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FA Premier League
1998-99 Premier League title celebrations (cropped).jpg
Season 1998–99
Champions Manchester United
5th Premier League title
12th English title
Relegated Charlton Athletic
Blackburn Rovers
Nottingham Forest
Champions League Manchester United
Arsenal
Chelsea
UEFA Cup Leeds United
Newcastle United
Tottenham Hotspur
Intertoto Cup West Ham United
Matches played 380
Goals scored 959 (2.52 per match)
Top goalscorer Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink
Michael Owen
Dwight Yorke
(18 goals each)
Biggest home win Liverpool 7–1 Southampton
(16 January 1999)
Everton 6–0 West Ham United
(8 May 1999)
Biggest away win Nottingham Forest 1–8 Manchester United
(6 February 1999)
Highest scoring Nottingham Forest 1–8 Manchester United
(6 February 1999)
Longest winning run 7 games
Leeds United
Longest unbeaten run 21 games
Chelsea
Longest winless run 19 games
Nottingham Forest
Longest losing run 8 games
Charlton Athletic
Highest attendance 55,316
Manchester United v Southampton
(27 February 1999)
Lowest attendance 11,717
Wimbledon v Coventry City
(5 December 1998)
Average attendance 30,591
← 1997–98
1999–2000 →


The 1998–99 FA Premier League was the seventh season of the Premier League. This is England's top football division. Manchester United had an amazing season. They won the league title, the FA Cup, and the UEFA Champions League. This is known as a treble.

Manchester United won their fifth league title in seven seasons. They beat Arsenal and Chelsea in a very close race. They only lost three league games all season. This season was also the 100th year of top-flight football in England.

Arsenal, who won the title the year before, tried to win again. They had the same number of points as last season. At one point, it looked like Arsenal would win the league. They beat Tottenham Hotspur. Manchester United had drawn 2–2 against Liverpool.

But Manchester United kept pushing forward. Arsenal lost 1–0 to Leeds United in their second-to-last game. On the final day, Manchester United went down 1–0 against Tottenham. But they came back to win 2–1. This victory secured them the title. If they had not won, Arsenal would have been champions.

Chelsea also had a great season. They wanted to win their first league title in 44 years. They were second at Christmas and even went to the top on Boxing Day. A loss in February was only their second league defeat. This kept them in second place, just one point behind. However, three draws in April cost them the title. These draws were against teams they were expected to beat. Chelsea finished third. This earned them a spot in the Champions League for the first time.

Manchester United made big changes to their team before the season. They spent over £28 million on new players. These players included Dwight Yorke, Jaap Stam, and Jesper Blomqvist. Some older players left the club. For example, Gary Pallister went back to Middlesbrough.

Season Highlights

At the end of the 1998–99 season, the Premier League had three spots for the Champions League. Manchester United, Arsenal (who finished second), and Chelsea (who finished third) all qualified.

Only one team from the league automatically got a spot in the UEFA Cup. This spot went to Leeds United, who finished fourth. West Ham United finished fifth. They qualified for the UEFA Cup through the Intertoto Cup. This was their best league finish in 13 years. Newcastle United also qualified for the UEFA Cup. They did this by reaching the 1998–99 FA Cup final. Tottenham Hotspur qualified by winning the League Cup.

At the bottom of the league, Nottingham Forest was relegated. This was their third time being relegated in seven seasons. A very tough moment for Forest was losing 8–1 at home to Manchester United. Blackburn Rovers also went down. They had been Premier League champions just four seasons earlier. The last team to be relegated was Charlton Athletic. They went down after their first season in the top flight in nine years. Only one newly promoted team stayed in the league. This was Middlesbrough, who finished in a good ninth place.

None of the teams relegated from the Premier League last season came back up in 1999. However, First Division champions Sunderland returned to the Premier League after two years away. Watford also got promoted after 11 years out of the top division.

Teams and Stadiums

Twenty teams played in the league this season. Seventeen teams were from the previous season. Three teams were promoted from the First Division. These new teams were Nottingham Forest, Middlesbrough, and Charlton Athletic. Nottingham Forest and Middlesbrough returned right away. Charlton Athletic was playing in the top division for the first time in eight years.

