Middlesbrough 1998–99 football season
During the 1998–99 English football season, Middlesbrough competed in the FA Premier League (known as the FA Carling Premiership for sponsorship reasons).
Season summary [ ]
Middlesbrough were the only newly promoted side to avoid relegation in 1998–99. They attained an impressive ninth-place finish in the final table - too high for relegation, but not quite high enough for a UEFA Cup place; they even rose as high as fourth by Christmas after a surprise 3–2 win at Old Trafford against champions Manchester United but they drew 15 games throughout the league season which ultimately prevented them from finishing any higher. Still, it was their highest finish for more than 20 years and a step in the right direction for manager Bryan Robson – who had come close to European qualification (via the cup competitions) in the previous two campaigns.
Final league table [ ]
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
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
Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round [a]
Source:
Premier League Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
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
12
15
11
48
54
−6
51
7
9
3
25
18
+7
5
6
8
23
36
−13
Results by round
Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 Ground H A H A A H A H H A H A A H A H H A H A H A H A A H A H A A H H H A H A H A Result D L D W W D L W W D D D D W D D W W L L D L D L L D L W W D W W D W L D L L Position 12 17 17 12 6 6 12 3 3 4 4 4 7 6 7 7 4 4 6 8 9 9 10 10 11 11 13 12 11 11 9 8 7 7 7 7 9 9
Results [ ]
Middlesbrough's score comes first [1]
Legend [ ]
FA Premier League [ ]
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Scorers
15 August 1998
Leeds United
H
0–0
34,162
23 August 1998
Aston Villa
A
1–3
29,559
Beck
29 August 1998
Derby County
H
1–1
34,121
Ricard
9 September 1998
Leicester City
A
1–0
20,635
Gascoigne
13 September 1998
Tottenham Hotspur
A
3–0
30,437
Ricard (2), Kinder
19 September 1998
Everton
H
2–2
34,563
Ricard (2)
26 September 1998
Chelsea
A
0–2
34,811
3 October 1998
Sheffield Wednesday
H
4–0
34,163
Beck (2), Ricard , Gascoigne
17 October 1998
Blackburn Rovers
H
2–1
34,413
Ricard (pen), Fleming
24 October 1998
Wimbledon
A
2–2
14,114
Mustoe , Ricard
1 November 1998
Nottingham Forest
H
1–1
34,223
Deane
7 November 1998
Southampton
A
3–3
15,202
Gascoigne , Lundekvam (own goal), Festa
15 November 1998
Charlton Athletic
A
1–1
20,043
Stamp
21 November 1998
Coventry City
H
2–0
34,293
Gordon , Ricard
29 November 1998
Arsenal
A
1–1
38,075
Deane
6 December 1998
Newcastle United
H
2–2
34,629
Townsend , Cooper
12 December 1998
West Ham United
H
1–0
34,623
Deane
19 December 1998
Manchester United
A
3–2
55,152
Ricard , Gordon , Deane
26 December 1998
Liverpool
H
1–3
34,626
Deane
28 December 1998
Derby County
A
1–2
32,726
Beck
9 January 1999
Aston Villa
H
0–0
34,643
16 January 1999
Leeds United
A
0–2
37,473
30 January 1999
Leicester City
H
0–0
34,631
6 February 1999
Liverpool
A
1–3
44,384
Stamp
17 February 1999
Everton
A
0–5
31,606
20 February 1999
Tottenham Hotspur
H
0–0
34,687
27 February 1999
Sheffield Wednesday
A
1–3
24,534
Mustoe
14 March 1999
Southampton
H
3–0
33,387
Beck , Ricard , Vickers
20 March 1999
Nottingham Forest
A
2–1
21,468
Ricard , Deane
3 April 1999
Blackburn Rovers
A
0–0
27,482
5 April 1999
Wimbledon
H
3–1
33,999
Ricard (2), Festa
10 April 1999
Charlton Athletic
H
2–0
34,529
Ricard , Mustoe
14 April 1999
Chelsea
H
0–0
34,406
17 April 1999
Coventry City
A
2–1
19,231
Kinder , Gordon
24 April 1999
Arsenal
H
1–6
34,630
Armstrong
1 May 1999
Newcastle United
A
1–1
36,552
Mustoe
9 May 1999
Manchester United
H
0–1
34,665
16 May 1999
West Ham United
A
0–4
25,902
FA Cup [ ]
League Cup [ ]
Round
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Goalscorers
R2 1st Leg
16 September 1998
Wycombe Wanderers
H
2–0
11,531
Ricard , Festa
R2 2nd Leg
22 September 1998
Wycombe Wanderers
A
1–1 (won 3–1 on agg)
5,698
Ricard
R3
28 October 1998
Everton
H
2–3
20,748
Summerbell , Ricard
Squad [ ]
[2]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Left club during season [ ]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Reserve squad [ ]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Statistics [ ]
Appearances, goals and cards [ ]
(Starting appearances + substitute appearances)
Transfers [ ]
In [ ]
Out [ ]
Transfers in: £9,600,000
Transfers out: £7,250,000
Total spending: £2,350,000
Notes [ ]
^ Townsend was born in England.
References [ ]
National teams
League competitions
Level 1 Levels 2–4 Level 5 Levels 6–7 Levels 8–9
Isthmian League (Two , Three )
Combined Counties League (level 8 only )
Eastern Counties League (Premier , One )
Essex Senior League (level 8 only )
Hellenic League (Premier , One )
Kent League (level 8 only )
Midland Alliance (level 8 only )
Midland Football Combination (level 9 only )
North West Counties League (One , Two )
Northern Counties East League (Premier , One )
Northern League (One , Two )
Spartan South Midlands League (Premier , Senior )
Sussex County League (One , Two )
United Counties League (Premier , One )
Wessex League (level 8 only )
West Midlands (Regional) League (level 9 only )
Western League (Premier , One )
Cup competitions
FA cups Football League cups
European competitions