1998–99 Everton F.C. season

Everton
1998–99 season
Chairman Peter Johnson (until December 1998)
Philip Carter (from December 1998)
Manager Walter Smith
Stadium Goodison Park
Premiership 14th
FA Cup Sixth round
League Cup Fourth round
Top goalscorer League: Campbell (9)
All: Campbell (9)
Highest home attendance 40,185 vs. Liverpool (17 October 1998)
Lowest home attendance 18,718 vs. Huddersfield Town (23 September 1998)
Average home league attendance 36,203

During the 1998–99 English football season, Everton F.C. competed in the FA Premier League (known as the FA Carling Premiership for sponsorship reasons).

Season summary

Everton continued to look a shadow of their former selves after Howard Kendall made way for new manager Walter Smith, though their 14th place finish was a three-place improvement upon last season's near miss with relegation. With Smith having achieved so much success north of the border with Rangers, he had been expected to bring some success to the blue half of Merseyside after two seasons of misery, but there was little for the Goodison Park faithful to shout about.

Off the field during the season in December, there was a chairmanship change in the boardroom when Peter Johnson quit after 11 years with the club following a row with manager Smith after the Everton boss controversially sold Duncan Ferguson to Newcastle United for £7m and Philip Carter took over the reins.[1]

Final league table

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 1999–2000 UEFA Champions League Group stage
2 Arsenal 38 22 12 4 59 17 +42 78
3 Chelsea 38 20 15 3 57 30 +27 75 1999–2000 UEFA Champions League Third qualifying round
4 Leeds United 38 18 13 7 62 34 +28 67 1999–2000 UEFA Cup First round
5 West Ham United 38 16 9 13 46 53 7 57 1999 UEFA 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 1999–2000 UEFA Cup First round 1
12 Sheffield Wednesday 38 13 7 18 41 42 1 46
13 Newcastle United 38 11 13 14 48 54 6 46 1999–2000 UEFA Cup First round 2
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 Relegation to 1999–2000 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

Updated to games played on 16 May 1999.
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1 Tottenham Hotspur qualified for the UEFA Cup as League Cup winners.
2 As Manchester United qualified for the Champions League, their UEFA Cup place as FA Cup winners defaulted to Newcastle United, the losing finalists.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Results Summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 11 10 17 42 47  −5 43 6 8 5 22 12  +10 5 2 12 20 35  −15

Source: 1998-99 FA Premier League table

Results by round
Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHA
Result D L L W D D D W D D L L L W W D W L D L D L L L W L D W L L L L W W W L W L
Position 6 18 19 12 17 15 15 14 12 15 15 15 17 16 14 14 14 15 14 14 14 15 15 17 15 15 15 15 16 16 17 18 16 15 14 15 14 14

Source: 11v11.com: 1998-99 Everton results
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Results

Everton's score comes first[2]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

FA Premier League

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
15 August 1998 Aston VillaH0–040,112
22 August 1998 Leicester CityA0–221,037
29 August 1998 Tottenham HotspurH0–139,378
8 September 1998 Nottingham ForestA2–025,610Ferguson (2)
12 September 1998 Leeds UnitedH0–036,687
19 September 1998 MiddlesbroughA2–234,563Ball (pen), Collins
26 September 1998 Blackburn RoversH0–036,404
3 October 1998 WimbledonA2–116,054Cadamarteri, Ferguson
17 October 1998 LiverpoolH0–040,185
24 October 1998 Sheffield WednesdayA0–026,592
31 October 1998 Manchester UnitedH1–440,079Ferguson
8 November 1998 ArsenalA0–138,088
15 November 1998 Coventry CityA0–319,290
23 November 1998 Newcastle UnitedH1–030,357Ball (pen)
28 November 1998 Charlton AthleticA2–120,043Cadamarteri (2)
5 December 1998 ChelseaH0–036,430
12 December 1998 SouthamptonH1–033,073Bakayako
19 December 1998 West Ham UnitedA1–225,998Cadamarteri
26 December 1998 Derby CountyH0–039,206
28 December 1998 Tottenham HotspurA1–436,053Bakayako
9 January 1999 Leicester CityH0–032,792
18 January 1999 Aston VillaA0–332,488
30 January 1999 Nottingham ForestH0–134,175
7 February 1999 Derby CountyA1–227,603Barmby
17 February 1999 MiddlesbroughH5–031,606Barmby (2), Dacourt, Unsworth, Materazzi
20 February 1999 Leeds UnitedA0–136,344
27 February 1999 WimbledonH1–132,574Jeffers
10 March 1999 Blackburn RoversA2–127,219Bakayako (2)
13 March 1999 ArsenalH0–238,049
21 March 1999 Manchester UnitedA1–355,182Hutchison
3 April 1999 LiverpoolA2–344,852Dacourt, Jeffers
5 April 1999 Sheffield WednesdayH1–235,270Jeffers
11 April 1999 Coventry CityH2–032,341Campbell (2)
17 April 1999 Newcastle UnitedA3–136,755Campbell (2), Gemmill
24 April 1999 Charlton AthleticH4–140,089Hutchison, Campbell (2), Jeffers
1 May 1999 ChelseaA1–334,909Jeffers
8 May 1999 West Ham UnitedH6–040,049Campbell (3), Ball, Hutchison, Jeffers
16 May 1999 SouthamptonA0–215,254

