The 2008–09 season was Aston Villa's 134th professional season; their 98th season in the top-flight and their 21st consecutive season in the top flight of English football, the Premier League. 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.[1]
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.[2]
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.[3] 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.
Defender Curtis Davies signed a permanent deal at Aston Villa after a loan spell.[4][5] English midfielder Steve Sidwell joined from Chelsea on 10 July 2008.[6] On 26 July 2008, former USA shot-stopper Brad Friedel signed from Blackburn Rovers for an undisclosed fee, thought to be £2million. On 7 August 2008 Aston Villa completed the signing of Nicky Shorey on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee. Also on 7 August 2008, Aston Villa completed the signing of Luke Young in a deal that could reach £6 million, on a three-year contract. On 12 August 2008, Aston Villa signed Carlos Cuéllar in a deal worth £7.8 million on a four-year contract. Villa's offer had triggered a release clause in Cuéllar's contract with Rangers.
Luke Moore made his loan move to West Bromwich Albion a permanent deal[7][8] Defender Olof Mellberg left the club to sign for Italian giants Juventus after seven years at Aston Villa.[9]Thomas Sørensen was also released at the end of his contract after 5 years of service, Stoke City eventually signed the Denmark international on a free transfer. Twins Damian and Yago Bellon left Villa after 2 years with the club, as Damian signed for FC Vaduz in Liechtenstein, whilst Yago joined Swiss side FC St. Gallen. Elsewhere, Irish youngster Danny Earls joined American USL team Rochester Rhinos, and defender Erik Lund returned home to join IFK Göteborg in Sweden. Lund was the only released youngster who played for the first-team during his time with the club, coming on as a substitute in a pre-season victory over Walsall in August 2007. Shaun Maloney was the last to leave the club in the summer transfer window, returning to Celtic after a frustrating spell under Martin O'Neill.
On 2 January 2009, Wayne Routledge signed a 3+1⁄2-year deal with Queens Park Rangers, following a loan spell at fellow Championship club Cardiff City. Villa confirmed their first signing of the window four days later, in the form of 17-year-old Dutch defender Arsenio Halfhuid from SBV Excelsior, who signed for an undisclosed fee. On 23 January 2009, Emile Heskey followed, signing for £3.5 million from Wigan Athletic. Young winger Zoltán Stieber was the final player to leave Villa Park during January, as he signed for TuS Koblenz for an undisclosed fee, after failing to break into the first-team. Swiss U17 goalkeeper Benjamin Siegrist also signed from FC Basel during this month.
Source: Premier League Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. Notes:
^ abSince both finalists of the FA Cup (Chelsea and Everton) and the League Cupwinners (Manchester United) qualified for the European competitions based on their league position, the sixth-placed team (Aston Villa) received a berth in the Europa League play-off round and the seventh-placed team (Fulham) received a berth in the Europa League third qualifying round.
Ordered by position on pitch (from back right to front left).
Notes
^Williams 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.
^Collins 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.
^"Villa 'reserves' crash out to CSKA Moscow". CNN. 26 February 2009. Retrieved 14 December 2013.
^"Permanent Villa move for Davies". BBC Sport. 3 July 2008. Retrieved 31 December 2008.
^"Curtis Eyes Albion Return". AVFC website. 3 July 2008. Retrieved 31 December 2008.[permanent dead link]
^"Sidwell signs for Villa". AVFC website. 10 July 2008. Retrieved 31 December 2008.[permanent dead link]
^"West Brom sign Moore from Villa". BBC Sport. 28 May 2008. Retrieved 31 December 2008.
^"Mowbray tipping Moore to flourish". BBC Sport. 29 May 2008. Retrieved 31 December 2008.
^"Mellberg to leave Villa for Juve". BBC Sport. 28 May 2008. Retrieved 31 December 2008.
^. world.avfc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 5 April 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
^"Villa sign England striker Heskey". BBC. 23 January 2009. Retrieved 25 January 2009.
