1998–99 Birmingham City F.C. season
The 1998–99 season was Birmingham City Football Club's 96th in the Football League. They finished in fourth place in the Football League First Division, qualifying for the promotion play-offs, in which they were eliminated in the semi-final by Watford in a penalty shootout. Birmingham lost to Leicester City in the third round of the FA Cup and to Wimbledon in the third round of the Football League Cup.
1998–99 season | ||
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Chairman | David Gold | |
Manager | Trevor Francis | |
Ground | St Andrew's | |
Division One | 4th | |
Play-offs | Semi-final (eliminated by Watford) | |
FA Cup | Third round (eliminated by Leicester City) | |
League Cup | Third round (eliminated by Wimbledon) | |
Top goalscorer | League: Dele Adebola, Paul Furlong (13) All: Dele Adebola (17) | |
Highest home attendance | 29,100 vs Watford, play-off semi-final, 20 May 1999 | |
Lowest home attendance | 3,443 vs Macclesfield Town, League Cup 2nd round, 22 September 1998 | |
Average home league attendance | 20,794[1] | |
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Football League First Division
Match details
Date | League position | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A | Scorers | Attendance | Report |
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8 August 1998 | 1st | Port Vale | A | W | 2–0 | Furlong 21', Adebola 68' | 10,465 | [2] |
16 August 1998 | 1st | Crystal Palace | H | W | 3–1 | Adebola 12', O'Connor 29' pen., Forster 90' | 16,699 | [2] |
22 August 1998 | 2nd | Sheffield United | A | W | 2–0 | Adebola 55', Forster 81' | 17,528 | [2] |
29 August 1998 | 4th | Barnsley | H | D | 0–0 | 19,825 | [2] | |
31 August 1998 | 5th | Bradford City | A | L | 1–2 | Ndlovu 56' | 13,910 | [2] |
8 September 1998 | 3rd | Bury | H | W | 1–0 | Adebola 20' | 15,935 | [2] |
5 September 1998 | 1st | Stockport County | H | W | 2–0 | Marsden 15', Hughes 67' | 16,429 | [2] |
12 September 1998 | 2nd | Bolton Wanderers | A | L | 1–3 | Rowett 40' | 19,637 | [2] |
19 September 1998 | 3rd | Grimsby Town | H | L | 0–1 | 17,563 | [2] | |
26 September 1998 | 7th | Norwich City | H | L | 0–2 | 16,584 | [2] | |
29 September 1998 | 5th | Portsmouth | A | W | 1–0 | O'Connor 59 pen. | 11,843 | [2] |
3 October 1998 | 4th | Tranmere Rovers | H | D | 2–2 | M. Johnson 40', Ndlovu 72' | 17,189 | [2] |
10 October 1998 | 3rd | Watford | A | D | 1–1 | Adebola 22' | 10,096 | [2] |
17 October 1998 | 2nd | Crewe Alexandra | H | W | 3–1 | Ndlovu 8', O'Connor 43' pen., Furlong 53' | 20,087 | [2] |
20 October 1998 | 2nd | Swindon Town | H | D | 1–1 | Marsden 58' | 19,485 | [2] |
25 October 1998 | 2nd | Queens Park Rangers | A | W | 1–0 | Adebola 6' | 10,272 | [2] |
31 October 1998 | 1st | Huddersfield Town | H | D | 1–1 | Ndlovu 53' | 19,170 | [2] |
7 November 1998 | 3rd | West Bromwich Albion | A | W | 3–1 | Ndlovu 5', 34', Adebola 12' | 19,472 | [2] |
14 November 1998 | 4th | Oxford United | H | L | 0–1 | 18,216 | [2] | |
23 November 1998 | 8th | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | L | 1–3 | Furlong 21' | 23,037 | [2] |
28 November 1998 | 4th | Bristol City | H | W | 4–2 | M. Johnson 5', Ndlovu 11', Forster (2) 42', 72' | 17,577 | [2] |
5 December 1998 | 7th | Ipswich Town | A | L | 0–1 | 15,901 | [2] | |
12 December 1998 | 4th | Oxford United | A | W | 7–1 | Rowett (2) 16', 31', Furlong (2) 17', 43', Grainger 55', Ndlovu 72', Hughes 89' | 7,189 | [2] |
19 December 1998 | 7th | Sunderland | H | D | 0–0 | 22,095 | [2] | |
26 December 1998 | 4th | Sheffield United | H | W | 1–0 | Furlong 20' pen. | 22,005 | [2] |
28 December 1998 | 3rd | Bury | A | W | 4–2 | Furlong (2) 32', 56', O'Connor 35', Adebola 74' | 7,024 | [2] |
9 January 1999 | 2nd | Port Vale | H | W | 1–0 | Furlong 25' | 18,632 | [3] |
16 January 1999 | 4th | Barnsley | A | D | 0–0 | 17,114 | [2] | |
31 January 1999 | 4th | Bradford City | H | W | 2–1 | Furlong (2) 45', 90' pen. | 19,291 | [2] |
6 February 1999 | 5th | Crystal Palace | A | D | 1–1 | Furlong 50' pen. | 15,996 | [2] |
13 February 1999 | 5th | Stockport County | A | L | 0–1 | 9,056 | [2] | |
21 February 1999 | 5th | Bolton Wanderers | H | D | 0–0 | 26,051 | [2] | |
