1998–99 Football League
| Season | 1998–99 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Sunderland |
| Promoted |
Bradford City Watford |
| Relegated | Scarborough |
|
← 1997–98 | |
The 1998–99 Football League (known as the Nationwide Football League for sponsorship reasons) was the 100th completed season of The Football League.
Sunderland were crowned First Division champions with 105 points, then a record, having lost just three games all season, to prove right the many pundits who tipped them for promotion. The two other promotion places were secured by two of the division’s least fancied sides — runners-up Bradford City (back in the top division for the first time in 77 years) and playoff winners Watford (who had won their second successive promotion during Graham Taylor’s second spell as manager).
Bury, Oxford United and Bristol City occupied the three relegation places in the First Division. Oxford’s dismal season was mainly down to £10 million debts which were putting the club in real danger of closure, and had also resulted in the suspension of construction of their new stadium near the Blackbird Leys estate.
Kevin Keegan completed his spell as Fulham manager before taking the England job by guiding the Cottagers to the Second Division championship with a staggering 101 points. Following them up were runners-up Walsall and playoff winners Manchester City.
Going down were York City, Northampton Town, Lincoln City and Macclesfield Town. Narrowly avoiding the drop to the Third Division were Oldham Athletic, who just five years earlier had been a Premiership side who came within a whisker of reaching the FA Cup final.
Brentford, Cambridge United, Cardiff City and Scunthorpe United occupied the four promotion places in the Third Division.
Carlisle United kept their league status in remarkable fashion. They entered the final game of the season in bottom place, and with 90 minutes on the clock in their home game against Plymouth Argyle they were drawing 1–1 and needed a win to stay up. The referee then allowed 4 minutes of stoppage time and with just seconds to go, goalkeeper Jimmy Glass came upfield and scored from a rebounded corner to preserve his club’s place in the league which had been held since 1928. Scarborough, who had only joined the league in 1987, were relegated instead. Glass, 25, had been signed on loan from Swindon Town after the transfer line because an injury crisis had left Carlisle without a goalkeeper for the final few games of the season.
First Division
| Season | 1998–99 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Sunderland (3rd second tier title) |
| Direct promotion to FA Premier League |
Sunderland, Bradford City |
| Promoted to FA Premier League through play-offs | Watford |
| Relegated |
Bristol City, Bury, Oxford United |
| Matches played | 552 |
| Goals scored | 1,455 (2.64 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Lee Hughes (West Bromwich Albion), 31 [1] |
|
← 1997–98 | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sunderland | 46 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 50 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 41 | 18 | 91 | 28 | +63 | 105 | |||||
| 2 | Bradford City | 46 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 48 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 34 | 27 | 82 | 47 | +35 | 87 | |||||
| 3 | Ipswich Town | 46 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 37 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 32 | 17 | 69 | 32 | +37 | 86 | |||||
| 4 | Birmingham City | 46 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 32 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 34 | 22 | 66 | 37 | +29 | 81 | |||||
| 5 | Watford | 46 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 30 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 35 | 37 | 65 | 56 | +9 | 77 | |||||
| 6 | Bolton Wanderers | 46 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 44 | 25 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 34 | 34 | 78 | 59 | +19 | 76 | |||||
| 7 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 46 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 37 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 27 | 24 | 64 | 43 | +21 | 73 | |||||
| 8 | Sheffield United | 46 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 42 | 29 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 29 | 37 | 71 | 66 | +5 | 67 | |||||
| 9 | Norwich City | 46 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 34 | 28 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 28 | 33 | 62 | 61 | +1 | 62 | |||||
| 10 | Huddersfield Town | 46 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 38 | 23 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 48 | 62 | 71 | –9 | 61 | |||||
| 11 | Grimsby Town | 46 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 34 | 40 | 52 | –12 | 61 | |||||
| 12 | West Bromwich Albion | 46 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 43 | 33 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 26 | 43 | 69 | 76 | –7 | 59 | |||||
