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1998–99 Norwich City F.C. season

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Norwich City
1998–99 season
ChairmanBob Cooper
ManagerBruce Rioch
StadiumCarrow Road
Football League First Division9th
FA CupThird round
Worthington CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Roberts (19)
All: Roberts (23)
Average home league attendance15,761

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

Season summary

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Norwich made a good start to the 1998–1999 campaign, with a 1–0 victory against East Anglia rivals Ipswich Town at Portman Road being the highlight and by Christmas 1998, the prospects of promotion back to the Premiership were looking good – but the club didn't win a home game again until 1 May. During the season on 18 March 1999, ambiguous midfielder Keith O'Neill joined Middlesbrough for a fee of £700,000.[1]

Off the field on 17 December 1998, there were slight changes in the boardroom where Bob Cooper replaced Barry Lockwood as club chairman.[2]

Final league table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers 46 19 16 11 64 43 +21 73
8 Sheffield United 46 18 13 15 71 66 +5 67
9 Norwich City 46 15 17 14 62 61 +1 62
10 Huddersfield Town 46 15 16 15 62 71 −9 61
11 Grimsby Town 46 17 10 19 40 52 −12 61
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference

Results

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Norwich City's score comes first[3]

Legend

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Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

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Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
8 August 1998 Crewe Alexandra H 2–1 15,016 Bellamy, Kenton
15 August 1998 Stockport County A 2–0 6,538 Bellamy, Woodthorpe (own goal)
22 August 1998 Queens Park Rangers H 4–2 16,317 Bellamy (3, 2 pens), Jackson
29 August 1998 West Bromwich Albion A 0–2 17,401
8 September 1998 [[Huddersfield Town F.C.[Barnsley]] A 3–1 15,695 Marshall, Roberts, Bellamy
13 September 1998 Bury H 0–0 16,919
19 September 1998 Sheffield United A 1–2 16,155 Brannan
26 September 1998 Birmingham City H 2–0 16,584 Bellamy, Roberts
29 September 1998 Sunderland H 2–2 17,504 Eadie, Mackay
3 October 1998 Port Vale A 0–1 5,580
17 October 1998 Crystal Palace A 1–5 18,100 Roberts
20 October 1998 Ipswich Town A 1–0 22,079 Bellamy
24 October 1998 Huddersfield Town H 4–1 15,403 Bellamy (2), Roberts (2)
3 November 1998 Watford A 1–1 10,011 Eadie
7 November 1998 Bradford City H 2–2 14,722 O'Brien, Adams
10 November 1998 Portsmouth A 2–1 9,335 Roberts, Eadie
14 November 1998 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 0–0 17,275
21 November 1998 Tranmere Rovers A 3–1 6,319 O'Neill, Bellamy, Roberts
29 November 1998 Oxford United H 1–3 17,851 Bellamy
2 December 1998 Grimsby Town H 3–1 12,024 Adams, Roberts, Bellamy
5 December 1998 Swindon Town A 1–1 9,262 Roberts
12 December 1998 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 2–2 21,014 Adams (pen), Roberts
19 December 1998 Bristol City H 2–1 17,022 Roberts (2)
26 December 1998 Queens Park Rangers A 0–2 15,251
29 December 1998 Watford H 1–1 19,255 Roberts
9 January 1999 Crewe Alexandra A 2–3 4,782 Llewellyn, Marshall
16 January 1999 West Bromwich Albion H 1–1 15,411 Marshall
30 January 1999 Bolton Wanderers A 0–2 17,269
6 February 1999 Stockport County H 0–2 14,675
16 February 1999 Barnsley H 0–0 13,232
20 February 1999 Bury A 2–0 4,285 Bellamy, Fleming
27 February 1999 Sheffield United H 1–1 14,224 Llewellyn
2 March 1999 Birmingham City A 0–0 20,749
6 March 1999 Sunderland A 0–1 39,004
9 March 1999 Port Vale H 3–4 12,960 Fleming, Roberts, Bellamy
13 March 1999 Bradford City A 1–4 13,331 Roberts
20 March 1999 Portsmouth H 0–0 16,662
24 March 1999 Huddersfield Town A 1–1 9,717 Russell
3 April 1999 Crystal Palace H 0–1 16,754
5 April 1999 Grimsby Town A 1–0 6,302 Mulryne
11 April 1999 Ipswich Town H 0–0 19,511
17 April 1999 Tranmere Rovers H 2–2 14,735 Bellamy, Mulryne
20 April 1999 Bolton Wanderers H 2–2 11,137 Roberts (2)
24 April 1999 Oxford United A 4–2 7,345 Anselin, Roberts, Fleming, Bellamy
1 May 1999 Swindon Town H 2–1 17,306 Roberts, Hughes
9 May 1999 Bristol City A 0–1 11,362

