1998–99 Leicester City F.C. season

Leicester City
1998–99 season
Chairman	John Elsom
Manager	Martin O'Neill
Stadium	Filbert Street
Premiership	10th
FA Cup	Fourth round
League Cup	Runners up
Player of the Year	Tony Cottee
Top goalscorer	League: Cottee (10); All: Cottee (16)
Highest home attendance	22,091 vs Manchester United ; (16 Jan 1999, Premier League)
Lowest home attendance	13,480 vs Chesterfield ; (16 Sep 1998, League Cup)
Average home league attendance	20,469
Home colours	Away colours
	← 1997–98 1999–2000 →

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

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

Source: 1998-99 FA Premier League table

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	USA	Kasey Keller
3	DF	JAM	Frank Sinclair
4	DF	NIR	Gerry Taggart
5	DF	ENG	Steve Walsh (captain)
6	MF	TUR	Muzzy Izzet
7	MF	NIR	Neil Lennon
8	MF	ENG	Scott Taylor
9	FW	ENG	Emile Heskey
10	MF	ENG	Garry Parker
11	MF	ENG	Steve Guppy
13	FW	ISL	Arnar Gunnlaugsson
14	MF	WAL	Robbie Savage
15	DF	SWE	Pontus Kåmark
16	MF	SCO	Stuart Campbell


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
17	MF	SCO	Charlie Miller (on loan from Rangers)
18	DF	SCO	Matt Elliott
19	DF	ENG	Robert Ullathorne
20	FW	ENG	Ian Marshall
21	FW	ENG	Graham Fenton
22	GK	FRA	Pegguy Arphexad
24	MF	ENG	Andrew Impey
25	MF	ENG	Stuart Wilson
27	FW	ENG	Tony Cottee
28	DF	ENG	Steve Wenlock
29	MF	ENG	Stefan Oakes
30	GK	ENG	Ian Andrews
37	MF	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	ENG	Spencer Prior (to Derby County)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
23	MF	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	ENG	John Hodges
-	DF	ENG	Jon Ashton
-	DF	ENG	Guy Branston
-	DF	ENG	Tommy Goodwin


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
-	MF	NIR	Tim McCann
-	FW	ENG	Lawrie Dudfield
-	FW	ENG	Lee Tomlin

Statistics

Appearances, goals and cards

(Starting appearances + substitute appearances)

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

Starting 11

Considering starts in all competitions^[5]

No.	Pos.	Name	MS	Notes
1	GK	Kasey Keller	45
3	CB	Frank Sinclair	38
18	CB	Matt Elliott	47
19	CB	Rob Ullathorne	34
37	DM	Theodoros Zagorakis	20	Steve Walsh has 23 starts
7	DM	Neil Lennon	47
6	RM	Muzzy Izzet	38
14	AM	Robbie Savage	34
11	LM	Steve Guppy	48
27	CF	Tony Cottee	35
9	CF	Emile Heskey	39

Transfers

In

Date	Pos.	Name	From	Fee
16 July 1998	DF	Gerry Taggart	Bolton Wanderers	Free transfer
13 August 1998	DF	Frank Sinclair	Chelsea	£2,000,000
24 November 1998	MF	Andrew Impey	West Ham United	£1,600,000
5 February 1999	FW	Arnar Gunnlaugsson	Bolton Wanderers	£2,000,000

Out

Date	Pos.	Name	To	Fee
19 June 1998	DF	Julian Watts	Bristol City	Free transfer
3 July 1998	FW	Graham Jaffa	Dunfermline Athletic	Signed
21 August 1998	DF	Spencer Prior	Derby County	£700,000
1 February 1999	MF	Sam McMahon	Cambridge United	Free transfer

Transfers in:

£5,600,000

Transfers out:

£700,000

Total spending:

£4,900,000

References

^ "Nielsen nicks it for Spurs". BBC Sport. 22 March 1999. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
^ "O'Neill to stay with Leicester". BBC Sport. 25 October 1998. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
^ http://www.statto.com/football/teams/leicester-city/1998-1999/results
^ http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/1998-1999/faprem/leicester.htm
^ http://www.11v11.com/teams/leicester-city/tab/players/season/1999

[1] "Nielsen nicks it for Spurs". BBC Sport. 22 March 1999. Retrieved 9 February 2012.

[2] "O'Neill to stay with Leicester". BBC Sport. 25 October 1998. Retrieved 9 February 2012.

[3] ttp://www.statto.com/football/teams/leicester-city/1998-1999/results

[4] ttp://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/1998-1999/faprem/leicester.htm

[5] ttp://www.11v11.com/teams/leicester-city/tab/players/season/1999

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