The teams that were replaced were Bolton Wanderers, Barnsley, and Crystal Palace. All three went back down to the First Division after just one season.



Team Location Stadium Capacity
Arsenal London (Highbury) Arsenal Stadium 38,419
Aston Villa Birmingham Villa Park 42,573
Blackburn Rovers Blackburn Ewood Park 31,367
Charlton Athletic London (Charlton) The Valley 28,723
Chelsea London (Fulham) Stamford Bridge 42,055
Coventry City Coventry Highfield Road 23,489
Derby County Derby Pride Park Stadium 33,597
Everton Liverpool (Walton) Goodison Park 40,569
Leeds United Leeds Elland Road 40,242
Leicester City Leicester Filbert Street 22,000
Liverpool Liverpool (Anfield) Anfield 45,522
Manchester United Manchester Old Trafford 68,174
Middlesbrough Middlesbrough Riverside Stadium 30,000
Newcastle United Newcastle upon Tyne St James' Park 52,387
Nottingham Forest West Bridgford City Ground 30,445
Sheffield Wednesday Sheffield Hillsborough Stadium 39,732
Southampton Southampton The Dell 15,200
Tottenham Hotspur London (Tottenham) White Hart Lane 36,240
West Ham United London (Upton Park) Boleyn Ground 35,647
Wimbledon London (Selhurst) Selhurst Park 26,074

Team Managers and Kits

Here's a look at the managers, captains, and what the teams wore. This information is from May 16, 1999.

Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Arsenal France Arsène Wenger England Tony Adams Nike JVC
Aston Villa England John Gregory England Gareth Southgate Reebok LDV Vans
Blackburn Rovers England Brian Kidd England Garry Flitcroft Uhlsport CIS
Charlton Athletic England Alan Curbishley Republic of Ireland Mark Kinsella Le Coq Sportif Mesh Computers
Chelsea Italy Gianluca Vialli England Dennis Wise Umbro Autoglass
Coventry City Scotland Gordon Strachan Scotland Gary McAllister Le Coq Sportif Subaru
Derby County England Jim Smith Croatia Igor Štimac Puma EDS
Everton Scotland Walter Smith England Dave Watson Umbro One2One
Leeds United Republic of Ireland David O'Leary South Africa Lucas Radebe Puma Packard Bell
Leicester City Northern Ireland Martin O'Neill England Steve Walsh Fox Leisure Walkers
Liverpool France Gérard Houllier England Paul Ince Reebok Carlsberg
Manchester United Scotland Alex Ferguson Republic of Ireland Roy Keane Umbro Sharp
Middlesbrough England Bryan Robson Republic of Ireland Andy Townsend Erreà Cellnet
Newcastle United Netherlands Ruud Gullit England Alan Shearer Adidas Newcastle Brown Ale
Nottingham Forest England Ron Atkinson England Steve Chettle Umbro Pinnacle Insurance
Sheffield Wednesday England Danny Wilson England Peter Atherton Puma Sanderson
Southampton England Dave Jones England Matt Le Tissier Pony Sanderson
Tottenham Hotspur Scotland George Graham England Sol Campbell Pony Hewlett-Packard
West Ham United England Harry Redknapp Northern Ireland Steve Lomas Pony Dr. Martens
Wimbledon England Terry Burton
England Mick Harford (caretaker)		 Jamaica Robbie Earle Lotto Elonex

Manager Changes During the Season

Football managers sometimes change during a season. Here are the changes that happened in 1998–99.

