1998–99 Wimbledon F.C. season

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Wimbledon
1998–99 season
ChairmanSam Hammam
ManagerJoe Kinnear
StadiumSelhurst Park
Premiership16th
FA CupFourth round
League CupSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Euell/Gayle (10)
All: Gayle (11)
Highest home attendance26,121 (vs. Manchester United, 3 April)
Lowest home attendance3,756 (vs. Portsmouth, 22 September)
Average home league attendance18,207

During the 1998–99 English football season, Wimbledon F.C. competed in the FA Premier League.

Season summary

Wimbledon started the season well, reaching the semi-finals of the League Cup for the second time in their history, and as March arrived Wimbledon were sixth in the table with 11 matches to go. The signing of striker John Hartson from top-five rivals West Ham United for a club record £7.5 million in January looked to be the crucial signing the South London club needed for European qualification, but after his arrival the club suffered a slump in form, winning only one more game all season and taking only 2 points from their last 11 games to fall to 16th in the final table, their lowest finish in 13 seasons of top flight football.

Manager Joe Kinnear resigned at the end of the season on health grounds after seven years in charge, having suffered heart problems before a match at Sheffield Wednesday in March. He was succeeded by former Norwegian national coach Egil Olsen, who had frequently spoke of his admiration of Wimbledon and had transformed Norway into a leading international side with long-ball tactics similar to those employed by Kinnear.[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 10 12 16 40 63  −23 42 7 7 5 22 21  +1 3 5 11 18 42  −24
Results by round

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Results

Wimbledon's score comes first[2]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

FA Premier League

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
15 August 1998 Tottenham Hotspur H 3–1 23,031 Earle, Ekoku (2)
22 August 1998 Derby County A 0–0 25,747
29 August 1998 Leeds United H 1–1 16,437 Hughes
9 September 1998 West Ham United A 4–3 25,311 Gayle (2), Euell, Ekoku
12 September 1998 Aston Villa A 0–2 32,959
19 September 1998 Sheffield Wednesday H 2–1 13,163 Euell (2)
27 September 1998 Leicester City A 1–1 17,725 Earle
3 October 1998 Everton H 1–2 16,054 Roberts
17 October 1998 Manchester United A 1–5 55,265 Euell
24 October 1998 Middlesbrough H 2–2 14,114 Gayle (2)
31 October 1998 Blackburn Rovers H 1–1 12,526 Earle
7 November 1998 Nottingham Forest A 1–0 21,362 Gayle
14 November 1998 Chelsea A 0–3 34,757
21 November 1998 Arsenal H 1–0 26,003 Ekoku
28 November 1998 Newcastle United A 1–3 36,623 Gayle
5 December 1998 Coventry City H 2–1 11,717 Euell (2)
13 December 1998 Liverpool H 1–0 26,080 Earle
19 December 1998 Southampton A 1–3 14,354 Gayle
26 December 1998 Charlton Athletic H 2–1 19,106 Euell, Hughes
29 December 1998 Leeds United A 2–2 39,816 Earle, Cort
9 January 1999 Derby County H 2–1 12,732 Euell, Roberts
16 January 1999 Tottenham Hotspur A 0–0 32,422
30 January 1999 West Ham United H 0–0 23,035
8 February 1999 Charlton Athletic A 0–2 20,002
21 February 1999 Aston Villa H 0–0 15,582
27 February 1999 Everton A 1–1 32,574 Ekoku
3 March 1999 Sheffield Wednesday A 2–1 24,116 Ekoku, Gayle
6 March 1999 Leicester City H 0–1 11,801
13 March 1999 Nottingham Forest H 1–3 12,149 Gayle
20 March 1999 Blackburn Rovers A 1–3 21,754 Euell
3 April 1999 Manchester United H 1–1 26,121 Euell
5 April 1999 Middlesbrough A 1–3 33,999 Cort
11 April 1999 Chelsea H 1–2 21,577 Gayle
19 April 1999 Arsenal A 1–5 37,982 Cort
24 April 1999 Newcastle United H 1–1 21,172 Hartson
1 May 1999 Coventry City A 1–2 21,200 Hartson
8 May 1999 Southampton H 0–2 24,068
16 May 1999 Liverpool A 0–3 41,902

FA Cup

Main article: 1998–99 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 2 January 1999 Manchester City H 1–0 11,226 Cort
R4 23 January 1999 Tottenham Hotspur H 1–1 22,229 Earle
R4R 2 February 1999 Tottenham Hotspur A 0–3 24,049

League Cup

Main article: 1998–99 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R2 1st Leg 15 September 1998 Portsmouth A 1–2 7,010 Ekoku
R2 2nd Leg 22 September 1998 Portsmouth H 4–1 (won 5-3 on agg) 3,756 Ardley, Ekoku (2), Leaburn
R3 28 October 1998 Birmingham City A 2–1 11,845 Ardley (2)
R4 10 November 1998 Bolton Wanderers A 2–1 7,868 Gayle, Kennedy
QF 1 December 1998 Chelsea H 2–1 19,286 Earle, Hughes (pen)
SF 1st Leg 27 January 1999 Tottenham Hotspur A 0–0 35,997
SF 2nd Leg 16 February 1999 Tottenham Hotspur H 0–1 (lost 0-1 on agg) 25,204

First-team squad

Squad at end of season[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 Scotland SCO Neil Sullivan
2 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Kenny Cunningham
3 DF England ENG Alan Kimble
4 DF England ENG Chris Perry
5 DF England ENG Dean Blackwell
6 DF Wales WAL Ben Thatcher
7 MF Wales WAL Ceri Hughes
8 MF Jamaica JAM Robbie Earle
9 FW Nigeria NGA Efan Ekoku
10 MF England ENG Andy Roberts
11 FW Jamaica JAM Marcus Gayle
12 MF England ENG Neal Ardley
13 GK England ENG Paul Heald
14 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Jon Goodman
15 FW England ENG Carl Leaburn
16 MF Northern Ireland NIR Michael Hughes
17 DF Scotland SCO Brian McAllister
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Mark Kennedy
19 MF England ENG Stewart Castledine
20 MF Jamaica JAM Jason Euell
21 DF Scotland SCO Duncan Jupp
22 FW England ENG Andy Clarke
23 FW Guyana GUY Carl Cort
24 MF England ENG Peter Fear
25 DF England ENG Andy Pearce
26 MF England ENG Gareth Ainsworth
27 MF England ENG Damien Francis
28 FW England ENG Richard O'Connor
29 FW Wales WAL John Hartson
30 DF England ENG Peter Hawkins
31 DF England ENG Danny Hodges
33 GK Republic of Ireland IRL Brendan Murphy
35 FW Ghana GHA Patrick Agyemang

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
32 GK Norway NOR Morten Bakke (on loan from Molde)
No. Pos. Nation Player
34 GK England ENG Brian Parkin (to Brighton & Hove Albion)

Transfers

In

Date Pos. Name From Fee
29 October 1998 MF Gareth Ainsworth Port Vale £2,000,000
14 January 1999 FW John Hartson West Ham United £7,500,000

Out

Date Pos. Name To Fee
15 June 1998 DF Alan Reeves Swindon Town Free transfer
1 August 1998 MF Ståle Solbakken Aalborg BK Signed
Transfers in: Decrease £9,500,000
Transfers out: Increase £0
Total spending: Decrease £9,500,000

References

  1. ^ Brodkin, Jon (3 June 1999). "Wimbledon set for Scandinavian invasion". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 27 October 2008.
  2. ^ http://www.statto.com/football/teams/wimbledon/1998-1999
  3. ^ http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/1998-1999/faprem/wimbled.htm
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