FA Cup

Main article: 1998–99 FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R32 January 1999 Bristol CityA2–019,608Bakayako (2)
R423 January 1999 Ipswich TownH1–028,854Barmby
R513 February 1999 Coventry CityH2–133,097Jeffers, Oster
QF7 March 1999 Newcastle UnitedA1–436,584Unsworth

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R2 1st Leg15 September 1998 Huddersfield TownA1–115,395Watson
R2 2nd Leg23 September 1998 Huddersfield TownH2–118,718Dacourt, Materazzi
R328 October 1998 MiddlesbroughA3–2 (a.e.t.)20,748Ferguson, Bakayako, Hutchison
R411 November 1998 SunderlandH1–1 (lost 4-5 on pens)28,312Collins

First-team squad

Squad at end of season[3]

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

No. Position Player
1 Norway GK Thomas Myhre
2 Scotland DF Alec Cleland
3 England DF Michael Ball
4 France MF Olivier Dacourt
5 England DF Dave Watson
6 England DF David Unsworth
7 Scotland MF John Collins
8 England FW Nick Barmby
9 England FW Kevin Campbell (on loan from Trabzonspor)
10 Scotland MF Don Hutchison
11 Scotland MF Scot Gemmill
12 England DF Craig Short
13 England GK Paul Gerrard
14 England MF Tony Grant
15 Italy DF Marco Materazzi
16 England FW Michael Branch
17 Republic of Ireland MF Gareth Farrelly
18 Scotland DF David Weir
19 Wales MF John Oster
No. Position Player
21 England MF Mitch Ward
22 Denmark MF Peter Degn
24 England MF Matt McKay
25 England MF Danny Williamson
26 Ivory Coast FW Ibrahima Bakayoko
27 Republic of Ireland DF Richard Dunne
28 Croatia DF Slaven Bilić
29 England FW Danny Cadamarteri
30 England FW Phil Jevons
31 Republic of Ireland DF Terry Phelan
32 England DF John O'Kane
33 England MF Joe Parkinson
34 England FW Francis Jeffers
35 England GK Steve Simonsen
36 England MF Jamie Milligan
37 England DF Adam Farley
38 England DF Carl Regan
39 England MF Wayne McDermott

Left club during season

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

No. Position Player
9 Scotland FW Duncan Ferguson (to Newcastle United)
11 Scotland FW John Spencer (to Motherwell)
18 France FW Mickaël Madar (to Paris Saint-Germain)
20 England DF Tony Thomas (to Motherwell)
No. Position Player
22 England MF Gavin McCann (to Sunderland)
23 England DF Carl Tiler (to Charlton Athletic)
England DF Graham Allen (to Tranmere Rovers)

Reserve squad

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

No. Position Player
Republic of Ireland GK Dean Delany
England DF Peter Clarke
England DF Adam Eaton
England DF Tony Hibbert
No. Position Player
England DF George Pilkington
England MF Kevin McLeod
England MF Leon Osman

Statistics

Appearances, goals and cards

(Starting appearances + substitute appearances)
No. Pos. Name League FA Cup League Cup Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1GKNorway Thomas Myhre 380403045030
2DFScotland Alec Cleland 16+20102+1019+3031
3DFEngland Michael Ball 36+13303+1042+2390
4MFFrance Olivier Dacourt 28+22204134+23161
5DFEngland Dave Watson 220301126100
6DFEngland David Unsworth 33+11313039+1290
7MFScotland John Collins 19+11002+2121+3240
8FWEngland Nick Barmby 20+43411+1025+5450
9FWEngland Kevin Campbell 8900008910
9FWScotland Duncan Ferguson 134004117550
10MFScotland Don Hutchison 29+43403+1136+54111
11MFScotland Scot Gemmill 7100007130
11FWScotland John Spencer 2+1000002+1000
12DFEngland Craig Short 220002024050
13GKEngland Paul Gerrard 0000101000
14MFEngland Tony Grant 13+303+101+1017+5000
15DFItaly Marco Materazzi 26+11204132+12103
16FWEngland Michael Branch 1+600+20001+8000
17MFRepublic of Ireland Gareth Farrelly 0+1000000+1000
18FWFrance Mickaël Madar 20000+102+1000
18DFScotland David Weir 11+30100012+3020
19MFWales John Oster 6+302+211+109+6110
20DFEngland Tony Thomas 0+1000000+1000
21MFEngland Mitch Ward 4+2020107+2020
22MFDenmark Peter Degn 0+4000000+4000
23DFEngland Carl Tiler 2000103010
26FWIvory Coast Ibrahima Bakayoko 17+641+222120+8730
26FWEngland Marvin Robinson 0+1000000+1000
27DFRepublic of Ireland Richard Dunne 15+10202019+1071
28MFCroatia Slaven Bilić 4010005020
29FWEngland Danny Cadamarteri 11+1943+103+1017+21480
30FWEngland Phil Jevons 0+1000000+1000
32DFEngland John O'Kane 201+20003+2000
34FWEngland Francis Jeffers 11+46210013+4700
36MFEngland Jamie Milligan 0+3000000+3000
37DFEngland Adam Farley 0+1000000+1000

Starting 11

Considering starts in all competitions[4][5]

References

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