From Surf Wiki (app.surf) — the open knowledge base

1998–99 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season

Field	Value
club	Bolton Wanderers
season	1998–99
manager	Colin Todd
chairman	Gordon Hargreaves
stadium	Reebok Stadium
league	First Division
league result	6th
cup1	FA Cup
cup1 result	3rd Round
cup2	Worthington Cup
cup2 result	4th Round
league topscorer	Bob Taylor (15)
season topscorer	Bob Taylor (18)
highest attendance	24,625 v Bradford City
26 December 1998
lowest attendance	6,429 v Hartlepool United
11 August 1998
prevseason	1997–98
nextseason	1999–2000

26 December 1998 11 August 1998

The 1998–1999 season was the 120th season in Bolton Wanderers F.C.'s existence, and their first season back in the Football League First Division after relegation from the Premier League. It covers the period from 1 July 1998 to 30 June 1999.

Results

Nationwide League Division One

Date	Opponents	H / A	Result	Scorers	Attendance
8 August 1998	Crystal Palace	A	2 – 2	Holdsworth 33', Gunnlaugsson 90'	19,029
15 August 1998	Grimsby Town	H	2 – 0	Blake 56', Holdsworth 70' (pen)	16,584
23 August 1998	Bradford City	A	2 – 2	Gunnlaugsson 19', Blake 60'	13,163
29 August 1998	Sheffield United	H	2 – 2	Strong 5', Blake 36'	18,263
8 September 1998	West Bromwich Albion	A	3 – 2	Gunnlaugsson 19', Blake 26', Gardner 88'	15,789
12 September 1998	Birmingham City	H	3 – 1	Taylor (2) 1', 49', Frandsen 5'	19,637
19 September 1998	Crewe Alexandra	A	4 – 4	Gunnlaugsson 23', 44', Taylor 37', Frandsen 50'	5,744
26 September 1998	Huddersfield Town	H	3 – 0	Frandsen 15', Blake 26', Gunnlaugsson 43'	20,971
29 September 1996	Swindon Town	H	2 – 1	Blake 46', Gunnlaugsson 86'	16,497
3 October 1998	Barnsley	A	2 – 2	Gunnlaugsson 21', Johansen 42'	17,362
17 October 1998	Oxford United	H	1 – 1	Frandsen 37'	17,064
20 October 1998	Watford	H	1 – 2	Gunnlaugsson 25'	15,921
23 October 1998	Bristol City	A	1 – 2	Gunnlaugsson 5'	12,026
1 November 1998	Sunderland	H	0 – 3		21,676
4 November 1998	Port Vale	H	3 – 1	Taylor 5', Frandsen 20', Gunnlaugsson 69'	13,324
7 November 1998	Queens Park Rangers	A	0 – 2		11,814
14 November 1998	Tranmere Rovers	H	2 – 2	Johansen 53', Holdsworth 56' (pen)	16,564
21 November 1998	Ipswich Town	A	1 – 0	Taylor 90'	17,225
24 November 1998	Stockport County	A	1 – 0	Taylor 81'	8,520
28 November 1998	Bury	H	4 – 0	Johansen (2) 21', 57', Gunnlaugsson (2) 64', 67'	21,028
5 December 1998	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	1 – 1	Taylor 58'	22,537
12 December 1998	Tranmere Rovers	A	1 – 1	Taylor 11'	6,959
19 December 1998	Portsmouth	H	3 – 1	Taylor 70', Frandsen 78', Holdsworth 84'	15,981
26 December 1998	Bradford City	H	0 – 0		24,625
28 December 1996	Port Vale	A	2 – 0	Sellars 48', Holdsworth 75' (pen)	8,201
10 January 1999	Crystal Palace	H	3 – 0	Taylor 3', Johansen 26', Jensen 33'	15,410
16 January 1999	Sheffield United	A	2 – 1	Holdsworth (2) 45', 72'	15,787
30 January 1999	Norwich City	H	2 – 0	Holdsworth 38', Cox 65'	17,269
6 February 1999	Grimsby Town	A	1 – 0	Holdsworth 54'	8,674
13 February 1999	West Bromwich Albion	H	2 – 1	Taylor 43', Cox 51'	20,657
21 February 1999	Birmingham City	A	0 – 0		26,051
27 February 1999	Crewe Alexandra	H	1 – 3	Holdsworth 55' (pen)	19,437
2 March 1999	Huddersfield Town	A	2 – 3	Holdsworth 19', Johansen 50'	13,867
6 March 1999	Swindon Town	A	3 – 3	Fish 60', Jensen 70, Guðjohnsen 77'	8,392
9 March 1999	Barnsley	H	3 – 3	Sellars 15', Holdsworth 25' (pen), Guðjohnsen 80'	16,537
13 March 1999	Queens Park Rangers	H	2 – 1	Taylor (2) 30', 58'	17,919
20 March 1999	Sunderland	A	1 – 3	Frandsen 49'	41,505
3 April 1999	Oxford United	A	0 – 0		7,547
5 April 1999	Stockport County	H	1 – 2	Taylor 49'	18,587
10 April 1999	Watford	A	0 – 2		13,001
13 April 1999	Bristol City	H	1 – 0	Guðjohnsen 7'	14,4559
17 April 1999	Ipswich Town	H	2 – 0	Taylor 37', Guðjohnsen 69'	19,894
20 April 1999	Norwich City	A	2 – 2	Cox 48', Frandsen 74'	11,137
23 April 1999	Bury	A	2 – 1	Cox 90'	7,680
30 April 1999	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	1 – 1	Gardner 36'	20,280
9 May 1999	Portsmouth	A	2 – 0	Johansen 20', Guðjohnsen 67'	16,015

