2001–02 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 2001–02 John Gregory (until 24 January)https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/a/aston_villa/1780820.stm Gregory resigns as Villa boss 24 January 2002 bbc.co.ukJohn Deehan and Stuart Gray (caretakers)Graham Taylor (from 5 February) Doug Ellis Villa Park Premier League 8th FA Cup Third round League Cup Fourth round Intertoto Cup Winners UEFA Cup First round Darius Vassell and Juan Pablo Ángel (12) Juan Pablo Ángel (16) 35,012 2000–01 2002–03 The 2001–02 English football season was Aston Villa's 10th season in the Premier League and their 14th consecutive season in the top division of English football. The Premier League was known as the FA Barclaycard Premiership for sponsorship reasons. Aston Villa's early season form was good and the Midlanders even went top briefly at the end of October, but followed that with a run of eleven games with only one win, falling out of the title race. John Gregory announced his surprise resignation after four years as Villa manager on 24 January. A host of names were linked with the vacancy, but in the end it was Graham Taylor, who took Villa to promotion in 1988 and second place in the league in 1990, who was appointed manager. Taylor was unable to improve Villa's form, but two wins against Southampton and Chelsea at the end of the season where enough to see Villa finish eighth thus finishing in the top 10 for the seventh year in succession. Kit Supplier Sponsor Diadora NTL League 2001–02 FA Premier League AST Results summary 8 7 4 22 17 4 7 8 24 30 2001-02 Aston Villa Premier League Results January 2021 Results by matchday table b Match Ground A/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/A Result D/D/W/D/W/W/W/L/W/W/L/D/D/L/D/L/W/L/L/D/D/W/W/D/D/D/L/W/L/L/D/L/D/L/L/D/W/W Position 14/15/8/10/6/4/4/5/3/1/3/3/5/6/7/8/8/8/8/9/7/7/7/7/7/7/7/7/8/7/7/8/10/10/10/10/9/8 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss 1st 2nd 3rd red1 11v11.com: 2001-02 Aston Villa results Jan 2021 Aston Villa's score comes firsthttp://www.statto.com/football/teams/aston-villa/2001-2002/results Aston Villa 2001-2002 Results - statto.com 24 June 2013 27 June 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130627081823/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/aston-villa/2001-2002/results live Legend WinDrawLoss Matches 18 August 2001 Tottenham Hotspur 0–0 Aston Villa D 36,059 https://avdb.co.uk/aston-villa/matches/first-team/2001-02-villa-0-0-tottenham-hotspur-a 26 August 2001 Aston Villa 1–1 Manchester United D Vassell 4' 42,632 https://avdb.co.uk/aston-villa/matches/first-team/2001-02-villa-1-1-manchester-united 8 September 2001 Liverpool 1–3 Aston Villa W Dublin 31', Hendrie 55', Vassell 86' 44,102 https://avdb.co.uk/aston-villa/matches/first-team/2001-02-villa-3-1-liverpool-a 16 September 2001 Aston Villa 0–0 Sunderland D 31,668 https://avdb.co.uk/aston-villa/matches/first-team/2001-02-villa-0-0-sunderland 24 September 2001 Southampton 1–3 Aston Villa W Boateng 9', Ángel 15', Hadji 79' 26,794 https://avdb.co.uk/aston-villa/matches/first-team/2001-02-villa-3-1-southampton-a 30 September 2001 Aston Villa 2–0 Blackburn Rovers W Ángel 46', Vassell 72' 27,732 https://avdb.co.uk/aston-villa/matches/first-team/2001-02-villa-2-0-blackburn-rovers 14 October 2001 Aston Villa 2–0 Fulham W Vassell 50', Taylor 61' 28,579 https://avdb.co.uk/aston-villa/matches/first-team/2001-02-villa-2-0-fulham 20 October 2001 Everton 3–2 Aston Villa L Hadji 71', Schmeichel 90' 33,352 