1998–99 Ipswich Town F.C. season
Appearance
1998–99 season | |
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Chairman | David Sheepshanks |
Manager | George Burley |
Stadium | Portman Road |
First Division | 3rd |
FA Cup | Fourth round |
League Cup | Second round |
Play-offs | Semi-finals |
Top goalscorer | League: David Johnson / James Scowcroft (13) All: David Johnson / James Scowcroft (14) |
Highest home attendance | 22,162 (vs Queens Park Rangers, 5 Apr 1999, First Division) |
Lowest home attendance | 7,952 (vs Exeter City, 18 Aug 1998, League Cup) |
Average home league attendance | 16,920 |
During the 1998–99 English football season, Ipswich Town competed in the Football League First Division.
Season summary
In the 1998–99 season, Ipswich fans felt it would be third time lucky in the play-offs for the Tractor Boys. However the team once again lost on away goals to Bolton Wanderers.[1]
First-team squad
[2] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Left club during season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Reserve squad
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Competitions
Football League First Division
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Sunderland (C, P) | 46 | 31 | 12 | 3 | 91 | 28 | +63 | 105 | Promotion to the Premier League |
2 | Bradford City (P) | 46 | 26 | 9 | 11 | 82 | 47 | +35 | 87 | |
3 | Ipswich Town | 46 | 26 | 8 | 12 | 69 | 32 | +37 | 86 | Qualification for the First Division play-offs |
4 | Birmingham City | 46 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 66 | 37 | +29 | 81 | |
5 | Watford (O, P) | 46 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 65 | 56 | +9 | 77 |
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Legend
Win | Draw | Loss |
Ipswich Town's score comes first[3]
Matches
Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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9 August 1998 | Grimsby Town | A | 0-0 | 7,211 | |
15 August 1998 | Bury | H | 0-0 | 13,267 | |
22 August 1998 | Portsmouth | A | 0-0 | 12,002 | |
29 August 1998 | Sunderland | H | 0-2 | 15,813 | |
31 August 1998 | Port Vale | A | 3-0 | 5,485 | Scowcroft, Johnson, Holland |
8 September 1998 | Bradford City | H | 3-0 | 11,596 | Scowcroft (2), Venus |
12 September 1998 | Oxford United | A | 3-3 | 6,632 | Scowcroft, Johnson, Dyer |
19 September 1998 | Bristol City | H | 3-1 | 13,657 | Johnson (2), Scowcroft |
26 September 1998 | Watford | A | 0-1 | 13,109 | |
29 September 1998 | Tranmere Rovers | A | 2-0 | 5,072 | Stockwell, Scowcroft |
3 October 1998 | Crystal Palace | H | 3-0 | 16,837 | Venus (pen), Taricco, Mathie |
17 October 1998 | Swindon Town | H | 1-0 | 13,212 | Johnson |
20 October 1998 | Norwich City | H | 0-1 | 22,079 | |
24 October 1998 | Stockport County | A | 1-0 | 7,432 | Dyer |
31 October 1998 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 2-0 | 15,568 | Johnson (2) |
3 November 1998 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 2-0 | 14,680 | Scowcroft, Stockwell |
7 November 1998 | Huddersfield Town | A | 2-2 | 14,240 | Venus, Johnson |
14 November 1998 | Barnsley | A | 1-0 | 15,966 | Johnson |
21 November 1998 | Bolton Wanderers | H | 0-1 | 17,255 | |
28 November 1998 | Crewe Alexandra | A | 3-0 | 5,165 | Scowcroft (3, 1 pen) |
2 December 1998 | Queens Park Rangers | A | 1-1 | 12,449 | Holland |
5 December 1998 | Birmingham City | H | 1-0 | 15,901 | Petta |
12 December 1998 | Barnsley | H | 0-2 | 16,021 | |
20 December 1998 | Sheffield United | A | 2-1 | 12,944 | Abou, Naylor |
26 December 1998 | Portsmouth | H | 3-0 | 21,805 | Naylor (2), Dyer |
28 December 1998 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 0-1 | 24,636 | |
9 January 1999 | Grimsby Town | H | 0-1 | 15,575 | |
17 January 1999 | Sunderland | A | 1-2 | 39,835 | Holland |
30 January 1999 | Port Vale | H | 1-0 | 16,328 | Clapham |
6 February 1999 | Bury | A | 3-0 | 4,750 | Venus (pen), Mowbray, Harewood |
13 February 1999 | Bradford City | A | 0-0 | 15,024 | |
20 February 1999 | Oxford United | H | 2-1 | 16,920 | Holland, Venus (pen) |
27 February 1999 | Bristol City | A | 1-0 | 14,065 | Naylor |
2 March 1999 | Watford | H | 3-2 | 18,818 | Dyer, Venus, Johnson |
6 March 1999 | Tranmere Rovers | H | 1-0 | 15,929 | Thetis |
9 March 1999 | Crystal Palace | A | 2-3 | 16,360 | Johnson, Clapham |
13 March 1999 | Huddersfield Town | H | 3-0 | 17,170 | Magilton, Johnson, Petta |
20 March 1999 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 1-0 | 15,552 | Thetis |
3 April 1999 | Swindon Town | A | 6-0 | 10,337 | Venus (2 pens), Scowcroft, Mowbray, Clapham, Wilnis |
5 April 1999 | Queens Park Rangers | H | 3-1 | 22,162 | Johnson, Scowcroft, Holland |
11 April 1999 | Norwich City | A | 0-0 | 19,511 | |
17 April 1999 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 0-2 | 19,894 | |
20 April 1999 | Stockport County | H | 1-0 | 17,056 | Magilton |
24 April 1999 | Crewe Alexandra | H | 1-2 | 20,845 | Venus (pen) |
2 May 1999 | Birmingham City | A | 0-1 | 27,685 | |
9 May 1999 | Sheffield United | H | 4-1 | 21,689 | Magilton, Scowcroft, Dyer, Naylor |
First Division play-offs
Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
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SF 1st Leg | 16 May 1999 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 0-1 | 18,295 | |
SF 2nd Leg | 19 May 1999 | Bolton Wanderers | H | 4-3 (lost on away goals) | 21,755 | Holland (2), Dyer (2) |
FA Cup
Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
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R3 | 2 January 1999 | Tranmere Rovers | A | 1-0 | 7,223 | McGreal (own goal) |
R4 | 23 January 1999 | Everton | A | 0-1 | 28,854 |