27 February 1999 | 5th | Grimsby Town | A | W | 3–0 | Ndlovu 36', Adebola 85', Rowett 90' | 7,807 | [2] |
2 March 1999 | 5th | Norwich City | H | D | 0–0 | 20,749 | [2] | |
6 March 1999 | 4th | Portsmouth | H | W | 4–1 | Adebola (2) 26', 60', Forster 50', Hughes 84' | 20,617 | [2] |
9 March 1999 | 4th | Tranmere Rovers | A | W | 1–0 | M. Johnson 46' | 7,184 | [2] |
13 March 1999 | 4th | West Bromwich Albion | H | W | 4–0 | Adebola (2) 24', 62', Ndlovu 50', Grainger 88' | 29,060 | [2] |
20 March 1999 | 4th | Huddersfield Town | A | D | 1–1 | M. Johnson 47' | 14,667 | [2] |
2 April 1999 | 4th | Crewe Alexandra | A | D | 0–0 | 5,582 | [2] | |
5 April 1999 | 4th | Watford | H | L | 1–2 | Holdsworth 87' | 24,877 | [2] |
10 April 1999 | 4th | Swindon Town | A | W | 1–0 | Rowett 83' | 8,896 | [2] |
17 April 1999 | 4th | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | L | 0–1 | 28,143 | [2] | |
20 April 1999 | 4th | Queens Park Rangers | H | W | 1–0 | Forinton 85' | 20,888 | [2] |
24 April 1999 | 4th | Bristol City | A | W | 2–1 | Grainger 48' pen., Ndlovu 70' | 15,845 | [2] |
2 May 1999 | 4th | Ipswich Town | H | W | 1–0 | Furlong 60' | 27,685 | [2] |
9 May 1999 | 4th | Sunderland | A | L | 1–2 | Grainger 38' | 41,634 | [2] |
League table (part)
Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
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2nd | Bradford City | 46 | 26 | 9 | 11 | 82 | 47 | +35 | 87 |
3rd | Ipswich Town | 46 | 26 | 8 | 12 | 69 | 32 | +37 | 86 |
4th | Birmingham City | 46 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 66 | 37 | +29 | 81 |
5th | Watford | 46 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 65 | 56 | +9 | 77 |
6th | Bolton Wanderers | 46 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 78 | 59 | +19 | 76 |
Key | Pos = League position; Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points | ||||||||
Source | [4] |
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 |
46 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 66 | 37 | +29 | 81 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 32 | 15 | +17 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 34 | 22 | +12 |
Source: [4]
FA Cup
Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A | Scorers | Attendance | Report |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Third round | 2 January 1999 | Leicester City | A | L | 2–4 | Robinson 35', Adebola 89' | 19,846 | [2] |
League Cup
Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A | Scorers | Attendance | Report |
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First round 1st leg | 11 August 1998 | Millwall | H | W | 2–0 | Adebola 70', M. Johnson 87' | 14,133 | [2] |
First round 2nd leg | 19 August 1998 | Millwall | A | D | 1–1 3–1 agg. | Adebola 45' | 4,478 | [2] |
Second round 1st leg | 15 September 1998 | Macclesfield Town | A | W | 3–0 | Forster 66', Marsden 70', Rowett 89' | 2,275 | |
Second round 2nd leg | 22 September 1998 | Macclesfield Town | H | W | 6–0 9–0 agg. | Ndlovu (2) 7', 19', Askey 37' o.g., Marsden 57', Rowett 66', M. Johnson 89' | 3,443 | [2] |
Third round | 28 October 1998 | Wimbledon | H | L | 1–2 | Marsden 34' | 11,845 | [2] |
Transfers
In
Date | Player | Club | Fee | Ref |
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13 August 1998 | Gary Rowett | Derby County | £1m | |
10 December 1998 | Simon Marsh | Oxford United | £250,000 | |
4 February 1999 | Graham Hyde | Sheffield Wednesday | Free | [5] |
23 March 1999 | David Holdsworth | Sheffield United | £1.25m |
Out
Date | Player | Fee | Joined | Ref |
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2 July 1998 | Steve Bruce | c. £200,000 | Sheffield United | [6] |
23 October 1998 | Steve Barnes | Free | Barnet | |
13 January 1999 | Paul Tait | Free | Oxford United | [7] |
1 February 1999 | Chris Marsden | £800,000 | Southampton | |
22 June 1999 | Nicky Forster | £650,000 | Reading | [8] |
Loan in
Date | Player | Club | Return | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|
19 December 1998 | Fumaça | Catuense | 27 January 1999 | [9] |
25 March 1999 | Lee Bradbury | Crystal Palace | End of season | [10] |
Appearances and goals
- Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.
