1998–99 Everton F.C. season

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Everton
1998–99 season
ChairmanPeter Johnson (until December 1998)
Philip Carter (from December 1998)
ManagerWalter Smith
StadiumGoodison Park
Premiership14th
FA CupSixth round
League CupFourth round
Top goalscorerLeague: Campbell (9)
All: Campbell (9)
Highest home attendance40,185 vs. Liverpool (17 October 1998)
Lowest home attendance18,718 vs. Huddersfield Town (23 September 1998)
Average home league attendance36,203

During the 1998–99 English football season, Everton F.C. competed in the FA Premier League (known as the FA Carling Premiership for sponsorship reasons).

Season summary[]

Everton continued to look a shadow of their former selves after Howard Kendall made way for new manager Walter Smith, though their 14th place finish was a three-place improvement upon last season's near miss with relegation. With Smith having achieved so much success north of the border with Rangers, he had been expected to bring some success to the blue half of Merseyside after two seasons of misery, but there was little for the Goodison Park faithful to shout about.

Off the field during the season in December, there was a chairmanship change in the boardroom when Peter Johnson quit after 11 years with the club following a row with manager Smith after the Everton boss controversially sold Duncan Ferguson to Newcastle United for £7m and Philip Carter took over the reins.[1]

Final league table[]

Main article: 1998–99 FA Premier League
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
12 Sheffield Wednesday 38 13 7 18 41 42 −1 46
13 Newcastle United 38 11 13 14 48 54 −6 46 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round[a]
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
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ As Manchester United qualified for the Champions League, their UEFA Cup place as FA Cup winners defaulted to Newcastle United, the runners-up.
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 11 10 17 42 47  −5 43 6 8 5 22 12  +10 5 2 12 20 35  −15
Results by round
Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHA
ResultDLLWDDDWDDLLLWWDWLDLDLLLWLDWLLLLWWWLWL
Position618191217151514121515151716141414151414141515171515151516161718161514151414
Source: 11v11.com: 1998-99 Everton results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results[]

Everton's score comes first[2]

Legend[]

Win Draw Loss

FA Premier League[]

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
15 August 1998 Aston Villa H 0–0 40,112
22 August 1998 Leicester City A 0–2 21,037
29 August 1998 Tottenham Hotspur H 0–1 39,378
8 September 1998 Nottingham Forest A 2–0 25,610 Ferguson (2)
12 September 1998 Leeds United H 0–0 36,687
19 September 1998 Middlesbrough A 2–2 34,563 Ball (pen), Collins
26 September 1998 Blackburn Rovers H 0–0 36,404
3 October 1998 Wimbledon A 2–1 16,054 Cadamarteri, Ferguson
17 October 1998 Liverpool H 0–0 40,185
24 October 1998 Sheffield Wednesday A 0–0 26,592
31 October 1998 Manchester United H 1–4 40,079 Ferguson
8 November 1998 Arsenal A 0–1 38,088
15 November 1998 Coventry City A 0–3 19,290
23 November 1998 Newcastle United H 1–0 30,357 Ball (pen)
28 November 1998 Charlton Athletic A 2–1 20,043 Cadamarteri (2)
5 December 1998 Chelsea H 0–0 36,430
12 December 1998 Southampton H 1–0 33,073 Bakayako
19 December 1998 West Ham United A 1–2 25,998 Cadamarteri
26 December 1998 Derby County H 0–0 39,206
28 December 1998 Tottenham Hotspur A 1–4 36,053 Bakayako
9 January 1999 Leicester City H 0–0 32,792
18 January 1999 Aston Villa A 0–3 32,488
30 January 1999 Nottingham Forest H 0–1 34,175
7 February 1999 Derby County A 1–2 27,603 Barmby
17 February 1999 Middlesbrough H 5–0 31,606 Barmby (2), Dacourt, Unsworth, Materazzi
20 February 1999 Leeds United A 0–1 36,344
27 February 1999 Wimbledon H 1–1 32,574 Jeffers
10 March 1999 Blackburn Rovers A 2–1 27,219 Bakayako (2)
13 March 1999 Arsenal H 0–2 38,049
21 March 1999 Manchester United A 1–3 55,182 Hutchison
3 April 1999 Liverpool A 2–3 44,852 Dacourt, Jeffers
5 April 1999 Sheffield Wednesday H 1–2 35,270 Jeffers
11 April 1999 Coventry City H 2–0 32,341 Campbell (2)
17 April 1999 Newcastle United A 3–1 36,755 Campbell (2), Gemmill
24 April 1999 Charlton Athletic H 4–1 40,089 Hutchison, Campbell (2), Jeffers
1 May 1999 Chelsea A 1–3 34,909 Jeffers
8 May 1999 West Ham United H 6–0 40,049 Campbell (3), Ball, Hutchison, Jeffers
16 May 1999 Southampton A 0–2 15,254

