Stockport County
1998–99 season
ChairmanBrendan Elwood
ManagerGary Megson
StadiumEdgeley Park
First Division16th
FA CupFourth round
League CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague: Angell (17)
All: Angell (18)
Average home league attendance7,900

During the 1998–99 English football season, Stockport County F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.

Season summary

In the 1998–99 season, Stockport finished in 16th place, winning just 3 of their final 14 matches. A 5–0 defeat at relegated Oxford United on the final day signalled the end of Megson's time at Edgeley Park.[1]

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

Stockport County's score comes first[2]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
8 August 1998Bradford CityA2–114,360Dinning (2 pens)
15 August 1998Norwich CityH0–26,538
21 August 1998BarnsleyA1–116,377Branch
29 August 1998Crystal PalaceH1–17,739C Byrne
31 August 1998Wolverhampton WanderersA2–222,217Angell (2)
5 September 1998Grimsby TownH2–06,199Angell (2)
8 September 1998Birmingham CityA0–216,429
12 September 1998Crewe AlexandraH1–17,302Flynn
19 September 1998Queens Park RangersA0–28,205
26 September 1998West Bromwich AlbionH2–28,804McIntosh, C Byrne
29 September 1998Huddersfield TownH1–18,023Thomas-Moore
3 October 1998Swindon TownA3–27,691McIntosh, Branch, Thomas-Moore
17 October 1998BuryA1–15,732Branch
20 October 1998Sheffield UnitedA1–112,657Thomas-Moore
24 October 1998Ipswich TownH0–17,432
31 October 1998Tranmere RoversA1–16,597Angell
8 November 1998Port ValeH4–27,612Angell (3), Grant
14 November 1998WatfordH1–18,019Dinning (pen)
21 November 1998Bristol CityA1–111,032Angell
24 November 1998Bolton WanderersH0–18,520
28 November 1998PortsmouthH2–07,504Cooper, Dinning (pen)
5 December 1998SunderlandA0–136,040
12 December 1998WatfordA2–49,250Angell, Connelly
19 December 1998Oxford UnitedH2–06,500Matthews, Dinning (pen)
26 December 1998BarnsleyH0–110,263
28 December 1998Grimsby TownA0–18,058
9 January 1999Bradford CityH1–28,975Angell
16 January 1999Crystal PalaceA2–215,517Angell (2)
30 January 1999Wolverhampton WanderersH1–28,654Angell
6 February 1999Norwich CityA2–014,675Angell, Wilson (own goal)
13 February 1999Birmingham CityH1–09,056Angell
20 February 1999Crewe AlexandraA2–05,473Woodthorpe, Ellis
27 February 1999Queens Park RangersH0–07,694
2 March 1999West Bromwich AlbionA1–311,801McIntosh
6 March 1999Huddersfield TownA0–311,914
9 March 1999Swindon TownH2–16,048Angell, Ellis (pen)
13 March 1999Port ValeA1–16,456Smith
20 March 1999Tranmere RoversH0–07,589
3 April 1999BuryH0–07,483
5 April 1999Bolton WanderersA2–118,587Ellis, Woodthorpe
10 April 1999Sheffield UnitedH1–07,551Matthews
17 April 1999Bristol CityH2–27,602Ellis (2)
20 April 1999Ipswich TownA0–117,056
24 April 1999PortsmouthA1–311,212Ellis
1 May 1999SunderlandH0–110,548
9 May 1999Oxford UnitedA0–56,830

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R32 January 1999BuryA3–05,325Angell, Lucketti (own goal), Woodthorpe
R423 January 1999Sheffield WednesdayA0–220,984

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R1 1st Leg11 August 1998Hull CityH2–23,134Thomas-Moore, C Byrne
R1 2nd Leg18 August 1998Hull CityA0–0 (lost on away goals)3,480

Squad

[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 Ian Gray
— GK England ENG Carlo Nash
— DF Republic of Ireland IRL Des Byrne
— DF England ENG Sean Connelly
— DF England ENG Mike Flynn
— DF England ENG Jim Gannon
— DF Scotland SCO Martin McIntosh
— DF England ENG Colin Woodthorpe
— MF Norway NOR Paul Alsaker
— MF Scotland SCO Tom Bennett
— MF England ENG Graham Branch
— MF England ENG Chris Byrne
— MF England ENG Paul Cook
— MF England ENG Kevin Cooper
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF England ENG Tony Dinning
— MF England ENG Paul Hughes
— MF Republic of Ireland IRL Sean Mannion
— MF England ENG Rob Matthews
— MF Scotland SCO Derek McInnes
— MF Wales WAL Wayne Phillips
— MF England ENG David Smith
— MF England ENG Simon Travis
— FW England ENG Brett Angell
— FW Republic of Ireland IRL Jon Daly
— FW England ENG Tony Ellis
— FW England ENG Ian Thomas-Moore
— FW England ENG Aaron Wilbraham
— FW Republic of Ireland IRL Stephen Grant

References

  1. ↑ Walker, Paul (26 June 1999). "Megson sacked by Stockport". The Independent, 26 June 1999. London. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 4 May 2010.
  2. ↑ "Stockport County 1998-1999 Results - statto.com". Archived from the original on 17 May 2014. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
  3. ↑ "Stockport County - Squad 1998/1999".
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