Hull City 1998–99 football season
During the 1998–99 English football season, Hull City A.F.C. competed in the Football League Third Division .
Season summary [ ]
In November 1998 after a poor start to the season, Mark Hateley departed the club and Warren Joyce was asked to stand in as caretaker manager .[1]
Hull soon made the appointment permanent with Joyce taking on the dual role of player-manager . At the time of his appointment, the Tigers were rooted to the foot of the Third Division table and looked to be heading out of the Football League – and into bankruptcy.[2] However, under Joyce's stewardship, Hull staged a remarkable turnaround and achieved survival with games to spare; Hull City fans christened this season "the Great Escape".[3]
Final league table [ ]
Source:[citation needed ] Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).
Results [ ]
Hull City's score comes first [4]
Legend [ ]
[ ]
8 August 1998
Rotherham United
A
1–3
5,447
D'Auria
15 August 1998
Darlington
H
1–2
5,217
Whitworth
23 August 1998
Chester City
A
2–2
2,577
Brown , Hateley (pen)
29 August 1998
Peterborough United
H
1–0
4,636
Hateley (pen)
31 August 1998
Hartlepool United
A
0–1
3,277
5 September 1998
Brentford
H
2–3
4,058
Hocking , Whitworth
8 September 1998
Rochdale
H
2–1
3,433
Peacock , Brown
12 September 1998
Barnet
A
1–4
2,025
Peacock
19 September 1998
Halifax Town
H
1–2
4,719
McGinty
26 September 1998
Mansfield Town
A
0–2
2,603
3 October 1998
Cambridge United
H
0–3
3,882
9 October 1998
Cardiff City
H
1–2
8,594
Brown
17 October 1998
Scarborough
A
2–1
2,760
Mann , Hateley
20 October 1998
Exeter City
A
0–3
2,101
24 October 1998
Southend United
H
1–1
3,551
McGinty
31 October 1998
Plymouth Argyle
A
0–0
4,285
7 November 1998
Leyton Orient
H
0–1
5,288
10 November 1998
Brighton & Hove Albion
H
0–2
4,433
21 November 1998
Scunthorpe United
A
2–3
5,633
Dudley , Brown
28 November 1998
Carlisle United
H
1–0
4,452
Dudley
12 December 1998
Torquay United
A
0–2
2,033
19 December 1998
Swansea City
H
0–2
4,280
26 December 1998
Chester City
H
1–2
6,695
D'Auria
28 December 1998
Shrewsbury Town
A
2–3
2,879
D'Auria (pen), Joyce
9 January 1999
Rotherham United
H
1–0
5,575
Bonner
23 January 1999
Hartlepool United
H
4–0
5,808
Brown (2), McGinty (2)
26 January 1999
Peterborough United
A
1–1
4,405
Whitney
30 January 1999
Shrewsbury Town
H
1–1
7,331
Gayle (own goal)
6 February 1999
Brentford
A
2–0
5,086
Alcide , Brown
12 February 1999
Rochdale
A
0–3
5,374
16 February 1999
Darlington
A
1–0
3,107
Brabin
20 February 1999
Barnet
H
1–1
6,823
Whittle
27 February 1999
Halifax Town
A
1–0
4,455
Brown
6 March 1999
Mansfield Town
H
0–0
6,692
9 March 1999
Cambridge United
A
0–2
4,948
13 March 1999
Leyton Orient
A
2–1
5,481
Brabin , Brown
20 March 1999
Plymouth Argyle
H
1–0
6,294
Brabin
26 March 1999
Southend United
A
1–0
4,149
D'Auria
3 April 1999
Scarborough
H
1–1
13,949
Brabin
5 April 1999
Cardiff City
A
1–1
8,252
Alcide
10 April 1999
Exeter City
H
2–1
5,836
Williams , Alcide
13 April 1999
Carlisle United
A
0–0
3,743
17 April 1999
Scunthorpe United
H
2–3
9,835
Warren Joyce , Brown
24 April 1999
Brighton & Hove Albion
A
0–0
3,481
1 May 1999
Torquay United
H
1–0
7,789
Brown
8 May 1999
Swansea City
A
0–2
9,226
FA Cup [ ]
Round
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Goalscorers
R1
14 November 1998
Salisbury City
A
2–0
2,570
Rioch , McGinty
R2
5 December 1998
Luton Town
A
2–1
5,021
Morley , Dewhurst
R3
2 January 1999
Aston Villa
A
0–3
39,217
League Cup [ ]
Round
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Goalscorers
R1 1st Leg
11 August 1998
Stockport County
A
2–2
3,134
Brown , McGinty
R1 2nd Leg
18 August 1998
Stockport County
H
0–0 (won on away goals)
3,480
R2 1st Leg
15 September 1998
Bolton Wanderers
A
1–3
7,544
Brown
R2 2nd Leg
22 September 1998
Bolton Wanderers
H
2–3 (lost 3–6 on agg)
4,226
Brown , Rioch (pen)
[ ]
Round
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Goalscorers
R1N
22 December 1998
Notts County
A
1–0
1,109
D'Auria
R2N
5 January 1999
Wrexham
H
1–2
2,331
Williams
Squad [ ]
[5]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Left club during the season [ ]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
References [ ]
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Hellenic League (Premier , One )
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Midland Alliance (level 8 only )
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Spartan South Midlands League (Premier , Senior )
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