FA Cup[]

Main article: 1998–99 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 2 January 1999 Bristol City A 2–0 19,608 Bakayako (2)
R4 23 January 1999 Ipswich Town H 1–0 28,854 Barmby
R5 13 February 1999 Coventry City H 2–1 33,097 Jeffers, Oster
QF 7 March 1999 Newcastle United A 1–4 36,584 Unsworth

League Cup[]

Main article: 1998–99 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R2 1st Leg 15 September 1998 Huddersfield Town A 1–1 15,395 Watson
R2 2nd Leg 23 September 1998 Huddersfield Town H 2–1 18,718 Dacourt, Materazzi
R3 28 October 1998 Middlesbrough A 3–2 (a.e.t.) 20,748 Ferguson, Bakayako, Hutchison
R4 11 November 1998 Sunderland H 1–1 (lost 4–5 on pens) 28,312 Collins

First-team squad[]

Squad at end of season[3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Norway NOR Thomas Myhre
2 DF Scotland SCO Alec Cleland
3 DF England ENG Michael Ball
4 MF France FRA Olivier Dacourt
5 DF England ENG Dave Watson
6 DF England ENG David Unsworth
7 MF Scotland SCO John Collins
8 FW England ENG Nick Barmby
9 FW England ENG Kevin Campbell (on loan from Trabzonspor)
10 MF Scotland SCO Don Hutchison
11 MF Scotland SCO Scot Gemmill
12 DF England ENG Craig Short
13 GK England ENG Paul Gerrard
14 MF England ENG Tony Grant
15 DF Italy ITA Marco Materazzi
16 FW England ENG Michael Branch
17 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Gareth Farrelly
18 DF Scotland SCO David Weir
19 MF Wales WAL John Oster
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 MF England ENG Mitch Ward
22 MF Denmark DEN Peter Degn
24 MF England ENG Matt McKay
25 MF England ENG Danny Williamson
26 FW Ivory Coast CIV Ibrahima Bakayoko
27 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Richard Dunne
28 DF Croatia CRO Slaven Bilić
29 FW England ENG Danny Cadamarteri
30 FW England ENG Phil Jevons
31 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Terry Phelan
32 DF England ENG John O'Kane
33 MF England ENG Joe Parkinson
34 FW England ENG Francis Jeffers
35 GK England ENG Steve Simonsen
36 MF England ENG Jamie Milligan
37 DF England ENG Adam Farley
38 DF England ENG Carl Regan
39 MF England ENG Wayne McDermott

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. Pos. Nation Player
9 FW Scotland SCO Duncan Ferguson (to Newcastle United)
11 FW Scotland SCO John Spencer (to Motherwell)
18 FW France FRA Mickaël Madar (to Paris Saint-Germain)
20 DF England ENG Tony Thomas (to Motherwell)
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 MF England ENG Gavin McCann (to Sunderland)
23 DF England ENG Carl Tiler (to Charlton Athletic)
26 DF England ENG Graham Allen (to Tranmere Rovers)

Reserve squad[]

