2000–01 Aston Villa F.C. season


The 2000–01 English football season was Aston Villa's 9th season in the Premier League and their 13th consecutive season in the top division of English football. Another season of decent form saw Villa secure another top-10 finish, though this time they dipped slightly into eighth place after occupying sixth place a year earlier. Villa proved themselves as one of the hardest Premier League teams to beat, with only the top three sides suffering fewer defeats than Villa's 10, but a mere 13 wins and a staggering 15 draws ended any hopes of a title bid or even a top-six finish.
Juan Pablo Ángel signed Villa on 12 January 2001, becoming the club's record signing at £9.5 million. Angel made his debut away to Manchester United in a 0-2 loss on 20 January 2001.
Other debuts included Steve Staunton, Thomas Hitzlsperger, Alpay Özalan, David Ginola, Gilles De Bilde, and Luc Nilis.

Diary of Season

9 Sep 2000: In a league match against Ipswich Town, Luc Nilis was involved in a clash with goalkeeper Richard Wright that left him with a double compound fracture of his right shin ending his career. This was only Nilis's third match for Villa, having scored in both previous games.

Transfers

Overall transfer activity

Expenditure

£18,100,000

Income

£14,750,000

Balance

£3,350,000

Final league table

;Results summary
;Results by matchday

Results

''Aston Villa's score comes first''

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R37 January 2001Newcastle UnitedA1–137,682Stone 54'
R3R17 January 2001Newcastle UnitedH1–025,387Vassell 50'
R427 January 2001Leicester CityH1–226,283Joachim 76'

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R31 November 2000Manchester CityH0–124,138

Intertoto Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R3 1st Leg16 July 2000FK Marila Příbram