1998–99 Aston Villa F.C. season

Aston Villa
1998–99 season
Chairman	Doug Ellis
Manager	John Gregory
Stadium	Villa Park
Premiership	6th
FA Cup	Fourth round
League Cup	Third round
UEFA Cup	Second round
Top goalscorer	League: Joachim (14); All: Joachim (16)
Average home league attendance	36,937

During the 1998–99 English football season, Aston Villa competed in the Premier League (known as the FA Carling Premiership for sponsorship reasons). The season was Villa's eighth in the Premier League, and their eleventh consecutive season in the top division of English football.

This would be manager John Gregory's first full season. The early-season sale of Dwight Yorke to Manchester United[1] seemed to rule out Villa's chances of challenging for a place in Europe, but new signings Dion Dublin and Paul Merson soon revitalised the attack and the team spent much of the first half of the season at the top of the Premiership.

Eventually, the challenge from Manchester United, Arsenal and Chelsea proved to be too strong, and Villa's season capitulated. The team finally finished sixth below fellow blue-claret team West Ham United and thus missing out on a European place.

Villa reached the FA Cup final in 2000 but lost to Chelsea.

Final league table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
4	Leeds United	38	18	13	7	62	34	+28	67	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
5	West Ham United	38	16	9	13	46	53	−7	57	Qualification for the Intertoto Cup third round
6	Aston Villa	38	15	10	13	51	46	+5	55
7	Liverpool	38	15	9	14	68	49	+19	54
8	Derby County	38	13	13	12	40	45	−5	52

Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

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	15	10	13	51	46	+5	55	10	3	6	33	28	+5	5	7	7	18	18	0

Source: 1998-99 FA Premier League table

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	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	D	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	D	D	W	W	L	D	D	L	W	W	L	W	D	W	L	L	L	D	L	L	L	L	D	D	W	W	W	L	L	L
Position	6	3	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	2	2	4	4	4	4	5	5	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	6

Source: 11v11.com: 1998-99 Aston Villa results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

Aston Villa's results[2]

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Competition	Scorers
15 August 1998	Everton	A	0–0	Premier League
23 August 1998	Middlesbrough	H	3–1	Premier League	Joachim 6', Charles 52', Thompson 78'
29 August 1998	Sheffield Wednesday	A	1–0	Premier League	Joachim 37'
9 September 1998	Newcastle United	H	1–0	Premier League	Hendrie (pen.) 63'
12 September 1998	Wimbledon	H	2–0	Premier League	Merson 45', Taylor 59'
12 September 1998	Strømsgodset	A	3–2	UEFA Cup	Charles 83', Vassell 89', 90'
19 September 1998	Leeds United	A	0–0	Premier League
26 September 1998	Derby County	H	1–0	Premier League	Merson 14'
29 September 1998	Strømsgodset	H	3–0	UEFA Cup	Stan Collymore 11', 23', 64'
03 October 1998	Coventry City	A	2–1	Premier League	Taylor 29', 39'
17 October 1998	West Ham United	A	0–0	Premier League
20 October 1998	Celta Vigo	H	1–0	UEFA Cup	Joachim 15'
24 October 1998	Leicester City	H	1–1	Premier League	Ehiogu 67'
28 October 1998	Chelsea	A	1–4	League Cup	Mark Draper 10'
03 November 1998	Celta Vigo	A	1–3	UEFA Cup	Stan Collymore (pen.) 30'
07 November 1998	Tottenham Hotspur	H	3–2	Premier League	Dublin 31', 35', Collymore 48'
14 November 1998	Southampton	A	4–1	Premier League	Dublin 3', 56', 85', Merson 77'
21 November 1998	Liverpool	H	2–4	Premier League	Dublin 47', 64'
28 November 1998	Nottingham Forest	A	2–2	Premier League	Joachim 59', 63'
05 December 1998	Manchester United	H	1–1	Premier League	Joachim 55'
09 December 1998	Chelsea	A	1–2	Premier League	Hendrie 32'
13 December 1998	Arsenal	H	3–2	Premier League	Joachim 62', Dublin 65', 83'
21 December 1998	Charlton Athletic	A	1–0	Premier League	Rufus (og) 3'
26 December 1998	Blackburn Rovers	A	1–2	Premier League	Scimeca 81'
28 December 1998	Sheffield Wednesday	H	2–1	Premier League	Southgate 7', Ehiogu 85'
2 January 1999	Hull City	H	3–0	FA Cup	Collymore 45', 67', Joachim 61'
09 January 1999	Middlesbrough	H	0–0	Premier League
18 January 1999	Everton	H	3–0	Premier League	Joachim 40', 51', Merson 78'
22 January 1999	Fulham	H	0–2	FA Cup
30 January 1999	Newcastle United	A	1–2	Premier League	Merson 60'
06 February 1999	Blackburn Rovers	H	1–3	Premier League	Joachim 69'
17 February 1999	Leeds United	H	1–2	Premier League	Scimeca 76'
21 February 1999	Wimbledon	A	0–0	Premier League
27 February 1999	Coventry City	H	1–4	Premier League	Dublin (pen.) 55'
10 March 1999	Derby County	A	1–2	Premier League	Thompson 44'
13 March 1999	Tottenham Hotspur	A	0–1	Premier League
21 March 1999	Chelsea	H	0–3	Premier League
02 April 1999	West Ham United	H	0–0	Premier League
6 April 1999	Leicester City	A	2–2	Premier League	Hendrie 2', Joachim 49'
10 April 1999	Southampton	H	3–0	Premier League	Draper 13', Joachim 66', Dublin 89'
17 April 1999	Liverpool	A	1–0	Premier League	Taylor 52'
24 April 1999	Nottingham Forest	H	2–0	Premier League	Draper 45', Barry 57'
1 May 1999	Manchester United	A	1–2	Premier League	Joachim 33'
08 May 1999	Charlton Athletic	H	3–4	Premier League	Barry 7', Joachim 66', 79'
16 May 1999	Arsenal	A	0–1	Premier League

