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| Season | 1998–99 |
|---|---|
| Champions |
Manchester United 5th Premier League title 12th English title |
| Relegated |
Charlton Athletic Blackburn Rovers Nottingham Forest |
| Champions League |
Manchester United (first group stage) Arsenal (first group stage) Chelsea (third qualifying round) |
| UEFA Cup |
Leeds United (first round) Newcastle United (first round) Tottenham Hotspur (first round) |
| Intertoto Cup | West Ham United (third round) |
| Matches played | 380 |
| Goals scored | 963 (2.53 per match) |
| Top goalscorer |
Netherlands Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink (Leeds, 18) England Michael Owen (Liverpool, 18) Trinidad and Tobago Dwight Yorke (Manchester United, 18) |
| Biggest home win |
Liverpool 7–1 Southampton (16 January 1999) Everton 6–0 West Ham United (8 May 1999) |
| Biggest away win | Nottingham Forest 1–8 Manchester United (6 February 1999) |
| Highest scoring | Nottingham Forest 1–8 Manchester United (6 February 1999) |
| Longest winning run | Leeds United (7) |
| Longest unbeaten run | Chelsea (21) |
| Longest losing run | Charlton Athletic (8) |
| Highest attendance | Manchester United v Southampton (55,316) (27 February 1999) |
| Lowest attendance | Nottingham Forest v Sheffield Wednesday (20,480) (1 May 1999) |
| Average attendance | 30,591 |
← 1997–98 | |
The 1998–99 FA Premier League season was the seventh season of the Premier League, the top division of English football, since its establishment in 1992. The season will always be remembered as the one in which Manchester United won a unique treble of the league title, the FA Cup and the European Cup. They secured their fifth league championship in seven seasons after losing just three league games all season.
Arsenal, who failed to regain their title, despite having the same points tally as last season 78 points, and had at one point looked as though they were on the brink of winning the title, after beating fellow rivals Tottenham Hotspur, while Manchester United had drawn against Liverpool, 2–2. However, Manchester United pushed on and took advantage of Arsenal's 1–0 defeat at Leeds United in the penultimate match of the season and despite going 1–0 down against Tottenham on the final day, came back to win 2–1 and clinch the title. Should they have failed to win, Arsenal would have been crowned champions once more.
In order to achieve their success, the Manchester United playing squad had been altered substantially during the close season. A total of more than £28 million had been spent on Dwight Yorke, Jaap Stam and Jesper Blomqvist, while several older players left the club; Gary Pallister returned to Middlesbrough after nine years for £2.5 million, while Brian McClair returned to Motherwell on a free transfer. In December, however, McClair was back in the Premier League as Brian Kidd's assistant at Blackburn Rovers.
European qualifiers[]
At the end of 1998–99, the Premiership would have three Champions League places. As well as Manchester United, runners-up Arsenal and third placed Chelsea would be playing in the following season's Champions League. There would only be one automatic UEFA Cup place from the league – taken by fourth-placed Leeds United. Fifth-placed West Ham United qualified for the UEFA Cup via the Intertoto Cup. Also qualifying were Newcastle United via the FA Cup final, and Tottenham Hotspur via the League Cup.
Going down...[]
Bottom of the Premiership in the final table came Nottingham Forest, who suffered their third relegation in seven seasons. One notable low for Forest this season was an 8–1 drubbing at home, by Manchester United. Second from bottom came Blackburn Rovers, who just four seasons earlier had been Premiership champions. The final relegation place went to Charlton Athletic, who went down at the end of their first spell in the top flight for nine seasons. The only newly promoted club to survive was Middlesbrough, who finished in a respectable ninth place.
None of the teams relegated from the Premiership the previous season regained their top division status in 1999, although First Division champions Sunderland regained their Premiership place after a two-year exile. The other two relegation places went to long-term absentees from the top division. Playoff winners Watford regained their top division place after an absence of 11 years, but runners-up Bradford had been outside of the top division for 77 years. These two promotion winners surprised the observers more than any other Division One side during 1998–99.
