Nottingham Forest 1998–99 football season
Nottingham Forest 1998–99 season Chairman Nigel Wray (until 13 April) Eric Barnes (from 13 April) Manager Dave Bassett (until 5 January) Micky Adams (caretaker 5-11 January) Ron Atkinson (from 11 January)Stadium City Ground Premiership 20th (relegated)FA Cup Third round Worthington Cup Fourth round Top goalscorer League: Freedman (9) All: Freedman (12) Highest home attendance 30,025 (vs. Manchester United , 6 February) Lowest home attendance 6,382 (vs. Leyton Orient , 22 September) Average home league attendance 24,415
During the 1998–99 English football season, Nottingham Forest F.C. competed in the FA Premier League .
Season summary [ ]
Nottingham Forest's campaign back in the Premiership got off to a fairly good start in the first three games in the season, losing narrowly 2-1 at Arsenal and winning the other two against Coventry City and at Southampton ; however, it would be 19 games until their next victory and they went on a very poor run of only one win in 25 league games - in addition to two wins in 32 games - and winning their final three games did not matter as they were already relegated. Pierre Van Hooijdonk , top scorer in Forest's promotion-winning 1997-98 campaign, went AWOL before the start of the season following the sale of strike partner Kevin Campbell and it appeared that he would never play for the club again. He returned in October, but Forest were already deep in relegation trouble and it was too late to save manager Dave Bassett 's job. Ron Atkinson made what appeared to be his final return to management, but was unable to save Forest from relegation in bottom place - the third time in seven years that they had endured this fate. With just 7 wins and 30 points all season, they had never really looked like beating the drop, due to embarrassing results like the 1-8 defeat at home to Manchester United. A win at Goodison Park was the highlight of Atkinson's ill-fated tenure, along with a three-match running win at the end of the season (albeit after they had already been relegated) that at least saw them avoid going down with the lowest points total since the formation of the Premier League. This marked the first instance since the 1927-28 season that the winner of England's second tier finished bottom in their subsequent season in the top-flight.
When Atkinson's contract was not renewed, Brian Little , Glenn Hoddle and Roy Evans were just some of the many high profile names linked with the manager's job, but in the end it was 33-year-old former England captain David Platt who took on the role as player-manager.
Final league table [ ]
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
16
Wimbledon
38
10
12
16
40
63
−23
42
17
Southampton
38
11
8
19
37
64
−27
41
18
Charlton Athletic (R)
38
8
12
18
41
56
−15
36
Relegation to Football League First Division
19
Blackburn Rovers (R)
38
7
14
17
38
52
−14
35
20
Nottingham Forest (R)
38
7
9
22
35
69
−34
30
Source:
Premier League Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
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
7
9
22
35
69
−34
30
3
7
9
18
31
−13
4
2
13
17
38
−21
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 A H A H A H A H H A A H H A H A A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H Result L W W L L D L L D L D L D L D L L D L D L L W L L L D L W L L D L L L W W W Position 16 8 2 4 10 11 16 18 18 18 18 19 18 18 18 19 19 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
