Aston Villa
2009–10 season
ChairmanRandy Lerner
ManagerMartin O'Neill
Premier League6th
FA CupSemi-finals
League CupRunners-up
UEFA Europa LeaguePlay-off round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Gabriel Agbonlahor (13)
All:
John Carew (17)
Highest home attendance42,788 vs Liverpool (29 December 2009), Manchester United (10 February 2010), Birmingham City (25 April 2010)
Lowest home attendance22,527 vs Cardiff City (23 September 2009)
Second City Derby
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Villa on 20 August 2009 in Vienna.

The 2009–10 Premier League season was Aston Villa's 135th season in English football. It was the club's 99th season in the top-flight and their 22nd consecutive season in the top flight of English football, the Premier League. They were managed by Martin O'Neill – in his fourth season since replacing David O'Leary. The 2009–10 season was Villa's second consecutive spell in European competition for the club, and the first in the newly formatted UEFA Europa League.

This term marked the first for the club without long-term player and former captain Gareth Barry following his £12million move to Manchester City on 2 June 2009. Barry had been at the club since 1997.

The Birmingham Derby made a return to the Premier League after local rivals Birmingham City were promoted to the top tier. Villa won the first of two fixtures 1–0 at St Andrew's on 13 September 2009 with Gabriel Agbonlahor scoring the winning goal. Villa also won the return fixture at Villa Park 1–0 on 25 April 2010, thanks to a James Milner penalty. Villa also played games against newly promoted Wolves from nearby Wolverhampton, resulting in a 1–1 draw at Molineux and a 2–2 draw at Villa Park.

The club progressed to the final of the League Cup during this season, eliminating Cardiff City, Sunderland, Portsmouth and Blackburn Rovers along the way. However, Aston Villa were beaten 2–1 by Manchester United in the final at Wembley Stadium on 28 February 2010. Villa's other domestic cup venture also took the club to Wembley in the FA Cup, where they were defeated 3–0 by Chelsea in the semi-final. Aston Villa finished 6th in the Premier League for the 3rd year in a row, with 2 points more than previous season, they also qualified for the Europa League for the 3rd year running.

Kit

Kit Supplier Sponsor
NikeAcorns*

*Villa passed up sponsorship for the 2008-09 season and instead displayed the children's hospice charity, Acorns.

Transfers

Transferred in

Date Pos Player From Fee
20 June 2009AMSamir CarruthersArsenalFree transfer
16 July 2009LMStewart DowningMiddlesbrough£12,000,000
4 August 2009CMFabian DelphLeeds United£6,000,000
7 August 2009RBSenegal Habib BeyeNewcastle United£2,500,000
13 August 2009GKAndy MarshallCoventry CityFree transfer
27 August 2009LBStephen WarnockBlackburn Rovers£7,000,000
1 September 2009CBWales James CollinsWest Ham United£5,000,000
1 September 2009CBRepublic of Ireland Richard DunneManchester City£6,000,000
£38,500,000

  Record (equal)

Loaned in

Date Pos Player From Loan End

Transferred out

Date Pos Player To Fee
1 July 2009CMGareth BarryManchester City£12,000,000
1 July 2009GKStuart TaylorManchester CityFree transfer
1 July 2009CBDenmark Martin LaursenRetired—
21 July 2009CFSam WilliamsYeovil TownFree transfer
25 July 2009CBZat KnightBolton Wanderers£4,000,000
26 January 2010CMCraig GardnerBirmingham City£3,000,000
£19,600,000

