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
	← 1997–98 1999–2000 →

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.

Season summary

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, thus missing out on a European place.

Final league table

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 round

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Results

Aston Villa's results^[2]

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Competition	Scorers
15/08/1998	Everton	A	0–0	Premier League
23/08/1998	Middlesbrough	H	3–1	Premier League	Joachim 6', Charles 52', Thompson 78'
29/08/1998	Sheffield Wednesday	A	1–0	Premier League	Joachim 37'
09/09/1998	Newcastle United	H	1–0	Premier League	Hendrie (pen.) 63'
12/09/1998	Wimbledon	H	2–0	Premier League	Merson 45', Taylor 59'
12/09/1998	Strømsgodset	A	3–2	UEFA Cup	Charles 83', Vassell 89', 90'
19/09/1998	Leeds United	A	0–0	Premier League
26/09/1998	Derby County	H	1–0	Premier League	Merson 14'
29/09/1998	Strømsgodset	H	3–0	UEFA Cup	Stan Collymore 11', 23', 64'
03/10/1998	Coventry City	A	2–1	Premier League	Taylor 29', 39'
17/10/1998	West Ham United	A	0–0	Premier League
20/10/1998	Celta de Vigo	H	1–0	UEFA Cup	Joachim 15'
24/10/1998	Leicester City	H	1–1	Premier League	Ehiogu 67'
28/10/1998	Chelsea	A	1–4	League Cup	Mark Draper 10'
03/11/1998	Celta de Vigo	A	1–3	UEFA Cup	Stan Collymore (pen.) 30'
07/11/1998	Tottenham Hotspur	H	3–2	Premier League	Dublin 31', 35', Collymore 48'
14/11/1998	Southampton	A	4–1	Premier League	Dublin 3', 56', 85', Merson 77'
21/11/1998	Liverpool	H	2–4	Premier League	Dublin 47', 64'
28/11/1998	Nottingham Forest	A	2–2	Premier League	Joachim 59', 63'
05/12/1998	Manchester United	H	1–1	Premier League	Joachim 55'
09/12/1998	Chelsea	A	1–2	Premier League	Hendrie 32'
13/12/1998	Arsenal	H	3–2	Premier League	Joachim 62', Dublin 65', 83'
21/12/1998	Charlton Athletic	A	1–0	Premier League	Rufus (og) 3'
26/12/1998	Blackburn Rovers	A	1–2	Premier League	Scimeca 81'
28/12/1998	Sheffield Wednesday	H	2–1	Premier League	Southgate 7', Ehiogu 85'
02/01/1999	Hull City	H	3–0	FA Cup	Collymore 45', 67', Joachim 61'
09/01/1999	Middlesbrough	H	0–0	Premier League
18/01/1999	Everton	H	3–0	Premier League	Joachim 40', 51', Merson 78'
22/01/1999	Fulham	H	0–2	FA Cup
30/01/1999	Newcastle United	A	1–2	Premier League	Merson 60'
06/02/1999	Blackburn Rovers	H	1–3	Premier League	Joachim 69'
17/02/1999	Leeds United	H	1–2	Premier League	Scimeca 76'
21/02/1999	Wimbledon	A	0–0	Premier League
27/02/1999	Coventry City	H	1–4	Premier League	Dublin (pen.) 55'
10/03/1999	Derby County	A	1–2	Premier League	Thompson 44'
13/03/1999	Tottenham Hotspur	A	0–1	Premier League
21/03/1999	Chelsea	H	0–3	Premier League
02/04/1999	West Ham United	H	0–0	Premier League
06/04/1999	Leicester City	A	2–2	Premier League	Hendrie 2', Joachim 49'
10/04/1999	Southampton	H	3–0	Premier League	Draper 13', Joachim 66', Dublin 89'
17/04/1999	Liverpool	A	1–0	Premier League	Taylor
24/04/1999	Nottingham Forest	H	2–0	Premier League	Draper 45', Barry 57'
01/05/1999	Manchester United	A	1–2	Premier League	Joachim 33'
08/05/1999	Charlton Athletic	H	3–4	Premier League	Barry 7', Joachim 66', 79'
16/05/1999	Arsenal	A	0–1	Premier League

Squad

^[3] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. 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
15	DF	ENG	Gareth Barry
16	MF	ENG	Simon Grayson
17	MF	ENG	Lee Hendrie
18	MF	ITA	Fabio Ferraresi


