CF Darren Byfield | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #722 |
Forward

1997-98 ๐ 10 | โ 3 | ๐ (7) | โฝ 0 | ๐ฅ 0 | ๐บ9 | #722 |
CF Darren Byfield | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Aston Villa 1997-98 | Youth |
๐ 10 | 3 (7) | โฝ 0 | ๐ฅ 0 | ๐บ9 | #722 |
๐ฉ 5 | ๐จ 1 | ๐ฅ 4 |
Cards ๐จ 0 | ๐ฅ 0 |
Seasons Active | In Fee
Active in League
๐ Games | Starts (Subs) | โฝ Goals | ๐ฅ Assists | ๐บ Unused | Player Number |
๐ฉ Won | ๐จ Drew | ๐ฅ Lost |
Cards ๐จ Booking | ๐ฅ Sending Off |
Goalkeepers Only ๐ฅ
Goals Conceded | โ Clean Sheets |

CF Darren Byfield | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #722 |
Darren Asherton Byfield

Personal Profile
Birth Date | Birthplace | Birth Country | Citizenship | Height | Foot |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
29 September 1976 | Sutton Coldfield ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | England ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | England ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Jamaica ๐ฏ๐ฒ | (5ย ft 10ย in) 1.80 m | Right |
CF Darren Byfield | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #722 |
Villa Youth Record
Youth Record

- 1994 Aston Villa Youth
CF Darren Byfield | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #722 |
Previous Clubs

Previous Clubs
1994-95 Aston Villa Under 18s ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Premier League
1995-97 Aston Villa Reserves ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Premier League
CF Darren Byfield | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #722 |
Transfer In

Season | Joined Date | Aged | Fee | From | From | Signed Under |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1993-94 | 14 February 1994 | 17 | Youth | Aston Villa Youth ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง ๓ ฟ | Ron Atkinson ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Darren Byfield | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #722 |
Played Under

Managers
Brian Little ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ 1997-98 ๐ 4 | 1 (3) | โฝ 0 | ๐ฅ 0 | ๐บ4 | ๐ฉ 1 | ๐จ 1 | ๐ฅ 2 |
John Gregory ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ 1998 ๐ 6 | 2 (4) | โฝ 0 | ๐ฅ 0 | ๐บ5 | ๐ฉ 4 | ๐จ 0 | ๐ฅ 2 |
Games ๐, Starts โ , Substitute ๐, Won ๐ฉ, Drew ๐จ, Lost ๐ฅ, Goals โฝ, Assists ๐ฅ
CF Darren Byfield | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #722 |
Honours

Villa Honours
Played for the Villa
CF Darren Byfield | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #722 |
Debut

Season | First Squad | Manager |
---|---|---|
1997-98 | ๐จ 20 Dec 1997, Villa 1-1 Southampton, Villa Park | Brian Little ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Season | Debut | Manager |
---|---|---|
1997-98 | ๐จ 28 Dec 1997, Villa 1-1 Leeds, Elland Road | Brian Little ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Darren Byfield | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #722 |
Goals

โฝ Goals Scored | First Goal Game |
---|---|
0 |
Competition | Match | Scorer(s) |
---|
Assists
๐ฅ Assists | First Assist Game |
---|---|
0 |
Competition Summary | Matchday Summary | Assist(s) |
---|
Goalkeeping Statistics
CF Darren Byfield | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #722 |
Final

Season | Final Game | Manager |
---|---|---|
1998-99 | ๐ฅ 28 Oct 1998, Villa 1-4 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge | John Gregory ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Season | Final Squad | Manager |
---|---|---|
1998-99 | ๐ฅ 13 Mar 1999, Villa 0-1 Spurs, White Hart Lane | John Gregory ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Darren Byfield | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #722 |
Career Summary

Seasons | Games | Starts | Substitute | Unused | Goals | Games per Goal | Assists | Involvements | Games per Involvement |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Games | Points per Game | Won | Drew | Lost | Win % | Draw % | Loss % | Yellow Card | Red Card |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
10 | 1.60 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 50% | 10% | 40% | 0 | 0 |
CF Darren Byfield | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #722 |
Cup Record

FA Cup | Starts | Substitute | Goals | Games per Goal | Assists | Involvements | Games per Involvement |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |

League Cup | Starts | Substitute | Goals | Games per Goal | Assists | Involvements | Games per Involvement |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |

League Cup Matches | Round |
---|---|
๐ฅ 28 Oct 1998, Villa 1-4 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge | 3rd Round |
Europe | Starts | Substitute | Goals | Games per Goal | Assists | Involvements | Games per Involvement |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
European Cup | Starts | Substitute | Goals | Games per Goal | Assists | Involvements | Games per Involvement |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |

