2006–07 Aston Villa F.C. season
| 2006–07 season | |||
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| Chairman | Randy Lerner | ||
| Manager | Martin O'Neill | ||
| FA Premier League | 11th | ||
| FA Cup | Third round | ||
| League Cup | Fourth round | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Gabriel Agbonlahor (9) All: Gareth Barry Gabriel Agbonlahor (10) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 42,551 (vs. Tottenham, Man Utd, Liverpool, Sheff Utd) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 27,450 (vs. Bolton) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 36,214 | ||
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During the 2006–07 English football season, Aston Villa F.C. competed in the FA Premier League. It was Villa's first season under the management of Northern Irishman Martin O'Neill, who was appointed as manager following the sacking of David O'Leary at the end of the previous season.
In August 2006, it was confirmed Randy Lerner had reached a £62.6m agreement with Aston Villa to take over the club. The statement to the London Stock Exchange confirmed that 60% of the club's shares, including the 39% stake of Doug Ellis had been sold to Lerner, beating competition from consortia led by Michael Neville, Nicholas Padfield QC, and Athole Still. Eleven days after the announcement, the LSE confirmed that Lerner had secured 59.69% of Villa shares, making him the majority shareholder. Lerner appointed himself Chairman of the Board of the club. The BBC reported in September 2006 that Lerner had moved closer to taking full control of the club, after increasing his share to 85.5%.[1]
By the time that the deadline passed in September 2006, Lerner had secured the acceptance of 89.69% of the shareholders. Due to the acceptance only being 0.31% below the conditional limit, Lerner accepted it and made the bid unconditional. On September 19, 2006, Aston Villa PLC executive chairman Doug Ellis and his board resigned, and were replaced by Randy Lerner as chairman with General Charles C. Krulak, Bob Kain and Michael Martin serving as non-executive directors. At the close of the deal in 2006, Lerner became only the second American owner of a Premiership club. Ellis became a President Emeritus (Life President) of the club.[2]
Villa started life under Martin O'Neill strongly and were the last team in the Premier League to be beaten, going nine matches without defeat and taking points against the likes of Arsenal and Chelsea away before a 3–1 loss at Liverpool. A run of 11 games without victory during the middle of the season dragged Villa down to 14th place, putting paid to their early-season hopes of Champions League qualification, but Villa rallied and only lost 3 of their last 15 games to finish comfortably in 11th.
Kit
| Kit Supplier | Sponsor |
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| Hummel | 32Red.com |
Transfers
Transferred in
| Date | Pos | Player | From | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 August 2006 | CM |  Stiliyan Petrov |
 Celtic |
£6,500,000 |
| 12 September 2006 | RM |  Didier Agathe |
Celtic |
Free transfer |
| 3 October 2006 | CF | Chris Sutton | Birmingham City | Free transfer |
| 22 January 2007 | CF |  John Carew |
Olympique Lyon |
£5,000,000 (P/EX) |
| 23 January 2007 | LW | Ashley Young | Watford | £9,650,000 |
| 31 January 2007 | AM | Shaun Maloney |
Celtic |
£1,000,000 |
| £22,150,000 |
Record
Loaned in
| Date | Pos | Player | From | Loan End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 December 2006 | GK |  Gábor Király |
Crystal Palace | 8 January 2007 |
| 8 January 2007 | RB | Phil Bardsley |
Manchester United | 29 April 2007 |
Transferred out
| Date | Pos | Player | To | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2006 | RB |  Ulises de la Cruz |
Reading | Free transfer |
| 1 August 2006 | CM | Mathieu Berson |
 Levante |
£500,000 |
| 22 August 2006 | CF | Kevin Phillips | West Bromwich Albion | £700,000 |
| 11 January 2007 | LM | Peter Whittingham |  Cardiff City |
£350,000 |
| 11 January 2007 | RM | Didier Agathe |
- | Released |
| 22 January 2007 | CF |  Milan Baroš |
Olympique Lyon |
