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1998–99 Leicester City F.C. season
1998–99 season of Leicester City
1998–99 season of Leicester City
| Field | Value | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| club | Leicester City F.C. | ||||||||
| season | 1998–99 | ||||||||
| chairman | John Elsom | ||||||||
| manager | Martin O'Neill | ||||||||
| stadium | Filbert Street | ||||||||
| league | FA Premier League | ||||||||
| league result | [10th](1998-99-fa-premier-league) | ||||||||
| cup1 | FA Cup | ||||||||
| cup1 result | [Fourth round](1998-99-fa-cup-fourth-round) | ||||||||
| cup2 | League Cup | ||||||||
| cup2 result | [Runners up](1999-football-league-cup-final-runners-up) | ||||||||
| cup3 | Player of the Year | ||||||||
| cup3 result | Tony Cottee | ||||||||
| league topscorer | Cottee (10) | ||||||||
| season topscorer | Cottee (16) | ||||||||
| highest attendance | 22,091 vs Manchester United | ||||||||
| (16 January 1999, FA Premier League) | |||||||||
| lowest attendance | 13,480 vs Chesterfield | ||||||||
| (16 September 1998, League Cup) | |||||||||
| average attendance | 20,469 | ||||||||
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| prevseason | [1997–98](1997-98-leicester-city-f-c-season) | ||||||||
| nextseason | [1999–2000](1999-2000-leicester-city-f-c-season) |
(16 January 1999, FA Premier League) (16 September 1998, League Cup) During the 1998–99 English football season, Leicester City competed in the FA Premier League.
Season summary
Leicester City repeated the previous season's 10th place in the FA Premier League, earning Martin O'Neill more credit for achieving strong finishes on a relatively limited budget. But the club's best chance of a UEFA Cup place was blown in late March when they lost to Tottenham Hotspur in the Worthington Cup final. At least City fans had the satisfaction of holding on to the highly rated O'Neill, who had seemed certain to desert the club for Leeds United early in the season.
Kit
Leicester's season's kit was manufactured by Fox Leisure and their shirt was sponsored by the British food snack manufacturer Walkers Crisps.
Final league table
Main article: 1998–99 FA Premier League
;Results summary
;Results by round
Results
Pre-season
Dykes Fenton Heskey Oakes Cottee Lennon Wilson Otta
FA Premier League
Main article: 1998–99 FA Premier League
Beckham Cottee Izzet Wanchope Izzet Lomas Lampard Lampard Guppy Poyet Flo Heskey Walsh Elliott Guppy Walsh Cole Stam Carbone Parlour Smith Mendonca Cottee Cottee Joachim Elliott Guppy Beattie Beck Cottee
FA Cup
Main article: 1998–99 FA Cup
Ullathorne Cottee Guppy Adebola Boateng Telfer Froggatt
League Cup
Main article: 1998–99 Football League Cup
Taggart Fenton Wilson Parker Nielsen
Squad
Left club during season
Reserve squad
Club staff
| Directors & Senior Management | Role | Person |
|---|---|---|
| Chairman plc | England Rodney Walker | |
| Chairman | England John Elsom | |
| Deputy Chairman | England Philip Smith | |
| Non Executive Director | England Roy Parker | |
| Chief Executive | England Barrie Pierpoint | |
| Finance Director | England Steve Kind |
| No. | Pos. | Name | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | Discipline | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | [[File:Yellow card.svg | 13px]] | [[File:Red card.svg | 13px]] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | USA Kasey Keller | 36 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||||
| 3 | DF | JAM Frank Sinclair | 30+1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 38+1 | 2 | 13 | 1 | |||||||
| 4 | DF | NIR Gerry Taggart | 9+6 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 5+1 | 1 | 15+8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |||||||
| 5 | DF | ENG Steve Walsh | 17+5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 23+5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |||||||
| 6 | MF | TUR Muzzy Izzet | 31 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 38 | 5 | 3 | 0 | |||||||
| 7 | MF | NIR Neil Lennon | 37 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 47 | 2 | 6 | 0 | |||||||
| 9 | FW | ENG Emile Heskey | 29+1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 39+1 | 9 | 3 | 0 | |||||||
| 10 | MF | ENG Garry Parker | 2+5 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 3+1 | 1 | 5+8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 11 | MF | ENG Steve Guppy | 38 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 48 | 5 | 4 | 0 | |||||||
| 13 | FW | ISL Arnar Gunnlaugsson | 5+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5+4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| 14 | MF | WAL Robbie Savage | 29+5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5+2 | 0 | 34+7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||||||
| 15 | DF | SWE Pontus Kåmark | 15+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 16+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 16 | MF | SCO Stuart Campbell | 1+11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 3+12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| 17 | MF | SCO Charlie Miller | 1+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 18 | DF | SCO Matt Elliott | 37 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 47 | 3 | 9 | 0 | |||||||
| 19 | DF | ENG Robert Ullathorne | 25 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7+1 | 0 | 34+1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |||||||
| 20 | FW | ENG Ian Marshall | 6+4 | 3 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 6+6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 21 | FW | ENG Graham Fenton | 3+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | 4+7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 22 | GK | FRA Pegguy Arphexad | 2+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 24 | MF | ENG Andrew Impey | 17+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 25 | MF | ENG Stuart Wilson | 1+8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+4 | 1 | 2+12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 27 | FW | ENG Tony Cottee | 29+2 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 35+2 | 16 | 2 | 0 | |||||||
| 29 | MF | ENG Stefan Oakes | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 37 | MF | GRE Theodoros Zagorakis | 16+3 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 20+6 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
Assists
| Date | Pos. | Name | From | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 July 1998 | DF | NIR Gerry Taggart | ENG Bolton Wanderers | Free transfer |
| 13 August 1998 | DF | JAM Frank Sinclair | ENG Chelsea | £2,000,000 |
| 24 November 1998 | MF | ENG Andrew Impey | ENG West Ham United | £1,600,000 |
| 5 February 1999 | FW | ISL Arnar Gunnlaugsson | ENG Bolton Wanderers | £2,000,000 |
Out
| Date | Pos. | Name | To | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 June 1998 | DF | ENG Julian Watts | ENG Bristol City | Free transfer |
| 3 July 1998 | FW | ENG Graeme Jaffa | SCO Dunfermline Athletic | Signed |
| 21 August 1998 | DF | ENG Spencer Prior | ENG Derby County | £700,000 |
| 1 February 1999 | MF | ENG Sam McMahon | ENG Cambridge United | Free transfer |
:Transfers in: £5,600,000 :Transfers out: £700,000 :Total spending: £4,900,000
References
References
- (25 October 1998). "O'Neill to stay with Leicester". BBC Sport.
- "Leicester City - Historical Football Kits".
- (25 October 1998). "Izzet sends message to Martin". BBC.
- (17 January 1999). "United smash Foxes". BBC.
- (18 April 1999). "Guppy rocks Chelsea title bid". BBC.
- (4 January 1999). "Football: Heskey provides the key to unlock Birmingham". The Independent.
- (22 March 1999). "Nielsen nicks it for Spurs". BBC Sport.
- "FootballSquads - Leicester City - 1998/99".
- "All Leicester City players: 1999".
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