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
20	MF	ENG	Riccardo Scimeca
21	FW	JAM	Darren Byfield
22	FW	ENG	Darius Vassell
23	DF	WAL	David Hughes
24	DF	WAL	Mark Delaney
25	FW	IRL	Alan Lee
26	MF	ENG	Steve Stone
27	FW	ENG	Michael Standing
28	DF	ENG	Tommy Jaszczun
29	FW	ENG	Richard Walker
30	GK	ENG	Adam Rachel
31	DF	TRI	Jlloyd Samuel
32	DF	ENG	Aaron Lescott
34	DF	SCO	Colin Calderwood
39	GK	FIN	Peter Enckelman
40	GK	ENG	Matthew Ghent

Left club during season

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
10	FW	TRI	Dwight Yorke (to Manchester United)
6	DF	ENG	David Unsworth (to Everton)
26	DF	ENG	Ben Petty (to Stoke City)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
2	DF	ENG	Gary Charles (to Benfica)
24	DF	ENG	Lee Collins (to Stoke City)

Reserve squad

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
-	DF	ENG	Reuben Hazell
-	MF	ENG	Michael Blackwood
-	MF	NIR	Gavin Melaugh


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
-	FW	ENG	Darren Middleton
-	FW	SCO	Neil Tarrant

Transfers

In

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

Out

#	Pos	Player	To	Fee	Date
10	FW	Dwight Yorke	Manchester United F.C.	£12,600,000	August 1998
6	DF	David Unsworth	Everton F.C.	£3,000,000	August 1998
26	GK	Ben Petty	Stoke City F.C.	Free	November 1998
2	DF	Gary Charles	S.L. Benfica	£1,000,000	January 1999
24	DF	Lee Collins	Stoke City F.C.	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	AUS	Mark Bosnich	17	0	15	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
13	GK	ENG	Michael Oakes	28	0	23	0	2	0	1	0	2	0
30	GK	ENG	Adam Rachel	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Defenders
3	DF	ENG	Alan Wright	45	0	38	0	2	0	1	0	4	0
4	DF	ENG	Gareth Southgate	44	1	38	1	2	0	0	0	4	0
5	DF	ENG	Ugo Ehiogu	31	2	23+2	2	2	0	1	0	3	0
6	DF	ENG	Steve Watson	30	0	26+1	0	2	0	1	0	0	0
15	DF	ENG	Gareth Barry	37	2	27+5	2	2	0	0	0	3	0
16	DF	ENG	Simon Grayson	20	0	4+11	0	0+1	0	1	0	2+1	0
24	DF	WAL	Mark Delaney	2	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
28	DF	ENG	Tommy Jaszczun	1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
32	DF	ENG	Aaron Lescott	1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
34	DF	SCO	Colin Calderwood	8	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Midfielders
7	MF	ENG	Ian Taylor	38	4	31+2	4	1	0	1	0	2+1	0
8	MF	ENG	Mark Draper	29	3	13+10	2	1	0	1	1	3+1	0
10	MF	ENG	Paul Merson	28	5	21+5	5	1	0	1	0	0	0
11	MF	ENG	Alan Thompson	29	2	20+5	2	0	0	0+1	0	3	0
17	MF	ENG	Lee Hendrie	37	3	31+1	3	2	0	0	0	3	0
18	MF	ITA	Fabio Ferraresi	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
20	MF	ENG	Riccardo Scimeca	24	2	16+2	2	2	0	1	0	1+2	0
26	MF	ENG	Steve Stone	10	0	9+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Forwards
9	FW	ENG	Stan Collymore	24	7	11+9	1	1	2	0	0	3	4
12	FW	ENG	Julian Joachim	43	16	29+7	14	2	1	1	0	4	1
14	FW	ENG	Dion Dublin	24	11	24	11	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	FW	ENG	Darren Byfield	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
22	FW	ENG	Darius Vassell	11	2	0+6	0	0+1	0	0+1	0	0+3	2
Players transferred out during the season
2	DF	ENG	Gary Charles	17	2	10+1	1	0+1	0	1	0	4	1
10	MF	ENG	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^[4]

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

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.11v11.com/teams/aston-villa/tab/players/season/1999

[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.11v11.com/teams/aston-villa/tab/players/season/1999

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