2008–09 Aston Villa F.C. season

English football club season November 2016 April 2018 Recent history of Aston Villa Aston Villa records and statistics Aston Villa Aston Villa team vs FH August 2008.jpg 2008–09 Martin O'Neill Randy Lerner Premier League 6th FA Cup Fifth round League Cup Third round UEFA Cup Round of 32 Gabriel Agbonlahor (12) John Carew (15) 42,585 vs Manchester United, Arsenal, Chelsea, Newcastle United 21,541 vs Queens Park Rangers _astonvilla0809h _astonvilla0809h _astonvilla0809h _astonvilla0809h _astonvilla0809hl 00aef0 FFFFFF 00aef0 FFFFFF 00aef0 _astonvilla0809a _astonvilla0809a _astonvilla0809a _astonvilla0809a _astonvilla0809al 000000 00aef0 000000 000000 000000 _astonvilla0708a _astonvilla0708a _astonvilla0708a _astonvilla0809h _classicfootball ADD8E6 ADD8E6 ADD8E6 FFFFFF FFFFFF 2007–08 2009–10 The 2008-09 season was Aston Villa's 17th season in the Premier League. The 2008–09 Premier League season was Villa's 134th season in English football. It was the club's 98th season in the top-flight and their 21st consecutive season in the top flight. They were managed by Martin O'Neill – in his third season since replacing David O'Leary. The 2008–09 season was the first spell in European competition for O'Neill, and the first for Villa, in 6 seasons. The club's first summer signing was the permanent capture of on-loan West Brom centre-back, Curtis Davies, in July, while their first sale was made in May, as Luke Moore completed a move to West Brom in an initial £3 million deal, after he had spent the second half of the 2007–08 season there on loan. The fixtures for the 2008–09 season were announced on Monday 16 June 2008, with Aston Villa beginning at home against Manchester City and finishing the season at home to Newcastle. Due to Birmingham's relegation at the end of the 2007–08 season, there was no Second City derby, however they faced local rivals West Brom on 20 September 2008 at The Hawthorns and on 10 January 2009 at home.http://origin-www.premierleague.com/page/Headlines/0,,12306~1328838,00.html Premier League 2008/09 fixtures announced Premier League 16 June 2008 10 April 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140413143714/http://origin-www.premierleague.com/page/Headlines/0,,12306~1328838,00.html 13 April 2014 dead In December 2008, Everton player and boyhood Villa fan, Joleon Lescott put two past Villa and still lost the match following Ashley Young's "brilliant" equalizer.7th December 2008 Everton 2–3 Aston Villa After 25 games, having qualified for the UEFA Cup as joint winners of the Intertoto Cup, the club were third in the table on 51 points, 2 points above Chelsea on level games and 7 points above Arsenal in 5th place and on course for a place in the Champions League for the first time since 1983. O'Neill decided to prioritise Champions League qualification above all else, fielding a virtual reserve side for a UEFA Cup game against CSKA Moscow which was subsequently lost.http://edition.