1998–99 West Bromwich Albion F.C. season

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West Bromwich Albion
1998–99 season
ChairmanTony Hale
ManagerDenis Smith
StadiumThe Hawthorns
First Division12th
FA CupThird round
League CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Lee Hughes (31)
All:
Lee Hughes (32)
Average home league attendance14,585

During the 1998–99 English football season, West Bromwich Albion competed in the Football League First Division.

Season summary[]

In the 1998–99 season, local lad and lifetime fan Lee Hughes scored 31 times in the league to finish as top goalscorer in all four English divisions, but the Baggies finished only 12th and Smith was sacked in the summer of 1999.[1]

Final league table[]

Main article: 1998–99 Football League § First Division
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GS Pts
10 Huddersfield Town 46 15 16 15 62 71 62 61
11 Grimsby Town 46 17 10 19 40 52 40 61
12 West Bromwich Albion 46 16 11 19 69 76 69 59
13 Barnsley 46 14 17 15 59 56 59 59
14 Crystal Palace 46 14 16 16 58 71 58 58
Source:[citation needed]
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (F) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).

Results[]

West Bromwich Albion's score comes first[2]

Legend[]

Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division[]

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
8 August 1998 Barnsley A 2–2 18,114 Sneekes, Quinn
15 August 1998 Sheffield United H 4–1 16,901 Carbon, Kilbane, Hughes (2)
22 August 1998 Port Vale A 3–0 8,146 Hughes (3)
29 August 1998 Norwich City H 2–0 17,401 de Freitas (2)
31 August 1998 Grimsby Town A 1–5 7,931 Sneekes
8 September 1998 Bolton Wanderers H 2–3 15,789 Flynn, Kilbane
13 September 1998 Bristol City A 3–1 13,761 Hughes (2), Quinn
20 September 1998 Bradford City H 0–2 12,426
26 September 1998 Stockport County A 2–2 8,804 Hughes (2)
29 September 1998 Oxford United A 0–3 7,437
4 October 1998 Watford H 4–1 11,840 Kilbane, Hughes (2), de Freitas
18 October 1998 Sunderland H 2–3 14,746 Hughes (2)
21 October 1998 Queens Park Rangers H 2–0 11,842 Evans, Murphy
24 October 1998 Swindon Town A 2–2 8,967 Hughes, Flynn
31 October 1998 Ipswich Town A 0–2 15,568
3 November 1998 Crystal Palace H 3–2 11,606 Hughes (3, 1 pen)
7 November 1998 Birmingham City H 1–3 19,472 Carbon
14 November 1998 Huddersfield Town H 3–1 13,626 Hughes (3, 1 pen)
21 November 1998 Portsmouth A 1–2 11,144 Hughes
29 November 1998 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 2–0 22,682 Kilbane, Murphy
5 December 1998 Bury A 0–2 5,007
8 December 1998 Crewe Alexandra A 1–1 5,007 Hughes (pen)
12 December 1998 Huddersfield Town A 3–0 11,947 Quinn (2), Hughes
19 December 1998 Tranmere Rovers H 0–2 13,966
26 December 1998 Port Vale H 3–2 14,929 Murphy, Bortolazzi, Hughes (pen)
28 December 1998 Crystal Palace A 1–1 19,137 Hughes
9 January 1999 Barnsley H 2–0 15,029 Murphy, Hughes
16 January 1999 Norwich City A 1–1 15,411 Bortolazzi
23 January 1999 Watford A 2–0 11,664 Sneekes, Angel
30 January 1999 Grimsby Town H 1–1 17,843 Hughes
6 February 1999 Sheffield United A 0–3 16,566
13 February 1999 Bolton Wanderers A 1–2 20,657 de Freitas
20 February 1999 Bristol City H 2–2 16,490 Hughes (2)
27 February 1999 Bradford City A 0–1 14,278
2 March 1999 Stockport County H 3–1 11,801 Kilbane, de Freitas, Hughes
6 March 1999 Oxford United H 2–0 13,875 Quinn, Maresca
13 March 1999 Birmingham City A 0–4 29,060
20 March 1999 Ipswich Town H 0–1 15,552
3 April 1999 Sunderland A 0–3 41,135
5 April 1999 Crewe Alexandra H 1–5 12,308 Sneekes
10 April 1999 Queens Park Rangers A 1–2 11,158 Kilbane
13 April 1999 Swindon Town H 1–1 9,601 Hughes
17 April 1999 Portsmouth H 2–2 12,750 Maresca, Quinn
25 April 1999 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 1–1 27,038 Evans
1 May 1999 Bury H 1–0 12,918 de Freitas
9 May 1999 Tranmere Rovers A 1–3 10,540 de Freitas

FA Cup[]

Main article: 1998–99 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 2 January 1999 Bournemouth A 0–1 10,881

League Cup[]

Main article: 1998–99 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 1st Leg 11 August 1998 Brentford H 2–1 8,460 Evans, Hughes
R1 2nd Leg 18 August 1998 Brentford A 0–3 (lost 2–4 on agg) 4,664

First-team squad[]

Squad at end of season[3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK England ENG Chris Adamson
— GK England ENG Alan Miller
— GK England ENG Phil Whitehead
— GK England ENG
— DF England ENG Daryl Burgess
— DF England ENG Matt Carbon
— DF England ENG Paul Holmes
— DF England ENG Graham Potter
— DF England ENG Paul Raven
— DF Wales WAL Danny Gabbidon
— DF Wales WAL Paul Mardon[notes 1]
— DF Australia AUS Andy McDermott
— DF Australia AUS Shaun Murphy
— DF Australia AUS Jason van Blerk
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF England ENG Sean Flynn
— MF Republic of Ireland IRL Kevin Kilbane[notes 2]
— MF Italy ITA Mario Bortolazzi
— MF Italy ITA Enzo Maresca
— MF Netherlands NED Richard Sneekes
— FW England ENG Mark Angel
— FW England ENG Lee Hughes
— FW England ENG Adam Oliver
— FW England ENG Brian Quailey[notes 3]
— FW England ENG Justin Richards
— FW Northern Ireland NIR James Quinn[notes 4]
— FW Republic of Ireland IRL Mickey Evans[notes 5]
— FW Suriname SUR Fabian de Freitas

Notes[]

  1. ^ Mardon was born in Bristol, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and made his international debut for Wales in October 1995.
  2. ^ Kilbane was born in Preston, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his parents and represented them at U-21 level before making his international debut for Republic of Ireland in September 1997.
  3. ^ Quailey was born in Leicester, England, but also qualified to represent Saint Kitts and Nevis internationally and represented them at U-23 level.
  4. ^ Quinn was born in Coventry, England, but also qualified to represent Northern Ireland internationally and made his international debut for Northern Ireland in 1996.
  5. ^ Evans was born in Plymouth, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in October 1997.

References[]

  1. ^ "Football: Denis booted out". The Free Library. Daily Record. 28 July 1999. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
  2. ^ http://www.statto.com/football/teams/west-bromwich-albion/1998-1999
  3. ^ http://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=2744&teamTabs=stats&season_id=128
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