CF Richard Walker | 🏴 | #723 |
Forward
1997-01 🕒 10 | 4 (6) | ⚽ 2 | 🔥 0 | 🇺 14 | #723 |
CF Richard Walker | 🏴 |
Aston Villa 1997-01 | Youth |
Premier League |
🕒 10 | 4 (6) | ⚽ 2 | 🔥 0 | 🇺 14 | #723 |
🟩 4 | 🟨 4 | 🟥 2 |
Cards 🟨 0 | 🟥 0 |

Seasons Active | In Fee
Active in League
🕒 Games | Starts (Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
🟩 Won | 🟨 Drew | 🟥 Lost |
Cards 🟨 Booking | 🟥 Sending Off |
Goalkeepers Only 🥅 Goals Conceded | ⛔ Clean Sheets |
Previous Player | Next Player |
---|---|
CF Darren Byfield | 🏴 | #722 | | M Gareth Barry | 🏴 | #724 | |
CF Richard Walker | 🏴 | #723 |
Richard Martin Walker
Personal Profile

Birth Date | Birthplace | Birth Country | Citizenship | Height | Foot |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
9 November 1977 | Birmingham 🏴 | England 🏴 | England 🏴 | (5 ft 11 in) 1.82 m | Right |
CF Richard Walker | 🏴 | #723 |
Villa Youth Record
Youth Record

1995-96 Aston Villa Youth
CF Richard Walker | 🏴 | #723 |
Previous Clubs

Previous Clubs
1996-97 Aston Villa Under 18s 🏴
Premier League
CF Richard Walker | 🏴 | #723 |
Transfer In

Season | Joined Date | Aged | Fee | From | From | Signed Under |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1995-96 | 1 July 1995 | 17 | Youth | Aston Villa Youth 🏴 | Brian Little 🏴 |
CF Richard Walker | 🏴 | #723 |
Played Under
Managers

Brian Little 🏴 1997 🕒 1 | 0 (1) | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0 | 🟩 0 | 🟨 1 | 🟥 0 |
John Gregory 🏴 2000, 2001 🕒 9 | 4 (5) | ⚽ 2 | 🔥 0 | 🟩 4 | 🟨 3 | 🟥 2 |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥
CF Richard Walker | 🏴 | #723 |
Career Summary

🗓️ | 🕒 | ✅ | 🔁 | 🇺 | PPG | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🟩 % | 🟨 % | 🟥 % | ⚽ | 🔥 | Yellow | Red | GI | GPG | GPGi |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 1.60 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 40% | 40% | 20% | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5.00 | 5.00 |
Seasons 🗓️, Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Unused 🇺, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Goals per Game GPG, Points per Game PPG, Goal Involvements GI, Games per Goal GPG, Games per Goal Involvement GPGi
CF Richard Walker | 🏴 | #723 |
Competition Record






🕒 League | 🕒 FA Cup | 🕒 League Cup | 🕒 Europe | 🕒 European Cup |
---|---|---|---|---|
6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
⚽ League | ⚽ FA Cup | ⚽ League Cup | ⚽ Europe | ⚽ European Cup |
---|---|---|---|---|
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
🔥 League | 🔥 FA Cup | 🔥 League Cup | 🔥 Europe | 🔥 European Cup |
---|---|---|---|---|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
League Gi | FA Cup Gi | League Cup Gi | Europe Gi | European Cup Gi |
---|---|---|---|---|
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
League GPG | FA Cup GPG | League Cup GPG | Europe GPG | European Cup GPG |
---|---|---|---|---|
3.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
League GPGi | FA Cup GPGi | League Cup GPGi | Europe GPGi | European Cup GPGi |
---|---|---|---|---|
3.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Games 🕒, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Goals per Game GPG, Goal Involvements GI, Games per Goal GPG, Games per Goal Involvement GPGi
CF Richard Walker | 🏴 | #723 |
Season by Season Record
Seasons 🗓️, Age 🎂, League 〽️, Position 🏆, Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Unused 🇺, Goals Scored ⚽, Goals Conceded 🥅, Goals per Game GPG, Conceded per Game CPG, Goal Difference GD, Clean Sheets ⛔, Points per Game PPG, Goal Involvements GI, Games per Goal GPG, Games per Goal Involvement GPGi

🗓️ | 🎂 | 〽️ | 🏆 | 🕒 | ✅ | 🔁 | 🇺 | PPG | 🟩 | 🟩 % | 🟨 | 🟨 % | 🟥 | 🟥 % | ⚽ | 🔥 | Yellow | Red | GI | GPG | GPGi |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1997-98 | 19 | PL | 7th | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1.00 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 100% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
1998-99 | 20 | PL | 6th | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
1999-00 | 21 | PL | 6th | 7 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1.71 | 3 | 43% | 3 | 43% | 1 | 14% | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3.50 | 3.50 |
2000-01 | 22 | PL | 8th | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1.50 | 1 | 50% | 0 | 0% | 1 | 50% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
CF Richard Walker | 🏴 | #723 |
Goalkeeping Record

GK # | 🕒 | 🥅 | CPG | ⛔ | ⛔ % |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Season | 🕒 | 🥅 | CPG | ⛔ | ⛔ % |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Seasons 🗓️, Games 🕒, Goals Conceded 🥅, Goals per Game GPG, Conceded per Game CPG, Clean Sheets ⛔
CF Richard Walker | 🏴 | #723 |
Honours
Villa Honours