£5,000,000 (P/EX) |
| 17 April 2007 | CF |  Juan Pablo Ángel |
 New York Red Bulls |
Free transfer |
| £6,550,000 |
Loaned out
| Date | Pos | Player | To | Loan End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 2006 | RM | Lee Hendrie | Stoke City | 1 January 2007 |
| 29 September 2006 | CF | Sam Williams | Brighton & Hove Albion | 29 October 2006 |
| 20 October 2006 | LB |  Stephen O'Halloran |
Wycombe Wanderers | 21 January 2007 |
| 23 November 2006 | AM | Patrik Berger |
Stoke City | 1 January 2007 |
| 12 January 2007 | DM |  Eric Djemba-Djemba |
Burnley | 31 May 2007 |
| 30 January 2007 | RM | Lee Hendrie | Stoke City | 31 May 2007 |
| 8 March 2007 | GK |  Bobby Olejnik |
Lincoln City | 29 April 2007 |
Overall transfer activity
Expenditure
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Income
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Balance
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Final league table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 9 | Portsmouth | 38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 45 | 42 | +3 | 54 | |
| 10 | Blackburn Rovers | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 52 | 54 | −2 | 52 | Qualification for the Intertoto Cup third round[a] |
| 11 | Aston Villa | 38 | 11 | 17 | 10 | 43 | 41 | +2 | 50 | |
| 12 | Middlesbrough | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 44 | 49 | −5 | 46 | |
| 13 | Newcastle United | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 38 | 47 | −9 | 43 |
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
- ^ The highest-placed team who applied for the Intertoto Cup and not in an automatic UEFA Cup spot was awarded with a place in that competition. Blackburn Rovers occupied the Intertoto place, because Portsmouth and Reading did not apply.[3] A further place in the UEFA Cup was up for grabs via the Premiership Fair Play League. The winner is placed into a draw with the winners of Fair Play leagues in other countries. The representatives from the two countries that come out of the hat first are given a place in the UEFA Cup first qualifying round. Since the winners of the Premiership Fair Play League, Tottenham Hotspur, had already qualified for the UEFA Cup by virtue of their league position, their place in the Fair Play draw was given to Aston Villa. However, the places in the UEFA Cup were awarded to the representatives from Finland and Norway.
Results
Pre-season
| Date | Opponents | Home/ Away |
Result F–A |
Scorers | Competition |
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| 21 July 2006 | Walsall | A | 5–0 | Agbonlahor (2), Moore (2), Whittingham | Friendly |
| 25 July 2006 | Hull City | A | 2–0 | Davis, Gardner | Friendly |
| 26 July 2006 | Chesterfield | A | 2–0 | Bridges (2) | Friendly |
| 29 July 2006 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 3–0 | Ridgewell, Barry, Agbonlahor | Friendly |
| 5 August 2006 | Hannover 
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A | 0–0 | Friendly | |
| 8 August 2006 | NEC Nijmegen 
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A | 1–2 | Agbonlahor | Friendly |
| 11 August 2006 | Groningen
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A | 2–2 | Moore, Ridgewell | Friendly |
Premier League
Results by matchday
| 19 August 2006 1 | Arsenal | 1–1 | Aston Villa | Islington, London |
| 15:00 | Gilberto  84' |
Report | Mellberg 53' |
Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,023 Referee: Graham Poll |
| 23 August 2006 2 | Aston Villa | 2–1 | Reading | Birmingham, West Midlands |
| Ángel 34' (pen.) Barry 61' |
Report | Doyle 4' Sonko  34' |
Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 37,329 Referee: Lee Mason |
| 27 August 2006 3 | Aston Villa | 2–0 | Newcastle United | Birmingham, West Midlands |
| Moore 3' Ángel 38' |
Report | Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 35,141 Referee: Howard Webb |
| 10 September 2006 4 | West Ham United | 1–1 | Aston Villa | Newham, London |
| 16:00 | Mullins  45'Zamora 52'Zamora 58' |
Report | Ridgewell 4' Barry 26'McCann 55' |
Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 34,576 Referee: Steve Bennett |
