1998–99 Middlesbrough F.C. season
Highest home attendance | 34,687 (vs. Tottenham Hotspur, 20 February) |
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Lowest home attendance | 11,531 (vs. Wycombe Wanderers, 16 September) |
Average home league attendance | 34,386 |
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During the 1998–99 English football season, Middlesbrough competed in the
Season summary
Middlesbrough were the only newly promoted side to avoid relegation in 1998–99. They attained an impressive ninth-place finish in the final table - too high for relegation, but not quite high enough for a
Final league table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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7 | Liverpool | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 68 | 49 | +19 | 54 | |
8 | Derby County | 38 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 40 | 45 | −5 | 52 | |
9 | Middlesbrough | 38 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 48 | 54 | −6 | 51 | |
10 | Leicester City | 38 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 40 | 46 | −6 | 49 | |
11 | Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 47 | 50 | −3 | 47 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round[a] |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
- ^ Tottenham Hotspur qualified for the UEFA Cup as League Cup winners.
- Results summary
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
38 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 48 | 54 | −6 | 51 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 25 | 18 | +7 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 36 | −13 |
Source: 1998-99 FA Premier League table
- Results by round
Results
Middlesbrough's score comes first[1]
Legend
Win | Draw | Loss |
FA Premier League
Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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15 August 1998 | Leeds United |
H | 0–0 | 34,162 | |
23 August 1998 | Aston Villa | A | 1–3 | 29,559 | Beck |
29 August 1998 | Derby County | H | 1–1 | 34,121 | Ricard
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9 September 1998 | Leicester City | A | 1–0 | 20,635 | Gascoigne |
13 September 1998 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 3–0 | 30,437 | Ricard (2), Kinder
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19 September 1998 | Everton | H | 2–2 | 34,563 | Ricard (2)
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26 September 1998 | Chelsea | A | 0–2 | 34,811 | |
3 October 1998 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 4–0 | 34,163 | Ricard, Gascoigne
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17 October 1998 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 2–1 | 34,413 | Ricard (pen), Fleming
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24 October 1998 | Wimbledon | A | 2–2 | 14,114 | Ricard
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1 November 1998 | Nottingham Forest | H | 1–1 | 34,223 | Deane |
7 November 1998 | Southampton | A | 3–3 | 15,202 | Gascoigne, Lundekvam (own goal), Festa |
15 November 1998 | Charlton Athletic | A | 1–1 | 20,043 | Stamp |
21 November 1998 | Coventry City | H | 2–0 | 34,293 | Ricard
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29 November 1998 | Arsenal | A | 1–1 | 38,075 | Deane |
6 December 1998 | Newcastle United | H | 2–2 | 34,629 | Townsend, Cooper |
12 December 1998 | West Ham United | H | 1–0 | 34,623 | Deane |
19 December 1998 | Manchester United | A | 3–2 | 55,152 | |
26 December 1998 | Liverpool | H | 1–3 | 34,626 | Deane |
28 December 1998 | Derby County | A | 1–2 | 32,726 | Beck |
9 January 1999 | Aston Villa | H | 0–0 | 34,643 | |
16 January 1999 | Leeds United |
A | 0–2 | 37,473 | |
30 January 1999 | Leicester City | H | 0–0 | 34,631 | |
6 February 1999 | Liverpool | A | 1–3 | 44,384 | Stamp |
17 February 1999 | Everton | A | 0–5 | 31,606 | |
20 February 1999 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 0–0 | 34,687 | |
27 February 1999 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 1–3 | 24,534 | Mustoe |
14 March 1999 | Southampton | H | 3–0 | 33,387 | Ricard, Vickers
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20 March 1999 | Nottingham Forest | A | 2–1 | 21,468 | Ricard, Deane
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3 April 1999 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 0–0 | 27,482 | |
5 April 1999 | Wimbledon | H | 3–1 | 33,999 | Ricard (2), Festa
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10 April 1999 | Charlton Athletic | H | 2–0 | 34,529 | Ricard, Mustoe
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14 April 1999 | Chelsea | H | 0–0 | 34,406 | |
17 April 1999 | Coventry City | A | 2–1 | 19,231 | Kinder, Gordon |
24 April 1999 | Arsenal | H | 1–6 | 34,630 | Armstrong |
1 May 1999 | Newcastle United | A | 1–1 | 36,552 | Mustoe |
9 May 1999 | Manchester United | H | 0–1 | 34,665 | |
16 May 1999 | West Ham United | A | 0–4 | 25,902 |
FA Cup
Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
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R3 | 3 January 1999 | Manchester United | A | 1–3 | 52,232 | Townsend |
League Cup
Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
