Season #2 | 1880-81 | Games #3 - #6
Season 110 | 1998-99
Season Summary
League | Position | FA Cup Progress | League Cup Progress | European Progress | Biggest Win |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Premier League | 6th | 4th Round | 3rd Round | 2nd Round | 4-1 vs. Southampton (a), Premier League |
Top Scorer | Most Appearances | Most Starts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
16 | Julian Joachim | 45 | Alan Wright | 45 | Alan Wright |
Manager Summary
P: Games Played; W: Games Won; D: Games Drawn; L: Games Lost; PPG: Points per Game (3 Points for a win, 1 Point for a draw); CS%: Clean Sheet percentage; W%: Win Rate; L%: Loss Rate; U: Games Unbeaten; U% Unbeaten Rate.
Manager | From | To | P | W | D | L | U | W% | L% | U% | CS% | PPG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John Gregory | Saturday, 15 August 1998 | Ongoing | 45 | 19 | 10 | 16 | 29 | 42% | 36% | 64% | 40% | 1.49 |
Chairman | Club Secretary | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Herbert Douglas Ellis | Steve Stride |
Season Statistics
Pos: Final League Position; P: Games Played; W: Games Won; D: Games Drawn; L: Games Lost; F: Goals Scored; A: Goals Conceded; Pts: Final League Points; GD: Goal Difference (A-F); PPG: Points per Game (3 Points for a win, 1 Point for a draw); GR: Goal Ratio (F/A); GPG: Goals Scored per Game; CPG: Goals Conceded per Game; CS: Clean Sheets; CS%: Clean Sheet percentage; W%: Win Rate; L%: Loss Rate; U: Games Unbeaten; U% Unbeaten Rate.
Results - All Competitions
P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | PPG | GR | GPG | CPG | CS | CS% | W% | L% | U | U% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1998-99 | 45 | 19 | 10 | 16 | 63 | 57 | 6 | 1.45 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.27 | 18 | 40% | 42% | 36% | 29 | 64% |
Results - League
Pos | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GD | GPG | CPG | GR | CS | CS% | W% | L% | U% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1998-99 | 6th | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 51 | 46 | 55 | 5 | 1.34 | 1.21 | 1.11 | 15 | 39% | 30% | 34% | 66% |
Runs
Season | Wins in a Row | League Wins in a Row | Games Unbeaten | Games without a Win | Losing Run |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1998-99 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 4 |
League Table
Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Manchester United | 38 | 22 | 13 | 3 | 80 | 37 | 43 | 79 |
2 | Arsenal | 38 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 59 | 17 | 42 | 78 |
3 | Chelsea | 38 | 20 | 15 | 3 | 57 | 30 | 27 | 75 |
4 | Leeds United | 38 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 62 | 34 | 28 | 67 |
5 | West Ham United | 38 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 46 | 53 | -7 | 57 |
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 |
9 | Middlesbrough | 38 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 48 | 54 | -6 | 51 |
10 | Leicester City | 38 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 40 | 46 | -6 | 49 |
11 | Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 47 | 50 | -3 | 47 |
12 | Sheffield Wednesday | 38 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 41 | 42 | -1 | 46 |
13 | Newcastle United | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 48 | 54 | -6 | 46 |
14 | Everton | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 42 | 47 | -5 | 43 |
15 | Coventry City | 38 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 39 | 51 | -12 | 42 |
16 | Wimbledon | 38 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 40 | 63 | -23 | 42 |
17 | Southampton | 38 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 37 | 64 | -27 | 41 |
18 | Charlton Athletic | 38 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 41 | 56 | -15 | 36 |
