1998–99 West Ham United F.C. season

During the 1998–99 English football season, West Ham United F.C. competed in the FA Premier League (known as the FA Carling Premiership for sponsorship reasons).

West Ham United
1998–99 season
ChairmanTerry Brown
ManagerHarry Redknapp
StadiumUpton Park
Premiership5th
FA CupThird round
League CupSecond round
Top goalscorerIan Wright (9)
Highest home attendance26,044 (vs. Tottenham Hotspur, 28 November)
Lowest home attendance23,153 (vs. Southampton, 28 September)
Average home league attendance25,639

Season summary

In the 1998–99 season, the Hammers finished fifth in the Premier League, their second-best placing ever in the top-flight, securing UEFA Cup qualification to mark a return to European competitions after 19 years away.

New additions to the side for the season were goalkeeper Shaka Hislop, defender Neil Ruddock, Marc Keller and Arsenal goalscoring legend Ian Wright, while mid-season arrivals came in the shape of midfielder Marc-Vivien Foé, defender Scott Minto and striker Paolo Di Canio. During the course of the season, several key players left the club, including veteran defender Tim Breacker, unsettled striker John Hartson and winger Andy Impey. April saw the retirement of defender Richard Hall, who had struggled with injuries since his arrival from Southampton in July 1996.

The season also saw the emergence of highly promising midfielder Joe Cole, who played his first eight league games and made a further appearance in the FA Cup.

Final league table
Main article: 1998–99 FA Premier League
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
3 Chelsea 38 20 15 3 57 30 +27 75 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
4 Leeds United 38 18 13 7 62 34 +28 67 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
5 West Ham United 38 16 9 13 46 53 −7 57 Qualification for the Intertoto Cup third round
6 Aston Villa 38 15 10 13 51 46 +5 55
7 Liverpool 38 15 9 14 68 49 +19 54
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 16 9 13 46 53  −7 57 11 3 5 32 26  +6 5 6 8 14 27  −13
Results by matchday
Match1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHHAHAHAAHHAHAAHAHAHAHHAHAAHAHAHAHAH
ResultWDDLWDWLDLWDWWWLLWLWLLDLWDWLWWDLDWWLLW
Position3671177468138966257676889988677555666665
Source: 11v11.com: 1998-99 West Ham United results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

West Ham United's score comes first[1]

Legend
Win Draw Loss

FA Premier League
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
15 August 1998Sheffield WednesdayA1–030,236Wright
22 August 1998Manchester UnitedH0–026,039
29 August 1998Coventry CityA0–020,818
9 September 1998WimbledonH3–425,311Hartson, Wright (2)
12 September 1998LiverpoolH2–126,029Hartson, Berkovic
19 September 1998Nottingham ForestA0–026,463
28 September 1998SouthamptonH1–023,153Wright
3 October 1998Blackburn RoversA0–325,213
17 October 1998Aston VillaH0–026,002
24 October 1998Charlton AthleticA2–420,043Rufus (own goal), Berkovic
31 October 1998Newcastle UnitedA3–036,744Wright (2), Sinclair
8 November 1998ChelseaH1–126,023Ruddock
14 November 1998Leicester CityH3–225,642Kitson, Lomas, Lampard
22 November 1998Derby CountyA2–031,366Hartson, Keller
28 November 1998Tottenham HotspurH2–126,044Sinclair (2)
5 December 1998Leeds UnitedA0–436,320
12 December 1998MiddlesbroughA0–134,623
19 December 1998EvertonH2–125,998Keller, Sinclair
26 December 1998ArsenalA0–138,098
28 December 1998Coventry CityH2–025,662Wright, Hartson
10 January 1999Manchester UnitedA1–455,180Lampard
16 January 1999Sheffield WednesdayH0–425,642
30 January 1999WimbledonA0–023,035
6 February 1999ArsenalH0–426,042
13 February 1999Nottingham ForestH2–125,458Pearce, Lampard
20 February 1999LiverpoolA2–244,511Lampard (pen), Keller
27 February 1999Blackburn RoversH2–025,529Pearce, Di Canio
6 March 1999SouthamptonA0–115,240
13 March 1999ChelseaA1–034,765Kitson
20 March 1999Newcastle UnitedH2–025,997Di Canio, Kitson
2 April 1999Aston VillaA0–036,813
5 April 1999Charlton AthleticH0–126,041
10 April 1999Leicester CityA0–020,402
17 April 1999Derby CountyH5–125,485Di Canio, Berkovic, Wright, Ruddock, Sinclair
24 April 1999Tottenham HotspurA2–136,089Wright, Keller
1 May 1999Leeds UnitedH1–525,997Di Canio
8 May 1999EvertonA0–640,049
16 May 1999MiddlesbroughH4–025,902Lampard, Keller, Sinclair, Di Canio

