Richard Patrick Dunne is an
IrishThe Irish people are an ethnic group who originate in Ireland, an island in northwestern Europe. Ireland has been populated for around 9,000 years , with the Irish people's earliest ancestors recorded having legends of being descended from groups such as the Nemedians, Fomorians, Fir Bolg, Tuatha...
footballer who plays as a
defenderDefender usually refers to a position in association football .Defender or The Defender may also refer to:-Film and television:* The Defender or The Bodyguard from Beijing, a film starring Jet Li...
for
Aston VillaAston Villa Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Witton, Birmingham. The club was founded in 1874 and have played at their current home ground, Villa Park, since 1897. Aston Villa were founder members of The Football League in 1888. They were also founder...
and the
Republic of Ireland national football teamThe Republic of Ireland national football team represents Ireland in association football. It is run by the Football Association of Ireland and currently plays home fixtures at Aviva Stadium in Dublin, which opened in May 2010....
. With Ireland he was a member of the
2002 FIFA World CupThe 2002 FIFA World Cup was the 17th staging of the FIFA World Cup, held in South Korea and Japan from 31 May to 30 June. It was also the first World Cup held in Asia, and the last in which the golden goal rule was implemented. Brazil won the tournament for a record fifth time, beating Germany 2–0...
squad and helped his team qualify for UEFA Euro 2012.
Dunne began his professional career at
EvertonEverton Football Club are an English professional association football club from the city of Liverpool. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of English football...
. He later spent nearly a decade at
Manchester CityManchester City Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Manchester. Founded in 1880 as St. Mark's , they became Ardwick Association Football Club in 1887 and Manchester City in 1894...
before joining Aston Villa in 2009.
Everton
Having played schoolboy football in Dublin for
Home FarmHome Farm Football Club is an Irish football club based in Whitehall, Dublin. Originally founded in 1928, the club joined the League of Ireland in 1972 after merging with Drumcondra. Following this merger they were briefly known as Home Farm Drumcondra...
, Dunne joined
EvertonEverton Football Club are an English professional association football club from the city of Liverpool. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of English football...
as a 15-year-old schoolboy in the 1994–95 season. The next season, he started to play for Everton reserves and in early 1997, Dunne signed a 5-year professional contract. He was part of the successful 1996
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squad along with
Tony HibbertAnthony James "Tony" Hibbert is an English footballer, who currently plays for Everton. Originally a midfielder, Hibbert now plays at right back.-Club career:...
and
Leon OsmanLeon Osman is an English football player who plays for Everton in the Premier League. He has spent his whole career as an Everton player, though he has spent time on loan at Carlisle United and Derby County.-Biography:...
.
Dunne made his debut under then manager
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in 1997, at the age of seventeen.
Manchester City
In the autumn of 2000, he was signed by
Manchester CityManchester City Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Manchester. Founded in 1880 as St. Mark's , they became Ardwick Association Football Club in 1887 and Manchester City in 1894...
for a fee of £3 million. City had signed both Dunne and
Laurent CharvetLaurent Charvet is a former French football player.Charvet played in the right back position. He began his career at Cannes in 1994. Between then and 1997 he appeared 99 times for the club and scored 19 goals...
as replacements for right back
Richard EdghillRichard Edghill is an English footballer who plays as a defender and is currently unattached.-Manchester City:...
who had suffered from a dip in form.
It was in the centre of defence where Dunne made his biggest impact on the team. Dunne had various partners in the centre of defence in his first season at the club and for a few games he played in a three man defence with
Andy MorrisonAndrew Charles "Andy" Morrison is a Scottish ex-football player who played at centre half. He is currently Assistant Manager at Northwich Victoria.-Early career:...
and
Steve HoweyStephen Norman "Steve" Howey is a former footballer who played for the England national team. At club level, he made more than 300 appearances in the Football League and the Premier League, playing for Newcastle United, Manchester City, Leicester City, Bolton Wanderers and Hartlepool United...
. His first season saw City relegated into the first division and acquire the services of a new manager,
Kevin KeeganJoseph Kevin Keegan, OBE is a former international footballer and former manager of the England national football team and several English clubs, most notably Newcastle United....
. Disciplinary problems in 2003 resulted in a club suspension, and his time at Manchester City looked to be over. However, Dunne returned to the first team following an intensive fitness programme, and within a few months gained an international recall.