19 | Blackburn Rovers | 38 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 38 | 52 | -14 | 35 |
20 | Nottingham Forest | 38 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 35 | 69 | -34 | 30 |
Matches
Select a row for detailed match reports
Empty Placeholder
Transfers In
1 July - 30 June
Player | Position | On | From | For | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
David Unsworth | Defender | Wednesday, 1 July 1998 | West Ham United | £4,140,000 | |
Jlloyd Samuel | Full Back | Wednesday, 1 July 1998 | Youth Team | Free | |
Gavin Melaugh | Midfielder | Saturday, 1 August 1998 | Youth Team | Free | |
Darius Vassell | Forward | Wednesday, 1 July 1998 | Youth Team | Free | |
Paul Merson | Midfielder | Thursday, 10 September 1998 | Middlesbrough | £5,400,000 | |
Steve Watson | Full Back | Thursday, 15 October 1998 | Newcastle United | £5,400,000 | |
Dion Dublin | Centre Forward | Friday, 6 November 1998 | Coventry City | £7,740,000 | |
Colin Calderwood | Centre Back | Friday, 1 January 1999 | Tottenham Hotspur | £297,000 | |
Peter Enckelman | Goalkeeper | Monday, 1 February 1999 | TPS Turku | £513,000 | |
Steve Stone | Midfielder | Friday, 12 March 1999 | Nottingham Forest | £7,200,000 | |
Mark Delaney | Full Back | Wednesday, 10 March 1999 | Cardiff City | £338,000 |
Transfers Out
1 July - 30 June
Player | Position | On | To | For | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fernando Nélson | Right Back | Tuesday, 7 July 1998 | FC Porto
| £1,020,000 | |
David Unsworth | Defender | Saturday, 1 August 1998 | Everton | £4,140,000 | |
Dwight Yorke | Forward | Saturday, 22 August 1998 | Manchester United | £12,600,000 | |
Neil Davis | Forward | Sunday, 1 November 1998 | Walsall | Free | |
Ben Petty | Midfielder | Friday, 27 November 1998 | Stoke City | Free | |
Gary Charles | Right Back | Thursday, 14 January 1999 | S.L. Benfica | £1,500,000 | |
Lee Collins | Defender | Friday, 19 February 1999 | Stoke City | Free |
Debut Appearances
Player | Number | Against | On | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
David Unsworth | Bought, never played | Did not make a matchday squad | Did not make a matchday squad | |
Alan Thompson | Player #729 | Everton (a), Premier League | Saturday, 15 August 1998 | |
Darius Vassell | Player #730 | Middlesbrough (h), Premier League | Sunday, 23 August 1998 | |
Paul Merson | Player #731 | Wimbledon (h), Premier League | Saturday, 12 September 1998 | |
Fabio Ferraresi | Player #732 | Strømsgodset IF (a), UEFA Cup | Tuesday, 29 September 1998 | |
Steve Watson | Player #733 | Leicester City (h), Premier League | Saturday, 24 October 1998 | |
Tommy Jaszczun | Player #734 | Chelsea (a), League Cup | Wednesday, 28 October 1998 | |
Dion Dublin | Player #735 | Tottenham Hotspur (h), Premier League | Saturday, 7 November 1998 | |
Adam Rachel | Player #736 | Blackburn Rovers (a), Premier League | Saturday, 26 December 1998 | |
Aaron Lescott | Player #737 | Hull City (h), FA Cup | Saturday, 2 January 1999 | |
Steve Stone | Player #738 | Tottenham Hotspur (a), Premier League | Saturday, 13 March 1999 | |
Colin Calderwood | Player #739 | Chelsea (h), Premier League | Sunday, 21 March 1999 | |
Mark Delaney | Player #740 | Nottingham Forest (h), Premier League | Saturday, 24 April 1999 |
Final Appearances
Player | Number | Against | On | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
David Unsworth | Bought, never played | Did not make a matchday squad | Did not make a matchday squad | |
David Hughes | Player #723 | Tottenham Hotspur (h), Premier League | Saturday, 19 April 1997 | |
Dwight Yorke | Player #672 | Everton (a), Premier League | Saturday, 15 August 1998 | |
Fabio Ferraresi | Player #732 | Strømsgodset IF (a), UEFA Cup | Tuesday, 29 September 1998 | |
Darren Byfield | Player #726 | Chelsea (a), League Cup | Wednesday, 28 October 1998 | |