| 13 | Barnsley | 46 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 35 | 30 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 26 | 59 | 56 | +3 | 59 | |||||
| 14 | Crystal Palace | 46 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 43 | 26 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 45 | 58 | 71 | –13 | 58 | |||||
| 15 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 37 | 30 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 26 | 31 | 63 | 61 | +2 | 56 | |||||
| 16 | Stockport County | 46 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 24 | 21 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 25 | 39 | 49 | 60 | –11 | 53 | |||||
| 17 | Swindon Town | 46 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 40 | 44 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 19 | 37 | 59 | 81 | –22 | 50 | |||||
| 18 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 27 | 35 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 27 | 43 | 54 | 78 | –24 | 48 | |||||
| 19 | Portsmouth | 46 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 34 | 26 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 23 | 47 | 57 | 73 | –16 | 47 | |||||
| 20 | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 34 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 39 | 52 | 61 | –9 | 47 | |||||
| 21 | Port Vale | 46 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 22 | 28 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 23 | 47 | 45 | 75 | –30 | 47 | |||||
| 22 | Bury | 46 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 27 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 33 | 35 | 60 | –25 | 47 | |||||
| 23 | Oxford United | 46 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 31 | 30 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 41 | 48 | 71 | –23 | 44 | |||||
| 24 | Bristol City | 46 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 35 | 36 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 22 | 44 | 57 | 80 | –23 | 42 |
- Pld = Matches ; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
- NB: In the Football League goals scored (F) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).
| Key | |
|---|---|
| Football League Champions, promoted to FA Premier League | |
| Promoted to FA Premier League | |
| Participated in play-offs | |
| Promoted to Premier League through play-offs | |
| Relegated |
Play-offs
| Semifinals 1st leg – May 16th; 2nd leg – May 19th/20th, 1999 |
Final at Wembley May 31st, 1999 | |||||||||
| 3rd | Ipswich Town | 0 | 4 | 4 | ||||||
| 6th | Bolton Wanderers[notes 1] | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||
| 5th | Watford | 2 | ||||||||
| 6th | Bolton Wanderers | 0 | ||||||||
| 4th | Birmingham City | 0 | 1 | 1 (6) | ||||||
| 5th | Watford (pen.) | 1 | 0 | 1 (7) | ||||||
- ↑ Bolton Wanderers the first round of the play-offs against Ipswich Town on away goals after extra time.
First Division results
| Home \ Away[1] | BAR | BIR | BOL | BRA | BRI | Bury | CRE | CRY | GRI | HUD | IPS | NWC | OXF | PTV | POR | QPR | SHU | STP | SUN | SWI | TRA | WAT | WBA | WOL |
| Barnsley | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 7–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–3 | |
| Birmingham City | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 0–1 | |
| Bolton Wanderers | 3–3 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | |
| Bradford City | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 5–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | |
| Bristol City | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 5–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 1–6 | |
| Bury | 0–0 | 2–4 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 2–5 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–0 | |
| Crewe Alexandra | 3–1 | 0–0 | 4–4 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | |
| Crystal Palace | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | |
| Grimsby Town | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 0–0 | |
| Huddersfield Town | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | |
| Ipswich Town | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
| Norwich City | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 3–4 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | |
| Oxford United | 1–0 | 1–7 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 5–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 | |
| Port Vale | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | |
| Portsmouth | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 5–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | |
| Queens Park Rangers | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 6–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | |
| Sheffield United | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | |
| Stockport County | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | |
| Sunderland | 2–3 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 7–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | |
| Swindon Town | 1–3 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 1–4 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–6 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 1–0 | |