European Matches | Competition |
---|---|
๐ฉ 15 Sep 1998, Villa 3-2 Strรธmsgodset, Villa Park | UEFA Cup |
Other | Starts | Substitute | Goals | Games per Goal | Assists | Involvements | Games per Involvement |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Other Matches | Competition |
---|
CF Darren Byfield | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #722 |
League Record

League | Starts | Substitute | Goals | Games per Goal | Assists | Involvements | Games per Involvement |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Premier League | Starts | Substitute | Goals | Games per Goal | Assists | Involvements | Games per Involvement |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |

First Division | Starts | Substitute | Goals | Games per Goal | Assists | Involvements | Games per Involvement |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |

First Division Matches | Competition |
---|
Championship | Starts | Substitutes | Goals | Games per Goal | Assists | Involvements | Games per Involvement |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |

Championship Matches | Competition |
---|
Second Division | Starts | Substitute | Goals | Games per Goal | Assists | Involvements | Games per Involvements |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |

Second Division Matches | Competition |
---|
Third Division | Starts | Substitute | Goals | Games per Goal | Assists | Involvements | Games per Involvement |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |

Third Division Matches | Competition |
---|
CF Darren Byfield | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #722 |
Competition Record by Season

All Comps | Games | Starts | Substitute | Goals | Games per Goal | Assists | Involvements | Games per Involvement |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1998-99 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
1997-98 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |



League | Games | Starts | Substitute | Goals | Games per Goal | Assists | Involvements | Games per Involvement |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1998-99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
1997-98 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
FA Cup | Games | Starts | Substitute | Goals | Games per Goal | Assists | Involvements | Games per Involvement |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1998-99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
1997-98 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
League Cup | Games | Starts | Substitute | Goals | Games per Goal | Assists | Involvements | Games per Involvement |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1998-99 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
1997-98 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |

Europe | Games | Starts | Substitute | Goals | Games per Goal | Assists | Involvements | Games per Involvement |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1998-99 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
1997-98 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
All European statistics exclude Intertoto Cup games
CF Darren Byfield | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #722 |
Season Performance

Season | Division | Position | Age | Games | Won | Drew | Lost | Points per Game | Win % | Draw % | Loss % | Unbeaten | Booking | Sending off | Games per Card |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1997-98 | PL | 7th | 20 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1.63 | 50% | 13% | 38% | 63% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Season | Division | Position | Age | Games | Won | Drew | Lost | Points per Game | Win % | Draw % | Loss % | Unbeaten | Booking | Sending off | Games per Card |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1998-99 | PL | 6th | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.50 | 50% | 0% | 50% | 50% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Season | Division | Position | Age | Games | Won | Drew | Lost | Points per Game | Win % | Draw % | Loss % | Unbeaten | Booking | Sending off | Games per Card |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Season | Division | Position | Age | Games | Won | Drew | Lost | Points per Game | Win % | Draw % | Loss % | Unbeaten | Booking | Sending off | Games per Card |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Season | Division | Position | Age | Games | Won | Drew | Lost | Points per Game | Win % | Draw % | Loss % | Unbeaten | Booking | Sending off | Games per Card |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Season | Division | Position | Age | Games | Won | Drew | Lost | Points per Game | Win % | Draw % | Loss % | Unbeaten | Booking | Sending off | Games per Card |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Season | Division | Position | Age | Games | Won | Drew | Lost | Points per Game | Win % | Draw % | Loss % | Unbeaten | Booking | Sending off | Games per Card |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Season | Division | Position | Age | Games | Won | Drew | Lost | Points per Game | Win % | Draw % | Loss % | Unbeaten | Booking | Sending off | Games per Card |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Season | Division | Position | Age | Games | Won | Drew | Lost | Points per Game | Win % | Draw % | Loss % | Unbeaten | Booking | Sending off | Games per Card |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Season | Division | Position | Age | Games | Won | Drew | Lost | Points per Game | Win % | Draw % | Loss % | Unbeaten | Booking | Sending off | Games per Card |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Season | Division | Position | Age | Games | Won | Drew | Lost | Points per Game | Win % | Draw % | Loss % | Unbeaten | Booking | Sending off | Games per Card |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Season | Division | Position | Age | Games | Won | Drew | Lost | Points per Game | Win % | Draw % | Loss % | Unbeaten | Booking | Sending off | Games per Card |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Season | Division | Position | Age | Games | Won | Drew | Lost | Points per Game | Win % | Draw % | Loss % | Unbeaten | Booking | Sending off | Games per Card |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Season | Division | Position | Age | Games | Won | Drew | Lost | Points per Game | Win % | Draw % | Loss % | Unbeaten | Booking | Sending off | Games per Card |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Season | Division | Position | Age | Games | Won | Drew | Lost | Points per Game | Win % | Draw % | Loss % | Unbeaten | Booking | Sending off | Games per Card |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Season | Division | Position | Age | Games | Won | Drew | Lost | Points per Game | Win % | Draw % | Loss % | Unbeaten | Booking | Sending off | Games per Card |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Season | Division | Position | Age | Games | Won | Drew | Loss | Points per Game | Win % | Draw % | Loss % | Unbeaten | Booking | Sending off | Games per Card |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CF Darren Byfield | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #722 |
Loans Out