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R2 1st Leg | 16 September 1998 | Wycombe Wanderers | H | 2–0 | 11,531 | Ricard, Festa
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R2 2nd Leg | 22 September 1998 | Wycombe Wanderers | A | 1–1 (won 3–1 on agg) | 5,698 | Ricard
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R3 | 28 October 1998 | Everton | H | 2–3 | 20,748 | Ricard
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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
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Reserve squad
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Statistics
Appearances, goals and cards
- (Starting appearances + substitute appearances)
No. | Pos. | Name | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | Discipline | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||||
1 | GK | Mark Schwarzer | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2 | DF | Curtis Fleming | 12+2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14+2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
3 | DF | Dean Gordon | 38 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
4 | DF | Steve Vickers | 30+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 33+1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
5 | DF | Gianluca Festa | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
6 | DF | Gary Pallister | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
7 | MF | Robbie Mustoe | 32+1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34+1 | 4 | 8 | 1 |
8 | MF | Paul Gascoigne | 25+1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 28+1 | 3 | 13 | 0 |
9 | FW | Marco Branca | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
10 | FW | Brian Deane | 24+2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 25+3 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
10 | MF | Paul Merson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
11 | MF | Alan Moore | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
12 | FW | Mikkel Beck | 13+14 | 5 | 0+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15+15 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
13 | GK | Marlon Beresford | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
14 | MF | Phil Stamp | 5+11 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8+12 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
15 | MF | Neil Maddison | 10+10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12+10 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
16 | MF | Andy Townsend | 35 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
17 | DF | Vladimír Kinder | 0+5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1+5 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
18 | FW | Andy Campbell | 1+7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 2+9 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
19 | FW | Hamilton Ricard
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32+4 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 36+4 | 18 | 6 | 0 |
20 | FW | Alun Armstrong | 0+6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
21 | DF | Craig Harrison | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
22 | MF | Mark Summerbell | 7+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 1 | 7+6 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
23 | DF | Clayton Blackmore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
23 | MF | Keith O'Neill | 4+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
24 | DF | Steve Baker | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
27 | MF | Anthony Ormerod | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
28 | DF | Robbie Stockdale | 17+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 20+2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
29 | DF | Colin Cooper | 32+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34+1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
30 | MF | Micky Cummins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31 | DF | Jason Gavin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Transfers
In
Date | Pos. | Name | From | Fee |
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6 July 1998 | DF | Dean Gordon | Crystal Palace | £900,000 |
6 July 1998 | DF | Gary Pallister | Manchester United | £2,500,000 |
18 August 1998 | DF | Colin Cooper | Nottingham Forest | £2,500,000 |
12 October 1998 | FW | Brian Deane | Benfica | £3,000,000 |
18 March 1999 | MF | Keith O'Neill | Norwich City | £700,000 |
Out
Date | Pos. | Name | To | Fee |
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1 July 1998 | DF | Craig Liddle | Darlington | Free transfer |
8 September 1998 | MF | Paul Merson | Aston Villa | £6,750,000 |
25 February 1999 | DF | Clayton Blackmore | Barnsley | Free transfer |
25 March 1999 | FW | Mikkel Beck | Derby County | £500,000 |
25 March 1999 | FW | Kris Trevor | Gateshead | Free transfer |
20 May 1999 | FW | Paul Connor | Stoke City | Free transfer |
- Transfers in: £9,600,000
- Transfers out: £7,250,000
- Total spending: £2,350,000
Notes
- ^ Townsend was born in England.
References
- ^ "Middlesbrough 1998-1999 Results". statto.com. Archived from the original on 25 March 2013.
- ^ "FootballSquads - Middlesbrough - 1998/99". www.footballsquads.co.uk.