External links
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The 2008 09 season was Aston Villa s 134th professional season their 98th season in the top flight and their 21st consecutive season in the top flight of English football the Premier League 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 Aston Villa2008 09 seasonChairmanRandy LernerManagerMartin O NeillPremier League6thFA CupFifth roundLeague CupThird roundUEFA CupRound of 32Top goalscorerLeague Gabriel Agbonlahor 12 All John Carew 15 Highest home attendance42 585 vs Manchester United Arsenal Chelsea Newcastle UnitedLowest home attendance21 541 vs Queens Park RangersHome coloursAway coloursThird colours 2007 082009 10 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 1 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 2 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 3 Following this Villa failed to win any of the next 8 league games and improving form for Arsenal amp Chelsea meant that Villa failed to reach the top 4 Contents 1 Players 1 1 First team squad 1 2 Left club during season 1 3 Reserve squad 1 4 Youth squad 1 5 Other players 1 6 Trialists 2 Transfers 2 1 Summer 2 2 Winter 2 3 Out on loan 3 Competitions 3 1 Overall 3 2 Premier League 3 2 1 Final league table 3 2 2 Results summary 4 Matches 4 1 Pre season friendlies 4 2 First Team 4 3 Reserves 4 4 Academy 5 Statistics 5 1 Player statistics 5 1 1 First Team 5 1 2 Reserves Academy 5 2 Squad information 6 Notes 7 References 8 External linksPlayers EditFirst team squad Edit Squad at end of seasonNote Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation Player1 GK USA Brad Friedel2 DF ENG Luke Young3 DF NED Wilfred Bouma4 MF ENG Steve Sidwell6 MF ENG Gareth Barry vice captain 7 MF ENG Ashley Young8 MF ENG James Milner9 FW ENG Marlon Harewood10 FW NOR John Carew11 FW ENG Gabriel Agbonlahor13 GK ENG Stuart Taylor14 FW ENG Nathan Delfouneso No Pos Nation Player15 DF ENG Curtis Davies16 DF ENG Zat Knight17 MF TOG Moustapha Salifou18 FW ENG Emile Heskey19 MF BUL Stiliyan Petrov20 MF ENG Nigel Reo Coker21 DF ENG Nicky Shorey22 GK USA Brad Guzan24 DF ESP Carlos Cuellar26 MF ENG Craig Gardner27 MF ENG Isaiah Osbourne45 MF ENG Marc Albrighton46 MF SCO Barry BannanLeft club during season Edit Note Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation Player5 DF DEN Martin Laursen captain retired 9 FW ENG Marlon Harewood on loan to Wolverhampton Wanderers 18 MF ENG Wayne Routledge to Queens Park Rangers 27 MF ENG Isaiah Osbourne on loan to Nottingham Forest No Pos Nation Player28 MF SCO Shaun Maloney to Celtic 29 DF IRL Stephen O Halloran on loan to Swansea City 46 MF SCO Barry Bannan on loan to Derby County Reserve squad Edit The following players made most of their appearances for the reserve team this season and did not appear for the first team Note Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation Player29 DF IRL Stephen O Halloran43 DF USA Eric Lichaj47 DF ENG Ciaran Clark48 DF ENG Nathan Baker49 MF AUS Chris Herd No Pos Nation Player51 DF IRL Shane Lowry GK ENG Elliot Parish MF HUN Zoltan Stieber FW ENG Sam Williams FW SWE Tobias Mikaelsson on trial to BK Hacken Youth squad Edit The following players made most of their appearances for the youth team this season but may have also appeared for the reserves Note Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation Player GK NIR Conor Devlin on loan from Manchester United GK AUT Thomas Dau GK SUI Benjamin Siegrist GK KOS Aldi Haxhia on loan from Chelsea DF ENG Durrell Berry DF ENG Daniel Bradley DF ENG Ellis Deeney