2000–01 Aston Villa F.C. 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.

Aston Villa
2000–01 season
ChairmanDoug Ellis
ManagerJohn Gregory
StadiumVilla Park
Premiership8th
FA CupFourth round
League CupThird round
Intertoto CupSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Dublin (8)
All: Dublin (9)
Highest home attendance41,366 vs Liverpool
(13 Jan 2001, Premier League)
Lowest home attendance22,310 vs Bradford City
(16 Sep 2000, Premier League)
Average home league attendance31,597

Juan Pablo Ángel 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]


Diary of Season

9 Sep 2000: In a league match against Ipswich Town, Luc Nilis was involved in a clash with goalkeeper Richard Wright[2] that left him with a double compound fracture of his right shin ending his career.[3] This was only Nilis's third match for Villa, having scored in both previous games.

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Transfers

Transferred in
Date Pos Player From Fee
1 July 2000CFBelgium Luc NilisNetherlands PSV EindhovenFree transfer
28 July 2000CBTurkey Alpay ÖzalanTurkey Fenerbahçe£5,600,000
30 July 2000LMFrance David GinolaTottenham Hotspur£3,000,000
5 August 2000LMGermany Thomas HitzlspergerGermany Bayern MunichFree transfer
6 December 2000LBRepublic of Ireland Steve StauntonLiverpoolFree transfer
13 January 2001CFColombia Juan Pablo ÁngelArgentina River Plate£9,500,000
£18,100,000

  Record

Loaned in
Date Pos Player From Loan End
10 October 2000CFBelgium Gilles De BildeSheffield Wednesday3 January 2001

Transferred out
Date Pos Player To Fee
1 July 2000CFJamaica Darren ByfieldWalsallFree transfer
4 July 2000RBSteve WatsonEverton£2,500,000
17 July 2000CMMark DraperSouthampton£1,250,000
9 August 2000SSItaly Benito CarboneBradford CityFree transfer
1 September 2000LMAlan ThompsonScotland Celtic£2,750,000
3 October 2000LBAaron LescottSheffield Wednesday£100,000
20 October 2000CBUgo EhioguMiddlesbrough£8,000,000
2 December 2000GKMatthew GhentLincoln CityFree transfer
24 January 2001CFBelgium Luc NilisRetired—
26 January 2001CFMark DeBollaCharlton AthleticFree transfer
13 February 2001LBIsrael Najwan GhrayibIsrael Hapoel Haifa£150,000
£14,750,000

Loaned out
Date Pos Player To Loan End
19 October 2000CFScotland Neil TarrantYork City19 December 2000
15 December 2000GKNeil CutlerOxford United27 February 2001
7 February 2001CFRichard WalkerBlackpool31 May 2001