| Tranmere Rovers | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | |
| Watford | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | |
| West Bromwich Albion | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–5 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 2–0 | |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 |
Source:
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
First Division maps
Second Division
| Season | 1998–99 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Fulham (1st third tier title) |
| Direct promotion |
Fulham, Walsall |
| Promoted through play-offs | Manchester City |
| Relegated |
Lincoln City, Macclesfield Town, Northampton, York City |
| Matches played | 552 |
| Goals scored | 1,358 (2.46 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Jamie Cureton (Bristol Rovers), 25 [1] |
|
← 1997–98 | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fulham | 46 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 50 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 20 | 79 | 32 | +47 | 101 | |||||
| 2 | Walsall | 46 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 37 | 23 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 26 | 24 | 63 | 47 | +16 | 87 | |||||
| 3 | Manchester City | 46 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 38 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 31 | 19 | 69 | 33 | +36 | 82 | |||||
| 4 | Gillingham | 46 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 45 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 30 | 27 | 75 | 44 | +31 | 80 | |||||
| 5 | Preston North End | 46 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 46 | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 32 | 27 | 78 | 50 | +28 | 79 | |||||
| 6 | Wigan Athletic | 46 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 44 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 31 | 31 | 75 | 48 | +27 | 76 | |||||
| 7 | Bournemouth | 46 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 37 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 26 | 30 | 63 | 41 | +22 | 76 | |||||
| 8 | Stoke City | 46 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 32 | 32 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 27 | 31 | 59 | 63 | –4 | 69 | |||||
| 9 | Chesterfield | 46 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 34 | 16 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 28 | 46 | 44 | +2 | 64 | |||||
| 10 | Millwall | 46 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 33 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 19 | 35 | 52 | 59 | –7 | 62 | |||||
| 11 | Reading | 46 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 26 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 37 | 54 | 63 | –9 | 61 | |||||
| 12 | Luton Town | 46 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 25 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 26 | 34 | 51 | 60 | –9 | 58 | |||||
| 13 | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 35 | 28 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 30 | 28 | 65 | 56 | +9 | 56 | |||||
| 14 | Blackpool | 46 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 24 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 44 | 54 | –10 | 56 | |||||
| 15 | Burnley | 46 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 33 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 31 | 40 | 54 | 73 | –19 | 55 | |||||
| 16 | Notts County | 46 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 29 | 27 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 23 | 34 | 52 | 61 | –9 | 54 | |||||
| 17 | Wrexham | 46 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 28 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 22 | 34 | 43 | 62 | –19 | 53 | |||||
| 18 | Colchester United | 46 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 30 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 27 | 40 | 52 | 70 | –18 | 52 | |||||
| 19 | Wycombe Wanderers | 46 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 31 | 26 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 32 | 52 | 58 | –6 | 51 | |||||
| 20 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 26 | 31 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 22 | 35 | 48 | 66 | –18 | 51 | |||||
| 21 | York City | 46 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 28 | 33 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 28 | 47 | 56 | 80 | –24 | 50 | |||||
| 22 | Northampton | 46 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 26 | 31 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 26 | 43 | 57 | –14 | 48 | |||||
| 23 | Lincoln City | 46 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 27 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 47 | 42 | 74 | –32 | 46 | |||||
| 24 | Macclesfield Town | 46 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 24 | 30 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 33 | 43 | 63 | –30 | 43 |
- Pld = Matches ; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
- NB: In the Football League goals scored (F) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).