FA Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 3 January 1999 Sheffield Wednesday A 1–4 18,737 Roberts

League Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 1st Leg 11 August 1998 Swansea City A 1–1 3,803 Bellamy
R1 2nd Leg 18 August 1998 Swansea City H 1–0 (won 2–1 on agg) 13,146 Roberts
R2 1st Leg 16 September 1998 Wigan Athletic H 1–0 11,426 Bradshaw (own goal)
R2 2nd Leg 22 September 1998 Wigan Athletic A 3–2 (won 4–2 on agg) 3,402 Bellamy, Roberts (2)
R3 27 October 1998 Bolton Wanderers A 1–1 (lost 1–3 on pens) 14,189 O'Neill

Players

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First-team squad

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Squad at end of season[4]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
- GK England ENG Andy Marshall
- DF England ENG Daryl Sutch
- DF England ENG Craig Fleming
- DF England ENG Matt Jackson (captain)
- DF Norway NOR Erik Fuglestad
- MF England ENG Lee Marshall
- MF Wales WAL Chris Llewellyn
- FW Wales WAL Iwan Roberts
- FW Wales WAL Craig Bellamy
- MF Scotland SCO Peter Grant
- MF England ENG Darren Eadie
- DF Scotland SCO Malky Mackay
- DF England ENG Darren Kenton
- GK Scotland SCO Michael Watt
- MF England ENG Neil Adams
- MF Republic of Ireland IRL Keith O'Neill
No. Pos. Nation Player
- DF England ENG Che Wilson
- MF England ENG Ged Brannan
- MF England ENG Darel Russell
- MF England ENG Adrian Forbes
- MF Republic of Ireland IRL Shaun Carey[notes 1]
- MF France FRA Cédric Anselin (on loan from Bordeaux)
- GK England ENG Robert Green
- MF Northern Ireland NIR Philip Mulryne
- FW Scotland SCO Paul Dalglish (on loan from Newcastle United)
- FW Northern Ireland NIR Adrian Coote[notes 2]
- DF Spain ESP Víctor Segura
- MF England ENG Paul Hughes (on loan from Chelsea)
- MF Republic of Ireland IRL Mike Milligan[notes 3]
- DF England ENG Kevin Scott
- MF England ENG Darren Way

Notes

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  1. ^ Carey was born in Kettering, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and represented them at U-21 level.
  2. ^ Coote was born in Belton with Browston, England, but also qualified to represent Northern Ireland internationally and represented them at U-21 level before making his international debut for Northern Ireland in 1999.
  3. ^ Milligan was born in Manchester, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and represented them at U-21, U-23, and B level before making his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in 1992.

References

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  1. ^ "Robson relieved to recruit O'Neill". The Independent. 19 March 1999. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
  2. ^ Nixon, Alan (18 December 1998). "Football: Platt starts his Sampdoria stint". The Independent. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
  3. ^ "Norwich City 1998-1999 Results - statto.com". Archived from the original on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  4. ^ "Norwich FC Player Appearances | Past & Present | Soccer Base".