Overall transfer activity

Squad

First Team
# Name Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth (Age) Signed from Date signed Fee Apps Gls
Goalkeepers
1David JamesGKEnglandWelwyn Garden City (1970-08-01)1 August 1970 (aged 29) Liverpool17 June 1999£1,700,000390
13Neil CutlerGKEnglandPerton (1976-09-03)3 September 1976 (aged 23)Chester City30 November 1999Free transfer10
39Peter EnckelmanGKFinlandTurku (1977-03-10)10 March 1977 (aged 23)Finland TPS1 February 1999£200,000140
40Matthew GhentGKEnglandBurton upon Trent (1980-09-05)5 September 1980 (aged 19)Academy1 July 1997—00
Defenders
2Mark DelaneyRBWalesHaverfordwest (1976-05-13)13 May 1976 (aged 24)Wales Cardiff City9 March 1999£250,000381
3Alan WrightLBEnglandAshton-under-Lyne (1971-09-28)28 September 1971 (aged 28)Blackburn Rovers10 March 1995£1,000,0002424
4Gareth Southgate (c)CBEnglandWatford (1970-09-03)3 September 1970 (aged 29)Crystal Palace1 July 1995£3,500,0002077
5Ugo EhioguCBEnglandHackney (1972-11-03)3 November 1972 (aged 27)West Bromwich Albion12 July 1991£40,00029915
11*Steve StauntonLBRepublic of IrelandDundalk (1969-01-19)19 January 1969 (aged 31)Liverpool6 December 2000Free transfer26417
15Gareth BarryLBEnglandHastings (1981-02-23)23 February 1981 (aged 19)Academy1 January 1998—833
16Alpay ÖzalanCBTurkeyİzmir (1973-05-30)30 May 1973 (aged 27)Turkey Fenerbahçe28 July 2000£5,600,000--
23Najwan GhrayibLBIsraelNazareth (1974-01-30)30 January 1974 (aged 26)Israel Hapoel Haifa20 July 1999£1,000,00060
30Jon BewersRBEnglandKettering (1982-09-10)10 September 1982 (aged 17)Academy1 July 1999—10
31Jlloyd SamuelLBTrinidad and TobagoSan Fernando (1981-03-29)29 March 1981 (aged 19)Academy1 January 1999—100
32Aaron LescottCBEnglandBirmingham (1978-12-02)2 December 1978 (aged 20)Academy1 July 1998—10
Midfielders
6George BoatengCMNetherlandsGhana Nkawkaw (1975-09-05)5 September 1975 (aged 24)Coventry City20 July 1999£4,500,000453
7Ian TaylorCMEnglandBirmingham (1968-06-04)4 June 1968 (aged 32)Sheffield Wednesday21 December 1994£1,000,00022032
10Paul MersonAMEnglandHarlesden (1968-03-20)20 March 1968 (aged 32)Middlesbrough8 September 1998£6,750,0007210
11Alan ThompsonLMEnglandNewcastle upon Tyne (1973-12-22)22 December 1973 (aged 26)Bolton Wanderers5 June 1998£4,500,000555
14David GinolaLMFranceGassin (1967-01-25)25 January 1967 (aged 33)Tottenham Hotspur30 July 2000£3,000,000--
17Lee HendrieRMEnglandSolihull (1977-05-18)18 May 1977 (aged 23)Academy1 July 1995—10910
18Steve StoneRMEnglandGateshead (1971-08-20)20 August 1971 (aged 28)Nottingham Forest11 March 1999£5,500,000463
21Thomas HitzlspergerLMGermanyMunich (1982-04-05)5 April 1982 (aged 18)Germany Bayern Munich5 August 2000Free transfer--
24John McGrathCMRepublic of IrelandLimerick (1980-03-27)27 March 1980 (aged 20)Academy1 July 1999—00
27Michael StandingAMEnglandShoreham-by-Sea (1981-03-20)20 March 1981 (aged 19)Academy1 July 1998—00
28Gavin MelaughCMNorthern IrelandDerry (1981-07-09)9 July 1981 (aged 18)Academy1 July 2000—--
29Stephen CookeCMEnglandWalsall (1983-02-15)15 February 1983 (aged 17)Academy1 July 2000—--
Forwards
8Juan Pablo ÁngelCFColombiaMedellín (1975-10-24)24 October 1975 (aged 24)Argentina River Plate13 January 2001£9,500,000--
9Dion DublinCFEnglandLeicester (1969-04-22)22 April 1969 (aged 31)Coventry City5 November 1998£5,750,0005726
12Julian JoachimCFEnglandPeterborough (1974-09-20)20 September 1974 (aged 25)Leicester City24 February 1996£1,890,00014636
19Richard WalkerCFEnglandBloxwich (1977-11-08)8 November 1977 (aged 22)Academy1 July 1997—82
20Luc NilisCFBelgiumHasselt (1967-05-25)25 May 1967 (aged 33)Netherlands PSV Eindhoven1 July 2000Free transfer--
22Darius VassellCFEnglandBirmingham (1980-06-13)13 June 1980 (aged 20)Academy1 January 1998—282
25Gilles De BildeCFBelgiumZellik (1971-06-09)9 June 1971 (aged 29)Sheffield Wednesday3 January 2001Loan--
35Neil TarrantCFScotlandEngland Darlington (1979-06-24)24 June 1979 (aged 21)Scotland Ross County28 April 1998£250,00000

*squad number was re-used following a players departure.
Note: Stats and ages are correct as of July 1, 2000.

Final league table
Main article: 2000–01 FA Premier League
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
6 Chelsea 38 17 10 11 68 45 +23 61 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round[lower-alpha 1]
7 Sunderland 38 15 12 11 46 41 +5 57
8 Aston Villa 38 13 15 10 46 43 +3 54 Qualification for the Intertoto Cup third round
9 Charlton Athletic 38 14 10 14 50 57 −7 52
10 Southampton 38 14 10 14 40 48 −8 52
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. 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
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 13 15 10 46 43  +3 54 8 8 3 27 20  +7 5 7 7 19 23  −4
Results by matchday
Match1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAAHAHAHHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHHHAHAHA
ResultDDLWWDWLDWWWLDDDDWLLLLLWDLDWDWWDWDDDWL
Position1017191379561175456789791113131312131414121211108877888
Source: 11v11.com: 2000-01 Aston Villa results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

Aston Villa's score comes first[4]

