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1999 Football League play-offs
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| competition | Football League play-offs |
| season | 1998–99 |
| winners | Watford |
| (First Division) | |
| Manchester City | |
| (Second Division) | |
| Scunthorpe United | |
| (Third Division) | |
| biggest home win | Scunthorpe 3–1 Swansea |
| (Third Division) | |
| biggest away win | None |
| highest scoring | Ipswich 4–3 Bolton |
| (7 goals) | |
| matches | 15 |
| total goals | 28 |
| highest attendance | 76,935 – Gillingham v Manchester City |
| (Second Division final) | |
| lowest attendance | 6,762 – Wigan v Manchester City |
| (Second Division semi-final) | |
| average attendance | 24,837 |
| prevseason | [1998](1998-football-league-play-offs) |
| nextseason | [2000](2000-football-league-play-offs) |
(First Division) Manchester City (Second Division) Scunthorpe United (Third Division) (Third Division) (7 goals) (Second Division final) (Second Division semi-final) The Football League play-offs for the 1998–99 season were held in May 1999, with the finals taking place at the old Wembley Stadium in London. The play-off semi-finals were played over two legs and contested by the teams who finished in 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th place in the Football League First Division and Football League Second Division and the 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th placed teams in the Football League Third Division table. The winners of the semi-finals went through to the finals, with the winner of the matches gaining promotion for the following season.
Background
The Football League play-offs have been held every year since 1987. They take place for each division following the conclusion of the regular season and are contested by the four clubs finishing below the automatic promotion places.
In the First Division, Ipswich Town, who were aiming to return to the top flight after a 4-year absence, finished one point behind second placed Bradford City, who in turn finished 18 points behind champions Sunderland, who returned to the top flight after being relegated two seasons previously. Birmingham City, who were aiming to return to the top flight after 13 years outside the top division, finished in fourth place in the table. Watford, who were aiming to return to the top flight for the first time since 1988, finished in fifth place. Bolton Wanderers, who were aiming to return to the top flight after relegation the previous season, finished one point behind Watford in sixth place.
First Division
Main article: 1998–99 Football League First Division
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Ipswich Town | 46 | 25 | 12 | 9 | 71 | 42 | +29 | 87 |
| 4 | Birmingham City | 46 | 24 | 10 | 12 | 88 | 67 | +21 | 82 |
| **5** | **Watford** | **46** | **22** | **11** | **13** | **65** | **44** | **+21** | **77** |
| 6 | Bolton Wanderers | 46 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 69 | 50 | +19 | 76 |
Semi-finals
;First leg
;Second leg Dyer Frandsen Ipswich Town 4–4 Bolton Wanderers on aggregate. Bolton Wanderers won on away goals.
Grainger Rowett Bradbury Hughes Purse Poole Holland Palmer Johnson Bazeley Mooney Page Smart Hazan Birmingham City 1–1 Watford on aggregate. Watford won 7–6 on penalties.
Final
Main article: 1999 Football League First Division play-off final
Smart
Second Division
Main article: 1998–99 Football League Second Division
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| **3** | **Manchester City** | **46** | **22** | **16** | **8** | **69** | **33** | **+36** | **82** |
| 4 | Gillingham | 46 | 22 | 14 | 10 | 75 | 44 | +31 | 80 |
| 5 | Preston North End | 46 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 78 | 50 | +28 | 79 |
| 6 | Wigan Athletic | 46 | 22 | 10 | 14 | 75 | 48 | +27 | 76 |
Semi-finals
;First leg
;Second leg Gillingham won 2–1 on aggregate.
Manchester City won 2–1 on aggregate.
Final
Main article: 1999 Football League Second Division play-off final
Taylor Dickov Pennock Hodge Butters Dickov Cooke Edghill
Third Division
Main article: 1998–99 Football League Third Division
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| **4** | **Scunthorpe United** | **46** | **22** | **8** | **16** | **69** | **58** | **+11** | **74** |
| 5 | Rotherham United | 46 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 79 | 61 | +18 | 73 |
| 6 | Leyton Orient | 46 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 68 | 59 | +9 | 72 |
| 7 | Swansea City | 46 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 56 | 48 | +8 | 71 |
Semi-finals
;First leg
;Second leg Roscoe Hurst Williams Ling Morrison Lockwood Rotherham United 0–0 Leyton Orient on aggregate. Leyton Orient won 4–2 on penalties.
Sheldon Scunthorpe United won 3–2 on aggregate.
Final
Main article: 1999 Football League Third Division play-off final
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