| 2009–10 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Randy Lerner | |||
| Manager | Martin O'Neill | |||
| Premier League | 6th | |||
| FA Cup | Semi-finals | |||
| League Cup | Runners-up | |||
| UEFA Europa League | Play-off round | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Gabriel Agbonlahor (13) All: John Carew (17) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 42,788 vsLiverpool (29 December 2009),Manchester United (10 February 2010),Birmingham City (25 April 2010) | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 22,527 vsCardiff City (23 September 2009) | |||
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The2009-10 season wasAston Villa's 18th season in the Premier League. The2009–10 Premier League season was Villa's 135th seasonin English football. It wasthe club's 99th season in the top-flight and their 22nd consecutiveseason in the top flight of English football, thePremier League. They were managed byMartin O'Neill – in his fourth season since replacingDavid O'Leary. The 2009–10 season was Villa's second consecutive spell in European competition for the club, and the first in the newly formattedUEFA Europa League.
This term marked the first for the club without long-term player and former captainGareth Barry following his £12 million move toManchester City on 2 June 2009. Barry had been at the club since 1997.
TheBirmingham Derby made a return to thePremier League after local rivalsBirmingham City were promoted to the top tier. Villa won the first of two fixtures 1–0 atSt Andrew's on 13 September 2009 withGabriel Agbonlahor scoring the winning goal. Villa also won the return fixture atVilla Park 1–0 on 25 April 2010, thanks to aJames Milner penalty. Villa also played games against newly promotedWolves from nearbyWolverhampton, resulting in a 1–1 draw atMolineux and a 2–2 draw atVilla Park.
The club progressed to thefinal of theLeague Cup during this season, eliminatingCardiff City,Sunderland,Portsmouth andBlackburn Rovers along the way. However, Aston Villa were beaten 2–1 byManchester United in the final atWembley Stadium on 28 February 2010. Villa's other domestic cup venture also took the club toWembley in theFA Cup, where they were defeated 3–0 byChelsea in thesemi-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 Supplier | Sponsor |
|---|---|
| Nike | Acorns* |
*Villa passed up sponsorship for the 2008-09 season and instead displayed the children's hospice charity, Acorns.
| Date | Pos | Player | From | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 June 2009 | AM | Samir Carruthers | Arsenal | Free transfer |
| 16 July 2009 | LM | Stewart Downing | Middlesbrough | £12,000,000 |
| 4 August 2009 | CM | Fabian Delph | Leeds United | £6,000,000 |
| 7 August 2009 | RB |  Habib Beye | Newcastle United | £2,500,000 |
| 13 August 2009 | GK | Andy Marshall | Coventry City | Free transfer |
| 27 August 2009 | LB | Stephen Warnock | Blackburn Rovers | £7,000,000 |
| 1 September 2009 | CB |  James Collins | West Ham United | £5,000,000 |
| 1 September 2009 | CB |  Richard Dunne | Manchester City | £6,000,000 |
| £38,500,000 |
Record (equal)
| Date | Pos | Player | From | Loan End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Pos | Player | To | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2009 | CM | Gareth Barry | Manchester City | £12,000,000[1] |
| 1 July 2009 | GK | Stuart Taylor | Manchester City | Free transfer[2] |
| 1 July 2009 | CB |  Martin Laursen | Retired | N/a |
| 21 July 2009 | CF | Sam Williams | Yeovil Town | Free transfer[3] |
| 25 July 2009 | CB | Zat Knight | Bolton Wanderers | £4,000,000 |
| 26 January 2010 | CM | Craig Gardner | Birmingham City | £3,000,000 |
| £19,600,000 |
| Date | Pos | Player | To | Loan End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 August 2009 | GK | David Bevan | Ilkeston Town | 5 September 2009 |