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/football/02/26/uefacup.roundup/index.html Villa 'reserves' crash out to CSKA Moscow CNN 26 February 2009 14 December 2013 Following this, Villa failed to win any of the next 8 league games and improving form for Arsenal & Chelsea meant that Villa failed to reach the top 4. Kit Kit Supplier Sponsor Nike Acorns* *Villa passed up sponsorship for the 2008–09 season and instead displayed the children's hospice charity, Acorns. Matches Pre-season friendlies DateOpponentsH/AResultScorersVenueRef. Reference10 July 2008FC Wil 1900 SWIA6–0Harewood (2), Carew, Delfouneso, Maloney, RoutledgeSportpark Bergholzhttp://villa.theoffside.com/match-reports/villa-storm-to-a-6-0-win.html dead https://archive.today/20130204024917/http://villa.theoffside.com/match-reports/villa-storm-to-a-6-0-win.html 4 February 2013 Villa storm to a 6–0 win 10 July 2008 The Offside12 July 2008FC Zürich SWIA1–2AgbonlahorLetzigrundAston Villa lose fitness battle in Zurich 13 July 2008 http://www.birminghampost.co.uk/news/local-news/aston-villa-lose-fitness-battle-395768015 July 2008Lincoln CityA1–3CarewSincil BankLincoln City 3–1 VILLA 15 July 2008 Aston Villa F.C. http://www.avfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10265~1344486,00.html https://web.archive.org/web/20160310125554/http://www.avfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10265~1344486,00.html 10 March 201622 July 2008WalsallA3–2Maloney (2), RoutledgeBescot Stadiumhttps://archive.today/20121223235348/http://www.avfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10265~1348953,00.html Aston Villa F.C. http://www.avfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10265~1348953,00.html Walsall 2–3 VILLA 22 July 2008 23 December 2012 dead2 August 2008ReadingA1–1AgbonlahorMadejski StadiumReading 1 – Villa 1 & Sidwell Injured 2 August 2008 http://www.astonvilla.vitalfootball.co.uk/article.asp?a=508650 https://web.archive.org/web/20110904142450/http://www.astonvilla.vitalfootball.co.uk/article.asp?a=508650 4 September 20116 August 2008Real Balompédica Linense SPAA1–1CarewEstadio Municipal de La Línea de la ConcepciónPre-season friendly: Real Balompédica Linense 1 Aston Villa 1 http://www.oleole.com/blogs/avfcblog/posts/pre-season-friendly-real-balompedica-linense-1-aston-villa-1 https://web.archive.org/web/20120311153041/http://www.oleole.com/blogs/avfcblog/posts/pre-season-friendly-real-balompedica-linense-1-aston-villa-1 11 March 2012 AVFC Blog @ OleOle dead 6 August 20088 August 2008UD Marbella SPAA2–0Delfouneso, GardnerEstadio Municipal de MarbellaFT: UD Marbella 0–2 VILLA Aston Villa F.C. http://www.avfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10265~1361829,00.html https://web.archive.org/web/20160309061509/http://www.avfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10265~1361829,00.html 9 March 2016 8 August 2008 Premier League 17 August 2008 Aston Villa 4–2 Manchester City W Carew, Agbonlahor (3) Villa Park 39,955 Report 23 August 2008 Stoke City 3–2 Aston Villa L Carew, Laursen Britannia Stadium 27,500 Report 31 August 2008 Aston Villa 0–0 Liverpool D Villa Park 41,647 Report 15 September 2008 Tottenham Hotspur 1–2 Aston Villa W Reo-Coker, A.Young White Hart Lane 36,076 Report 21 September 2008 West Bromwich Albion 1–2 Aston Villa W Carew, Agbonlahor The Hawthorns 26,011 Report 27 September 2008 Aston Villa 2–1 Sunderland W A.Young, Carew Villa Park 38,706 Report 5 October 2008 Chelsea 2–0 Aston Villa L Stamford Bridge 41,593 Report 18 October 2008 Aston Villa 0–0 Portsmouth D Villa Park 37,660 