Legend
Win Draw Loss

FA Premier League
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
19 August 2000Leicester CityA0–021,455
27 August 2000ChelseaH1–127,057Nilis 10'
6 September 2000LiverpoolA1–343,360Stone 83'
9 September 2000Ipswich TownA2–122,065Hendrie 28', Dublin 54'
16 September 2000Bradford CityH2–022,310Southgate 5', Dublin (pen) 75'
23 September 2000MiddlesbroughA1–127,556Joachim 74'
30 September 2000Derby CountyH4–126,534Joachim 28, 87, Merson 37', Wright 54'
14 October 2000ArsenalA0–138,042
22 October 2000SunderlandH0–027,215
28 October 2000Charlton AthleticH2–127,461Taylor 33', Merson 41'
5 November 2000EvertonA1–027,670Merson 90'
11 November 2000Tottenham HotspurH2–033,608Taylor 22', 57'
18 November 2000SouthamptonA0–214,979
25 November 2000Coventry CityA1–121,464Dublin 8'
2 December 2000Newcastle UnitedH1–134,255Dublin 4'
9 December 2000West Ham UnitedA1–125,888Hendrie 37'
16 December 2000Manchester CityH2–229,281Dublin 71', Ginola 86'
23 December 2000Leeds UnitedA2–139,714Southgate 43', Boateng 88'
26 December 2000Manchester UnitedH0–140,889
1 January 2001ChelseaA0–133,159
13 January 2001LiverpoolH0–341,366
20 January 2001Manchester UnitedA0–267,533
24 January 2001Leeds UnitedH1–229,335Merson 24'
3 February 2001Bradford CityA3–019,591Vassell 50', 58', Joachim 87'
10 February 2001MiddlesbroughH1–128,912Stone 38'
24 February 2001Derby CountyA0–127,289
5 March 2001SunderlandA1–147,196Joachim 52'
10 March 2001Ipswich TownH2–128,216Joachim 53', 71'
18 March 2001ArsenalH0–036,111
31 March 2001Manchester CityA3–134,247Merson 14', Dublin 45', Hendrie 65'
4 April 2001Leicester CityH2–129,043Dublin 30', Hendrie 72'
7 April 2001West Ham UnitedH2–231,432Ginola 71', Hendrie 78'
14 April 2001EvertonH2–131,272Dublin 2', Taylor 81'
17 April 2001Charlton AthleticA3–320,043Ginola 59', Vassell 75', Hendrie 90'
21 April 2001SouthamptonH0–029,336
28 April 2001Tottenham HotspurA0–036,096
5 May 2001Coventry CityH3–239,761Vassell 61', Ángel 81', Merson 86'
19 May 2001Newcastle UnitedA0–351,506

FA Cup
Main article: 2000–01 FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R37 January 2001Newcastle UnitedA1–137,682Stone 54'
R3R17 January 2001Newcastle UnitedH1–025,387Vassell 50'
R427 January 2001Leicester CityH1–226,283Joachim 76'

League Cup
Main article: 2000–01 Football League Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R31 November 2000Manchester CityH0–124,138

Intertoto Cup
Main article: 2000 UEFA Intertoto Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R3 1st Leg16 July 2000FK Marila Příbram Czech RepublicA0–07,852
R3 2nd Leg22 July 2000FK Marila Příbram Czech RepublicH3–1 (won 3–1 on agg)8,200Dublin 8', Taylor 56', Nilis 62'
SF 1st Leg26 July 2000Celta de Vigo SpainA0–114,000
SF 2nd Leg2 August 2000Celta de Vigo SpainH1–2 (lost 1–3 on agg)11,909Barry (pen) 45'

Players

First-team squad
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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK England ENG David James
2 DF Wales WAL Mark Delaney
3 DF England ENG Alan Wright
4 DF England ENG Gareth Southgate (captain)
6 MF Netherlands NED George Boateng[notes 1]
7 MF England ENG Ian Taylor
8 FW Colombia COL Juan Pablo Ángel
9 FW England ENG Dion Dublin
10 MF England ENG Paul Merson
11 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Steve Staunton
12 FW England ENG Julian Joachim
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 MF France FRA David Ginola
15 DF England ENG Gareth Barry
16 DF Turkey TUR Alpay Özalan
17 MF England ENG Lee Hendrie
18 MF England ENG Steve Stone
19 FW England ENG Richard Walker
21 MF Germany GER Thomas Hitzlsperger
22 FW England ENG Darius Vassell
24 MF Republic of Ireland IRL John McGrath
29 MF England ENG Stephen Cooke
31 DF England ENG Jlloyd Samuel[notes 2]

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
5 DF England ENG Ugo Ehiogu (to Middlesbrough)
11 MF England ENG Alan Thompson (to Celtic)
19 FW England ENG Richard Walker (on loan to Blackpool)
20 FW Belgium BEL Luc Nilis (retired)
23 DF Israel ISR Najwan Ghrayib (to Hapoel Haifa)
No. Pos. Nation Player
25 FW Belgium BEL Gilles De Bilde (to Sheffield Wednesday)
32 DF England ENG Aaron Lescott (to Sheffield Wednesday)
35 FW Scotland SCO Neil Tarrant[notes 3] (on loan to York City)
40 GK England ENG Matthew Ghent (to Lincoln City)