DF ENG Ben Love DF ENG Matthew Roome DF ENG Sam Simmonds DF WAL Tomos Roberts No Pos Nation Player DF IRL Derrick Williams notes 1 MF ENG Richard Blythe MF ENG Jack Dyer MF ENG Jason Lampkin MF AUT Dominik Hofbauer MF HUN Andras Stieber FW ENG Ethan Moore FW ENG Kofi Poyser FW ENG Ryan Simmonds FW IRL James Collins notes 2 FW AUT Andreas WeimannOther players Edit The following players did not appear for any squad this 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 GK ENG Calum Barrett GK ENG Matt Coton GK IRL David Bevan on loan to Tamworth DF ENG James Clifton DF ENG Jordan Collins DF ENG Calum Flanagan DF ENG Fred Holtom DF IRL Richard Bryan notes 3 DF NED Arsenio Halfhuid No Pos Nation Player MF ENG Emmitt Delfouneso MF ENG Harry Forrester MF ENG Gary Gardner MF ENG William Grocott MF ENG Ebby Nelson Addy MF ENG Charlie Ward FW NIR Adam McGurk FW TUR Umit Eminoglu notes 4 Trialists Edit Note Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation Player MF ENG Alex Witham No Pos Nation Player MF AUS Reece Caira on trial from Blacktown City Transfers EditSummer Edit Defender Curtis Davies signed a permanent deal at Aston Villa after a loan spell 4 5 English midfielder Steve Sidwell joined from Chelsea on 10 July 2008 6 On 26 July 2008 former USA shot stopper Brad Friedel signed from Blackburn Rovers for an undisclosed fee thought to be 2million On 7 August 2008 Aston Villa completed the signing of Nicky Shorey on a three year deal for an undisclosed fee Also on 7 August 2008 Aston Villa completed the signing of Luke Young in a deal that could reach 6 million on a three year contract On 12 August 2008 Aston Villa signed Carlos Cuellar in a deal worth 7 8 million on a four year contract Villa s offer had triggered a release clause in Cuellar s contract with Rangers Luke Moore made his loan move to West Bromwich Albion a permanent deal 7 8 Defender Olof Mellberg left the club to sign for Italian giants Juventus after seven years at Aston Villa 9 Thomas Sorensen was also released at the end of his contract after 5 years of service Stoke City eventually signed the Denmark international on a free transfer Twins Damian and Yago Bellon left Villa after 2 years with the club as Damian signed for FC Vaduz in Liechtenstein whilst Yago joined Swiss side FC St Gallen Elsewhere Irish youngster Danny Earls joined American USL team Rochester Rhinos and defender Erik Lund returned home to join IFK Goteborg in Sweden Lund was the only released youngster who played for the first team during his time with the club coming on as a substitute in a pre season victory over Walsall in August 2007 Shaun Maloney was the last to leave the club in the summer transfer window returning to Celtic after a frustrating spell under Martin O Neill In 3 July 2008 DF Curtis Davies West Bromwich Albion Undisclosed10 July 2008 MF Steve Sidwell Chelsea 5 000 00026 July 2008 GK Brad Friedel Blackburn Rovers Undisclosed1 August 2008 GK Brad Guzan Chivas USA 600 0007 August 2008 DF Nicky Shorey Reading Undisclosed7 August 2008 DF Luke Young Middlesbrough 6 000 00012 August 2008 DF Carlos Cuellar Rangers 7 800 00029 August 2008 MF James Milner Newcastle United 12 000 000Out Date Pos Name To Fee28 May 2008 FW Luke Moore West Bromwich Albion 3 000 00029 May 2008 MF Patrik Berger Sparta Prague Free1 July 2008 DF Olof Mellberg Juventus Free1 July 2008 GK Thomas Sorensen Stoke City Free1 July 2008 MF Yago Bellon St Gallen Free1 July 2008 MF Damian Bellon FC Vaduz Free1 July 2008 DF Erik Lund IFK Gothenburg Free1 July 2008 MF Danny Earls Rochester Rhinos