Team Old Manager How they left Date New Manager Date
Sheffield Wednesday England Ron Atkinson Caretaker role ended 17 May 1998 England Danny Wilson 6 July 1998
Everton England Howard Kendall Resigned 1 July 1998 Scotland Walter Smith 1 July 1998
Liverpool England Roy Evans N/A 1 July 1998 England Roy Evans
France Gérard Houllier (co-managers)		 1 July 1998
Newcastle United Scotland Kenny Dalglish Sacked 27 August 1998 Netherlands Ruud Gullit 27 August 1998
Tottenham Hotspur Switzerland Christian Gross Sacked 5 September 1998 England David Pleat
Republic of Ireland Chris Hughton (caretakers)		 7 September 1998
Tottenham Hotspur England David Pleat
Republic of Ireland Chris Hughton		 Caretaker role ended 1 October 1998 Scotland George Graham 1 October 1998
Leeds United Scotland George Graham Left for Tottenham 1 October 1998 Republic of Ireland David O'Leary 1 October 1998
Liverpool England Roy Evans Resigned 12 November 1998 France Gérard Houllier (sole manager) 12 November 1998
Blackburn Rovers England Roy Hodgson Sacked 21 November 1998 England Tony Parkes (caretaker) 21 November 1998
Blackburn Rovers England Tony Parkes Caretaker role ended 4 December 1998 England Brian Kidd 4 December 1998
Nottingham Forest England Dave Bassett Sacked 5 January 1999 England Ron Atkinson (caretaker) 5 January 1999
Wimbledon Republic of Ireland Joe Kinnear Illness 3 March 1999 England Terry Burton
England Mick Harford (caretakers)		 3 March 1999

League Table

This table shows how all the teams finished in the 1998–99 Premier League season.


Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Manchester United (C) 38 22 13 3 80 37 +43 79 Qualified for the Champions League group stage
2 Arsenal 38 22 12 4 59 17 +42 78
3 Chelsea 38 20 15 3 57 30 +27 75 Qualified for the Champions League third qualifying round
4 Leeds United 38 18 13 7 62 34 +28 67 Qualified for the UEFA Cup first round
5 West Ham United 38 16 9 13 46 53 −7 57 Qualified 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
8 Derby County 38 13 13 12 40 45 −5 52
9 Middlesbrough 38 12 15 11 48 54 −6 51
10 Leicester City 38 12 13 13 40 46 −6 49
11 Tottenham Hotspur 38 11 14 13 47 50 −3 47 Qualified for the UEFA Cup first round
12 Sheffield Wednesday 38 13 7 18 41 42 −1 46
13 Newcastle United 38 11 13 14 48 54 −6 46 Qualified for the UEFA Cup first round
14 Everton 38 11 10 17 42 47 −5 43
15 Coventry City 38 11 9 18 39 51 −12 42
16 Wimbledon 38 10 12 16 40 63 −23 42
17 Southampton 38 11 8 19 37 64 −27 41
18 Charlton Athletic (R) 38 8 12 18 41 56 −15 36 Relegated to Football League First Division
19 Blackburn Rovers (R) 38 7 14 17 38 52 −14 35
20 Nottingham Forest (R) 38 7 9 22 35 69 −34 30
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Notes:

Match Results

This table shows the results of every game played in the 1998–99 Premier League season.