Loaned out

Date Pos Player To Loan End
5 August 2009GKRepublic of Ireland David BevanIlkeston Town5 September 2009
18 September 2009CBAustralia Shane LowryPlymouth Argyle1 January 2010
26 September 2009CFMarlon HarewoodNewcastle United31 December 2009
26 October 2009CBNathan BakerLincoln City1 January 2010
26 October 2009CFRepublic of Ireland James CollinsDarlington22 January 2010
26 October 2009RBUnited States Eric LichajLincoln City1 January 2010
7 November 2009CMIsaiah OsbourneMiddlesbrough5 January 2010
19 November 2009CMJonathan HoggDarlington2 January 2010
24 November 2009LBNicky ShoreyNottingham Forest26 January 2010
26 November 2009CMScotland Barry BannanBlackpool31 May 2010
26 November 2009CMAustralia Chris HerdLincoln City26 December 2009
5 December 2009GKRepublic of Ireland David BevanSolihull Moors5 January 2010
30 January 2010CBAustralia Shane LowryLeeds United31 May 2010
1 February 2010LBNicky ShoreyFulham31 May 2010
26 March 2010RBUnited States Eric LichajLeyton Orient31 May 2010

Overall transfer activity

First team squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK United States USA Brad Friedel
2 DF England ENG Luke Young
3 DF Netherlands NED Wilfred Bouma
4 MF England ENG Steve Sidwell
5 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Richard Dunne
6 MF England ENG Stewart Downing
7 MF England ENG Ashley Young
8 MF England ENG James Milner
10 FW Norway NOR John Carew
11 FW England ENG Gabriel Agbonlahor
12 MF England ENG Marc Albrighton
14 FW England ENG Nathan Delfouneso
15 DF England ENG Curtis Davies
16 MF England ENG Fabian Delph
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 FW England ENG Emile Heskey
19 MF Bulgaria BUL Stiliyan Petrov (captain)
20 MF England ENG Nigel Reo-Coker
21 DF England ENG Nicky Shorey
22 GK United States USA Brad Guzan
23 DF Senegal SEN Habib Beye
24 DF Spain ESP Carlos Cuéllar
25 DF England ENG Stephen Warnock
26 MF England ENG Craig Gardner
29 DF Wales WAL James Collins
33 GK England ENG Andy Marshall
45 MF Australia AUS Shane Lowry
47 DF England ENG Ciaran Clark


Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
9 FW England ENG Marlon Harewood (on loan to Newcastle United)
21 DF England ENG Nicky Shorey (on loan to Nottingham Forest and Fulham)
26 MF England ENG Craig Gardner (to Birmingham City)
27 MF England ENG Isaiah Osbourne (on loan to Middlesbrough)
44 DF United States USA Eric Lichaj (on loan to Lincoln City and Leyton Orient)
No. Pos. Nation Player
45 MF Australia AUS Shane Lowry (on loan to Plymouth and Leeds United)
46 MF Scotland SCO Barry Bannan (on loan to Blackpool)
48 DF England ENG Nathan Baker (on loan to Lincoln City)
49 MF Australia AUS Chris Herd (on loan to Lincoln City)
50 MF England ENG Jonathan Hogg (on loan to Darlington)

Reserve squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
9 FW England ENG Marlon Harewood
17 MF Togo TOG Moustapha Salifou
27 MF England ENG Isaiah Osbourne
42 FW Austria AUT Andreas Weimann
43 GK England ENG Elliott Parish
No. Pos. Nation Player
44 DF United States USA Eric Lichaj
46 MF Scotland SCO Barry Bannan
48 DF England ENG Nathan Baker
49 MF Australia AUS Chris Herd
50 MF England ENG Jonathan Hogg

Kit changes

The club once again dismissed sponsorship payments to allow Acorns as a charitable sponsor. A new away kit was unveiled on 24 May 2009 and inspired by the England national football team. It features a white and gray halved style with pinstripes and a navy accent, intended to pay tribute to the 67 Villa players that have appeared for the country while at the club.[1] The blue and black away kit of 2008–09 also became this season's third kit.[2] The new home kit was unveiled the day before the first clash of the Peace Cup 2009, which was against Málaga on Saturday 25 July.[3]