Free22 August 2008 FW Shaun Maloney Celtic UndisclosedWinter Edit On 2 January 2009 Wayne Routledge signed a 3 1 2 year deal with Queens Park Rangers following a loan spell at fellow Championship club Cardiff City Villa confirmed their first signing of the window four days later in the form of 17 year old Dutch defender Arsenio Halfhuid from SBV Excelsior who signed for an undisclosed fee On 23 January 2009 Emile Heskey followed signing for 3 5 million from Wigan Athletic Young winger Zoltan Stieber was the final player to leave Villa Park during January as he signed for TuS Koblenz for an undisclosed fee after failing to break into the first team Swiss U17 goalkeeper Benjamin Siegrist also signed from FC Basel during this month InDate Pos Name From Fee7 January 2009 DF Arsenio Halfhuid Excelsior Undisclosed 10 15 January 2009 GK Benjamin Siegrist FC Basel Undisclosed23 January 2009 FW Emile Heskey Wigan Athletic 3 500 000 11 OutDate Pos Name To Fee2 January 2009 MF Wayne Routledge Queens Park Rangers Undisclosed29 January 2009 MF Zoltan Stieber TuS Koblenz FreeOut on loan Edit Pos Player To Start End Apps GoalsMF Barry Bannan Derby County 13 March 2009 13 April 2009 10 1GK David Bevan Tamworth 23 September 2008 20 December 2008 12 0FW Marlon Harewood Wolverhampton Wanderers 23 March 2009 3 May 2009 5 0DF Stephen O Halloran Swansea City 5 November 2008 14 December 2008 3 0MF Isaiah Osbourne Nottingham Forest 2 March 2009 3 May 2009 8 0GK Stuart Taylor Cardiff City 13 March 2009 3 May 2009 8 0FW Sam Williams Colchester United 3 November 2008 30 November 2008 3 1FW Sam Williams Walsall 30 January 2009 26 February 2009 5 1FW Sam Williams Brentford 9 March 2009 2 May 2009 3 1Competitions EditOverall Edit 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 Competition Started round Currentposition round Finalposition round First match Last matchPremier League 6th 17 August 2008 24 May 2009Football League Cup Third round Third round 24 September 2008 24 September 2008FA Cup 3rd round 5th round 4 January 2009 15 February 2009Updated to match played 12 June 2008Source Competitions Premier League Edit Main article 2008 09 Premier League Final league table Edit Pos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation4 Arsenal 38 20 12 6 68 37 31 72 Qualification for the Champions League play off round5 Everton 38 17 12 9 55 37 18 63 Qualification for the Europa League play off round a 6 Aston Villa 38 17 11 10 54 48 6 627 Fulham 38 14 11 13 39 34 5 53 Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round a 8 Tottenham Hotspur 38 14 9 15 45 45 0 51Source Premier LeagueRules for classification 1 points 2 goal difference 3 number of goals scored Notes a b Since both finalists of the FA Cup Chelsea and Everton and the League Cup winners Manchester United qualified for the European competitions based on their league position the sixth placed team Aston Villa received a berth in the Europa League play off round and the seventh placed team Fulham received a berth in the Europa League third qualifying round Results summary Edit Overall Home AwayPld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD38 17 11 10 54 48 6 62 7 9 3 27 21 6 10 2 7 27 27 0Matches EditPre season friendlies Edit Date Opponents H A Result Scorers Venue10 July 2008 FC Wil 1900 A 6 0 Harewood 2 Carew Delfouneso Maloney Routledge Sportpark Bergholz12 July 2008 FC Zurich A 1 2 Agbonlahor Letzigrund15 July 2008 Lincoln City A 1 3 Carew Sincil Bank22 July 2008 Walsall A 3 2 Maloney 2 Routledge Bescot Stadium2 August 2008 Reading A 1 1 Archived 4 