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1998–99 Coventry City F.C. season

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Coventry City
1998–99 season
ChairmanBryan Richardson
ManagerGordon Strachan
StadiumHighfield Road
Premiership15th
FA CupFifth round
League CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Whelan (10)
All: Whelan (13)
Highest home attendance23,098 (vs. Tottenham Hotspur, 26 December)
Lowest home attendance6,631 (vs. Southend United, 16 September)
Average home league attendance20,773

During the 1998–99 English football season, Coventry City competed in the FA Premier League.

Season summary

Coventry City finished 15th in the Premiership – four places lower than last season – but were never in any real danger of being relegated, despite the loss of key striker Dion Dublin to local rivals Aston Villa.[1]

The biggest news of Coventry's season was the announcement of a move to a new 45,000-seat stadium at Foleshill, which was anticipated to be ready by 2002. Manager Gordon Strachan then signed Moroccan international football star Mustapha Hadji, knowing that it would be important to have a top quality team to match the forthcoming new home.[2]

Final league table

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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 11 9 18 39 51  −12 42 8 6 5 26 21  +5 3 3 13 13 30  −17
Results by round

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Results

Coventry City's score comes first[3]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

FA Premier League

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
15 August 1998 Chelsea H 2–1 23,042 Huckerby, Dublin
22 August 1998 Nottingham Forest A 0–1 22,546
29 August 1998 West Ham United H 0–0 20,818
9 September 1998 Liverpool A 0–2 41,771
12 September 1998 Manchester United A 0–2 55,193
19 September 1998 Newcastle United H 1–5 22,656 Whelan
26 September 1998 Charlton Athletic A 1–1 20,043 Whelan
3 October 1998 Aston Villa H 1–2 22,654 Soltvedt
18 October 1998 Sheffield Wednesday H 1–0 16,006 Dublin
24 October 1998 Southampton A 1–2 15,152 Dublin
31 October 1998 Arsenal H 0–1 23,040
7 November 1998 Blackburn Rovers A 2–1 23,779 Huckerby, Whelan
15 November 1998 Everton H 3–0 19,290 Froggatt, Huckerby, Whelan
21 November 1998 Middlesbrough A 0–2 34,293
28 November 1998 Leicester City H 1–1 19,894 Huckerby
5 December 1998 Wimbledon A 1–2 11,717 McAllister (pen)
14 December 1998 Leeds United A 0–2 31,802
19 December 1998 Derby County H 1–1 16,627 Whelan
26 December 1998 Tottenham Hotspur H 1–1 23,098 Aloisi
28 December 1998 West Ham United A 0–2 25,662
9 January 1999 Nottingham Forest H 4–0 17,172 Huckerby (3), Telfer
16 January 1999 Chelsea A 1–2 34,869 Huckerby
30 January 1999 Liverpool H 2–1 23,056 Boateng, Whelan
6 February 1999 Tottenham Hotspur A 0–0 34,376
17 February 1999 Newcastle United A 1–4 36,352 Whelan
20 February 1999 Manchester United H 0–1 22,596
27 February 1999 Aston Villa A 4–1 38,799 Aloisi (2), Boateng (2)
6 March 1999 Charlton Athletic H 2–1 20,259 Whelan, Soltvedt
13 March 1999 Blackburn Rovers H 1–1 19,701 Aloisi
20 March 1999 Arsenal A 0–2 38,073
3 April 1999 Sheffield Wednesday A 2–1 28,136 McAllister (pen), Whelan
5 April 1999 Southampton H 1–0 21,402 Boateng
11 April 1999 Everton A 0–2 32,341
17 April 1999 Middlesbrough H 1–2 19,231 McAllister
24 April 1999 Leicester City A 0–1 20,224
1 May 1999 Wimbledon H 2–1 21,200 Huckerby, Whelan
8 May 1999 Derby County A 0–0 32,450
16 May 1999 Leeds United H 2–2 23,049 Aloisi, Telfer

FA Cup

Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 2 January 1999 Macclesfield Town H 7–0 14,197 Froggatt, Whelan, Payne (own goal), Huckerby (3), Boateng
R4 23 January 1999 Leicester City A 3–0 21,207 Whelan, Froggatt, Telfer
R5 13 February 1999 Everton A 1–2 33,907 McAllister

League Cup

Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R2 1st Leg 16 September 1998 Southend United H 1–0 6,631 Hall
R2 2nd Leg 22 September 1998 Southend United A 4–0 (won 5-0 on agg) 6,292 Boateng, Dublin, Whelan, Soltvedt
R3 27 October 1998 Luton Town A 0–2 9,051

