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2000–01 Aston Villa F.C. season

English football club season


English football club season

FieldValue
clubAston Villa F.C.
season2000–01
chairmanDoug Ellis
managerJohn Gregory
stadiumVilla Park
leagueFA Premier League
league result[8th](2000-01-fa-premier-league)
cup1FA Cup
cup1 result[Fourth round](2000-01-fa-cup)
cup2League Cup
cup2 result[Third round](2000-01-football-league-cup)
cup3UEFA Intertoto Cup
cup3 result[Semi-final](2000-uefa-intertoto-cup)
league topscorerDion Dublin (8)
season topscorerDion Dublin (9)
highest attendance41,366 vs Liverpool
(13 January 2001, FA Premier League)
lowest attendance22,310 vs Bradford City
(16 September 2000, FA Premier League)
average attendance31,597
prevseason[1999–2000](1999-2000-aston-villa-f-c-season)
nextseason[2001–02](2001-02-aston-villa-f-c-season)

Main article: History of Aston Villa F.C. (1961–present)

(13 January 2001, FA Premier League) (16 September 2000, FA Premier League)

The 2000–01 English football season was Aston Villa's 9th season in the Premier League and their 13th consecutive season in the top division of English football. 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 Premier League 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. Other debuts included Steve Staunton (208), Thomas Hitzlsperger (99), Alpay Özalan (58), David Ginola (41), Gilles De Bilde (4), and Luc Nilis (3).

Diary of Season

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

Kit

Kit SupplierSponsor
[NTL

Transfers

Transferred in

DatePosPlayerFromFee**£18,100,000**
1 July 2000CFLuc NilisNED PSV EindhovenFree transfer
28 July 2000CBAlpay ÖzalanTUR Fenerbahçe£5,600,000
30 July 2000LMDavid GinolaTottenham Hotspur£3,000,000
5 August 2000LMThomas HitzlspergerBayern MunichFree transfer
6 December 2000LBSteve StauntonLiverpoolFree transfer
13 January 2001CFJuan Pablo ÁngelARG River Plate£9,500,000

Loaned in

DatePosPlayerFromLoan End
10 October 2000CFGilles De BildeSheffield Wednesday3 January 2001

Transferred out

DatePosPlayerToFee**£14,750,000**
1 July 2000CFJAM Darren ByfieldWalsallFree transfer
4 July 2000RBSteve WatsonEverton£2,500,000
17 July 2000CMMark DraperSouthampton£1,250,000
9 August 2000SSBenito CarboneBradford CityFree transfer
1 September 2000LMAlan ThompsonSCO 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 2001CFBEL Luc NilisRetired
26 January 2001CFMark DeBollaCharlton AthleticFree transfer
13 February 2001LBISR Najwan GhrayibISR Hapoel Haifa£150,000

Loaned out

DatePosPlayerToLoan End
19 October 2000CFSCO Neil TarrantYork City19 December 2000
15 December 2000GKNeil CutlerOxford United27 February 2001
7 February 2001CFRichard WalkerBlackpool31 May 2001

