1998–99 West Bromwich Albion F.C. season

West Bromwich Albion
1998–99 season
Chairman Tony Hale
Manager Denis Smith
Stadium The Hawthorns
First Division 12th
FA Cup Third round
League Cup First round
Top goalscorer League:
Lee Hughes (31)
All:
Lee Hughes (32)
Average home league attendance 14,585

During the 1998–99 English football season, West Bromwich Albion competed in the Football League First Division.

Season summary

In the 1998–99 season, local-lad and lifetime fan Lee Hughes scored 31 times in the league to finish as top goalscorer in all four English divisions, but the Baggies finished only 12th and Smith was sacked in the summer of 1999.[1]

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

West Bromwich Albion's score comes first[2]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
8 August 1998 BarnsleyA2–218,114Sneekes, Quinn
15 August 1998 Sheffield UnitedH4–116,901Carbon, Kilbane, Hughes (2)
22 August 1998 Port ValeA3–08,146Hughes (3)
29 August 1998 Norwich CityH2–017,401de Freitas (2)
31 August 1998 Grimsby TownA1–57,931Sneekes
8 September 1998 Bolton WanderersH2–315,789Flynn, Kilbane
13 September 1998 Bristol CityA3–113,761Hughes (2), Quinn
20 September 1998 Bradford CityH0–212,426
26 September 1998 Stockport CountyA2–28,804Hughes (2)
29 September 1998 Oxford UnitedA0–37,437
4 October 1998 WatfordH4–111,840Kilbane, Hughes (2), de Freitas
18 October 1998 SunderlandH2–314,746Hughes (2)
21 October 1998 Queens Park RangersH2–011,842Evans, Murphy
24 October 1998 Swindon TownA2–28,967Hughes, Flynn
31 October 1998 Ipswich TownA0–215,568
3 November 1998 Crystal PalaceH3–211,606Hughes (3, 1 pen)
7 November 1998 Birmingham CityH1–319,472Carbon
14 November 1998 Huddersfield TownH3–113,626Hughes (3, 1 pen)
21 November 1998 PortsmouthA1–211,144Hughes
29 November 1998 Wolverhampton WanderersH2–022,682Kilbane, Murphy
5 December 1998 BuryA0–25,007
8 December 1998 Crewe AlexandraA1–15,007Hughes (pen)
12 December 1998 Huddersfield TownA3–011,947Quinn (2), Hughes
19 December 1998 Tranmere RoversH0–213,966
26 December 1998 Port ValeH3–214,929Murphy, Bortolazzi, Hughes (pen)
28 December 1998 Crystal PalaceA1–119,137Hughes
9 January 1999 BarnsleyH2–015,029Murphy, Hughes
16 January 1999 Norwich CityA1–115,411Bortolazzi
23 January 1999 WatfordA2–011,664Sneekes, Angel
30 January 1999 Grimsby TownH1–117,843Hughes
6 February 1999 Sheffield UnitedA0–316,566
13 February 1999 Bolton WanderersA1–220,657de Freitas
20 February 1999 Bristol CityH2–216,490Hughes (2)
27 February 1999 Bradford CityA0–114,278
2 March 1999 Stockport CountyH3–111,801Kilbane, de Freitas, Hughes
6 March 1999 Oxford UnitedH2–013,875Quinn, Maresca
13 March 1999 Birmingham CityA0–429,060
20 March 1999 Ipswich TownH0–115,552
3 April 1999 SunderlandA0–341,135
5 April 1999 Crewe AlexandraH1–512,308Sneekes
10 April 1999 Queens Park RangersA1–211,158Kilbane
13 April 1999 Swindon TownH1–19,601Hughes
17 April 1999 PortsmouthH2–212,750Maresca, Quinn
25 April 1999 Wolverhampton WanderersH1–127,038Evans
1 May 1999 BuryH1–012,918de Freitas
9 May 1999 Tranmere RoversA1–310,540de Freitas

FA Cup

Main article: 1998–99 FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R32 January 1999 BournemouthA0–110,881

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R1 1st Leg11 August 1998 BrentfordH2–18,460Evans, Hughes
R1 2nd Leg18 August 1998 BrentfordA0–3 (lost 2–4 on agg)4,664

Squad

Squad at end of season[3]

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 Chris Adamson
England GK Alan Miller
England GK Phil Whitehead
England GK Neil Wypior
England DF Daryl Burgess
England DF Matt Carbon
England DF Paul Holmes
England DF Graham Potter
England DF Paul Raven
Wales DF Danny Gabbidon
Wales DF Paul Mardon[4]
Australia DF Andy McDermott
Australia DF Shaun Murphy
Australia DF Jason van Blerk
No. Position Player
England MF Sean Flynn
Republic of Ireland MF Kevin Kilbane[5]
Italy MF Mario Bortolazzi
Italy MF Enzo Maresca
Netherlands MF Richard Sneekes
England FW Mark Angel
England FW Lee Hughes
England FW Adam Oliver
England FW Brian Quailey
England FW Justin Richards
Northern Ireland FW James Quinn[6]
Republic of Ireland FW Mickey Evans[7]
Suriname FW Fabian de Freitas

References

  1. "Football: Denis booted out.". The Free Library. Daily Record. 28 July 1999. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
  2. http://www.statto.com/football/teams/west-bromwich-albion/1998-1999
  3. http://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=2744&teamTabs=stats&season_id=128
  4. Mardon was born in Bristol, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and made his international debut for Wales in 1995.
  5. Kilbane was born in Preston, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his parents and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in September 1997.
  6. Quinn was born in Coventry, England, but also qualified to represent Northern Ireland internationally and made his international debut for Northern Ireland in 1996.
  7. Evans was born in Plymouth, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in 1997.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Monday, March 30, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.