Results [ ]
Nottingham Forest's score comes first [1]
Legend [ ]
FA Premier League [ ]
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Scorers
17 August 1998
Arsenal
A
1–2
38,064
Thomas
22 August 1998
Coventry City
H
1–0
22,546
Stone
29 August 1998
Southampton
A
2–1
14,942
Darcheville , Stone
8 September 1998
Everton
H
0–2
25,610
12 September 1998
Chelsea
A
1–2
34,809
Darcheville
19 September 1998
West Ham United
H
0–0
26,463
26 September 1998
Newcastle United
A
0–2
36,760
3 October 1998
Charlton Athletic
H
0–1
22,661
17 October 1998
Leeds United
H
1–1
23,911
Stone
24 October 1998
Liverpool
A
1–5
44,595
Freedman
1 November 1998
Middlesbrough
A
1–1
34,223
Harewood
7 November 1998
Wimbledon
H
0–1
21,362
16 November 1998
Derby County
H
2–2
24,014
Freedman , van Hooijdonk
21 November 1998
Tottenham Hotspur
A
0–2
35,832
28 November 1998
Aston Villa
H
2–2
25,753
Bart-Williams , Freedman
7 December 1998
Sheffield Wednesday
A
2–3
19,321
Bonalair , van Hooijdonk
12 December 1998
Leicester City
A
1–3
20,891
van Hooijdonk
19 December 1998
Blackburn Rovers
H
2–2
22,013
Chettle (pen), Freedman
26 December 1998
Manchester United
A
0–3
55,216
28 December 1998
Southampton
H
1–1
23,456
Chettle (pen)
9 January 1999
Coventry City
A
0–4
17,172
16 January 1999
Arsenal
H
0–1
26,021
30 January 1999
Everton
A
1–0
34,175
van Hooijdonk
6 February 1999
Manchester United
H
1–8
30,025
Rogers
13 February 1999
West Ham United
A
1–2
25,458
Hjelde
20 February 1999
Chelsea
H
1–3
26,351
van Hooijdonk
27 February 1999
Charlton Athletic
A
0–0
20,007
10 March 1999
Newcastle United
H
1–2
22,852
Freedman
13 March 1999
Wimbledon
A
3–1
12,149
Rogers , Freedman , Shipperley
20 March 1999
Middlesbrough
H
1–2
21,468
Freedman
3 April 1999
Leeds United
A
1–3
39,645
Rogers
5 April 1999
Liverpool
H
2–2
28,374
Freedman , van Hooijdonk
10 April 1999
Derby County
A
0–1
32,217
17 April 1999
Tottenham Hotspur
H
0–1
25,181
24 April 1999
Aston Villa
A
0–2
34,492
1 May 1999
Sheffield Wednesday
H
2–0
20,480
Porfírio , Rogers
8 May 1999
Blackburn Rovers
A
2–1
24,565
Freedman , Bart-Williams
16 May 1999
Leicester City
H
1–0
25,353
Bart-Williams
FA Cup [ ]
Round
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Goalscorers
R3
2 January 1999
Portsmouth
H
0–1
10,092
League Cup [ ]
Round
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Goalscorers
R2 1st Leg
15 September 1998
Leyton Orient
A
5–1
4,906
Johnson , Freedman (2), Stone , Harewood
R2 2nd Leg
22 September 1998
Leyton Orient
H
0–0 (won 5-1 on agg)
6,382
R3
27 October 1998
Cambridge United
H
3–3 (won 4-3 on pens)
9,192
Freedman , Armstrong , Harewood
R4
11 November 1998
Manchester United
A
1–2
37,237
Stone
First-team squad [ ]
Squad at end of season [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)
No.
Pos.
Name
League
FA Cup
League Cup
Total
Discipline
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
1
GK
Dave Beasant
26
0
1
0
3
0
30
0
1
0
2
DF
Matthieu Louis-Jean
15+1
0
1
0
2+1
0
18+2
0
4
1
3
DF
Alan Rogers
34
4
0
0
4
0
38
4
9
0
4
MF
Nigel Quashie
12+4
0
0+1
0
2
0
14+5
0
4
0
5
DF
Steve Chettle
32+2
2
1
0
3
0
36+2
2
8
1
6
DF
Jon-Olav Hjelde
16+1
1
1
0
2
0
19+1
1
4
0
7
MF
Steve Stone
26
3
1
0
3
2
30
5
5
0
8
MF
