SEASON: 1998-99
DIVISION: F.A. Carling Premiership (Tier 1)
- MANAGER(s):
- Dave Bassett, Micky Adams, Ron Atkinson
- FA Cup:
- 3rd Round (Portsmouth (H) 0-1)
- League Cup:
- 4th Round (Manchester United (A) 1-2)
- Player Of The Year:
- Alan Rogers
- Top Goalscorer:
- Dougie Freedman (12 goals)
- GAME COUNTS
- Competitive Games:
- 43
- Competitive Goals:
- 44
- Goals per game:
- 1.0
- League Games:
- 38
- League Points:
- 30 out of 114 (3 points per win)
- Points Percentage:
- 26.3%
- ATTENDANCES (HOME)
- Highest League Attendance:
- 30,025 (Manchester United)
- Lowest League Attendance:
- 20,480 (Sheffield Wednesday)
- Average League Attendance:
- 24,415
- Highest Cup Attendance:
- 10,092 (Portsmouth)
- Lowest Cup Attendance:
- 6,382 (Leyton Orient)
- SEASON HONOURS
- FA Cup:
- Manchester United
- League Cup:
- Tottenham Hotspur
- League Trophy:
- Wigan Athletic
- Community Shield:
- Arsenal
SEASON RECORDS
Most Goals scored: 5
5-1 (Tue Sep 15, 1998, Leyton Orient, Away, League Cup)
Biggest Winning Margin: 4
5-1 (Tue Sep 15, 1998, Leyton Orient, Away, League Cup)
Most Goals Conceded: 8
1-8 (Sat Feb 06, 1999, Manchester United, Home, League Tier 1)
Biggest Losing Margin: 7
1-8 (Sat Feb 06, 1999, Manchester United, Home, League Tier 1)
- MISCELLANEOUS
- Clean Sheets:
- 7
- Yellow Cards:
- 92
- Red Cards:
- 7   
- Own goals (for):
- 0   (scored by opponents for us)
- Own goals (against):
- 0   (scored by us for opponents)   
- Penalties scored:
- 1
- Penalties conceded:
- 7
- Penalties missed:
- 0
- Penalties saved:
- 2
TABLE
PREMIER LEAGUE (Tier 1) - 1998-99
SEASON END TABLE | Home | Away | Results | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Result | Home | Away | |
1 | Manchester United | 38 | 22 | 13 | 3 | 80 | 37 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 45 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 35 | 19 | 43 | 79 | Champions League | 1-8 | 0-3 | |
2 | Arsenal | 38 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 59 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 34 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 25 | 12 | 42 | 78 | Champions League | 0-1 | 1-2 | |
3 | Chelsea | 38 | 20 | 15 | 3 | 57 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 29 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 28 | 17 | 27 | 75 | Champions League Third Qualifying round | 1-3 | 1-2 | |
4 | Leeds United | 38 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 62 | 34 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 32 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 30 | 25 | 28 | 67 | UEFA Cup First Round | 1-1 | 1-3 | |
5 | West Ham United | 38 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 46 | 53 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 32 | 26 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 27 | -7 | 57 | Intertoto Cup Third Round | 0-0 | 1-2 | |
6 | Aston Villa | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 51 | 46 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 33 | 28 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 5 | 55 | 2-2 | 0-2 | ||
7 | Liverpool | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 68 | 49 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 44 | 24 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 25 | 19 | 54 | 2-2 | 1-5 | ||
8 | Derby County | 38 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 40 | 45 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 22 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 26 | -5 | 52 | 2-2 | 0-1 | ||
9 | Middlesbrough | 38 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 48 | 54 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 25 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 36 | -6 | 51 | 1-2 | 1-1 | ||
10 | Leicester City | 38 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 40 | 46 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 21 | -6 | 49 | 1-0 | 1-3 | ||
11 | Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 47 | 50 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 28 | 26 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 24 | -3 | 47 | UEFA Cup First Round | 0-1 | 0-2 | |
12 | Sheffield Wednesday | 38 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 41 | 42 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 21 | 27 | -1 | 46 | 2-0 | 2-3 | ||
13 | Newcastle United | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 48 | 54 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 25 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 29 | -6 | 46 | UEFA Cup First Round | 1-2 | 0-2 | |
