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Blackburn Rovers 1998–99 football season
The 1998–99 season was Blackburn Rovers' seventh season in the Premier League, and their seventh consecutive season in the top division of English football.
Four years earlier, Blackburn Rovers were Premiership champions. Just one year earlier, they had qualified for the UEFA Cup . They were among some people's outsiders for a title challenge.
But it all went wrong for Rovers, who were soon in the depth of a relegation battle. Manager Roy Hodgson paid with his job in November.[ 1] Manchester United assistant Brian Kidd was named as his replacement,[ 2] but he was unable to steer Rovers to safety and their relegation was confirmed in the penultimate game of the season.[ 3] They were condemned to a place in Division One , but managed to hold on to many key players and approached the new season as most people's favourites for an immediate return to the elite.
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
14
17
38
52
−14
35
6
5
8
21
24
−3
1
9
9
17
28
−11
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 H A H A A H A H A H A H A H A H H A H A H A H A A H A H A H H A A H A H H A Result D L W L L L D W L L D L L L L W D D W D W L D W D L L L D W D L D L D L D D Position 6 16 11 14 18 18 18 17 17 17 17 18 18 20 20 18 18 18 16 16 16 16 17 15 16 17 18 18 18 17 16 17 18 17 18 19 19 19
Blackburn Rovers' score comes first [ 4]
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Scorers
15 August 1998
Derby County
H
0–0
24,007
24 August 1998
Leeds United
A
0–1
30,652
29 August 1998
Leicester City
H
1–0
22,544
Gallacher
9 September 1998
Tottenham Hotspur
A
1–2
28,338
Gallacher
12 September 1998
Sheffield Wednesday
A
0–3
20,846
21 September 1998
Chelsea
H
3–4
23,113
Sutton (2, 1 pen), Pérez
26 September 1998
Everton
A
0–0
36,404
3 October 1998
West Ham United
H
3–0
25,213
Flitcroft (2), Davidson
17 October 1998
Middlesbrough
A
1–2
34,413
Sherwood
25 October 1998
Arsenal
H
1–2
27,012
Johnson
31 October 1998
Wimbledon
A
1–1
12,526
Sutton (pen)
7 November 1998
Coventry City
H
1–2
23,779
Sherwood
14 November 1998
Manchester United
A
2–3
55,198
Marcolin , Blake
21 November 1998
Southampton
H
0–2
22,812
29 November 1998
Liverpool
A
0–2
41,753
5 December 1998
Charlton Athletic
H
1–0
22,568
Davies
12 December 1998
Newcastle United
H
0–0
27,569
19 December 1998
Nottingham Forest
A
2–2
22,013
Blake (2)
26 December 1998
Aston Villa
H
2–1
27,536
Gallacher , Sherwood
28 December 1998
Leicester City
A
1–1
21,083
Gallacher
9 January 1999
Leeds United
H
1–0
27,620
Gillespie
16 January 1999
Derby County
A
0–1
27,386
30 January 1999
Tottenham Hotspur
H
1–1
29,643
Jansen
6 February 1999
Aston Villa
A
3–1
37,404
Southgate (own goal), Ward , Dunn
17 February 1999
Chelsea
A
1–1
34,382
Ward
20 February 1999
Sheffield Wednesday
H
1–4
24,643
McAteer
27 February 1999
West Ham United
A
0–2
25,529
10 March 1999
Everton
H
1–2
27,219
Ward
13 March 1999
Coventry City
A
1–1
19,701
Wilcox
20 March 1999
Wimbledon
H
3–1
21,754
Ward , Jansen (2)
3 April 1999
Middlesbrough
H
0–0
27,482
6 April 1999
Arsenal
A
0–1
37,762
17 April 1999
Southampton
A
3–3
15,209
Ward , Peacock , Wilcox
24 April 1999
Liverpool
H
1–3
29,944
Duff
1 May 1999
Charlton Athletic
A
0–0
20,041
8 May 1999
Nottingham Forest
H
1–2
24,565
Gallacher
12 May 1999
Manchester United
H
0–0
30,436
16 May 1999
Newcastle United
A
1–1
36,623
Wilcox
Round
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Goalscorers
Referee
R1 1st leg
15 September 1998
Lyon
H
0–1
13,646 (1,300 away)
Knud Erik Fisker (Denmark)
R1 2nd leg
29 September 1998
Lyon
A
2–2 (lost 2–3 on agg)
24,558 (1,001 away)
Pérez , Flitcroft
René Temmink (Netherlands)
Squad at end of season [ 5]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Left club during season [ edit ]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Appearances and goals [ edit ]
Considering starts in all competitions [ 6] [ 7]
GK: #13, John Filan , 32
RB: #2, Jeff Kenna , 29
CB: #5, Darren Peacock , 34
CB: #6, Stéphane Henchoz , 41
LB: #3, Callum Davidson , 39
RM: #19, Damien Johnson , 17 (#23, Christian Dailly , has 18 starts)
CM: #4, Tim Sherwood , 23
CM: #11, Jason Wilcox , 33
LM: #12, Damien Duff , 25
CF: #9, Chris Sutton , 20
CF: #32, Ashley Ward , 19
Date
Pos
Name
From
Fee
6 July 1998
FW
Jimmy Corbett
Gillingham
£535,00
9 July 1998
FW
Kevin Davies
Southampton
£7,250,000
21 August 1998
DF
Christian Dailly
Derby County
£5,300,000
26 October 1998
MF
Oumar Kondé
FC Basel
£500,000
30 October 1998
FW
Nathan Blake
Bolton Wanderers
£4,250,000
16 December 1998
MF
Keith Gillespie
Newcastle United
£2,350,000
29 December 1998
FW
Ashley Ward
Barnsley
£4,500,000
18 January 1999
FW
Matt Jansen
Crystal Palace
£4,100,000
27 January 1999
MF
Jason McAteer
Liverpool
£4,000,000
12 February 1999
DF
David McNamee
St Mirren
£300,000
12 February 1999
MF
Burton O'Brien
St Mirren
£300,000
22 March 1999
MF
Lee Carsley
Derby County
£3,400,000
Transfers in: £36,250,000
Transfers out: £11,675,000
Total spending: £24,750,000
National teams
League competitions
Level 1 Levels 2–4 Level 5 Levels 6–7 Levels 8–9 Lower leagues
Cup competitions
FA cups Football League cups
European competitions