Premier League

Final league position

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
4 Tottenham Hotspur 38 21 7 10 67 41 +26 70 Qualification for the Champions League play-off round
5 Manchester City 38 18 13 7 73 45 +28 67 Qualification for the Europa League play-off round[lower-alpha 1]
6 Aston Villa 38 17 13 8 52 39 +13 64
7 Liverpool 38 18 9 11 61 35 +26 63 Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round[lower-alpha 2]
8 Everton 38 16 13 9 60 49 +11 61
Source: Premier League
Notes:
  1. ↑ Since Manchester United won the League Cup and then qualified for the Champions League, their spot in the Europa League was passed down to the 6th-placed team. The 6th-placed Aston Villa was coincidentally also the League Cup runners-up.
  2. ↑ Originally Portsmouth qualified for the third qualifying round of the Europa League as the FA Cup runners-up, replacing the winners, Champions League-qualified Chelsea. However, they failed to apply for a UEFA licence. Therefore, Liverpool as the best placed team not qualified for the European competitions took their place.

Results

Results by matchday

Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAAHAHAHHAAHAHHAAHAHAHHAAHHAHAHAAHAHAH
ResultLWWWWLDWDDLWDDWWWWLLDDWDDWDWDDLWDWWWLL
Position1612865776777556544446777777777777776566
Source: worldfootball.net
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
15 August 2009 1 Aston Villa 0–2 Wigan Athletic Birmingham
Rodallega 31'
Koumas 56'		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 35,578
24 August 2009 2 Liverpool 1–3 Aston Villa Liverpool
Torres 72' Lucas 34' (o.g.)
Davies 44'
A. Young 75'		 Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 43,667
30 August 2009 3 Aston Villa 2–0 Fulham Birmingham
Pantsil 3' (o.g.)
Agbonlahor 60'		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 32,917
13 September 2009 4 Birmingham City 0–1 Aston Villa Birmingham
Agbonlahor 85' Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 25,196
19 September 2009 5 Aston Villa 2–0 Portsmouth Birmingham
Milner 34' (pen.)
Agbonlahor 43'		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 35,979
26 September 2009 6 Blackburn Rovers 2–1 Aston Villa Blackburn
Samba 24'
Dunn 88' (pen.)		 Agbonlahor 3' Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 25,172
5 October 2009 7 Aston Villa 1–1 Manchester City Birmingham
Dunne 15' Bellamy 67' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 37,924
17 October 2009 8 Aston Villa 2–1 Chelsea Birmingham
Dunne 32'
Collins 52'		 Drogba 15' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 39,047
31 October 2009 10 Everton 1–1 Aston Villa Liverpool
Bilyaletdinov 44' Carew 46' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 36,648
4 November 2009 11 West Ham United 2–1 Aston Villa London
Noble 44' (pen.)
Hines 90'		 A. Young 52' Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 30,024
7 November 2009 12 Aston Villa 5–1 Bolton Wanderers Birmingham
A. Young 5'
Agbonlahor 43'
Carew 53'
Milner 72'
Cuéllar 76'		 Elmander 44' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 38,101
21 November 2009 13 Burnley 1–1 Aston Villa Burnley
Caldwell 9' Heskey 86' Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 21,179
28 November 2009 14 Aston Villa 1–1 Tottenham Hotspur Birmingham
Agbonlahor 10' Dawson 77' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 39,866
5 December 2009 15 Aston Villa 3–0 Hull City Birmingham
Dunne 13'
Milner 29'
Carew 88' (pen.)		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 39,748
12 December 2009 16 Manchester United 0–1 Aston Villa Manchester
Agbonlahor 21' Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 75,130
15 December 2009 17 Sunderland 0–2 Aston Villa Sunderland
Heskey 24'
Milner 61'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 34,821
19 December 2009 18 Aston Villa 1–0 Stoke City Birmingham
Carew 61' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 35,852
27 December 2009 19 Arsenal 3–0 Aston Villa London
Fàbregas 65', 81'
Diaby 90'		 Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,056
29 December 2009 20 Aston Villa 0–1 Liverpool Birmingham
Torres 90+3' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 42,788
17 January 2010 21 Aston Villa 0–0 West Ham United Birmingham
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 35,646
27 January 2010 22 Aston Villa 0–0 Arsenal Birmingham
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 39,601
30 January 2010 23 Fulham 0–2 Aston Villa London
Agbonlahor 40', 44' Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 25,408
6 February 2010 24 Tottenham Hotspur 0–0 Aston Villa London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 35,899
10 February 2010 25 Aston Villa 1–1 Manchester United Birmingham
Cuéllar 19' Collins 23' (o.g.) Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 42,788
21 February 2010 26 Aston Villa 5–2 Burnley Birmingham
A. Young 32'
Downing 56', 58'
Heskey 61'
Agbonlahor 68'		 S. Fletcher 10'
Paterson 90'		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 38,709
13 March 2010 27 Stoke City 0–0 Aston Villa Stoke-on-Trent
Stadium: Britannia Stadium
Attendance: 27,598
16 March 2010 28 Wigan Athletic 1–2 Aston Villa Wigan
Caldwell 27' McCarthy 25' (o.g.)
Milner 63'		 Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 16,186
20 March 2010 29 Aston Villa 2–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Birmingham
Carew 16', 82' Craddock 23'
Milner 38' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 37,562
24 March 2010 30 Aston Villa 1–1 Sunderland Birmingham
Carew 30' F. Campbell 22' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 37,473
27 March 2010 31 Chelsea 7–1 Aston Villa London
Lampard 15', 44' (pen.), 62' (pen.), 90+1'
Malouda 57', 68'
Kalou 83'		 Carew 29' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,825
3 April 2010 32 Bolton Wanderers 0–1 Aston Villa Bolton
A. Young 11' Stadium: Reebok Stadium
Attendance: 22,000
15 April 2010 33 Aston Villa 2–2 Everton Birmingham
Agbonlahor 72'
Jagielka 90' (o.g.)		 T. Cahill 23', 74' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 38,729
18 April 2010 34 Portsmouth 1–2 Aston Villa Portsmouth
M. Brown 10' Carew 16'
Delfouneso 82'		 Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 16,523
21 April 2010 35 Hull City 0–2 Aston Villa Kingston-upon-Hull
Agbonlahor 14'
Milner 76' (pen.)		 Stadium: KC Stadium
Attendance: 23,842
25 April 2010 36 Aston Villa 1–0 Birmingham City Birmingham
Milner 83' (pen.) Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 42,788
9 May 2010 38 Aston Villa 0–1 Blackburn Rovers Birmingham
Dunne 84' (o.g.) Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 41,799

