1998–99 Coventry City F.C. season

Coventry City
1998–99 season
Chairman Bryan Richardson
Manager Gordon Strachan
Stadium Highfield Road
Premiership 15th
FA Cup Fifth round
League Cup Third round
Top goalscorer League: Whelan (10)
All: Whelan (13)
Highest home attendance 23,098 (vs. Tottenham Hotspur, 26 December)
Lowest home attendance 6,631 (vs. Southend United, 16 September)
Average home league attendance 20,773

During the 1998–99 English football season, Coventry City competed in the FA Premier League.

Season summary

Coventry City finished 15th in the Premiership – four places lower than last season – but were never in any real danger of being relegated, despite the loss of key striker Dion Dublin to local rivals Aston Villa.[1]

The biggest news of Coventry's season was the announcement of a move to a new 45,000-seat stadium at Foleshill, which was anticipated to be ready by 2002. Manager Gordon Strachan then signed Moroccan international football star Mustapha Hadji, knowing that it would be important to have a top quality team to match the forthcoming new home.[2]

Final league table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
13 Newcastle United 38 11 13 14 48 54 −6 46 1999–2000 UEFA Cup First round[lower-alpha 1]
14 Everton 38 11 10 17 42 47 −5 43
15 Coventry City 38 11 9 18 39 51 −12 42
16 Wimbledon 38 10 12 16 40 63 −23 42
17 Southampton 38 11 8 19 37 64 −27 41
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ↑ As Manchester United qualified for the Champions League, their UEFA Cup place as FA Cup winners defaulted to Newcastle United, the runners-up.
Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 11 9 18 39 51  −12 42 8 6 5 26 21  +5 3 3 13 13 30  −17
Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHAAHAHHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAAHAHHAAHAHAHAH
ResultWLDLLLDLWLLWWLDLLDDLWLWDLLWWDLWWLLLWDD
Position28101618191919191819171516171717171717171716161718171515161515151616161615

Source: 11v11.com: 1998-99 Coventry City results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

Coventry City's score comes first[3]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

FA Premier League

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
15 August 1998ChelseaH2–123,042Huckerby, Dublin
22 August 1998Nottingham ForestA0–122,546
29 August 1998West Ham UnitedH0–020,818
9 September 1998LiverpoolA0–241,771
12 September 1998Manchester UnitedA0–255,193
19 September 1998Newcastle UnitedH1–522,656Whelan
26 September 1998Charlton AthleticA1–120,043Whelan
3 October 1998Aston VillaH1–222,654Soltvedt
18 October 1998Sheffield WednesdayH1–016,006Dublin
24 October 1998SouthamptonA1–215,152Dublin
31 October 1998ArsenalH0–123,040
7 November 1998Blackburn RoversA2–123,779Huckerby, Whelan
15 November 1998EvertonH3–019,290Froggatt, Huckerby, Whelan
21 November 1998MiddlesbroughA0–234,293
28 November 1998Leicester CityH1–119,894Huckerby
5 December 1998WimbledonA1–211,717McAllister (pen)
14 December 1998Leeds UnitedA0–231,802
19 December 1998Derby CountyH1–116,627Whelan
26 December 1998Tottenham HotspurH1–123,098Aloisi
28 December 1998West Ham UnitedA0–225,662
9 January 1999Nottingham ForestH4–017,172Huckerby (3), Telfer
16 January 1999ChelseaA1–234,869Huckerby
30 January 1999LiverpoolH2–123,056Boateng, Whelan
6 February 1999Tottenham HotspurA0–034,376
17 February 1999Newcastle UnitedA1–436,352Whelan
20 February 1999Manchester UnitedH0–122,596
27 February 1999Aston VillaA4–138,799Aloisi (2), Boateng (2)
6 March 1999Charlton AthleticH2–120,259Whelan, Soltvedt
13 March 1999Blackburn RoversH1–119,701Aloisi
20 March 1999ArsenalA0–238,073
3 April 1999Sheffield WednesdayA2–128,136McAllister (pen), Whelan
5 April 1999SouthamptonH1–021,402Boateng
11 April 1999EvertonA0–232,341
17 April 1999MiddlesbroughH1–219,231McAllister
24 April 1999Leicester CityA0–120,224
1 May 1999WimbledonH2–121,200Huckerby, Whelan
8 May 1999Derby CountyA0–032,450
16 May 1999Leeds UnitedH2–223,049Aloisi, Telfer

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R32 January 1999Macclesfield TownH7–014,197Froggatt, Whelan, Payne (own goal), Huckerby (3), Boateng
R423 January 1999Leicester CityA3–021,207Whelan, Froggatt, Telfer
R513 February 1999EvertonA1–233,907McAllister

