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1998–99 Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. season
English football club season
English football club season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| club | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| season | 1998–99 |
| manager | Mark McGhee |
| (until 5 November) | |
| Colin Lee | |
| (from 28 November) | |
| mgrtitle | Manager |
| chairman | Sir Jack Hayward OBE |
| chrtitle | Chairman |
| league | Football League First Division |
| league result | 7th |
| cup1 | FA Cup |
| cup1 result | 4th round |
| cup2 | League Cup |
| cup2 result | 2nd round |
| league topscorer | Robbie Keane (11) |
| season topscorer | Robbie Keane (16) |
| highest attendance | 27,589 (vs Bradford, 9 May 1999) |
| lowest attendance | 15,296 (vs Barnet, 18 August 1998) |
| average attendance | 22,620 (league only) |
| prevseason | 1997–98 |
| nextseason | 1999–2000 |
(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
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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
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Watford | 46 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 65 | 56 | +9 | 77 |
| 6 | Bolton Wanderers | 46 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 78 | 59 | +19 | 76 |
| 7 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 46 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 64 | 43 | +21 | 73 |
| 8 | Sheffield United | 46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 71 | 66 | +5 | 67 |
Source: Statto.com
Results summary
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FA Cup
Bergkamp
League Cup
Currie Keane
Players
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Transfers
In
| Date | Player | From | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 August 1998 | ESP Fernando Gómez | ESP Valencia | Free |
| 13 November 1998 | GER Robert Niestroj | GER Fortuna Düsseldorf | £500,000 |
| 13 January 1999 | NOR Håvard Flo | GER Werder Bremen | £700,000 |
| 25 March 1999 | ENG Darren Middleton | Aston Villa | Free |
| 25 March 1999 | IRL Andy Turner | Crystal Palace | Free |
Out
| Date | Player | To | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 1998 | ENG Tony Daley | Released | Free{{cite web |
| June 1998 | ENG Don Goodman | Released | Free{{cite web |
| June 1998 | POL Dariusz Kubicki | Released | Free |
| June 1998 | ENG Richard Leadbeater | Released | Free |
| June 1998 | NED Hans Segers | Released | Free{{cite web |
| June 1998 | AUS Robbie Slater | Released | Free |
| June 1998 | ENG Chris Westwood | Released | Free |
| 6 August 1998 | SCO Dougie Freedman | Nottingham Forest | £950,000 |
| 6 August 1998 | GRD Jason Roberts | Bristol Rovers | £250,000 |
| 10 August 1998 | ENG Steve Claridge | Portsmouth | £200,000 |
| 11 September 1998 | FIN Mixu Paatelainen | SCO Hibernian | £75,000 |
| 1 October 1998 | ENG Steve Froggatt | Coventry City | £1.9 million |
| 27 January 1999 | IRL Glen Crowe | Plymouth Argyle | Free |
Loans in
| Start date | Player | From | End date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 August 1998 | IRL David Connolly | NED Feyenoord | End of season{{cite web |
| 2 November 1998 | ENG Guy Whittingham | Sheffield Wednesday | 28 December 1998 |
| 25 March 1999 | DEN Jørgen Nielsen | Liverpool | End of season |
Loans out
| Start date | Player | To | End date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 August 1998 | IRL Glen Crowe | Exeter City | 26 September 1998 |
| 18 September 1998 | ENG Paul Simpson | Walsall | 5 October 1998 |
| 8 December 1998 | IRL Dominic Foley | Notts County | 31 December 1998 |
| 11 December 1998 | ENG Paul Simpson | Walsall | 11 January 1999 |
| 26 January 1999 | SCO Darren Ferguson | NED Sparta Rotterdam | 26 April 1999 |
| 4 February 1999 | IRL Dominic Foley | GRE Ethnikos Piraeus | 24 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
- (6 November 1998). "Wolves axe McGhee". The Mirror.
- (29 November 1998). "Wolves 'gamble' on boss Lee". Sunday Mirror.
- (10 May 1999). "Stunned Wolves leave it to Lee". The Birmingham Post.
- (16 June 1998). "Champions to tackle Forest fire". The Independent.
- (5 August 1998). "McGhee taking another Spanish step forward". Birmingham Post.
- (14 November 1998). "Reinforcements for Lee's cause". Birmingham Post.
- (13 January 1999). "Flo in at Wolves". The Mirror.
- (26 March 1999). "Loan raider Lee notches one-in-three strike rate". Birmingham Post.
- (25 March 1999). "Wolves get Turner prize but still want extra rewards". Birmingham Post.
- (7 August 1998). "Forest Freed transfer deal". The Mirror.
- (6 August 1998). "Wolves allow Roberts to go". Birmingham Evening Mail.
- (11 August 1998). "Fernando waiting on debut call at Wolves". Birmingham Post.
- (12 September 1998). "Hibs pay £75,000 for Paatelainen as McLeish says there's no panic". Daily Record.
- (2 October 1998). "Strachan's plans leave Froggatt on firm ground". Birmingham Post.
- (27 January 1999). "Wolves banking on mutual benefits if Ferguson departs". Birmingham Post.
- (19 September 1998). "Walsall light up the Sky". Birmingham Evening Mail.
- (9 December 1998). "Foley goes to County". The Mirror.
- (12 December 1998). "Returning Simpson could ease Graydon's nagging headache". Birmingham Post.
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