14 | Everton | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 42 | 47 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 20 | 35 | -5 | 43 | 0-2 | 1-0 | ||
15 | Coventry City | 38 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 39 | 51 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 26 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 30 | -12 | 42 | 1-0 | 0-4 | ||
16 | Wimbledon | 38 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 40 | 63 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 42 | -23 | 42 | 0-1 | 3-1 | ||
17 | Southampton | 38 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 37 | 64 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 29 | 26 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 38 | -27 | 41 | 1-1 | 2-1 | ||
18 | Charlton Athletic | 38 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 41 | 56 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 36 | -15 | 36 | Relegated | 0-1 | 0-0 | |
19 | Blackburn Rovers | 38 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 38 | 52 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 24 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 28 | -14 | 35 | Relegated | 2-2 | 2-1 | |
20 | Nottingham Forest | 38 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 35 | 69 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 31 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 17 | 38 | -34 | 30 | Relegated |
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LEAGUE POSITIONS
GOALS
Goals scored, conceded and win and loss margins
Goal count: | 1 goal | 2 goals | 3 goals | 4 goals | 5+ goals | Scored | 17 times | 8 times | 2 times | 1 time | Conceded | 13 times | 14 times | 6 times | 1 time | 2 times | Won By | 5 times | 2 times | 1 time | Lost By | 13 times | 7 times | 1 time | 2 times | 1 time |
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LEAGUE POSITION ANALYSIS
Analysis of the league positions
This table shows:
(a) how many days we spent in each of the league positions
(b) how we did when we played teams in each of the league positions.
GAMES
Analysis of the league positions
This table shows:
(a) how many days we spent in each of the league positions
(b) how we did when we played teams in each of the league positions.
GAMES
 
League
FA Cup
League Cup
County Cup
Pre-Season Friendly
Friendly
League
FA Cup
Date | Opponent | Round | Replay | H/A | Score | Att | Scorers | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Manager: Dave Bassett | Sat Jan 02, 1999 | Portsmouth | 3 | H | 0-1 | 10,092 |
League Cup
Date | Opponent | Round | Leg | Replay | H/A | Score | Att | Scorers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Manager: Dave Bassett | Tue Sep 15, 1998 | Leyton Orient | 2 | 1 | A | 5-1 | 4,906 | Johnson (4'), Freedman (14', 17'), Stone (44'), Harewood (84') |
Tue Sep 22, 1998 | Leyton Orient | 2 | 2 | H | 0-0 | 6,382 | ||
Tue Oct 27, 1998 | Cambridge United | 3 | H | 3-3 | 9,192 | Freedman (22'), Armstrong (45'), Harewood (46') | ||
Wed Nov 11, 1998 | Manchester United | 4 | A | 1-2 | 37,237 | Stone (68') |
County Cup
Date | Opponent | Round | H/A | Score | Att | Scorers | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Manager: Dave Bassett | Tue Aug 04, 1998 | Notts County | Final | H | 5-0 | 3,766 | ? (?, ?, ?, ?, ?) |
Pre-Season Friendly
Date | Opponent | Country | H/A | Score | Att | Scorers | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Manager: Dave Bassett | Sat Jul 18, 1998 | Scunthorpe United | England | A | 3-0 | 2,501 | Campbell (13'), Darcheville (40'), Stone (68') | |
Wed Jul 22, 1998 | Chesterfield | England | A | 3-4 | 3,649 | ? (?, ?, ?) | ||
Tue Jul 28, 1998 | FC Kemi Kings | Finland | A | 4-0 | 2,000 | ? (?, ?, ?, ?) | ||
Thu Jul 30, 1998 | FC Haka | Finland | A | 2-0 | 1,796 | ? (?, ?) | ||
Sat Aug 01, 1998 | FC Santa Claus | Finland | A | 0-0 | 2,100 | |||
Mon Aug 03, 1998 | Lincoln City | England | A | 1-0 | 3,698 | ? (?) | ||
Mon Aug 10, 1998 | Feyenoord | Netherlands | A | 2-3 | 6,003 | ? (?, ?) |
Friendly
Date | Opponent | Country | H/A | Score | Att | Scorers | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Manager: Dave Bassett | Wed Oct 07, 1998 | Dagenham and Redbridge | England | A | 4-0 | 511 | ? (?), Freedman (?), Darcheville (?), Quashie (?) |
TRANSFERS
Transfers before, during and immediately after the season.