League Cup
Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
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R1 1st Leg | 11 August 1998 | Exeter City | A | 1-1 | 3,233 | Holland |
R1 2nd Leg | 18 August 1998 | Exeter City | H | 5-1 (won 6-2 on agg) | 7,952 | Taricco, Holland, Stockwell, Mathie, Mason |
R2 1st Leg | 15 September 1998 | Luton Town | H | 2-1 | 9,032 | Scowcroft, Thetis |
R2 2nd Leg | 22 September 1998 | Luton Town | A | 2-4 (lost 4-5 on agg) | 5,655 | Johnson, Davis (own goal) |
Transfers
Transfers in
Date | Pos | Name | From | Fee | Ref |
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1 July 1998 | MF | ![]() |
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Free transfer | [4] |
1 August 1998 | FW | ![]() |
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Free transfer | [5] |
11 September 1998 | DF | ![]() |
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£50,000 | [6] |
6 January 1999 | DF | ![]() |
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£200,000 | [7] |
22 March 1999 | MF | ![]() |
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£680,000 | [8] |
Loans in
Date from | Pos | Name | From | Date until | Ref |
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3 October 1998 | MF | ![]() |
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3 November 1998 | [9] |
28 October 1998 | MF | ![]() |
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17 November 1998 | [10] |
18 November 1998 | MF | ![]() |
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21 December 1998 | [11] |
3 December 1998 | FW | ![]() |
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29 December 1998 | [12] |
12 January 1999 | MF | ![]() |
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21 March 1999 | [8] |
28 January 1999 | FW | ![]() |
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4 March 1999 | [13] |
Transfers out
Date | Pos | Name | To | Fee | Ref |
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1 July 1998 | MF | ![]() |
Retired | [14] | |
7 July 1998 | MF | ![]() |
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Undisclosed | [15] |
7 July 1998 | DF | ![]() |
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Free transfer | [16] |
29 September 1998 | MF | ![]() |
Retired | [17] | |
14 October 1998 | MF | ![]() |
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Undisclosed | [18] |
16 October 1998 | FW | ![]() |
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£700,000 | [19] |
9 November 1998 | DF | ![]() |
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£1,775,000 | [20] |
Loans out
Date from | Pos | Name | From | Date until | Ref |
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1 August 1998 | MF | ![]() |
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31 October 1998 | [21] |
Awards
Player awards
Award | Player | Ref |
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Player of the Year | ![]() |
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Player | Ref |
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References
- ^ Cross, John. "Football: TOWN CRIERS; Ipswich agony as they fail in play-offs again". The Mirror. Retrieved 25 March 2012 – via The Free Library.
- ^ http://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=1372&teamTabs=stats&season_id=128
- ^ http://www.statto.com/football/teams/ipswich-town/1998-1999/results
- ^ "Marco Holster at Soccerbase". Soccerbase. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ "Sean Friars at Soccerbase". Soccerbase. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ "Manuel Thetis at Soccerbase". Soccerbase. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
- ^ "Fabian Wilnis at Soccerbase". Soccerbase. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
- ^ a b "Jim Magilton at Soccerbase". Soccerbase. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
- ^ "Paolo Vernazza at Soccerbase". Soccerbase. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ "Jonathan Hunt at Soccerbase". Soccerbase. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ "Lee Hodges at Soccerbase". Soccerbase. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ "Samassi Abou at Soccerbase". Soccerbase. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ "Marlon Harewood at Soccerbase". Soccerbase. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ "Simon Milton at Soccerbase". Soccerbase. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ "Geraint Williams at Soccerbase". Soccerbase. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ "Gus Uhlenbeek at Soccerbase". Soccerbase. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ "Paul Mason at Soccerbase". Soccerbase. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ "Danny Sonner at Soccerbase". Soccerbase. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ "Alex Mathie at Soccerbase". Soccerbase. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ Staff and Agencies (5 November 1998). "Spurs snag on Taricco". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 7 May 2014.
- ^ "John Kennedy at Soccerbase". Soccerbase. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
- ^ Warren, Andy (28 March 2019). "Picking Ipswich Town's shining light in a dark season – the contenders for the player of the year award". East Anglian Daily Times. Ipswich. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
- ^ "Richard Wright". England Football Online. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
- ^ a b Hugman, Barry J., ed. (1999). The 1999–2000 Official PFA Footballers Factfile. Harpenden: Queen Anne Press. p. 352. ISBN 978-1-85291-607-7.