1998–99 Cardiff City F.C. season

Cardiff City
Season 1998–99
League	Football League Third Division
Manager	Frank Burrows
League position	3rd
Top goalscorer	League: Kevin Nugent (15) All: Kevin Nugent (22)
FA Cup	4th round
League Cup	1st round
FAW Premier Cup	Semi-final
Previous season	← 1997–98
Next season	1999–2000 →

The 1998–99 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 72nd season in the Football League. They competed in the 24-team Division Three, then the fourth tier of English football, finishing third, winning promotion to Division Two.

Players

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

No. Position Player -- GK Jon Hallworth -- GK Seamus Kelly -- DF Mark Delaney -- DF Jeff Eckhardt -- DF Mike Ford -- DF Lee Jarman -- DF Andy Legg -- DF Graham Mitchell -- DF Lee Phillips -- DF Scott Young -- MF Chris Allen -- MF Mark Bonner -- MF Jason Bowen -- MF Matt Brazier

No. Position Player -- MF Nathan Cadette -- MF Richard Carpenter -- MF Jason Fowler -- MF Danny Hill -- MF Craig Middleton -- MF Wayne O'Sullivan -- MF Dave Penney -- MF Richard Price -- MF Christian Roberts -- FW Robert Earnshaw -- FW Kevin Nugent -- FW Andy Saville -- FW Dai Thomas -- FW John Williams

League table

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
1.	Brentford	46	26	7	13	79	56	85
2.	Cambridge United	46	23	12	11	78	48	81
3.	Cardiff City	46	22	14	10	60	39	80
4.	Scunthorpe United	46	22	8	16	69	58	74
5.	Rotherham United	46	20	13	13	79	61	73
6.	Leyton Orient	46	19	15	12	68	59	72
7.	Swansea City	46	19	14	13	56	48	71
8.	Mansfield Town	46	19	10	17	60	58	67
9.	Peterborough United	46	18	12	16	72	56	66
10.	Halifax Town	46	17	15	14	58	56	66
11.	Darlington	46	18	11	17	69	58	65
12.	Exeter City	46	17	12	17	47	40	63
13.	Plymouth Argyle	46	17	10	19	58	54	61
14.	Chester City	46	13	18	15	57	66	57
15.	Shrewsbury Town	46	14	14	18	52	63	56
16.	Barnet	46	14	13	19	54	61	55
17.	Brighton & Hove Albion	46	16	7	23	49	66	55
18.	Southend United	46	14	12	20	52	58	54
19.	Rochdale	46	13	15	18	42	55	54
20.	Torquay United	46	12	17	17	47	58	53
21.	Hull City	46	14	11	21	44	62	53
22.	Hartlepool United	46	13	12	21	52	65	51
23.	Carlisle United	46	11	16	19	43	53	49
24.	Scarborough	46	14	6	26	50	77	48

See also

• Cardiff City F.C. seasons

References

• Hayes, Dean (2006). The Who's Who of Cardiff City. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-462-0.
• "Football Club History Database - Cardiff City".
• Welsh Football Data Archive