Players

First-team squad

Squad at end of season[3][4]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	AUS	Mark Bosnich
3	DF	ENG	Alan Wright
4	DF	ENG	Gareth Southgate
5	DF	ENG	Ugo Ehiogu
6	DF	ENG	Steve Watson
7	MF	ENG	Ian Taylor
8	MF	ENG	Mark Draper
9	FW	ENG	Stan Collymore
10	FW	ENG	Paul Merson
11	MF	ENG	Alan Thompson
12	FW	ENG	Julian Joachim
13	GK	ENG	Michael Oakes
14	FW	ENG	Dion Dublin


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
15	DF	ENG	Gareth Barry
16	MF	ENG	Simon Grayson
17	MF	ENG	Lee Hendrie
18	MF	ITA	Fabio Ferraresi
20	MF	ENG	Riccardo Scimeca
21	FW	ENG	Darren Byfield[notes 1]
22	FW	ENG	Darius Vassell
24	DF	WAL	Mark Delaney
26	MF	ENG	Steve Stone
28	DF	ENG	Tommy Jaszczun
30	GK	ENG	Adam Rachel
32	DF	ENG	Aaron Lescott
34	DF	SCO	Colin Calderwood

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
2	DF	ENG	Gary Charles (to Benfica)
6	DF	ENG	David Unsworth (to Everton)
10	FW	TRI	Dwight Yorke (to Manchester United)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
24	DF	ENG	Lee Collins (to Stoke City)
26	DF	ENG	Ben Petty (to Stoke City)

Reserve squad

The following players did not appear for the first-team this season.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
23	DF	WAL	David Hughes
25	FW	IRL	Alan Lee
29	FW	ENG	Richard Walker
31	DF	ENG	Jlloyd Samuel[notes 2]
39	GK	FIN	Peter Enckelman


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	DF	ENG	Reuben Hazell
—	MF	TRI	Russell Latapy (on trial from Boavista)
—	FW	ENG	Darren Middleton
—	FW	SCO	Neil Tarrant[notes 3]

Youth team

The following players spent most of the season playing for the U-17 and U-19 teams, but may have also appeared for the reserves.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
27	FW	ENG	Michael Standing
40	GK	ENG	Matthew Ghent
—	GK	ENG	Boaz Myhill[notes 4]
—	GK	WAL	Michael Price
—	DF	ENG	David Andrewartha
—	DF	ENG	Jonathan Bewers
—	DF	ENG	Michael Blackwood
—	DF	ENG	Calum Davenport
—	DF	ENG	Rob Edwards[notes 5]
—	DF	ENG	Liam Folds
—	DF	ENG	Danny Haynes
—	DF	ENG	Leon Hylton
—	DF	ENG	Danny Jackman
—	DF	ENG	Karl Johnson
—	DF	ENG	Jamie Kearns
—	DF	ENG	Liam Ridgewell
—	DF	ENG	Martin Ridley
—	DF	SCO	Gary McSeveney
—	MF	ENG	Ryan Amoo
—	MF	ENG	David Berks
—	MF	ENG	Jamie Edwards
—	MF	ENG	David Harding
—	MF	ENG	Adam Marsh
—	MF	ENG	Alexis Nicolas[notes 6]
—	MF	ENG	Jamie Pawley
—	MF	ENG	Luke Prince
—	MF	ENG	Jay Smith
—	MF	ENG	Michael Standing
—	MF	ENG	Gregory Walters
—	MF	NIR	Gavin Melaugh