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine Agbonlahor Madejski Stadium6 August 2008 Real Balompedica Linense A 1 1 Carew Estadio Municipal de La Linea de la Concepcion8 August 2008 UD Marbella A 2 0 Delfouneso Gardner Estadio Municipal de MarbellaFirst Team Edit Date Opponents H A Result Scorers Venue Attendance Competition19 July 2008 Odense Boldklub A 2 2 Carew Laursen Fionia Park 12 000 UEFA Intertoto Cup 3rd Round26 July 2008 Odense Boldklub H 1 0 A Young Villa Park 34 394 UEFA Intertoto Cup 3rd Round14 August 2008 Fimleikafelag Hafnarfjardar A 4 1 Barry A Young Agbonlahor Laursen Laugardalsvollur 2 200 UEFA Cup Second Qualifying Round17 August 2008 Manchester City H 4 2 Carew Agbonlahor 3 Villa Park 39 955 Premier League23 August 2008 Stoke City A 2 3 Carew Laursen Britannia Stadium 27 500 Premier League28 August 2008 Fimleikafelag Hafnarfjardar H 1 1 Gardner Villa Park 25 415 UEFA Cup Second Qualifying Round31 August 2008 Liverpool H 0 0 Villa Park 41 647 Premier League15 September 2008 Tottenham Hotspur A 2 1 Reo Coker A Young White Hart Lane 36 076 Premier League18 September 2008 PFC Litex Lovech A 3 1 Reo Coker Barry Petrov Lovech Stadium 7 000 UEFA Cup First Round21 September 2008 West Bromwich Albion A 2 1 Carew Agbonlahor The Hawthorns 26 011 Premier League24 September 2008 Queens Park Rangers H 0 1 Villa Park 21 541 League Cup27 September 2008 Sunderland H 2 1 A Young Carew Villa Park 38 706 Premier League2 October 2008 PFC Litex Lovech H 1 1 Harewood Villa Park 27 230 UEFA Cup First Round5 October 2008 Chelsea A 0 2 Stamford Bridge 41 593 Premier League19 October 2008 Portsmouth H 0 0 Villa Park 37 660 Premier League23 October 2008 Ajax H 2 1 Laursen Barry Villa Park 36 657 UEFA Cup Group Stage26 October 2008 Wigan Athletic A 4 0 Barry Agbonlahor Carew Sidwell JJB Stadium 20 249 Premier League29 October 2008 Blackburn Rovers H 3 2 L Young Barry Agbonlahor Villa Park 35 985 Premier League3 November 2008 Newcastle United A 0 2 St James Park 44 567 Premier League6 November 2008 Slavia Prague A 1 0 Carew Synot Tip Arena 22 322 UEFA Cup Group Stage9 November 2008 Middlesbrough H 1 2 Sidwell Villa Park 36 672 Premier League15 November 2008 Arsenal A 2 0 Clichy OG Agbonlahor Emirates Stadium 60 047 Premier League22 November 2008 Manchester United H 0 0 Villa Park 42 585 Premier League29 November 2008 Fulham H 0 0 Villa Park 36 625 Premier League4 December 2008 MSK Zilina H 1 2 Delfouneso Villa Park 28 797 UEFA Cup Group Stage7 December 2008 Everton A 3 2 Sidwell A Young 2 Goodison Park 31 922 Premier League13 December 2008 Bolton Wanderers H 4 2 Agbonlahor 2 Davies OG A Young Villa Park 35 134 Premier League17 December 2008 Hamburger SV A 1 3 Delfouneso HSH Nordbank Arena 49 121 UEFA Cup Group Stage20 December 2008 West Ham United A 1 0 Neill OG Boleyn Ground 31 353 Premier League26 December 2008 Arsenal H 2 2 Barry pen Knight Villa Park 42 585 Premier League30 December 2008 Hull City A 1 0 Zayatte OG KC Stadium 24 727 Premier League4 January 2009 Gillingham A 2 1 Milner 2 Priestfield Stadium 10 107 FA Cup Third Round10 January 2009 West Bromwich Albion H 2 1 Davies Carson OG Villa Park 41 757 Premier League17 January 2009 Sunderland A 2 1 Milner Barry PEN Stadium of Light 40 350 Premier League24 January 2009 Doncaster Rovers A 0 0 Keepmoat Stadium 13 517 FA Cup Fourth Round27 January 2009 Portsmouth A 1 0 Heskey Fratton Park 19 073 Premier League31 January 2009 Wigan Athletic H 0 0 Villa Park 41 766 Premier League4 February 2009 Doncaster Rovers H 3 1 Sidwell Carew Delfouneso Villa Park 24 203 FA Cup