Overall transfer activity

Expenditure

£18,100,000

Income

£14,750,000

Balance

£3,350,000

Squad

First Team

#NamePositionNationalityPlace of birthDate of birth (Age)Signed fromDate signedFeeAppsGlsGoalkeepersDefendersMidfieldersForwards
1David JamesGKENGWelwyn Garden CityLiverpool17 June 1999£1,700,000390
13Neil CutlerGKENGPertonChester City30 November 1999Free transfer10
39Peter EnckelmanGKFINTurkuFIN TPS1 February 1999£200,000140
40Matthew GhentGKENGBurton upon TrentAcademy1 July 199700
2Mark DelaneyRBWALHaverfordwestWAL Cardiff City9 March 1999£250,000381
3Alan WrightLBENGAshton-under-LyneBlackburn Rovers10 March 1995£1,000,0002424
4Gareth Southgate *(c)*CBENGWatfordCrystal Palace1 July 1995£3,500,0002077
5Ugo EhioguCBENGHackneyWest Bromwich Albion12 July 1991£40,00029915
11*Steve StauntonLBIRLDundalkLiverpool6 December 2000Free transfer26417
15Gareth BarryLBENGHastingsAcademy1 January 1998833
16Alpay ÖzalanCBTURİzmirTUR Fenerbahçe28 July 2000£5,600,000--
23Najwan GhrayibLBISRNazarethISR Hapoel Haifa20 July 1999£1,000,00060
30Jon BewersRBENGKetteringAcademy1 July 199910
31Jlloyd SamuelLBTRISan FernandoAcademy1 January 1999100
32Aaron LescottCBENGBirminghamAcademy1 July 199810
6George BoatengCMNEDGHA NkawkawCoventry City20 July 1999£4,500,000453
7Ian TaylorCMENGBirminghamSheffield Wednesday21 December 1994£1,000,00022032
10Paul MersonAMENGHarlesdenMiddlesbrough8 September 1998£6,750,0007210
11Alan ThompsonLMENGNewcastle upon TyneBolton Wanderers5 June 1998£4,500,000555
14David GinolaLMFRAGassinTottenham Hotspur30 July 2000£3,000,000--
17Lee HendrieRMENGSolihullAcademy1 July 199510910
18Steve StoneRMENGGatesheadNottingham Forest11 March 1999£5,500,000463
21Thomas HitzlspergerLMGERMunichGER Bayern Munich5 August 2000Free transfer--
24John McGrathCMIRLLimerickAcademy1 July 199900
27Michael StandingAMENGShoreham-by-SeaAcademy1 July 199800
28Gavin MelaughCMNIRDerryAcademy1 July 2000--
29Stephen CookeCMENGWalsallAcademy1 July 2000--
8Juan Pablo ÁngelCFCOLMedellínARG River Plate13 January 2001£9,500,000--
9Dion DublinCFENGLeicesterCoventry City5 November 1998£5,750,0005726
12Julian JoachimCFENGPeterboroughLeicester City24 February 1996£1,890,00014636
19Richard WalkerCFENGBloxwichAcademy1 July 199782
20Luc NilisCFBELHasseltNED PSV Eindhoven1 July 2000Free transfer--
22Darius VassellCFENGBirminghamAcademy1 January 1998282
25Gilles De BildeCFBELZellikSheffield Wednesday3 January 2001Loan--
35Neil TarrantCFSCOENG DarlingtonSCO 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

;Results summary

;Results by matchday

Results

Aston Villa's score comes first

Legend

WinDrawLoss

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 CityH2–027,849Southgate 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 CZEA0–07,852
R3 2nd Leg22 July 2000FK Marila Příbram CZEH3–1 (won 3–1 on agg)8,200Dublin 8', Taylor 56', Nilis 62'
SF 1st Leg26 July 2000Celta de Vigo SPAA0–114,000
SF 2nd Leg2 August 2000Celta de Vigo SPAH1–2 (lost 1–3 on agg)11,909Barry (pen) 45'

Players

First-team squad

:Squad at end of season

Left club during season

Reserve squad

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.

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.

Other players

:The following players were signed to the club on unknown contractual terms, and did not appear for any team this season.

Statistics

Starting 11

:Considering starts in all competitions

Notes

References

References

  1. (12 January 2001). "Villa to complete Angel deal". British Broadcasting Corporation.
  2. (9 September 2000). "Nilis injury mars Villa win at Ipswich". BBC Sport.
  3. Peter O'Rourke. "Nilis making good progress". Sky Sports.
  4. "Aston Villa 2000-2001 Results - statto.com".
  5. "FootballSquads - Aston Villa - 2000/01".
  6. "Aston Villa Player Database".
  7. "All Aston Villa players: 2001".
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