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	SWE	David Curtolo
—	MF	ENG	Steve Malone
—	FW	ENG	Mark DeBolla
—	FW	ENG	Stephen Evans
—	FW	ENG	Lee McGuire
—	FW	ENG	Andrew Marfell
—	FW	ENG	Stefan Moore
—	FW	ENG	Jamie Smith (on trial from Gloucester City)
—	FW	WAL	Graham Evans
—	FW	SCO	Brian Mulholland
—	FW	SWE	Michael Soraghan[notes 7]
—	GK		Neil Barnes
—	DF		Wesley Meacham
—	DF		Andrew Wells
—	MF		Jamie Cunnington
—	MF		Craig McCarthy (on trial from Bashley)
—			Liam Bell
—			Matthew Brooker
—			Danny Cox
—			Gary Davies
—			Ben Jackson
—			Declan McArthy
—			Peter McConnell
—			Jonathan Rhule
—			Mark Richards
—			Matthew Roberts
—			Lawrence Shannon
—			Adam Smith
—			Dean Smith

Other players

The following players did not play for any Villa team this season.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	ENG	Nikki Bull
—	GK	USA	Marcus Hahnemann (on trial from Colorado Rapids)
—	DF	WAL	Stuart Thornley
—	DF	GER	Leslie Hines (to Kidderminster Harriers)
—	MF	ENG	Alex Meredith
—	MF	ENG	Nathan Pulisciano
—	MF	SWE	Kalle Lindgren (on trial from Landskrona BoIS)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	FW	ENG	Tom Poston (on trial to Norwich City)
—	FW	IND	Bhaichung Bhutia (on trial from East Bengal)
—	MF		Mark Rollins
—			Jordan Ryan
—			Abdul Sadique
—			Martin Tranter

Transfers

In

#	Pos	Player	From	Fee	Date
11	MF	Alan Thompson	Bolton Wanderers	£4,500,000	June 1998
18	MF	Fabio Ferraresi	Cesena	Free	June 1998
6	DF	David Unsworth	West Ham United	£3,000,000	June 1998
10	MF	Paul Merson	Middlesbrough	£6,750,000	September 1998
2	DF	Steve Watson	Newcastle United	£4,000,000	October 1998
9	FW	Dion Dublin	Coventry City	£5,750,000	November 1998
39	GK	Peter Enckelman	TPS Turku	£200,000	February 1999
24	DF	Mark Delaney	Cardiff City	£250,000	March 1999
26	MF	Steve Stone	Nottingham Forest	£5,500,000	March 1999
34	DF	Colin Calderwood	Tottenham Hotspur	£225,000	March 1999
14	FW	Neil Tarrant	Ross County	£250,000	April 1999

Out

#	Pos	Player	To	Fee	Date
10	FW	Dwight Yorke	Manchester United	£12,600,000	August 1998
6	DF	David Unsworth	Everton	£3,000,000	August 1998
26	GK	Ben Petty	Stoke City	Free	November 1998
2	DF	Gary Charles	Benfica	£1,000,000	January 1999
24	DF	Lee Collins	Stoke City	Free	February 1999

Transfers in:

£30,425,000

Transfers out:

£21,200,000

Total spending:

