See main article: History of Aston Villa F.C. (1961–present).
| Club: | Aston Villa |
| Season: | 2000–01 |
| Manager: | John Gregory |
| Chairman: | Doug Ellis |
| Stadium: | Villa Park |
| League: | Premiership |
| League Result: | 8th |
| Cup1: | FA Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | Fourth round |
| Cup2: | League Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | Third round |
| Cup3: | Intertoto Cup |
| Cup3 Result: | Semi-finals |
| League Topscorer: | Dublin (8) |
| Season Topscorer: | Dublin (9) |
| Highest Attendance: | 41,366 vs Liverpool (13 Jan 2001, Premier League) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 22,310 vs Bradford City (16 Sep 2000, Premier League) |
| Average Attendance: | 31,597 |
| Prevseason: | 1999–2000 |
| Nextseason: | 2001–02 |
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).
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.
| Date | Pos | Player | From | Fee | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2000 | Free transfer | ||||
| 28 July 2000 | £5,600,000 | ||||
| 30 July 2000 | £3,000,000 | ||||
| 5 August 2000 | Free transfer | ||||
| 6 December 2000 | Free transfer | ||||
| 13 January 2001 | £9,500,000 | ||||
| £18,100,000 |
| Date | Pos | Player | To | Fee | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2000 | Free transfer | ||||
| 4 July 2000 | £2,500,000 | ||||
| 17 July 2000 | £1,250,000 | ||||
| 9 August 2000 | Free transfer | ||||
| 1 September 2000 | £2,750,000 | ||||
| 3 October 2000 | £100,000 | ||||
| 20 October 2000 | £8,000,000 | ||||
| 2 December 2000 | Free transfer | ||||
| 24 January 2001 | Retired | ||||
| 26 January 2001 | Free transfer | ||||
| 13 February 2001 | £150,000 | ||||
| £14,750,000 |
| Date | Pos | Player | To | Loan End | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 October 2000 | 19 December 2000 | ||||
| 15 December 2000 | 27 February 2001 | ||||
| 7 February 2001 | 31 May 2001 | ||||
£18,100,000
£14,750,000
£3,350,000
| Name | Position | Nationality | Place of birth | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Date signed | Fee | Apps | Gls | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||
| 1 | 2000 7, df=yes | 17 June 1999 | £1,700,000 | 39 | 0 | ||||||
| 13 | 2000 7, df=yes | 30 November 1999 | Free transfer | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 39 |  | 2000 7, df=yes | 1 February 1999 | £200,000 | 14 | 0 | |||||
| 40 | 2000 7, df=yes | 1 July 1997 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Defenders | |||||||||||
| 2 | 2000 7, df=yes | 9 March 1999 | £250,000 | 38 | 1 | ||||||
| 3 | 2000 7, df=yes | 10 March 1995 | £1,000,000 | 242 | 4 | ||||||
| 4 | Gareth Southgate (c) | 2000 7, df=yes | 1 July 1995 | £3,500,000 | 207 | 7 | |||||
| 5 | 2000 7, df=yes | 12 July 1991 | £40,000 | 299 | 15 | ||||||
| 11* |  | 2000 7, df=yes | 6 December 2000 | Free transfer | 264 | 17 | |||||
| 15 | 2000 7, df=yes | 1 January 1998 | 83 | 3 | |||||||
| 16 |  | 2000 7, df=yes | 28 July 2000 | £5,600,000 | - | - | |||||
| 23 |  | 2000 7, df=yes | 20 July 1999 | £1,000,000 | 6 | 0 | |||||
| 30 | 2000 7, df=yes | 1 July 1999 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| 31 | 2000 7, df=yes | 1 January 1999 | 10 | 0 | |||||||
| 32 | 1999 7, df=yes | 1 July 1998 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||
| 6 | 2000 7, df=yes | 20 July 1999 | £4,500,000 | 45 | 3 | ||||||
| 7 | 2000 7, df=yes | 21 December 1994 | £1,000,000 | 220 | 32 | ||||||
| 10 | 2000 7, df=yes | 8 September 1998 | £6,750,000 | 72 | 10 | ||||||
| 11 | 2000 7, df=yes | 5 June 1998 | £4,500,000 | 55 | 5 | ||||||
| 14 |  | 2000 7, df=yes | 30 July 2000 | £3,000,000 | - | - | |||||
| 17 | 2000 7, df=yes | 1 July 1995 | 109 | 10 | |||||||
| 18 | 2000 7, df=yes | 11 March 1999 | £5,500,000 | 46 | 3 | ||||||
| 21 | 2000 7, df=yes | 5 August 2000 | Free transfer | - | - | ||||||
| 24 | | 2000 7, df=yes | 1 July 1999 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 27 | 2000 7, df=yes | 1 July 1998 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 28 | 2000 7, df=yes | 1 July 2000 | - | - | |||||||
| 29 | 2000 7, df=yes | 1 July 2000 | - | - | |||||||
| Forwards | |||||||||||
| 8 |  | 2000 7, df=yes | 13 January 2001 | £9,500,000 | - | - | |||||
| 9 | 2000 7, df=yes | 5 November 1998 | £5,750,000 | 57 | 26 | ||||||
| 12 | 2000 7, df=yes | 24 February 1996 | £1,890,000 | 146 | 36 | ||||||
| 19 | 2000 7, df=yes | 1 July 1997 | 8 | 2 | |||||||
| 20 |  | 2000 7, df=yes | 1 July 2000 | Free transfer | - | - | |||||
| 22 | 2000 7, df=yes | 1 January 1998 | 28 | 2 | |||||||
| 25 | | 2000 7, df=yes | 3 January 2001 | Loan | - | - | |||||
| 35 | 2000 7, df=yes | 28 April 1998 | £250,000 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
See main article: 2000–01 FA Premier League.
Aston Villa's score comes first[4]
| Win | Draw | Loss |
| 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 | 27,849 | 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 |
See main article: 2000–01 FA Cup.
| 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' |
See main article: 2000–01 Football League Cup.
| R3 | 1 November 2000 | Manchester City | H | 0–1 | 24,138 |
See main article: 2000 UEFA Intertoto Cup.
| 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 | A | 0–1 | 14,000 | |||
| SF 2nd Leg | 2 August 2000 | H | 1–2 (lost 1–3 on agg) | 11,909 | Barry (pen) 45' |
The following players spent most of the season playing for the under-19s, but may have also appeared for the reserves or 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.
The following players were signed to the club on unknown contractual terms, and did not appear for any team this season.
Considering starts in all competitions[7]