1997–98 Aston Villa F.C. season

English football club season December 2014 December 2014 Recent history of Aston Villa Aston Villa records and statistics Aston Villa F.C. 1997–98 Brian Little (until 24 February) John Gregory (from 25 February) Doug Ellis Villa Park FA Premier League 7th FA Cup Fifth round League Cup Third round UEFA Cup Quarter-finals Dwight Yorke (12) Dwight Yorke (14) 36,137 _astonvilla9798h _astonvilla9798h _astonvilla9798h _astonvilla9798h _astonvilla9798h _astonvilla96973rd _astonvilla96973rd _astonvilla96973rd _astonvilla96973rd _astonvilla96973rd _astonvilla9798a _astonvilla9798a _astonvilla9798a _astonvilla9798a _astonvilla9798a 1996–97 1998–99 The 1997–98 English football season was Aston Villa's 6th season in the Premier League. When Brian Little resigned as Aston Villa manager in February, Villa were 15th in the Premier League and were starting to look like outside bets for relegation.Little resigns from Villa https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/sport/59792.stm BBC Sport 24 February 1998 22 November 2013 Ruud Gullit, recently sacked by Chelsea, was linked with the vacancy, but the surprise choice for the job was Wycombe manager John Gregory, a former Villa coach.Ex-backroom boy gets Villa job https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/sport/football/59983.stm BBC Sport 25 February 1998 22 November 2013 He influenced a late run of form which saw Villa climb to seventh place, and for the second season running Villa qualified for the UEFA Cup via the UEFA Respect Fair Play ranking.Aston Villa 1997/1998. WorldFootball.net. Accessed 2 March 2012. There were debut appearances for Gareth Barry (365), Simon Grayson (48), Stan Collymore (46), Darren Byfield (7), Richard Walker (6), Matthew Ghent, Paul Crichton and Lee Collins.https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/villa-seasons Aston Villa's Seasons AVFC History Final league table 1997–98 FA Premier League AST Kit Kit Supplier Sponsor << Reebok >> AST Computer Transfers Transferred in DatePosPlayerFromFee 13 May 1997 CF Stan Collymore Liverpool £7,200,000 26 June 1997 RB Simon Grayson Leicester City £1,300,000 27 November 1997 CM SWE David Curtolo SWE Västerås £315,000£8,515,000 #D4AF37 Record 1px solid #AAAAAA Loaned in DatePosPlayerFromLoan End 7 August 1997 GK Paul Crichton West Bromwich Albion 13 August 1997 Transferred out DatePosPlayerToFee 1 July 1997 LM IRL Gareth Farrelly Everton£750,000 29 August 1997 CM IRL Andy Townsend Middlesbrough £500,000 1 September 1997 GK Stuart Brock Kidderminster Free transfer 9 December 1997 RM SCO Scott Murray Bristol City £150,000 26 March 1998 DM FRY Saša Ćurčić Crystal Palace £1,000,000£2,400,000 Loaned out DatePosPlayerToLoan End 1 August 1997 CF Neil Davis Tranmere Rovers 23 August 1997 26 March 1998 LB WAL David Hughes Carlisle United 26 April 1998 Overall transfer activity Expenditure £8,330,000 Income £2,400,000 Balance £5,930,000 Squad First Team # Name Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth (age) Signed from Date signed Fee Apps Gls Goalkeepers 1 Mark Bosnich GK AUS Liverpool yes 1997 7 1 1972 1 13 AUS Sydney Croatia 28 February 1992 Free transfer 169 0 13 Michael Oakes GK ENG Northwich yes 1997 7 1 1973 10 30 Academy 1 July 1991 24 0 29 Paul Crichton GK ENG Pontefract yes 1997 7 1 1968 10 3 West Bromwich Albion 7 August 1997 Loan - - 29* Matthew Ghent GK ENG Burton upon Trent yes 1997 7 1 1980 9 5 Academy 1 July 1997 - - 30 Adam Rachel GK ENG Birmingham yes 1997 7 1 1976 12 30 Academy 1 July 1995 0 0 31 Stuart Brock GK ENG West Bromwich yes 1997 7 1 1976 9 26 Academy 