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 Republic of Ireland IRL Dean Delany
— DF England ENG Peter Clarke
— DF England ENG Adam Eaton
— DF England ENG Tony Hibbert
— DF England ENG George Pilkington
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF England ENG Kevin McLeod
— MF England ENG Mick O'Brien
— MF England ENG Leon Osman
— MF England ENG Keith Southern
— MF Republic of Ireland IRL Gary Dempsey

Statistics[]

Appearances, goals and cards[]

(Starting appearances + substitute appearances)
No. Pos. Name League FA Cup League Cup Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Yellow card.svg Red card.svg
1 GK Norway Thomas Myhre 38 0 4 0 3 0 45 0 3 0
2 DF Scotland Alec Cleland 16+2 0 1 0 2+1 0 19+3 0 3 1
3 DF England Michael Ball 36+1 3 3 0 3+1 0 42+2 3 9 0
4 MF France Olivier Dacourt 28+2 2 2 0 4 1 34+2 3 16 1
5 DF England Dave Watson 22 0 3 0 1 1 26 1 0 0
6 DF England David Unsworth 33+1 1 3 1 3 0 39+1 2 9 0
7 MF Scotland John Collins 19+1 1 0 0 2+2 1 21+3 2 4 0
8 FW England Nick Barmby 20+4 3 4 1 1+1 0 25+5 4 5 0
9 FW England Kevin Campbell 8 9 0 0 0 0 8 9 1 0
9 FW Scotland Duncan Ferguson 13 4 0 0 4 1 17 5 5 0
10 MF Scotland Don Hutchison 29+4 3 4 0 3+1 1 36+5 4 11 1
11 MF Scotland Scot Gemmill 7 1 0 0 0 0 7 1 3 0
11 FW Scotland John Spencer 2+1 0 0 0 0 0 2+1 0 0 0
12 DF England Craig Short 22 0 0 0 2 0 24 0 5 0
13 GK England Paul Gerrard 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
14 MF England Tony Grant 13+3 0 3+1 0 1+1 0 17+5 0 0 0
15 DF Italy Marco Materazzi 26+1 1 2 0 4 1 32+1 2 10 3
16 FW England Michael Branch 1+6 0 0+2 0 0 0 1+8 0 0 0
17 MF Republic of Ireland Gareth Farrelly 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
18 FW France Mickaël Madar 2 0 0 0 0+1 0 2+1 0 0 0
18 DF Scotland David Weir 11+3 0 1 0 0 0 12+3 0 2 0
19 MF Wales John Oster 6+3 0 2+2 1 1+1 0 9+6 1 1 0
20 DF England Tony Thomas 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
21 MF England Mitch Ward 4+2 0 2 0 1 0 7+2 0 2 0
22 MF Denmark Peter Degn 0+4 0 0 0 0 0 0+4 0 0 0
23 DF England Carl Tiler 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 1 0
26 FW Ivory Coast Ibrahima Bakayoko 17+6 4 1+2 2 2 1 20+8 7 3 0
27 DF Republic of Ireland Richard Dunne 15+1 0 2 0 2 0 19+1 0 7 1
28 MF Croatia Slaven Bilić 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 2 0
29 FW England Danny Cadamarteri 11+19 4 3+1 0 3+1 0 17+21 4 8 0
30 FW England Phil Jevons 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
32 DF England John O'Kane 2 0 1+2 0 0 0 3+2 0 0 0
34 FW England Francis Jeffers 11+4 6 2 1 0 0 13+4 7 0 0
36 MF England Jamie Milligan 0+3 0 0 0 0 0 0+3 0 0 0
37 DF England Adam Farley 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0

Starting 11[]

Considering starts in all competitions[4][5]

References[]

  1. ^ Walker, Paul (1 December 1998). "FOOTBALL: Johnson quits as Everton chairman". The Independent. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
  2. ^ http://www.statto.com/football/teams/everton/1998-1999/results
  3. ^ "FootballSquads - Everton - 1998/99".
  4. ^ "All Everton players: 1999".
  5. ^ "Everton in FA Premier League 1998/1999 fixture".
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