1998–99 Sheffield United F.C. season

During the 1998–99 English football season, Sheffield United competed in the Football League First Division.

Sheffield United
1998–99 season
ChairmanMike McDonald
ManagerSteve Bruce
StadiumBramall Lane
First Division8th
FA CupFifth round
League CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Marcelo (16)
All:
Marcelo (20)
Average home league attendance16,243

Season summary

The 1998–99 season saw more managerial change, with Steve Bruce taking over first team affairs. The Blades challenged once again for a play-off place but eventually finished eighth. However, there was drama in the FA Cup where the Blades were controversially beaten by Arsenal when Bruce attempted to take his team off the pitch, claiming that Arsenal had broken an unwritten rule of sportsmanship by failing to return the ball to the Blades, who had intentionally kicked it out of play to allow an injured player to be attended to. Although the game eventually continued to a finish, it was later declared void and replayed; United lost.[1][2] In May, Bruce resigned after just one season in charge, citing turmoil in the club's boardroom and a shortage of funds for transfers.[3]

Final league table
Main article: 1998–99 Football League § First Division
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GS Pts Promotion or relegation
6 Bolton Wanderers 46 20 16 10 78 59 78 76 Participated in play-offs
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers 46 19 16 11 64 43 64 73
8 Sheffield United 46 18 13 15 71 66 71 67
9 Norwich City 46 15 17 14 62 61 62 62
10 Huddersfield Town 46 15 16 15 62 71 62 61
Source:
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (F) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).

Results

Sheffield United's score comes first[4]

Legend
Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
8 August 1998Swindon TownH2-115,977Stuart, Borbokis
15 August 1998West Bromwich AlbionA1-416,901Saunders
22 August 1998Birmingham CityH0-217,528
29 August 1998Bolton WanderersA2-218,263Saunders, Taylor
31 August 1998Crewe AlexandraH3-115,922Hunt, I Hamilton, Woodhouse
5 September 1998Huddersfield TownA0-112,192
8 September 1998Grimsby TownH3-212,293Marker (2), McDermott (own goal)
12 September 1998Bradford CityA2-213,169Saunders, Stuart
19 September 1998Norwich CityH2-116,155Marcelo (2)
27 September 1998Crystal PalaceA0-120,370
29 September 1998WatfordA1-19,090Marker
3 October 1998PortsmouthH2-115,386Saunders, Dellas
17 October 1998BarnsleyH1-123,180Quinn
20 October 1998Stockport CountyH1-112,657Marcelo
24 October 1998Oxford UnitedA2-06,586Saunders, Kachura
31 October 1998Port ValeA3-26,737Stuart, Kachura, Saunders
7 November 1998Tranmere RoversH2-215,844Saunders, Borbokis
10 November 1998Wolverhampton WanderersA1-220,804Stuart
14 November 1998BuryH3-114,164Kachura (3)
21 November 1998Queens Park RangersA2-112,558Stuart, Kachura
28 November 1998SunderlandH0-425,612
5 December 1998Bristol CityA0-211,134
11 December 1998BuryA3-35,002Woodhouse, Marcelo (2)
20 December 1998Ipswich TownH1-212,944Devlin
26 December 1998Birmingham CityA0-122,005
28 December 1998Huddersfield TownH2-117,359Gray (own goal), Twiss
9 January 1999Swindon TownA2-27,583Stuart, Holdsworth
16 January 1999Bolton WanderersH1-215,787Campbell
30 January 1999Crewe AlexandraA2-15,243Marcelo, Devlin
6 February 1999West Bromwich AlbionH3-016,566Morris, Marcelo (2)
19 February 1999Bradford CityH2-214,675Woodhouse, Marcelo
27 February 1999Norwich CityA1-114,224Devlin
2 March 1999Crystal PalaceH1-112,896Morris
6 March 1999WatfordH3-015,943Devlin, Morris, I Hamilton
9 March 1999PortsmouthA0-110,287
13 March 1999Tranmere RoversA3-26,588Morris, Dellas (2)
20 March 1999Port ValeH3-015,515Devlin, Marcelo, Hunt
26 March 1999Oxford UnitedH1-214,115Marcelo
3 April 1999BarnsleyA1-217,566Marcelo
5 April 1999Wolverhampton WanderersH1-121,761Marcelo
10 April 1999Stockport CountyA0-17,551
17 April 1999Queens Park RangersH2-014,341Marcelo (2, 1 pen)
20 April 1999Grimsby TownA2-15,109Campbell (2)
24 April 1999SunderlandA0-041,179
1 May 1999Bristol CityH3-117,310Marcelo, Morris (2)
9 May 1999Ipswich TownA1-421,689Donis

FA Cup
Main article: 1998–99 FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R32 January 1999Notts CountyH1-112,264Marcelo
R3R23 January 1999Notts CountyA4-37,489Borbokis, Holdsworth, Marcelo (2)
R427 January 1999Cardiff CityH4-113,296Devlin, Holdsworth, Morris, Stuart
R523 February 1999ArsenalA1-2[2]37,161Morris

League Cup
Main article: 1998–99 Football League Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R1 1st Leg11 August 1998DarlingtonH3-15,035Borbokis, Saunders, Taylor
R1 2nd Leg18 August 1998DarlingtonA2-2 (won 5-3 on agg)3,756Saunders (2)
R2 1st Leg15 September 1998Grimsby TownH2-14,689I Hamilton, Ford
R2 2nd Leg22 September 1998Grimsby TownA0-2 (lost 2-3 on agg)4,287

Players

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
GK Simon Tracey
GK Leigh Walker
GK Andy Goram[notes 1]
GK Alan Kelly[notes 2]
DF Steve Bruce (player-manager)
DF David Holdsworth
DF Rob Kozluk
DF Nicky Marker
DF Jon O'Connor
DF Wayne Quinn
DF Lee Sandford
DF Chris Wilder
DF Vassilis Borbokis
DF Traianos Dellas
DF Anders Jacobsen
DF Roger Nilsen
DF Olivier Tébily
MF Jon Cullen
MF Kevin Davies
No. Position Player
MF Shaun Derry
MF Paul Devlin[notes 3]
MF Des Hamilton (on loan from Newcastle United)
MF Ian Hamilton
MF Nick Henry
MF Bobby Ford
MF Graham Stuart
MF Michael Twiss (on loan from Manchester United)
MF Curtis Woodhouse
MF Giorgos Donis
FW Andy Campbell (on loan from Middlesbrough)
FW Jonathan Hunt (on loan from Derby County)
FW Lee Morris
FW Dean Saunders
FW Gareth Taylor[notes 4]
FW Pyotr Kachura
FW Marcelo

References
  1. Russell Kempson (15 February 1999). "'The goal was an accident. I am sorry' – Football". The Times. Retrieved 6 September 2008.
  2. Matt Barlow (23 February 1999). "Fifa Green Light Clears Blades For Rematch". Birmingham Post. Retrieved 11 September 2008.
  3. "Football: Bruce out of Blades". The Free Library. The Mirror. Retrieved 30 March 2012.
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 29 February 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. http://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=2328&teamTabs=stats&season_id=128

Notes
  1. Goram was born in Bury, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally through his father and made his international debut for Scotland in October 1985.
  2. Kelly was born in Preston, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his father and represented them at U-23 level before making his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in 1993.
  3. Devlin was born in Birmingham, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally through his father and would make his international debut for Scotland in October 2002.
  4. Taylor was born in Weston-super-Mare, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally through his father and made his international debut for Wales in 1995.
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