https://avdb.co.uk/aston-villa/matches/first-team/2001-02-villa-2-3-everton-a 24 October 2001 Aston Villa 1–0 Charlton Athletic W Kachloul 9' 27,701 https://avdb.co.uk/aston-villa/matches/first-team/2001-02-villa-1-0-charlton-athletic 27 October 2001 Aston Villa 3–2 Bolton Wanderers W Ángel 13', 47' (pen), Vassell 43' 33,599 https://avdb.co.uk/aston-villa/matches/first-team/2001-02-villa-3-2-bolton-wanderers 3 November 2001 Newcastle United 3–0 Aston Villa L 51,057 https://avdb.co.uk/aston-villa/matches/first-team/2001-02-villa-0-3-newcastle-united-a 17 November 2001 Aston Villa 0–0 Middlesbrough D 35,424 https://avdb.co.uk/aston-villa/matches/first-team/2001-02-villa-0-0-middlesbrough 25 November 2001 Leeds United 1–1 Aston Villa D Kachloul 35' 40,159 https://avdb.co.uk/aston-villa/matches/first-team/2001-02-villa-1-1-leeds-united-a 1 December 2001 Aston Villa 0–2 Leicester City L 30,711 https://avdb.co.uk/aston-villa/matches/first-team/2001-02-villa-0-2-leicester-city 5 December 2001 West Ham United 1–1 Aston Villa D Dublin 1' 28,377 https://avdb.co.uk/aston-villa/matches/first-team/2001-02-villa-1-1-west-ham-united-a 9 December 2001 Arsenal 3–2 Aston Villa L Merson 21', Stone 34' 38,074 https://avdb.co.uk/aston-villa/matches/first-team/2001-02-villa-2-3-arsenal-a 17 December 2001 Aston Villa 2–1 Ipswich Town W Ángel 44', 70' 29,320 https://avdb.co.uk/aston-villa/matches/first-team/2001-02-villa-2-1-ipswich-town 22 December 2001 Derby County 3–1 Aston Villa L Ángel 45' 28,001 https://avdb.co.uk/aston-villa/matches/first-team/2001-02-villa-1-3-derby-county-a 26 December 2001 Aston Villa 1–2 Liverpool L Hendrie 21' 42,602 https://avdb.co.uk/aston-villa/matches/first-team/2001-02-villa-1-2-liverpool 29 December 2001 Aston Villa 1–1 Tottenham Hotspur D Ángel 90' (pen) 41,134 https://avdb.co.uk/aston-villa/matches/first-team/2001-02-villa-1-1-tottenham-hotspur 1 January 2002 Sunderland 1–1 Aston Villa D Taylor 59' 45,324 https://avdb.co.uk/aston-villa/matches/first-team/2001-02-villa-1-1-sunderland-a 12 January 2002 Aston Villa 2–1 Derby County W Vassell 12', Ángel 26' 28,881 https://avdb.co.uk/aston-villa/matches/first-team/2001-02-villa-2-1-derby-county 21 January 2002 Charlton Athletic 1–2 Aston Villa W Vassell 8', Ángel 42' 25,681 https://avdb.co.uk/aston-villa/matches/first-team/2001-02-villa-2-1-charlton-athletic-a 30 January 2002 Aston Villa 0–0 Everton D 32,460 https://avdb.co.uk/aston-villa/matches/first-team/2001-02-villa-0-0-everton 2 February 2002 Fulham 0–0 Aston Villa D 20,041 https://avdb.co.uk/aston-villa/matches/first-team/2001-02-villa-0-0-fulham-a 9 February 2002 Aston Villa 1–1 Chelsea D Merson 28' 41,137 https://avdb.co.uk/aston-villa/matches/first-team/2001-02-villa-1-1-chelsea 23 February 2002 Manchester United 1–0 Aston Villa L 67,592 https://avdb.co.uk/aston-villa/matches/first-team/2001-02-villa-0-1-manchester-united-a 2 March 2002 Aston Villa 2–1 West Ham United W Ángel 23', Vassell 90' 37,341 https://avdb.co.uk/aston-villa/matches/first-team/2001-02-villa-2-1-west-ham-united 5 March 2002 Blackburn Rovers 3–0 Aston Villa L 21,988 https://avdb.co.uk/aston-villa/matches/first-team/2001-02-villa-0-3-blackburn-rovers-a 17 March 2002 Aston Villa 1–2 Arsenal L Dublin 69' 41,520 https://avdb.co.uk/aston-villa/matches/first-team/2001-02-villa-1-2-arsenal 23 March 2002 Ipswich Town 0–0 Aston Villa D 25,247 https://avdb.co.uk/aston-villa/matches/first-team/2001-02-villa-0-0-ipswich-town-a 30 March 2002 Bolton Wanderers 3–2 Aston Villa L Warhurst (own goal) 15', Taylor 17' 