2000–01_Aston_Villa_F.C._season

Aston Villa
2000–01 season
Chairman	Doug Ellis
Manager	John Gregory
Stadium	Villa Park
Premiership	8th
FA Cup	Fourth round
League Cup	Third round
Intertoto Cup	Semi-finals
Top goalscorer	League: Dublin (8); All: Dublin (9)
Highest home attendance	41,366 vs Liverpool ; (13 Jan 2001, Premier League)
Lowest home attendance	22,310 vs Bradford City ; (16 Sep 2000, Premier League)
Average home league attendance	31,597
	← 1999–2000 2001–02 →

2000–01 Aston Villa F.C. season

2000–01 season of Aston Villa

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.

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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] Other debuts included Steve Staunton (208), Thomas Hitzlsperger (99), Alpay Özalan (58), David Ginola (41), Gilles De Bilde (4), and Luc Nilis (3).

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[table_note_res_CL30.93504196262688-4] 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.

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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.

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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.

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Tarrant was born in Darlington, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally and represented them at U-21 level.

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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.

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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.

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Nicolas was born in Westminster, England, but also qualified to represent Cyprus internationally and represented them at U-21 level.

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Stuart was born in York, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally and represented them at U-18 level.

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"Nilis injury mars Villa win at Ipswich". BBC Sport. 9 September 2000. Retrieved 5 January 2014.

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Peter O'Rourke. "Nilis making good progress". Sky Sports. Retrieved 5 January 2014.

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"Aston Villa 2000-2001 Results - statto.com". Archived from the original on 23 March 2013. Retrieved 28 November 2012.

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"Aston Villa Player Database".

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"All Aston Villa players: 2001".

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Date	Pos	Player	From	Fee

1 July 2000	CF	Luc Nilis	PSV Eindhoven	Free transfer
28 July 2000	CB	Alpay Özalan	Fenerbahçe	£5,600,000
30 July 2000	LM	David Ginola	Tottenham Hotspur	£3,000,000
5 August 2000	LM	Thomas Hitzlsperger	Bayern Munich	Free transfer
6 December 2000	LB	Steve Staunton	Liverpool	Free transfer
13 January 2001	CF	Juan Pablo Ángel	River Plate	£9,500,000
				£18,100,000

Date	Pos	Player	From	Loan End

10 October 2000	CF	Gilles De Bilde	Sheffield Wednesday	3 January 2001

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

Date	Pos	Player	To	Loan End

19 October 2000	CF	Neil Tarrant	York City	19 December 2000
15 December 2000	GK	Neil Cutler	Oxford United	27 February 2001
7 February 2001	CF	Richard Walker	Blackpool	31 May 2001

#	Name	Position	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

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2000–01 Aston Villa F.C. season

Diary of Season

Kit

Transfers

Transferred in

Loaned in

Transferred out

Loaned out

Overall transfer activity

Expenditure

Income

Balance

Squad

First Team

Final league table

Results

Legend

FA Premier League

FA Cup

League Cup

Intertoto Cup

Players

First-team squad

Left club during season

Reserve squad

Under-19s

Under-17s

Other players

Statistics

Starting 11

Notes

References

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Pos	Team v t e	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

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

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

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	22,310	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	7 January 2001	Newcastle United	A	1–1	37,682	Stone 54'
R3R	17 January 2001	Newcastle United	H	1–0	25,387	Vassell 50'
R4	27 January 2001	Leicester City	H	1–2	26,283	Joachim 76'

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R3 1st Leg	16 July 2000	FK Marila Příbram	A	0–0	7,852
R3 2nd Leg	22 July 2000	FK Marila Příbram	H	3–1 (won 3–1 on agg)	8,200	Dublin 8', Taylor 56', Nilis 62'
SF 1st Leg	26 July 2000	Celta de Vigo	A	0–1	14,000
SF 2nd Leg	2 August 2000	Celta de Vigo	H	1–2 (lost 1–3 on agg)	11,909	Barry (pen) 45'