1998–99 Crystal Palace F.C. season

Crystal Palace
1998–99 season
Chairman Mark Goldberg[1]
Manager Terry Venables (until 15 January)
Steve Coppell (from 15 January)
Stadium Selhurst Park
Football League First Division 14th
FA Cup Third round
Worthington Cup Second round
Top goalscorer League: Morrison (12)
All: Morrison (13)
Average home league attendance 17,123

During the 1998–99 English football season, Crystal Palace F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.

Season summary

Terry Venables was appointed head coach, but the dream of success for the 1998–99 season quickly turned into a nightmare. Goldberg was unable to sustain his financial backing of the club and they went into administration in March 1999.[1] Simon Paterson took charge of the club throughout a spell in which it's very future seemed in serious doubt.

Venables stood down as manager and after some negotiation over his outstanding contract, left the club.[2] In January 1999, Steve Coppell returned to the job once again,[1] and was able to guide Palace to a mid-table finish. With the approval of the administrators, Peter Morley was installed as chairman, in time for the start of the next season.[1]

Final league table

Pos Team Pl W D L F A Pts
1. Sunderland 46 31 12 3 91 28 105
2. Bradford City 46 26 9 11 82 47 87
3. Ipswich Town 46 26 8 12 69 32 86
4. Birmingham City 46 23 12 11 66 37 81
5. Watford 46 21 14 11 65 56 77
6. Bolton Wanderers 46 20 16 10 78 59 76
7. Wolverhampton Wanderers 46 19 16 11 64 43 73
8. Sheffield United 46 18 13 15 71 66 67
9. Norwich City 46 15 17 14 62 61 62
10. Huddersfield Town 46 15 16 15 62 71 61
11. Grimsby Town 46 17 10 19 40 52 61
12. West Bromwich Albion 46 16 11 19 69 76 59
13. Barnsley 46 14 17 15 59 56 59
14. Crystal Palace 46 14 16 16 58 71 58
15. Tranmere Rovers 46 12 20 14 63 61 56
16. Stockport County 46 12 17 17 49 60 53
17. Swindon Town 46 13 11 22 59 81 50
18. Crewe Alexandra 46 12 12 22 54 78 48
19. Portsmouth 46 11 14 21 57 73 47
20. Queens Park Rangers 46 12 11 23 52 61 47
21. Port Vale 46 13 8 25 45 75 47
22. Bury 46 10 17 19 35 60 47
23. Oxford United 46 10 14 22 48 71 44
24. Bristol City 46 9 15 22 57 80 42
Key
Promoted to the Premier League
Qualified for the promotion playoff
Relegated to Division 2