24,600 https://avdb.co.uk/aston-villa/matches/first-team/2001-02-villa-2-3-bolton-wanderers-a 2 April 2002 Aston Villa 1–1 Newcastle United D Crouch 26' 36,597 https://avdb.co.uk/aston-villa/matches/first-team/2001-02-villa-1-1-newcastle-united 6 April 2002 Middlesbrough 2–1 Aston Villa L Ángel 60' 26,003 https://avdb.co.uk/aston-villa/matches/first-team/2001-02-villa-1-2-middlesbrough-a 13 April 2002 Aston Villa 0–1 Leeds United L 40,039 https://avdb.co.uk/aston-villa/matches/first-team/2001-02-villa-0-1-leeds-united 20 April 2002 Leicester City 2–2 Aston Villa D Vassell 22', Hitzlsperger 27' 18,125 https://avdb.co.uk/aston-villa/matches/first-team/2001-02-villa-2-2-leicester-city-a 27 April 2002 Aston Villa 2–1 Southampton W Vassell 8', 42' 35,255 https://avdb.co.uk/aston-villa/matches/first-team/2001-02-villa-2-1-southampton 11 May 2002 Chelsea 1–3 Aston Villa W Crouch 21', Vassell 63', Dublin 88' 40,709 https://avdb.co.uk/aston-villa/matches/first-team/2001-02-villa-3-1-chelsea-a FA Cup 2001–02 FA Cup +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR36 January 2002 Manchester UnitedH2–338,444Taylor 51', Neville (own goal) 53' League Cup 2001–02 Football League Cup +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR310 October 2001 ReadingH1–023,431Dublin 45'R428 November 2001 Sheffield WednesdayH0–126,526 Intertoto Cup 2001 UEFA Intertoto Cup +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR3 First Leg 14 July 2001 NK Slaven Belupo CROA1–23,000Ginola 88'R3 Second Leg 21 July 2001 NK Slaven Belupo CROH2–0 (won 3–2 on agg)27,580Hendrie 19', 41'SF First Leg 25 July 2001 Rennes FRAA1–215,753Vassell 90'SF Second Leg 1 August 2001 Rennes FRAH1–0 (won on away goals)30,782Dublin 5'F First Leg 7 August 2001 Basel SWIA1–125,879Merson 59'F Second Leg 21 August 2001 Basel SWIH4–1 (won 5–2 on agg)39,593Vassell 45', Ángel 55', 79', Ginola 83' UEFA Cup 2001–02 UEFA Cup +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR1 First Leg 20 September 2001 NK Varteks CROH2–327,132Ángel 54', 70'R1 Second Leg 27 September 2001 NK Varteks CROA1–0 (lost on away goals)12,100Hadji 90' Players Squad at end of seasonhttp://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/2001-2002/faprem/avilla.htm FootballSquads - Aston Villa - 2001/02 www.footballsquads.co.uk 1 DEN GK Peter Schmeichel 2 WAL DF Mark Delaney 3 ENG DF Alan Wright 4 SWE DF Olof Mellberg 5 TUR DF Alpay Özalan 6 NED MF George BoatengBoateng was born in Nkawkaw, Ghana, but also qualified to represent the Netherlands internationally and represented them at U-21 level before making his international debut for the Netherlands in November 2001. 7 ENG MF Ian Taylor 8 COL FW Juan Pablo Ángel 9 ENG FW Dion Dublin 10 ENG MF Paul Merson captain 11 IRL DF Steve Staunton 12 FIN GK Peter Enckelman 15 ENG DF Gareth Barry 16 ENG FW Peter Crouch 17 ENG MF Lee Hendrie 18 ENG MF Steve Stone 19 CRO FW Boško Balaban 20 MAR MF Mustapha Hadji 21 GER MF Thomas Hitzlsperger 22 ENG FW Darius Vassell 30 MAR MF Hassan Kachloul 31 ENG DF Jlloyd SamuelSamuel was born in San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago, but also qualified to represent England internationally and would represent them at U-21 level and be called up to the senior team before switching his international allegiance to Trinidad and Tobago and making his international debut for Trinidad and Tobago in September 2009. Transfers Transferred in DatePosPlayerFromFee 20 June 2001 AM MAR Hassan Kachloul Southampton Free transfer 7 July 2001 LM MAR Mustapha Hadji Coventry