Fourth Round Replay7 February 2009 Blackburn Rovers A 2 0 Milner Agbonlahor Ewood Park 24 267 Premier League15 February 2009 Everton A 1 3 Milner Goodison Park 35 439 FA Cup Fifth Round18 February 2009 CSKA Moscow H 1 1 Carew Villa Park 38 038 UEFA Cup Round of 3221 February 2009 Chelsea H 0 1 Villa Park 42 585 Premier League26 February 2009 CSKA Moscow A 0 2 Luzhniki Stadium 25 650 UEFA Cup Round of 321 March 2009 Stoke City H 2 2 Petrov Carew Villa Park 39 641 Premier League4 March 2009 Manchester City A 0 2 City of Manchester Stadium 40 137 Premier League15 March 2009 Tottenham Hotspur H 1 2 Carew Villa Park 41 205 Premier League22 March 2009 Liverpool A 0 5 Anfield 44 131 Premier League5 April 2009 Manchester United A 2 3 Carew Agbonlahor Old Trafford 75 409 Premier League12 April 2009 Everton H 3 3 Carew Milner Barry PEN Villa Park 40 188 Premier League18 April 2009 West Ham United H 1 1 Heskey Villa Park 39 534 Premier League25 April 2009 Bolton Wanderers A 1 1 A Young Reebok Stadium 21 709 Premier League2 May 2009 Hull City H 1 0 Carew Villa Park 39 607 Premier League9 May 2009 Fulham A 1 3 A Young Craven Cottage 25 660 Premier League16 May 2009 Middlesbrough A 1 1 Carew Riverside Stadium 27 261 Premier League24 May 2009 Newcastle United H 1 0 Duff OG Villa Park 42 585 Premier LeagueReserves Edit Date Opponents H A Result Scorers Venue3 September 2008 Stoke City A 2 1 Delfouneso Osbourne Britannia Stadium8 September 2008 Tottenham Hotspur H 1 0 Herd Villa Park29 September 2008 Arsenal A 4 1 Albrighton 2 Stieber 2 Underhill Stadium13 October 2008 Chelsea A 1 0 Sidwell Griffin Park20 October 2008 Portsmouth A 0 2 West Leigh Park10 November 2008 West Bromwich Albion A 2 1 Bannan 2 The Hawthorns25 November 2008 Fulham A 1 1 Bannan Motspur Park13 January 2009 West Ham United H 0 0 De Montfort Park16 February 2009 Arsenal H 0 0 De Montfort Park2 March 2009 Chelsea H 4 3 Delfouneso 2 Hogg Clark Villa Park10 March 2009 Portsmouth H 6 1 Hogg 2 Lowry Weimann Lichaj G Gardner Villa Park17 March 2009 West Ham United A 2 0 Weimann Hofbauer Woodside Park23 March 2009 Stoke City H 1 0 Collins Villa ParkAcademy Edit Date Opponents H A Result Scorers Competition19 July 2008 Queens Park Rangers A 6 1 A Stieber 2 Forrester 2 Weimann 2 Friendly2 August 2008 Doncaster Rovers H 6 0 R Simmonds 2 G Gardner Poyser Berry Chapman Friendly9 August 2008 Plymouth Argyle H 4 0 R Simmonds G Gardner Forrester Ja Collins Friendly23 August 2008 Sheffield United A 1 1 Ja Collins Premier Academy League30 August 2008 Barnsley H 3 0 Ja Collins 2 Grocott Premier Academy League6 September 2008 Chelsea H 2 0 Weimann Ja Collins Premier Academy League13 September 2008 West Ham United A 0 3 Premier Academy League20 September 2008 Norwich City A 1 1 Ja Collins Premier Academy League27 September 2008 Tottenham Hotspur H 0 2 Premier Academy League4 October 2008 Cardiff City A 4 2 Hofbauer Ja Collins Grocott Forrester Premier Academy League11 October 2008 Coventry City H 5 0 Ja Collins 3 Poyser Grocott Premier Academy League19 October 2008 Birmingham City A 5 0 Poyser 3 Clark Berry Premier Academy League8 November 2008 Reading A 3 1 Ja Collins Weimann Forrester Premier Academy League15 November 2008 Watford H 3 2 Forrester Ja Collins 2 Premier Academy League22 November 2008 Bristol City H 4 2 Berry Weimann 2 Hofbauer Premier Academy League6 December 2008 MK Dons A 3 0 Ja Collins Blythe A Stieber Premier Academy League10 December 2008 Arsenal H 2 3 Ja Collins 2 FA Youth Cup17 January 2009 Leicester City A 0 2 Premier Academy League24 January 2009 Reading H 2 1 