In (12) - £2,415,000 | Out (22) - £12,550,000 | |||||||
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Date | Player | Details | Fee | Date | Player | Details | Fee | Jesper Mattsson | Bought | Bobby Howe | Sold | John Harkes | Loan In | Christian Edwards | Loan Out | Matthieu Louis-Jean | Loan In | Etienne Mendy | Sold | Matthieu Louis-Jean | Bought | 1999 | Geoff Thomas (1997-98) | Sold | Schmidt | Bought | Glynn Hodges | Sold | Apr 13, 1997 | Neil Shipperley | Bought | £1,470,000 | John Finnigan | Sold | Mar 07, 1998 | Chris Doig | Bought | Free | 1999 | Marlon Harewood | Loan out | Jan 30, 1999 | Carlton Palmer | Bought | £945,000 | Roche (Guest) | Sold | Jan 30, 1999 | Hugo Porfirio | Loan In | Schmidt | Sold | Jan 30, 1999 | Stale Stensaas | Bought | Tony Carbone | Sold | Mar 10, 1999 | Richard Gough | Loan In | 1998 | John Finnigan | Loan Out | Apr 01, 1999 | Bernard Allou | Bought | Apr 27, 1998 | Lee Cowling | Sold | May 08, 1998 | Paul McGregor | Released | Jul 22, 1998 | Kevin Campbell | Sold | £2,500,000 | Jul 22, 1998 | Marco Pascolo | Sold | Aug 04, 1998 | Chris Allen | Sold | Aug 10, 1998 | Ian Thomas-Moore | Released | Feb 27, 1999 | Scot Gemmill | Sold | £250,000 | Mar 10, 1999 | Steve Stone | Sold | £5,600,000 | Apr 24, 1999 | Neil Shipperley | Sold | £700,000 | Apr 24, 1999 | Stale Stensaas | Sold | May 01, 1999 | Pierre van Hooijdonk | Sold | £3,500,000 |
SQUAD
*Age = Player age on August 1st | Season Record (Competitive Games only) | |||||||||||||||
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Pos | Num | Player | Country | Age* | P | W | D | L | Goals | Yellows | Reds | Went Off | Came On | Unused Sub | Notes | Goalkeepers |
GK | 1 | ![]() | ![]() | 39 | 30 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 12 | |||||
GK | 13 | ![]() | 29 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 29 | |||||||
GK | 33 | ![]() | ![]() | 32 | ||||||||||||
GK | 39 | ![]() | ![]() | 18 | 1 | Defenders | ||||||||||
D | 3 | ![]() | 21 | 38 | 9 | 7 | 22 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 1 | Player Of The Year | ||||
D | 5 | ![]() | ![]() | 29 | 38 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ||
D | 12 | ![]() | ![]() | 17 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
D | 15 | ![]() | ![]() | 23 | 26 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | Left to join Huddersfield Town | ||
D | 15 | ![]() Loan In | ![]() | 36 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | On loan from San Jose Clash | |||
D | 22 | ![]() | ![]() | 26 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | ||||
D | 24 | ![]() | 22 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | |||||
D | 25 | ![]() | ![]() | 30 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
D | 30 | ![]() Loan In | ![]() | 31 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | On loan from DC United | Midfielders | |||||
M | 2 | ![]() Loan In | ![]() | 22 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | On loan from Le Havre | ||
M | 4 | ![]() | ![]() | 20 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 2 | ||||
M | 6 | ![]() | ![]() | 26 | 20 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||
M | 7 | ![]() | ![]() | 26 | 30 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | Left to join Aston Villa | |||
