1998–99 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season

Blackburn Rovers
1998–99 season
Chairman	Robert Coar
Manager	Roy Hodgson (until 21 November) ; Brian Kidd (from 3 December)
Premiership	19th (relegated)
FA Cup	Fifth round
League Cup	Quarter-finals
UEFA Cup	First round
Top goalscorer	Gallacher/Ward (5)
Highest home attendance	30,436 (vs. Manchester United, 12 May)
Lowest home attendance	13,646 (vs. Lyon, 15 September)
Average home league attendance	25,773

The 1998–99 season was Blackburn Rovers' seventh season in the Premier League, and their seventh consecutive season in the top division of English football.

Season summary

Four years earlier, Blackburn Rovers were Premiership champions. Just one year earlier, they had qualified for the UEFA Cup. They were among some people's outsiders for a title challenge.

But it all went wrong for Rovers, who were soon in the depth of a relegation battle. Manager Roy Hodgson paid with his job in November.[1] Manchester United assistant Brian Kidd was named as his replacement,[2] but he was unable to steer Rovers to safety and their relegation was confirmed in the penultimate game of the season.[3] They were condemned to a place in Division One, but managed to hold on to many key players and approached the new season as most people's favourites for an immediate return to the elite.

Final league table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
16	Wimbledon	38	10	12	16	40	63	−23	42
17	Southampton	38	11	8	19	37	64	−27	41
18	Charlton Athletic (R)	38	8	12	18	41	56	−15	36	Relegation to Football League First Division
19	Blackburn Rovers (R)	38	7	14	17	38	52	−14	35
20	Nottingham Forest (R)	38	7	9	22	35	69	−34	30

Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated.

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
38	7	14	17	38	52	−14	35	6	5	8	21	24	−3	1	9	9	17	28	−11

Source: 1998-99 FA Premier League table

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A
Result	D	L	W	L	L	L	D	W	L	L	D	L	L	L	L	W	D	D	W	D	W	L	D	W	D	L	L	L	D	W	D	L	D	L	D	L	D	D
Position	6	16	11	14	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	18	18	20	20	18	18	18	16	16	16	16	17	15	16	17	18	18	18	17	16	17	18	17	18	19	19	19

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

Results

Blackburn Rovers' score comes first[4]

Legend

Win	Draw	Loss

FA Premier League

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
15 August 1998	Derby County	H	0–0	24,007
24 August 1998	Leeds United	A	0–1	30,652
29 August 1998	Leicester City	H	1–0	22,544	Gallacher
9 September 1998	Tottenham Hotspur	A	1–2	28,338	Gallacher
12 September 1998	Sheffield Wednesday	A	0–3	20,846
21 September 1998	Chelsea	H	3–4	23,113	Sutton (2, 1 pen), Pérez
26 September 1998	Everton	A	0–0	36,404
3 October 1998	West Ham United	H	3–0	25,213	Flitcroft (2), Davidson
17 October 1998	Middlesbrough	A	1–2	34,413	Sherwood
25 October 1998	Arsenal	H	1–2	27,012	Johnson
31 October 1998	Wimbledon	A	1–1	12,526	Sutton (pen)
7 November 1998	Coventry City	H	1–2	23,779	Sherwood
14 November 1998	Manchester United	A	2–3	55,198	Marcolin, Blake
21 November 1998	Southampton	H	0–2	22,812
29 November 1998	Liverpool	A	0–2	41,753
5 December 1998	Charlton Athletic	H	1–0	22,568	Davies
12 December 1998	Newcastle United	H	0–0	27,569
19 December 1998	Nottingham Forest	A	2–2	22,013	Blake (2)
26 December 1998	Aston Villa	H	2–1	27,536	Gallacher, Sherwood
28 December 1998	Leicester City	A	1–1	21,083	Gallacher
9 January 1999	Leeds United	H	1–0	27,620	Gillespie
16 January 1999	Derby County	A	0–1	27,386
30 January 1999	Tottenham Hotspur	H	1–1	29,643	Jansen
6 February 1999	Aston Villa	A	3–1	37,404	Southgate (own goal), Ward, Dunn
17 February 1999	Chelsea	A	1–1	34,382	Ward
20 February 1999	Sheffield Wednesday	H	1–4	24,643	McAteer
27 February 1999	West Ham United	A	0–2	25,529
10 March 1999	Everton	H	1–2	27,219	Ward
13 March 1999	Coventry City	A	1–1	19,701	Wilcox
20 March 1999	Wimbledon	H	3–1	21,754	Ward, Jansen (2)
3 April 1999	Middlesbrough	H	0–0	27,482
6 April 1999	Arsenal	A	0–1	37,762
17 April 1999	Southampton	A	3–3	15,209	Ward, Peacock, Wilcox
24 April 1999	Liverpool	H	1–3	29,944	Duff
1 May 1999	Charlton Athletic	A	0–0	20,041
8 May 1999	Nottingham Forest	H	1–2	24,565	Gallacher
12 May 1999	Manchester United	H	0–0	30,436
16 May 1999	Newcastle United	A	1–1	36,623	Wilcox