Tommy Jaszczun | Player #734 | Chelsea (a), League Cup | Wednesday, 28 October 1998 | |
Adam Rachel | Player #736 | Blackburn Rovers (a), Premier League | Saturday, 26 December 1998 | |
Gary Charles | Player #707 | Hull City (h), FA Cup | Saturday, 2 January 1999 | |
Stan Collymore | Player #724 | Chelsea (h), Premier League | Sunday, 21 March 1999 | |
Mark Bosnich | Player #692 | Liverpool (a), Premier League | Saturday, 17 April 1999 | |
Simon Grayson | Player #725 | Arsenal (a), Premier League | Sunday, 16 May 1999 | |
Riccardo Scimeca | Player #713 | Arsenal (a), Premier League | Sunday, 16 May 1999 |
Squad Statistics
Squad Size | Average 1st XI Age | Youngest 1st XI | Oldest 1st XI |
|---|---|---|---|
35 | 26.25 | 25.03 | Hull City (h), FA Cup | 28.56 | Manchester United (a), Premier League |
Youngest Starter | Youngest Substitute | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Gareth Barry | 17.48 | Saturday, 15 August 1998 | Gareth Barry | 18.02 | Saturday, 27 February 1999 |
Oldest Starter | Oldest Substitute | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Colin Calderwood | 34.34 | Sunday, 16 May 1999 | Paul Merson | 31.10 | Saturday, 17 April 1999 |
First Team Squad
Player | Number | Villa Career | |
|---|---|---|---|
David Unsworth | Bought, never played | 1998-99 Aston Villa, £4.14m, 0 (0) | 0 | | |
Dwight Yorke | Player #672 | 1990-98 Aston Villa, £120k, 234 (51) | 98 | | |
Ugo Ehiogu | Player #680 | 1991-00 Aston Villa, £40k, 285 (17) | 15 | | |
Mark Bosnich | Player #692 | 1992-99 Aston Villa, £150k, 227 (1) | 0 | | |
Michael Oakes | Player #703 | 1992-99 Aston Villa, Free, 59 (2) | 0 | | |
Ian Taylor | Player #705 | 1994-03 Aston Villa, £1.35m, 254 (37) | 44 | | |
Gary Charles | Player #707 | 1995-99 Aston Villa, £1.45m, 92 (13) | 4 | | |
Alan Wright | Player #709 | 1995-03 Aston Villa, £1.35m, 324 (5) | 5 | | |
Gareth Southgate | Player #710 | 1995-01 Aston Villa, £3.38m, 241 (0) | 9 | | |
Mark Draper | Player #711 | 1995-99 Aston Villa, £4.39m, 141 (14) | 11 | | |
Riccardo Scimeca | Player #713 | 1995-99 Aston Villa, Free, 68 (29) | 2 | | |
Lee Hendrie | Player #716 | 1995-06 Aston Villa, Free, 243 (65) | 31 | | |
Julian Joachim | Player #717 | 1996-01 Aston Villa, £1.89m, 113 (58) | 44 | | |
Neil Davis | Player #718 | 1996-98 Aston Villa, £28k, 0 (3) | 0 | | |
David Hughes | Player #723 | 1997-99 Aston Villa, Free, 4 (3) | 0 | | |
Stan Collymore | Player #724 | 1997-00 Aston Villa, £9.45m, 49 (12) | 15 | | |
Simon Grayson | Player #725 | 1997-99 Aston Villa, £1.35m, 43 (20) | 2 | | |
Darren Byfield | Player #726 | 1997-00 Aston Villa, Free, 3 (7) | 0 | | |
Richard Walker | Player #727 | 1997-01 Aston Villa, Free, 4 (6) | 2 | | |
Gareth Barry | Player #728 | 1998-09 Aston Villa, Tribunal, 440 (52) | | |
Alan Thompson | Player #729 | 1998-00 Aston Villa, £6.48m, 44 (13) | 5 | | |
Darius Vassell | Player #730 | 1998-05 Aston Villa, Free, 124 (77) | 43 | | |
Paul Merson | Player #731 | 1998-02 Aston Villa, £5.4m, 125 (19) | 19 | | |
Fabio Ferraresi | Player #732 | 1998-99 Aston Villa, Free, 0 (1) | 0 | | |
Steve Watson | Player #733 | 1998-00 Aston Villa, £5.4m, 50 (3) | 1 | | |
Tommy Jaszczun | Player #734 | 1998-00 Aston Villa, Free, 0 (1) | 0 | | |
Dion Dublin | Player #735 | 1998-04 Aston Villa, £7.74m, 148 (41) | 58 | | |
Adam Rachel | Player #736 | 1996-99 Aston Villa, Free, 0 (1) | 0 | | |
Aaron Lescott | Player #737 | 1998-00 Aston Villa, Free, 0 (1) | 0 | | |
Steve Stone | Player #738 | 1999-02 Aston Villa, £7.2m, 86 (35) | 7 | | |
Colin Calderwood | Player #739 | 1999-00 Aston Villa, £297k, 26 (4) | 0 | | |
Mark Delaney | Player #740 | 1999-06 Aston Villa, £338k, 175 (18) | 2 | | |
Peter Enckelman | Player #743 | 1999-03 Aston Villa, £513k, 65 (2) | 0 | | |
Jlloyd Samuel | Player #745 | 1998-07 Aston Villa, Free, 168 (32) | 3 | | |