Played for the Villa
CF Richard Walker | 🏴 | #723 |
Debuts & Dates

Season | First Squad | Manager |
---|---|---|
1997-98 | 🟨 28 December 1997, Villa 1-1 Leeds, Elland Road. | Brian Little 🏴 |
Season | Debut | Manager | Aged |
---|---|---|---|
1997-98 | 🟨 28 December 1997, Villa 1-1 Leeds, Elland Road. | Brian Little 🏴 | 20 |
Game # | First Goal | Scorer(s) |
---|---|---|
4th | 🟩 5 February 2000, Villa 4-0 Watford, Villa Park. | Scorer(s) | Steve Stone | 47’ | Paul Merson | 57’ | 59’ | Richard Walker | 81’ | |
Game # | First Assist |
---|---|
Game # | First Clean Sheet |
---|---|
Season | Final Game | Aged | Manager |
---|---|---|---|
2000-01 | 🟩 17 January 2001, Villa 1-0 Newcastle, Villa Park. | 23 | John Gregory 🏴 |
Season | Final Squad | Manager |
---|---|---|
2000-01 | 🟩 17 January 2001, Villa 1-0 Newcastle, Villa Park. | John Gregory 🏴 |
CF Richard Walker | 🏴 | #723 |
Loans Out

Loans
1998-99 Cambridge United 🏴
1 Dec 1998 to 1 May 1999
Football League Third Division, 🕒 24 | 8 (16) | ⚽ 4 |
2001 Blackpool 🏴
1 Feb 2001 to 1 May 2001
Football League Third Division, 🕒 18 | 6 (12) | ⚽ 3 |
2001 Wycombe Wanderers 🏴
1 Sep 2001 to 1 Dec 2001
Football League Second Division, 🕒 13 | 11 (2) | ⚽ 4 |
CF Richard Walker | 🏴 | #723 |
Transfer Out

Season | Date | Aged | Fee | To | To | Left Under |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2001-02 | 1 December 2001 | 24 | £68,000 | Blackpool 🏴 | John Gregory 🏴 |
CF Richard Walker | 🏴 | #723 |
Subsequent Clubs

Subsequent Clubs
2001-04 Blackpool 🏴 £0.07m
Football League Second Division, 🕒 70 | 42 (28) | ⚽ 15 |
2003-04 Northampton Town 🏴 (L)
Football League Third Division, 🕒 19 | 18 (1) | ⚽ 8 |
2004 Oxford United 🏴 Free
Football League Third Division, 🕒 4 | 3 (1) | ⚽ 0 |
2004-09 Bristol Rovers 🏴 Free
League Two, League One, 🕒 176 | 140 (36) | ⚽ 62 |
2008-09 Shrewsbury Town 🏴 (L)
League Two, 🕒 32 | 20 (12) | ⚽ 6 |
2009-11 Burton Albion 🏴 Free
League Two, 🕒 39 | 22 (17) | ⚽ 5 |
2011-12 Solihull Moors 🏴 Free
Conference North
2012 Without Club
2013 Retired aged 35
CF Richard Walker | 🏴 | #723 |
Quotes

CF Richard Walker | 🏴 | #723 |
Biography

CF Richard Walker | 🏴 | #723 |
Appearances
10

CF Richard Walker | 🏴 | #723 |
Starts
4

CF Richard Walker | 🏴 | #723 |
Substitute Appearances
6

CF Richard Walker | 🏴 | #723 |
Unused Substitute Appearances
14

CF Richard Walker | 🏴 | #723 |
Goals Scored
2

CF Richard Walker | 🏴 | #723 |
Assists Made
0

Game | Matchday Summary | Assist(s) |
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CF Richard Walker | 🏴 | #723 |
Cards Received
🟨

0
🟥
0
Game | Matchday Summary | Villa Cards |
---|
CF Richard Walker | 🏴 | #723 |
International Record

International Career | Caps with Villa |
---|---|
CF Richard Walker | 🏴 | #723 |
Matches

CF Richard Walker | 🏴 | #723 |
🟨 28 Dec 1997, Villa 1-1 Leeds, Elland Road


Game #4500
Premier League
Manager: Brian Little | 🏴 | Peterlee, 1994-1998
Referee: Dermot Gallagher | 🏴 | Oxfordshire, 1992-2007
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟨
Season | 1997-98 |
Matchday | #28 |
League Game | #21 |
Manager Game | #154 |
Sunday, 28 December 1997
Scorer(s) | Savo Milošević | 85’ |
Assist(s) | Steve Staunton | 85’ |
Teams

GK Mark Bosnich | 🇦🇺 |
RB Fernando Nélson | 🇵🇹 |
RB Simon Grayson | 🏴 |
CB Riccardo Scimeca | 🏴 |
CB Ugo Ehiogu | 🏴 |
LB Steve Staunton | 🇮🇪 | 🔥 |
LB Alan Wright | 🏴 |
M Ian Taylor | 🏴 |
M Mark Draper | 🏴 |
CF Savo Milošević | 🇷🇸 | ⚽ |
F Darren Byfield | 🏴 | 🟢 | 🔁 |

