Middlesbrough 1998–99 football season
During the 1998–99 English football season, Middlesbrough competed in the FA Premier League (known as the FA Carling Premiership for sponsorship reasons).
Season summary [ edit ] Middlesbrough were the only newly promoted side to avoid relegation in 1998–99. They attained an impressive ninth-place finish in the final table - too high for relegation, but not quite high enough for a UEFA Cup place; they even rose as high as fourth by Christmas after a surprise 3–2 win at Old Trafford against champions Manchester United but they drew 15 games throughout the league season which ultimately prevented them from finishing any higher. Still, it was their highest finish for more than 20 years and a step in the right direction for manager Bryan Robson – who had come close to European qualification (via the cup competitions) in the previous two campaigns.
Final league table [ edit ] Source:
Premier League Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
Results summary Overall Home Away Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD 38 12 15 11 48 54 −6 51 7 9 3 25 18 +7 5 6 8 23 36 −13
Results by round Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 Ground H A H A A H A H H A H A A H A H H A H A H A H A A H A H A A H H H A H A H A Result D L D W W D L W W D D D D W D D W W L L D L D L L D L W W D W W D W L D L L Position 12 17 17 12 6 6 12 3 3 4 4 4 7 6 7 7 4 4 6 8 9 9 10 10 11 11 13 12 11 11 9 8 7 7 7 7 9 9
Results [ edit ] Middlesbrough's score comes first [1]
FA Premier League [ edit ] Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers 15 August 1998 Leeds United H 0–0 34,162 23 August 1998 Aston Villa A 1–3 29,559 Beck 29 August 1998 Derby County H 1–1 34,121 Ricard 9 September 1998 Leicester City A 1–0 20,635 Gascoigne 13 September 1998 Tottenham Hotspur A 3–0 30,437 Ricard (2), Kinder 19 September 1998 Everton H 2–2 34,563 Ricard (2) 26 September 1998 Chelsea A 0–2 34,811 3 October 1998 Sheffield Wednesday H 4–0 34,163 Beck (2), Ricard , Gascoigne 17 October 1998 Blackburn Rovers H 2–1 34,413 Ricard (pen), Fleming 24 October 1998 Wimbledon A 2–2 14,114 Mustoe , Ricard 1 November 1998 Nottingham Forest H 1–1 34,223 Deane 7 November 1998 Southampton A 3–3 15,202 Gascoigne , Lundekvam (own goal), Festa 15 November 1998 Charlton Athletic A 1–1 20,043 Stamp 21 November 1998 Coventry City H 2–0 34,293 Gordon , Ricard 29 November 1998 Arsenal A 1–1 38,075 Deane 6 December 1998 Newcastle United H 2–2 34,629 Townsend , Cooper 12 December 1998 West Ham United H 1–0 34,623 Deane 19 December 1998 Manchester United A 3–2 55,152 Ricard , Gordon , Deane 26 December 1998 Liverpool H 1–3 34,626 Deane 28 December 1998 Derby County A 1–2 32,726 Beck 9 January 1999 Aston Villa H 0–0 34,643 16 January 1999 Leeds United A 0–2 37,473 30 January 1999 Leicester City H 0–0 34,631 6 February 1999 Liverpool A 1–3 44,384 Stamp 17 February 1999 Everton A 0–5 31,606 20 February 1999 Tottenham Hotspur H 0–0 34,687 27 February 1999 Sheffield Wednesday A 1–3 24,534 Mustoe 14 March 1999 Southampton H 3–0 33,387 Beck , Ricard , Vickers 20 March 1999 Nottingham Forest A 2–1 21,468 Ricard , Deane 3 April 1999 Blackburn Rovers A 0–0 27,482 5 April 1999 Wimbledon H 3–1 33,999 Ricard (2), Festa 10 April 1999 Charlton Athletic H 2–0 34,529 Ricard , Mustoe 14 April 1999 Chelsea H 0–0 34,406 17 April 1999 Coventry City A 2–1 19,231 Kinder , Gordon 24 April 1999 Arsenal H 1–6 34,630 Armstrong 1 May 1999 Newcastle United A 1–1 36,552 Mustoe 9 May 1999 Manchester United H 0–1 34,665 16 May 1999 West Ham United A 0–4 25,902
League Cup [ edit ] [2] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Left club during season [ edit ] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Reserve squad [ edit ] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Statistics [ edit ] Appearances, goals and cards [ edit ] (Starting appearances + substitute appearances) Transfers [ edit ] Transfers in: £9,600,000 Transfers out: £7,250,000 Total spending: £2,350,000 ^ Townsend was born in England. References [ edit ]
National teams
League competitions
Level 1 Levels 2–4 Level 5 Levels 6–7 Levels 8–9 Lower leagues
Cup competitions
FA cups Football League cups
European competitions