5 September 1980 (aged 19)Academy 1 July 1997 — 0 0 Defenders 2 Mark Delaney RB Haverfordwest (1976-05-13 ) 13 May 1976 (aged 24)Cardiff City 9 March 1999 £250,000 38 1 3 Alan Wright LB Ashton-under-Lyne (1971-09-28 ) 28 September 1971 (aged 28)Blackburn Rovers 10 March 1995 £1,000,000 242 4 4 Gareth Southgate (c ) CB Watford (1970-09-03 ) 3 September 1970 (aged 29)Crystal Palace 1 July 1995 £3,500,000 207 7 5 Ugo Ehiogu CB Hackney (1972-11-03 ) 3 November 1972 (aged 27)West Bromwich Albion 12 July 1991 £40,000 299 15 11* Steve Staunton LB Dundalk (1969-01-19 ) 19 January 1969 (aged 31)Liverpool 6 December 2000 Free transfer 264 17 15 Gareth Barry LB Hastings (1981-02-23 ) 23 February 1981 (aged 19)Academy 1 January 1998 — 83 3 16 Alpay Özalan CB İzmir (1973-05-30 ) 30 May 1973 (aged 27)Fenerbahçe 28 July 2000 £5,600,000 - - 23 Najwan Ghrayib LB Nazareth (1974-01-30 ) 30 January 1974 (aged 26)Hapoel Haifa 20 July 1999 £1,000,000 6 0 30 Jon Bewers RB Kettering (1982-09-10 ) 10 September 1982 (aged 17)Academy 1 July 1999 — 1 0 31 Jlloyd Samuel LB San Fernando (1981-03-29 ) 29 March 1981 (aged 19)Academy 1 January 1999 — 10 0 32 Aaron Lescott CB Birmingham (1978-12-02 ) 2 December 1978 (aged 20)Academy 1 July 1998 — 1 0 Midfielders 6 George Boateng CM Nkawkaw (1975-09-05 ) 5 September 1975 (aged 24)Coventry City 20 July 1999 £4,500,000 45 3 7 Ian Taylor CM Birmingham (1968-06-04 ) 4 June 1968 (aged 32)Sheffield Wednesday 21 December 1994 £1,000,000 220 32 10 Paul Merson AM Harlesden (1968-03-20 ) 20 March 1968 (aged 32)Middlesbrough 8 September 1998 £6,750,000 72 10 11 Alan Thompson LM Newcastle upon Tyne (1973-12-22 ) 22 December 1973 (aged 26)Bolton Wanderers 5 June 1998 £4,500,000 55 5 14 David Ginola LM Gassin (1967-01-25 ) 25 January 1967 (aged 33)Tottenham Hotspur 30 July 2000 £3,000,000 - - 17 Lee Hendrie RM Solihull (1977-05-18 ) 18 May 1977 (aged 23)Academy 1 July 1995 — 109 10 18 Steve Stone RM Gateshead (1971-08-20 ) 20 August 1971 (aged 28)Nottingham Forest 11 March 1999 £5,500,000 46 3 21 Thomas Hitzlsperger LM Munich (1982-04-05 ) 5 April 1982 (aged 18)Bayern Munich 5 August 2000 Free transfer - - 24 John McGrath CM Limerick (1980-03-27 ) 27 March 1980 (aged 20)Academy 1 July 1999 — 0 0 27 Michael Standing AM Shoreham-by-Sea (1981-03-20 ) 20 March 1981 (aged 19)Academy 1 July 1998 — 0 0 28 Gavin Melaugh CM Derry (1981-07-09 ) 9 July 1981 (aged 18)Academy 1 July 2000 — - - 29 Stephen Cooke CM Walsall (1983-02-15 ) 15 February 1983 (aged 17)Academy 1 July 2000 — - - Forwards 8 Juan Pablo Ángel CF Medellín (1975-10-24 ) 24 October 1975 (aged 24)River Plate 13 January 2001 £9,500,000 - - 9 Dion Dublin CF Leicester (1969-04-22 ) 22 April 1969 (aged 31)Coventry City 5 November 1998 £5,750,000 57 26 12 Julian Joachim CF Peterborough (1974-09-20 ) 20 September 1974 (aged 25)Leicester City 24 February 1996 £1,890,000 146 36 19 Richard Walker CF Bloxwich (1977-11-08 ) 8 November 1977 (aged 22)Academy 1 July 1997 — 8 2 20 Luc Nilis CF Hasselt (1967-05-25 ) 25 May 1967 (aged 33)PSV Eindhoven 1 July 2000 Free transfer - - 22 Darius Vassell CF Birmingham (1980-06-13 ) 13 June 1980 (aged 20)Academy 1 January 1998 — 28 2 25 Gilles De Bilde CF Zellik (1971-06-09 ) 9 June 1971 (aged 29)Sheffield Wednesday 3 January 2001 Loan - - 35 Neil Tarrant CF Darlington (1979-06-24 ) 24 June 1979 (aged 21)Ross County 28 April 1998 £250,000 0 0
*squad number was re-used following a players departure. Note: Stats and ages are correct as of July 1, 2000.
