See main article: History of Aston Villa F.C. (1961–present).
| Club: | Aston Villa |
| Season: | 1999–2000 |
| Manager: | John Gregory |
| Chairman: | Doug Ellis |
| Stadium: | Villa Park |
| League: | Premiership |
| League Result: | 6th |
| Cup1: | FA Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | Runners-up |
| Cup2: | League Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | Semi-finals |
| League Topscorer: | Dublin (12) |
| Season Topscorer: | Dublin (16) |
| Highest Attendance: | 39,217 (vs. Liverpool, 2 October 1999; vs. Tottenham Hotspur, 29 December 1999; vs. Manchester United, 14 May 2000) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 23,885 (vs. Sheffield Wednesday, 18 December 1999) |
| Average Attendance: | 31,697 |
| Prevseason: | 1998–99 |
| Nextseason: | 2000–01 |
During the 1999–2000 English football season, Aston Villa competed in the FA Premier League (known as the FA Carling Premiership for sponsorship reasons).
Aston Villa matched their previous season's solid sixth-place finish. After starting the campaign brightly a run of nine matches without a win dragged Villa down to 15th. However, after that Villa rallied to go 12 matches unbeaten, and thereafter lost only two more games all season to finish sixth. Villa also reached the FA Cup final for the first time in 43 years, but their hopes of winning the famous trophy for the eighth time were ended by a 1–0 defeat at the hands of Chelsea, whose success was achieved in the last game at Wembley before the old stadium was rebuilt.[1]
The season saw debuts for George Boateng (103), David James (67), Peter Enckelman (52), Benito Carbone (24), Najwan Ghrayib (5), and Neil Cutler (1).[2]
| Date | Pos | Player | From | Fee | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 June 1999 | GK | £1,700,000 | |||
| 20 July 1999 | £1,000,000 | ||||
| 20 July 1999 | George Boateng | £4,500,000 | |||
| 20 October 1999 |  Benito Carbone | £800,000 | |||
| 30 November 1999 | Neil Cutler | Free transfer | |||
| £8,000,000 |
| Date | Pos | Player | To | Fee | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 1999 | Manchester United | Free transfer | |||
| 7 July 1999 | £200,000 | ||||
| 13 July 1999 | Free transfer | ||||
| 22 July 1999 | £3,000,000 | ||||
| 29 July 1999 | £750,000 | ||||
| 24 September 1999 | Free transfer | ||||
| 27 September 1999 | Free transfer | ||||
| 29 October 1999 | £500,000 | ||||
| 20 January 2000 | £50,000 | ||||
| 10 February 2000 | Free transfer | ||||
| 14 March 2000 | £70,000 | ||||
| £4,570,000 |
| Date | Pos | Player | To | Loan End | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 July 1999 | 15 October 1999 | ||||
| 3 August 1999 | 12 September 1999 | ||||
| 17 September 1999 | 25 October 1999 | ||||
| 10 December 1999 | 31 May 2000 | ||||
| 7 March 2000 | 31 May 2000 | ||||
| 13 March 2000 | 13 April 2000 | ||||
£8,000,000
£4,570,000
£3,430,000
| Name | Position | Nationality | Place of birth | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Date signed | Fee | Apps | Gls | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||
| 1 | 1999 7, df=yes | 17 June 1999 | £1,700,000 | - | - | ||||||
| 13 | 1999 7, df=yes | 1 July 1991 | 61 | 0 | |||||||
| 13* | 1999 7, df=yes | 30 November 1999 | Free transfer | - | - | ||||||
| 39 |  | 1999 7, df=yes | 1 February 1999 | £200,000 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 40 | 1999 7, df=yes | 1 July 1997 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Defenders | |||||||||||