| 16 September 2006 5 | Watford | 0–0 | Aston Villa | Watford, Hertfordshire |
| Report | Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 18,620 Referee: Mike Dean |
| 23 September 2006 6 | Aston Villa | 2–0 | Charlton Athletic | Birmingham, West Midlands |
| Agbonlahor 35' Moore 62' |
Report | Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 35,513 Referee: Mike Riley |
| 30 September 2006 7 | Chelsea | 1–1 | Aston Villa | Fulham, London |
| Drogba 3' |
Report | Agbonlahor 45' |
Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,951 Referee: Graham Poll |
| 14 October 2006 8 | Aston Villa | 1–1 | Tottenham Hotspur | Birmingham, West Midlands |
| Barry 81' |
Report | Davenport 73' Ángel 76' (o.g.) |
Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 42,551 Referee: Martin Atkinson |
| 21 October 2006 9 | Aston Villa | 1–1 | Fulham | Birmingham, West Midlands |
| Barry 26' (pen.) |
Report | Volz 45' |
Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 30,919 Referee: Chris Foy |
| 28 October 2006 10 | Liverpool | 3–1 | Aston Villa | Liverpool, Merseyside |
| Kuyt 31' Crouch 38'Luis García 44' |
Report | Agbonlahor 56' |
Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 44,117 Referee: Steve Bennett |
| 5 November 2006 11 | Aston Villa | 2–0 | Blackburn Rovers | Birmingham, West Midlands |
| Barry 41' (pen.) Ángel 50' |
Report | Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 30,089 Referee: Howard Webb |
| 11 November 2006 12 | Everton | 0–1 | Aston Villa | Liverpool, Merseyside |
| Report | Sutton 42' |
Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 36,376 Referee: Phil Dowd |
| 19 November 2006 13 | Wigan Athletic | 0–0 | Aston Villa | Wigan, Greater Manchester |
| Report | Stadium: JJB Stadium Attendance: 18,455 Referee: Steve Bennett |
| 25 November 2006 14 | Aston Villa | 1–1 | Middlesbrough | Birmingham, West Midlands |
| Barry 45' (pen.) |
Report | Christie 43' |
Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 33,162 Referee: Peter Walton |
| 29 November 2006 15 | Aston Villa | 1–3 | Manchester City | Birmingham, West Midlands |
| McCann 66' |
Report | Vassell 18' Barton 32'Distin 75' |
Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 30,124 Referee: Mike Dean |
| 2 December 2006 16 | Portsmouth | 2–2 | Aston Villa | Portsmouth, Hampshire |
| Taylor 52', 80' Pedro Mendes 86' |
Report | Barry 37' (pen.) Ángel 82' |
Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 20,042 Referee: Uriah Rennie |
| 11 December 2006 17 | Sheffield United | 2–2 | Aston Villa | Sheffield, Yorkshire |
| Quinn 50' Webber 64' |
Report | Petrov 2' Baroš 65' |
Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 30,957 Referee: Mark Halsey |
| 16 December 2006 18 | Aston Villa | 0–1 | Bolton Wanderers | Birmingham, West Midlands |
| Report | Speed 75' (pen.) |
Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 27,450 Referee: Mark Clattenburg |
| 23 December 2006 19 | Aston Villa | 0–3 | Manchester United | Birmingham, West Midlands |
| Report | Ronaldo 58', 85' Scholes 64' |
Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 42,551 Referee: Steve Bennett |
| 26 December 2006 20 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2–1 | Aston Villa | Haringey, London |
| Defoe 67', 77' |
Report | Barry 81' |
Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 35,293 Referee: Uriah Rennie |
| 30 December 2006 21 | Charlton Athletic | 2–1 | Aston Villa | Greenwich, London |
| D. Bent 57' Hughes 90' |
Report | Barry 40' (pen.) 61' |
Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 26,699 Referee: Rob Styles |
| 2 January 2007 22 | Aston Villa | 0–0 | Chelsea | Birmingham, West Midlands |
| Report | Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 41,006 Referee: Phil Dowd |
| 13 January 2007 23 | Manchester United | 3–1 | Aston Villa | Trafford, Greater Manchester |
| Park 11' Carrick 13'Ronaldo 35' |
Report | Agbonlahor 52' |
Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 76,073 Referee: Howard Webb |
| 20 January 2007 24 | Aston Villa | 2–0 | Watford | Birmingham, West Midlands |
| Mahon 86' (o.g.) Agbonlahor 90' |
Report | Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 35,892 Referee: Peter Walton |
