1998–99 Bradford City A.F.C. season

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Bradford City
1998–99 season
ChairmanGeoffrey Richmond
ManagerPaul Jewell
StadiumValley Parade
First Division2nd (promoted)
FA CupFourth round
League CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Lee Mills (24)
All:
Lee Mills (25)
Average home league attendance14,298

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

Season summary[]

In the summer, Jewell signed strikers Lee Mills from Port Vale and Isaiah Rankin from Arsenal, for £1 million and £1.3 million respectively,[1] and signed former captain Stuart McCall from Rangers on a free transfer to lead the side.[2] Despite a poor start, Bradford secured promotion to the top division for the first time in 77 years with a 3–2 victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers in the final game of the 1998-99 season. Bradford's success meant that Dean Windass, who had signed from Oxford United in March, became the club's third £1 million signing of the season: Windass had originally been signed for £950,000, but an additional fee of £50,000 was paid to Oxford because of Bradford's promotion.[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
1 Sunderland 46 31 12 3 91 28 91 105 Football League Champions, promoted to FA Premier League
2 Bradford City 46 26 9 11 82 47 82 87 Promoted to FA Premier League
3 Ipswich Town 46 26 8 12 69 32 69 86 Participated in play-offs
4 Birmingham City 46 23 12 11 66 37 66 81
5 Watford 46 21 14 11 65 56 65 77 Promoted to Premier League through play-offs
Source:[citation needed]
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (F) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).

Results[]

Bradford City's score comes first[4]

Legend[]

Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division[]

Results per matchday[]

Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAHAAHAHHAHAAHAAHAHAAHAHAHHAHHAHAHHAAHAHAHAAHA
ResultLLDLLDWWWDWLWWDWWLLWWWDWWWWLWDDWWLWWLWWWDLDWDW
Position1723192324222017151611141212131071011876865423334334434333333322
Source: WorldFootball.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
8 August 1998 Stockport County H 1–2 14,360 Beagrie (pen)
15 August 1998 Watford A 0–1 10,731
23 August 1998 Bolton Wanderers H 2–2 13,163 Rankin, Mills
28 August 1998 Crewe Alexandra A 1–2 5,759 McCall
31 August 1998 Birmingham City H 2–1 13,910 Mills, Moore
8 September 1998 Ipswich Town A 0–3 11,596
12 September 1998 Sheffield United H 2–2 13,169 Mills, Blake
20 September 1998 West Bromwich Albion A 2–0 12,426 Mills (2)
26 September 1998 Barnsley H 2–1 15,887 Watson (2)
29 September 1998 Port Vale H 4–0 13,245 Blake, Moore, Mills (2)
3 October 1998 Sunderland A 0–0 37,828
9 October 1998 Bury H 3–0 15,697 Blake, McCall, Beagrie
17 October 1998 Grimsby Town A 0–2 20,741
20 October 1998 Portsmouth A 4–2 10,062 Whalley, Rankin, Mills, Beagrie
31 October 1998 Bristol City H 5–0 14,468 Mills, Carey (own goal), Rankin, Beagrie, Blake
7 November 1998 Norwich City A 2–2 14,722 Rankin, Mills
10 November 1998 Tranmere Rovers A 1–0 6,002 Beagrie (pen)
14 November 1998 Swindon Town H 3–0 14,897 Beagrie (pen), Pepper, Jacobs
21 November 1998 Huddersfield Town A 1–2 18,173 Blake
28 November 1998 Queens Park Rangers H 0–3 15,037
5 December 1998 Oxford United A 1–0 5,969 Mills
12 December 1998 Swindon Town A 4–1 7,447 Blake (2), Mills (2)
19 December 1998 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 2–1 13,846 Blake, Mills
26 December 1998 Bolton Wanderers A 0–0 24,625
28 December 1998 Tranmere Rovers H 2–0 14,076 Blake, Mills
9 January 1999 Stockport County A 2–1 8,975 Blake, Beagrie
16 January 1999 Crewe Alexandra H 4–1 12,595 Mills (3), Blake
19 January 1999 Crystal Palace H 2–1 14,368 Westwood, Beagrie (pen)
31 January 1999 Birmingham City A 1–2 19,291 Lawrence
6 February 1999 Watford H 2–0 14,142 McCall, Mills
13 February 1999 Ipswich Town H 0–0 15,024
19 February 1999 Sheffield United A 2–2 14,675 Blake (2)
27 February 1999 West Bromwich Albion H 1–0 14,278 Jacobs
3 March 1999 Barnsley A 1–0 16,866 Watson
9 March 1999 Sunderland H 0–1 15,124
13 March 1999 Norwich City H 4–1 13,331 Moore, Beagrie (pen), Mills, Lawrence
20 March 1999 Bristol City A 3–2 10,870 Mills, Jacobs, Whalley
28 March 1999 Crystal Palace A 0–1 15,626
3 April 1999 Grimsby Town H 3–0 14,522 Blake, Sharpe, Beagrie
5 April 1999 Bury A 2–0 8,000 Bullock (own goal), Windass
10 April 1999 Portsmouth H 2–1 13,552 Mills, Sharpe
13 April 1999 Port Vale A 1–1 6,998 Mills
17 April 1999 Huddersfield Town H 2–3 15,124 Blake, Windass
24 April 1999 Queens Park Rangers A 3–1 11,641 Beagrie, Westwood, Watson
1 May 1999 Oxford United H 0–0 15,064
9 May 1999 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 3–2 27,589 Beagrie, Mills, Blake