| 18 September 2009 | CB |  Shane Lowry | Plymouth Argyle | 1 January 2010 |
| 26 September 2009 | CF | Marlon Harewood | Newcastle United | 31 December 2009 |
| 26 October 2009 | CB | Nathan Baker | Lincoln City | 1 January 2010 |
| 26 October 2009 | CF | James Collins | Darlington | 22 January 2010 |
| 26 October 2009 | RB |  Eric Lichaj | Lincoln City | 1 January 2010 |
| 7 November 2009 | CM | Isaiah Osbourne | Middlesbrough | 5 January 2010 |
| 19 November 2009 | CM | Jonathan Hogg | Darlington | 2 January 2010 |
| 24 November 2009 | LB | Nicky Shorey | Nottingham Forest | 26 January 2010 |
| 26 November 2009 | CM |  Barry Bannan | Blackpool | 31 May 2010 |
| 26 November 2009 | CM | Chris Herd | Lincoln City | 26 December 2009 |
| 5 December 2009 | GK | David Bevan | Solihull Moors | 5 January 2010 |
| 30 January 2010 | CB | Shane Lowry | Leeds United | 31 May 2010 |
| 1 February 2010 | LB | Nicky Shorey | Fulham | 31 May 2010 |
| 26 March 2010 | RB | Eric Lichaj | Leyton Orient | 31 May 2010 |
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The club once again dismissed sponsorship payments to allowAcorns 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.[4] The blue and black away kit of2008–09 also became this season's third kit.[5]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.[6]
| 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 theChampions League play-off round |
| 5 | Manchester City | 38 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 73 | 45 | +28 | 67 | Qualification for theEuropa League play-off round[a] |
| 6 | Aston Villa | 38 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 52 | 39 | +13 | 64 | |
| 7 | Liverpool | 38 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 61 | 35 | +26 | 63 | Qualification for theEuropa League third qualifying round[b] |
| 8 | Everton | 38 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 60 | 49 | +11 | 61 |
| Matchday | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 |
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| Ground | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | L | W | W | W | W | L | D | W | D | D | L | W | D | D | W | W | W | W | L | L | D | D | W | D | D | W | D | W | D | D | L | W | D | W | W | W | L | L |
| Position | 16 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| 15 August 20091 | Aston Villa | 0–2 | Wigan Athletic | Birmingham |
Rodallega 31'Koumas 56' | Stadium:Villa Park Attendance: 35,578 |
| 24 August 20092 | Liverpool | 1–3 | Aston Villa | Liverpool |
| Torres 72' | Lucas 34' (o.g.) Davies 44'A. Young 75' | Stadium:Anfield Attendance: 43,667 |
| 30 August 20093 | Aston Villa | 2–0 | Fulham | Birmingham |
| Pantsil 3' (o.g.) Agbonlahor 60' | Stadium:Villa Park Attendance: 32,917 |
| 13 September 20094 | Birmingham City | 0–1 | Aston Villa | Birmingham |
| Agbonlahor 85' | Stadium:St Andrew's Attendance: 25,196 |
| 19 September 20095 | Aston Villa | 2–0 | Portsmouth | Birmingham |
| Milner 34' (pen.) Agbonlahor 43' | Stadium:Villa Park Attendance: 35,979 |
| 26 September 20096 | Blackburn Rovers | 2–1 | Aston Villa | Blackburn |
| Samba 24' Dunn 88' (pen.) | Agbonlahor 3' | Stadium:Ewood Park Attendance: 25,172 |
| 5 October 20097 | Aston Villa | 1–1 | Manchester City | Birmingham |
| Dunne 15' | Bellamy 67' | Stadium:Villa Park Attendance: 37,924 |
| 17 October 20098 | Aston Villa | 2–1 | Chelsea | Birmingham |
| Dunne 32' Collins 52' | Drogba 15' | Stadium:Villa Park Attendance: 39,047 |
| 24 October 20099 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–1 | Aston Villa | Wolverhampton |
| Ebanks-Blake 83' (pen.) | Agbonlahor 79' | Stadium:Molineux |
| 31 October 200910 | Everton | 1–1 | Aston Villa | Liverpool |
| Bilyaletdinov 44' | Carew 46' | Stadium:Goodison Park Attendance: 36,648 |
| 4 November 200911 | West Ham United | 2–1 | Aston Villa | London |