Personnel and kits[]
(as of 16 May 1999)
| Team | Manager1 | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenal | France Arsène Wenger | England Tony Adams | Nike | JVC |
| Aston Villa | England John Gregory | England Gareth Southgate | Reebok | LDV Vans |
| Blackburn Rovers | England Brian Kidd | England Garry Flitcroft | Uhlsport | CIS |
| Charlton Athletic | England Alan Curbishley | Republic of Ireland Mark Kinsella | Le Coq Sportif | Mesh Computers |
| Chelsea | Italy Gianluca Vialli | England Dennis Wise | Umbro | Autoglass |
| Coventry City | Scotland Gordon Strachan | Scotland Gary McAllister | Le Coq Sportif | Subaru |
| Derby County | England Jim Smith | Croatia Igor Štimac | Puma | EDS |
| Everton | Scotland Walter Smith | England Dave Watson | Umbro | One2One |
| Leeds United | Republic of Ireland David O'Leary | South Africa Lucas Radebe | Puma | Packard Bell |
| Leicester City | Northern Ireland Martin O'Neill | England Steve Walsh | Fox Leisure | Walkers |
| Liverpool | France Gérard Houllier | England Paul Ince | Reebok | Carlsberg |
| Manchester United | Scotland Alex Ferguson | Republic of Ireland Roy Keane | Umbro | Sharp |
| Middlesbrough | England Bryan Robson | Republic of Ireland Andy Townsend | Erreà | Cellnet |
| Newcastle United | Netherlands Ruud Gullit | England Alan Shearer | adidas | Newcastle Brown Ale |
| Nottingham Forest | England Ron Atkinson (caretaker) | England Steve Chettle | Umbro | Pinnacle Insurance |
| Sheffield Wednesday | Northern Ireland Danny Wilson | England Peter Atherton | Puma | Sanderson |
| Southampton | England Dave Jones | England Matt Le Tissier | Pony | Sanderson |
| Tottenham Hotspur | Scotland George Graham | England Sol Campbell | Pony | Hewlett-Packard |
| West Ham United | England Harry Redknapp | Northern Ireland Steve Lomas | Pony | Dr. Martens |
| Wimbledon | England Terry Burton England Mick Harford (caretakers) |
Jamaica Robbie Earle | Lotto | Elonex |
Managerial changes[]
Liverpool brought in former French national coach Gérard Houllier to work alongside manager Roy Evans at the start of the season, but Evans resigned in November to leave Houllier in sole charge.
Tottenham Hotspur sacked Christian Gross in September after less than a year in charge. His replacement was George Graham of Leeds United, who was himself replaced by former assistant David O'Leary.
Newcastle United sacked Kenny Dalglish just after the start of the season and replaced him with Ruud Gullit.
Everton appointed Walter Smith as Howard Kendall's successor.
Blackburn Rovers sacked Roy Hodgson in November, with the club bottom of the table. Manchester United assistant Brian Kidd replaced him. Ironically relegation was confirmed in the penultimate game of the season against Kidd's former club.
Nottingham Forest sacked Dave Bassett in January and put Ron Atkinson in charge until the end of the season. Atkinson retired after failing to save Forest from relegation and former England captain David Platt, 33, was name as player-manager.
Wimbledon manager Joe Kinnear was effectively forced to step down due to health problems in March, and did not return to the club. Coaches Mick Harford and Terry Burton took charge until the end of the season, when Norwegian coach Egil Olsen was appointed manager.
