English football season
Swindon Town 1998–99 football season
During the 1998–99 English football season, Swindon Town F.C. competed in the Football League First Division .
Season summary [ ]
When the 1998–99 season kicked off, Swindon failed to win their first five games, scoring just three goals and the calls for McMahon's sacking began to be heard. Chairman Rikki Hunt and McMahon seemed united – McMahon saying he wouldn't resign, Hunt saying he wouldn't sack him. Two consecutive derby wins, against Bristol City and Oxford, only strengthened their position. This was followed by a 5–2 defeat at Portsmouth – and when Watford then won 4–1 at the County Ground, the fans held an on-pitch protest, sitting in the centre circle at the end of the match, demonstrating that both McMahon and Hunt should resign. McMahon left the club "by mutual consent".[1] Jimmy Quinn was appointed as McMahon's replacement and managed to keep Swindon in the division with the club finishing the season in 17th place.[2]
Final league table [ ]
15
Tranmere Rovers
46
12
20
14
63
61
63
56
16
Stockport County
46
12
17
17
49
60
49
53
17
Swindon Town
46
13
11
22
59
81
59
50
18
Crewe Alexandra
46
12
12
22
54
78
54
48
19
Portsmouth
46
11
14
21
57
73
57
47
Source:[citation needed ] Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (F) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).
Results [ ]
Swindon Town's score comes first [3]
Legend [ ]
[ ]
8 August 1998
Sheffield United
A
1–2
15,937
Holdsworth (own goal)
15 August 1998
Sunderland
H
1–1
10,207
Onoura
22 August 1998
Wolverhampton Wanderers
A
0–1
21,537
29 August 1998
Port Vale
H
1–1
7,800
Hall
31 August 1998
Bury
A
0–3
4,513
5 September 1998
Bristol City
H
3–2
8,537
Walters , Ndah , Onoura
9 September 1998
Oxford United
H
4–1
8,305
Ndah (2), Onoura (2)
12 September 1998
Portsmouth
A
2–5
10,105
Onoura , Ndah
19 September 1998
Watford
H
1–4
8,781
Ndah
25 September 1998
Tranmere Rovers
A
0–0
5,501
29 September 1998
Bolton Wanderers
A
1–2
16,497
Onoura
3 October 1998
Stockport County
H
2–3
7,961
Onoura , Walters
9 October 1998
Huddersfield Town
H
3–0
8,316
Onoura , Walters , Bullock
17 October 1998
Ipswich Town
A
0–1
13,212
20 October 1998
Birmingham City
A
1–1
19,485
Gooden
24 October 1998
West Bromwich Albion
H
2–2
8,967
Hall , Walters
31 October 1998
Queens Park Rangers
H
3–1
8,500
Walters (2), Onoura
7 November 1998
Crewe Alexandra
A
2–0
4,469
Onoura (2)
14 November 1998
Bradford City
A
0–3
14,897
21 November 1998
Crystal Palace
H
2–0
11,718
Walters , Ndah
28 November 1998
Grimsby Town
A
0–1
8,657
5 December 1998
Norwich City
H
1–1
9,262
Walters
12 December 1998
Bradford City
H
1–4
7,447
Onoura
19 December 1998
Barnsley
A
3–1
15,342
Onoura (2), Hay
26 December 1998
Wolverhampton Wanderers
H
1–0
11,627
Onoura
28 December 1998
Bristol City
A
1–3
16,257
Ndah
9 January 1999
Sheffield United
H
2–2
7,583
Ndah , Onoura
16 January 1999
Port Vale
A
1–0
5,405
Ndah
30 January 1999
Bury
H
1–1
7,797
West (own goal)
6 February 1999
Sunderland
A
0–2
41,304
13 February 1999
Oxford United
A
0–2
8,179
20 February 1999
Portsmouth
H
3–3
10,110
Hay (2), Onoura
26 February 1999
Watford
A
1–0
8,692
Howe
3 March 1999
Tranmere Rovers
H
2–3
5,726
Ndah , Reeves
6 March 1999
Bolton Wanderers
H
3–3
8,392
Howe , Hay , Walters
9 March 1999
Stockport County
A
1–2
6,098
Walters
13 March 1999
Crewe Alexandra
H
1–2
7,434
Hay
20 March 1999
Queens Park Rangers
A
0–4
11,184
3 April 1999
Ipswich Town
H
0–6
10,337
5 April 1999
Huddersfield Town
A
2–1
11,719
Howe , Hay
10 April 1999
Birmingham City
H
0–1
8,896
13 April 1999
West Bromwich Albion
A
1–1
9,601
Ndah
17 April 1999
Crystal Palace
A
1–0
18,660
Onoura
24 April 1999
Grimsby Town
H
2–0
7,197
Onoura , Ndah
1 May 1999
Norwich City
A
1–2
17,307
Onoura
9 May 1999
Barnsley
H
1–3
8,182
Griffin
FA Cup [ ]
Round
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Goalscorers
R3
2 January 1999
Barnsley
H
0–0
8,016
R3R
19 January 1999
Barnsley
A
1–3
10,510
Walters
League Cup [ ]
Squad [ ]
[4]
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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