Norwich City 1998–99 football season
During the 1998–99 English football season, Norwich City F.C. competed in the Football League First Division .
Season summary [ ]
Norwich made a good start to the 1998–1999 campaign, with a 1–0 victory against East Anglia rivals Ipswich Town at Portman Road being the highlight and by Christmas 1998, the prospects of promotion back to the Premiership were looking good – but the club didn't win a home game again until 1 May. During the season on 18 March 1999, ambiguous midfielder Keith O'Neill joined Middlesbrough for a fee of £700,000.[1]
Off the field on 17 December 1998, there were slight changes in the boardroom where Bob Cooper replaced Barry Lockwood as club chairman.[2]
Final league table [ ]
Source:[citation needed ] Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (F) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).
Results [ ]
Norwich City's score comes first [3]
Legend [ ]
[ ]
8 August 1998
Crewe Alexandra
H
2–1
15,016
Bellamy , Kenton
15 August 1998
Stockport County
A
2–0
6,538
Bellamy , Woodthorpe (own goal)
22 August 1998
Queens Park Rangers
H
4–2
16,317
Bellamy (3, 2 pens), Jackson
29 August 1998
West Bromwich Albion
A
0–2
17,401
8 September 1998
Huddersfield Town
A
3–1
15,695
Marshall , Roberts , Bellamy
13 September 1998
Bury
H
0–0
16,919
19 September 1998
Sheffield United
A
1–2
16,155
Brannan
26 September 1998
Birmingham City
H
2–0
16,584
Bellamy , Roberts
29 September 1998
Sunderland
H
2–2
17,504
Eadie , Mackay
3 October 1998
Port Vale
A
0–1
5,580
17 October 1998
Crystal Palace
A
1–5
18,100
Roberts
20 October 1998
Ipswich Town
A
1–0
22,079
Bellamy
24 October 1998
Huddersfield Town
H
4–1
15,403
Bellamy (2), Roberts (2)
3 November 1998
Watford
A
1–1
10,011
Eadie
7 November 1998
Bradford City
H
2–2
14,722
O'Brien , Adams
10 November 1998
Portsmouth
A
2–1
9,335
Roberts , Eadie
14 November 1998
Wolverhampton Wanderers
H
0–0
17,275
21 November 1998
Tranmere Rovers
A
3–1
6,319
O'Neill , Bellamy , Roberts
29 November 1998
Oxford United
H
1–3
17,851
Bellamy
2 December 1998
Grimsby Town
H
3–1
12,024
Adams , Roberts , Bellamy
5 December 1998
Swindon Town
A
1–1
9,262
Roberts
12 December 1998
Wolverhampton Wanderers
A
2–2
21,014
Adams (pen), Roberts
19 December 1998
Bristol City
H
2–1
17,022
Roberts (2)
26 December 1998
Queens Park Rangers
A
0–2
15,251
29 December 1998
Watford
H
1–1
19,255
Roberts
9 January 1999
Crewe Alexandra
A
2–3
4,782
Llewellyn , Marshall
16 January 1999
West Bromwich Albion
H
1–1
15,411
Marshall
30 January 1999
Bolton Wanderers
A
0–2
17,269
6 February 1999
Stockport County
H
0–2
14,675
16 February 1999
Barnsley
H
0–0
13,232
20 February 1999
Bury
A
2–0
4,285
Bellamy , Fleming
27 February 1999
Sheffield United
H
1–1
14,224
Llewellyn
2 March 1999
Birmingham City
A
0–0
20,749
6 March 1999
Sunderland
A
0–1
39,004
9 March 1999
Port Vale
H
3–4
12,960
Fleming , Roberts , Bellamy
13 March 1999
Bradford City
A
1–4
13,331
Roberts
20 March 1999
Portsmouth
H
0–0
16,662
24 March 1999
Huddersfield Town
A
1–1
9,717
Russell
3 April 1999
Crystal Palace
H
0–1
16,754
5 April 1999
Grimsby Town
A
1–0
6,302
Mulryne
11 April 1999
Ipswich Town
H
0–0
19,511
17 April 1999
Tranmere Rovers
H
2–2
14,735
Bellamy , Mulryne
20 April 1999
Bolton Wanderers
H
2–2
11,137
Roberts (2)
24 April 1999
Oxford United
A
4–2
7,345
Anselin , Roberts , Fleming , Bellamy
1 May 1999
Swindon Town
H
2–1
17,306
Roberts , Hughes
9 May 1999
Bristol City
A
0–1
11,362
FA Cup [ ]
Round
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Goalscorers
R3
3 January 1999
Sheffield Wednesday
A
1–4
18,737
Roberts
League Cup [ ]
Round
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Goalscorers
R1 1st Leg
11 August 1998
Swansea City
A
1–1
3,803
Bellamy
R1 2nd Leg
18 August 1998
Swansea City
H
1–0 (won 2–1 on agg)
13,146
Roberts
R2 1st Leg
16 September 1998
Wigan Athletic
H
1–0
11,426
Bradshaw (own goal)
R2 2nd Leg
22 September 1998
Wigan Athletic
A
3–2 (won 4–2 on agg)
3,402
Bellamy , Roberts (2)
R3
27 October 1998
Bolton Wanderers
A
1–1 (lost 1–3 on pens)
14,189
O'Neill
Players [ ]
First-team squad [ ]
Squad at end of season [4]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Notes [ ]
^ Carey was born in Kettering , England , but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and represented them at U-21 level.
^ Coote was born in Belton with Browston , England , but also qualified to represent Northern Ireland internationally and represented them at U-21 level before making his international debut for Northern Ireland in 1999.
^ Milligan was born in Manchester , England , but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and represented them at U-21 , U-23 , and B level before making his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in 1992.
References [ ]
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