M | 8 | ![]() | ![]() | 27 | 23 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 2 | Left to join Everton | ||||
M | 10 | ![]() | 24 | 31 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | |||||
M | 15 | ![]() | ![]() | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
M | 16 | ![]() | ![]() | 33 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
M | 17 | ![]() | ![]() | 32 | 31 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | ||
M | 20 | ![]() | ![]() | 32 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | ||||||
M | 20 | ![]() | 35 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Left to join Scarborough | ||||||
M | 23 | ![]() | ![]() | 23 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||
M | 26 | ![]() | ![]() | 19 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
M | 31 | ![]() Loan In | ![]() | 24 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | On loan from Benfica | ||||
M | 32 | ![]() | ![]() | 27 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | On loan from Rangers | Forwards | ||
F | 9 | ![]() | ![]() | 23 | 20 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 4 | |||
F | 11 | ![]() | ![]() | 24 | 27 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | |||
F | 14 | ![]() | ![]() | 24 | 36 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 2 | |||
F | 18 | ![]() | ![]() | 30 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | |||||||
F | 19 | ![]() | ![]() | 23 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 7 | |||
F | 21 | ![]() | ![]() | 22 | ||||||||||||
F | 23 | ![]() | ![]() | 19 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Left to join Scunthorpe United | ||||||||
F | 27 | ![]() | ![]() | 20 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 6 | |||||
F | 28 | ![]() | ![]() | 16 | 1 | |||||||||||
F | 29 | ![]() | ![]() | 18 | 28 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 3 | |||
F | 40 | ![]() | ![]() | 28 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||
F | ![]() | ![]() | 18 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Reserve squad |
GOALSCORERS
Number of different scorers: 15
Goals (Pens) | Player | Games |
---|---|---|
12 | Dougie Freedman | 36 |
6 | Pierre van Hooijdonk | 22 |
5 | Steve Stone | 30 |
4 | Alan Rogers | 38 |
3 | Chris Bart-Williams | 27 |
3 | Marlon Harewood | 28 |
2 | Jean-Claude Darcheville | 19 |
2 (1) | Steve Chettle | 38 |
1 | Andy Johnson | 31 |
1 | Craig Armstrong | 26 |
1 | Geoff Thomas (1997-98) | 5 |
1 | Hugo Porfirio | 9 |
1 | Jon Olav Hjelde | 20 |
1 | Neil Shipperley | 20 |
1 | Thierry Bonalair | 31 |
LEAGUE DOUBLES (FOR)
Home and away victories for the season
Game 1 | Game 2 | ||||||
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Opponent | Date | H/A | Score | Date | H/A | Score |
LEAGUE DOUBLES (AGAINST)
Home and away losses for the season
Game 1 | Game 2 | ||||||
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Opponent | Date | H/A | Score | Date | H/A | Score | |
Arsenal | Mon Aug 17, 1998 | Away | 1-2 | Sat Jan 16, 1999 | Home | 0-1 | |
Chelsea | Sat Sep 12, 1998 | Away | 1-2 | Sat Feb 20, 1999 | Home | 1-3 | |
Manchester United | Sat Dec 26, 1998 | Away | 0-3 | Sat Feb 06, 1999 | Home | 1-8 | |
Newcastle United | Sat Sep 26, 1998 | Away | 0-2 | Wed Mar 10, 1999 | Home | 1-2 | |
Tottenham Hotspur | Sat Nov 21, 1998 | Away | 0-2 | Sat Apr 17, 1999 | Home | 0-1 |