GK Nigel Martyn | 🏴 |
LB Davie Robertson | 🏴 |
CB David Wetherall | 🏴 |
CB Lucas Radebe | 🇿🇦 |
CB Robert Molenaar | 🇳🇱 |
RB Alan Maybury | 🇮🇪 |
M Bruno Ribeiro | 🇵🇹 | 🔁 |
M Lee Bowyer | 🏴 |
W Harry Kewell | 🇦🇺 |
CF Rod Wallace | 🏴 |
CF Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink | 🇳🇱 | ⚽ |
Starting XI
Substitutes
🔁 | F Richard Walker | 🏴 | 🟢 | for F Darren Byfield | 🏴 | 90’ |
Unused Substitutes
GK Michael Oakes | 🏴 |
LB Lee Collins | 🏴 |
RB Gary Charles | 🏴 |
M Lee Hendrie | 🏴 |
Substitutes
🔁 | M Bruno Ribeiro | 🇵🇹 | (CF Derek Lilley | 🏴 |)
Unused Substitutes
GK Mark Beeney | 🏴 |
RB Gunnar Halle | 🇳🇴 |
CB Mark Jackson | 🏴 |
M Stephen McPhail | 🇮🇪 |
Match Timeline
🟢 | 1’ Debut, Darren Byfield
🕒 | HT Leeds United 0-0 Aston Villa
🥅 | 79’ Goal, 0-1, (Leeds United), Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink
⚽ | 85’ Goal, 1-1, Savo Milošević, Assist by Steve Staunton
🔁 | 90’ Sub off, Darren Byfield, Sub on, Richard Walker 🟢
🕒 | FT Leeds United 1-1 Aston Villa
On This Day
Villa extend their unbeaten run to 3 as they are held at Elland Road to climb to 10th in the Premier League table under Brian Little.
Forward Darren Byfield, 21, makes his debut in a Villa shirt after joining Villa as a trainee and signing professional forms in February 1994 to become the 722nd player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.
Forward Richard Walker, 20, comes off the subs bench to make his debut in a Villa shirt after joining Villa as a trainee and signing professional forms in July 1995 to become the 723rd player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.
Savo Milošević makes his 100th start in a Villa shirt (106 Appearances) to make it W48 D38 L30, 29 Goals, 13 Assists and 13 Bookings at a goal involvement rate of one for every 2.52 games he has played so far in his Villa career.
Ugo Ehiogu records his 50th draw in a Villa shirt on his 202nd appearance (188 Starts) to make it W86 D50 L66, 12 Goals, 4 Assists, 2 Bookings and 1 Red Card so far in his Villa career.
CF Richard Walker | 🏴 | #723 |
🟨 25 Jan 2000, Villa 0-0 Leicester, Villa Park


Game #4599
League Cup
Manager: John Gregory | 🏴 | Scunthorpe, 1998-2002
Referee: Terry Heilbron | 🏴 | Newton Aycliffe, 1995–2000
Kick off: 7.45pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 0-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟨
Season | 1999-00 |
Matchday | #32 |
Manager Game | #89 |
Tuesday, 25 January 2000
Scorer(s) | None
Assist(s) | None
Teams

GK David James | 🏴 |
RB Steve Watson | 🏴 | 🔁 |
LB Alan Wright | 🏴 |
CB Ugo Ehiogu | 🏴 |
CB Gareth Southgate | 🏴 |
M Paul Merson | 🏴 |
M Ian Taylor | 🏴 |
M Steve Stone | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M George Boateng | 🇳🇱 |
M Gareth Barry | 🏴 |
F Julian Joachim | 🏴 |

GK Tim Flowers | 🏴 |
CB Phil Gilchrist | 🏴 |
CB Frank Sinclair | 🏴 |
CB Gerry Taggart | 🇬🇧 |
CB Matt Elliott | 🏴 |
M Andy Impey | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Muzzy Izzet | 🇹🇷 | 🔁 |
M Robbie Savage | 🏴 |
M Stefan Oakes | 🏴 |
W Steve Guppy | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF Emile Heskey | 🏴 | 🟨 |
Starting XI
Substitutes
🔁 | RB Mark Delaney | 🏴 | for M Steve Stone | 🏴 | 57’ |
🔁 | F Richard Walker | 🏴 | for RB Steve Watson | 🏴 | 57’ |
Unused Substitutes
GK Neil Cutler | 🏴 |
CB Colin Calderwood | 🏴 |
M Alan Thompson | 🏴 |
Substitutes
🔁 | M Andy Impey | 🏴 | (M Stuart Campbell | 🏴 |)
🔁 | M Muzzy Izzet | 🇹🇷 | (CB Steve Walsh | 🏴 |)
🔁 | W Steve Guppy | 🏴 | (M Theo Zagorakis | 🇬🇷 |)
Unused Substitutes
GK Pegguy Arphexad | 🇫🇷 |
CF Graham Fenton (ex) | 🏴 |
Match Timeline
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Leicester City
🔁 | 57’ Sub off, Steve Stone, Sub on, Mark Delaney
🔁 | 57’ Sub off, Steve Watson, Sub on, Richard Walker
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 0-0 Leicester City
On This Day
Villa fail to score for the second successive game under John Gregory as they are held to a goalless draw by a pragmatic Leicester side in the first leg of the League Cup semi final at Villa Park.
David James makes his 25th appearance in a Villa shirt to make it W11 D7 L7, 22 Goals Conceded at a rate of 0.88 goals per game and 10 Clean Sheets (40%) so far in his Villa career.
Ian Taylor records his 50th draw in a Villa shirt on his 207th appearance (194 Starts) to make it W94 D50 L63, 31 Goals, 13 Assists and 42 Bookings so far in his Villa career.
Richard Walker makes his 2nd appearance in a Villa shirt (0 Starts) over 2 years after his debut in December 1997 to make it W0 D1 L0 so far in his Villa career.
CF Richard Walker | 🏴 | #723 |
🟥 2 Feb 2000, Villa 0-1 Leicester, Filbert Street


Game #4601
League Cup
Manager: John Gregory | 🏴 | Scunthorpe, 1998-2002
Referee: Paul Durkin | 🏴 | Dorset, 1988-2004
Kick off: 7.45pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟥
Season | 1999-00 |
Matchday | #34 |
Manager Game | #91 |
Wednesday, 2 February 2000
Scorer(s) | None
Assist(s) | None
Teams

GK David James | 🏴 |
RB Steve Watson | 🏴 | 🔁 |
LB Alan Wright | 🏴 |
CB Ugo Ehiogu | 🏴 |
CB Gareth Southgate | 🏴 |
M Paul Merson | 🏴 |
M Steve Stone | 🏴 |
M George Boateng | 🇳🇱 |
M Gareth Barry | 🏴 |
F Julian Joachim | 🏴 |
F Richard Walker | 🏴 | 🔁 |