Report 26 October 2008 Wigan Athletic 0–4 Aston Villa W Barry, Agbonlahor, Carew, Sidwell JJB Stadium 20,249 Report 29 October 2008 Aston Villa 3–2 Blackburn Rovers W L.Young, Barry, Agbonlahor Villa Park 35,985 Report 3 November 2008 Newcastle United 2–0 Aston Villa L St James' Park 44,567 Report 9 November 2008 Aston Villa 1–2 Middlesbrough L Sidwell Villa Park 36,672 Report 15 November 2008 Arsenal 0–2 Aston Villa W Clichy (OG), Agbonlahor Emirates Stadium 60,047 Report 22 November 2008 Aston Villa 0–0 Manchester United D Villa Park 42,585 Report 29 November 2008 Aston Villa 0–0 Fulham D Villa Park 36,625 Report 7 December 2008 Everton 2–3 Aston Villa W Sidwell, A.Young (2) Goodison Park 31,922 Report 13 December 2008 Aston Villa 4–2 Bolton Wanderers W Agbonlahor (2), Davies (OG), A.Young Villa Park 35,134 Report 20 December 2008 West Ham United 0–1 Aston Villa W Neill (OG) Boleyn Ground 31,353 Report 26 December 2008 Aston Villa 2–2 Arsenal D Barry (pen), Knight Villa Park 42,585 Report 30 December 2008 Hull City 0–1 Aston Villa W Zayatte (OG) KC Stadium 24,727 Report 10 January 2009 Aston Villa 2–1 West Bromwich Albion W Davies, Agbonlahor Villa Park 41,757 Report 17 January 2009 Sunderland 1–2 Aston Villa W Milner, Barry (pen) Stadium of Light 40,350 Report 27 January 2009 Portsmouth 0–1 Aston Villa W Heskey Fratton Park 19,073 Report 31 January 2009 Aston Villa 0–0 Wigan Athletic D Villa Park 41,766 Report 7 February 2009 Blackburn Rovers 0–2 Aston Villa W Milner, Agbonlahor Ewood Park 24,267 Report 21 February 2009 Aston Villa 0–1 Chelsea L Villa Park 42,585 Report 1 March 2009 Aston Villa 2–2 Stoke City D Petrov, Carew Villa Park 39,641 Report 4 March 2009 Manchester City 2–0 Aston Villa L City of Manchester Stadium 40,137 Report 15 March 2009 Aston Villa 1–2 Tottenham Hotspur L Carew Villa Park 41,205 Report 22 March 2009 Liverpool 5–0 Aston Villa L Anfield 44,131 Report 5 April 2009 Manchester United 3–2 Aston Villa L Carew, Agbonlahor Old Trafford 75,409 Report 12 April 2009 Aston Villa 3–3 Everton D Carew, Milner, Barry (pen) Villa Park 40,188 Report 18 April 2009 Aston Villa 1–1 West Ham United D Heskey Villa Park 39,534 Report 25 April 2009 Bolton Wanderers 1–1 Aston Villa D A.Young Reebok Stadium 21,709 Report 4 May 2009 Aston Villa 1–0 Hull City W Carew Villa Park 39,607 Report 9 May 2009 Fulham 3–1 Aston Villa L A.Young Craven Cottage 25,660 Report 16 May 2009 Middlesbrough 1–1 Aston Villa D Carew Riverside Stadium 27,261 Report 24 May 2009 Aston Villa 1–0 Newcastle United W Duff (OG) Villa Park 42,585 Report FA Cup RoundDateOpponentsH/AResultScorersVenueAttendanceRef. ReferenceThird round4 January 2009GillinghamA2–1Milner (2)Priestfield Stadium10,107Gillingham 1–2 Aston Villa 4 January 2009 BBC Sport https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/fa_cup/7803349.stmFourth round24 January 2009Doncaster RoversA0–0Keepmoat Stadium13,517Aston Villa F.C. http://www.avfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10265~1531243,00.html dead https://archive.today/20121224163505/http://www.avfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10265~1531243,00.html 24 December 2012 Doncaster 0–0 VILLA 24 January 2009Fourth round replay4 February 2009Doncaster RoversH3–1Sidwell, Carew, DelfounesoVilla