FA Cup
Main article: 1998–99 FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R32 January 1999Swansea CityH1–126,039Dicks
R3R13 January 1999Swansea CityA0–110,116

League Cup
Main article: 1998–99 Football League Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R2 1st Leg15 September 1998Northampton TownA0–27,254
R2 2nd Leg22 September 1998Northampton TownH1–0 (1–2 on agg)25,435Lampard

Squad

[2]

No. Player Position Lge apps Lge Gls FAC apps FAC Gls LC apps LC Gls Date signed Previous club
West Ham United XI 1998-1999
12 Shaka Hislop (Hammer of the Year) GK 37 0 2 0 2 0 July 1998 Newcastle United
15 Rio Ferdinand CB 31 0 1 0 1 0 November 1995 Academy
19 Ian Pearce CB 33 0 1 0 2 0 September 1997 Blackburn Rovers
6 Neil Ruddock CB 27 0 2 0 1 0 July 1998 Liverpool
8 Trevor Sinclair RM 36 7 2 2 January 1998 Queens Park Rangers
11 Steve Lomas (captain) CM 30 2 March 1997 Manchester City
18 Frank Lampard CM 38 5 1 1 2 July 1995 Academy
7 Marc Keller LM 17+4 5 0 0 1 0 July 1998 Karlsruher SC
29 Eyal Berkovic AM 28+2 3 1+1 1 June 1997 Southampton
10 John Hartson CF 16+1 4 2 1 February 1997 Arsenal
14 Ian Wright CF 20+2 9 1 2 August 1998 Arsenal
Important players
10 Paolo Di Canio CF 12+1 4 January 1999 Sheffield Wednesday
20 Scott Minto LWB 14+1 January 1999 Benfica
9 Paul Kitson CF 13+4 3 February 1997 Newcastle United
13 Marc-Vivien Foé CM 13 January 1999 Lens
4 Steve Potts CB 11+8 1 2 May 1984 Academy
17 Stan Lazaridis LWB 11+4 2 1 September 1995 West Adelaide
3 Julian Dicks D 9 2 1 1 October 1994 Liverpool
16 John Moncur CM 6+8 1 June 1994 Swindon Town
Other players
20 Andy Impey RWB 6+2 1 September 1997 Queens Park Rangers
30 Javier Margas CB 3 July 1998 Universidad Católica
26 Joe Cole M 2+6 0+1 July 1997 Academy
2 Tim Breacker RB 2+1 1 0+1 October 1990 Luton Town
24 Samassi Abou CF 2+1 0+1 1 October 1997 Cannes
22 Craig Forrest GK 1+1 July 1995 Ipswich Town
27 Emmanuel Omoyinmi F 0+3 1+1 0+1 May 1995 Academy
28 Chris Coyne CB 0+1 January 1996 Perth SC
25 Lee Hodges M 0+1 March 1995 Academy
40 Gavin Holligan F 0+1 January 1999 Kingstonian
5 Richard Hall CB 0+1 July 1996 Southampton

Transfers

In
Date Pos. Name From Fee
13 July 1998 FW Ian Wright Arsenal £500,000
30 July 1998 DF Neil Ruddock Liverpool £100,000
30 July 1998 DF Javier Margas Universidad Católica £1,800,000
25 November 1998 FW Gavin Holligan Kingstonian £100,000
14 January 1999 DF Scott Minto Benfica £1,000,000
27 January 1999 FW Paolo Di Canio Sheffield Wednesday £1,750,000
27 January 1999 MF Marc-Vivien Foé Lens £4,000,000
9 February 1999 MF Jimmy Bullard Ebbsfleet United £30,000

Out
Date Pos. Name To Fee
1 August 1998 DF Lee Goodwin Dagenham & Redbridge Free transfer
24 November 1998 MF Andy Impey Leicester City £1,600,000
25 December 1998 GK Luděk Mikloško Queens Park Rangers Nominal
14 January 1999 FW John Hartson Wimbledon £7,500,000
10 February 1999 DF Tim Breacker Queens Park Rangers Free transfer
12 March 1999 DF David Partridge Dundee United £40,000
24 May 1999 MF Joe Keith Colchester United Free transfer
Transfers in: £9,280,000
Transfers out: £9,140,000
Total spending: £140,000

References
  1. http://www.statto.com/football/teams/west-ham-united/1998-1999/results
  2. http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/1998-1999/faprem/westham.htm
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