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Southampton F.C.
1998–99 season
ChairmanRupert Lowe
ManagerDave Jones
StadiumThe Dell
Premiership17th
FA CupThird round
Worthington CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Le Tissier/Østenstad (7)
All: Østenstad (8)
Highest home attendance15,255 (vs. Arsenal, 3 April)
Lowest home attendance11,645 (vs. Fulham, 23 September)
Average home league attendance15,140

During the 1998–99 English football season, Southampton Football Club competed in the FA Premier League.

Season summary

An embarrassing 5-0 defeat at the hands of Premiership debutants Charlton Athletic at The Valley in Southampton's second league game prompted a horrendous start to which would set the tone for a long season for The Saints, seeing them lose their first five games and gaining just two points from their first nine games and winning just three out of their first 20 games, picking up just 14 points from a possible 60. Form gradually improved from mid-December but was ultimately inconsistent and they boasted reasonable, improved home form; they would not lose again at home after their 2-0 home defeat by Chelsea on Boxing Day. However, it was cancelled out by their abysmal away form. Before their 2-0 away win at Wimbledon in their penultimate game of the season, they had the poorest away form in the Premier League with only six points out of a possible 51 and just one win (at Blackburn). This meant that - in addition to not being helped by their poor start - they were in the relegation zone all season long until April, when a late run of good form saw the Saints draw two and win their final three games and saved them from relegation at the expense of Charlton Athletic. Winning their final game of the season was a double delight, not only because they had attained survival, but because it meant that they would be able to press ahead with a move to a new 32,000-seat stadium on the banks of the River Itchen, knowing that they would only have to play two more seasons at their dilapidated century-old Dell before making the long-awaited move to a capacious new home.[1]

Final league table

Main article: 1998-99 FA Premier League

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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 8 19 37 64  −27 41 9 4 6 29 26  +3 2 4 13 8 38  −30
Results by round

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Results

Southampton's score comes first[2]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

FA Premier League

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
16 August 1998 Liverpool H 1–2 15,202 Østenstad
22 August 1998 Charlton Athletic A 0–5 16,488
29 August 1998 Nottingham Forest H 1–2 14,942 Le Tissier (pen)
8 September 1998 Leeds United A 0–3 30,637
12 September 1998 Newcastle United A 0–4 36,454
19 September 1998 Tottenham Hotspur H 1–1 15,204 Le Tissier
28 September 1998 West Ham United A 0–1 23,153
3 October 1998 Manchester United H 0–3 15,251
17 October 1998 Arsenal A 1–1 38,027 Howells
24 October 1998 Coventry City H 2–1 15,152 Le Tissier, Østenstad
31 October 1998 Sheffield Wednesday A 0–0 30,078
7 November 1998 Middlesbrough H 3–3 15,202 Monkou, Beattie, Østenstad
14 November 1998 Aston Villa H 1–4 15,242 Le Tissier
21 November 1998 Blackburn Rovers A 2–0 22,812 Oakley, Basham
28 November 1998 Derby County H 0–1 14,762
5 December 1998 Leicester City A 0–2 18,423
12 December 1998 Everton A 0–1 32,073
19 December 1998 Wimbledon H 3–1 14,354 Østenstad (2), Kachloul
26 December 1998 Chelsea H 0–2 15,253
28 December 1998 Nottingham Forest A 1–1 23,456 Kachloul
9 January 1999 Charlton Athletic H 3–1 15,222 Kachloul, Colleter, Beattie
16 January 1999 Liverpool A 1–7 44,011 Østenstad
30 January 1999 Leeds United H 3–0 15,236 Kachloul, Oakley, Østenstad
6 February 1999 Chelsea A 0–1 34,920
20 February 1999 Newcastle United H 2–1 15,244 Beattie, Dodd (pen)
27 February 1999 Manchester United A 1–2 55,316 Le Tissier
2 March 1999 Tottenham Hotspur A 0–3 25,529
6 March 1999 West Ham United H 1–0 15,240 Kachloul
14 March 1999 Middlesbrough A 0–3 33,387
20 March 1999 Sheffield Wednesday H 1–0 15,201 Le Tissier
3 April 1999 Arsenal H 0–0 15,255
5 April 1999 Coventry City A 0–1 21,402
10 April 1999 Aston Villa A 0–3 32,203
17 April 1999 Blackburn Rovers H 3–3 15,209 Marsden, Hughes, Pahars
24 April 1999 Derby County A 0–0 26,557
1 May 1999 Leicester City H 2–1 15,228 Marsden, Beattie
8 May 1999 Wimbledon A 2–0 24,068 Beattie, Le Tissier
16 May 1999 Everton H 2–0 15,254 Pahars (2)

FA Cup

Main article: 1998–99 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 2 January 1999 Fulham H 1–1 12,549 Østenstad
R3R 13 January 1999 Fulham A 0–1 17,448

League Cup

Main article: 1998–99 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R2 1st Leg 15 September 1998 Fulham A 1–1 10,222 Beattie
R2 2nd Leg 23 September 1998 Fulham H 0–1 (lost 1-2 on agg) 11,645