Park24,203VILLA 3–1 Doncaster Aston Villa F.C. http://www.avfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10265~1545509,00.html https://web.archive.org/web/20160304030015/http://www.avfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10265~1545509,00.html 4 March 2016 4 February 2009 deadFifth round15 February 2009EvertonA1–3MilnerGoodison Park35,439Everton 3–1 Aston Villa 15 February 2009 BBC Sport https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/fa_cup/7872210.stm Football League Cup RoundDateOpponentsH/AResultScorersVenueAttendanceRef. ReferenceThird round24 September 2008Queens Park RangersH0–1Villa Park21,541Aston Villa 0–1 QPR 24 September 2008 BBC Sport https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/league_cup/7626806.stm UEFA Cup RoundDateOpponentsH/AResultScorersVenueAttendanceRef. ReferenceUEFA Intertoto Cup – 3rd round19 July 2008Odense Boldklub DENA2–2Carew, LaursenFionia Park12,000Aston Villa F.C. http://www.avfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10265~1347216,00.html dead https://archive.today/20121223092032/http://www.avfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10265~1347216,00.html 23 December 2012 Odense BK 2–2 VILLA 19 July 2008 UEFA Intertoto Cup – 3rd round26 July 2008Odense Boldklub DENH1–0A.YoungVilla Park34,394VILLA 1–0 Odense BK Aston Villa F.C. http://www.avfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10265~1351790,00.html https://web.archive.org/web/20160304025953/http://www.avfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10265~1351790,00.html 4 March 2016 26 July 2008UEFA Cup – Second qualifying round14 August 2008Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar ISLA4–1Barry, A.Young, Agbonlahor, LaursenLaugardalsvöllur2,200FH 1–4 VILLA Aston Villa F.C. http://www.avfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10265~1366176,00.html https://web.archive.org/web/20160304043339/http://www.avfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10265~1366176,00.html 4 March 2016 dead 14 August 2008UEFA Cup – Second qualifying round28 August 2008Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar ISLH1–1GardnerVilla Park25,415Aston Villa F.C. http://www.avfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10265~1377644,00.html dead https://archive.today/20121223100450/http://www.avfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10265~1377644,00.html 23 December 2012 VILLA 1–1 FH 28 August 2008UEFA Cup – First round18 September 2008PFC Litex Lovech BULA3–1Reo-Coker, Barry, PetrovLovech Stadium7,000Litex Lovech 1–3 Aston Villa 18 September 2008 BBC Sport https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/7615244.stmUEFA Cup – First round2 October 2008PFC Litex Lovech BULH1–1HarewoodVilla Park27,230Aston Villa 1–1 Litex Lov'h (4–2) 2 October 2008 BBC Sport https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/7639426.stmUEFA Cup – Group Stage23 October 2008Ajax NEDH2–1Laursen, BarryVilla Park36,657Aston Villa 2–1 Ajax 23 October 2008 BBC Sport https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/7672248.stmUEFA Cup – Group Stage6 November 2008Slavia Prague CZEA1–0CarewSynot Tip Arena22,322Slavia Prague 0–1 Aston Villa 6 November 2008 BBC Sport https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/7697334.stmUEFA