Home \ Away ARS AVL BLB CHA CHE COV DER EVE LEE LEI LIV MUN MID NEW NFO SHW SOU TOT WHU WIM
Arsenal — 1–0 1–0 0–0 1–0 2–0 1–0 1–0 3–1 5–0 0–0 3–0 1–1 3–0 2–1 3–0 1–1 0–0 1–0 5–1
Aston Villa 3–2 — 1–3 3–4 0–3 1–4 1–0 3–0 1–2 1–1 2–4 1–1 3–1 1–0 2–0 2–1 3–0 3–2 0–0 2–0
Blackburn Rovers 1–2 2–1 — 1–0 3–4 1–2 0–0 1–2 1–0 1–0 1–3 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–2 1–4 0–2 1–1 3–0 3–1
Charlton Athletic 0–1 0–1 0–0 — 0–1 1–1 1–2 1–2 1–1 0–0 1–0 0–1 1–1 2–2 0–0 0–1 5–0 1–4 4–2 2–0
Chelsea 0–0 2–1 1–1 2–1 — 2–1 2–1 3–1 1–0 2–2 2–1 0–0 2–0 1–1 2–1 1–1 1–0 2–0 0–1 3–0
Coventry City 0–1 1–2 1–1 2–1 2–1 — 1–1 3–0 2–2 1–1 2–1 0–1 1–2 1–5 4–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 0–0 2–1
Derby County 0–0 2–1 1–0 0–2 2–2 0–0 — 2–1 2–2 2–0 3–2 1–1 2–1 3–4 1–0 1–0 0–0 0–1 0–2 0–0
Everton 0–2 0–0 0–0 4–1 0–0 2–0 0–0 — 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–4 5–0 1–0 0–1 1–2 1–0 0–1 6–0 1–1
Leeds United 1–0 0–0 1–0 4–1 0–0 2–0 4–1 1–0 — 0–1 0–0 1–1 2–0 0–1 3–1 2–1 3–0 2–0 4–0 2–2
Leicester City 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 2–4 1–1 1–2 2–0 1–2 — 1–0 2–6 0–1 2–0 3–1 0–2 2–0 2–1 0–0 1–1
Liverpool 0–0 0–1 2–0 3–3 1–1 2–0 1–2 3–2 1–3 0–1 — 2–2 3–1 4–2 5–1 2–0 7–1 3–2 2–2 3–0
Manchester United 1–1 2–1 3–2 4–1 1–1 2–0 1–0 3–1 3–2 2–2 2–0 — 2–3 0–0 3–0 3–0 2–1 2–1 4–1 5–1
Middlesbrough 1–6 0–0 2–1 2–0 0–0 2–0 1–1 2–2 0–0 0–0 1–3 0–1 — 2–2 1–1 4–0 3–0 0–0 1–0 3–1
Newcastle United 1–1 2–1 1–1 0–0 0–1 4–1 2–1 1–3 0–3 1–0 1–4 1–2 1–1 — 2–0 1–1 4–0 1–1 0–3 3–1
Nottingham Forest 0–1 2–2 2–2 0–1 1–3 1–0 2–2 0–2 1–1 1–0 2–2 1–8 1–2 1–2 — 2–0 1–1 0–1 0–0 0–1
Sheffield Wednesday 1–0 0–1 3–0 3–0 0–0 1–2 0–1 0–0 0–2 0–1 1–0 3–1 3–1 1–1 3–2 — 0–0 0–0 0–1 1–2
Southampton 0–0 1–4 3–3 3–1 0–2 2–1 0–1 2–0 3–0 2–1 1–2 0–3 3–3 2–1 1–2 1–0 — 1–1 1–0 3–1
Tottenham Hotspur 1–3 1–0 2–1 2–2 2–2 0–0 1–1 4–1 3–3 0–2 2–1 2–2 0–3 2–0 2–0 0–3 3–0 — 1–2 0–0
West Ham United 0–4 0–0 2–0 0–1 1–1 2–0 5–1 2–1 1–5 3–2 2–1 0–0 4–0 2–0 2–1 0–4 1–0 2–1 — 3–4
Wimbledon 1–0 0–0 1–1 2–1 1–2 2–1 2–1 1–2 1–1 0–1 1–0 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–3 2–1 0–2 3–1 0–0 —
Source: 11v11

Season Statistics

Top Scorers

These players scored the most goals in the 1998–99 Premier League season.

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Liverpool's Michael Owen was one of the top scorers with 18 goals.
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Netherlands Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink Leeds United 18
England Michael Owen Liverpool
Trinidad and Tobago Dwight Yorke Manchester United
4 France Nicolas Anelka Arsenal 17
England Andy Cole Manchester United
6 Colombia Hámilton Ricard Middlesbrough 15
7 England Dion Dublin Aston Villa 14
England Robbie Fowler Liverpool
England Julian Joachim Aston Villa
England Alan Shearer Newcastle United

Hat-tricks

A hat-trick is when a player scores three goals in one game. Here are the players who scored hat-tricks this season.