A number of consistent performances resulted in Dunne receiving Manchester City's Player of the Year award for 2004–05, which he also won in the 2005–06, 2006–07 and 2007–08 seasons, becoming the first person to win City's PotY award four times. In the 2006 close season, at the age of 26, Dunne was appointed club captain, taking over from
Sylvain DistinSylvain Distin is a French footballer who plays for English Premier League side Everton.-Early career:Born in Bagnolet, Distin started his career at French non-league side Joue-les-Tours before moving to Tours a year later, where he played 26 times and scored three goals. He then transferred to...
, amidst rumours of Distin leaving City.
On 18 January 2007, Manchester City teammate
Micah RichardsMicah Lincoln Richards is an English footballer who plays for Manchester City and the England national team. A versatile defender, Richards is equally adept at centre back and right back or in centre midfield...
said:
“Ever since I’ve come to this club Richard has just been quality. I play with him week in, week out and I think he’s one of the best players I’ve played with. I’ve played with
John TerryJohn George Terry is an English professional footballer. Terry plays in a centre back position and is the captain of Chelsea in the Premier League...
and
Rio FerdinandRio Gavin Ferdinand is an English footballer. He plays at centre back for Manchester United in the Premier League and for the England national football team...
in the England squad but Richard is right up there with them.”
On 4 July 2008, Dunne signed a new four-year contract with Manchester City to keep him at the club until 2012.
In August 2008,
Garry CookGarry Cook is a British football executive, having worked for Manchester City between 2008 and 2011 and Nike between 1996 and 2008.-Nike:Cook started working for sports wear brand Nike in 1996...
, Chief Executive of City, said "China and India are gagging for football content to watch and we’re going to tell them that City is their content. We need a superstar to get through that door. Richard Dunne doesn’t roll off the tongue in Beijing."
Dunne continued to play throughout 2008/09 making 47 starts in all competitions despite three red cards. He marked his 29th Birthday with a goal in the 6–0 win against Portsmouth on 21 September 2008, while his eighth Premier League red card against
Wigan Athletic Wigan Athletic Football Club is an English Premier League Association football club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, having been promoted from the Championship in 2005. Wigan's current spell in the Premier League is the only top flight run in the club's history.They have played at the DW...
in January 2009 equalled a record set by
Patrick VieiraPatrick Vieira is a retired French footballer of Senegalese descent who is the Football Development Executive at Manchester City....
and
Duncan FergusonDuncan Cowan Ferguson is a Scottish former footballer. He was notorious for his "hardman" image and nicknamed "Big Dunc" and "Duncan Disorderly"....
.
Aston Villa
Following the signings of
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and
Joleon LescottJoleon Patrick Lescott is an English footballer who currently plays for Manchester City. He plays as a centre-back, though he has played in various other positions across the defensive line, in particular left-back....
, it was reported that Dunne could leave the City of Manchester Stadium with
Aston VillaAston Villa Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Witton, Birmingham. The club was founded in 1874 and have played at their current home ground, Villa Park, since 1897. Aston Villa were founder members of The Football League in 1888. They were also founder...
the most likely destination. Villa confirmed on 27 August 2009, that they had agreed a fee with Manchester City for the defender. Aston Villa filed the paperwork for the deal before the close of the
transfer windowThe transfer window is the period during the year in which a football club can transfer players from other countries into their playing staff. Such a transfer is completed by registering the player into the new club through FIFA...
but the Premier League announced that the deal could not be "ratified" until 2 September 2009, when the deal was completed. Martin O'Neill later stated the fee paid for Dunne was £5 million and that the player had signed a four-year deal.
Dunne made his debut in a 1–0 win over
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at St. Andrews, courtesy of an 85th minute strike from
Gabriel AgbonlahorGabriel Imuetinyan "Gabby" Agbonlahor is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Aston Villa. Agbonlahor is a product of Aston Villa's Academy and has earned three caps for the English national team. He is currently the longest-serving player at Villa Park, joining as a youth player in...
. Following the game, Dunne heaped praise on new teammates
James CollinsJames Michael Collins is a Welsh footballer who plays for Aston Villa and the Wales national football team.-Cardiff City:...
,
Carlos CuéllarCarlos Javier Cuéllar Jiménez is a Spanish footballer who plays for Aston Villa. He is primarily a central defender, but can also operate as a right-back.-Early career:...
and
Stephen WarnockStephen Warnock is an English footballer who plays for Aston Villa as a left-back.He has been capped by England twice and was part of the nation's squad at the 2010 FIFA World Cup...
, claiming that their partnership in defence "seems to have worked reasonably well". On 26 September 2010, Dunne played the full 90 minutes alongside James Collins against Blackburn Rovers at
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in a 2-1 defeat.
