1998–99 Norwich City F.C. season

Norwich City 1998–99 football season

Norwich City

1998–99 season

Chairman

Bob Cooper

Manager

Bruce Rioch

Stadium

Carrow Road

Football League First Division

Top goalscorer

League: Roberts (19)
All: Roberts (23)

Average home league attendance

15,761

Home colours

← 1997–98 1999–2000 →

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

Season summary

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.

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

Final league table

Main article: 1998–99 Football League § First Division

Pos	Team v t e	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:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference

Results

Norwich City's score comes first

Legend

Win

Draw

Loss

Football League First Division

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	]	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

Main article: 1998–99 FA Cup


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

League Cup

Main article: 1998–99 Football League Cup


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

First-team squad

Squad at end of season

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
-	GK	ENG	Andy Marshall
-	DF	ENG	Daryl Sutch
-	DF	ENG	Craig Fleming
-	DF	ENG	Matt Jackson (captain)
-	DF	NOR	Erik Fuglestad
-	MF	ENG	Lee Marshall
-	MF	WAL	Chris Llewellyn
-	FW	WAL	Iwan Roberts
-	FW	WAL	Craig Bellamy
-	MF	SCO	Peter Grant
-	MF	ENG	Darren Eadie
-	DF	SCO	Malky Mackay
-	DF	ENG	Darren Kenton
-	GK	SCO	Michael Watt
-	MF	ENG	Neil Adams
-	MF	IRL	Keith O'Neill


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
-	DF	ENG	Che Wilson
-	MF	ENG	Ged Brannan
-	MF	ENG	Darel Russell
-	MF	ENG	Adrian Forbes
-	MF	IRL	Shaun Carey
-	MF	FRA	Cédric Anselin (on loan from Bordeaux)
-	GK	ENG	Robert Green
-	MF	NIR	Philip Mulryne
-	FW	SCO	Paul Dalglish (on loan from Newcastle United)
-	FW	NIR	Adrian Coote
-	DF	ESP	Víctor Segura
-	MF	ENG	Paul Hughes (on loan from Chelsea)
-	MF	IRL	Mike Milligan
-	DF	ENG	Kevin Scott
-	MF	ENG	Darren Way

Notes

Carey was born in Kettering, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and represented them at U-21 level.
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.
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

"Robson relieved to recruit O'Neill". The Independent. 19 March 1999. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
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.
"Norwich City 1998-1999 Results - statto.com". Archived from the original on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
"Norwich FC Player Appearances | Past & Present | Soccer Base".

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1998–99 in English football

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National teams

UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying (Qualification Group 5)
Glenn Hoddle
Howard Wilkinson (caretaker)
Kevin Keegan

League competitions

Level 1	Premier League
Levels 2–4	Football League (First Division, Second Division, Third Division, play-offs)
Level 5	Football Conference
Levels 6–7	Isthmian League (Premier, One) Northern Premier League (Premier, One) Southern League (Premier, Midland, Southern)
Levels 8–9	Isthmian League (Two, Three) Eastern Counties League (Premier, One) Hellenic League (Premier, One) Kent League (level 8 only) Midland Alliance (level 8 only) Midland Football Combination (level 9 only) North West Counties League (One, Two) Northern Counties East League (Premier, One) Northern League (One, Two) Sussex County League (One, Two) United Counties League (Premier, One) Wessex League (level 8 only) West Midlands (Regional) League (level 9 only) Western League (Premier, One)
Lower leagues	Combined Counties League Essex Senior League Spartan South Midlands League

Cup competitions

FA cups	FA Cup (Qualifying rounds, Final) Charity Shield FA Trophy (Final) FA Vase
Football League cups	League Cup (Final) Football League Trophy (Final)

European competitions

Club seasons
Premier League	Arsenal Aston Villa Blackburn Rovers Charlton Athletic Chelsea Coventry City Derby County Everton Leeds United Leicester City Liverpool Manchester United Middlesbrough Newcastle United Nottingham Forest Sheffield Wednesday Southampton Tottenham Hotspur West Ham United Wimbledon
First Division	Barnsley Birmingham City Bolton Wanderers Bradford City Bristol City Bury Crewe Alexandra Crystal Palace Grimsby Town Huddersfield Town Ipswich Town Norwich City Oxford United Port Vale Portsmouth Queens Park Rangers Sheffield United Stockport County Sunderland Swindon Town Tranmere Rovers Watford West Bromwich Albion Wolverhampton Wanderers
Second Division	Bournemouth Blackpool Bristol Rovers Burnley Chesterfield Colchester United Fulham Gillingham Lincoln City Luton Town Macclesfield Town Manchester City Millwall Northampton Town Notts County Oldham Athletic Preston North End Reading Stoke City Walsall Wigan Athletic Wrexham Wycombe Wanderers York City
Third Division	Barnet Brentford Brighton & Hove Albion Cambridge United Cardiff City Carlisle United Chester City Darlington Exeter City Halifax Town Hartlepool United Hull City Leyton Orient Mansfield Town Peterborough United Plymouth Argyle Rochdale Rotherham United Scarborough Scunthorpe United Shrewsbury Town Southend United Swansea City Torquay United

List of transfers

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