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]
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
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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.
Transfers
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Transferred in
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Record
Loaned in
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Transferred out
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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
Loaned out
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Overall transfer activity
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Expenditure
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£18,100,000
£14,750,000
£3,350,000
First Team
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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 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.
Final league table
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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]
FA Premier League
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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
League Cup
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Round
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Goalscorers
R3
1 November 2000
Manchester City
H
0–1
24,138
Intertoto Cup
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First-team squad
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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
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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Reserve squad
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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Under-19s
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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.
Under-17s
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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.
Other players
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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.
Statistics
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Starting 11
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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.
References
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