Cup – Group Stage4 December 2008MŠK Žilina SLOH1–2DelfounesoVilla Park28,797Aston Villa 1–2 MSK Zilina 4 December 2008 BBC Sport https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/7750021.stmUEFA Cup – Group Stage17 December 2008Hamburger SV GERA1–3DelfounesoHSH Nordbank Arena49,121Hamburg 3–1 Aston Villa 17 December 2008 BBC Sport https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/7775413.stmUEFA Cup – Round of 3218 February 2009CSKA Moscow RUSH1–1CarewVilla Park38,038VILLA 1–1 CSKA Moscow Aston Villa F.C. http://www.avfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10265~1561714,00.html https://web.archive.org/web/20160304030023/http://www.avfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10265~1561714,00.html 4 March 2016 18 February 2009UEFA Cup – Round of 3226 February 2009CSKA Moscow RUSA0–2Luzhniki Stadium25,650CSKA 2–0 VILLA Aston Villa F.C. http://www.avfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10265~1570043,00.html https://web.archive.org/web/20160304030029/http://www.avfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10265~1570043,00.html 4 March 2016 26 February 2009 Transfers Transferred in DatePosPlayerFromFee 3 July 2008 CB Curtis Davies West Bromwich Albion £8,000,000 10 July 2008 CM Steve Sidwell Chelsea £5,000,000 26 July 2008 GK USA Brad Friedel Blackburn Rovers £2,500,000 1 August 2008 GK USA Brad Guzan USA Chivas USA £600,000 7 August 2008 LB Nicky Shorey Reading £2,000,000 8 August 2008 RB Luke Young Middlesbrough £6,000,000 12 August 2008 CB ESP Carlos Cuéllar SCO Rangers £7,800,000 30 August 2008 RM James Milner Newcastle United £12,000,000 23 January 2009 CF Emile Heskey Wigan Athletic £3,500,000£45,400,000 #D4AF37 Record 1px solid #AAAAAA Loaned in DatePosPlayerFromLoan End Transferred out DatePosPlayerToFee 28 May 2008 CF Luke Moore West Bromwich Albion £3,000,000 1 July 2008 AM CZE Patrik Berger CZE Sparta Prague Free transfer 1 July 2008 CB SWE Olof Mellberg ITA JuventusFree transfer 1 July 2008 GK DEN Thomas Sørensen Stoke CityFree transfer 22 August 2008 AM SCO Shaun Maloney SCO Celtic £3,000,000 3 January 2009 LM Wayne Routledge Queens Park Rangers £600,000£6,600,000 Loaned out DatePosPlayerToLoan End 23 September 2008 GK IRL David Bevan Tamworth 20 December 2008 3 November 2008 CF Sam Williams Colchester United 30 November 2008 5 November 2008 LB IRL Stephen O'Halloran WAL Swansea City 1 January 2009 20 November 2008 LM Wayne Routledge WAL Cardiff City 2 January 2009 30 January 2009 CF Sam Williams Walsall 15 February 2009 3 March 2009 CM Isaiah Osbourne Nottingham Forest 31 May 2009 9 March 2009 CF Sam Williams Brentford 31 May 2009 13 March 2009 CM SCO Barry Bannan Derby County 31 May 2009 13 March 2009 GK Stuart Taylor WAL Cardiff City 31 May 2009 23 March 2009 CF Marlon Harewood Wolverhampton Wanderers 31 May 2009 Overall transfer activity Expenditure £45,400,000 Income £6,600,000 Balance £38,800,000 Players First-team squad Squad at end of season 1 USA GK Brad Friedel 2 England DF Luke Young 3 Netherlands DF Wilfred Bouma 4 England MF Steve Sidwell 6 ENG MF Gareth Barry vice-captain 7 England MF Ashley Young 8 England MF James Milner 9 England FW Marlon Harewood 10 Norway FW John Carew 11 England FW Gabriel Agbonlahor 