On 5 October 2009, Dunne scored his first goal for Villa, coincidently against his former club Manchester City, in a 1–1 draw.
He was applauded by Manchester City fans for his respect in refusing to celebrate his goal. He netted his second goal later that month in the team's 2–1 home victory over
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. He was named in the PFA team of the year for the 2009–2010 season. On 21 November 2010, he started and played the full 90 minutes alongside
Ciaran ClarkCiaran Clark is an English-born Irish professional footballer who plays for Premier League club Aston Villa and the Republic of Ireland national football team...
against Blackburn Rovers at
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in a disappointing 2-0 defeat. On 11 December 2010, Richard Dunne was dropped from the team and replaced by
Carlos CuellarCarlos Javier Cuéllar Jiménez is a Spanish footballer who plays for Aston Villa. He is primarily a central defender, but can also operate as a right-back.-Early career:...
. Dunne was recalled to the starting line up in the away game against
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at
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which villa ended up drawing 3-3. On 1 February 2011, he started and completed the full 90 minutes alongside James Collins in the Barclays Premier League game with Manchester United at
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in a 3-1 defeat. On March 18, 2011, Dunne along with Collins have been fined a total of £200,000 – two weeks’ wages each – by Villa for a boozy row with club staff during a team-bonding exercise. At the end of the 2010-11 season, Dunne made 35 appearances in all competitions for Villa. Ahead of the new 2011-2012 campaign, new manager
Alex McLeishAlexander "Alex" McLeish , is a Scottish former professional footballer and manager, who is currently managing English Premier League club Aston Villa...
has said because of his aerial ability and such good awareness on the ball he will be an automatic first choice at the back. On 27 July 2011, he started and played the full 90 minutes in the 1-0 victory over Blackburn Rovers in the
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held in
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. On 30 July 2011, he started the final with
ChelseaChelsea Football Club are an English football club based in West London. Founded in 1905, they play in the Premier League and have spent most of their history in the top tier of English football. Chelsea have been English champions four times, FA Cup winners six times and League Cup winners four...
and also completed the full 90 minutes in a disappointing 2-0 defeat.
Dunne is known for holding the unfortunate record of scoring the most Premier League own goals, with a current tally of nine. He most recently scored a 93rd minute equalising own goal against
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in a 1-1 draw on 25 September 2011. On 29 October 2011 he scored his first goal of the 2011-12 season in a 2-2 draw against Sunderland at the
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.
International career
Dunne made his debut for the
Republic of IrelandThe Republic of Ireland national football team represents Ireland in association football. It is run by the Football Association of Ireland and currently plays home fixtures at Aviva Stadium in Dublin, which opened in May 2010....
on 26 April 2000 in a 1–0 loss against
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in a friendly match. His first international goal came just two months later in only his third cap as he scored on June 4 against
MexicoThe Mexican national football team represents Mexico in association football and is governed by the Mexican Football Federation , the governing body for football in Mexico. Mexico's home stadium is the Estadio Azteca and their head coach is José Manuel de la Torre...
, helping his team come from 2–0 down to drawing 2–2. He was selected by
Mick McCarthyMichael Joseph "Mick" McCarthy is an English-born former Irish international footballer who is currently the manager of Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers, where he has been in charge since July 2006....
to play against the likes of Holland and
PortugalThe Portugal national football team represents Portugal in association football and is controlled by the Portuguese Football Federation, the governing body for football in Portugal. Portugal's home ground is Estádio Nacional in Oeiras, and their head coach is Paulo Bento...
during their successful qualification for the
2002 FIFA World CupThe 2002 FIFA World Cup was the 17th staging of the FIFA World Cup, held in South Korea and Japan from 31 May to 30 June. It was also the first World Cup held in Asia, and the last in which the golden goal rule was implemented. Brazil won the tournament for a record fifth time, beating Germany 2–0...
.
Dunne's first competitive goal for Ireland came against
EstoniaThe Estonia national football team represents Estonia in international association football. Team members are selected by the head coach of Estonian Football Association . Estonia play their home matches at the A. Le Coq Arena in Tallinn, Estonia....
in a 2–0 win. He was part of the Irish squad that played at the 2002 FIFA World Cup but the centre half pairing of
Steve StauntonStephen "Steve" Staunton is an Irish association football manager and former professional footballer, who was most recently manager of Darlington...
