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1998–99 Leicester City F.C. season

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Leicester City
1998–99 season
ChairmanJohn Elsom
ManagerMartin O'Neill
StadiumFilbert Street
Premiership10th
FA CupFourth round
League CupRunners up
Player of the YearTony Cottee
Top goalscorerLeague: Cottee (10)
All: Cottee (16)
Highest home attendance22,091 vs Manchester United
(16 Jan 1999, Premier League)
Lowest home attendance13,480 vs Chesterfield
(16 Sep 1998, League Cup)
Average home league attendance20,469

During the 1998–99 English football season, Leicester City competed in the FA Premier League (known as the FA Carling Premiership for sponsorship reasons).

Season summary

Leicester City repeated the previous season's 10th place in the Premiership, earning Martin O'Neill more credit for achieving strong finishes on a relatively limited budget. But the club's best chance of a UEFA Cup place was blown in late March when they lost to Tottenham Hotspur in the Worthington Cup final.[1] At least City fans had the satisfaction of holding on to the highly rated O'Neill, who had seemed certain to desert the club for Leeds United early in the season.[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 12 13 13 40 46  −6 49 7 6 6 25 25  0 5 7 7 15 21  −6
Results by round

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Results

Leicester City's score comes first[3]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

FA Premier League

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
15 August 1998 Manchester United A 2–2 55,052 Heskey, Cottee
22 August 1998 Everton H 2–0 21,037 Cottee, Izzet
29 August 1998 Blackburn Rovers A 0–1 22,544
9 September 1998 Middlesbrough H 0–1 20,635
12 September 1998 Arsenal H 1–1 21,628 Heskey
19 September 1998 Derby County A 0–2 26,738
27 September 1998 Wimbledon H 1–1 17,725 Elliott
3 October 1998 Leeds United A 1–0 32,606 Cottee
19 October 1998 Tottenham Hotspur H 2–1 20,787 Heskey, Izzet
24 October 1998 Aston Villa A 1–1 39,241 Cottee
31 October 1998 Liverpool H 1–0 21,837 Cottee
7 November 1998 Charlton Athletic A 0–0 20,021
14 November 1998 West Ham United A 2–3 6,190 Izzet, Lampard (own goal)
21 November 1998 Chelsea H 2–4 21,401 Izzet, Guppy
28 November 1998 Coventry City A 1–1 19,894 Heskey
5 December 1998 Southampton H 2–0 18,423 Heskey, Walsh
12 December 1998 Nottingham Forest H 3–1 20,891 Heskey, Elliott (pen), Guppy
19 December 1998 Newcastle United A 0–1 36,718
26 December 1998 Sheffield Wednesday A 1–0 33,513 Cottee
28 December 1998 Blackburn Rovers H 1–1 21,083 Walsh
9 January 1999 Everton A 0–0 32,792
16 January 1999 Manchester United H 2–6 22,091 Zagorakis, Walsh
30 January 1999 Middlesbrough A 0–0 34,631
6 February 1999 Sheffield Wednesday H 0–2 20,113
20 February 1999 Arsenal A 0–5 38,069
1 March 1999 Leeds United H 1–2 18,101 Cottee
6 March 1999 Wimbledon A 1–0 11,801 Guppy
13 March 1999 Charlton Athletic H 1–1 20,220 Lennon
3 April 1999 Tottenham Hotspur A 2–0 35,415 Elliott, Cottee
6 April 1999 Aston Villa H 2–2 20,652 Savage, Cottee
10 April 1999 West Ham United H 0–0 20,402
18 April 1999 Chelsea A 2–2 34,535 Duberry (own goal), Guppy
21 April 1999 Liverpool A 1–0 36,019 Marshall
24 April 1999 Coventry City H 1–0 20,224 Marshall
1 May 1999 Southampton A 1–2 15,228 Marshall
5 May 1999 Derby County H 1–2 20,535 Sinclair
8 May 1999 Newcastle United H 2–0 21,125 Izzet, Cottee
16 May 1999 Nottingham Forest A 0–1 25,353

FA Cup

Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 2 January 1999 Birmingham City H 4–2 19,846 Sinclair, Ullathorne, Cottee, Guppy
R4 23 January 1999 Coventry City H 0–3 21,207

League Cup

Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R2 1st Leg 16 September 1998 Chesterfield H 3–0 13,480 Heskey (2), Taggart
R2 2nd Leg 22 September 1998 Chesterfield A 3–1 (won 6-1 on agg) 4,565 Heskey, Fenton, Wilson
R3 27 October 1998 Charlton Athletic A 2–1 19,671 Cottee (2)
R4 11 November 1998 Leeds United H 2–1 20,161 Izzet, Parker
QF 2 December 1998 Blackburn Rovers H 1–0 19,442 Lennon
SF 1st Leg 26 January 1999 Sunderland A 2–1 38,332 Cottee (2)
SF 2nd Leg 17 February 1999 Sunderland H 1–1 (won 3-2 on agg) 21,231 Cottee
F 21 March 1999 Tottenham Hotspur N 0–1 77,892

