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1998–99 Portsmouth F.C. season

Field	Value
club	Portsmouth
season	1998–99
manager	Alan Ball
chairman	Martin Gregory (until 18 December)
Les Parris (from 18 December - 18 May 1999)
stadium	Fratton Park
league	Football League First Division
league result	19th
cup2	FA Cup
cup2 result	Fourth round
cup3	Worthington Cup
cup3 result	Second round
league topscorer	Aloisi (14)
season topscorer	Aloisi (17)
highest attendance	19,284 vs. Crewe Alexandra
(5 December 1998)
lowest attendance	8,180 vs Grimsby Town
(13 December 1998)
average attendance	13,732
prevseason	1997–98
nextseason	1999–2000

Les Parris (from 18 December - 18 May 1999) (5 December 1998) (13 December 1998) During the 1998–99 English football season, Portsmouth F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.

Season summary

Portsmouth's centenary season, 1998–99, saw a serious financial crisis hit the club and in December 1998, chairman Martin Gregory quit his post after being targeted of abuse from Portsmouth fans which gave him no choice but to sell his 97% ownership of the club and in February 1999, Portsmouth went into receivership. They avoided relegation again that season, and were then saved from closure by new chairman Milan Mandarić, who saved the club with a takeover deal in May 1999. The new chairman immediately started investing.

Final league table

Main article: 1998–99 Football League

Results

Portsmouth's score comes first

Legend

Win	Draw	Loss

Football League First Division

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
8 August 1998	Watford	H	1–2	15,275	Aloisi
15 August 1998	Tranmere Rovers	A	1–1	6,714	Aloisi
22 August 1998	Ipswich Town	H	0–0	12,002
29 August 1998	Huddersfield Town	A	3–3	10,085	Aloisi (2), McLoughlin (pen)
31 August 1998	Queens Park Rangers	H	3–0	12,106	Aloisi, McLoughlin, Phillips
6 September 1998	Oxford United	A	0–3	6,626
8 September 1998	Bury	A	1–2	4,310	McLoughlin (pen)
12 September 1998	Swindon Town	H	5–2	10,105	Aloisi (2), Igoe (2), Claridge
19 September 1998	Port Vale	A	2–0	5,992	Aloisi, Durnin
26 September 1998	Sunderland	H	1–1	17,022	Igoe
29 September 1998	Birmingham City	H	0–1	11,843
3 October 1998	Sheffield United	A	1–2	15,386	Aloisi
10 October 1998	Bristol City	A	2–2	13,056	Igoe, Claridge
17 October 1998	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	1–0	13,681	McLoughlin (pen)
20 October 1998	Bradford City	H	2–4	10,062	Aloisi (2)
24 October 1998	Barnsley	A	1–2	15,152	Durnin
7 November 1998	Crystal Palace	A	1–4	20,188	Aloisi
10 November 1998	Norwich City	H	1–2	9,335	Aloisi
14 November 1998	Grimsby Town	A	1–1	6,236	Aloisi
21 November 1998	West Bromwich Albion	H	2–1	11,144	Nightingale (2)
28 November 1998	Stockport County	A	0–2	7,504
5 December 1998	Crewe Alexandra	H	2–0	19,284	McLoughlin, Claridge
13 December 1998	Grimsby Town	H	0–1	8,180
19 December 1998	Bolton Wanderers	A	1–3	15,981	Igoe
26 December 1998	Ipswich Town	A	0–3	21,805
28 December 1998	Oxford United	H	2–2	12,604	Claridge (2, 1 pen)
9 January 1999	Watford	A	0–0	12,057
16 January 1999	Huddersfield Town	H	1–0	10,334	Claridge
30 January 1999	Queens Park Rangers	A	1–1	12,270	Nightingale
6 February 1999	Tranmere Rovers	H	1–1	10,597	Whittingham
13 February 1999	Bury	H	2–1	9,062	Robinson, Whittingham
20 February 1999	Swindon Town	A	3–3	10,230	Claridge (2), Péron
27 February 1999	Port Vale	H	4–0	12,838	McLoughlin (pen), Whittingham (3)
2 March 1999	Sunderland	A	0–2	37,656
6 March 1999	Birmingham City	A	1–4	20,617	Whittingham
9 March 1999	Sheffield United	H	1–0	10,287	Awford
13 March 1999	Crystal Palace	H	1–1	15,120	Whittingham
20 March 1999	Norwich City	A	0–0	16,662
28 March 1999	Barnsley	H	1–3	13,337	Durnin
3 April 1999	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	0–2	23,262
5 April 1999	Bristol City	H	0–1	13,026
10 April 1999	Bradford City	A	1–2	13,552	Durnin
17 April 1999	West Bromwich Albion	A	2–2	12,750	Durnin (2)
24 April 1999	Stockport County	H	3–1	11,212	Claridge, Simpson, Durnin
1 May 1999	Crewe Alexandra	A	1–3	5,759	McLoughlin
9 May 1999	Bolton Wanderers	H	0–2	16,015

FA Cup

Main article: 1998–99 FA Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
	R3	2 January 1999	Nottingham Forest	A	1–0	10,092	Claridge
	R4	23 January 1999	Leeds United	H	1–5	18,864	Nightingale

League Cup

Main article: 1998–99 Football League Cup

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R1 1st Leg	11 August 1998	Plymouth Argyle	A	3–1	4,380	McLoughlin (pen), Vlachos, Aloisi
R1 2nd Leg	18 August 1998	Plymouth Argyle	H	3–2 (won 6–3 on agg)	5,479	Hillier, McLoughlin (pen), Aloisi
R2 1st Leg	15 September 1998	Wimbledon	H	2–1	7,010	Aloisi, McLoughlin
R2 2nd Leg	22 September 1998	Wimbledon	A	1–4 (lost 3–5 on agg)	3,756	Whitbread

Squad

:Squad at end of season

References

(19 December 1998). "Football: Pompey chief is forced out.". The Mirror.
(2 February 1999). "Football: Portsmouth Saved By Bank.". The Mirror.
Reynolds, Lee. (18 May 1999). "FOOTBALL: MILAN'S ON THE BALL.". The Mirror.
"Portsmouth 1998-1999 Home - statto.com".
"Portsmouth FC Player Appearances | Past & Present | Soccer Base".

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