1998–99 Bristol City F.C. season

Bristol City
1998–99 season
Chairman Scott Davidson
Manager John Ward (until 28 October)
Benny Lennartsson (from 28 October)
Stadium Ashton Gate
Football League First Division 24th (relegated)
FA Cup Third round
Worthington Cup Second round
Top goalscorer League: Akinbiyi (19)
All: Akinbiyi (23)
Average home league attendance 12,840

During the 1998–99 English football season, Bristol City F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.

Season summary

The Robins struggled back in Division One, and manager John Ward stepped down in October 1998 after chairman Davidson appointed Benny Lennartsson as coach for rest of the season which infuriated the supporters.[1] They were relegated by finishing bottom of the league which saw Lennartsson sacked and was replaced by Gillingham's Tony Pulis.[2]

Final league table

Pos Team Pl W D L F A Pts
1. Sunderland 46 31 12 3 91 28 105
2. Bradford City 46 26 9 11 82 47 87
3. Ipswich Town 46 26 8 12 69 32 86
4. Birmingham City 46 23 12 11 66 37 81
5. Watford 46 21 14 11 65 56 77
6. Bolton Wanderers 46 20 16 10 78 59 76
7. Wolverhampton Wanderers 46 19 16 11 64 43 73
8. Sheffield United 46 18 13 15 71 66 67
9. Norwich City 46 15 17 14 62 61 62
10. Huddersfield Town 46 15 16 15 62 71 61
11. Grimsby Town 46 17 10 19 40 52 61
12. West Bromwich Albion 46 16 11 19 69 76 59
13. Barnsley 46 14 17 15 59 56 59
14. Crystal Palace 46 14 16 16 58 71 58
15. Tranmere Rovers 46 12 20 14 63 61 56
16. Stockport County 46 12 17 17 49 60 53
17. Swindon Town 46 13 11 22 59 81 50
18. Crewe Alexandra 46 12 12 22 54 78 48
19. Portsmouth 46 11 14 21 57 73 47
20. Queens Park Rangers 46 12 11 23 52 61 47
21. Port Vale 46 13 8 25 45 75 47
22. Bury 46 10 17 19 35 60 47
23. Oxford United 46 10 14 22 48 71 44
24. Bristol City 46 9 15 22 57 80 42
Key
Promoted to the Premier League
Qualified for the promotion playoff
Relegated to Division 2