GK Tim Flowers | 🏴 |
CB Phil Gilchrist | 🏴 |
CB Frank Sinclair | 🏴 |
CB Gerry Taggart | 🇬🇧 | 🟨 |
CB Matt Elliott | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Muzzy Izzet | 🇹🇷 | 🔁 |
M Neil Lennon | 🇬🇧 | 🔁 |
M Robbie Savage | 🏴 |
M Stefan Oakes | 🏴 |
W Steve Guppy | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF Emile Heskey | 🏴 |
Starting XI
Substitutes
🔁 | RB Mark Delaney | 🏴 | for RB Steve Watson | 🏴 | 37’ |
🔁 | M Ian Taylor | 🏴 | for F Richard Walker | 🏴 | 60’ |
🔁 | M Lee Hendrie | 🏴 | for RB Mark Delaney | 🏴 | 82’ |
Unused Substitutes
GK Neil Cutler | 🏴 |
CB Colin Calderwood | 🏴 |
Substitutes
🔁 | M Muzzy Izzet | 🇹🇷 | (M Stuart Campbell | 🏴 |)
🔁 | M Neil Lennon | 🇬🇧 | (M Theo Zagorakis | 🇬🇷 |)
🔁 | W Steve Guppy | 🏴 | (M Andy Impey | 🏴 |)
Unused Substitutes
GK Pegguy Arphexad | 🇫🇷 |
CB Steve Walsh | 🏴 |
Match Timeline
🔁 | 37’ Sub off, Steve Watson, Sub on, Mark Delaney
🥅 | 45’ Goal, 0-1, (Leicester City), Matt Elliott
🕒 | HT Leicester City 1-0 Aston Villa
🔁 | 60’ Sub off, Richard Walker, Sub on, Ian Taylor
🔁 | 82’ Sub off, Mark Delaney, Sub on, Lee Hendrie
🕒 | FT Leicester City 1-0 Aston Villa
On This Day
Villa are beaten in the League Cup semi finals as future Villa boss Martin O'Neill masterminds an obdurate and workmanlike Leicester to victory.
David James concedes his 25th goal in a Villa shirt on his 27th appearance to make it W12 D7 L8, 25 Goals Conceded at a rate of 0.93 goals per game and 10 Clean Sheets (37%) so far in his Villa career.
CF Richard Walker | 🏴 | #723 |
🟩 5 Feb 2000, Villa 4-0 Watford, Villa Park


Game #4602
Premier League
Manager: John Gregory | 🏴 | Scunthorpe, 1998-2002
Referee: Peter Jones | 🏴 | Loughborough, 1994-2001
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 4-0
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟩
Season | 1999-00 |
Matchday | #35 |
League Game | #24 |
Manager Game | #92 |
Saturday, 5 February 2000
Scorer(s) | Steve Stone | 47’ | Paul Merson | 57’ | 59’ | Richard Walker | 81’ |
Assist(s) | Benito Carbone | 47’ | Steve Stone | 57’ | Alan Wright | 59’ | 81’ |
Teams

GK David James | 🏴 |
RB Mark Delaney | 🏴 |
LB Alan Wright | 🏴 | 🔥 | 🔥 |
CB Ugo Ehiogu | 🏴 |
CB Colin Calderwood | 🏴 |
M Paul Merson | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ | 🔁 |
M Steve Stone | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔥 |
M George Boateng | 🇳🇱 | 🔁 |
M Gareth Barry | 🏴 |
F Julian Joachim | 🏴 | 🔁 |
F Benito Carbone | 🇮🇹 | 🔥 |

GK Chris Day | 🏴 |
LB Paul Robinson | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CB Steve Palmer | 🏴 |
CB Robert Page | 🏴 | 🟨 |
RB Nigel Gibbs | 🏴 |
RB Neil Cox (ex) | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Alexandre Bonnot | 🇫🇷 |
M Micah Hyde | 🏴 |
M Clint Easton | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF Tommy Smith | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF Heiðar Helguson | 🇮🇸 |
Starting XI
Substitutes
🔁 | F Richard Walker | 🏴 | ⚽ | for F Julian Joachim | 🏴 | 64’ |
🔁 | RB Jlloyd Samuel | 🏴 | for M George Boateng | 🇳🇱 | 71’ |
🔁 | M Lee Hendrie | 🏴 | for M Paul Merson | 🏴 | 84’ |
Unused Substitutes
GK Neil Cutler | 🏴 |
RB Steve Watson | 🏴 |
Substitutes
🔁 | RB Neil Cox (ex) | 🏴 | (W Nordin Wooter | 🇳🇱 |)
🔁 | M Clint Easton | 🏴 | (LB Peter Kennedy | 🇬🇧 |)
🔁 | CF Tommy Smith | 🏴 | (CF Allan Smart | 🏴 |)
Unused Substitutes
GK Alec Chamberlain | 🏴 |
RB Des Lyttle | 🏴 |
Match Timeline
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Watford
⚽ | 47’ Goal, 1-0, Steve Stone, Assist by Benito Carbone
⚽ | 57’ Goal, 2-0, Paul Merson, Assist by Steve Stone
⚽ | 59’ Goal, 3-0, Paul Merson, Assist by Alan Wright
🔁 | 64’ Sub off, Julian Joachim, Sub on, Richard Walker
🔁 | 71’ Sub off, George Boateng, Sub on Jlloyd Samuel
⚽ | 81’ Goal, 4-0, Richard Walker, Assist by Alan Wright
🔁 | 84’ Sub off, Paul Merson, Sub on, Lee Hendrie
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 4-0 Watford
On This Day
Villa hammer Watford to extend their unbeaten Premier League run to 7 under John Gregory.
Villa hit 4 in the League for the first time this season and climb to 8th in the table under John Gregory.
Colin Calderwood makes his 30th and final appearance in a Villa shirt (26 Starts) to make it W13 D6 L11 and 2 Bookings across his short Villa career. Calderwood would return to the club as assistant manager to Steve Bruce during Villa’s championship seasons 2017-18.
Alan Wright makes his 225th appearance in a Villa shirt (222 Starts) to make it W103 D53 L67, 3 Goals, 18 Assists and 13 Bookings so far in his Villa career.
Richard Walker scores his 1st goal in a Villa shirt on his 4th appearance (1 Start) to make it W1 D2 L1 and 1 Goal so far in his Villa career.
Paul Merson contributes his 15th goal involvement in a Villa shirt on his 55th appearance (40 Starts) to make it W24 D12 L19, 8 Goals, 7 Assists and 4 Bookings at a goal involvement rate of one for every 3.67 games played so far in his Villa career.
Steve Stone contributes his 5th assist in a Villa shirt on his 34th appearance (18 Starts) to make it W15 D8 L11, 2 Goals, 5 Assists and 1 Booking so far in his Villa career.
CF Richard Walker | 🏴 | #723 |
🟨 5 Mar 2000, Villa 1-1 Arsenal, Villa Park