, who was made captain following
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s departure, and
Gary BreenGary Patrick Breen is an Irish footballer who made more than 500 appearances in the Football League and Premier League. He played for numerous clubs over a 20-year career, including more than 100 appearances each for Coventry City and Sunderland...
was favoured by
Mick McCarthyMichael Joseph "Mick" McCarthy is an English-born former Irish international footballer who is currently the manager of Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers, where he has been in charge since July 2006....
meaning Dunne did not even make an appearance as a substitute. The emergence of
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and Brian Kerrs preference of
Kenny CunninghamKenneth Edward "Kenny" Cunningham is an Irish former footballer who played as a defender. He played international football for the Republic of Ireland until his retirement in 2005...
meant that Dunne's chances with Ireland were extremely limited during their unsuccessful attempt to qualify for UEFA Euro 2004. He did score his fourth international goal in a friendly against
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just prior to the end of the campaign. Dunne again found himself out of favour with Kerr during
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for the
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, only featuring in the final three matches which included a 1–0 defeat to
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, a game that ultimately cost Ireland qualification. Another change of manager for Ireland saw Dunne's former teammate, Steve Staunton, use him during the majority of the Euro 2008 qualification campaign. Early defeats to
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and a humiliating 5–2 loss to
CyprusThe Cyprus national football team represents Cyprus in association football and is controlled by the Cyprus Football Association, the governing body for football in Cyprus. Cyprus' home ground is the GSP Stadium in Nicosia and the current coach is Nikos Nioplias...
, a match in which Dunne scored before giving away a penalty and being sent off, ensured qualification was always beyond the Irish. Dunne only missed three of the twelve matches, due to suspension and injury rather than form.
Giovanni Trappatoni was appointed Ireland manager for the qualification campaign ahead of the
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and with it is has cemented Richard Dunne as Ireland's top defender and one of the best players. He played in all ten games helping Ireland finish second and qualify for a play-off whilst also scoring goals in both 1–1 draws with
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, as well as winning the man of the match award in the away game held in
SofiaSofia is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria and the 12th largest city in the European Union with a population of 1.27 million people. It is located in western Bulgaria, at the foot of Mount Vitosha and approximately at the centre of the Balkan Peninsula.Prehistoric settlements were excavated...
. He also played the entire matches in both legs against
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as Ireland were
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. Dunne was famously pictured sitting distraught on the pitch in Paris as
Thierry HenryThierry Daniel Henry is a French professional footballer who plays for the New York Red Bulls in Major League Soccer.Henry was born in Les Ulis, Essonne where he played for an array of local sides as a youngster and showed great promise as a goal-scorer. He was spotted by AS Monaco in 1990 and...
, the very person who had seconds earlier cheated Ireland out of their place at the 2010 FIFA World Cup, consoled him.
On 8 February 2011, Dunne started and completed the full 90 minutes in Ireland's first Nations Cup game against
WalesThe Wales national football team represents Wales in international football. It is controlled by the Football Association of Wales , the governing body for football in Wales, and the third oldest national football association in the world. The team have only qualified for a major international...
in a 3-0 win. On 26 March 2011, he started and played the full 90 minutes in the Group B Euro 2012 qualifier against
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in a 2-1 victory at the
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. On Wednesday 10 August 2011, he started and played the full 90 minutes alongside Sean St. Ledger in the goalless draw against
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at the
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.
On Tuesday 6 September 2011, Dunne started and played the full 90 minutes in the goalless draw against
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in
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. Dunne gave perhaps the best performance of his career to date, winning the man of the match award as he almost single-handedly stopped a Russian team which totally dominated midfield and created wave after wave of attacks. Former Villa centre half
Paul McGrathPaul McGrath is a retired Irish footballer, who played as a defender. McGrath is widely recognised as one of the greatest players to have ever come out of Ireland....
described Dunne's heroics as the best performance from an Irish centre half he had ever witnessed, including his own legendary performance against
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in the
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.
On Tuesday 11 October 2011, Dunne started and played the full 90 minutes alongside Sean St. Ledger in a 2-1 victory for Ireland over
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at the Aviva Stadium which gained them a play-off spot for UEFA Euro 2012, scoring in the 60th minute his eighth goal on his 69th international appearance for his country. After the team qualified for UEFA Euro 2012 with
an unprecedented 5-1 aggregate play-off winThe UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying play-off ties were played over two legs, with the first legs on 11 November and the second legs on 15 November 2011...
over their opponents, Dunne described it as "the best experience I've probably had in football".
International goals
- Scores and results list Ireland's goal tally first
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| 4 June 2000 |
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, USA |
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2–2 |
U.S. Cup |
1 |
| 11 October 2000 |
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, Dublin |
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2–0 |
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2 |
| 6 June 2001 |
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, EstoniaEstonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...