Source:
Premier League Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
^ Since Liverpool won the League Cup and qualified for the Champions League, their UEFA Cup place went to fifth-placed Ipswich Town. Since both FA Cup finalists , Liverpool and Arsenal, qualified for the Champions League, the berth in the UEFA Cup went to sixth-placed Chelsea. Both Ipswich and Chelsea were the highest-ranked team not already qualified for a European competition. 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 13 15 10 46 43 +3 54 8 8 3 27 20 +7 5 7 7 19 23 −4
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 A A H A H A H H A H A A H A H A H A H A H A H A A H H A H H H A H A H A Result D D L W W D W L D W W W L D D D D W L L L L L W D L D W D W W D W D D D W L Position 10 17 19 13 7 9 5 6 11 7 5 4 5 6 7 8 9 7 9 11 13 13 13 12 13 14 14 12 12 11 10 8 8 7 7 8 8 8
Aston Villa's score comes first [ 4]
Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers 19 August 2000 Leicester City A 0–0 21,455 27 August 2000 Chelsea H 1–1 27,057 Nilis 10' 6 September 2000 Liverpool A 1–3 43,360 Stone 83' 9 September 2000 Ipswich Town A 2–1 22,065 Hendrie 28', Dublin 54' 16 September 2000 Bradford City H 2–0 27,849 Southgate 5', Dublin (pen) 75' 23 September 2000 Middlesbrough A 1–1 27,556 Joachim 74' 30 September 2000 Derby County H 4–1 26,534 Joachim 28, 87, Merson 37', Wright 54' 14 October 2000 Arsenal A 0–1 38,042 22 October 2000 Sunderland H 0–0 27,215 28 October 2000 Charlton Athletic H 2–1 27,461 Taylor 33', Merson 41' 5 November 2000 Everton A 1–0 27,670 Merson 90' 11 November 2000 Tottenham Hotspur H 2–0 33,608 Taylor 22', 57' 18 November 2000 Southampton A 0–2 14,979 25 November 2000 Coventry City A 1–1 21,464 Dublin 8' 2 December 2000 Newcastle United H 1–1 34,255 Dublin 4' 9 December 2000 West Ham United A 1–1 25,888 Hendrie 37' 16 December 2000 Manchester City H 2–2 29,281 Dublin 71', Ginola 86' 23 December 2000 Leeds United A 2–1 39,714 Southgate 43', Boateng 88' 26 December 2000 Manchester United H 0–1 40,889 1 January 2001 Chelsea A 0–1 33,159 13 January 2001 Liverpool H 0–3 41,366 20 January 2001 Manchester United A 0–2 67,533 24 January 2001 Leeds United H 1–2 29,335 Merson 24' 3 February 2001 Bradford City A 3–0 19,591 Vassell 50', 58', Joachim 87' 10 February 2001 Middlesbrough H 1–1 28,912 Stone 38' 24 February 2001 Derby County A 0–1 27,289 5 March 2001 Sunderland A 1–1 47,196 Joachim 52' 10 March 2001 Ipswich Town H 2–1 28,216 Joachim 53', 71' 18 March 2001 Arsenal H 0–0 36,111 31 March 2001 Manchester City A 3–1 34,247 Merson 14', Dublin 45', Hendrie 65' 4 April 2001 Leicester City H 2–1 29,043 Dublin 30', Hendrie 72' 7 April 2001 West Ham United H 2–2 31,432 Ginola 71', Hendrie 78' 14 April 2001 Everton H 2–1 31,272 Dublin 2', Taylor 81' 17 April 2001 Charlton Athletic A 3–3 20,043 Ginola 59', Vassell 75', Hendrie 90' 21 April 2001 Southampton H 0–0 29,336 28 April 2001 Tottenham Hotspur A 0–0 36,096 5 May 2001 Coventry City H 3–2 39,761 Vassell 61', Ángel 81', Merson 86' 19 May 2001 Newcastle United A 0–3 51,506
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers R3 1 November 2000 Manchester City H 0–1 24,138
Squad at end of season [ 5] [ 6] 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.
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-19s, but may have also appeared for the reserves or under-17s. 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-17s, but may have also appeared for the reserves or under-19s. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
The following players were signed to the club on unknown contractual terms, and did not appear for any team this season. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Considering starts in all competitions [ 7] ^ 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-21 level and be called up to 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. ^ 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, U-18, and U-20 level before making his international debut for Wales in March 2008. ^ Edwards was born in Madeley , England , and represented them at U-16 level, 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. ^ Stuart was born in York , England , but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally and represented them at U-18 level.
National teams
League competitions
Level 1 Levels 2–4 Level 5 Levels 6–7 Levels 8–9 Isthmian League (Two , Three Eastern Counties League (Premier , One Hellenic League (Premier , One East , One West 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 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 Lower leagues
Cup competitions
FA cups Football League cups
European competitions
Luc Nilis
PSV Eindhoven
Alpay Özalan
David Ginola
Thomas Hitzlsperger
Steve Staunton
Juan Pablo Ángel
River Plate
Darren Byfield
Benito Carbone
Celtic
Najwan Ghrayib
Nkawkaw