Squad

[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
1 GK United States USA Kasey Keller
3 DF Jamaica JAM Frank Sinclair
4 DF Northern Ireland NIR Gerry Taggart
5 DF England ENG Steve Walsh (captain)
6 MF Turkey TUR Muzzy Izzet
7 MF Northern Ireland NIR Neil Lennon
8 MF England ENG Scott Taylor
9 FW England ENG Emile Heskey
10 MF England ENG Garry Parker
11 MF England ENG Steve Guppy
13 FW Iceland ISL Arnar Gunnlaugsson
14 MF Wales WAL Robbie Savage
15 DF Sweden SWE Pontus Kåmark
16 MF Scotland SCO Stuart Campbell
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF Scotland SCO Charlie Miller (on loan from Rangers)
18 DF Scotland SCO Matt Elliott
19 DF England ENG Robert Ullathorne
20 FW England ENG Ian Marshall
21 FW England ENG Graham Fenton
22 GK France FRA Pegguy Arphexad
24 MF England ENG Andrew Impey
25 MF England ENG Stuart Wilson
27 FW England ENG Tony Cottee
28 DF England ENG Steve Wenlock
29 MF England ENG Stefan Oakes
30 GK England ENG Ian Andrews
37 MF Greece GRE Theodoros Zagorakis

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
17 DF England ENG Spencer Prior (to Derby County)
No. Pos. Nation Player
23 MF England ENG Sam McMahon (to Cambridge United)

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 England ENG John Hodges
- DF England ENG Jon Ashton
- DF England ENG Guy Branston
- DF England ENG Tommy Goodwin
No. Pos. Nation Player
- MF Northern Ireland NIR Tim McCann
- FW England ENG Lawrie Dudfield
- FW England ENG Lee Tomlin

Statistics

Appearances, goals and cards

(Starting appearances + substitute appearances)
No. Pos. Name League FA Cup League Cup Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK United States Kasey Keller 36 0 2 0 7 0 45 0 2 0
3 DF Jamaica Frank Sinclair 30+1 1 2 1 6 0 38+1 2 13 1
4 DF Northern Ireland Gerry Taggart 9+6 0 1+1 0 5+1 1 15+8 1 3 0
5 DF England Steve Walsh 17+5 3 1 0 5 0 23+5 3 2 0
6 MF Turkey Muzzy Izzet 31 5 2 0 5 1 38 5 3 0
7 MF Northern Ireland Neil Lennon 37 1 2 0 8 1 47 2 6 0
9 FW England Emile Heskey 29+1 6 2 0 8 3 39+1 9 3 0
10 MF England Garry Parker 2+5 0 0+2 0 3+1 1 5+8 1 0 0
11 MF England Steve Guppy 38 4 2 1 8 0 48 5 4 0
13 FW Iceland Arnar Gunnlaugsson 5+4 0 0 0 0 0 5+4 0 1 0
14 MF Wales Robbie Savage 29+5 1 0 0 5+2 0 34+7 0 4 0
15 DF Sweden Pontus Kåmark 15+4 0 0 0 1+1 0 16+5 0 0 0
16 MF Scotland Stuart Campbell 1+11 0 1 0 1+1 0 3+12 0 1 0
17 MF Scotland Charlie Miller 1+3 0 0 0 0 0 1+3 0 0 0
18 DF Scotland Matt Elliott 37 3 2 0 8 0 47 3 9 0
19 DF England Robert Ullathorne 25 0 2 1 7+1 0 34+1 1 4 0
20 FW England Ian Marshall 6+4 3 0+1 0 0+1 0 6+6 3 0 0
21 FW England Graham Fenton 3+6 0 0 0 1+1 1 4+7 1 0 0
22 GK France Pegguy Arphexad 2+2 0 0 0 1 0 3+2 0 0 0
24 MF England Andrew Impey 17+1 0 1 0 0 0 18+1 0 0 0
25 MF England Stuart Wilson 1+8 0 0 0 1+4 1 2+12 1 0 0
27 FW England Tony Cottee 29+2 10 1 1 5 5 35+2 16 2 0
29 MF England Stefan Oakes 2+1 0 0 0 0 0 2+1 0 0 0
37 MF Greece Theodoros Zagorakis 16+3 1 1+1 0 3+2 0 20+6 1 4 0

Starting 11

Considering starts in all competitions[5]