| 2 | 1999 7, df=yes | 15 October 1998 | £4,000,000 | 30 | 0 | ||||||
| 3 | 1999 7, df=yes | 10 March 1995 | £1,000,000 | 199 | 3 | ||||||
| 4 | Gareth Southgate (c) | 1999 7, df=yes | 1 July 1995 | £3,500,000 | 164 | 4 | |||||
| 5 | 1999 7, df=yes | 12 July 1991 | £40,000 | 255 | 14 | ||||||
| 15 | 1999 7, df=yes | 1 January 1998 | 39 | 2 | |||||||
| 20 |  | 1999 7, df=yes | 20 July 1999 | £1,000,000 | - | - | |||||
| 23 | 1999 7, df=yes | 1 July 1996 | 7 | 0 | |||||||
| 24 | 1999 7, df=yes | 9 March 1999 | £250,000 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| 28 | 1999 7, df=yes | 1 July 1998 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| 30 | 1999 7, df=yes | 1 July 1999 | - | - | |||||||
| 31 | 1999 7, df=yes | 1 January 1999 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 32 | 1999 7, df=yes | 1 July 1998 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| 34 | 1999 7, df=yes | 23 March 1999 | £230,000 | 8 | 0 | ||||||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||
| 6 | 1999 7, df=yes | 20 July 1999 | £4,500,000 | - | - | ||||||
| 7 | 1999 7, df=yes | 21 December 1994 | £1,000,000 | 178 | 22 | ||||||
| 8 | 1999 7, df=yes | 5 July 1995 | £3,250,000 | 154 | 11 | ||||||
| 10 | 1999 7, df=yes | 8 September 1998 | £6,750,000 | 27 | 5 | ||||||
| 11 | 1999 7, df=yes | 5 June 1998 | £4,500,000 | 28 | 2 | ||||||
| 17 | 1999 7, df=yes | 1 July 1995 | 71 | 6 | |||||||
| 26 | 1999 7, df=yes | 11 March 1999 | £5,500,000 | 10 | 0 | ||||||
| 27 | 1999 7, df=yes | 1 July 1998 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 38 |  | 1999 7, df=yes | 1 July 1999 | - | - | ||||||
| Forwards | |||||||||||
| 9 | 1999 7, df=yes | 5 November 1998 | £5,750,000 | 24 | 11 | ||||||
| 12 | 1999 7, df=yes | 24 February 1996 | £1,890,000 | 100 | 28 | ||||||
| 14 | 1999 7, df=yes | 28 April 1998 | £250,000 | - | - | ||||||
| 18 | | 1999 7, df=yes | 20 October 1999 | £800,000 | - | - | |||||
| 19 | 1999 7, df=yes | 1 July 1997 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| 21 |  | 1999 7, df=yes | 1 July 1997 | 10 | 0 | ||||||
| 22 | 1999 7, df=yes | 1 January 1998 | 11 | 2 | |||||||
| 25 |  | 1999 7, df=yes | 6 January 2000 | Loan | - | - | |||||
| 29 | 1999 7, df=yes | 13 May 1997 | £7,000,000 | 61 | 15 | ||||||
See main article: 1999–2000 FA Premier League.
Aston Villa's score comes first[3]
| Win | Draw | Loss |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 August 1999 | Newcastle United | A | 1–0 | 36,376 | Joachim 75' | |
| 11 August 1999 | Everton | H | 3–0 | 30,337 | Joachim 9', Dublin 57', Taylor 85' | |
| 16 August 1999 | West Ham United | H | 2–2 | 26,250 | Dublin 5', 52' | |
| 21 August 1999 | Chelsea | A | 0–1 | 35,071 | ||
| 24 August 1999 | Watford | A | 1–0 | 19,161 | Delaney 68' | |
| 28 August 1999 | Middlesbrough | H | 1–0 | 28,728 | Dublin 5' | |
| 11 September 1999 | Arsenal | A | 1–3 | 38,093 | Joachim 44' | |
| 18 September 1999 | Bradford City | H | 1–0 | 28,083 | Dublin 71' | |
| 25 September 1999 | Leicester City | A | 1–3 | 19,917 | Dublin 73' | |
| 2 October 1999 | Liverpool | H | 0–0 | 39,217 | ||
| 18 October 1999 | Sunderland | A | 1–2 | 41,045 | Dublin 47' | |
| 23 October 1999 | Wimbledon | H | 1–1 | 27,160 | Dublin 35' | |
| 30 October 1999 | Manchester United | A | 0–3 | 55,211 | ||
| 6 November 1999 | Southampton | H | 0–1 | 26,474 | ||
