During the 1998–99 English football season, Aston Villa competed in the FA Premier League. The season was Villa's eighth in the Premier League, and their eleventh consecutive season in the top division of English football.
This would be manager John Gregory's first full season. 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 Premier League.
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 West Ham United, thus missed out on a European place.
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Transfers
Transferred in
Loaned in
Transferred out
Record
Loaned out
Overall transfer activity
Squad
First Team
*squad number was re-used following a players departure.
Note: Stats and ages are correct as of July 1, 1998.
Final league table
- Results summary
- Results by matchday
Results
Aston Villa's results
FA Cup
League Cup
UEFA Cup
Players
First-team squad
- Squad at end of season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Left club during season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Reserve squad
- The following players did not appear for the first-team this season.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Youth team
- The following players spent most of the season playing for the U-17 and U-19 teams, but may have also appeared for the reserves.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Other players
- The following players did not play for any Villa team this season.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Statistics
Appearances and goals
Starting 11
- Considering starts in all competitions
Goalscorers
Notes
References
External links
- Aston Villa official website
- avfchistory.co.uk 1998–99 season