Michael Standing | Unused Substitute | 1998-02 Aston Villa, Free, 0 (0) | 0 | | |
Matthew Ghent | Unused Substitute | 1997-00 Aston Villa, Free, 0 (0) | 0 | | |
Alan Lee | Unused Substitute | 1998-99 Aston Villa, Free, 0 (0) | 0 | | |
Ben Petty | Unused Substitute | 1998-99 Aston Villa, Free, 0 (0) | 0 | | |
Lee Collins | Unused Substitute | 1997-99 Aston Villa, Free, 0 (0) | 0 | |
Appearances
Player | Total | League Starts | League Subs | FA Cup Starts | FA Cup Subs | EFL Cup Starts | EFL Cup Subs | Europe Starts | Europe Subs | Unused Sub | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
LB Alan Wright | 45 | 38 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
CB Gareth Southgate | 44 | 38 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
F Julian Joachim | 43 | 29 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | |
M Ian Taylor | 38 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
M Gareth Barry | 37 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
M Lee Hendrie | 37 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | |
CB Ugo Ehiogu | 31 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | |
RB Steve Watson | 30 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
M Mark Draper | 29 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | |
M Alan Thompson | 28 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
GK Michael Oakes | 28 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | |
M Paul Merson | 27 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
CF Stan Collymore | 24 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | |
CF Dion Dublin | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
CB Riccardo Scimeca | 23 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
FB Simon Grayson | 19 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 15 | |
RB Gary Charles | 17 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | |
GK Mark Bosnich | 17 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
F Darius Vassell | 11 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 17 | |
M Steve Stone | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
CB Colin Calderwood | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
F Darren Byfield | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
RB Mark Delaney | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
F Dwight Yorke | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
M Fabio Ferraresi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | |
GK Adam Rachel | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | |
D Aaron Lescott | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
M Tommy Jaszczun | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Goals
Player | Total | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Europe | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F Julian Joachim | 16 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
CF Dion Dublin | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
CF Stan Collymore | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
M Paul Merson | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
M Ian Taylor | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
M Lee Hendrie | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
M Mark Draper | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
M Gareth Barry | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
RB Gary Charles | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
CB Ugo Ehiogu | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
F Darius Vassell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
CB Riccardo Scimeca | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
M Alan Thompson | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
CB Gareth Southgate | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Own Goal |