| 22 November 1999 | Coventry City | A | 1–2 | 20,184 | Dublin 41' | |
| 27 November 1999 | Everton | A | 0–0 | 34,750 | ||
| 4 December 1999 | Newcastle United | H | 0–1 | 34,531 | ||
| 18 December 1999 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 2–1 | 23,885 | Merson 69', Taylor 82' | |
| 26 December 1999 | Derby County | A | 2–0 | 33,222 | Boateng 68', Taylor 78' | |
| 29 December 1999 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 1–1 | 39,217 | Taylor 75' | |
| 3 January 2000 | Leeds United | A | 2–1 | 40,027 | Southgate 19', 62' | |
| 15 January 2000 | West Ham United | A | 1–1 | 24,237 | Taylor 24' | |
| 22 January 2000 | Chelsea | H | 0–0 | 33,704 | ||
| 5 February 2000 | Watford | H | 4–0 | 27,647 | Stone 47', Merson 57', 59', Walker 81' | |
| 14 February 2000 | Middlesbrough | A | 4–0 | 31,571 | Carbone 11', 65', Joachim 70', 75' | |
| 26 February 2000 | Bradford City | A | 1–1 | 18,276 | Merson 38' | |
| 5 March 2000 | Arsenal | H | 1–1 | 36,930 | Walker 62' | |
| 11 March 2000 | Coventry City | H | 1–0 | 33,177 | Ehiogu 45' | |
| 15 March 2000 | Liverpool | A | 0–0 | 43,615 | ||
| 18 March 2000 | Southampton | A | 0–2 | 15,218 | ||
| 25 March 2000 | Derby County | H | 2–0 | 28,613 | Carbone 40', Boateng 57' | |
| 5 April 2000 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 1–0 | 18,136 | Thompson 90' | |
| 9 April 2000 | Leeds United | H | 1–0 | 33,889 | Joachim 39' | |
| 15 April 2000 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 4–2 | 35,304 | Dublin 62'(pen), 69' Carbone 70', Wright 74' | |
| 22 April 2000 | Leicester City | H | 2–2 | 31,229 | Thompson 31', Merson 48' | |
| 29 April 2000 | Sunderland | H | 1–1 | 33,949 | Barry 60' | |
| 6 May 2000 | Wimbledon | A | 2–2 | 19,188 | Hendrie 54', Dublin 74' | |
| 14 May 2000 | Manchester United | H | 0–1 | 39,217 |
See main article: 1999–2000 FA Cup.
| R3 | 11 December 1999 | Darlington | H | 2–1 | 22,101 | Carbone 43', Dublin 63' | |
| R4 | 8 January 2000 | Southampton | H | 1–0 | 25,025 | Southgate 20' | |
| R5 | 30 January 2000 | Leeds United | H | 3–2 | 30,026 | Carbone 32', 58', 69' | |
| QF | 20 February 2000 | Everton | A | 2–1 | 35,331 | Stone 16', Carbone 45' | |
| SF | 2 April 2000 | Bolton Wanderers | N | 0–0 (won 4–1 on pens) | 62,828 | ||
| F | 20 May 2000 | Chelsea | N | 0–1 | 78,217 |
See main article: 1999–2000 Football League Cup.
| R2 1st Leg | 14 September 1999 | Chester City | A | 1–0 | 4,364 | Hendrie 77' | |
| R2 2nd Leg | 21 September 1999 | Chester City | H | 5–0 (6–0 on agg) | 22,613 | Boateng 17', Taylor 31', Hendrie 46', 47', Thompson 50' | |
| R3 | 13 October 1999 | Manchester United | H | 3–0 | 33,815 | Joachim 18', Taylor 49', Stone 90' | |
| R4 | 1 December 1999 | Southampton | H | 4–0 | 17,608 | Watson 22', Joachim 66', Dublin 72', 90' | |
| QF | 11 January 2000 | West Ham United | A | 3–1 | 25,592 | Taylor 80', 118', Joachim 93' | |
| SF 1st Leg | 25 January 2000 | Leicester City | H | 0–0 | 28,037 | ||
| SF 2nd Leg | 2 February 2000 | Leicester City | A | 0–1 (0–1 on agg) | 21,843 |
The following players spend most of the season playing for the reserves, and did not appear for the first team.
The following players spent most of the season playing for the under-19 squad, but may have played for the U-17s and reserves.
The following players spent most of the season playing for the under-17 squad, but may have played for the U-19s and reserves.
The following players did not appear for any squad this season.