£9,225,000

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premier League		FA Cup		League Cup		UEFA Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK		Mark Bosnich	17	0	15	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
13	GK		Michael Oakes	28	0	23	0	2	0	1	0	2	0
30	GK		Adam Rachel	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Defenders
3	DF		Alan Wright	45	0	38	0	2	0	1	0	4	0
4	DF		Gareth Southgate	44	1	38	1	2	0	0	0	4	0
5	DF		Ugo Ehiogu	31	2	23+2	2	2	0	1	0	3	0
6	DF		Steve Watson	30	0	26+1	0	2	0	1	0	0	0
15	DF		Gareth Barry	37	2	27+5	2	2	0	0	0	3	0
16	DF		Simon Grayson	20	0	4+11	0	0+1	0	1	0	2+1	0
24	DF		Mark Delaney	2	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
28	DF		Tommy Jaszczun	1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
32	DF		Aaron Lescott	1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
34	DF		Colin Calderwood	8	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Midfielders
7	MF		Ian Taylor	38	4	31+2	4	1	0	1	0	2+1	0
8	MF		Mark Draper	29	3	13+10	2	1	0	1	1	3+1	0
10	MF		Paul Merson	28	5	21+5	5	1	0	1	0	0	0
11	MF		Alan Thompson	29	2	20+5	2	0	0	0+1	0	3	0
17	MF		Lee Hendrie	37	3	31+1	3	2	0	0	0	3	0
18	MF		Fabio Ferraresi	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
20	MF		Riccardo Scimeca	24	2	16+2	2	2	0	1	0	1+2	0
26	MF		Steve Stone	10	0	9+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Forwards
9	FW		Stan Collymore	24	7	11+9	1	1	2	0	0	3	4
12	FW		Julian Joachim	43	16	29+7	14	2	1	1	0	4	1
14	FW		Dion Dublin	24	11	24	11	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	FW		Darren Byfield	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
22	FW		Darius Vassell	11	2	0+6	0	0+1	0	0+1	0	0+3	2
Players transferred out during the season
2	DF		Gary Charles	17	2	10+1	1	0+1	0	1	0	4	1
10	FW		Dwight Yorke	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Last updated: 15 May 1999
Source: Competitions

Starting 11

Considering starts in all competitions[5]

No.	Pos.	Name	MS	Notes
13	GK	Michael Oakes	28
6	RB	Steve Watson	29
5	CB	Ugo Ehiogu	29
4	CB	Gareth Southgate	44
3	LB	Alan Wright	45
10	RM	Paul Merson	22	Alan Thompson has 23 starts
17	CM	Lee Hendrie	36
7	CM	Ian Taylor	35
11	LM	Gareth Barry	32
12	CF	Julian Joachim	36
14	CF	Dion Dublin	24

Goalscorers

Name	Premier League	FA Cup	League Cup	UEFA Cup	Total
Julian Joachim	14	1		1	16
Dion Dublin	11				11
Stan Collymore	1	2		4	7
Paul Merson	5				5
Ian Taylor	4				4
Lee Hendrie	3				3
Mark Draper	2		1		3
Gareth Barry	3				3
Alan Thompson	2				2
Ugo Ehiogu	2				2
Riccardo Scimeca	2				2
Darius Vassell				2	2
Gary Charles	1			1	2
Gareth Southgate	1				1
Opposition own goals	1				1
Total goals	52	3	1	8	64

Notes

Byfield was born in Sutton Coldfield, England, but also qualifies to represent Jamaica internationally and would make his international debut for Jamaica in 2003.
Samuel was born in San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago, but also qualified to represent England internationally and would represent them at U-18, U-20, and U-21 level and be called up to the 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, and U-18, and U-20 level before making his international debut for Wales in March 2008.
Edwards was born in Madeley, England, 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.
Soraghan was born in Greece, but also qualified to represent Sweden internationally and represented them at U-17 level.

References

"Football: United win £12m battle for Yorke". The Independent. 21 August 1998. Retrieved 11 February 2012.
http://www.statto.com/football/teams/aston-villa/1998-1999/results
http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/1998-1999/faprem/avilla.htm
http://www.astonvillaplayerdatabase.com/1998-99.html
http://www.11v11.com/teams/aston-villa/tab/players/season/1999

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[5] Byfield was born in Sutton Coldfield, England, but also qualifies to represent Jamaica internationally and would make his international debut for Jamaica in 2003.

[6] Samuel was born in San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago, but also qualified to represent England internationally and would represent them at U-18, U-20, and U-21 level and be called up to the senior team before switching his international allegiance to Trinidad and Tobago and making his international debut for Trinidad and Tobago in September 2009.

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

[8] 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, and U-18, and U-20 level before making his international debut for Wales in March 2008.

[9] Edwards was born in Madeley, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally through his parents and would make his international debut for Wales in March 2003.

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

[11] Soraghan was born in Greece, but also qualified to represent Sweden internationally and represented them at U-17 level.

[1] "Football: United win £12m battle for Yorke". The Independent. 21 August 1998. Retrieved 11 February 2012.

[2] ttp://www.statto.com/football/teams/aston-villa/1998-1999/results

[3] ttp://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/1998-1999/faprem/avilla.htm

[4] ttp://www.astonvillaplayerdatabase.com/1998-99.html

[12] ttp://www.11v11.com/teams/aston-villa/tab/players/season/1999