Cup matches

FA Cup

DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
02/01/2010 R3 Blackburn Rovers H 3–1 25,453 Delfouneso, Cuéllar, Carew (pen.)
23 January 2010 R4 Brighton and Hove Albion H 3–2 39,725 Delfouneso, A. Young, Delph
14 February 2010 R5 Crystal Palace A 2–2 20,486 Collins, Petrov
24 February 2010 R5 (R) Crystal Palace H 3–1 31,874 Agbonlahor, Carew (2 pen.)
07/03/2010 R6 Reading A 4–2 23,175 A. Young, Carew (3, 1 pen.)
10/04/2010 SF Chelsea N 0–3 85,472

League Cup

DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
23 September 2009 R3 Cardiff City H 1–0 22,527 Agbonlahor
27 October 2009 R4 Sunderland A 0–0 27,666 (Pens: Carew, Collins, A. Young)
0–0 after extra time – Aston Villa won 3–1 on penalties
01/12/2009 QF Portsmouth A 4–2 17,034 Milner, Heskey, Downing, A. Young
14 January 2010[4] SF (1) Blackburn Rovers A 1–0 18,595Milner
20 January 2010 SF (2) Blackburn Rovers H 6–4 40,406 Warnock, Milner (pen.), Nzonzi (o.g.), Agbonlahor, Heskey, A. Young
Aston Villa won 7–4 on aggregate
28 February 2010 F Manchester United N 1–2 88,596 Milner (pen.)