1 July 1996 0 0 Defenders 2 Gary Charles RB ENG Newham yes 1997 7 1 1970 4 13 Derby County 6 January 1995 £1,450,000 63 1 3 Steve Staunton LB IRE Dundalk yes 1997 7 1 1969 1 19 Liverpool 7 August 1991 £1,100,000 225 15 4 Gareth Southgate (c) CB ENG Watford yes 1997 7 1 1970 9 3 Crystal Palace 1 July 1995 £3,500,000 77 3 5 Ugo Ehiogu CB ENG Hackney yes 1997 7 1 1972 11 3 West Bromwich Albion 12 July 1991 £40,000 176 10 14 Alan Wright LB ENG Ashton-under-Lyne yes 1997 7 1 1971 9 28 Blackburn Rovers 10 March 1995 £1,000,000 104 3 15 Fernando Nélson RB POR Porto yes 1997 7 1 1971 11 5 POR Sporting 2 August 1996 £1,700,000 39 0 16 Simon Grayson RB ENG Ripon yes 1997 7 1 1969 12 16 Leicester City 26 June 1997 £1,300,000 - - 19 David Hughes LB WAL Wrexham yes 1997 7 1 1978 2 1 Academy 1 July 1996 7 0 20 Riccardo Scimeca CB ENG Leamington Spa yes 1997 7 1 1975 6 13 Academy 1 July 1995 22 0 21 Lee Collins LB ENG Birmingham yes 1997 7 1 1977 9 10 Academy 1 July 1997 - - 24* Gareth Barry LB ENG Hastings yes 1997 7 1 1981 2 23 Academy 1 January 1998 - - Midfielders 6 Andy Townsend CM IRE ENG Maidstone yes 1997 7 1 1963 7 26 Chelsea 26 July 1993 £2,100,000 172 11 7 Ian Taylor CM ENG Birmingham yes 1997 7 1 1968 6 4 Sheffield Wednesday 21 December 1994 £1,000,000 96 9 8 Mark Draper CM ENG Long Eaton yes 1997 7 1 1970 11 11 Leicester City 5 July 1995 £3,250,000 82 5 17 Lee Hendrie RM ENG Solihull yes 1997 7 1 1977 5 18 Academy 1 July 1995 10 0 18 Saša Ćurčić DM FRY Belgrade yes 1997 7 1 1972 2 14 Bolton Wanderers 1 July 1995 £4.000.000 25 5 24 Scott Murray RM SCO Fraserburgh yes 1997 7 1 1974 5 26 Academy 1 July 1995 4 0 Forwards 9 Savo Milošević CF FRY Bijeljina yes 1997 7 1 1973 9 2 FRY Partizan 26 June 1995 £3,500,000 85 24 10 Dwight Yorke CF TRI Canaan yes 1997 7 1 1971 11 3 TRI Signal Hill 19 July 1991 £120,000 237 82 11 Stan Collymore CF ENG Tittensor yes 1997 7 1 1971 1 22 Liverpool 13 May 1997 £7,000,000 - - 12 Julian Joachim CF ENG Peterborough yes 1997 7 1 1974 9 20 Leicester City 24 February 1996 £1,890,000 28 4 22 Darius Vassell CF ENG Birmingham yes 1997 7 1 1980 6 13 Academy 1 January 1998 - - 23 Neil Davis CF ENG Bloxwich yes 1997 7 1 1973 8 15 Academy 1 July 1995 3 0 25 Darren Byfield CF JAM ENG Sutton Coldfield yes 1997 7 1 1976 9 29 Academy 1 July 1997 - - 27 Richard Walker CF ENG Bloxwich yes 1997 7 1 1977 11 8 Academy 1 July 1997 - - *squad number was re-used following a players departure.Note: Stats and ages are correct as of July 1, 1997. Results Aston Villa's score comes firstSoccerbase: 1997–98 Aston Villa results Legend WinDrawLoss FA Premier League 9 August 1997 Leicester City 1–0 Aston Villa L 20,304 13 August 1997 Aston Villa 0–4 Blackburn Rovers L 37,112 23 August 1997 Newcastle United 1–0 Aston Villa L 36,783 27 August 1997 Tottenham Hotspur 3–2 Aston Villa L Yorke 27', Collymore 58' 26,317 30 August 1997 Aston Villa 1–0 Leeds United W Yorke 67' 39,027 13 September 1997 Barnsley 0–3 Aston Villa W Ehiogu 25', Draper 50', Taylor 72' 18,649 20 September 1997 Aston Villa 2–1 Derby County W Yorke 72', Joachim 75' 35,444 22 September 1997 Liverpool 3–0 Aston Villa L 34,843 27 September 1997 Aston Villa 2–2 Sheffield Wednesday D Staunton 32', Taylor 49' 32,044 4 October 1997 Bolton Wanderers 0–1 Aston Villa W Milošević 12' 24,186 18 October 1997 Aston Villa 1–2 Wimbledon L Taylor 45' 32,087 26 October 1997 Arsenal 0–0 Aston Villa D 38,061 1 November 1997 Aston Villa 0–2 Chelsea L 39,372 8 November 1997 Crystal Palace 1–1 Aston Villa D Joachim 86' 21,097 22 November 1997 Aston Villa 2–1 Everton W Milošević 37', Ehiogu 56' 36,389 29 November 1997 West