Loans
1998-99 Preston North End ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
1 Nov 1998 to 1 Jan 1999
Football League Second Division, ๐ 6 | 4 (2) | โฝ 1 |
1999 Northampton Town ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
1 Aug 1999 to 1 Sep 1999
Football League Third Division, ๐ 7 | 7 (0) | โฝ 2 |
1999 Cambridge United ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
1 Oct 1999 to 1 Nov 1999
Football League Second Division, ๐ 4 | 3 (1) | โฝ 0 |
2000 Blackpool ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
1 Mar 2000 to 1 May 2000
Football League Second Division, ๐ 3 | 3 (0) | โฝ 0 |
CF Darren Byfield | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #722 |
Transfer Out

Season | Date | Aged | Fee | To | To | Left Under |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1999-00 | 8 June 2000 | 23 | Free | Walsall ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | John Gregory ๐ด๓ ง ๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Darren Byfield | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #722 |
Subsequent Clubs

Subsequent Clubs
2000-02 Walsall ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Free
Football League Second Division, First Division, ๐ 92 | 53 (39) | โฝ 17 |
2002-04 Rotherham United ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ ยฃ0.07m
Football League First Division, ๐ 74 | 58 (16) | โฝ 22 |
2004 Sunderland ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Free
Football League First Division, ๐ 17 | 8 (9) | โฝ 5 |
2004-06 Gillingham ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Free
Championship, League One, ๐ 71 | 58 (13) | โฝ 20 |
2006-07 Millwall ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Free
League One, ๐ 36 | 32 (4) | โฝ 16 |
2007-08 Bristol City ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ ยฃ0.16m
Championship, ๐ 35 | 18 (17) | โฝ 8 |
2008-09 Doncaster Rovers ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Free
Championship, ๐ 16 | 3 (13) | โฝ 0 |
2008-09 Oldham Athletic ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ (L)
League One, ๐ 8 | 8 (0) | โฝ 1 |
2009 Oldham Athletic ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Free
League One, ๐ 4 | 1 (3) | โฝ 0 |
2009-11 Walsall ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Free
League One, ๐ 60 | 43 (17) | โฝ 12 |
2011 Without Club
2012 Solihull Moors ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Conference North
2012-13 AFC Telford United ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Free
Conference Premier, ๐ 7 | 2 (5) | โฝ 1 |
2013-14 Tamworth FC ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Free
Conference Premier, ๐ 32 | 14 (18) | โฝ 4 |
2014-16 Solihull Moors ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Free
Conference North, National League North
2016-17 Redditch United ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Free
Southern League Premier Division
2017 Retired aged 41
CF Darren Byfield | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #722 |
Quotes

CF Darren Byfield | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #722 |
Biography

CF Darren Byfield | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #722 |
Starts

3
CF Darren Byfield | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #722 |
Substitute Appearances

7
CF Darren Byfield | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #722 |
Unused Substitute Appearances
9

CF Darren Byfield | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #722 |
Cards Received

๐จ
0
๐ฅ
0
Game | Matchday Summary | Villa Cards |
---|
CF Darren Byfield | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #722 |
International Record
Jamaica

International Career | Caps with Villa |
---|---|
2003 ๐ 6 | 6 (0) | โฝ 1 | | ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐ 0 | โ
0 ๐ (0) | โฝ 0 | ๐ฅ 0 | ๐บ 0 | |
CF Darren Byfield | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #722 |
Matches

CF Darren Byfield | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #722 |


Game #4500
๐จ 28 Dec 1997, Villa 1-1 Leeds, Elland Road
Manager: Brian Little | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Peterlee, 1994-1998
Referee: Dermot Gallagher | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Oxfordshire, 1992-2007
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: ๐จ 0-0
FT Score: ๐จ 1-1
FT Result: ๐จ Drew
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐จ
Season | 1997-98 |
Matchday | #28 |
League Game | #21 |
Manager Game | #154 |
Sunday, 28 December 1997
Premier League
Scorer(s) | Savo Miloลกeviฤ | 85โ |
Assist(s) | Steve Staunton | 85โ |
Teams