Nationwide League Division One play-offs

Date	Round	Opponents	H / A	Result	Scorers	Attendance
16 May 1999	Semi-Final First Leg	Ipswich Town	H	1 – 0	Johansen 84'	18,295
19 May 1999	Semi Final Second Leg	Ipswich Town	A	3 – 4 (aet)
Bolton win on away goals	Taylor 51', 96' Frandsen 84'	21,755
31 May 1999	Final	Watford	Wembley Stadium	0 – 2		70,343

F.A. Cup

Date	Round	Opponents	H / A	Result	Scorers	Attendance
2 January 1999	Round 3	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	1 – 2	Sellars 57'	18,269

Worthington Cup

Date	Round	Opponents	H / A	Result	Scorers	Attendance
11 August 1998	Round 1 First Leg	Hartlepool	H	1 – 0	Taylor	6,429
25 August 1998	Round 1 Second Leg	Hartlepool	A	3 – 0
4 – 0 (agg)	Blake (3) 55', 59', 71'	3,185
15 September 1998	Round 2 First Leg	Hull City	H	3 – 1	Phillips 45', Gunnlaugsson 61', Frandsen 89'	7,544
22 September 1998	Round 2 Second Leg	Hull City	A	3 – 2
6 – 3 (agg)	Jensen 26', Johansen 72', Gardner 79'	4,226
27 October 1998	Round 3	Norwich City	A	1 – 1 (aet)
Bolton win 3 – 1 on penalties	Elliott 96'	14,189
10 November 1998	Round 4	Wimbledon	H	1 – 2	Jensen 52'	7,868

Appearances

Bolton used a total of 27 players during the season.

P	Player	Position	FL	FAC	LC	Total
1	DEN Claus Jensen	Midfielder	47 (0)	1 (0)	6 (0)	54 (0)
2	DEN Per Frandsen	Midfielder	47 (0)	1 (0)	4 (0)	52 (0)
3	ENG Neil Cox	Defender	45 (2)	1 (0)	5 (0)	51 (2)
4	DEN Michael Johansen	Midfielder	43 (3)	1 (0)	4 (1)	48 (4)
5	RSA Mark Fish	Defender	39 (0)	1 (0)	5 (0)	45 (0)
6	FIN Jussi Jääskeläinen	Goalkeeper	34 (0)	1 (0)	5 (0)	40 (0)
7	ENG Bob Taylor	Striker	35 (6)	1 (0)	3 (3)	39 (9)
8	ENG Mike Whitlow	Defender	27 (1)	1 (0)	3 (1)	31 (2)
9	Iceland Arnar Gunnlaugsson	Striker	22 (5)	0 (1)	6 (0)	28 (6)
10	ENG Dean Holdsworth	Striker	22 (10)	1 (0)	3 (1)	26 (11)
11	ENG Scott Sellars	Midfielder	22 (4)	1 (0)	2 (0)	25(4)
12	JAM Ricardo Gardner	Midfielder	22 (6)	0 (1)	2 (1)	24 (8)
13	ENG Andy Todd	Defender	21 (2)	0 (0)	3 (0)	24 (2)
14	Iceland Guðni Bergsson	Defender	15 (3)	1 (0)	3 (0)	19 (3)
15	ENG Robbie Elliott	Defender	17 (8)	0 (0)	1 (0)	18 (8)
16	ENG Paul Warhurst	Defender/Midfielder	17 (5)	0 (0)	0 (0)	17 (5)
17	ENG Jimmy Phillips	Defender	14 (1)	0 (0)	3 (1)	17 (2)
18	WAL Nathan Blake	Striker	11 (1)	0 (0)	2 (1)	13 (2)
19	ENG Steve Banks	Goalkeeper	9 (0)	0 (0)	3 (0)	12 (0)
20	Iceland Eiður Guðjohnsen	Striker	11 (6)	0 (0)	0 (1)	11 (7)
21	ENG Greg Strong	Defender	4 (1)	0 (0)	4 (0)	8 (1)
22	ENG Jon Newsome	Defender	6 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	6 (0)
23	IRE Keith Branagan	Goalkeeper	3 (0)	0 (0)	1 (0)	4 (0)
24	ENG Hasney Aljofree	Defender	1 (3)	0 (0)	1 (0)	2 (3)
25	DEN Bo Hansen	Midfielder/Striker	1 (10)	0 (0)	0 (0)	1 (10)
26	ENG Jamie Fullarton	Midfielder	1 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	1 (0)
27	ENG Scott Taylor	Striker	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (1)	0 (1)

Top scorers

P	Player	Position	1st Div	FAC	LC	Total
1	ENG Bob Taylor	Striker	17	0	1	18
2	Iceland Arnar Gunnlaugsson	Striker	13	1	0	14
3	ENG Dean Holdsworth	Striker	12	0	0	12
4	Denmark Per Frandsen	Midfielder	9	0	1	10
5	WAL Nathan Blake	Striker	6	0	3	9

References

"Bolton Wanderers 1998-99". bwfcstats.com.

Info: Wikipedia Source

This article was imported from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the article history page.

bolton-wanderers-f.c.-seasons 1998–99-football-league-first-division-by-team

Want to explore this topic further?

Ask Mako anything about 1998–99 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season — get instant answers, deeper analysis, and related topics.

Research with Mako

Free with your Surf account

Content sourced from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

This content may have been generated or modified by AI. CloudSurf Software LLC is not responsible for the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of AI-generated content. Always verify important information from primary sources.

Report