FA Cup[]

Main article: 1998–99 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 2 January 1999 Grimsby Town H 2–1 13,870 Mills, Lawrence
R4 23 January 1999 Newcastle United A 0–3 36,698

League Cup[]

Main article: 1998–99 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 1st Leg 11 August 1998 Lincoln City H 1–1 4,481 Beagrie
R1 2nd Leg 18 August 1998 Lincoln City A 1–0 (won 2–1 on agg) 22,695 Rankin
R2 1st Leg 15 September 1998 Halifax Town A 2–1 5,714 Moore, Beagrie
R2 2nd Leg 22 September 1998 Halifax Town H 3–1 (won 5–2 on agg) 6,237 Blake, Beagrie (pen), Pepper
R3 28 October 1998 Leeds United A 0–1 27,561

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. Pos. Nation Player
— GK England ENG Mark Prudhoe
— GK England ENG Gary Walsh
— DF England ENG Mark Bower
— DF England ENG John Dreyer
— DF England ENG Wayne Jacobs
— DF England ENG Darren Moore[note 1]
— DF England ENG Lee Todd
— DF England ENG Daniel Verity
— DF England ENG Ashley Westwood
— DF Scotland SCO Stephen Wright
— DF Republic of Ireland IRL Andy O'Brien[note 2]
— MF England ENG Peter Beagrie
— MF England ENG Robbie Blake
— MF England ENG Paul Bolland
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF England ENG Jamie Lawrence[note 3]
— MF England ENG Nigel Pepper
— MF England ENG Craig Ramage
— MF England ENG Lee Sharpe (on loan from Leeds United)
— MF Scotland SCO Stuart McCall (captain)
— MF Republic of Ireland IRL Gareth Whalley[note 4]
— FW England ENG Gareth Grant
— FW England ENG Lee Mills
— FW England ENG Isaiah Rankin
— FW England ENG Gordon Watson
— FW England ENG Dean Windass
— FW Sweden SWE Robert Steiner
— FW Brazil BRA Edinho

Notes[]

  1. ^ Moore was born in Birmingham, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally through his parents and would make his international debut for Jamaica in 2006.
  2. ^ O'Brien was born in Harrogate, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and would make his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in 2001.
  3. ^ Lawrence was born in Wandsworth, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and would make his international debut for Jamaica in February 2001.
  4. ^ Whalley was born in Manchester, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and has represented them at B level.

References[]

  1. ^ "£1.3m! City smash transfer record". Telegraph & Argus. 14 August 1998. Archived from the original on 8 July 2012. Retrieved 20 February 2008.
  2. ^ "City was perfect chance: McCall". Telegraph & Argus. 3 June 1998. Archived from the original on 4 January 2006. Retrieved 20 February 2008.
  3. ^ "Windass for City". Telegraph & Argus. 3 April 1999. Archived from the original on 8 July 2012. Retrieved 20 February 2008.
  4. ^ "Bradford City 1998-1999 : Home". statto.com. Archived from the original on 29 February 2012. Retrieved 19 March 2012.
  5. ^ "Bradford FC Player Appearances | Past & Present | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com.
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