A Stieber Ja Collins Premier Academy League31 January 2009 Watford H 3 1 Grocott Bradley Ja Collins Premier Academy League14 February 2009 MK Dons H 4 0 Ja Collins G Gardner 2 Moore Premier Academy League21 February 2009 Tottenham Hotspur A 4 4 Ja Collins 2 Weimann A Stieber Premier Academy League28 February 2009 Birmingham City H 2 2 Forrester Ja Collins Premier Academy League7 March 2009 Cardiff City H 3 2 Forrester Ja Collins 2 Premier Academy League14 March 2009 Coventry City A 0 0 Premier Academy League21 March 2009 Ipswich Town H 4 2 Weimann 2 Ja Collins A Stieber Premier Academy LeagueStatistics EditPlayer statistics Edit First Team Edit No Pos Nationality Player Apps Goals Assists YC RC Total Apps Total Goals1 GK United States Brad Friedel 46 0 0 1 1 46 02 DF England Luke Young 43 1 0 7 0 43 13 DF Netherlands Wilfred Bouma 2 0 0 0 0 90 14 MF England Steve Sidwell 25 4 1 6 1 25 45 DF Denmark Martin Laursen 24 4 2 1 0 91 116 MF England Gareth Barry 48 8 9 10 0 440 527 MF England Ashley Young 48 9 15 8 1 100 198 MF England James Milner 43 6 8 7 0 79 99 FW England Marlon Harewood 15 1 3 1 0 40 710 FW Norway John Carew 34 15 4 3 0 78 3111 FW England Gabriel Agbonlahor 48 13 10 4 0 139 3513 GK England Stuart Taylor 2 0 0 0 0 17 014 FW England Nathan Delfouneso 13 3 0 1 0 13 315 DF England Curtis Davies 45 1 1 3 0 59 216 DF England Zat Knight 26 1 0 1 0 54 217 MF Togo Moustapha Salifou 9 0 1 0 0 13 018 FW England Emile Heskey 14 2 0 0 0 14 219 MF Bulgaria Stiliyan Petrov 47 2 4 9 0 112 520 MF England Nigel Reo Coker 36 2 1 4 0 75 321 DF England Nicky Shorey 33 0 2 2 0 33 022 GK United States Brad Guzan 8 0 0 1 0 8 024 DF Spain Carlos Cuellar 36 0 0 4 0 36 026 MF England Craig Gardner 30 1 2 4 0 77 627 MF England Isaiah Osbourne 6 0 0 1 0 29 029 DF Republic of Ireland Stephen O Halloran 0 0 0 0 0 0 043 DF United States Eric Lichaj 0 0 0 0 0 0 045 MF England Marc Albrighton 1 0 0 1 0 1 046 MF Scotland Barry Bannan 2 0 0 1 0 2 047 DF England Ciaran Clark 0 0 0 0 0 0 048 DF England Nathan Baker 0 0 0 0 0 0 049 MF Australia Chris Herd 0 0 0 0 0 0 051 MF Ireland Shane Lowry 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Last Update End of season Data includes all competitive competitionsReserves Academy Edit No Pos Nationality Player Reserve Apps Reserve Goals Academy Apps Academy Goals Total Apps Total Goals45 MF England Marc Albrighton 10 2 2 0 12 248 DF England Nathan Baker 4 0 12 0 16 046 MF Scotland Barry Bannan 11 3 4 0 15 3 FW England Durrell Berry 0 0 9 2 9 2 MF England Richard Blythe 1 0 16 1 17 1 MF England Daniel Bradley 0 0 6 1 6 147 DF England Ciaran Clark 12 1 9 1 21 2 FW England James Collins 10 1 22 24 32 25 GK Austria Thomas Dau 0 0 14 0 14 014 FW England Nathan Delfouneso 9 3 1 0 10 3 GK Northern Ireland Conor Devlin 0 0 1 0 1 0 MF England Jack Dyer 1 0 13 0 14 0 DF England Calum Flanagan 1 0 17 0 18 041 MF England Harry Forrester 3 0 18 5 21 5 MF England Gary Gardner 2 1 11 2 13 3 MF England Will Grocott 1 0 18 4 19 4 DF Netherlands Arsenio Halfhuid 0 0 5 0 5 0 GK Kosovo Aldi Haxhia 0 0 1 0 1 049 MF Australia Chris Herd 7 1 0 0 7 142 MF Austria Dominik Hofbauer 6 1 17 3 23 4 MF England Jonathan Hogg 5 3 0 0 5 3 MF England Jason Lampkin 0 0 8 0 8 043 DF United States Eric Lichaj 10 1 0 0 10 1 MF England Ben Love 0 0 5 0 5 051 DF Republic of Ireland Shane Lowry 8 1 0 0 8 1 FW Sweden Tobias Mikaelsson 3 0 0 0 3 0 FW England Ethan Moore 0 0 1 1 1 129 DF Republic of Ireland Stephen O Halloran 2 0 0 0 2 053 GK England Elliott Parish 9 0 3 0 12 0 FW England Kofi Poyser 0 0 13 4 13 4 DF Wales Tomos Roberts 