| Noble 44' (pen.) Hines 90' | A. Young 52' | Stadium:Boleyn Ground Attendance: 30,024 |
| 7 November 200912 | 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 200913 | Burnley | 1–1 | Aston Villa | Burnley |
| Caldwell 9' | Heskey 86' | Stadium:Turf Moor Attendance: 21,179 |
| 28 November 200914 | Aston Villa | 1–1 | Tottenham Hotspur | Birmingham |
| Agbonlahor 10' | Dawson 77' | Stadium:Villa Park Attendance: 39,866 |
| 5 December 200915 | Aston Villa | 3–0 | Hull City | Birmingham |
| Dunne 13' Milner 29'Carew 88' (pen.) | Stadium:Villa Park Attendance: 39,748 |
| 12 December 200916 | Manchester United | 0–1 | Aston Villa | Manchester |
| Agbonlahor 21' | Stadium:Old Trafford Attendance: 75,130 |
| 15 December 200917 | Sunderland | 0–2 | Aston Villa | Sunderland |
| Heskey 24' Milner 61' | Stadium:Stadium of Light Attendance: 34,821 |
| 19 December 200918 | Aston Villa | 1–0 | Stoke City | Birmingham |
| Carew 61' | Stadium:Villa Park Attendance: 35,852 |
| 27 December 200919 | Arsenal | 3–0 | Aston Villa | London |
| Fàbregas 65',81' Diaby 90' | Stadium:Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,056 |
| 29 December 200920 | Aston Villa | 0–1 | Liverpool | Birmingham |
| Torres 90+3' | Stadium:Villa Park Attendance: 42,788 |
| 17 January 201021 | Aston Villa | 0–0 | West Ham United | Birmingham |
| Stadium:Villa Park Attendance: 35,646 |
| 27 January 201022 | Aston Villa | 0–0 | Arsenal | Birmingham |
| Stadium:Villa Park Attendance: 39,601 |
| 30 January 201023 | Fulham | 0–2 | Aston Villa | London |
| Agbonlahor 40',44' | Stadium:Craven Cottage Attendance: 25,408 |
| 6 February 201024 | Tottenham Hotspur | 0–0 | Aston Villa | London |
| Stadium:White Hart Lane Attendance: 35,899 |
| 10 February 201025 | Aston Villa | 1–1 | Manchester United | Birmingham |
| Cuéllar 19' | Collins 23' (o.g.) | Stadium:Villa Park Attendance: 42,788 |
| 21 February 201026 | 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 201027 | Stoke City | 0–0 | Aston Villa | Stoke-on-Trent |
| Stadium:Britannia Stadium Attendance: 27,598 |
| 16 March 201028 | Wigan Athletic | 1–2 | Aston Villa | Wigan |
| Caldwell 27' | McCarthy 25' (o.g.) Milner 63' | Stadium:DW Stadium Attendance: 16,186 |
| 20 March 201029 | Aston Villa | 2–2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Birmingham |
| Carew 16',82' | Craddock 23' Milner 38' (o.g.) | Stadium:Villa Park Attendance: 37,562 |
| 24 March 201030 | Aston Villa | 1–1 | Sunderland | Birmingham |
| Carew 30' | F. Campbell 22' | Stadium:Villa Park Attendance: 37,473 |
| 27 March 201031 | 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 201032 | Bolton Wanderers | 0–1 | Aston Villa | Bolton |
| A. Young 11' | Stadium:Reebok Stadium Attendance: 22,000 |
| 15 April 201033 | Aston Villa | 2–2 | Everton | Birmingham |
| Agbonlahor 72' Jagielka 90' (o.g.) | T. Cahill 23',74' | Stadium:Villa Park Attendance: 38,729 |
| 18 April 201034 | Portsmouth | 1–2 | Aston Villa | Portsmouth |
| M. Brown 10' | Carew 16' Delfouneso 82' | Stadium:Fratton Park Attendance: 16,523 |
| 21 April 201035 | Hull City | 0–2 | Aston Villa | Kingston-upon-Hull |
| Agbonlahor 14' Milner 76' (pen.) | Stadium:KC Stadium Attendance: 23,842 |
| 25 April 201036 | Aston Villa | 1–0 | Birmingham City | Birmingham |
| Milner 83' (pen.) | Stadium:Villa Park Attendance: 42,788 |
| 1 May 201037 | Manchester City | 3–1 | Aston Villa | Manchester |
| Tevez 42' (pen.) Adebayor 43'Bellamy 90' | Carew 16' | Stadium:City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 47,102 |
| 9 May 201038 | Aston Villa | 0–1 | Blackburn Rovers | Birmingham |
| Dunne 84' (o.g.) | Stadium:Villa Park Attendance: 41,799 |
| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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[7] | SF (1) | Blackburn Rovers | A | 1–0 | 18,595 | Milner |
| 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.) |
| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 August 2009 | Play-off Round (1) |  Rapid Vienna | A | 0–1 | 17,600 | |
| 27 August 2009 | Play-off Round (2) | Rapid Vienna | H | 2–1 | 22,563 | Milner (pen.),Carew |
| 2–2 on aggregate; Rapid Vienna won on away goals | ||||||
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 12,000 | ||
| 08/08/2009 |  Fiorentina | H | 1–0 | 22,915 | Heskey |
| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 July 2009 | Group C |  Málaga | A | 0–1 | 4,000 | ||
| 29 July 2009 | Group C |  Atlante | N | 3–1 | 1,000 | Albrighton,Carew,A. Young | |
| 31 July 2009 | Semi-Final |  Porto | N | 2–1 | 26,000 | Heskey,Sidwell | |
| 02/08/2009 | Final | Juventus | N | 0–0 | (Pens:Bannan,Lowry,A. Young,Cuéllar) | ||
| 0–0 after extra time – Aston Villa won 4–3 on penalties | |||||||
| Name | Premier League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europa League | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 John Carew | 10 | 6 | 1 | 17 | |
 Gabriel Agbonlahor | 13 | 1 | 2 | 16 | |
| James Milner | 7 | 4 | 1 | 12 | |
| Ashley Young | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 | |
| Emile Heskey | 3 | 2 | 5 | ||
| Richard Dunne | 3 | 3 | |||
| Carlos Cuéllar | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||
| Stewart Downing | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||
| Nathan Delfouneso | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
| James Collins | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Curtis Davies | 1 | 1 | |||
| Fabian Delph | 1 | 1 | |||
 Stiliyan Petrov | 1 | 1 | |||
| Stephen Warnock | 1 | 1 | |||
| Opposition own goals | 4 | 1 | 5 | ||
| Total Goals | 52 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 82 |
| Name | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Start | Sub. | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashley Young | 37 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 50 | 0 | 50 |
| James Milner | 36 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 48 | 1 | 49 |
| Carlos Cuéllar | 38 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 48 | 0 | 48 |
| Stilyan Petrov | 38 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 47 | 0 | 48 |
| Gabriel Agbonlahor | 36 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 43 | 3 | 46 |
| Richard Dunne | 35 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 44 |
| Brad Friedel | 38 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 42 |
| John Carew | 33 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 15 | 42 |
| Emile Heskey | 31 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 26 | 16 | 42 |
| Stephen Warnock | 31 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 42 |
| James Collins | 30 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 39 | 1 | 40 |
| Stewart Downing | 23 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 33 | 2 | 35 |
| Steve Sidwell | 25 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 19 | 33 |
| Luke Young | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 20 |
| Fabian Delph | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 15 |
| Nigel Reo-Coker | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 13 |
| Nathan Delfouneso | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 13 |
| Habib Beye | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 11 |
| Brad Guzan | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Marc Albrighton | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Nicky Shorey | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Curtis Davies | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Craig Gardner | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Shane Lowry | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Ciaran Clark | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
