1998–99 Ipswich Town F.C. season

Ipswich Town
1998–99 season
ChairmanDavid Sheepshanks
ManagerGeorge Burley
StadiumPortman Road
First Division3rd
FA CupFourth round
League CupSecond round
Play-offsSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: David Johnson / James Scowcroft (13)
All: David Johnson / James Scowcroft (14)
Highest home attendance22,162
(vs Queens Park Rangers, 5 Apr 1999, First Division)
Lowest home attendance7,952
(vs Exeter City, 18 Aug 1998, League Cup)
Average home league attendance16,920

During the 1998–99 English football season, Ipswich Town competed in the Football League First Division.

Season summary

In the 1998–99 season, Ipswich fans felt it would be third time lucky in the play-offs for the Tractor Boys. However the team once again lost on away goals to Bolton Wanderers.[1] Ipswich had been second at the beginning of April but defeat to Bolton saw Bradford City overtake them and two more defeats in their last four games, including a shock home defeat to relegation-threatened Crewe Alexandra, saw Ipswich finish third.[2]

First-team squad

[3] 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 England ENG Richard Wright
— GK England ENG Lee Bracey
— DF England ENG Jason Cundy
— DF England ENG Tony Mowbray
— DF England ENG Mark Venus
— DF France FRA Jean-Manuel Thetis
— DF Netherlands NED Fabian Wilnis
— MF England ENG Jamie Clapham
— MF England ENG Kieron Dyer
— MF England ENG John Kennedy
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF England ENG Mick Stockwell
— MF England ENG Adam Tanner
— MF Northern Ireland NIR Jim Magilton
— MF England ENG Matt Holland (captain)
— MF Netherlands NED Marco Holster
— MF Netherlands NED Bobby Petta
— FW England ENG Richard Naylor
— FW England ENG James Scowcroft
— FW Jamaica JAM David Johnson

Left club during 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
— DF Argentina ARG Mauricio Taricco (to Tottenham Hotspur)
— MF Northern Ireland NIR Danny Sonner (to Sheffield Wednesday)
— MF England ENG Paolo Vernazza (loan return to Arsenal)
— MF England ENG Lee Hodges (loan return to West Ham United)
— MF England ENG Jonathan Hunt (loan return to Derby County)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF England ENG Paul Mason (Retired)
— FW Scotland SCO Alex Mathie (to Dundee United)
— FW France FRA Samassi Abou (loan return to West Ham United)
— FW England ENG Marlon Harewood (loan return to Nottingham Forest)

Reserve squad

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
— DF England ENG Wayne Brown
— DF England ENG Titus Bramble
— MF Scotland SCO Stuart Niven
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF England ENG Chris Keeble
— FW England ENG Richard Logan

Competitions

Football League First Division

Main article: 1998–99 Football League First Division

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Sunderland (C, P) 46 31 12 3 91 28 +63 105 Promotion to the Premier League
2 Bradford City (P) 46 26 9 11 82 47 +35 87
3 Ipswich Town 46 26 8 12 69 32 +37 86 Qualification for the First Division play-offs
4 Birmingham City 46 23 12 11 66 37 +29 81
5 Watford (O, P) 46 21 14 11 65 56 +9 77
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Ipswich Town's score comes first[4]

Matches

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
9 August 1998 Grimsby Town A 0–0 7,211
15 August 1998 Bury H 0–0 13,267
22 August 1998 Portsmouth A 0–0 12,002
29 August 1998 Sunderland H 0–2 15,813
31 August 1998 Port Vale A 3–0 5,485 Scowcroft, Johnson, Holland
8 September 1998 Bradford City H 3–0 11,596 Scowcroft (2), Venus
12 September 1998 Oxford United A 3–3 6,632 Scowcroft, Johnson, Dyer
19 September 1998 Bristol City H 3–1 13,657 Johnson (2), Scowcroft
26 September 1998 Watford A 0–1 13,109
29 September 1998 Tranmere Rovers A 2–0 5,072 Stockwell, Scowcroft
3 October 1998 Crystal Palace H 3–0 16,837 Venus (pen), Taricco, Mathie
17 October 1998 Swindon Town H 1–0 13,212 Johnson
20 October 1998 Norwich City H 0–1 22,079
24 October 1998 Stockport County A 1–0 7,432 Dyer
31 October 1998 West Bromwich Albion H 2–0 15,568 Johnson (2)
3 November 1998 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 2–0 14,680 Scowcroft, Stockwell
7 November 1998 Huddersfield Town A 2–2 14,240 Venus, Johnson
14 November 1998 Barnsley A 1–0 15,966 Johnson
21 November 1998 Bolton Wanderers H 0–1 17,255
28 November 1998 Crewe Alexandra A 3–0 5,165 Scowcroft (3, 1 pen)
2 December 1998 Queens Park Rangers A 1–1 12,449 Holland
5 December 1998 Birmingham City H 1–0 15,901 Petta
12 December 1998 Barnsley H 0–2 16,021
20 December 1998 Sheffield United A 2–1 12,944 Abou, Naylor
26 December 1998 Portsmouth H 3–0 21,805 Naylor (2), Dyer
28 December 1998 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 0–1 24,636
9 January 1999 Grimsby Town H 0–1 15,575
17 January 1999 Sunderland A 1–2 39,835 Holland
30 January 1999 Port Vale H 1–0 16,328 Clapham
6 February 1999 Bury A 3–0 4,750 Venus (pen), Mowbray, Harewood
13 February 1999 Bradford City A 0–0 15,024
20 February 1999 Oxford United H 2–1 16,920 Holland, Venus (pen)
27 February 1999 Bristol City A 1–0 14,065 Naylor
2 March 1999 Watford H 3–2 18,818 Dyer, Venus, Johnson
6 March 1999 Tranmere Rovers H 1–0 15,929 Thetis
9 March 1999 Crystal Palace A 2–3 16,360 Johnson, Clapham
13 March 1999 Huddersfield Town H 3–0 17,170 Magilton, Johnson, Petta
20 March 1999 West Bromwich Albion A 1–0 15,552 Thetis
3 April 1999 Swindon Town A 6–0 10,337 Venus (2 pens), Scowcroft, Mowbray, Clapham, Wilnis
5 April 1999 Queens Park Rangers H 3–1 22,162 Johnson, Scowcroft, Holland
11 April 1999 Norwich City A 0–0 19,511
17 April 1999 Bolton Wanderers A 0–2 19,894
20 April 1999 Stockport County H 1–0 17,056 Magilton
24 April 1999 Crewe Alexandra H 1–2 20,845 Venus (pen)
2 May 1999 Birmingham City A 0–1 27,685
9 May 1999 Sheffield United H 4–1 21,689 Magilton, Scowcroft, Dyer, Naylor