Squad

[4][5] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Sweden SWE Magnus Hedman
2 DF Sweden SWE Roland Nilsson
3 DF England ENG David Burrows
4 DF England ENG Paul Williams
5 DF England ENG Richard Shaw
6 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Gary Breen
7 FW England ENG Darren Huckerby
8 FW England ENG Noel Whelan
9 DF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Muhamed Konjić
10 MF Scotland SCO Gary McAllister (captain)
11 MF Netherlands NED George Boateng[6]
12 MF Scotland SCO Paul Telfer
13 FW Italy ITA Stefano Gioacchini
14 MF Norway NOR Trond Egil Soltvedt
15 FW Jamaica JAM Paul Hall
16 GK England ENG Steve Ogrizovic
17 DF England ENG Ian Brightwell
18 DF Belgium BEL Philippe Clement
19 DF England ENG Marcus Hall
20 MF Scotland SCO Gavin Strachan
21 FW England ENG Andy Ducros
22 MF Belgium BEL Laurent Delorge
23 GK Australia AUS Tynan Scope
No. Pos. Nation Player
24 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Liam Daish
25 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Willie Boland
26 MF England ENG Steve Froggatt
27 DF England ENG Marc Edworthy
28 FW Australia AUS John Aloisi
29 DF England ENG Sam Shilton
30 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Barry Quinn
31 MF England ENG Chris Barnett
32 MF England ENG John Eustace
33 DF England ENG Mark Burrows
34 DF England ENG Richard Colwell
35 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Martin Devaney
36 DF England ENG Jamie Williams
37 FW England ENG Craig Faulconbridge
38 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Barry Prenderville
39 MF England ENG Rob Miller
40 FW England ENG Gary McSheffrey
41 MF Scotland SCO Craig Strachan
42 FW England ENG Chukki Eribenne
43 GK England ENG Chris Kirkland
44 DF England ENG Craig Pead
45 DF Scotland SCO Gerard Mooney
46 FW Scotland SCO Stephen McPhee

Left club during season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
9 FW England ENG Dion Dublin (to Aston Villa)
9 FW Scotland SCO Darren Jackson (on loan from Celtic)
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 DF France FRA Jean-Guy Wallemme (to Sochaux)
22 FW Wales WAL Simon Haworth (to Wigan Athletic)

Reserve squad

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 Denmark DEN Morten Hyldgaard
- DF Republic of Ireland IRL Barry Ferguson
No. Pos. Nation Player
- MF England ENG Robert Betts
- MF Republic of Ireland IRL Daire Doyle

Transfers

In

Date Pos. Name From Fee
4 June 1998 DF France Jean-Guy Wallemme France RC Lens Undisclosed
1 August 1998 DF Croatia Robert Jarni Spain Real Betis £2,600,000
7 August 1998 FW Jamaica Paul Hall England Portsmouth £300,000
26 August 1998 DF England Marc Edworthy England Crystal Palace £1,200,000
1 October 1998 MF England Steve Froggatt England Wolverhampton Wanderers £1,900,000
12 October 1998 MF Belgium Laurent Delorge Belgium Gent £1,250,000
17 December 1998 FW Australia John Aloisi England Portsmouth £650,000
30 December 1998 GK Denmark Morten Hyldgaard Denmark Ikast FS £200,000
13 January 1999 DF Bosnia and Herzegovina Muhamed Konjić France AS Monaco £2,000,000
28 May 1999 MF Morocco Youssef Chippo Portugal Porto £1,200,000

Out

Date Pos. Name To Fee
8 July 1998 MF England John Salako England Fulham Free transfer
16 July 1998 FW Romania Viorel Moldovan Turkey Fenerbahçe £4,000,000
15 August 1998 DF Croatia Robert Jarni Spain Real Madrid £3,400,000
2 October 1998 FW England Simon Haworth England Wigan Athletic £600,000
5 November 1998 FW England Dion Dublin England Aston Villa £5,750,000
30 December 1998 DF France Jean-Guy Wallemme France Sochaux £400,000
Transfers in: Decrease £11,300,000
Transfers out: Increase £14,150,000
Total spending: Increase £2,850,000

References

  1. ^ Culley, Jon (6 November 1998). "Football: Villa win race for £5.75m Dublin". The Independent. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
  2. ^ "'Detonator' breaks bank at Coventry". The Guardian. 20 July 1999. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
  3. ^ http://www.statto.com/football/teams/coventry-city/1998-1999/results
  4. ^ http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/1998-1999/faprem/coventry.htm
  5. ^ http://www.11v11.com/teams/coventry-city/tab/players/season/1999
  6. ^ Boateng was born in Nkawkaw, Ghana, but qualified to represent the Netherlands internationally and would make his international debut for the Netherlands in November 2001.