13 England GK Stuart Taylor 14 England FW Nathan Delfouneso 15 England DF Curtis Davies 16 England DF Zat Knight 17 Togo MF Moustapha Salifou 18 England FW Emile Heskey 19 Bulgaria MF Stiliyan Petrov 20 England MF Nigel Reo-Coker 21 England DF Nicky Shorey 22 USA GK Brad Guzan 24 Spain DF Carlos Cuéllar 26 England MF Craig Gardner 27 England MF Isaiah Osbourne 45 England MF Marc Albrighton 46 Scotland MF Barry Bannan Left club during season 5 DEN DF Martin Laursen captain; retired 9 ENG FW Marlon Harewood on loan to Wolverhampton Wanderers 18 ENG MF Wayne Routledge to Queens Park Rangers 27 ENG MF Isaiah Osbourne on loan to Nottingham Forest 28 SCO MF Shaun Maloney to Celtic 29 IRL DF Stephen O'Halloran on loan to Swansea City 46 SCO MF Barry Bannan on loan to Derby County Reserve squad The following players made most of their appearances for the reserve team this season, and did not appear for the first team. 29 IRL DF Stephen O'Halloran 43 United States DF Eric Lichaj 47 England DF Ciaran Clark 48 England DF Nathan Baker 49 Australia MF Chris Herd 51 IRL DF Shane Lowry ENG GK Elliot Parish HUN MF Zoltán Stieber ENG FW Sam Williams SWE FW Tobias Mikaelsson on trial to BK Häcken Youth squad The following players made most of their appearances for the youth team this season, but may have also appeared for the reserves. NIR GK Conor Devlin on loan from Manchester United AUT GK Thomas Dau SUI GK Benjamin Siegrist Kosovo GK Aldi Haxhia on loan from Chelsea ENG DF Durrell Berry ENG DF Daniel Bradley ENG DF Ellis Deeney ENG DF Ben Love ENG DF Matthew Roome ENG DF Sam Simmonds WAL DF Tomos Roberts IRL DF Derrick WilliamsWilliams was born in Hamburg, Germany, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his mother and represented them at U-19 and U-21 level before making his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in May 2018. ENG MF Richard Blythe ENG MF Jack Dyer ENG MF Jason Lampkin AUT MF Dominik Hofbauer HUN MF András Stieber ENG FW Ethan Moore ENG FW Kofi Poyser ENG FW Ryan Simmonds IRL FW James CollinsCollins was born in Coventry, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his parents and represented them at U-19 and U-21 level. AUT FW Andreas Weimann Other players The following players did not appear for any squad this season. ENG GK Calum Barrett ENG GK Matt Coton IRL GK David Bevan on loan to Tamworth ENG DF James Clifton ENG DF Jordan Collins ENG DF Calum Flanagan ENG DF Fred Holtom IRL DF Richard BryanBryan was born in Birmingham, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and represented them at U-16 and U-17 level. NED DF Arsenio Halfhuid ENG MF Emmitt Delfouneso ENG MF Harry Forrester ENG MF Gary Gardner ENG MF William Grocott ENG MF Ebby Nelson-Addy ENG MF Charlie Ward NIR FW Adam McGurk TUR FW Umit EminogluEminoglu was born in Solihull, England, but also qualified to represent Turkey internationally and represented them at U-16 level. Trialists ENG MF Alex Witham AUS MF Reece Caira on trial from Blacktown City Competitions Overall Premier League: Sixth League Cup: Third round (knocked out by Q.P.R.) FA Cup: Fifth round (knocked out by Everton) UEFA Intertoto Cup: Joint-winner, qualified for UEFA Cup UEFA Cup: Round of 32 (knocked out by CSKA Moscow) y y Premier League 6th 6th 17 August 