1998–99 West Ham United F.C. season
1998–99 season | |
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Chairman | Terry Brown |
Manager | Harry Redknapp |
Stadium | Upton Park |
Premiership | 5th |
FA Cup | Third round |
League Cup | Second round |
Top goalscorer | Wright (9) |
Highest home attendance | 26,044 (vs. Tottenham Hotspur, 28 November) |
Lowest home attendance | 23,153 (vs. Southampton, 28 September) |
Average home league attendance | 25,639 |
During the 1998–99 English football season, West Ham United F.C. competed in the FA Premier League (known as the FA Carling Premiership for sponsorship reasons).
Season summary
In the 1998-99 season, the Hammers finished fifth in the Premier League, their second-best placing ever in the top-flight, securing UEFA Cup qualification to mark a return to European competitions after 19 years in the wilderness (though the Hammers would have qualified for the UEFA Cup through their third-place finish in 1986 had it not been for the ban on English clubs in European competitions).
New additions to the side for the season were goalkeeper Shaka Hislop, defender Neil Ruddock, Marc Keller and Arsenal goalscoring legend Ian Wright, while mid-season arrivals came in the shape of midfielder Marc-Vivien Foé, defender Scott Minto and striker Paolo Di Canio. During the course of the season, several key players left the club, including veteran defender Tim Breacker, unsettled striker John Hartson (who signed for Wimbledon after being linked with a move to a Manchester United side who won the league title, FA Cup and European Cup that season) and winger Andy Impey. April saw the retirement of defender Richard Hall, who had struggled with injuries since his arrival from Southampton in July 1996.
The season also saw the emergence of highly promising midfielder Joe Cole, who played his first eight league games that campaign and made a further appearance in the FA Cup, though he failed to score.
Final league table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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3 | Chelsea | 38 | 20 | 15 | 3 | 57 | 30 | +27 | 75 | 1999–2000 UEFA Champions League Third qualifying round |
4 | Leeds United | 38 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 62 | 34 | +28 | 67 | 1999–2000 UEFA Cup First round |
5 | West Ham United | 38 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 46 | 53 | −7 | 57 | 1999 UEFA Intertoto Cup Third round |
6 | Aston Villa | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 51 | 46 | +5 | 55 | |
7 | Liverpool | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 68 | 49 | +19 | 54 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
- Results summary
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
38 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 46 | 53 | −7 | 57 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 32 | 26 | +6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 27 | −13 |
Source: 1998-99 FA Premier League table
- Results by round
Results
West Ham United's score comes first[1]
Legend
Win | Draw | Loss |
FA Premier League
Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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15 August 1998 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 1–0 | 30,236 | Wright |
22 August 1998 | Manchester United | H | 0–0 | 26,039 | |
29 August 1998 | Coventry City | A | 0–0 | 20,818 | |
9 September 1998 | Wimbledon | H | 3–4 | 25,311 | Hartson, Wright (2) |
12 September 1998 | Liverpool | H | 2–1 | 26,029 | Hartson, Berkovic |
19 September 1998 | Nottingham Forest | A | 0–0 | 26,463 | |
28 September 1998 | Southampton | H | 1–0 | 23,153 | Wright |
3 October 1998 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 0–3 | 25,213 | |
17 October 1998 | Aston Villa | H | 0–0 | 26,002 | |
24 October 1998 | Charlton Athletic | A | 2–4 | 20,043 | Rufus (own goal), Berkovic |
31 October 1998 | Newcastle United | A | 3–0 | 36,744 | Wright (2), Sinclair |
8 November 1998 | Chelsea | H | 1–1 | 26,023 | Ruddock |
14 November 1998 | Leicester City | H | 3–2 | 25,642 | Kitson, Lomas, Lampard |
22 November 1998 | Derby County | A | 2–0 | 31,366 | Hartson, Keller |
28 November 1998 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 2–1 | 26,044 | Sinclair (2) |
5 December 1998 | Leeds United | A | 0–4 | 36,320 | |
12 December 1998 | Middlesbrough | A | 0–1 | 34,623 | |
19 December 1998 | Everton | H | 2–1 | 25,998 | Keller, Sinclair |
26 December 1998 | Arsenal | A | 0–1 | 38,098 | |
28 December 1998 | Coventry City | H | 2–0 | 25,662 | Wright, Hartson |
10 January 1999 | Manchester United | A | 1–4 | 55,180 | Lampard |
16 January 1999 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 0–4 | 25,642 | |
30 January 1999 | Wimbledon | A | 0–0 | 23,035 | |
6 February 1999 | Arsenal | H | 0–4 | 26,042 | |
13 February 1999 | Nottingham Forest | H | 2–1 | 25,458 | Pearce, Lampard |
20 February 1999 | Liverpool | A | 2–2 | 44,511 | Lampard (pen), Keller |
27 February 1999 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 2–0 | 25,529 | Pearce, Di Canio |
6 March 1999 | Southampton | A | 0–1 | 15,240 | |
13 March 1999 | Chelsea | A | 1–0 | 34,765 | Kitson |
20 March 1999 | Newcastle United | H | 2–0 | 25,997 | Di Canio, Kitson |
2 April 1999 | Aston Villa | A | 0–0 | 36,813 | |
5 April 1999 | Charlton Athletic | H | 0–1 | 26,041 | |
10 April 1999 | Leicester City | A | 0–0 | 20,402 | |