Reserve squad

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 MF England ENG Michael Standing
28 MF Northern Ireland NIR Gavin Melaugh
35 FW Scotland SCO Neil Tarrant
39 GK Finland FIN Peter Enckelman
— GK England ENG Neil Cutler
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Sweden SWE David Curtolo
— MF Norway NOR Jone Samuelsen (on trial from Haugesund)
— FW England ENG Stephen Evans
— FW Finland FIN Ville Harittu (on trial from TPS)

Under-19s
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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
30 MF England ENG Jon Bewers
— GK England ENG Boaz Myhill[notes 4]
— DF England ENG Rob Edwards[notes 5]
— DF England ENG Liam Folds
— DF England ENG Danny Haynes
— DF England ENG Leon Hylton
— DF England ENG Danny Jackman
— DF England ENG Ben Willets
— DF Republic of Ireland IRL Seán Dillon
— MF England ENG David Berks
— MF England ENG Alexis Nicolas[notes 6]
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF England ENG Jay Smith
— MF Republic of Ireland IRL Keith Fahey
— MF Australia AUS Andrew Packer (on trial)
— FW England ENG Mark DeBolla
— FW England ENG David Goldsmith
— FW England ENG Stefan Moore
— FW Netherlands NED Maiko Alberink (on trial from SV Zwolle)
— FW Finland FIN Jan Lomski (on trial)
— MF   John Malpass
—   Adam A. Smith

Under-17s
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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK Republic of Ireland IRL Wayne Henderson
— DF England ENG Ryan Amoo
— DF England ENG David Andrewartha
— DF England ENG Stuart Bridges
— DF England ENG Scott Cormell
— DF England ENG Liam Ridgewell
— DF England ENG Cameron Stuart[notes 7]
— DF England ENG James O'Connor
— DF England ENG Andy Wells
— DF England ENG Oliver Williams
— DF Republic of Ireland IRL Pierre Ennis
— DF Sweden SWE Fredrik Stoor (on trial from Hammarby IF)
— DF Norway NOR Trond Erik Bertelsen (on trial from Haugesund)
— MF England ENG James Beaumont (on trial)
— MF England ENG James Pawley
— MF England ENG Joshua Walker (on trial from Manchester United)
— MF England ENG Peter Whittingham
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Sweden SWE Nadir Benchenaa (on trial from Hammarby IF)
— MF Sweden SWE Acke Steen (on trial from Öster)
— FW England ENG Mark Atkinson
— FW England ENG Michael Husbands
— FW England ENG Lee McGuire
— FW England ENG Luke Moore
— FW Republic of Ireland IRL Peter Hynes
— MF   Adam Baptist
— MF   Jamie Cunnington
— MF   David Nolan
—   Colin Doyle (on trial)
—   Michael Johnson (on trial)
—   Robert Jones (on trial)
—   Danny Meade
—   Robert Milner (on trial)
—   Ryan Poole

Other players
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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF Wales WAL Stuart Thornley (to Flexsys Cefn Druids)
— MF England ENG Lloyd Dyer
— MF England ENG Duncan McArthur (on trial from Hastings United)
— MF Brazil BRA Fernando Pelado (on trial from Treviso)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW Honduras HON Milton Núñez (on trial from Sunderland)
— DF   Wesley Meacham (to Bromsgrove Rovers)
—   Stuart Lewis

Statistics

Starting 11
Considering starts in all competitions[7]
No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 MS Notes
1 GK England David James 46
3 RB England Alan Wright 43
16 CB Turkey Alpay Özalan 36
4 CB England Gareth Southgate 36
15 LB England Gareth Barry 36
26 RM England Steve Stone 41
7 CM England Ian Taylor 31
6 CM Netherlands George Boateng 37
10 LM England Paul Merson 45
12 CF England Julian Joachim 13 Lee Hendrie has 29 starts
9 CF England Dion Dublin 35

Notes
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  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, U-18, and U-20 level before making his international debut for Wales in March 2008.
  5. 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.
  6. Nicolas was born in Westminster, England, but also qualified to represent Cyprus internationally and represented them at U-21 level.
  7. Stuart was born in York, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally and represented them at U-18 level.

References
  1. "Villa to complete Angel deal". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 12 January 2001. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
  2. "Nilis injury mars Villa win at Ipswich". BBC Sport. 9 September 2000. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
  3. Peter O'Rourke. "Nilis making good progress". Sky Sports. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
  4. "Aston Villa 2000-2001 Results - statto.com". Archived from the original on 23 March 2013. Retrieved 28 November 2012.
  5. "FootballSquads - Aston Villa - 2000/01".
  6. "Aston Villa Player Database".
  7. "All Aston Villa players: 2001".
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