Norwich City
1998–99 season
ChairmanBob Cooper
ManagerBruce Rioch
StadiumCarrow Road
Football League First Division9th
FA CupThird round
Worthington CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Roberts (19)
All: Roberts (23)
Average home league attendance15,761

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

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Sunderland (C, P) 46 31 12 3 91 28 +63 105 Promotion to the Premier League
2 Bradford City (P) 46 26 9 11 82 47 +35 87
3 Ipswich Town 46 26 8 12 69 32 +37 86 Qualification for the First Division play-offs
4 Birmingham City 46 23 12 11 66 37 +29 81
5 Watford (O, P) 46 21 14 11 65 56 +9 77
6 Bolton Wanderers 46 20 16 10 78 59 +19 76
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers 46 19 16 11 64 43 +21 73
8 Sheffield United 46 18 13 15 71 66 +5 67
9 Norwich City 46 15 17 14 62 61 +1 62
10 Huddersfield Town 46 15 16 15 62 71 −9 61
11 Grimsby Town 46 17 10 19 40 52 −12 61
12 West Bromwich Albion 46 16 11 19 69 76 −7 59
13 Barnsley 46 14 17 15 59 56 +3 59
14 Crystal Palace 46 14 16 16 58 71 −13 58
15 Tranmere Rovers 46 12 20 14 63 61 +2 56
16 Stockport County 46 12 17 17 49 60 −11 53
17 Swindon Town 46 13 11 22 59 81 −22 50
18 Crewe Alexandra 46 12 12 22 54 78 −24 48
19 Portsmouth 46 11 14 21 57 73 −16 47
20 Queens Park Rangers 46 12 11 23 52 61 −9 47
21 Port Vale 46 13 8 25 45 75 −30 47
22 Bury (R) 46 10 17 19 35 60 −25 47 Relegation to the Second Division
23 Oxford United (R) 46 10 14 22 48 71 −23 44
24 Bristol City (R) 46 9 15 22 57 80 −23 42
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Results

Norwich City's score comes first[3]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
8 August 1998Crewe AlexandraH2–115,016Bellamy, Kenton
15 August 1998Stockport CountyA2–06,538Bellamy, Woodthorpe (own goal)
22 August 1998Queens Park RangersH4–216,317Bellamy (3, 2 pens), Jackson
29 August 1998West Bromwich AlbionA0–217,401
8 September 1998[[Huddersfield Town F.C.[Barnsley]]A3–115,695Marshall, Roberts, Bellamy
13 September 1998BuryH0–016,919
19 September 1998Sheffield UnitedA1–216,155Brannan
26 September 1998Birmingham CityH2–016,584Bellamy, Roberts
29 September 1998SunderlandH2–217,504Eadie, Mackay
3 October 1998Port ValeA0–15,580
17 October 1998Crystal PalaceA1–518,100Roberts
20 October 1998Ipswich TownA1–022,079Bellamy
24 October 1998Huddersfield TownH4–115,403Bellamy (2), Roberts (2)
3 November 1998WatfordA1–110,011Eadie
7 November 1998Bradford CityH2–214,722O'Brien, Adams
10 November 1998PortsmouthA2–19,335Roberts, Eadie
14 November 1998Wolverhampton WanderersH0–017,275
21 November 1998Tranmere RoversA3–16,319O'Neill, Bellamy, Roberts
29 November 1998Oxford UnitedH1–317,851Bellamy
2 December 1998Grimsby TownH3–112,024Adams, Roberts, Bellamy
5 December 1998Swindon TownA1–19,262Roberts
12 December 1998Wolverhampton WanderersA2–221,014Adams (pen), Roberts
19 December 1998Bristol CityH2–117,022Roberts (2)
26 December 1998Queens Park RangersA0–215,251
29 December 1998WatfordH1–119,255Roberts
9 January 1999Crewe AlexandraA2–34,782Llewellyn, Marshall
16 January 1999West Bromwich AlbionH1–115,411Marshall
30 January 1999Bolton WanderersA0–217,269
6 February 1999Stockport CountyH0–214,675
16 February 1999BarnsleyH0–013,232
20 February 1999BuryA2–04,285Bellamy, Fleming
27 February 1999Sheffield UnitedH1–114,224Llewellyn
2 March 1999Birmingham CityA0–020,749
6 March 1999SunderlandA0–139,004
9 March 1999Port ValeH3–412,960Fleming, Roberts, Bellamy
13 March 1999Bradford CityA1–413,331Roberts
20 March 1999PortsmouthH0–016,662
24 March 1999Huddersfield TownA1–19,717Russell
3 April 1999Crystal PalaceH0–116,754
5 April 1999Grimsby TownA1–06,302Mulryne
11 April 1999Ipswich TownH0–019,511
17 April 1999Tranmere RoversH2–214,735Bellamy, Mulryne
20 April 1999Bolton WanderersH2–211,137Roberts (2)
24 April 1999Oxford UnitedA4–27,345Anselin, Roberts, Fleming, Bellamy
1 May 1999Swindon TownH2–117,306Roberts, Hughes
9 May 1999Bristol CityA0–111,362

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R33 January 1999Sheffield WednesdayA1–418,737Roberts

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R1 1st Leg11 August 1998Swansea CityA1–13,803Bellamy
R1 2nd Leg18 August 1998Swansea CityH1–0 (won 2–1 on agg)13,146Roberts
R2 1st Leg16 September 1998Wigan AthleticH1–011,426Bradshaw (own goal)
R2 2nd Leg22 September 1998Wigan AthleticA3–2 (won 4–2 on agg)3,402Bellamy, Roberts (2)
R327 October 1998Bolton WanderersA1–1 (lost 1–3 on pens)14,189O'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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
- GK England ENG Andy Marshall
- DF England ENG Daryl Sutch
- DF England ENG Craig Fleming
- DF England ENG Matt Jackson (captain)
- DF Norway NOR Erik Fuglestad
- MF England ENG Lee Marshall
- MF Wales WAL Chris Llewellyn
- FW Wales WAL Iwan Roberts
- FW Wales WAL Craig Bellamy
- MF Scotland SCO Peter Grant
- MF England ENG Darren Eadie
- DF Scotland SCO Malky Mackay
- DF England ENG Darren Kenton
- GK Scotland SCO Michael Watt
- MF England ENG Neil Adams
- MF Republic of Ireland IRL Keith O'Neill
No. Pos. Nation Player
- DF England ENG Che Wilson
- MF England ENG Ged Brannan
- MF England ENG Darel Russell
- MF England ENG Adrian Forbes
- MF Republic of Ireland IRL Shaun Carey[notes 1]
- MF France FRA Cédric Anselin (on loan from Bordeaux)
- GK England ENG Robert Green
- MF Northern Ireland NIR Philip Mulryne
- FW Scotland SCO Paul Dalglish (on loan from Newcastle United)
- FW Northern Ireland NIR Adrian Coote[notes 2]
- DF Spain ESP Víctor Segura
- MF England ENG Paul Hughes (on loan from Chelsea)
- MF Republic of Ireland IRL Mike Milligan[notes 3]
- DF England ENG Kevin Scott
- MF England ENG Darren Way

Notes

  1. ↑ Carey was born in Kettering, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and represented them at U-21 level.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ 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

  1. ↑ "Robson relieved to recruit O'Neill". The Independent. 19 March 1999. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
  2. ↑ Nixon, Alan (18 December 1998). "Football: Platt starts his Sampdoria stint". The Independent. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
  3. ↑ "Norwich City 1998-1999 Results - statto.com". Archived from the original on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  4. ↑ "Norwich FC Player Appearances | Past & Present | Soccer Base".
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