First Division play-offs

Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
SF 1st Leg 16 May 1999 Bolton Wanderers A 0–1 18,295
SF 2nd Leg 19 May 1999 Bolton Wanderers H 4–3 (lost on away goals) 21,755 Holland (2), Dyer (2)

FA Cup

Main article: 1998–99 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 2 January 1999 Tranmere Rovers A 1–0 7,223 McGreal (own goal)
R4 23 January 1999 Everton A 0–1 28,854

League Cup

Main article: 1998–99 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 1st Leg 11 August 1998 Exeter City A 1–1 3,233 Holland
R1 2nd Leg 18 August 1998 Exeter City H 5–1 (won 6–2 on agg) 7,952 Taricco, Holland, Stockwell, Mathie, Mason
R2 1st Leg 15 September 1998 Luton Town H 2–1 9,032 Scowcroft, Thetis
R2 2nd Leg 22 September 1998 Luton Town A 2–4 (lost 4–5 on agg) 5,655 Johnson, Davis (own goal)

Transfers

Transfers in

Date Pos Name From Fee Ref
1 July 1998 MF Netherlands Marco Holster Netherlands Heracles Almelo Free transfer [5]
1 August 1998 FW Northern Ireland Sean Friars England Liverpool Free transfer [6]
11 September 1998 DF France Jean-Manuel Thetis Spain Sevilla £50,000 [7]
6 January 1999 DF Netherlands Fabian Wilnis Netherlands De Graafschap £200,000 [8]
22 March 1999 MF Northern Ireland Jim Magilton England Sheffield Wednesday £680,000 [9]

Loans in

Date from Pos Name From Date until Ref
3 October 1998 MF England Paolo Vernazza England Arsenal 3 November 1998 [10]
28 October 1998 MF England Jonathan Hunt England Derby County 17 November 1998 [11]
18 November 1998 MF England Lee Hodges England West Ham United 21 December 1998 [12]
3 December 1998 FW France Samassi Abou England West Ham United 29 December 1998 [13]
12 January 1999 MF Northern Ireland Jim Magilton England Sheffield Wednesday 21 March 1999 [9]
28 January 1999 FW England Marlon Harewood England Nottingham Forest 4 March 1999 [14]

Transfers out

Date Pos Name To Fee Ref
1 July 1998 MF England Simon Milton Retired [15]
7 July 1998 MF Wales Geraint Williams England Colchester United Undisclosed [16]
7 July 1998 DF Netherlands Gus Uhlenbeek England Fulham Free transfer [17]
29 September 1998 MF England Paul Mason Retired [18]
14 October 1998 MF Northern Ireland Danny Sonner England Sheffield Wednesday Undisclosed [19]
16 October 1998 FW Scotland Alex Mathie Scotland Dundee United £700,000 [20]
9 November 1998 DF Argentina Mauricio Taricco England Tottenham Hotspur £1,775,000 [21]

Loans out

Date from Pos Name From Date until Ref
1 August 1998 MF England John Kennedy England Morecambe 31 October 1998 [22]

Awards

Player awards

Award Player Ref
Player of the Year England Jamie Clapham [23]

PFA First Division Team of the Year

Player Ref
England Richard Wright [24]
England Mark Venus [25]
England Kieron Dyer [25]

References

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