Solskjaer cropped
Manchester United's Ole Gunnar Solskjær made history by scoring four goals as a substitute.
Player For Against Result Date Ref
England Mendonca, CliveClive Mendonca Charlton Athletic Southampton 5–0 (H) 22 August 1998
England Owen, MichaelMichael Owen Liverpool Newcastle United 4–1 (A) 30 August 1998
England Owen, MichaelMichael Owen4 Liverpool Nottingham Forest 5–1 (H) 24 October 1998
England Dublin, DionDion Dublin Aston Villa Leicester City 4–1 (A) 14 November 1998
England Fowler, RobbieRobbie Fowler Liverpool Aston Villa 4–2 (A) 21 November 1998
England Armstrong, ChrisChris Armstrong Tottenham Hotspur Everton 4–1 (H) 28 December 1998
England Huckerby, DarrenDarren Huckerby Coventry City Nottingham Forest 4–0 (H) 9 January 1999
England Fowler, RobbieRobbie FowlerP Liverpool Southampton 7–1 (H) 16 January 1999
Trinidad and Tobago Yorke, DwightDwight Yorke Manchester United Leicester City 6–2 (A) 16 January 1999
Norway Solskjær, Ole GunnarOle Gunnar Solskjær4 dagger Manchester United Nottingham Forest 8–1 (A) 6 February 1999
France Anelka, NicolasNicolas Anelka Arsenal Leicester City 5–0 (H) 20 February 1999
England Campbell, KevinKevin Campbell Everton West Ham United 6–0 (H) 8 May 1999
Note: 4 Player scored 4 goals; P Player scored a perfect hat-trick (left foot, right foot, and header); dagger Player scored hat-trick as a substitute; (H) – Home game; (A) – Away game.

Top Assists

These players helped their teammates score the most goals.

Dennis Bergkamp
Arsenal's Dennis Bergkamp was one of the top players for assists.
Rank Player Club Assists
1 Netherlands Dennis Bergkamp Arsenal 13
Netherlands Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink Leeds United
3 England David Beckham Manchester United 11
Israel Eyal Berkovic West Ham United
England Steve Guppy Leicester City
Trinidad and Tobago Dwight Yorke Manchester United
7 France David Ginola Tottenham Hotspur 10
8 England Darren Anderton Tottenham Hotspur 9
Australia Harry Kewell Leeds United
10 England James Beattie Southampton 7

Awards

Monthly Awards

Each month, the best manager and player were given awards.

Month Manager of the Month Player of the Month
Manager Club Player Club
August England Alan Curbishley Charlton Athletic England Michael Owen Liverpool
September England John Gregory Aston Villa England Alan Shearer Newcastle United
October Northern Ireland Martin O'Neill Leicester City Republic of Ireland Roy Keane Manchester United
November England Harry Redknapp West Ham United France David Ginola Tottenham Hotspur
December England Brian Kidd Blackburn Rovers France David Ginola Tottenham Hotspur
January Scotland Alex Ferguson Manchester United Trinidad and Tobago Dwight Yorke Manchester United
February England Alan Curbishley Charlton Athletic France Nicolas Anelka Arsenal
March Republic of Ireland David O'Leary Leeds United England Ray Parlour Arsenal
April Scotland Alex Ferguson Manchester United England Kevin Campbell Everton

Annual Awards

At the end of the season, special awards were given to the best manager and players.

Award Winner Club
Premier League Manager of the Season Scotland Alex Ferguson Manchester United
Premier League Player of the Season Trinidad and Tobago Dwight Yorke Manchester United
PFA Players' Player of the Year France David Ginola Tottenham Hotspur
PFA Young Player of the Year France Nicolas Anelka Arsenal
FWA Footballer of the Year France David Ginola Tottenham Hotspur
PFA Team of the Year
Goalkeeper England Nigel Martyn (Leeds United)
Defenders England Gary Neville (Manchester United) England Sol Campbell (Tottenham Hotspur) Netherlands Jaap Stam (Manchester United) Republic of Ireland Denis Irwin (Manchester United)
Midfielders England David Beckham (Manchester United) France Emmanuel Petit (Arsenal) France Patrick Vieira (Arsenal) France David Ginola (Tottenham Hotspur)
Forwards Trinidad and Tobago Dwight Yorke (Manchester United) France Nicolas Anelka (Arsenal)

See also

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