| 31 January 2007 25 | Newcastle United | 3–1 | Aston Villa | Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyneside |
| Milner 5' Dyer 7'Sibierski 90' |
Report | Young 25' |
Stadium: St. James' Park Attendance: 49,201 Referee: Howard Webb |
| 3 February 2007 26 | Aston Villa | 1–0 | West Ham United | Birmingham, West Midlands |
| Carew 36' |
Report | Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 41,202 Referee: Chris Foy |
| 10 February 2007 27 | Reading | 2–0 | Aston Villa | Reading, Berkshire |
| Sidwell 16', 90' |
Report | Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 24,122 |
| 3 March 2007 28 | Fulham | 1–1 | Aston Villa | Fulham |
| Bocanegra 23' |
Report | Carew 21' |
Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 24,552 Referee: Lee Mason |
| 14 March 2007 29 | Aston Villa | 0–1 | Arsenal | Birmingham, West Midlands |
| Report | Diaby 10' |
Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 39,968 Referee: Martin Atkinson |
| 18 March 2007 30 | Aston Villa | 0–0 | Liverpool | Birmingham, West Midlands |
| Report | Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 42,551 Referee: Lee Mason |
| 2 April 2007 31 | Aston Villa | 1–1 | Everton | Birmingham, West Midlands |
| Agbonlahor 83' |
Report | Lescott 15' |
Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 36,407 Referee: Howard Webb |
| 7 April 2007 32 | Blackburn Rovers | 1–2 | Aston Villa | Blackburn, Lancashire |
| McCarthy 24' (pen.) |
Report | Berger 34' Agbonlahor 73' |
Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 24,211 Referee: Martin Atkinson |
| 9 April 2007 33 | Aston Villa | 1–1 | Wigan Athletic | Birmingham, West Midlands |
| Agbonlahor 50' |
Report | Heskey 21' Valencia 34' |
Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 31,920 Referee: Mark Halsey |
| 14 April 2007 34 | Middlesbrough | 1–3 | Aston Villa | Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire |
| Rochemback 13' |
Report | Gardner 45' Moore 70'Petrov 77' |
Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 26,959 Referee: Dermot Gallagher |
| 22 April 2007 35 | Aston Villa | 0–0 | Portsmouth | Birmingham, West Midlands |
| 16:00 | Report | Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 31,745 Referee: Martin Atkinson |
| 28 April 2007 36 | Manchester City | 0–2 | Aston Villa | Manchester |
| Report | Carew 24' Maloney 75' |
Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 40,799 Referee: Mark Halsey |
| 5 May 2007 37 | Aston Villa | 3–0 | Sheffield United | Birmingham, West Midlands |
| Agbonlahor 25' Young 42'Berger 55' |
Report | Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 42,551 Referee: Peter Walton |
| 13 May 2007 38 | Bolton Wanderers | 2–2 | Aston Villa | Bolton, Greater Manchester |
| Speed 32' Davies 58' |
Report | Gardner 37' Moore 81' |
Stadium: Reebok Stadium Attendance: 26,255 Referee: Mark Clattenburg |
FA Cup
| 7 January 2007 R3 | Manchester United | 2–1 | Aston Villa | Trafford, Greater Manchester |
| Larsson 55' Solskjær 90' |
Report | Baroš 74' |
Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 74,924 Referee: Martin Atkinson |
League Cup
| 20 September 2006 R2 | Scunthorpe United | 1–2 | Aston Villa | Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire |
| Sharp 73' |
Report | Ángel 42', 64' |
Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 6,502 Referee: Trevor Kettle |
| 24 October 2006 R3 | Leicester City | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | Aston Villa | Leicester, East Midlands |
| Stearman 42' Kisnorbo 85' |
Report | Ángel 5' Barry 45' (pen.)Agbonlahor 119' |
Stadium: Walkers Stadium Attendance: 27,288 Referee: Mark Clattenburg |
| 8 November 2006 R4 | Chelsea | 4–0 | Aston Villa | Fulham, London |
| Lampard 32' Shevchenko 65'Essien 82'Drogba 84' |
Report | Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,156 Referee: Mark Halsey |
Players
First-team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Left club during season
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Reserve squad
- The following players spent most of the season playing for the reserve team, and did not appear for the first team.