FA Cup


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R3	2 January 1999	Charlton Athletic	H	2–0	16,631	Davies, Wilcox
R4	23 January 1999	Sunderland	H	1–0	30,125	Gillespie
R5	14 February 1999	Newcastle United	A	0–0	36,295
R5R	24 February 1999	Newcastle United	H	0–1	27,483

League Cup


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R3	28 October 1998	Crewe Alexandra	A	1–0	5,403	Sutton
R4	11 November 1998	Newcastle United	A	1–1 (won 4-2 on pens)	34,702	Sherwood
QF	2 December 1998	Leicester City	A	0–1	19,442

UEFA Cup


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers	Referee
R1 1st leg	15 September 1998	Lyon	H	0–1	13,646 (1,300 away)		Knud Erik Fisker (Denmark)
R1 2nd leg	29 September 1998	Lyon	A	2–2 (lost 2-3 on agg)	24,558 (1,001 away)	Pérez, Flitcroft	René Temmink (Netherlands)

First-team squad

Squad at end of season[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	GK	Tim Flowers
2	DF	Jeff Kenna
3	DF	Callum Davidson
5	DF	Darren Peacock
6	DF	Stéphane Henchoz
7	MF	Garry Flitcroft
8	FW	Kevin Gallacher
9	FW	Chris Sutton
10	FW	Kevin Davies
11	MF	Jason Wilcox (captain)
12	MF	Damien Duff
13	GK	John Filan
14	FW	Nathan Blake
15	MF	Lee Carsley
16	DF	Marlon Broomes
17	MF	Billy McKinlay

No.	Position	Player
18	MF	Dario Marcolin (on loan from Lazio)
19	MF	Damien Johnson
20	DF	Gary Croft
21	MF	Jimmy Corbett
22	GK	Alan Fettis
23	DF	Christian Dailly
24	MF	Oumar Kondé
26	FW	James Thomas
27	MF	David Dunn
28	DF	Martin Taylor
29	MF	Wayne Gill
30	GK	Anthony Williams
31	MF	Keith Gillespie
32	FW	Ashley Ward
33	FW	Matt Jansen
34	MF	Jason McAteer

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
4	MF	Tim Sherwood (captain, to Tottenham Hotspur)
14	FW	Martin Dahlin (retired)
15	MF	Sébastien Pérez (on loan to Bastia)
18	MF	Anders Andersson (to Aalborg)

No.	Position	Player
24	DF	Tore Pedersen (to Eintracht Frankfurt)
25	DF	David Worrell (to Dundee United)
	MF	Luke Staton (to Bolton Wanderers)
	DF	Graham Coughlan (to Livingston)

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
		GK	Gareth Stewart
		DF	Keith Brown
		DF	Peter Murphy

No.		Position	Player
		MF	Ryan Baldacchino
		MF	Ian Richards
		MF	Steven Hawe

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premier League		FA Cup		League Cup		UEFA Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK		Tim Flowers	15	0	10+1	0	0+1	0	1	0	2	0
13	GK		John Filan	32	0	26	0	4	0	2	0	0	0
22	GK		Alan Fettis	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Defenders
2	DF		Jeff Kenna	30	0	22+1	0	3	0	3	0	1	0
3	DF		Callum Davidson	41	1	34	1	2	0	2+1	0	1+1	0
5	DF		Darren Peacock	37	1	27+3	1	3	0	2	0	2	0
6	DF		Stéphane Henchoz	41	0	34	0	2	0	3	0	2	0
16	DF		Marlon Broomes	17	0	8+5	0	4	0	0	0	0	0
20	DF		Gary Croft	17	0	10+2	0	2+2	0	1	0	0	0
23	DF		Christian Dailly	21	0	14+3	0	0	0	2	0	2	0
24	DF		Oumar Kondé	1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
28	DF		Martin Taylor	4	0	1+2	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
Midfielders
7	MF		Garry Flitcroft	10	3	8	2	0	0	0	0	2	1
11	MF		Jason Wilcox	35	4	28+2	3	3	1	0	0	2	0
12	MF		Damien Duff	36	1	18+10	1	3+1	0	3	0	1	0
15	MF		Lee Carsley	8	0	7+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	MF		Billy McKinlay	19	0	14+2	0	1	0	1	0	1	0
18	MF		Dario Marcolin	15	1	5+5	1	3	0	2	0	0	0
19	MF		Damien Johnson	25	1	14+7	1	0	0	3	0	0+1	0
27	MF		David Dunn	20	1	10+5	1	2+1	0	1+1	0	0	0
31	MF		Keith Gillespie	20	2	13+3	1	4	1	0	0	0	0
34	MF		Jason McAteer	13	1	13	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Forwards
8	FW		Kevin Gallacher	18	5	13+3	5	1	0	1	0	0	0
9	FW		Chris Sutton	20	4	17	3	1	0	1	1	1	0
10	FW		Kevin Davies	27	2	9+12	1	2	1	3	0	1	0
14	FW		Nathan Blake	14	3	9+2	3	1+2	0	0	0	0	0
32	FW		Ashley Ward	20	5	17	5	2+1	0	0	0	0	0
33	FW		Matt Jansen	11	3	10+1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players transferred out during the season
4	MF		Tim Sherwood	23	4	19	3	0	0	2	1	2	0
14	FW		Martin Dahlin	6	0	2+3	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
15	DF		Sébastien Pérez	8	2	4+1	1	1	0	0	0	2	1