NB In the Football League goals scored (F) takes precedence over goal difference

Results

Crystal Palace's score comes first[3]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
8 August 1998 Bolton WanderersH2–219,029Jansen, Ćurčić
16 August 1998 Birmingham CityA1–316,699Mullins
22 August 1998 Oxford UnitedH2–014,827Dyer, Lombardo
29 August 1998 Stockport CountyA1–17,739Shipperley
8 September 1998 Crewe AlexandraA1–04,977Jansen
12 September 1998 Port ValeH0–115,983
19 September 1998 BarnsleyA0–415,597
27 September 1998 Sheffield UnitedH1–020,370Ćurčić
30 September 1998 BuryH4–213,219Warhurst, Dyer, Morrison, Lombardo (pen)
3 October 1998 Ipswich TownA0–316,837
17 October 1998 Norwich CityH5–118,100Rizzo, Jansen (2), Svensson, Lombardo
20 October 1998 Wolverhampton WanderersH3–216,417Moore, Burton, Ćurčić
31 October 1998 Grimsby TownA0–26,948
3 November 1998 West Bromwich AlbionA2–311,606Jansen, Moore
7 November 1998 PortsmouthH4–120,188Moore, Thomson (own goal), Mullins, Foster
14 November 1998 Bristol CityH2–117,821Bradbury, Jansen
21 November 1998 Swindon TownA0–211,718
28 November 1998 WatfordH2–219,521Tuttle, Ćurčić
5 December 1998 Huddersfield TownA0–410,453
8 December 1998 Tranmere RoversH1–112,919Jansen
12 December 1998 Bristol CityA1–113,014Bell (own goal)
15 December 1998 SunderlandA0–233,870
19 December 1998 Queens Park RangersH1–117,684Rodger
26 December 1998 Oxford UnitedA3–18,375Foster, Morrison, Bradbury (pen)
28 December 1998 West Bromwich AlbionH1–119,137Morrison
10 January 1999 Bolton WanderersA0–315,410
16 January 1999 Stockport CountyH2–215,517Morrison, Zhiyi
19 January 1999 Bradford CityA1–214,368Tuttle
30 January 1999 Tranmere RoversA1–36,017Bradbury
6 February 1999 Birmingham CityH1–115,996Rowett (own goal)
13 February 1999 Crewe AlexandraH1–114,823Morrison
20 February 1999 Port ValeA0–16,051
28 February 1999 BarnsleyH1–017,021Mullins
2 March 1999 Sheffield UnitedA1–112,896Petrić
6 March 1999 BuryA0–04,334
9 March 1999 Ipswich TownH3–216,360Mullins, Morrison (2)
13 March 1999 PortsmouthA1–115,120Bradbury
20 March 1999 Grimsby TownH3–115,228Morrison (2), Mullins
28 March 1999 Bradford CityH1–015,626Zhiyi
3 April 1999 Norwich CityA1–016,754Austin
5 April 1999 SunderlandH1–122,096Morrison
10 April 1999 Wolverhampton WanderersA0–023,643
17 April 1999 Swindon TownH0–118,660
24 April 1999 WatfordA1–215,590McKenzie
1 May 1999 Huddersfield TownH2–217,282Morrison (2)
9 May 1999 Queens Park RangersA0–618,498

FA Cup

Main article: 1998–99 FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R32 January 1999 Newcastle UnitedA1–236,536Bradbury

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R1 1st Leg11 August 1998 Torquay UnitedA1–13,042Lombardo
R1 2nd Leg25 August 1998 Torquay UnitedH2–1 (won 3–2 on agg)6,872Lombardo, Hreiðarsson
R2 1st Leg15 September 1998 BuryA0–32,780
R2 2nd Leg23 September 1998 BuryH2–1 (lost 2–4 on agg)3,546Morrison, Zhiyi

Squad

[4] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
England GK Fraser Digby
England GK Kevin Miller
South Africa GK Gareth Ormshaw
England DF Dean Austin
England DF Sagi Burton
England DF Jason Crowe (on loan from Arsenal)
England DF Marc Edworthy
England DF Andy Frampton
England DF James Hibburt
England DF Andy Linighan
England DF Jamie Smith
England DF Dave Tuttle
England DF Paul Warhurst
England DF David Woozley
Serbia and Montenegro DF Gordan Petrić
Iceland DF Hermann Hreiðarsson
Israel DF David Amsalem
China DF Sun Jihai
China DF Fan Zhiyi
Australia DF Craig Moore
England MF Hayden Mullins
England MF Simon Rodger (captain)
No. Position Player
Scotland MF Jamie Fullarton
Wales MF Stephen Evans
Scotland MF Steven Thomson
Northern Ireland MF Wayne Carlisle
Northern Ireland MF Gareth Graham
Republic of Ireland MF Andy Turner
Italy MF Attilio Lombardo
Serbia and Montenegro MF Saša Ćurčić
Argentina MF Walter del Río
Australia MF Craig Foster
England FW Marcus Bent
England FW Lee Bradbury
England FW Bruce Dyer
England FW Richard Harris
England FW Matt Jansen
England FW Leon McKenzie
England FW Clinton Morrison
England FW Neil Shipperley
Wales FW Andy Martin
Italy FW Michele Padovano
Sweden FW Mathias Svensson
Australia FW Nick Rizzo

Other events

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "1993–2000 PROMOTION TO ADMINISTRATION". Crystal Palace FC Official Website. 1 June 2013. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
  2. "Venables stands down". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 16 January 1999. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
  3. http://www.statto.com/football/teams/crystal-palace/1998-1999
  4. http://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=646&teamTabs=stats&season_id=128
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