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Youth squad
- The following players spent most of the season playing for the youth team, and did not appear for the first team, but may have appeared for the reserve team.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Other players
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Squad statistics
| No. | Pos. | Name | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| 1 | GK | Sorensen | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Samuel | 2+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Mellberg | 38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 41 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | Laursen | 12+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13+2 | 0 |
| 6 | MD | Barry | 35 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 39 | 9 |
| 8 | MF | McCann | 28+2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 31+2 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | Angel | 18+5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 22+5 | 7 |
| 10 | FW | Baroš | 10+7 | 1 | 0+1 | 1 | 1+2 | 0 | 11+10 | 2 |
| 10 | FW | Carew | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 |
| 11 | MF | Petrov | 30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 34 | 2 |
| 12 | MF | Davis | 17+11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 20+11 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | Taylor | 4+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5+2 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | Djemba-Djemba | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | Agbonlahor | 37+1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41+1 | 10 |
| 16 | DF | Bouma | 23+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 25+3 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | Young | 11+2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 11+2 | 2 |
| 17 | MF | Whittingham | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | Hughes | 15+4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19+4 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | Ridgewell | 19+2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 22+3 | 1 |
| 20 | FW | Sutton | 6+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 6+3 | 1 |
| 21 | DF | Cahill | 19+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20+1 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | Moore | 7+6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8+6 | 4 |
| 23 | MF | Berger | 5+8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 5+9 | 2 |
| 24 | DF | Bardsley | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | Gardner | 11+2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11+2 | 2 |
| 27 | MF | Osbourne | 6+5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8+5 | 0 |
| 28 | GK | Kiraly | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | Maloney | 5+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5+3 | 1 |
| 31 | DF | Agathe | 0+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+6 | 0 |
References
- ^ "Lerner closer to control of Villa". Article on BBC Sport. 5 September 2006. Retrieved 5 September 2006.
- ^ "RIP Sir Doug Ellis". Aston Villa F.C. 11 October 2018.
- ^ Spurs win may harm Rovers' Intertoto chances
- ^ "FootballSquads - Aston Villa - 2006/07".
- ^ "Aston Villa Player Database".
- ^ "Villa matches 2006-07" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 February 2012.
Notes
- ^ Samuel was born in San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago, but also qualified to represent England internationally and represented them at U-21 level before making his full international debut for Trinidad and Tobago in September 2009.
- ^ Bardsley was born in Salford, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally through his father and would make his international debut for Scotland in October 2010.
- ^ Maloney was born in Miri, Malaysia, but was raised in Scotland from the age of 5 and represented them at U-21 level before making his international debut for Scotland in October 2005.
- ^ Kabeya was born in Kinshasa, Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo), but also qualifies to represent Belgium internationally and has represented them at U-16, U-17, U-18 and U-19 level.
- ^ Clark was born in Harrow, England, and represented them at U-17, U-18, U-19, and U-20 level, but also qualifies to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and would make his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in February 2011.
- ^ Lowry was born in Perth, Australia, but also qualifies to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his parents and represented them at U-17, U-19, and U-21 level before switching his international allegiance to Australia.
External links
- Aston Villa official website
- avfchistory.co.uk 2006–07 season