Game #4606
Premier League
Manager: John Gregory | 🏴 | Scunthorpe, 1998-2002
Referee: Graham Poll | 🏴 | Hertfordshire, 1994-2006
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟨
Season | 1999-00 |
Matchday | #39 |
League Game | #27 |
Manager Game | #96 |
Sunday, 5 March 2000
Scorer(s) | Richard Walker | 62’ |
Assist(s) | Paul Merson | 62’ |
Teams

GK Peter Enckelman | 🇫🇮 |
RB Mark Delaney | 🏴 |
LB Alan Wright | 🏴 |
CB Ugo Ehiogu | 🏴 |
CB Gareth Southgate | 🏴 |
M Paul Merson | 🏴 | 🔥 |
M Ian Taylor | 🏴 |
M Steve Stone | 🏴 |
M Gareth Barry | 🏴 |
F Julian Joachim | 🏴 |
F Richard Walker | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔁 |

GK David Seaman | 🏴 |
RB Lee Dixon | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CB Martin Keown (ex) | 🏴 |
LB Sylvinho | 🇧🇷 |
M Gilles Grimandi | 🇫🇷 | 🔁 |
M Patrick Viera | 🇫🇷 |
M Ray Parlour | 🏴 |
M Emmanuel Petit | 🇫🇷 | 🟨 | 🔁 |
F Dennis Bergkamp | 🇳🇱 | 🔁 |
CF Thierry Henry | 🇫🇷 |
CF Nwankwo Kanu | 🇳🇬 |
Starting XI
Substitutes
🔁 | M Lee Hendrie | 🏴 | for CF Richard Walker | 🏴 | 81’ |
Unused Substitutes
RB Steve Watson | 🏴 |
RB Jlloyd Samuel | 🏴 |
M David Curtolo | 🇵🇪 |
F Gustavo Bartelt | 🇦🇷 |
Substitutes
🔁 | M Gilles Grimandi | 🇫🇷 | (RB Oleg Luzhnyi | 🇺🇦 |)
🔁 | M Emmanuel Petit | 🇫🇷 | (LB Nigel Winterburn | 🏴 |)
🔁 | F Dennis Bergkamp | 🇳🇱 | (W Marc Overmars | 🇳🇱 |)
Unused Substitutes
GK Alex Manninger | 🇦🇹 |
M Freddie Ljungberg | 🇸🇪 |
Match Timeline
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Arsenal
⚽ | 62’ Goal, 1-0, Richard Walker, Assist by Paul Merson
🔁 | 81’ Sub off, Richard Walker, Sub on, Lee Hendrie
🥅 | 84’ Goal, 1-1, (Arsenal), Lee Dixon
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-1 Arsenal
On This Day
Villa are held at home by Arsenal but extend their unbeaten Premier League run to 10 under John Gregory.
Villa draw their second successive League game to drop to 9th in the table.
Richard Walker scores in successive appearances in a Villa shirt on his 5th appearance (3 Starts) to make it W1 D3 L1 and 2 Goals so far in his Villa career.
Midfielder David Curtolo, 19, makes his sole squad appearance for Villa as an unused substitute before returning to Västerås SK on a free transfer in January 2001, 3 years after his arrival for £30,000 under Brian Little.
Forward Gustavo Bartelt, 25, makes his sole squad appearance for Villa as an unused substitute before returning to AS Roma at the end of his loan spell.
CF Richard Walker | 🏴 | #723 |
🟩 11 Mar 2000, Villa 1-0 Coventry, Villa Park


Game #4607
Premier League
Manager: John Gregory | 🏴 | Scunthorpe, 1998-2002
Referee: Uriah Rennie | 🏴 | Sheffield, 1997-2008
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟩
Season | 1999-00 |
Matchday | #40 |
League Game | #28 |
Manager Game | #97 |
Saturday, 11 March 2000
Scorer(s) | Ugo Ehiogu | 45’ |
Assist(s) | Paul Merson | 45’ |
Teams

GK Peter Enckelman | 🇫🇮 |
RB Mark Delaney | 🏴 |
LB Alan Wright | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CB Ugo Ehiogu | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🟨 |
CB Gareth Southgate | 🏴 |
M Paul Merson | 🏴 | 🔥 | 🔁 |
M George Boateng | 🇳🇱 |
M Ian Taylor | 🏴 |
M Gareth Barry | 🏴 |
F Julian Joachim | 🏴 | 🔁 |
F Benito Carbone | 🇮🇹 |

