1998–99 Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. season

Wolverhampton Wanderers
1998–99 season
Chairman Sir Jack Hayward OBE
Manager Mark McGhee
(until 5 November)
Colin Lee
(from 28 November)
Football League First Division 7th
FA Cup 4th round
League Cup 2nd round
Top goalscorer League: Robbie Keane (11)
All: Robbie Keane (16)
Highest home attendance 27,589 (vs Bradford, 9 May 1999)
Lowest home attendance 15,296 (vs Barnet, 18 August 1998)
Average home league attendance 22,620 (league only)

The 1998–99 season was the 100th season of competitive league football in the history of English football club Wolverhampton Wanderers. They played the season 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.[1] 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.[2]

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.[3]

Results

Pre-season

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.[4]

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

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
46 19 16 11 64 43  +21 73 11 10 2 37 19  +18 8 6 9 27 24  +3

Source: Statto.com

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
Result W W W W D L D L W L D L L W D L W W D W L D D L L W W D W D W L D W W D W W W D D W D D D L
Position 1 1 4 1 2 4 4 7 4 7 8 10 14 12 10 11 8 7 7 5 8 10 11 12 12 12 10 11 9 9 7 8 7 9 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 6 6 7 7 7

Source: Statto.com

FA Cup

League Cup

Players

Key

  ‡ On loan from another club   * First appearance(s) for the club

# = Squad number

Pos = Playing position

P = Number of games played

G = Number of goals scored

GK = Goalkeeper

DF = Defender

MF = Midfielder

FW = Forward

A yellow card = Yellow cards

A red card = Red cards

† Permanent player left club during the season

¤ Loaned to another club for part or all of season

Correct as of end of season. Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances in parentheses where applicable.

Pos Name P G P G P G P G A yellow card A red card Notes
League FA Cup League Cup Total Discipline
GKEngland Bray, JustinJustin Bray 0000000000
GKEngland Murray, MattMatt Murray 0000000000
GKDenmark Nielsen, JørgenJørgen Nielsen 0000000000
GKEngland Stowell, MikeMike Stowell 460204052000
DFEngland Curle, KeithKeith Curle (c) 444203049481
DFWales Green, RyanRyan Green 1000001000
DFAustralia Muscat, KevinKevin Muscat 17(6)4204023(6)4120
DFEngland Naylor, LeeLee Naylor 24(6)1004028(6)100
DFEngland Richards, DeanDean Richards 40(1)3104045(1)350
DFNorthern Ireland Simms, GordonGordon Simms 0000000000
DFWales Williams, AdrianAdrian Williams 0000101000
MFEngland Atkins, MarkMark Atkins 150200(1)017(1)001
MFAustralia Corica, SteveSteve Corica 18(5)2101(1)020(6)210
MFEngland Emblen, NeilNeil Emblen 30(3)2202(1)034(4)230
MFScotland Ferguson, DarrenDarren Ferguson ¤ 2(2)0000(2)12(4)110
MFEngland Froggatt, SteveSteve Froggatt 80002(1)010(1)020
MFBarbados Gilkes, MichaelMichael Gilkes 25(4)0200(1)027(5)030
MFSpain Gómez, FernandoFernando Gómez 18(1)2102021(1)200
MFEngland Middleton, DarrenDarren Middleton 0000000000
MFGermany Niestroj, RobertRobert Niestroj 2(2)010003(2)010
MFEngland Osborn, SimonSimon Osborn 35(2)2104140(2)390
MFWales Robinson, CarlCarl Robinson 19(5)8201022(5)840
MFEngland Sedgley, SteveSteve Sedgley 41(3)30(1)03044(4)380
MFEngland Simpson, PaulPaul Simpson ¤ 8(3)20(1)0109(4)200
MFRepublic of Ireland Turner, AndyAndy Turner 0000000000
FWEngland Bull, SteveSteve Bull 11(4)3002313(4)610
FWEngland Claridge, SteveSteve Claridge 0000000000
FWRepublic of Ireland Connolly, DavidDavid Connolly 18(14)60(1)02020(15)610
FWRepublic of Ireland Crowe, GlenGlen Crowe ¤† 0000000000
FWNorway Flo, HåvardHåvard Flo 18(1)5110019(1)610
FWRepublic of Ireland Foley, DominicDominic Foley ¤ 2(3)200002(3)200
FWEngland Jones, MarkMark Jones 0(2)0000(2)00(4)010
FWRepublic of Ireland Keane, RobbieRobbie Keane 30(3)11224336(3)1610
FWRepublic of Ireland Larkin, ColinColin Larkin 0000000000
FWFinland Paatelainen, MixuMixu Paatelainen 0000000000
FWEngland Proudlock, AdamAdam Proudlock 0000000000
FWEngland Whittingham, GuyGuy Whittingham 9(1)100009(1)100

