1998–99 Barnsley F.C. season
Barnsley 1998–99 football season
During the 1998–99 English football season, Barnsley F.C. competed in the Football League First Division .
Season summary
In the summer, Danny Wilson departed Barnsley to join Sheffield Wednesday , and with the team looking to bounce back to the Premier League John Hendrie was named manager.[ 1]
The Red's promotion hopes were hampered when they lost influential captain Neil Redfearn who was sold to Charlton Athletic after making 338 first team appearances for Barnsley.
The season was mostly unremarkable in terms of results and on 19 April 1999, Hendrie was sacked with the club nowhere near the top six and Hendrie's assistant Eric Winstanley took caretaker charge for the remaining games of the season.[ 2] Barnsley then went on to finish a disappointing campaign in 13th place. One of the highlights of the season was a 7–1 home victory against local rivals Huddersfield Town . This was the only time new signing Craig Hignett and Ashley Ward played together, with Ward leaving for Blackburn . After the season Barnsley lost yet more players from the promotion season, with solid defender Arjan de Zeeuw and attacking midfield player Clint Marcelle both leaving the club. Goalkeeper David Watson also suffered an injury mid-season that later ended his career.
Final league table
Source:
[citation needed ] Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference
Results
Barnsley's score comes first [ 3]
Legend
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Scorers
8 August 1998
West Bromwich Albion
H
2–2
18,114
de Zeeuw (2)
15 August 1998
Crewe Alexandra
A
1–3
5,289
McClare
21 August 1998
Stockport County
H
1–1
16,377
Fjørtoft
29 August 1998
Birmingham City
A
0–0
19,825
31 August 1998
Oxford United
H
1–0
15,328
Hendrie
8 September 1998
Norwich City
H
1–3
15,695
Ward
12 September 1998
Grimsby Town
A
2–1
8,149
Ward (2)
19 September 1998
Crystal Palace
H
4–0
15,597
Ward (2), McClare , Fjørtoft
26 September 1998
Bradford City
A
1–2
15,887
Ward
29 September 1998
Bristol City
A
1–1
12,005
Sheridan
3 October 1998
Bolton Wanderers
H
2–2
17,362
Ward , van der Laan
11 October 1998
Port Vale
H
0–2
16,195
17 October 1998
Sheffield United
A
1–1
23,180
Fjørtoft
20 October 1998
Tranmere Rovers
A
0–3
5,194
24 October 1998
Portsmouth
H
2–1
15,152
Ward , Barnard
31 October 1998
Wolverhampton Wanderers
A
1–1
20,714
Ward (pen)
4 November 1998
Queens Park Rangers
A
1–2
8,218
Bullock
7 November 1998
Bury
H
1–1
15,115
Ward
14 November 1998
Ipswich Town
H
0–1
15,966
21 November 1998
Sunderland
A
3–2
40,231
Ward , Dyer , Barnard (pen)
27 November 1998
Huddersfield Town
H
7–1
16,648
Dyer (2), Hignett (2), Tinkler , Ward , Barnard
5 December 1998
Watford
A
0–0
10,165
12 December 1998
Ipswich Town
A
2–0
16,021
McClare , Turner
19 December 1998
Swindon Town
H
1–3
15,342
Barnard (pen)
26 December 1998
Stockport County
A
1–0
10,263
de Zeeuw
28 December 1998
Queens Park Rangers
H
1–0
17,083
Hignett
9 January 1999
West Bromwich Albion
A
0–2
15,029
16 January 1999
Birmingham City
H
0–0
17,114
30 January 1999
Oxford United
A
0–1
6,174
6 February 1999
Crewe Alexandra
H
2–2
15,377
Tinkler , de Zeeuw
16 February 1999
Norwich City
A
0–0
13,232
20 February 1999
Grimsby Town
H
0–0
16,343
28 February 1999
Crystal Palace
A
0–1
17,021
3 March 1999
Bradford City
H
0–1
16,866
9 March 1999
Bolton Wanderers
A
3–3
16,537
Hignett (2), Jones
13 March 1999
Bury
A
0–0
4,696
20 March 1999
Wolverhampton Wanderers
H
2–3
16,587
Richards (own goal), Jones
23 March 1999
Bristol City
H
2–0
14,733
Dyer , Hignett
28 March 1999
Portsmouth
A
3–1
13,337
Hignett , Whitbread (own goal), Dyer
3 April 1999
Sheffield United
H
2–1
17,566
Hignett (2)
5 April 1999
Port Vale
A
0–1
5,968
10 April 1999
Tranmere Rovers
H
1–1
15,133
Dyer
16 April 1999
Sunderland
H
1–3
17,390
Sheron
24 April 1999
Huddersfield Town
A
1–0
15,353
Sheron
1 May 1999
Watford
H
2–2
17,098
Eaden , Tinkler
9 May 1999
Swindon Town
A
3–1
8,182
Jones , Bullock , Dyer
FA Cup
Round
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Goalscorers
R3
2 January 1999
Swindon Town
A
0–0
8,016
R3R
19 January 1999
Swindon Town
H
3–1
10,510
McClare , Bullock , Hignett
R4
23 January 1999
Bournemouth
H
3–1
11,982
Sheridan , Hignett , Bullock
R5
13 February 1999
Bristol Rovers
H
4–1
17,508
Hignett (3), Dyer
QF
16 March 1999
Tottenham Hotspur
H
0–1
18,793
League Cup
Round
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Goalscorers
R1 1st Leg
12 August 1998
Scarborough
A
1–0
3,064
Ward
R1 2nd Leg
18 August 1998
Scarborough
H
3–0 (won 4–0 on agg)
5,099
Fjørtoft , van der Laan , Eaden
R2 1st Leg
15 September 1998
Reading
H
3–0
7,840
Barnard , Fjørtoft (2)
R2 2nd Leg
23 September 1998
Reading
A
1–1 (won 4–1 on agg)
6,983
Ward
R3
27 October 1998
Bournemouth
H
2–1
8,560
Ward (pen), Fjørtoft
R4
10 November 1998
Luton Town
A
0–1
8,435
Squad
[ 4]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Left club during the season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
References
National teams
League competitions
Level 1 Levels 2–4 Level 5 Levels 6–7 Levels 8–9 Lower leagues
Cup competitions
FA cups Football League cups
European competitions