| Key | |
|---|---|
| Division Champions, promoted | |
| Promoted | |
| Participated in play-offs | |
| Promoted through play-offs | |
| Relegated |
Play-offs
| Semifinals 1st leg – May 15th/16th; 2nd leg – May 19th, 1999 |
Final at Wembley Stadium May 30th, 1999 | |||||||||
| 3rd | Manchester City | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
| 6th | Wigan Athletic | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| 3rd | Manchester City (pen.) | 2 (3) | ||||||||
| 4th | Gillingham | 2 (1) | ||||||||
| 4th | Gillingham | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
| 5th | Preston North End | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
Second Division maps
Third Division
| Season | 1998–99 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Brentford (2nd fourth tier title) |
| Direct promotion |
Brentford, Cambridge United, Cardiff City |
| Promoted through play-offs | Scunthorpe United |
| Relegated to Conference | Scarborough |
| New club in the league | None |
| Matches played | 552 |
| Goals scored | 1,395 (2.53 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Marco Gabbiadini (Darlington), 23 [1] |
|
← 1997–98 | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brentford | 46 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 45 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 11 | 34 | 38 | 79 | 56 | +23 | 85 | |||||
| 2 | Cambridge United | 46 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 41 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 37 | 27 | 78 | 48 | +30 | 81 | |||||
| 3 | Cardiff City | 46 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 35 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 22 | 60 | 39 | +21 | 80 | |||||
| 4 | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 42 | 28 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 27 | 30 | 69 | 58 | +11 | 74 | |||||
| 5 | Rotherham United | 46 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 41 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 38 | 35 | 79 | 61 | +18 | 73 | |||||
| 6 | Leyton Orient | 46 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 40 | 30 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 28 | 29 | 68 | 59 | +9 | 72 | |||||
| 7 | Swansea City | 46 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 33 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 29 | 56 | 48 | +8 | 71 | |||||
| 8 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 38 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 22 | 40 | 60 | 58 | +2 | 67 | |||||
| 9 | Peterborough United | 46 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 41 | 29 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 31 | 27 | 72 | 56 | +16 | 66 | |||||
| 10 | Halifax Town | 46 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 33 | 25 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 25 | 31 | 58 | 56 | +2 | 66 | |||||
| 11 | Darlington | 46 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 41 | 24 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 28 | 34 | 69 | 58 | +11 | 65 | |||||
| 12 | Exeter City | 46 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 32 | 47 | 50 | -3 | 63 | |||||
| 13 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 32 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 26 | 35 | 58 | 54 | +4 | 61 | |||||
| 14 | Chester City | 46 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 28 | 30 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 29 | 36 | 57 | 66 | –9 | 57 | |||||
| 15 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 36 | 29 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 34 | 52 | 63 | –11 | 56 | |||||
| 16 | Barnet | 46 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 30 | 31 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 24 | 40 | 54 | 71 | –17 | 55 | |||||
| 17 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 46 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 25 | 35 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 24 | 31 | 49 | 66 | –17 | 55 | |||||
| 18 | Southend United | 46 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 28 | 37 | 52 | 58 | –6 | 54 | |||||
| 19 | Rochdale | 46 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 22 | 21 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 34 | 42 | 55 | –13 | 54 | |||||
| 20 | Torquay United | 46 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 29 | 20 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 38 | 47 | 58 | –11 | 53 | |||||
| 21 | Hull City | 46 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 25 | 28 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 34 | 44 | 62 | –18 | 53 | |||||
| 22 | Hartlepool United | 46 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 33 | 27 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 38 | 52 | 65 | –13 | 51 | |||||
| 23 | Carlisle United | 46 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 25 | 21 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 32 | 43 | 53 | –10 | 49 | |||||
| 24 | Scarborough | 46 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 30 | 39 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 20 | 38 | 50 | 77 | –27 | 48 |
- Pld = Matches ; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
- NB: In the Football League goals scored (F) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).
| Key | |
|---|---|
| Division Champions, promoted | |
| Promoted | |
| Participated in play-offs | |
| Promoted through play-offs | |
| New club in the league | |
| Relegated to Conference |
Play-offs
| Semifinals 1st leg – May 16th; 2nd leg – May 19th, 1999 |
Final at Wembley Stadium May 29th, 1999 | |||||||||
| 4th | Scunthorpe United | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||||||
| 7th | Swansea City | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
| 4th | Scunthorpe United | 1 | ||||||||
| 6th | Leyton Orient | 0 | ||||||||
| 5th | Rotherham United | 0 | 0 | 0 (2) | ||||||
| 6th | Leyton Orient (pen.) | 0 | 0 | 0 (4) | ||||||
Third Division maps
See also
References
The tables above are reproduced here in the exact form that they can be found at The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation website,[2] with home and away statistics separated. Play-off results are from the same website.
- 1 2 3 "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 2010-10-31.
- 1 2 3 4 "England 1998–99". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 29 March 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-24.