GK Magnus Hedman | 🇸🇪 |
CB Colin Hendry | 🏴 |
CB Richard Shaw | 🏴 |
RB Tomas Antonelius | 🇸🇪 |
M John Eustace | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Youssef Chippo | 🇲🇦 |
M Mustapha Hadji | 🇲🇦 | 🟨 |
M Gary McAllister | 🏴 |
W Steve Froggatt (ex) | 🏴 |
CF Cédric Roussel | 🇧🇪 | 🟨 |
CF Robbie Keane | 🇮🇪 | 🔁 |
Starting XI
Substitutes
🔁 | M Steve Stone | 🏴 | for M Paul Merson | 🏴 | 80’ |
🔁 | F Richard Walker | 🏴 | for F Julian Joachim | 🏴 | 87’ |
Unused Substitutes
GK Neil Cutler | 🏴 |
RB Steve Watson | 🏴 |
M Lee Hendrie | 🏴 |
Substitutes
🔁 | M John Eustace | 🏴 | LB David Burrows | 🏴 |)
🔁 | CF Robbie Keane | 🇮🇪 | (CF Noel Whelan | 🏴 |)
Unused Substitutes
GK Morten Hyldgaard | 🇩🇰 |
M Barry Quinn | 🇮🇪 |
M Craig Pead | 🏴 |
Match Timeline
⚽ | 45’ Goal, 1-0, Ugo Ehiogu, Assist by Paul Merson
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Coventry City
🔁 | 80’ Sub off, Paul Merson, Sub on, Steve Stone
🔁 | 87’ Sub off, Julian Joachim, Sub on, Richard Walker
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-0 Coventry City
🟨 | Booking, Ugo Ehiogu
🟨 | Booking, Alan Wright
On This Day
Villa beat Coventry at Villa Park to extend their Premier League unbeaten run to 11 games under John Gregory and climb to 6th place in the table.
Ugo Ehiogu scores his 15th goal in a Villa shirt on his 287th appearance (271 Starts) to make it W134 D66 L87, 15 Goals, 8 Assists, 36 Bookings and 2 Red Cards so far in his Villa career.
Meanwhile off the pitch, the Chairman refuses to commit to a 3 year deal for Benito Carbone, and the player erupts.
Future Villa midfielder Mustafa Hadji and former Villa winger Steve Froggatt line up for Coventry.
CF Richard Walker | 🏴 | #723 |
🟨 15 Mar 2000, Villa 0-0 Liverpool, Anfield


Game #4608
Premier League
Manager: John Gregory | 🏴 | Scunthorpe, 1998-2002
Referee: Steve Bennett | 🏴 | Kent, 1995-2010
Kick off: 7.45pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 0-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟨
Season | 1999-00 |
Matchday | #41 |
League Game | #29 |
Manager Game | #98 |
Wednesday, 15 March 2000
Scorer(s) | None |
Assist(s) | None
Teams

GK Peter Enckelman | 🇫🇮 |
RB Mark Delaney | 🏴 |
LB Alan Wright | 🏴 |
CB Ugo Ehiogu | 🏴 |
CB Gareth Southgate | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Paul Merson | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Steve Stone | 🏴 |
M George Boateng | 🇳🇱 |
M Gareth Barry | 🏴 | 🟨 |
F Julian Joachim | 🏴 | 🔁 |
F Benito Carbone | 🇮🇹 |

GK Sander Westerveld | 🇳🇱 |
LB Dominic Matteo | 🏴 |
CB Stéphane Henchoz | 🇨🇭 |
CB Sami Hyypiä | 🇫🇮 |
CB Jamie Carragher | 🏴 |
M Patrik Berger | 🇨🇿 |
M Dietmar Hamann | 🇩🇪 |
M Steven Gerrard | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M David Thompson | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF Emile Heskey | 🏴 |
CF Michael Owen | 🏴 | 🔁 |
Starting XI
Substitutes
🔁 | M Ian Taylor | 🏴 | for CB Gareth Southgate | 🏴 | 52’ |
🔁 | M Lee Hendrie | 🏴 | for M Paul Merson | 🏴 | 59’ |
🔁 | F Richard Walker | 🏴 | for F Julian Joachim | 🏴 | 88’ |
Unused Substitutes
GK Neil Cutler | 🏴 |
RB Steve Watson | 🏴 |
Substitutes
🔁 | M Steven Gerrard | 🏴 | (M Jamie Redknapp | 🏴 |)
🔁 | M David Thompson | 🏴 | (CF Erik Meijer | 🇳🇱 |)
🔁 | CF Michael Owen | 🏴 | (CF Titi Camara | 🇬🇳 |)
Unused Substitutes
GK Brad Friedel | 🇺🇸 |
LB Steve Staunton (ex) | 🇮🇪 |
Match Timeline
🕒 | HT Liverpool 0-0 Aston Villa
🔁 | 52’ Sub off, Gareth Southgate, Sub on, Ian Taylor
🔁 | 59’ Sub off, Paul Merson, Sub on, Lee Hendrie
🔁 | 88’ Sub off, Julian Joachim, Sub on, Richard Walker
🕒 | FT Liverpool 0-0 Aston Villa
🟨 | Booking, Gareth Barry
On This Day
Villa are held at Anfield by Liverpool but make it 12 Premier League games unbeaten under John Gregory as they consolidate 6th place in the table.
CF Richard Walker | 🏴 | #723 |
🟩 5 Apr 2000, Villa 1-0 Wednesday, Hillsborough


Game #4612
Premier League
Manager: John Gregory | 🏴 | Scunthorpe, 1998-2002
Referee: Graham Poll | 🏴 | Hertfordshire, 1994-2006
Kick off: 7.45pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟩
Season | 1999-00 |
Matchday | #45 |
League Game | #32 |
Manager Game | #102 |
Wednesday, 5 April 2000
Scorer(s) | Alan Thompson | 90’ |
Assist(s) | Steve Stone | 90’ |
Teams

GK David James | 🏴 |
RB Steve Watson | 🏴 |
RB Jlloyd Samuel | 🏴 |
RB Mark Delaney | 🏴 | 🔁 |
LB Alan Wright | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CB Ugo Ehiogu | 🏴 |
M Lee Hendrie | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M Alan Thompson | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Gareth Barry | 🏴 |
CF Dion Dublin | 🏴 |
F Richard Walker | 🏴 | 🔁 |