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R2 1st Leg16 September 1998Southend UnitedH1–06,631Hall
R2 2nd Leg22 September 1998Southend UnitedA4–0 (won 5-0 on agg)6,292Boateng, Dublin, Whelan, Soltvedt
R327 October 1998Luton TownA0–29,051

Squad

[4][5] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 Sweden GK Magnus Hedman
2 Sweden DF Roland Nilsson
3 England DF David Burrows
4 England DF Paul Williams
5 England DF Richard Shaw
6 Republic of Ireland DF Gary Breen
7 England FW Darren Huckerby
8 England FW Noel Whelan
9 Bosnia and Herzegovina DF Muhamed Konjić
10 Scotland MF Gary McAllister (captain)
11 Netherlands MF George Boateng[6]
12 Scotland MF Paul Telfer
13 Italy FW Stefano Gioacchini
14 Norway MF Trond Egil Soltvedt
15 Jamaica FW Paul Hall
16 England GK Steve Ogrizovic
17 England DF Ian Brightwell
18 Belgium DF Philippe Clement
19 England DF Marcus Hall
20 Scotland MF Gavin Strachan
21 England FW Andy Ducros
22 Belgium MF Laurent Delorge
23 Australia GK Tynan Scope
No. Position Player
24 Republic of Ireland DF Liam Daish
25 Republic of Ireland MF Willie Boland
26 England MF Steve Froggatt
27 England DF Marc Edworthy
28 Australia FW John Aloisi
29 England DF Sam Shilton
30 Republic of Ireland DF Barry Quinn
31 England MF Chris Barnett
32 England MF John Eustace
33 England DF Mark Burrows
34 England DF Richard Colwell
35 Republic of Ireland FW Martin Devaney
36 England DF Jamie Williams
37 England FW Craig Faulconbridge
38 Republic of Ireland DF Barry Prenderville
39 England MF Rob Miller
40 England FW Gary McSheffrey
41 Scotland MF Craig Strachan
42 England FW Chukki Eribenne
43 England GK Chris Kirkland
44 England DF Craig Pead
45 Scotland DF Gerard Mooney
46 Scotland FW Stephen McPhee

Left club during season

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

No. Position Player
9 England FW Dion Dublin (to Aston Villa)
9 Scotland FW Darren Jackson (on loan from Celtic)
No. Position Player
13 France DF Jean-Guy Wallemme (to Sochaux)
22 Wales FW Simon Haworth (to Wigan Athletic)

Reserve squad

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

No. Position Player
- Denmark GK Morten Hyldgaard
- Republic of Ireland DF Barry Ferguson
No. Position Player
- England MF Robert Betts
- Republic of Ireland MF Daire Doyle

Transfers

In

Date Pos. Name From Fee
4 June 1998 DF France Jean-Guy Wallemme France RC Lens Undisclosed
1 August 1998 DF Croatia Robert Jarni Spain Real Betis £2,600,000
7 August 1998 FW Jamaica Paul Hall England Portsmouth £300,000
26 August 1998 DF England Marc Edworthy England Crystal Palace £1,200,000
1 October 1998 MF England Steve Froggatt England Wolverhampton Wanderers £1,900,000
12 October 1998 MF Belgium Laurent Delorge Belgium Gent £1,250,000
17 December 1998 FW Australia John Aloisi England Portsmouth £650,000
30 December 1998 GK Denmark Morten Hyldgaard Denmark Ikast FS £200,000
13 January 1999 DF Bosnia and Herzegovina Muhamed Konjić France AS Monaco £2,000,000
28 May 1999 MF Morocco Youssef Chippo Portugal Porto £1,200,000

Out

Date Pos. Name To Fee
8 July 1998 MF England John Salako England Fulham Free transfer
16 July 1998 FW Romania Viorel Moldovan Turkey Fenerbahçe £4,000,000
15 August 1998 DF Croatia Robert Jarni Spain Real Madrid £3,400,000
2 October 1998 FW England Simon Haworth England Wigan Athletic £600,000
5 November 1998 FW England Dion Dublin England Aston Villa £5,750,000
30 December 1998 DF France Jean-Guy Wallemme France Sochaux £400,000
Transfers in: Decrease £11,300,000
Transfers out: Increase £14,150,000
Total spending: Increase £2,850,000

References

  1. ↑ Culley, Jon (6 November 1998). "Football: Villa win race for £5.75m Dublin". The Independent. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
  2. ↑ "'Detonator' breaks bank at Coventry". The Guardian. 20 July 1999. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
  3. ↑ http://www.statto.com/football/teams/coventry-city/1998-1999/results
  4. ↑ http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/1998-1999/faprem/coventry.htm
  5. ↑ http://www.11v11.com/teams/coventry-city/tab/players/season/1999
  6. ↑ Boateng was born in Nkawkaw, Ghana, but qualified to represent the Netherlands internationally and would make his international debut for the Netherlands in November 2001.
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