Transfers

In

Date Player From Fee
5 August 1998Spain Fernando GómezValenciaFree[5]
13 November 1998Germany Robert NiestrojFortuna Düsseldorf£500,000[6]
13 January 1999Norway Håvard Flo Werder Bremen£700,000[7]
25 March 1999England Darren MiddletonAston VillaFree[8]
25 March 1999Republic of Ireland Andy TurnerCrystal PalaceFree[9]

Out

Date Player To Fee
June 1998England Tony DaleyReleasedFree[10]
June 1998England Don GoodmanReleasedFree[11]
June 1998Poland Dariusz KubickiReleasedFree[10]
June 1998England Richard LeadbeaterReleasedFree[10]
June 1998Netherlands Hans SegersReleasedFree[12]
June 1998Australia Robbie SlaterReleasedFree[10]
June 1998England Chris WestwoodReleasedFree[10]
6 August 1998Scotland Dougie FreedmanNottingham Forest£950,000[13]
6 August 1998Grenada Jason RobertsBristol Rovers£250,000[14]
10 August 1998England Steve ClaridgePortsmouth£200,000[15]
11 September 1998Finland Mixu PaatelainenHibernian£75,000[16]
1 October 1998England Steve FroggattCoventry City£1.9 million[17]
27 January 1999Republic of Ireland Glen CrowePlymouth ArgyleFree[18]

Loans in

Start date Player From End date
20 August 1998Republic of Ireland David ConnollyFeyenoordEnd of season[19]
2 November 1998England Guy WhittinghamSheffield Wednesday28 December 1998
25 March 1999Denmark Jørgen NielsenLiverpoolEnd of season[8]

Loans out

Start date Player To End date
1 August 1998Republic of Ireland Glen CroweExeter City26 September 1998
18 September 1998England Paul SimpsonWalsall5 October 1998[20]
8 December 1998Republic of Ireland Dominic FoleyNotts County31 December 1998[21]
11 December 1998England Paul SimpsonWalsall11 January 1999[22]
26 January 1999Scotland Darren FergusonSparta Rotterdam26 April 1999[18]
4 February 1999Republic of Ireland Dominic FoleyEthnikos Piraeus24 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

  1. "Wolves axe McGhee". The Mirror. 6 November 1998.
  2. "Wolves 'gamble' on boss Lee". Sunday Mirror. 29 November 1998.
  3. "Stunned Wolves leave it to Lee". The Birmingham Post. 10 May 1999.
  4. "Champions to tackle Forest fire". The Independent. 16 June 1998.
  5. "McGhee taking another Spanish step forward". Birmingham Post. 5 August 1998.
  6. "Reinforcements for Lee's cause". Birmingham Post. 14 November 1998.
  7. "Flo in at Wolves". The Mirror. 13 January 1999.
  8. 1 2 "Loan raider Lee notches one-in-three strike rate". Birmingham Post. 26 March 1999.
  9. "Wolves get Turner prize but still want extra rewards". Birmingham Post. 25 March 1999.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 "Daley cuts his Wolves losses for fresh fields". Birmingham Post. 6 May 1998.
  11. "Goodman gets a free but has regrets at leaving Molineux". Birmingham Post. 16 April 1998.
  12. "Healthy dose of pessimism can pep up McGhee". Birmingham Post. 5 August 1998.
  13. "Forest Freed transfer deal". The Mirror. 7 August 1998.
  14. "Wolves allow Roberts to go". Birmingham Evening Mail. 6 August 1998.
  15. "Fernando waiting on debut call at Wolves". Birmingham Post. 11 August 1998.
  16. "Hibs pay £75,000 for Paatelainen as McLeish says there's no panic". Daily Record. 12 September 1998.
  17. "Strachan's plans leave Froggatt on firm ground". Birmingham Post. 2 October 1998.
  18. 1 2 "Wolves banking on mutual benefits if Ferguson departs". Birmingham Post. 27 January 1999.
  19. "Connolly to strike chord as McGhee gets his way". Birmingham Post. 21 August 1998.
  20. "Walsall light up the Sky". Birmingham Evening Mail. 19 September 1998.
  21. "Foley goes to County". The Mirror. 9 December 1998.
  22. "Returning Simpson could ease Graydon's nagging headache". Birmingham Post. 12 December 1998.
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