2008 24 May 2009 y y Football League Cup Third round Third round 24 September 2008 24 September 2008 y FA Cup 3rd round 5th round 4 January 2009 15 February 2009 12 June 2008 Premier League 2008–09 Premier League Final league table AST Results summary 7 9 3 27 21 10 2 7 27 27 Statistics Player statistics First-Team No.Pos. NationalityPlayerApps Goals Assists10px YC10px RCTotal AppsTotal Goals1 GK USA United States Brad Friedel 46 0 0 1 1 46 02 DF England England Luke Young Luke Young (footballer born 1979) 43 1 0 7 0 43 13 DF Netherlands Netherlands Wilfred Bouma 2 0 0 0 0 90 14 MF England England Steve Sidwell 25 4 1 6 1 25 45 DF Denmark Denmark Martin Laursen 24 4 2 1 0 91 116 MF ENG England Gareth Barry 48 8 9 10 0 440 527 MF ENG England Ashley Young 48 9 15 8 1 100 198 MF ENG England James Milner 43 6 8 7 0 79 99 FW ENG England Marlon Harewood 15 1 3 1 0 40 710 FW Norway Norway John Carew 34 15 4 3 0 78 3111 FW ENG England Gabriel Agbonlahor 48 13 10 4 0 139 3513 GK ENG England Stuart Taylor Stuart Taylor (footballer born 1980) 2 0 0 0 0 17 014 FW England England Nathan Delfouneso 13 3 0 1 0 13 315 DF ENG England Curtis Davies 45 1 1 3 0 59 216 DF ENG England Zat Knight 26 1 0 1 0 54 217 MF Togo Togo Moustapha Salifou 9 0 1 0 0 13 018 FW ENG England Emile Heskey 14 2 0 0 0 14 219 MF Bulgaria Bulgaria Stiliyan Petrov 47 2 4 9 0 112 520 MF ENG England Nigel Reo-Coker 36 2 1 4 0 75 321 DF ENG England Nicky Shorey 33 0 2 2 0 33 022 GK USA United States Brad Guzan 8 0 0 1 0 8 024 DF ESP Spain Carlos Cuéllar 36 0 0 4 0 36 026 MF ENG England Craig Gardner 30 1 2 4 0 77 627 MF ENG England Isaiah Osbourne 6 0 0 1 0 29 029 DF Ireland Republic of Ireland Stephen O'Halloran 0 0 0 0 0 0 043 DF United States United States Eric Lichaj 0 0 0 0 0 0 045 MF ENG England Marc Albrighton 1 0 0 1 0 1 046 MF Scotland Scotland Barry Bannan 2 0 0 1 0 2 047 DF England England Ciaran Clark 0 0 0 0 0 0 048 DF England England Nathan Baker 0 0 0 0 0 0 049 MF Australia Australia Chris Herd 0 0 0 0 0 0 051 MF Ireland Ireland Shane Lowry 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Last Update: End of season Data includes all competitive competitions Reserves/Academy No.Pos. NationalityPlayerReserve Apps Reserve GoalsAcademy Apps Academy GoalsTotal Apps Total Goals45 MF England England Marc Albrighton 10 2 2 0 12 248 DF England England Nathan Baker 4 0 12 0 16 046 MF Scotland Scotland Barry Bannan 11 3 4 0 15 3– FW England England Durrell Berry 0 0 9 2 9 2– MF England England Richard Blythe 1 0 16 1 17 1– MF England England Daniel Bradley 0 0 6 1 6 147 DF ENG England Ciaran Clark 12 1 9 1 21 2– FW ENG England James Collins 10 1 22 24 32 25– GK Austria Austria Thomas Dau 0 0 14 0 14 014 FW ENG England Nathan Delfouneso 9 3 1 0 10 3* GK Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Conor Devlin 0 0 1 0 1 0– MF ENG England Jack Dyer 1 0 13 0 14 0– DF ENG England Calum Flanagan 1 0 17 0 18 0 41 MF ENG England Harry Forrester 3 0 18 5 21 5– MF ENG England Gary Gardner 2 1 11 2 13 3– MF England England Will Grocott 1 0 18 4 19 4– DF Netherlands Netherlands Arsenio Halfhuid 0 0 5 0 5 0* GK Kosovo Kosovo Aldi Haxhia 0 0 1 0 1 049 MF Australia Australia Chris Herd 7 1 0 0 7 142 MF Austria Austria Dominik Hofbauer 6 1 17 3 23 4– MF England England Jonathan