City £4,500,000 12 July 2001 GK DEN Peter Schmeichel POR Sporting Free transfer 19 July 2001 CB SWE Olof Mellberg ESP Racing Santander £5,000,000 24 August 2001 CF CRO Boško Balaban CRO Dinamo Zagreb £5,800,000 27 March 2002 CF Peter Crouch Portsmouth £5,000,000£20,300,000 Loaned in DatePosPlayerFromLoan End Transferred out DatePosPlayerToFee 1 July 2001 CM SWE David Curtolo - Released 1 July 2001 GK Neil Cutler Stoke City Free transfer 7 July 2001 CF Julian Joachim Coventry City £2,000,000 11 July 2001 GK David James West Ham United £3,500,000 11 July 2001 CB Gareth Southgate Middlesbrough £6,500,000 31 October 2001 CF SCO Neil Tarrant SCO Ross County Free transfer 20 December 2001 CF Richard Walker Blackpool £50,000 8 February 2002 LM FRA David Ginola Everton Free transfer 19 March 2002 AM Michael Standing Bradford City Free transfer£12,050,000 Loaned out DatePosPlayerToLoan End 26 July 2001 CF SCO Neil Tarrant SCO Motherwell 31 October 2001 14 September 2001 CF Richard Walker Wycombe Wanderers 11 December 2001 25 October 2001 LB TRI Jlloyd Samuel Gillingham 3 December 2001 26 October 2001 LM GER Thomas Hitzlsperger Chesterfield 10 December 2001 9 March 2002 CM Stephen Cooke Bournemouth 21 April 2002 28 March 2002 CF Dion Dublin Millwall 31 May 2002 Overall transfer activity Expenditure £20,300,000 Income £12,050,000 Balance £8,250,000 Appearances and goals Premier League FA Cup League Cup Continental |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Goalkeepers 1 Peter Schmeichel GK DEN 29 1 1 0 2 0 4 0 12 Peter Enckelman GK FIN 9 0 0 0 0 0 4+1 0 |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Defenders 2 Mark Delaney DF WAL 30 0 0 0 1 0 8 0 3 Alan Wright DF ENG 23 0 1 0 1 0 7 0 4 Olof Mellberg DF SWE 32 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 5 Alpay Özalan DF TUR 14 0 0 0 2 0 8 0 11 Steve Staunton DF IRL 30+3 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 31 Jlloyd Samuel DF ENG 17+6 0 1 0 0 0 0+2 0 |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Midfielders 6 George Boateng MF NED 37 1 1 0 1+1 0 8 0 7 Ian Taylor MF ENG 7+9 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 10 Paul Merson MF ENG 18+3 2 1 0 0 0 5 1 14 David Ginola MF FRA 0+5 0 0 0 1+1 0 3+3 2 15 Gareth Barry MF ENG 16+4 0 0+1 0 0 0 6+1 0 17 Lee Hendrie MF ENG 25+4 2 1 0 2 0 7 2 18 Steve Stone MF ENG 14+8 1 0+1 0 1 0 5+3 0 20 Mustapha Hadji MF MAR 17+6 2 0+1 0 2 0 3+3 1 21 Thomas Hitzlsperger MF GER 11+1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 Hassan Kachloul MF MAR 17+5 2 0 0 2 0 6+1 0 |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Forwards 8 Juan Pablo Ángel FW COL 26+3 12 1 0 1 0 2+2 4 9 Dion Dublin FW ENG 9+12 4 0 0 1+1 1 5+2 1 16 Peter Crouch FW ENG 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 Boško Balaban FW CRO 0+8 0 0 0 1+1 0 1 0 22 Darius Vassell FW ENG 30+6 12 1 0 0+1 0 2+4 2 |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Players transferred out during the season 30 May 2002 Competitions October 2016 Starting 11 Considering starts in all competitionshttps://www.11v11.com/teams/aston-villa/tab/players/season/2002/ All Aston Villa players: 2002 www.11v11.com Peter Schmeichel DEN 1 GK 36 Mark Delaney WAL 2 RB 39 Olof Mellberg SWE 4 CB 36 Steve Staunton IRL 11 CB 35 Alan Wright ENG 3 LB 32 Lee Hendrie ENG 17 RM 35 Paul Merson ENG 10 CM 24 Alpay Özalan has 24 starts George Boateng NED 6 CM 47 Hassan Kachloul MAR 30 LM 25 Juan Pablo Ángel COL 8 CF 30 Darius Vassell ENG 22 CF 33 Statistics # Name Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth (age) Signed from Date signed Fee Apps Gls Goalkeepers 1 Peter Schmeichel GK DEN Gladsaxe yes 2001 7 1 1963 11 18 POR Sporting 12 July 2000 Free transfer - - 12 Peter Enckelman GK FIN Turku yes 2001 7 1 1977 3 10 FIN TPS 1 February 1999 £200,000 14 0 13 Boaz Myhill GK WAL USA Modesto, CA yes 2001 7 1 1982 11 9 Academy 1 July 2001 - - 39 Wayne Henderson GK IRL Dublin yes 2001 7 1 1983 9 16 Academy 1 July 2001 - - Defenders 2 Mark Delaney RB WAL Haverfordwest yes 2001 7 1 1976 5 13 WAL Cardiff City 9 March 1999 £250,000 59 1 3 Alan Wright LB ENG Ashton-under-Lyne yes 2001 7 1 1971 9 28 Blackburn Rovers 10 March 1995 £1,000,000 286 5 4 Olof Mellberg CB SWE Gullspång yes 2001 7 1 1977 9 3 ESP Racing Santander 19 July 2001 £5,000,000 - - 5 Alpay Özalan CB TUR İzmir yes 2001 7 1 1973 5 30 TUR Fenerbahçe 28 July 2000 £5,600,000 36 0 11 Steve Staunton LB IRL Dundalk yes 2001 7 1 1969 1 19 Liverpool 6 December 2000 Free transfer 281 17 15 Gareth Barry LB ENG Hastings yes 2001 7 1 1981 2 23 Academy 1 January 1998 121 4 25 Jon Bewers RB ENG Kettering yes 2001 7 1 1982 9 10 Academy 1 July 1999 1 0 31 Jlloyd Samuel LB TRI San Fernando yes 2001 7 1 1981 3 29 Academy 1 January 1999 17 0 Midfielders 6 George Boateng CM NED GHA Nkawkaw yes 2001 7 1 1975 9 5 Coventry City 20 July 1999 £4,500,000 86 4 7 Ian Taylor CM ENG Birmingham yes 2001 7 1 1968 6 4 Sheffield Wednesday 21 December 1994 £1,000,000 255 36 10 Paul Merson (c) AM ENG Harlesden yes 2001 7 1 1968 3 20 Middlesbrough 8 September 1998 £6,750,000 117 16 14 David Ginola LM FRA Gassin yes 2001 7 1 1967 1 25 Tottenham Hotspur 30 July 2000 £3,000,000 28 3 17 Lee Hendrie RM ENG Solihull yes 2001 7 1 1977 5 18 Academy 1 July 1995 146 16 18 Steve Stone RM ENG Gateshead yes 2001 7 1 1971 8 20 Nottingham Forest 11 March 1999 £5,500,000 88 6 20 Mustapha Hadji LM MAR Ifrane Atlas-Saghir yes 2001 7 1 1971 11 16 Coventry City 7 July 2001 £4,500,000 - - 21 Thomas Hitzlsperger LM GER Munich yes 2001 7 1 1982 4 5 GER Bayern Munich 5 August 2000 Free transfer 1 0 24 John McGrath CM IRL Limerick yes 2001 7 1 1980 3 27 Academy 1 July 1999 3 0 27 Michael Standing AM ENG Shoreham-by-Sea yes 2001 7 1 1981 3 20 Academy 1 July 1998 0 0 28 Gavin Melaugh CM NIR Derry yes 2001 7 1 1981 7 9 Academy 1 July 2000 0 0 29 Stephen Cooke CM ENG Walsall yes 2001 7 1 1983 2 15 Academy 1 July 2000 1 0 30 Hassan Kachloul AM MAR Agadir yes 2001 7 1 1973 2 19 Southampton 1 July 2001 - - Forwards 8 Juan Pablo Ángel CF COL Medellín yes 2001 7 1 1975 10 24 ARG River Plate 13 January 2001 £9,500,000 10 1 9 Dion Dublin CF ENG Leicester yes 2001 7 1 1969 4 22 Coventry City 5 November 1998 £5,750,000 97 35 16 Peter Crouch CF ENG Macclesfield yes 2001 7 1 1981 1 30 Portsmouth 27 March 2002 £5,000,000 - - 19 Boško Balaban CF CRO Rijeka yes 2001 7 1 1978 10 15 CRO Dinamo Zagreb 24 October 2001 £5,800,000 - - 22 Darius Vassell CF ENG Birmingham yes 2001 7 1 1980 6 13 Academy 1 January 1998 58 7 23 Stefan Moore CF ENG Birmingham yes 2001 7 1 1983 9 28 Academy 1 July 2001 - - 26 Richard Walker CF ENG Birmingham yes 2001 7 1 1977 11 8 Academy 1 July 1997 Loan 10 2 42 Peter Hynes CF IRL Dublin yes 2001 7 1 1983 11 28 Academy 1 July 2001 - - 44 Neil Tarrant CF SCO ENG Darlington yes 2001 7 1 1979 6 24 SCO Ross County 28 April 1998 £250,000 0 0 Note: Stats and ages are correct as of July 1, 2001. Squad Reserve squad The following players made most of their appearances for the reserves this season, but may have also appeared for the reserves or the U-17s, or may have appeared for the first team in a friendly. 