UEFA Europa League

DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
20 August 2009 Play-off Round (1) Austria Rapid Vienna A 0–1 17,600
27 August 2009 Play-off Round (2) Austria Rapid Vienna H2–1 22,563 Milner (pen.), Carew
2–2 on aggregate; Rapid Vienna won on away goals

Friendly matches

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
18 July 2009 Peterborough United A 3–0 Weimann, Davies, Sidwell
21 July 2009 Colchester United A 2–2 Sidwell, McGurk
04/08/2009 Oxford United A 0–2
08/08/2009 Italy Fiorentina H 1–0 Heskey

Peace Cup

DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
25 July 2009 Group C Spain Málaga A 0–1
29 July 2009 Group C Mexico Atlante N3–1 Albrighton, Carew, A. Young
31 July 2009 Semi-Final Portugal Porto N 2–1 Heskey, Sidwell
02/08/2009 Final Italy Juventus N 0–0 (Pens: Bannan, Lowry, A. Young, Cuéllar)
0–0 after extra time – Aston Villa won 4–3 on penalties

Goalscorers

Name Premier League FA Cup League Cup Europa League Total
Norway John Carew
10
6
1
17
England Gabriel Agbonlahor
13
1
2
16
England James Milner
7
4
1
12
England Ashley Young
5
2
2
9
England Emile Heskey
3
2
5
Republic of Ireland Richard Dunne
3
3
Spain Carlos Cuéllar
2
1
3
England Stewart Downing
2
1
3
England Nathan Delfouneso
1
2
3
Wales James Collins
1
1
2
England Curtis Davies
1
1
England Fabian Delph
1
1
Bulgaria Stiliyan Petrov
1
1
England Stephen Warnock
1
1
Opposition own goals
4
1
5
Total Goals
52
15
13
2
82

Appearances

Name League FA Cup League Cup Europe Start Sub. Total
England Ashley Young
37
6
5
2
50
0
50
England James Milner
36
5
6
2
48
1
49
Spain Carlos Cuéllar
38
4
6
2
48
0
48
Bulgaria Stilyan Petrov
38
3
6
1
47
0
48
England Gabriel Agbonlahor
36
2
6
2
43
3
46
Republic of Ireland Richard Dunne
35
4
5
0
44
0
44
United States Brad Friedel
38
3
1
0
42
0
42
Norway John Carew
33
5
3
1
27
15
42
England Emile Heskey
31
4
5
2
26
16
42
England Stephen Warnock
31
6
5
0
42
0
42
Wales James Collins
30
5
5
0
39
1
40
England Stewart Downing
23
6
4
0
33
2
35
England Steve Sidwell
25
4
3
1
14
19
33
England Luke Young
16
3
1
0
18
2
20
England Fabian Delph
8
4
2
1
10
5
15
England Nigel Reo-Coker
10
1
1
1
9
4
13
England Nathan Delfouneso
9
3
1
0
2
11
13
Senegal Habib Beye
6
2
1
2
10
1
11
United States Brad Guzan
0
3
5
2
10
0
10
England Marc Albrighton
3
1
1
1
1
5
6
England Nicky Shorey
3
0
1
2
6
0
6
England Curtis Davies
2
1
0
2
4
1
5
England Craig Gardner
1
0
1
1
2
1
3
Australia Shane Lowry
0
1
0
2
0
3
3
England Ciaran Clark
1
0
0
0
1
0
1

See also

References

  1. ↑ "The New Aston Villa Away Kit 2009/2010". Archived from the original on 27 May 2009. Retrieved 27 May 2009.
  2. ↑ "2009/1010 Aston Villa Third Kit". Archived from the original on 5 May 2009. Retrieved 27 May 2009.
  3. ↑ "2009/2010 Aston Villa Home Kit". Archived from the original on 23 July 2009. Retrieved 21 July 2009.
  4. ↑ Game postponed on 5 January due to bad weather
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