Scot Gemmill
18+2
0
1
0
2
0
21+2
2
3
0
9
FW
Neil Shipperley
12+8
1
1
0
0
0
13+8
1
1
0
10
MF
Andy Johnson
25+3
0
1
0
2
1
28+3
1
7
0
11
MF
Chris Bart-Williams
20+4
3
1
0
2
0
23+4
3
3
0
12
DF
Chris Doig
1+1
0
0
0
0
0
1+1
3
0
0
13
GK
Mark Crossley
12
0
2
0
1+1
0
13+1
0
0
0
14
FW
Dougie Freedman
20+11
9
1
0
4
3
25+11
12
2
0
15
DF
Craig Armstrong
20+2
0
0
0
4
1
24+2
1
3
0
15
DF
Richard Gough
7
0
0
0
0
0
7
0
3
1
16
MF
Geoff Thomas
5
1
0
0
0
0
5
1
1
0
17
MF
Thierry Bonalair
24+4
1
0
0
0
0
27+4
1
5
1
18
MF
Ian Woan
0+2
0
0
0
0
0
0+2
0
1
0
19
FW
Jean-Claude Darcheville
14+2
2
0
0
1+2
0
15+4
2
4
0
20
MF
Glyn Hodges
3+2
0
0
0
0
0
3+2
1
1
0
20
MF
Carlton Palmer
13
0
0
0
0
0
13
0
3
1
22
DF
Des Lyttle
5+5
0
1
0
1+1
0
7+6
0
1
0
23
DF
Andy Dawson
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
23
FW
Bernard Allou
0+2
0
0
0
0
0
0+2
0
0
0
24
DF
Christian Edwards
7+5
0
0
0
0
0
7+5
0
1
0
25
DF
Jesper Mattsson
5+1
0
0
0
0
0
5+1
0
1
0
26
DF
Steve Melton
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
27
FW
Andy Gray
3+5
0
0+1
0
2+1
0
5+7
0
0
0
29
FW
Marlon Harewood
11+12
1
0+1
0
2+2
2
13+15
3
6
0
30
MF
John Harkes
3
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
1
0
31
MF
Hugo Porfirio
3+6
1
0
0
0
0
3+6
1
4
0
32
DF
Ståle Stensaas
6+1
0
0
0
0
0
6+1
0
1
0
40
FW
Pierre Van Hooijdonk
19+2
6
0
0
0+1
0
19+3
6
5
1
Starting 11 [ ]
Considering starts in all competitions [5]
GK: #1, Dave Beasant , 30
RB: #17, Thierry Bonalair , 27
CB: #15, Craig Armstrong , 24
CB: #5, Steve Chettle , 36
LB: #3, Alan Rogers , 38
RM: #7, Steve Stone , 30
CM: #11, Chris Bart-Williams , 23
CM: #10, Andy Johnson , 28
LM: #8, Scot Gemmill , 21
CF: #14, Dougie Freedman , 25
CF: #40, Pierre van Hooijdonk , 19
Transfers [ ]
In [ ]
Date
Pos.
Name
From
Fee
1 August 1998
FW
Dougie Freedman
Wolverhampton Wanderers
£950,000
21 August 1998
MF
Nigel Quashie
Queens Park Rangers
£2,500,000
29 August 1998
FW
Andy Gray
Leeds United
£200,000
21 September 1998
FW
Neil Shipperley
Crystal Palace
£1,500,000
10 December 1998
DF
Jesper Mattsson
Halmstad
£300,000
19 January 1999
MF
Carlton Palmer
Southampton
£1,100,000
Out [ ]
Date
Pos.
Name
To
Fee
6 June 1998
MF
John Finnigan
Lincoln City
Free transfer
29 July 1998
FW
Kevin Campbell
Trabzonspor
£2,500,000
1 August 1998
FW
Ian Thomas-Moore
Stockport County
£800,000
18 August 1998
DF
Colin Cooper
Middlesbrough
£2,500,000
16 October 1998
DF
Stuart Thom
Oldham Athletic
£45,000
20 February 1999
DF
Craig Armstrong
Huddersfield Town
£750,000
5 March 1999
MF
Chris Allen
Port Vale
Free transfer
11 March 1999
MF
Steve Stone
Aston Villa
£5,500,000
19 March 1999
DF
Andy Dawson
Scunthorpe United
£50,000
25 March 1999
MF
Scot Gemmill
Everton
Nominal
Transfers in: £6,550,000
Transfers out: £12,145,000
Total spending: £5,595,000
Staff [ ]
Position
Staff
Chairman
Nigel Wray (until 13 April)
Eric Barnes (from 13 April)
Chief Executive
Philip Soar
Director
Irving Scholar
First-team Managers
Dave Bassett (until 5 January)
Ron Atkinson (from 11 January)
Assistant Managers
Micky Adams (until 11 January)
Peter Shreeves (from 11 January)
First-team Coach
Liam O'Kane
Goalkeeping Coach
Mike Kelly
Reserve Team Coach
Ian McParland
Head Academy Coach
Nick Marshall
Physiotherapists
John Haselden
Gary Fleming
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
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