13 ENG GK Boaz MyhillMyhill was born in Modesto, California, United States, but was raised in England from the age of 1, qualifying to represent any of the home nations. He represented England at U-17, U-18, and U-20 level before making his international debut for Wales in March 2008. 24 IRL MF John McGrath 25 ENG FW Jon Bewers 28 NIR MF Gavin Melaugh 29 ENG MF Stephen Cooke ENG DF Danny Haynes ENG DF Danny Jackman ENG DF Andrew Marfell ENG MF Jay Smith ENG MF David Berks GER MF Giovanni SperanzaSperanza was born in Giessen, West Germany (now Germany), and later represented Italy internationally in futsal. on trial UKR MF Serhiy KandaurovKandaurov was born in Zheleznogorsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union (now Russia), but also qualified to represent Ukraine internationally and made his international debut for Ukraine in August 1992. on trial from Benfica Stefan Andersson U-19 squad The following players made most of their appearances for the U-19s this season, but may have also appeared for the reserves or the U-17s. 23 ENG FW Stefan Moore 39 IRL GK Wayne Henderson 42 IRL FW Peter Hynes 43 ENG DF Liam Ridgewell 46 ENG DF Ben Willetts ENG DF David Andrewartha ENG DF Rob EdwardsEdwards was born in Madeley, England, and represented them at U-16 level, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally through his parents and would make his international debut for Wales in March 2003. ENG DF Leon Hylton ENG DF Cameron Stuart IRL DF Seán Dillon ENG MF Ryan Amoo ENG MF Jamie Cunnington on trial to Bradford City ENG MF Alexis NicolasNicolas was born in Westminster, England, but also qualified to represent Cyprus internationally and represented them at U-21 level. ENG MF James Pawley ENG MF Peter Whittingham NIR MF David Scullion DEN MF Thomas Kristensen on trial from AB RUS MF Alexei EremenkoEremenko was born in Rostov-on-Don, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union (now Russia), but was raised in Finland from the age of 7, gained Finnish citizenship in 2003, and would make his international debut for Finland in October 2003. on trial from FC Jokerit ENG FW Lee McGuire ENG FW Michael Husbands Faroe Islands FW Hjalgrím Elttør on trial from KÍ DF Andy Wells U-17 squad The following players made most of their appearances for the U-17s this season, but may have also appeared for the reserves or the U-19s. ENG GK Antoni Pecora IRL GK Stephen Gahan ENG DF Stuart Bridges ENG DF Gary Cahill ENG DF Scott Cormell ENG DF Nick Green ENG DF Paul Green ENG DF James O'Connor ENG DF Oliver Williams ENG MF Adam Baptist ENG MF Jamie WardWard was born in Birmingham, England, but also qualifies to represent Northern Ireland internationally through his grandfather and represented them at U-19 and U-21 level before making his international debut for Northern Ireland in August 2011. SCO MF Colin Marshall NIR MF Steven Davis IRL MF Stephen Foley-Sheridan ENG FW Gabriel Agbonlahor ENG FW Mark Atkinson ENG FW Luke Moore ENG FW Shane Paul SCO FW Alan Brazil MF Rowan Caney MF John Grady MF David Nolan Daniel Bridges Other players The following players did not play for any Aston Villa team this season. ENG DF Liam Folds ENG DF Jamie McCombe on trial from Scunthorpe United IRL DF Pierre Ennis DEN DF Casper Abildgaard on trial from AB IRL MF Keith Fahey ENG FW John Turner MF John Malpass Notes References External links Aston Villa official website https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/ Aston Villa Category:Aston Villa F.C. seasons