Last updated: 15 May 1999
Source: Competitions

Starting 11

Considering starts in all competitions[6][7]

GK: #13, John Filan, 32
RB: #2, Jeff Kenna, 29
CB: #5, Darren Peacock, 34
CB: #6, Stéphane Henchoz, 41
LB: #3, Callum Davidson, 39
RM: #19, Damien Johnson, 17 (#23, Christian Dailly, has 18 starts)
CM: #4, Tim Sherwood, 23
CM: #11, Jason Wilcox, 33
LM: #12, Damien Duff, 25
CF: #9, Chris Sutton, 20
CF: #32, Ashley Ward, 19

Top scorers

Transfers

In

Date 6 July 1998	Pos.fw	Name Jimmy Corbett	From Gillingham	Fee £535,00
9 July 1998	FW	Kevin Davies	Southampton	£7,250,000
21 August 1998	DF	Christian Dailly	Derby County	£5,300,000
26 October 1998	MF	Oumar Kondé	FC Basel	£500,000
30 October 1998	FW	Nathan Blake	Bolton Wanderers	£4,250,000
16 December 1998	MF	Keith Gillespie	Newcastle United	£2,350,000
29 December 1998	FW	Ashley Ward	Barnsley	£4,500,000
18 January 1999	FW	Matt Jansen	Crystal Palace	£4,100,000
27 January 1999	MF	Jason McAteer	Liverpool	£4,000,000
12 February 1999	DF	David McNamee	St Mirren	£300,000
12 February 1999	MF	Burton O'Brien	St Mirren	£300,000
22 March 1999	MF	Lee Carsley	Derby County	£3,400,000

Out

Date	Pos.	Name	To	Fee
1 August 1998	MF	Michael Lomax	Macclesfield Town	Free
1 August 1998	FW	Per Pedersen	Strasbourg	£900,000
4 August 1998	DF	Colin Hendry	Rangers	£4,000,000
26 October 1998	DF	Tore Pedersen	Eintracht Frankfurt	£225,000
5 January 1999	MF	Luke Staton	Bolton Wanderers	Free
4 February 1999	MF	Tim Sherwood	Tottenham Hotspur	£4,000,000
30 March 1999	DF	David Worrell	Dundee United	£50,000
31 May 1999	DF	Graham Coughlan	Livingston	Free
1 June 1999	MF	Sébastien Pérez	Marseille	£2,500,000

Transfers in:

£36,250,000

Transfers out:

£11,675,000

Total spending:

£24,750,000

References

"Hodgson quits as Rovers hit bottom". BBC Sport. 21 November 1998. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
Nixon, Alan (4 December 1998). "Football: Kidd takes command at Blackburn". The Independent. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
"Rovers down as United march on". BBC Sport. 12 May 1999. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
http://www.statto.com/football/teams/blackburn-rovers/1998-1999/results
http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/1998-1999/faprem/blackbrn.htm
http://www.11v11.com/teams/blackburn-rovers/tab/players/season/1999
http://www.football-lineups.com/team/Blackburn_Rovers/FA_Premier_League_1998-1999

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.

[1] "Hodgson quits as Rovers hit bottom". BBC Sport. 21 November 1998. Retrieved 9 July 2012.

[2] Nixon, Alan (4 December 1998). "Football: Kidd takes command at Blackburn". The Independent. Retrieved 9 July 2012.

[3] "Rovers down as United march on". BBC Sport. 12 May 1999. Retrieved 9 July 2012.

[4] ttp://www.statto.com/football/teams/blackburn-rovers/1998-1999/results

[5] ttp://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/1998-1999/faprem/blackbrn.htm

[6] ttp://www.11v11.com/teams/blackburn-rovers/tab/players/season/1999

[7] ttp://www.football-lineups.com/team/Blackburn_Rovers/FA_Premier_League_1998-1999