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1998–99 Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. season

English football club season


English football club season

FieldValue
clubWolverhampton Wanderers
season1998–99
managerMark McGhee
(until 5 November)
Colin Lee
(from 28 November)
mgrtitleManager
chairmanSir Jack Hayward OBE
chrtitleChairman
leagueFootball League First Division
league result7th
cup1FA Cup
cup1 result4th round
cup2League Cup
cup2 result2nd round
league topscorerRobbie Keane (11)
season topscorerRobbie Keane (16)
highest attendance27,589 (vs Bradford, 9 May 1999)
lowest attendance15,296 (vs Barnet, 18 August 1998)
average attendance22,620 (league only)
prevseason1997–98
nextseason1999–2000

(until 5 November) Colin Lee (from 28 November) The 1998–99 season was the 100th season of competitive league football in the history of English football club Wolverhampton Wanderers. During that season, they played in the second tier of the English football system, the Football League First Division.

The season began with Mark McGhee as manager but he left "by mutual agreement" on 5 November after a run of two victories from fourteen games; the team having begun with four consecutive league wins. Upon McGhee's departure his assistant Colin Lee was placed in charge of the team and, after taking ten points from a possible twelve, he was handed the post for the remainder of the season.

The team finished in seventh place, one position short of the play-offs. Results on the final day, including their own, failed to go in their favour and so they missed out on a chance of promotion to the Premier League. Nonetheless, following the final match, the Wolves board announced that Colin Lee was to be given a permanent contract as manager.

Results

Pre-season

Koejoe Riseth Simpson Osborn Rosas

Football League First Division

A total of 24 teams competed in the Football League First Division in the 1998–99 season. Each team played every other team twice: once at their stadium, and once at the opposition's. Three points were awarded to teams for each win, one point per draw, and none for defeats. Teams finishing level on points were firstly divided by the number of goals scored rather than goal difference.

The provisional fixture list was released on 15 June 1998, but was subject to change in the event of matches being selected for television coverage or police concerns. Curle Curle 80' Osborn Keane Gómez Naylor Thornley Lombardo 51' Burton Ćurčić Curle Stockwell Connolly Robinson Robinson Robinson Murphy Roberts Mills Gómez Robinson Keane Curle Quinn Gray Hamilton Sebők Jones Connolly Richards Flo Muscat Flo Curle 53' Simpson Mills Blake Beagrie 78' Final table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
5Watford462114116556+977
6Bolton Wanderers462016107859+1976
7Wolverhampton Wanderers461916116443+2173
8Sheffield United461813157166+567

Source: Statto.com

Results summary

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FA Cup

Bergkamp

League Cup

Currie Keane

Players

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Transfers

In

DatePlayerFromFee
5 August 1998ESP Fernando GómezESP ValenciaFree
13 November 1998GER Robert NiestrojGER Fortuna Düsseldorf£500,000
13 January 1999NOR Håvard FloGER Werder Bremen£700,000
25 March 1999ENG Darren MiddletonAston VillaFree
25 March 1999IRL Andy TurnerCrystal PalaceFree

Out

DatePlayerToFee
June 1998ENG Tony DaleyReleasedFree{{cite web
June 1998ENG Don GoodmanReleasedFree{{cite web
June 1998POL Dariusz KubickiReleasedFree
June 1998ENG Richard LeadbeaterReleasedFree
June 1998NED Hans SegersReleasedFree{{cite web
June 1998AUS Robbie SlaterReleasedFree
June 1998ENG Chris WestwoodReleasedFree
6 August 1998SCO Dougie FreedmanNottingham Forest£950,000
6 August 1998GRD Jason RobertsBristol Rovers£250,000
10 August 1998ENG Steve ClaridgePortsmouth£200,000
11 September 1998FIN Mixu PaatelainenSCO Hibernian£75,000
1 October 1998ENG Steve FroggattCoventry City£1.9 million
27 January 1999IRL Glen CrowePlymouth ArgyleFree

Loans in

Start datePlayerFromEnd date
20 August 1998IRL David ConnollyNED FeyenoordEnd of season{{cite web
2 November 1998ENG Guy WhittinghamSheffield Wednesday28 December 1998
25 March 1999DEN Jørgen NielsenLiverpoolEnd of season

Loans out

Start datePlayerToEnd date
1 August 1998IRL Glen CroweExeter City26 September 1998
18 September 1998ENG Paul SimpsonWalsall5 October 1998
8 December 1998IRL Dominic FoleyNotts County31 December 1998
11 December 1998ENG Paul SimpsonWalsall11 January 1999
26 January 1999SCO Darren FergusonNED Sparta Rotterdam26 April 1999
4 February 1999IRL Dominic FoleyGRE Ethnikos Piraeus24 March 1999

Kit

The season brought a new home kit as the design returned to a plain gold shirt with black collar. The away kit, a white away shirt with a dark green collar and dark green shorts, was retained from the previous season. Both were manufactured by Puma and sponsored by Goodyear.

References

References

  1. (6 November 1998). "Wolves axe McGhee". The Mirror.
  2. (29 November 1998). "Wolves 'gamble' on boss Lee". Sunday Mirror.
  3. (10 May 1999). "Stunned Wolves leave it to Lee". The Birmingham Post.
  4. (16 June 1998). "Champions to tackle Forest fire". The Independent.
  5. (5 August 1998). "McGhee taking another Spanish step forward". Birmingham Post.
  6. (14 November 1998). "Reinforcements for Lee's cause". Birmingham Post.
  7. (13 January 1999). "Flo in at Wolves". The Mirror.
  8. (26 March 1999). "Loan raider Lee notches one-in-three strike rate". Birmingham Post.
  9. (25 March 1999). "Wolves get Turner prize but still want extra rewards". Birmingham Post.
  10. (7 August 1998). "Forest Freed transfer deal". The Mirror.
  11. (6 August 1998). "Wolves allow Roberts to go". Birmingham Evening Mail.
  12. (11 August 1998). "Fernando waiting on debut call at Wolves". Birmingham Post.
  13. (12 September 1998). "Hibs pay £75,000 for Paatelainen as McLeish says there's no panic". Daily Record.
  14. (2 October 1998). "Strachan's plans leave Froggatt on firm ground". Birmingham Post.
  15. (27 January 1999). "Wolves banking on mutual benefits if Ferguson departs". Birmingham Post.
  16. (19 September 1998). "Walsall light up the Sky". Birmingham Evening Mail.
  17. (9 December 1998). "Foley goes to County". The Mirror.
  18. (12 December 1998). "Returning Simpson could ease Graydon's nagging headache". Birmingham Post.
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