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1998–99 Coventry City F.C. season

FieldValue
clubCoventry City F.C.
season1998–99
chairmanBryan Richardson
managerGordon Strachan
stadiumHighfield Road
leagueFA Premier League
league result[15th](1998-99-fa-premier-league)
cup2FA Cup
cup2 result[Fifth round](1998-99-fa-cup)
cup3League Cup
cup3 result[Third round](1998-99-football-league-cup)
league topscorerWhelan (10)
season topscorerWhelan (13)
highest attendance23,098 (vs. Tottenham Hotspur, 26 December)
lowest attendance6,631 (vs. Southend United, 16 September)
average attendance20,773
prevseason[1997–98](1997-98-coventry-city-f-c-season)
nextseason[1999–2000](1999-2000-coventry-city-f-c-season)

During the 1998–99 English football season, Coventry City competed in the FA Premier League.

Season summary

Coventry City finished 15th in the FA Premier League – four places lower than last season – but were never in any real danger of being relegated, despite the loss of key striker Dion Dublin to local rivals Aston Villa.

The biggest news of Coventry's season was the announcement of a move to a new 45,000-seat stadium at Foleshill, which was anticipated to be ready by 2002. Manager Gordon Strachan then signed Moroccan international football star Mustapha Hadji, knowing that it would be important to have a top quality team to match the forthcoming new home.

Final league table

Main article: 1998–99 FA Premier League

;Results summary

;Results by round

Results

Coventry City's score comes first

Legend

WinDrawLoss

FA Premier League

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
15 August 1998ChelseaH2–123,042Huckerby, Dublin
22 August 1998Nottingham ForestA0–122,546
29 August 1998West Ham UnitedH0–020,818
9 September 1998LiverpoolA0–241,771
12 September 1998Manchester UnitedA0–255,193
19 September 1998Newcastle UnitedH1–522,656Whelan
26 September 1998Charlton AthleticA1–120,043Whelan
3 October 1998Aston VillaH1–222,654Soltvedt
18 October 1998Sheffield WednesdayH1–016,006Dublin
24 October 1998SouthamptonA1–215,152Dublin
31 October 1998ArsenalH0–123,040
7 November 1998Blackburn RoversA2–123,779Huckerby, Whelan
15 November 1998EvertonH3–019,290Froggatt, Huckerby, Whelan
21 November 1998MiddlesbroughA0–234,293
28 November 1998Leicester CityH1–119,894Huckerby
5 December 1998WimbledonA1–211,717McAllister (pen)
14 December 1998Leeds UnitedA0–231,802
19 December 1998Derby CountyH1–116,627Whelan
26 December 1998Tottenham HotspurH1–123,098Aloisi
28 December 1998West Ham UnitedA0–225,662
9 January 1999Nottingham ForestH4–017,172Huckerby (3), Telfer
16 January 1999ChelseaA1–234,869Huckerby
30 January 1999LiverpoolH2–123,056Boateng, Whelan
6 February 1999Tottenham HotspurA0–034,376
17 February 1999Newcastle UnitedA1–436,352Whelan
20 February 1999Manchester UnitedH0–122,596
27 February 1999Aston VillaA4–138,799Aloisi (2), Boateng (2)
6 March 1999Charlton AthleticH2–120,259Whelan, Soltvedt
13 March 1999Blackburn RoversH1–119,701Aloisi
20 March 1999ArsenalA0–238,073
3 April 1999Sheffield WednesdayA2–128,136McAllister (pen), Whelan
5 April 1999SouthamptonH1–021,402Boateng
11 April 1999EvertonA0–232,341
17 April 1999MiddlesbroughH1–219,231McAllister
24 April 1999Leicester CityA0–120,224
1 May 1999WimbledonH2–121,200Huckerby, Whelan
8 May 1999Derby CountyA0–032,450
16 May 1999Leeds UnitedH2–223,049Aloisi, Telfer

FA Cup

Main article: 1998–99 FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R32 January 1999Macclesfield TownH7–014,197Froggatt, Whelan, Payne (own goal), Huckerby (3), Boateng
R423 January 1999Leicester CityA3–021,207Whelan, Froggatt, Telfer
R513 February 1999EvertonA1–233,907McAllister

League Cup

Main article: 1998–99 Football League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R2 1st Leg16 September 1998Southend UnitedH1–06,631Hall
R2 2nd Leg22 September 1998Southend UnitedA4–0 (won 5–0 on agg)6,292Boateng, Dublin, Whelan, Soltvedt
R327 October 1998Luton TownA0–29,051

Squad

Left club during season

Reserve squad

Transfers

In

DatePos.NameFromFee
4 June 1998DFFRA Jean-Guy WallemmeFRA RC LensUndisclosed
1 August 1998DFCRO Robert JarniESP Real Betis£2,600,000
7 August 1998FWJAM Paul HallENG Portsmouth£300,000
26 August 1998DFENG Marc EdworthyENG Crystal Palace£1,200,000
1 October 1998MFENG Steve FroggattENG Wolverhampton Wanderers£1,900,000
12 October 1998MFBEL Laurent DelorgeBEL Gent£1,250,000
17 December 1998FWAUS John AloisiENG Portsmouth£650,000
30 December 1998GKDEN Morten HyldgaardDEN Ikast FS£200,000
13 January 1999DFBIH Muhamed KonjićFRA AS Monaco£2,000,000
28 May 1999MFMAR Youssef ChippoPOR Porto£1,200,000

Out

DatePos.NameToFee
8 July 1998MFENG John SalakoENG FulhamFree transfer
16 July 1998FWROM Viorel MoldovanTUR Fenerbahçe£4,000,000
15 August 1998DFCRO Robert JarniESP Real Madrid£3,400,000
2 October 1998FWENG Simon HaworthENG Wigan Athletic£600,000
5 November 1998FWENG Dion DublinENG Aston Villa£5,750,000
30 December 1998DFFRA Jean-Guy WallemmeFRA Sochaux£400,000

:Transfers in: £11,300,000 :Transfers out: £14,150,000 :Total spending: £2,850,000

Statistics

Appearances and goals

|- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center|Goalkeepers |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center|Defenders |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center|Midfielders |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center|Forwards |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Players who left the club during the season |}

References

References

  1. Culley, Jon. (6 November 1998). "Football: Villa win race for £5.75m Dublin". The Independent.
  2. (20 July 1999). "'Detonator' breaks bank at Coventry". The Guardian.
  3. "Coventry City 1998-1999 Results - statto.com".
  4. "FootballSquads - Coventry City - 1998/99".
  5. "All Coventry City players: 1999".
  6. Boateng was born in [[Nkawkaw]], [[Ghana]], but qualified to represent the [[Netherlands]] internationally and would make his international debut for the [[Netherlands national football team. Netherlands]] in November 2001.
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