Hogg 5 3 0 0 5 3– MF England England Jason Lampkin 0 0 8 0 8 043 DF USA United States Eric Lichaj 10 1 0 0 10 1– MF England England Ben Love 0 0 5 0 5 051 DF Ireland Republic of Ireland Shane Lowry 8 1 0 0 8 1– FW Sweden Sweden Tobias Mikaelsson 3 0 0 0 3 0– FW England England Ethan Moore 0 0 1 1 1 129 DF Ireland Republic of Ireland Stephen O'Halloran 2 0 0 0 2 053 GK ENG England Elliott Parish 9 0 3 0 12 0– FW ENG England Kofi Poyser 0 0 13 4 13 4– DF Wales Wales Tomos Roberts 0 0 12 0 12 0– DF ENG England Matthew Roome 5 0 14 0 19 0– GK Switzerland Switzerland Benjamin Siegrist 0 0 4 0 4 0– MF ENG England Ryan Simmonds 0 0 13 0 13 0– DF England England Sam Simmonds 1 0 6 0 7 0– MF Hungary Hungary András Stieber 0 0 11 4 11 4* MF Hungary Hungary Zoltán Stieber 8 2 0 0 8 2– FW Austria Austria Andreas Weimann 10 2 18 6 28 8– DF Ireland Republic of Ireland Derrick Williams 0 0 1 0 1 0– FW England England Sam Williams Sam Williams (footballer) 4 0 0 0 4 0 Last Update: 25 March 2009 Data includes all competitions Zoltán Stieber signed for TuS Koblenz on 29 January 2009. Conor Devlin and Aldi Haxhia were signed on emergency short-term loan deals. Both returned to Manchester United and Chelsea respectively. Squad information y y Brad Friedel USA 1 GK n 1971 5 18 2008 8 31 2008 16 0 0 2011 £2.5m Stuart Taylor ENG 13 GK y 1980 11 28 2008 8 31 2005 14 3 0 2009 Undisclosed Brad Guzan USA 22 GK n 1984 9 9 2008 8 31 2008 2 0 0 2011 £0.6m Luke Young ENG 2 RB y 1979 7 19 2008 8 31 2008 13 1 1 2011 £6m Wilfred Bouma NED 3 LB y 1978 3 15 2008 8 31 2005 87 3 1 2011 £3.5m Martin Laursen DEN 5 CB y 1977 7 26 2008 8 31 2004 81 2 11 2010 £3m Curtis Davies ENG 15 CB y 1985 3 15 2008 8 31 2008 22 5 1 2012 Undisclosed Zat Knight ENG 16 CB y 1980 5 2 2008 8 31 2007 32 2 1 2011 £3.5m Nicky Shorey ENG 21 LB y 1981 2 19 2008 8 31 2008 16 0 0 2011 Undisclosed Carlos Cuéllar ESP 24 CB y 1981 8 23 2008 8 31 2008 9 3 0 2012 £7.8m Stephen O'Halloran IRL 29 LB y 1987 11 29 2008 8 31 2008 0 0 0 2009 Academy Steve Sidwell ENG 4 CM y 1982 12 14 2008 8 31 2008 3 3 1 2011 Undisclosed Gareth Barry ENG 6 CM y 1981 2 23 2008 8 31 1997 393 17 49 2010 Undisclosed Ashley Young ENG 7 LM y 1985 7 9 2008 8 31 2007 67 3 14 2011 £9.6m James Milner ENG 8 RM y 1986 1 4 2008 8 31 2008 40 5 3 2012 £12m Moustapha Salifou TOG 17 CM n 1983 6 1 2008 8 31 2007 3 6 0 2009 Undisclosed Stiliyan Petrov BUL 19 CM y 1979 7 5 2008 8 31 2006 75 7 4 2010 £6.5m Nigel Reo-Coker ENG 20 CM y 1984 5 14 2008 8 31 2007 56 0 3 2011 £8.5m Craig Gardner ENG 26 CM y 1986 11 25 2008 8 31 2005 37 21 6 2011 Academy Isaiah Osbourne ENG 27 CM y 1987 11 15 2008 8 31 2006 13 13 0 2011 Academy Marlon Harewood ENG 9 CF y 1979 8 25 2008 8 31 2006 7 27 7 2010 £4m John Carew NOR 10 CF y 1979 9 5 2008 8 31 2007 57 2 23 2010 Part-Exchange Gabriel Agbonlahor ENG 11 CF y 1986 10 13 2008 8 31 2006 102 8 29 2011 Academy Nathan Delfouneso ENG 14 CF y 1991 2 2 2008 8 31 2008 0 3 0 2010 Academy Emile Heskey ENG 18 CF y 1978 11 1 2008 8 31 2009 3 0 1 2012 £3.5m 12 May 2008 ENG 2008 position on pitch (from back right to front left) avfc.co.uk, players' Wikipedia articles y December 2010 Notes notes References External links Aston Villa official website avfchistory.co.uk 2008–09 season Category:Aston Villa F.C. seasons Aston Villa