GK Mark Bosnich | ๐ฆ๐บ |
RB Fernando Nรฉlson | ๐ต๐น |
RB Simon Grayson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Riccardo Scimeca | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Ugo Ehiogu | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Steve Staunton | ๐ฎ๐ช | ๐ฅ |
LB Alan Wright | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Ian Taylor | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Mark Draper | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Savo Miloลกeviฤ | ๐ท๐ธ | โฝ |
F Darren Byfield | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ข | ๐ |

GK Nigel Martyn | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Davie Robertson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
CB David Wetherall | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Lucas Radebe | ๐ฟ๐ฆ |
CB Robert Molenaar | ๐ณ๐ฑ |
RB Alan Maybury | ๐ฎ๐ช |
M Bruno Ribeiro | ๐ต๐น | ๐ |
M Lee Bowyer | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Harry Kewell | ๐ฆ๐บ |
CF Rod Wallace | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink | ๐ณ๐ฑ | โฝ |
Starting XI
Substitutes
๐ | F Richard Walker | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ข | for F Darren Byfield | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 90โ |
Substitutes
๐ | M Bruno Ribeiro | ๐ต๐น | (CF Derek Lilley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |)
Unused Substitutes
GK Michael Oakes | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Lee Collins | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Gary Charles | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Lee Hendrie | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Unused Substitutes
GK Mark Beeney | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Gunnar Halle | ๐ณ๐ด |
CB Mark Jackson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Stephen McPhail | ๐ฎ๐ช |
Match Timeline
๐ข | 1โ Debut, Darren Byfield
๐ | HT Leeds United 0-0 Aston Villa
๐ฅ
| 79โ Goal, 0-1, (Leeds United), Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink
โฝ | 85โ Goal, 1-1, Savo Miloลกeviฤ, Assist by Steve Staunton
๐ | 90โ Sub off, Darren Byfield, Sub on, Richard Walker ๐ข
๐ | FT Leeds United 1-1 Aston Villa
On This Day
Villa extend their unbeaten run to 3 as they are held at Elland Road to climb to 10th in the Premier League table under Brian Little.
Forward Darren Byfield, 21, makes his debut in a Villa shirt after joining Villa as a trainee and signing professional forms in February 1994 to become the 722nd player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.
Forward Richard Walker, 20, comes off the subs bench to make his debut in a Villa shirt after joining Villa as a trainee and signing professional forms in July 1995 to become the 723rd player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.
Savo Miloลกeviฤ makes his 100th start in a Villa shirt (106 Appearances) to make it W48 D38 L30, 29 Goals, 13 Assists and 13 Bookings at a goal involvement rate of one for every 2.52 games he has played so far in his Villa career.
Ugo Ehiogu records his 50th draw in a Villa shirt on his 202nd appearance (188 Starts) to make it W86 D50 L66, 12 Goals, 4 Assists, 2 Bookings and 1 Red Card so far in his Villa career.
CF Darren Byfield | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #722 |


Game #4507
๐ฉ 7 Feb 1998, Villa 1-0 Derby, Pride Park
Manager: Brian Little | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Peterlee, 1994-1998
Referee: Paul Alcock | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Kent, 1991โ2000
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: ๐จ 0-0
FT Score: ๐ฉ 1-0
FT Result: ๐ฉ Won
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ
Season | 1997-98 |
Matchday | #35 |
League Game | #25 |
Manager Game | #161 |
Saturday, 7 February 1998
Premier League
Scorer(s) | Dwight Yorke | 89โ |
Assist(s) | None
Teams

GK Mark Bosnich | ๐ฆ๐บ |
RB Simon Grayson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Ugo Ehiogu | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Riccardo Scimeca | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Gareth Southgate | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Alan Wright | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Lee Hendrie | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ |
M Mark Draper | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Stan Collymore | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐จ |
F Dwight Yorke | ๐น๐น | โฝ | ๐จ | ๐ |
F Julian Joachim | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

GK Mart Poom | ๐ช๐ช |
LB Chris Powell | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Dean Yates | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ |
CB Gary Rowett | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Igor ล timac | ๐ญ๐ท |
CB Jacob Laursen | ๐ฉ๐ฐ |
CB Christian Dailly | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Lee Carsley | ๐ฎ๐ช |
M Stefano Eranio | ๐ฎ๐น |
F Francesco Baiano | ๐ฎ๐น | ๐ |
CF Dean Sturridge | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Starting XI
Substitutes
๐ | RB Fernando Nรฉlson | ๐ต๐น | for M Lee Hendrie | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 85โ |
๐ | F Darren Byfield | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | for F Dwight Yorke | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 90โ |