GK Kevin Pressman | 🏴 |
LB Ian Nolan | 🇬🇧 |
LB Andy Hinchcliffe | 🏴 |
CB Des Walker | 🏴 |
RB Peter Atherton | 🏴 |
M Lee Briscoe | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Niclas Alexandersson | 🇸🇪 |
M Wim Jonk | 🇳🇱 |
M Alan Quinn | 🇮🇪 | 🟨 |
F Gilles De Bilde | 🇧🇪 |
CF Andy Booth | 🏴 | 🔁 |
Starting XI
Substitutes
🔁 | M Steve Stone | 🏴 | 🔥 | for FB Mark Delaney | 🏴 | 46’ |
🔁 | F Julian Joachim | 🏴 | for F Richard Walker | 🏴 | 55’ |
🔁 | LB Najwan Ghrayib | 🇮🇱 | for LB Alan Wright | 🏴 | 64’ |
Unused Substitutes
GK Peter Enckelman | 🇫🇮 |
D Jonathan Bewers | 🏴 |
Substitutes
🔁 | M Lee Briscoe | 🏴 | (M Danny Sonner | 🇬🇧 |)
🔁 | CF Andy Booth | 🏴 | (CF Richard Cresswell | 🏴 |)
Unused Substitutes
GK Barry Richardson | 🏴 |
RB Steve Haslam | 🏴 |
M Barry Horne | 🏴 |
Match Timeline
🕒 | HT Sheffield Wednesday 0-0 Aston Villa
🔁 | 46’ Sub off, Mark Delaney, Sub on, Steve Stone
🔁 | 55’ Sub off, Richard Walker, Sub on, Julian Joachim
🔁 | 64’ Sub off, Alan Wright, Sub on, Najwan Ghrayib
⚽ | 90’ Goal, 1-0, Alan Thompson, Assist by Steve Stone
🕒 | FT Sheffield Wednesday 0-1 Aston Villa
🟨 | Booking, Lee Hendrie
On This Day
Villa make it 1 defeat in 15 Premier League games under John Gregory winning 8 as they beat Wednesday to further consolidate 6th place in the table.
Villa field an all home nation XI for the final time in top flight football. Villa's line up featured 10 Englishmen and a Welshman.
Dion Dublin makes his first start since his neck injury against the team against whom he broke a vertebra in December as Villa hit a last minute winner to consolidate 6th place in the Premier League table.
Lee Hendrie makes his 75th start in a Villa shirt (103 appearances) to make it W49 D22 L32, 9 Goals, 9 Assists, 19 Bookings and 1 Red Card at a goal involvement rate of one for every 6.05 games he has played so far in his Villa career.
Alan Thompson makes his 50th appearance in a Villa shirt (39 Starts) to make it W21 D10 L19, 4 Goals, 5 Assists and 15 Bookings at a rate of a card every 3.33 games so far in his Villa career.
Right back Jonathan Bewers, 17, makes his first squad appearance for Villa after coming through the youth ranks.
CF Richard Walker | 🏴 | #723 |
🟥 2 Aug 2000, Villa 1-2 Celta, Hawthorns


Game #4623
Intertoto Cup Semi Final
Manager: John Gregory | 🏴 | Scunthorpe, 1998-2002
Referee: Dieter Schoch | 🇨🇭 | 1998-2000
Kick off: 7.45pm
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Score: 🟥 1-2 (1-3)
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟥
Season | 2000-01 |
Matchday | #4 |
Manager Game | #114 |
Wednesday, 2 August 2000
Scorer(s) | Gareth Barry | 45’ pen |
Assist(s) | None
Teams

GK David James | 🏴 |
RB Jlloyd Samuel | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CB Gareth Southgate | 🏴 | 🤡 |
LB Alan Wright | 🏴 |
M George Boateng | 🇳🇱 |
M Gareth Barry | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Steve Stone | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Paul Merson | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M Ian Taylor | 🏴 | 🟥 |
F Julian Joachim | 🏴 | 🟨 | 🔁 |
F Richard Walker | 🏴 |