NB In the Football League goals scored (F) takes precedence over goal difference

Results

Bristol City's score comes first[3]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
9 August 1998 Oxford UnitedH2–213,729S Andersen (2)
15 August 1998 Queens Park RangersA1–113,337Hewlett
22 August 1998 WatfordH1–413,063S Andersen
29 August 1998 Tranmere RoversA1–15,960Akinbiyi
31 August 1998 Huddersfield TownH1–211,801Goodridge
5 September 1998 Swindon TownA2–38,537Akinbiyi, Bell (pen)
8 September 1998 SunderlandA1–134,111S Andersen
13 September 1998 West Bromwich AlbionH1–313,761Watts
19 September 1998 Ipswich TownA1–313,657Akinbiyi
26 September 1998 Crewe AlexandraH5–29,810Doherty, Goodridge, Murray, Akinbiyi, Hutchings
29 September 1998 BarnsleyH1–112,005Bell
3 October 1998 BuryA1–04,794Bell (pen)
10 October 1998 PortsmouthH2–213,056Murray, S Andersen
17 October 1998 Port ValeA2–36,691Murray, Akinbiyi
20 October 1998 Grimsby TownA1–25,082S Andersen
23 October 1998 Bolton WanderersH2–112,026Akinbiyi, Bell (pen)
31 October 1998 Bradford CityA0–514,468
7 November 1998 Wolverhampton WanderersH1–615,432Hutchings
14 November 1998 Crystal PalaceA1–217,821S Andersen
21 November 1998 Stockport CountyH1–111,032Thorpe
28 November 1998 Birmingham CityA2–417,577Thorpe, S Andersen
5 December 1998 Sheffield UnitedH2–011,134Bell (pen), Akinbiyi
12 December 1998 Crystal PalaceH1–113,014Akinbiyi
19 December 1998 Norwich CityA1–217,022Akinbiyi
26 December 1998 WatfordA0–115,081
28 December 1998 Swindon TownH3–116,257Torpey (2), Akinbiyi
9 January 1999 Oxford UnitedA0–09,434
16 January 1999 Tranmere RoversH1–113,217Locke
30 January 1999 Huddersfield TownA2–214,034Akinbiyi, Locke
5 February 1999 Queens Park RangersA0–013,841
13 February 1999 SunderlandH0–115,736
20 February 1999 West Bromwich AlbionA2–216,490Akinbiyi (2)
27 February 1999 Ipswich TownH0–114,065
9 March 1999 BuryH1–111,606S Andersen
13 March 1999 Wolverhampton WanderersA0–325,237
20 March 1999 Bradford CityH2–310,870Akinbiyi, S Andersen
23 March 1999 BarnsleyA0–214,733
3 April 1999 Port ValeH2–011,039Akinbiyi, Howells
5 April 1999 PortsmouthA1–013,026Locke
10 April 1999 Grimsby TownH4–111,616Torpey, Akinbiyi (2), Tinnion
13 April 1999 Bolton WanderersA0–114,459
17 April 1999 Stockport CountyA2–27,602Brennan, Torpey
24 April 1999 Birmingham CityH1–215,845Akinbiyi
27 April 1999 Crewe AlexandraA0–15,579
1 May 1999 Sheffield UnitedA1–317,310Akinbiyi
9 May 1999 Norwich CityH1–011,362Pinamonte

FA Cup

Main article: 1998–99 FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R32 January 1999 EvertonH0–219,608

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R1 1st Leg11 August 1998 Shrewsbury TownH4–03,585Hutchings, Akinbiyi (2), S Andersen
R1 2nd Leg18 August 1998 Shrewsbury TownA3–4 (won 7–4 on agg)1,011Thorpe, Akinbiyi, Doherty
R2 1st Leg16 September 1998 Crewe AlexandraH1–13,082Akinbiyi
R2 2nd Leg22 September 1998 Crewe AlexandraA0–2 (lost 1–3 on agg)3,089

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
- England GK Kevin Welch
- England DF Adam Locke
- England DF Louis Carey
- England DF Michael Bell
- Canada DF Jim Brennan
- England MF Brian Tinnion
- Scotland MF Scott Murray
- Nigeria FW Ade Akinbiyi
- Barbados FW Gregory Goodridge
- Northern Ireland MF Tommy Doherty
- Denmark FW Søren Andersen
- Sweden DF Mark Shail (captain)
- England GK Steve Phillips
- Wales DF Robert Edwards
- England FW Steve Torpey
- England MF Carl Hutchings
- England DF Julian Watts
- England DF Aaron Brown
- Hungary DF Vilmos Sebők
No. Position Player
- England FW Tony Thorpe
- England MF Matthew Hewlett
- Moldova DF Ion Testemitanu
- England MF David Howells (on loan from Southampton)
- England DF Shaun Taylor
- Scotland FW Colin Cramb
- England DF Sean Dyche
- Wales DF Christian Edwards (on loan from Nottingham Forest)
- England MF Neil Heaney (on loan from Manchester City)
- Denmark GK Bo Andersen
- Netherlands DF Clemens Zwijnenberg
- England DF Kevin Langan
- Italy FW Lorenzo Pinamonte
- Scotland DF Andy Jordan
- England DF Matt Hill
- England FW Alex Meechan
- England MF Joe Burnell
- England GK Stuart Naylor

References

  1. "Football: Ward fires fans fury.". The Free Library. The Mirror. 29 October 1998. Retrieved 29 March 2012.
  2. "FOOTBALL: GILLS SNAP UP TAYLOR.". The Free Library. The Mirror. 8 July 1999. Retrieved 29 March 2012.
  3. http://www.statto.com/football/teams/bristol-city/1998-1999
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