- Players with squad numbers struck through and marked
left the club during the playing season.
- Players with names in italics and marked * were on loan from another club for the whole of their season with Birmingham.
Pos. | Nat. | Name | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Play-offs | Total | Discipline | ||||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ![]() | ![]() | |||
GK | ![]() |
Ian Bennett | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
GK | ![]() |
Kevin Poole | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
DF | ![]() |
Gary Ablett | 23 (3) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 (3) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
DF | ![]() |
Jon Bass | 9 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 (2) | 0 | 2 | 0 |
DF | ![]() |
Simon Charlton | 27 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 (1) | 0 | 4 | 1 |
DF | ![]() |
Jerry Gill | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
DF | ![]() |
Martin Grainger | 30 (10) | 4 | 0 (1) | 0 | 2 (1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 34 (12) | 4 | 11 | 0 |
DF | ![]() |
David Holdsworth | 8 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 (1) | 0 | 4 | 1 |
DF | ![]() |
Michael Johnson | 43 (3) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 50 (3) | 6 | 6 | 0 |
DF | ![]() |
Simon Marsh | 6 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
DF | ![]() |
Darren Purse | 11 (9) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (1) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 13 (11) | 0 | 2 | 0 |
DF | ![]() |
Simon Rea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
DF | ![]() |
Gary Rowett | 42 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 49 | 7 | 5 | 0 |
DF | ![]() |
Darren Wassall | 0 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
MF | ![]() |
Tony Hey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
MF | ![]() |
Chris Holland | 7 (6) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (4) | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 9 (11) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
MF | ![]() |
Bryan Hughes | 20 (8) | 3 | 0 (1) | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 (10) | 3 | 2 | 0 |
DF | ![]() |
Graham Hyde | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
MF | ![]() |
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20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
MF | ![]() |
Jon McCarthy | 35 (8) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 43 (8) | 0 | 6 | 0 |
MF | ![]() |
Martyn O'Connor | 35 (2) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 42 (2) | 4 | 7 | 0 |
MF | ![]() |
Steve Robinson | 20 (11) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 (11) | 1 | 1 | 0 |
FW | ![]() |
Dele Adebola | 33 (6) | 13 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 (1) | 1 | 39 (7) | 17 | 3 | 0 |
FW | ![]() |
Lee Bradbury* | 6 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 7 (2) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
FW | ![]() |
Howard Forinton | 0 (3) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (4) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
FW | ![]() |
Nicky Forster | 8 (24) | 5 | 0 (1) | 0 | 2 (2) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 (27) | 6 | 0 | 0 |
FW | ![]() |
Paul Furlong | 24 (5) | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 28 (5) | 13 | 4 | 0 |
FW | ![]() |
Andrew Johnson | 0 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (5) | 0 | 2 | 0 |
FW | ![]() |
Peter Ndlovu | 37 (6) | 11 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 (1) | 0 | 43 (7) | 13 | 3 | 1 |
Pos | Nat | Name |
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MF | ![]() |
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MF | ![]() |
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MF | ![]() |
Fumaça* |
See also
References
General
- Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
- Matthews, Tony (2010). Birmingham City: The Complete Record. Derby: DB Publishing. ISBN 978-1-85983-853-2.
- Source for match dates, league positions and results: "Birmingham City 1998–1999: Results". Statto Organisation. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
- Source for lineups, appearances, goalscorers and attendances: Matthews (2010), Complete Record, pp. 432–33.
- Source for goal times: "Birmingham Results 1998/99". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
- Source for transfers: "Birmingham Transfers 1998/99". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
- Source for discipline: individual player pages linked from "Birmingham Squad details 1998/99". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
Specific
- "English historical attendance and performance: Birmingham City". European Football Statistics. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011.
- "Birmingham City Reports – 1998–1999". sportinglife.com. 365 Media Group. Archived from the original on 22 May 2012. Individual match reports are linked from this page.
- "Blues do it hard way – again". Evening Mail. Birmingham. 11 January 1999. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
- "Birmingham City 1998–1999 : English Division One Table". Statto Organisation. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
- "Blues swoop for Owls ace". Birmingham City F.C. 4 February 1999. Archived from the original on 4 May 1999.
- Tattum, Colin (2 July 1998). "Gold – we tried to keep Bruce". Birmingham Evening Mail. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
- "One-time golden boy Tait closes Blues era". Birmingham Post. 14 January 1999. Retrieved 13 June 2013. (subscription required)
- "Forster joins Reading in £650,000 move". Birmingham Evening Mail. 23 June 1999. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2011. (subscription required)
- "Blues sign Brazil star". Birmingham Evening Mail. 19 December 1998. Retrieved 13 June 2013. (subscription required)
"Blues drop Brazilian". Birmingham Evening Mail. 27 January 1999. Retrieved 13 June 2013. (subscription required) - Milledge, Adrian (26 March 1999). "Loan star Bradbury signs up for promotion push". Birmingham Post. Retrieved 13 June 2013. (subscription required)
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