17 April 1999 | Derby County | H | 5–1 | 25,485 | Di Canio, Berkovic, Wright, Ruddock, Sinclair |
24 April 1999 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 2–1 | 36,089 | Wright, Keller |
1 May 1999 | Leeds United | H | 1–5 | 25,997 | Di Canio |
8 May 1999 | Everton | A | 0–6 | 40,049 | |
16 May 1999 | Middlesbrough | H | 4–0 | 25,902 | Lampard, Keller, Sinclair, Di Canio |
FA Cup
Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R3 | 2 January 1999 | Swansea City | H | 1–1 | 26,039 | Dicks |
R3R | 13 January 1999 | Swansea City | A | 0–1 | 10,116 |
League Cup
Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
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R2 1st Leg | 15 September 1998 | Northampton Town | A | 0–2 | 7,254 | |
R2 2nd Leg | 22 September 1998 | Northampton Town | H | 1–0 (lost 1-2 on agg) | 25,435 | Lampard |
Squad
No. | Player | Position | Lge apps | Lge Gls | FAC apps | FAC Gls | LC apps | LC Gls | Date signed | Previous club | |
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West Ham United XI 1998-1999 | |||||||||||
12 | ![]() |
Shaka Hislop (Hammer of the Year) | GK | 37 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | July 1998 | Newcastle United |
15 | ![]() |
Rio Ferdinand | CB | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | November 1995 | Academy |
19 | ![]() |
Ian Pearce | CB | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | September 1997 | Blackburn Rovers |
6 | ![]() |
Neil Ruddock | CB | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | July 1998 | Liverpool |
8 | ![]() |
Trevor Sinclair | RM | 36 | 7 | 2 | 2 | January 1998 | Queens Park Rangers | ||
11 | ![]() |
Steve Lomas (captain) | CM | 30 | 2 | March 1997 | Manchester City | ||||
18 | ![]() |
Frank Lampard | CM | 38 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | July 1995 | Academy | |
7 | ![]() |
Marc Keller | LM | 17+4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | July 1998 | Karlsruher SC |
29 | ![]() |
Eyal Berkovic | AM | 28+2 | 3 | 1+1 | 1 | June 1997 | Southampton | ||
10 | ![]() |
John Hartson | CF | 16+1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | February 1997 | Arsenal | ||
14 | ![]() |
Ian Wright | CF | 20+2 | 9 | 1 | 2 | August 1998 | Arsenal | ||
Important players | |||||||||||
10 | ![]() |
Paolo Di Canio | CF | 12+1 | 4 | January 1999 | Sheffield Wednesday | ||||
20 | ![]() |
Scott Minto | LWB | 14+1 | January 1999 | Benfica | |||||
9 | ![]() |
Paul Kitson | CF | 13+4 | 3 | February 1997 | Newcastle United | ||||
13 | ![]() |
Marc-Vivien Foé | CM | 13 | January 1999 | Lens | |||||
4 | ![]() |
Steve Potts | CB | 11+8 | 1 | 2 | May 1984 | Academy | |||
17 | ![]() |
Stan Lazaridis | LWB | 11+4 | 2 | 1 | September 1995 | West Adelaide | |||
3 | ![]() |
Julian Dicks | D | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | October 1994 | Liverpool | ||
16 | ![]() |
John Moncur | CM | 6+8 | 1 | June 1994 | Swindon Town | ||||
Other players | |||||||||||
20 | ![]() |
Andy Impey | RWB | 6+2 | 1 | September 1997 | Queens Park Rangers | ||||
30 | ![]() |
Javier Margas | CB | 3 | July 1998 | Universidad Católica | |||||
26 | ![]() |
Joe Cole | M | 2+6 | 0+1 | July 1997 | Academy | ||||
2 | ![]() |
Tim Breacker | RB | 2+1 | 1 | 0+1 | October 1990 | Luton Town | |||
24 | ![]() |
Samassi Abou | CF | 2+1 | 0+1 | 1 | October 1997 | Cannes | |||
22 | ![]() |
Craig Forrest | GK | 1+1 | July 1995 | Ipswich Town | |||||
27 | ![]() |
Emmanuel Omoyinmi | F | 0+3 | 1+1 | 0+1 | May 1995 | Academy | |||
28 | ![]() |
Chris Coyne | CB | 0+1 | January 1996 | Perth SC | |||||
25 | ![]() |
Lee Hodges | M | 0+1 | March 1995 | Academy | |||||
40 | ![]() |
Gavin Holligan | F | 0+1 | January 1999 | Kingstonian | |||||
5 | ![]() |
Richard Hall | CB | 0+1 | July 1996 | Southampton |
Transfers
In
Date | Pos. | Name | From | Fee |
---|---|---|---|---|
13 July 1998 | FW | ![]() |
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£500,000 |
30 July 1998 | DF | ![]() |
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£100,000 |
30 July 1998 | DF | ![]() |
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£1,800,000 |
25 November 1998 | FW | ![]() |
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£100,000 |
14 January 1999 | DF | ![]() |
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£1,000,000 |
27 January 1999 | FW | ![]() |
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£1,750,000 |
27 January 1999 | MF | ![]() |
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£4,000,000 |
9 February 1999 | MF | ![]() |
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£30,000 |
Out
Date | Pos. | Name | To | Fee |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 August 1998 | DF | ![]() |
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Free transfer |
24 November 1998 | MF | ![]() |
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£1,600,000 |
25 December 1998 | GK | ![]() |
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Nominal |
14 January 1999 | FW | ![]() |
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£7,500,000 |
10 February 1999 | DF | ![]() |
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Free transfer |
12 March 1999 | DF | ![]() |
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£40,000 |
24 May 1999 | MF | ![]() |
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Free transfer |
- Transfers in:
£9,280,000 - Transfers out:
£9,140,000 - Total spending:
£140,000