Final league table[]
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester United (C) | 38 | 22 | 13 | 3 | 80 | 37 | +43 | 79 | 1999–2000 UEFA Champions League Group stage |
| 2 | Arsenal | 38 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 59 | 17 | +42 | 78 | |
| 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 | |
| 8 | Derby County | 38 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 40 | 45 | −5 | 52 | |
| 9 | Middlesbrough | 38 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 48 | 54 | −6 | 51 | |
| 10 | Leicester City | 38 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 40 | 46 | −6 | 49 | |
| 11 | Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 47 | 50 | −3 | 47 | 1999–2000 UEFA Cup First round 1 |
| 12 | Sheffield Wednesday | 38 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 41 | 42 | −1 | 46 | |
| 13 | Newcastle United | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 48 | 54 | −6 | 46 | 1999–2000 UEFA Cup First round 2 |
| 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 | |
| 18 | Charlton Athletic (R) | 38 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 41 | 56 | −15 | 36 | Relegation to 1999–2000 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: [citation needed]
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
1 Tottenham Hotspur qualified for the UEFA Cup as League Cup winners.
2 As Manchester United qualified for the Champions League, their UEFA Cup place as FA Cup winners defaulted to Newcastle United, the losing finalists.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Season statistics[]
| Total goals: | 963 |
|---|---|
| Average goals per game: | 2.53 |
Results[]
| Home \ Away[1] | ARS | AST | BLB | CHA | CHE | COV | DER | EVE | LEE | LEI | LIV | MNU | MID | NEW | NOT | SHW | SOT | TOT | WHU | WDN |
| Arsenal | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 5–1 | |
| Aston Villa | 3–2 | 1–3 | 3–4 | 0–3 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | |
| Blackburn Rovers | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–4 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | |
| Charlton Athletic | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 5–0 | 1–4 | 4–2 | 2–0 | |
| Chelsea | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | |
| Coventry City | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–5 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | |
| Derby County | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–4 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | |
| Everton | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 6–0 | 1–1 | |
| Leeds United | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–2 | |
| Leicester City | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–6 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | |
| Liverpool | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 7–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 3–0 | |
| Manchester United | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 5–1 | |
| Middlesbrough | 1–6 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | |
| Newcastle United | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 3–1 | |
| Nottingham Forest | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–8 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | |
| Southampton | 0–0 | 1–4 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | |
| West Ham United | 0–4 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 1–5 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–4 | |
| Wimbledon | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 |
Source: [citation needed]
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Top scorers[]
| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink | Leeds United | 18 |
| England Michael Owen | Liverpool | 18 | |
| Trinidad and Tobago Dwight Yorke | Manchester United | 18 | |
| 4 | France Nicolas Anelka | Arsenal | 17 |
| England Andy Cole | Manchester United | 17 | |
| 6 | Colombia Hamilton Ricard | Middlesbrough | 15 |
| 7 | England Dion Dublin | Aston Villa | 14 |
| England Robbie Fowler | Liverpool | 14 | |
| England Julian Joachim | Aston Villa | 14 | |
| England Alan Shearer | Newcastle United | 14 |
Awards[]
Monthly awards[]
| Month | Manager of the Month | Player of the Month |
|---|---|---|
| August | England Alan Curbishley (Charlton Athletic) | England Michael Owen (Liverpool) |
| September | England John Gregory (Aston Villa) | England Alan Shearer (Newcastle United) |
| October | Northern Ireland Martin O'Neill (Leicester City) | Republic of Ireland Roy Keane (Manchester United) |
| November | England Harry Redknapp (West Ham United) | England Dion Dublin (Aston Villa) |
| December | Scotland George Graham (Tottenham Hotspur) | England Paul Scholes (Manchester United) |
| January | Scotland Alex Ferguson (Manchester United) | Trinidad and Tobago Dwight Yorke (Manchester United) |
| February | England Alan Curbishley (Charlton Athletic) | France Nicolas Anelka (Arsenal) |
| March | Republic of Ireland David O'Leary (Leeds United) | England Ray Parlour (Arsenal) |
| April | Scotland Alex Ferguson (Manchester United) | England Kevin Campbell (Everton) |
Notes[]
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