1999–2000 Aston Villa F.C. season


The 1999–2000 [English football season] was Aston Villa's 8th season in the Premier League and their 12th consecutive season in the top division of English football.
Aston Villa matched their previous season's solid sixth-place finish. After starting the campaign brightly a run of nine matches without a win dragged Villa down to 15th. However, after that Villa rallied to go 12 matches unbeaten, and thereafter lost only two more games all season to finish sixth. Villa also reached the FA Cup final for the first time in 43 years, but their hopes of winning the famous trophy for the eighth time were ended by a 1–0 defeat at the hands of Chelsea, whose success was achieved in the last game at Wembley before the old stadium was rebuilt.
The season saw debuts for George Boateng, David James, Peter Enckelman, Benito Carbone, Najwan Ghrayib, and Neil Cutler.

Transfers

Overall transfer activity

Expenditure

£8,000,000

Income

£4,570,000

Balance

£3,430,000

Final league table

;Results summary
;Results by matchday

Results

''Aston Villa's score comes first''

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R311 December 1999DarlingtonH22,101Carbone 43', Dublin 63'
R48 January 2000SouthamptonH25,025Southgate 20'
R530 January 2000Leeds UnitedH30,026Carbone 32', 58', 69'
QF20 February 2000EvertonA35,331Stone 16', Carbone 45'
SF2 April 2000Bolton WanderersN 62,828
F20 May 2000ChelseaN78,217

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R2 1st Leg14 September 1999Chester CityA4,364Hendrie 77'
R2 2nd Leg21 September 1999Chester CityH 22,613Boateng 17', Taylor 31', Hendrie 46', 47', Thompson 50'
R313 October 1999Manchester UnitedH33,815Joachim 18', Taylor 49', Stone 90'
R41 December 1999SouthamptonH17,608Watson 22', Joachim 66', Dublin 72', 90'
QF11 January 2000West Ham UnitedA25,592Taylor 80', 118', Joachim 93'
SF 1st Leg25 January 2000Leicester CityH28,037
SF 2nd Leg2 February 2000Leicester CityA 21,843