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
1 GK Wales WAL Paul Jones
2 DF England ENG Jason Dodd
3 DF England ENG John Beresford
4 MF England ENG Chris Marsden
5 DF Norway NOR Claus Lundekvam
6 DF Netherlands NED Ken Monkou
7 FW England ENG Matt Le Tissier (captain)
8 MF England ENG Matt Oakley
9 FW Wales WAL Mark Hughes
10 FW Norway NOR Egil Østenstad
11 MF England ENG David Howells
12 DF England ENG Richard Dryden
13 GK England ENG Neil Moss
14 MF England ENG Stuart Ripley
15 DF England ENG Francis Benali
16 FW England ENG James Beattie
17 FW England ENG Mark Paul
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 DF England ENG Wayne Bridge
19 DF Scotland SCO Scott Marshall
20 GK England ENG Scott Bevan
21 DF Wales WAL Andy Williams[4]
22 MF Wales WAL David Hughes[5]
23 DF England ENG Scott Hiley
24 FW England ENG Steve Basham
25 DF England ENG Garry Monk
27 FW England ENG David Hirst
28 MF England ENG Kevin Gibbens
29 DF England ENG Phil Warner
30 MF Morocco MAR Hassan Kachloul
31 FW England ENG Shayne Bradley
32 GK Denmark DEN Michael Stensgaard
33 DF France FRA Patrick Colleter
35 FW Latvia LVA Marian Pahars
- MF Portugal POR Dani Rodrigues

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
4 MF England ENG Carlton Palmer (to Nottingham Forest)
No. Pos. Nation Player
26 FW Italy ITA Cosimo Sarli (to Eendracht Aalst)

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 Wales Paul Jones 31 0 2 0 2 0 35 0 1 1
2 DF England Jason Dodd 27+1 1 2 0 2 0 31+1 1 4 1
3 DF England John Beresford 1+3 0 0 0 0 0 1+3 0 2 0
4 MF England Chris Marsden 14 2 0 0 0 0 14 2 5 0
4 MF England Carlton Palmer 18+1 0 1 0 2 0 21+1 0 8 1
5 DF Norway Claus Lundekvam 30+3 0 2 0 1+1 0 33+4 0 3 1
6 DF Netherlands Ken Monkou 22 1 2 0 0 0 24 1 6 1
7 FW England Matt Le Tissier 20+10 7 0+1 0 2 0 22+11 7 10 0
8 MF England Matt Oakley 21+1 2 2 0 0 0 23+1 2 2 0
9 FW Wales Mark Hughes 32 1 1+1 0 2 0 35+1 1 15 0
10 FW Norway Egil Østenstad 27+7 7 2 1 2 0 31+7 8 1 0
11 MF England David Howells 8+1 1 1 0 1 0 10+1 1 2 0
12 DF England Richard Dryden 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 0
13 GK England Neil Moss 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0
14 MF England Stuart Ripley 16+6 0 0+1 0 1 0 17+7 0 1 0
15 DF England Francis Benali 19+4 0 0 0 2 0 21+4 0 2 0
16 FW England James Beattie 22+13 5 2 0 1+1 1 25+14 6 5 0
18 DF England Wayne Bridge 15+8 0 0 0 1 0 16+8 0 0 0
19 DF Scotland Scott Marshall 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0
21 DF Wales Andy Williams 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
22 MF Wales David Hughes 6+3 0 0 0 0 0 6+3 0 1 0
23 DF England Scott Hiley 27+2 0 1 0 0 0 28+2 0 2 0
24 FW England Steve Basham 0+4 1 0 0 0+1 0 0+5 1 0 0
25 DF England Garry Monk 4 0 0+1 0 0 0 4+1 0 1 0
27 FW England David Hirst 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 0+2 0 0 0
28 MF England Kevin Gibbens 2+2 0 0 0 2 0 4+2 0 0 0
29 DF England Phil Warner 5 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 0 0
30 MF Morocco Hassan Kachloul 18+4 5 2 0 0 0 20+4 5 5 0
31 FW England Shayne Bradley 0+3 0 0 0 0 0 0+3 0 0 0
33 DF France Patrick Colleter 16 1 2 0 0 0 18 1 4 0
35 FW Latvia Marian Pahars 4+2 3 0 0 0 0 4+2 3 2 0

Transfers

In

Date Pos. Name From Fee
14 June 1998 MF England David Howells England Tottenham Hotspur Free transfer
6 July 1998 MF England Stuart Ripley England Blackburn Rovers £1,500,000
9 July 1998 FW England Mark Paul England King's Lynn £60,000
10 July 1998 FW England James Beattie England Blackburn Rovers £1,000,000
11 July 1998 FW Wales Mark Hughes England Chelsea £650,000
21 August 1998 DF England Scott Hiley England Manchester City Free transfer
16 October 1998 MF Morocco Hassan Kachloul France Metz £250,000
2 December 1998 GK Denmark Michael Stensgaard Denmark Copenhagen Free transfer
24 December 1998 DF France Patrick Colleter France Marseille £100,000
1 February 1999 MF England Chris Marsden England Birmingham City £800,000
16 February 1999 FW Latvia Marian Pahars Latvia Skonto £800,000
23 February 1999 MF Portugal Dani Rodrigues Portugal Feirense £170,000

Out

Date Pos. Name To Fee
1 June 1998 FW England Kevin Davies England Blackburn Rovers £7,500,000
1 July 1998 MF England Duncan Spedding England Northampton Town Free transfer
15 July 1998 MF England Kevin Richardson England Barnsley Signed
1 August 1998 DF England Lee Todd England Bradford City £250,000
24 August 1998 FW Norway Stig Johansen Sweden Helsingborgs £250,000
19 January 1999 MF England Carlton Palmer England Nottingham Forest £1,100,000
8 February 1999 FW Italy Cosimo Sarli Belgium Eendracht Aalst Signed
Transfers in: Decrease £5,330,000
Transfers out: Increase £9,100,000
Total spending: Increase £3,770,000

References

  1. ^ Thorpe, Martin (10 May 1999). "Saints plot great escape". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
  2. ^ http://www.statto.com/football/teams/southampton/1998-1999/results
  3. ^ FootballSquads - Southampton - 1998/99
  4. ^ Williams was born in Bristol, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and made his international debut for Wales in November 1997.
  5. ^ Hughes was born in St Albans, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and has represented them at U-21 level.
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