1998–99 Aston Villa F.C. season


During the 1998–99 English football season, Aston Villa competed in the Premier League. The season was Villa's eighth in the Premier League, and their eleventh consecutive season in the top division of English football.

Season summary

The early-season sale of Dwight Yorke to Manchester United seemed to rule out Villa's chances of challenging for a place in Europe, but new signings Dion Dublin and Paul Merson soon revitalised the attack and the team spent much of the first half of the season at the top of the Premiership. Eventually, the challenge from Manchester United, Arsenal and Chelsea proved to be too strong, and Villa's season capitulated. The team finally finished sixth below fellow blue-claret team West Ham United and thus missing out on a European place.

Final league table

;Results summary
;Results by matchday

Results

Aston Villa's results
DateOpponentVenueResultCompetitionScorers
15/08/1998EvertonA0–0Premier League
23/08/1998MiddlesbroughH3–1Premier League Joachim 6', Charles 52', Thompson 78'
29/08/1998Sheffield WednesdayA1–0Premier LeagueJoachim 37'
09/09/1998Newcastle UnitedH1–0Premier LeagueHendrie 63'
12/09/1998WimbledonH2–0Premier LeagueMerson 45', Taylor 59'
12/09/1998StrømsgodsetA3–2UEFA CupCharles 83', Vassell 89', 90'
19/09/1998Leeds UnitedA0–0Premier League
26/09/1998Derby CountyH1–0Premier LeagueMerson 14'
29/09/1998StrømsgodsetH3–0UEFA CupStan Collymore 11', 23', 64'
03/10/1998Coventry CityA2–1Premier LeagueTaylor 29', 39'
17/10/1998West Ham UnitedA0–0Premier League
20/10/1998Celta VigoH1–0UEFA CupJoachim 15'
24/10/1998Leicester CityH1–1Premier LeagueEhiogu 67'
28/10/1998ChelseaA1–4League CupMark Draper 10'
03/11/1998Celta VigoA1–3UEFA CupStan Collymore 30'
07/11/1998Tottenham HotspurH3–2Premier LeagueDublin 31', 35', Collymore 48'
14/11/1998SouthamptonA4–1Premier LeagueDublin 3', 56', 85', Merson 77'
21/11/1998LiverpoolH2–4Premier LeagueDublin 47', 64'
28/11/1998Nottingham ForestA2–2Premier LeagueJoachim 59', 63'
05/12/1998Manchester UnitedH1–1Premier LeagueJoachim 55'
09/12/1998ChelseaA1–2Premier LeagueHendrie 32'
13/12/1998ArsenalH3–2Premier LeagueJoachim 62', Dublin 65', 83'
21/12/1998Charlton AthleticA1–0Premier LeagueRufus 3'
26/12/1998Blackburn RoversA1–2Premier LeagueScimeca 81'
28/12/1998Sheffield WednesdayH2–1Premier LeagueSouthgate 7', Ehiogu 85'
02/01/1999Hull CityH3–0FA CupCollymore 45', 67', Joachim 61'
09/01/1999MiddlesbroughH0–0Premier League
18/01/1999EvertonH3–0Premier LeagueJoachim 40', 51', Merson 78'
22/01/1999FulhamH0–2FA Cup
30/01/1999Newcastle UnitedA1–2Premier LeagueMerson 60'
06/02/1999Blackburn RoversH1–3Premier LeagueJoachim 69'
17/02/1999Leeds UnitedH1–2Premier LeagueScimeca 76'
21/02/1999WimbledonA0–0Premier League
27/02/1999Coventry CityH1–4Premier LeagueDublin 55'
10/03/1999Derby CountyA1–2Premier LeagueThompson 44'
13/03/1999Tottenham HotspurA0–1Premier League
21/03/1999ChelseaH0–3Premier League
02/04/1999West Ham UnitedH0–0Premier League
06/04/1999Leicester CityA2–2Premier LeagueHendrie 2', Joachim 49'
10/04/1999SouthamptonH3–0Premier LeagueDraper 13', Joachim 66', Dublin 89'
17/04/1999LiverpoolA1–0Premier LeagueTaylor
24/04/1999Nottingham ForestH2–0Premier LeagueDraper 45', Barry 57'
01/05/1999Manchester UnitedA1–2Premier LeagueJoachim 33'
08/05/1999Charlton AthleticH3–4Premier LeagueBarry 7', Joachim 66', 79'
16/05/1999ArsenalA0–1Premier League

Players

First-team squad

Left club during season

Reserve squad

Youth team

Other players

Transfers

In

Out

Statistics

Appearances and goals

! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Goalkeepers
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Defenders
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Midfielders
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Forwards
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Players transferred out during the season

Starting 11

Goalscorers