0 0 12 0 12 0 DF England Matthew Roome 5 0 14 0 19 0 GK Switzerland Benjamin Siegrist 0 0 4 0 4 0 MF England Ryan Simmonds 0 0 13 0 13 0 DF England Sam Simmonds 1 0 6 0 7 0 MF Hungary Andras Stieber 0 0 11 4 11 4 MF Hungary Zoltan Stieber 8 2 0 0 8 2 FW Austria Andreas Weimann 10 2 18 6 28 8 DF Republic of Ireland Derrick Williams 0 0 1 0 1 0 FW England Sam Williams 4 0 0 0 4 0Last Update 25 March 2009 Data includes all competitions Zoltan 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 Edit N Pos Nat Name Age EU Since App GS Sub Goals Ends Transfer fee Notes1 GK Brad Friedel 37 Non EU 2008 16 16 0 0 2011 2 5m13 GK Stuart Taylor 27 EU 2005 17 14 3 0 2009 Undisclosed22 GK Brad Guzan 23 Non EU 2008 2 2 0 0 2011 0 6m2 RB Luke Young 29 EU 2008 14 13 1 1 2011 6m3 LB Wilfred Bouma 30 EU 2005 90 87 3 1 2011 3 5m5 CB Martin Laursen 31 EU 2004 83 81 2 11 2010 3m15 CB Curtis Davies 23 EU 2008 27 22 5 1 2012 Undisclosed16 CB Zat Knight 28 EU 2007 34 32 2 1 2011 3 5m21 LB Nicky Shorey 27 EU 2008 16 16 0 0 2011 Undisclosed24 CB Carlos Cuellar 27 EU 2008 12 9 3 0 2012 7 8m29 LB Stephen O Halloran 20 EU 2008 0 0 0 0 2009 Academy4 CM Steve Sidwell 25 EU 2008 6 3 3 1 2011 Undisclosed6 CM Gareth Barry 27 EU 1997 410 393 17 49 2010 Undisclosed7 LM Ashley Young 23 EU 2007 70 67 3 14 2011 9 6m8 RM James Milner 22 EU 2008 45 40 5 3 2012 12m17 CM Moustapha Salifou 25 Non EU 2007 9 3 6 0 2009 Undisclosed19 CM Stiliyan Petrov 29 EU 2006 82 75 7 4 2010 6 5m20 CM Nigel Reo Coker 24 EU 2007 56 56 0 3 2011 8 5m26 CM Craig Gardner 21 EU 2005 58 37 21 6 2011 Academy27 CM Isaiah Osbourne 20 EU 2006 26 13 13 0 2011 Academy9 CF Marlon Harewood 29 EU 2006 34 7 27 7 2010 4m10 CF John Carew 28 EU 2007 59 57 2 23 2010 Part Exchange11 CF Gabriel Agbonlahor 21 EU 2006 110 102 8 29 2011 Academy14 CF Nathan Delfouneso 17 EU 2008 3 0 3 0 2010 Academy18 CF Emile Heskey 29 EU 2009 3 3 0 1 2012 3 5mLast updated 12 May 2008 Source avfc co uk players Wikipedia articles Ordered by position on pitch from back right to front left Notes Edit Williams 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 Collins 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 Bryan 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 Eminoglu was born in Solihull England but also qualified to represent Turkey internationally and represented them at U 16 level References Edit Premier League 2008 09 fixtures announced Premier League 16 June 2008 Archived from the original on 13 April 2014 Retrieved 10 April 2014 7th December 2008 Everton 2 3 Aston Villa Villa reserves crash out to CSKA Moscow CNN 26 February 2009 Retrieved 14 December 2013 Permanent Villa move for Davies BBC Sport 3 July 2008 Retrieved 31 December 2008 Curtis Eyes Albion Return AVFC website 3 July 2008 Retrieved 31 December 2008 permanent dead link Sidwell signs for Villa AVFC website 10 July 2008 Retrieved 31 December 2008 permanent dead link West Brom sign Moore from Villa BBC Sport 28 May 2008 Retrieved 31 December 2008 Mowbray tipping Moore to flourish BBC Sport 29 May 2008 Retrieved 31 December 2008 Mellberg to leave Villa for Juve BBC Sport 28 May 2008 Retrieved 31 December 2008 Latest News Halfhuid Signs world avfc co uk Archived from the original on 5 April 2018 Retrieved 4 April 2018 Villa sign England striker Heskey BBC 23 January 2009 Retrieved 25 January 2009 External links EditAston Villa official website avfchistory co uk 2008 09 season Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2008 09 Aston Villa F C season amp oldid 1129255157, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