Ham United 2–1 Aston Villa L Yorke 47' 24,976 6 December 1997 Aston Villa 3–0 Coventry City W Collymore 21', Hendrie 71', Joachim 85' 33,250 15 December 1997 Manchester United 1–0 Aston Villa L 55,151 20 December 1997 Aston Villa 1–1 Southampton D Taylor 64' 29,343 26 December 1997 Aston Villa 4–1 Tottenham Hotspur W Draper 38', 68', Collymore 81', 89' 38,644 28 December 1997 Leeds United 1–1 Aston Villa D Milošević 85' 36,287 10 January 1998 Aston Villa 1–1 Leicester City D Joachim 87' 36,429 17 January 1998 Blackburn Rovers 5–0 Aston Villa L 24,834 1 February 1998 Aston Villa 0–1 Newcastle United L 38,266 7 February 1998 Derby County 0–1 Aston Villa W Yorke 90' 30,251 18 February 1998 Aston Villa 0–2 Manchester United L 39,372 21 February 1998 Wimbledon 2–1 Aston Villa L Milošević 41' 13,131 28 February 1998 Aston Villa 2–1 Liverpool W Collymore 10', 65' 39,372 8 March 1998 Chelsea 0–1 Aston Villa W Joachim 51' 33,018 11 March 1998 Aston Villa 0–1 Barnsley L 29,519 14 March 1998 Aston Villa 3–1 Crystal Palace W Taylor 1', Milošević (pen) 14', 35' 33,781 28 March 1998 Everton 1–4 Aston Villa W Joachim 12', Charles 62', Yorke (pen) 72', 81' 36,471 4 April 1998 Aston Villa 2–0 West Ham United W Joachim 76', Milošević 82' 39,372 11 April 1998 Coventry City 1–2 Aston Villa W Yorke 5', 48' 22,792 18 April 1998 Southampton 1–2 Aston Villa W Hendrie 6', Yorke 60' 15,238 25 April 1998 Aston Villa 1–3 Bolton Wanderers L Taylor 57' 38,392 2 May 1998 Sheffield Wednesday 1–3 Aston Villa W Yorke 21', Hendrie 25', Joachim 50' 34,177 10 May 1998 Aston Villa 1–0 Arsenal W Yorke 37' (pen) 39,372 FA Cup 1997–98 FA Cup 1998 1 3 y 15:00 R3 Portsmouth 2-2 Aston Villa Foster 6 40 Steve Staunton 41Simon Grayson 88 Fratton Park Portsmouth 16,013 Uriah Rennie D 1998 1 14 y 19:45 R3R Aston Villa 1-0 Portsmouth Milošević 21 Villa Park Birmingham 23,355 Uriah Rennie W 1998 1 24 y 15:00 R4 Aston Villa 4-0 West Bromwich Albion Grayson 4Yorke 62 64Collymore 72 Villa Park Birmingham 39,372 Neale Barry W 1998 2 14 y 15:00 R5 Aston Villa 0-1 Coventry City Viorel Moldovan 72 Villa Park Birmingham 36,979 Gary Willard L League Cup 1997–98 Football League Cup 1997 10 15 y 19:45 R3 West Ham United 3-0 Aston Villa Hartson 9 81Lampard 17 Boleyn Ground London 20,360 Stephen Lodge L UEFA Cup 1997–98 UEFA Cup 1997 9 16 y 20:30 R1 L1 Bordeaux FRA 0-0 ENG Aston Villa Stade du Parc Lescure Bordeaux 16,800 Armand Ancion D 1997 9 30 y 19:45 R1 L2 Aston Villa ENG 1-0 yes 1-0 FRA Bordeaux Milošević 111} Villa Park Birmingham 33,072 Knud Erik Fisker W 1997 10 21 y 20:30 R2 L1 Athletic Bilbao ESP 0-0 ENG Aston Villa San Mamés Bilbao 39,000 Hartmut Strampe D 1997 11 4 y 19:30 R2 L2 Aston Villa ENG 2-1 2-1 ESP Athletic Bilbao Taylor 27Yorke 50 González 70 Villa Park Birmingham 35,915 Sándor Piller W 1997 11 25 y 19:45 R3 L1 Steaua București ROU 2-1 ENG Aston Villa Ciocoiu 30 32 Yorke 54 Stadionul Steaua Bucharest 24,000 Ľuboš Micheľ L 1997 12 9 y 19:45 R3 L2 Aston Villa ENG 2-0 3-2 ROU Steaua București Milošević 71 Taylor 85 Villa Park Birmingham 35,102 Bernd Heynemann W 1998 3 3 y 21:30 QF L1 Atlético Madrid ESP 1-0 ENG Aston Villa Vieri 42 pen Estadio Vicente Calderón Madrid 51,000 Stefano Braschi L 1998 3 17 y 19:45 QF L2 Aston Villa ENG 2-1 2-2* ESP Atlético Madrid Taylor 72Collymore 74 Caminero 28 Villa Park Birmingham 39,163 Mario van der Ende L References External links Aston Villa official website avfchistory.co.uk 1997–98 season https://web.archive.org/web/20210622072613/https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/1997-98-season 22 June 2021 Category:Aston Villa F.C. seasons Aston Villa