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3 |
| 9 September 2003 |
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, Dublin |
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4 |
| 7 October 2006 |
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UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying |
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| 28 March 2009 |
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| 6 June 2009 |
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7 |
| 11 October 2011 |
Aviva Stadium The Aviva Stadium is a sports stadium located in Dublin, Ireland, with a capacity for 50,000 spectators. The stadium is built on the site of the old Lansdowne Road venue, which was demolished in 2007, and replaces that stadium as home to its chief tenants: the Irish rugby union team and the...
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UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying The qualifying competition for UEFA Euro 2012 is a series of parallel association football competitions held over 2010 and 2011 to decide the qualifiers for UEFA Euro 2012, to be held in Poland and Ukraine...
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Club
Everton
- FA Youth Cup
The Football Association Youth Challenge Cup is an English football competition run by The Football Association for under–18 sides. Only those players between the age of 15 and 18 on 31 August of the current season are eligible to take part...
: Winner 1998
Manchester City
- Football League First Division
The First Division was a division of The Football League between 1888 and 2004 and the highest division in English football until the creation of the Premier League in 1992. The secondary tier in English football has since become known as the Championship....
: Winner 2001/2002
Aston Villa
- League Cup
In association football, a League Cup or Secondary Cup generally signifies a cup competition for which entry is restricted only to teams in a particular league. The first national association football tournament to be called "League Cup" was held in Scotland in 1946/47 and was entitled the Scottish...
: Runner up 2010
Individual
- PFA Team of the Year
The Professional Footballers' Association Team of the Year is an annual award given to a set of 44 footballers in the top four tiers of English football; the Premier League, the Championship, League One and League Two, whom are seen to be deserving of being named in a "Team of the Year".The award...
: 2010
- FAI Senior International Player of the Year: 2007
Club
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|1996–97||rowspan="5"|
EvertonEverton Football Club are an English professional association football club from the city of Liverpool. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of English football...
||rowspan="5"|Premier League||7||0||1||0||0||0||0||0||8||0
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|1997–98||3||0||1||0||0||0||0||0||4||0
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|1998–99||16||0||2||0||2||0||0||0||20||0
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|1999–00||31||0||4||0||1||0||0||0||36||0
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|2000–01||3||0||0||0||1||0||0||0||4||0
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!colspan="3"|Total
!60!!0!!8!!0!!4!!0!!0!!0!!72!!0
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|2000–01||rowspan="10"|
Manchester CityManchester City Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Manchester. Founded in 1880 as St. Mark's , they became Ardwick Association Football Club in 1887 and Manchester City in 1894...
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|2001–02||
Division 1The First Division was a division of The Football League between 1888 and 2004 and the highest division in English football until the creation of the Premier League in 1992. The secondary tier in English football has since become known as the Championship....
||43||1||3||0||3||0||0||0||49||1
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|2002–03||rowspan="8"|Premier League||25||0||0||0||1||0||0||0||26||0
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|2003–04||29||0||5||0||2||0||4||0||40||0
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|2004–05||35||1||1||0||0||0||0||0||36||1
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|2005–06||32||3||5||0||1||0||0||0||38||3
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|2006–07||38||1||5||0||1||0||0||0||44||1
|-
|2007–08||36||0||3||0||3||0||0||0||42||0
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|2008–09||31||1||1||0||1||0||14||0||47||1
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|2009–10||2||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||2||0
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!colspan="3"|Total
!296!!7!!26!!0!!12!!0!!18!!0!!352!!7
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|2009–10||rowspan="3"|
Aston VillaAston Villa Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Witton, Birmingham. The club was founded in 1874 and have played at their current home ground, Villa Park, since 1897. Aston Villa were founder members of The Football League in 1888. They were also founder...
||rowspan="3"|Premier League||35||3||4||0||5||0||0||0||44||3
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2010–11The 2010–11 Premier League was the 19th season of the Premier League since its establishment in 1992. The 2010–11 fixtures were released on 17 June 2010 at 09:00 BST. The season began on 14 August 2010, and ended on 22 May 2011...
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2011–12The 2011–12 Aston Villa F.C. season will be Aston Villa's 137th professional season; their 101st season in the top-flight; and their 24th consecutive season in the top flight of English football, the Premier League...
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!colspan="3"|Total
!74!!3!!7!!0!!7!!0!!0!!0!!87!!3
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430||
10||
40||
0||
23||
0||
18||
0||
511||
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