GK José Manuel Pinto | 🇪🇸 | 🟨 |
RB Juan Velasco | 🇪🇸 | 🟥 |
CB Fernando Cáceres | 🇦🇷 |
CB Sergio Fernández | 🇪🇸 |
LB Juanfran | 🇪🇸 | 🟨 |
M Everton Giovanella | 🇧🇷 |
M Tomás Hervás | 🇪🇸 | 🟨 | 🔁 |
M Valeriy Karpin | 🇷🇺 | 🟨 |
M Doriva | 🇧🇷 |
W Gustavo López | 🇦🇷 | 🟨 | 🔁 |
CF Benni McCarthy | 🇿🇦 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
Starting XI
Substitutes
🔁 | M Lee Hendrie | 🏴 | for RB Jlloyd Samuel | 🏴 | 33’ |
🔁 | M Alan Thompson | 🏴 | 🟥 | for M Steve Stone | 🏴 | 48’ |
🔁 | M Stephen Cooke | 🏴 | 🟢 | for F Julian Joachim | 🏴 | 74’ |
Unused Substitutes
GK Peter Enckelman | 🇫🇮 |
M Michael Standing | 🏴 |
M John McGrath | 🇮🇪 |
Substitutes
🔁 | M Tomás Hervás | 🇪🇸 | (CB Goran Đjorović | 🇷🇸 |)
🔁 | CB Goran Đjorović | 🇷🇸 | (RB Pablo Coira | 🇪🇸 | 🟨 |)
🔁 | W Gustavo López | 🇦🇷 | (M Jesuli | 🇪🇸 |)
Unused Substitutes
GK Pablo Cavallero | 🇦🇷 |
CB Francisco Noguerol | 🇪🇸 |
Match Timeline
🥅 | 11’ Goal, 0-1, RC Celta de Vigo, Benni McCarthy
🟨 | 22’ Booking, Paul Merson
🟨 | 31’ Booking, Julian Joachim
🔁 | 33’ Sub off, Jlloyd Samuel, Sub on, Lee Hendrie
⚽ | 45’ Goal, 1-1, Gareth Barry (pen)
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-1 RC Celta de Vigo
🟥 | 47’ Sending off, Ian Taylor
🔁 | 48’ Sub off, Steve Stone, Sub on, Alan Thompson
🥅 | 59’ Goal, 1-2, RC Celta de Vigo, Benni McCarthy
🔁 | 74’ Sub off, Julian Joachim, Sub on, Stephen Cooke 🟢
🟥 | 90’ Sending off, Alan Thompson
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-2 RC Celta de Vigo
On This Day
Villa cannot survive an eccentric refereeing performance that sees three Villa players sent off over the two games including two at the Hawthorns as Celta secure an aggregate victory.
Villa’s insanely early start to the season comes to a pointless, fruitless and demoralising end. Four sending offs, a raft of bookings, suspensions and injuries were all Villa had to show for playing four games by the 2nd August.
Midfielder Stephen Cooke, 17, makes his debut in a Villa shirt after signing professional forms with the club in July 2000 to become the 746th player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.
Midfielder Alan Thompson, 26, is sent off on his 58th and final appearance in a Villa shirt (45 Starts) before joining Celtic for a fee of £3,960,000 in September 2000. Thompson joined from Bolton Wanderers in June 1998 for £6,480,000 and left with W23 D13 L22, 5 Goals, 6 Assists, 17 Bookings and 1 Red Card having collected cards at a rate of one every 3.22 games in his Villa career.
Ian Taylor is sent off on his 223rd appearance in a Villa shirt (204 Starts) to make it W99 D55 L69, 32 Goals, 13 Assists, 43 Bookings and 1 Red Card so far in his Villa career.
Julian Joachim makes his 150th appearance in a Villa shirt (101 Starts) to make it W63 D33 L54, 38 Goals, 12 Assists and 2 Booking at a goal involvement rate of one for every 3.00 games played so far in his Villa career.
CF Richard Walker | 🏴 | #723 |
🟩 17 Jan 2001, Villa 1-0 Newcastle, Villa Park


Game #4647
FA Cup
Manager: John Gregory | 🏴 | Scunthorpe, 1998-2002
Referee: Paul Durkin | 🏴 | Dorset, 1988-2004
Kick off: 7.45pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟩
Season | 2000-01 |
Matchday | #28 |
Manager Game | #138 |
Wednesday, 17 January 2001
Scorer(s) | Darius Vassell | 50’ |
Assist(s) | Paul Merson | 50' |
Teams

GK David James | 🏴 |
LB Steve Staunton | 🇮🇪 |
LB Alan Wright | 🏴 |
CB Gareth Southgate | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CB Alpay Özalan | 🇹🇷 |
M George Boateng | 🇳🇱 |
M Lee Hendrie | 🏴 |
M Paul Merson | 🏴 | 🔥 |
M Steve Stone | 🏴 |
CF Dion Dublin | 🏴 |
F Darius Vassell | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔁 |

GK Steve Harper | 🏴 |
CB Alain Goma | 🇫🇷 |
CB Marcelino Elena Sierra | 🇪🇸 |
CB Aaron Hughes | 🇬🇧 |
RB Andy Griffin | 🏴 |
M Stephen Glass | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Christian Bassedas | 🇦🇷 | 🟨 |
M Clarence Acuña | 🇨🇱 |
M Gary Speed | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF Kevin Gallacher | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF Shola Ameobi | 🏴 |
Starting XI
Substitutes
🔁 | M Gareth Barry | 🏴 | for CB Gareth Southgate | 🏴 | 45’ |
🔁 | F Richard Walker | 🏴 | for F Darius Vassell | 🏴 | 78’ |
Unused Substitutes
GK Peter Enckelman | 🇫🇮 |
RB Jlloyd Samuel | 🏴 |
W David Ginola | 🇫🇷 |
Substitutes
🔁 | M Stephen Glass | 🏴 | (CF Lomano LuaLua | 🇨🇩 |)
🔁 | M Gary Speed | 🏴 | (RB Warren Barton | 🏴 |)
🔁 | CF Kevin Gallacher | 🏴 | (CF Daniel Cordone | 🇦🇷 |)
Unused Substitutes
GK Shay Given | 🇮🇪 |
M Diego Gavilán | 🇵🇾 |
Match Timeline
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Newcastle United
🔁 | 46’ Sub off, Gareth Southgate, Sub on, Gareth Barry
⚽ | 50’ Goal, 1-0, Darius Vassell, Assist by Paul Merson
🔁 | 78’ Sub off, Darius Vassell, Sub on, Richard Walker 🔴
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-0 Newcastle United
On This Day
Villa win through in the FA Cup third round replay as Darius Vassell's first goal in 27 months beats Newcastle.
Forward Richard Walker, 23, makes his 10th and final appearance in a Villa shirt (4 Starts) 6 months after his 9th before moving on to Blackpool for a fee of £68,000. Walker would leave with a record of W4 D4 L2 and 2 Goals.
Paul Merson contributes his 15th assist in a Villa shirt on his 98th appearance (83 Starts) to make it W39 D29 L30, 13 Goals, 15 Assists, 7 Bookings and 1 Red Card at a goal involvement rate of one for every 3.50 games played so far in his Villa career.
Darius Vassell makes his 1st start in 26 games and scores his 1st goal in 41 on his 44th appearance in a Villa shirt (3 Starts) to make it W21 D6 L17, 3 Goals, 4 Assists and 4 Bookings so far in his Villa career at a goal involvement rate of one for every 7.33 games played so far in his Villa.