1998–99 Crystal Palace F.C. season

Crystal Palace
1998–99 season
ChairmanMark Goldberg[1]
ManagerTerry Venables (until 15 January)
Steve Coppell (from 15 January)
StadiumSelhurst Park
Football League First Division14th
FA CupThird round
Worthington CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Morrison (12)
All: Morrison (13)
Average home league attendance17,123

During the 1998–99 English football season, Crystal Palace F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.

Season summary

Terry Venables was appointed head coach, but the dream of success for the 1998–99 season quickly turned into a nightmare. Goldberg was unable to sustain his financial backing of the club and they went into administration in March 1999.[1] Simon Paterson took charge of the club throughout a spell in which it's very future seemed in serious doubt.

Venables stood down as manager and after some negotiation over his outstanding contract, left the club.[2] In January 1999, Steve Coppell returned to the job once again,[1] and was able to guide Palace to a mid-table finish. With the approval of the administrators, Peter Morley was installed as chairman, in time for the start of the next season.[1]

Final league table

Main article: 1998–99 Football League

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
12 West Bromwich Albion 46 16 11 19 69 76 −7 59
13 Barnsley 46 14 17 15 59 56 +3 59
14 Crystal Palace 46 14 16 16 58 71 −13 58
15 Tranmere Rovers 46 12 20 14 63 61 +2 56
16 Stockport County 46 12 17 17 49 60 −11 53
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference

Results

Crystal Palace's score comes first[3]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
8 August 1998 Bolton Wanderers H 2–2 19,029 Jansen, Ćurčić
16 August 1998 Birmingham City A 1–3 16,699 Mullins
22 August 1998 Oxford United H 2–0 14,827 Dyer, Lombardo
29 August 1998 Stockport County A 1–1 7,739 Shipperley
8 September 1998 Crewe Alexandra A 1–0 4,977 Jansen
12 September 1998 Port Vale H 0–1 15,983
19 September 1998 Barnsley A 0–4 15,597
27 September 1998 Sheffield United H 1–0 20,370 Ćurčić
30 September 1998 Bury H 4–2 13,219 Warhurst, Dyer, Morrison, Lombardo (pen)
3 October 1998 Ipswich Town A 0–3 16,837
17 October 1998 Norwich City H 5–1 18,100 Rizzo, Jansen (2), Svensson, Lombardo
20 October 1998 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 3–2 16,417 Moore, Burton, Ćurčić
31 October 1998 Grimsby Town A 0–2 6,948
3 November 1998 West Bromwich Albion A 2–3 11,606 Jansen, Moore
7 November 1998 Portsmouth H 4–1 20,188 Moore, Thomson (own goal), Mullins, Foster
14 November 1998 Bristol City H 2–1 17,821 Bradbury, Jansen
21 November 1998 Swindon Town A 0–2 11,718
28 November 1998 Watford H 2–2 19,521 Tuttle, Ćurčić
5 December 1998 Huddersfield Town A 0–4 10,453
8 December 1998 Tranmere Rovers H 1–1 12,919 Jansen
12 December 1998 Bristol City A 1–1 13,014 Bell (own goal)
15 December 1998 Sunderland A 0–2 33,870
19 December 1998 Queens Park Rangers H 1–1 17,684 Rodger
26 December 1998 Oxford United A 3–1 8,375 Foster, Morrison, Bradbury (pen)
28 December 1998 West Bromwich Albion H 1–1 19,137 Morrison
10 January 1999 Bolton Wanderers A 0–3 15,410
16 January 1999 Stockport County H 2–2 15,517 Morrison, Fan
19 January 1999 Bradford City A 1–2 14,368 Tuttle
30 January 1999 Tranmere Rovers A 1–3 6,017 Bradbury
6 February 1999 Birmingham City H 1–1 15,996 Rowett (own goal)
13 February 1999 Crewe Alexandra H 1–1 14,823 Morrison
20 February 1999 Port Vale A 0–1 6,051
28 February 1999 Barnsley H 1–0 17,021 Mullins
2 March 1999 Sheffield United A 1–1 12,896 Petrić
6 March 1999 Bury A 0–0 4,334
9 March 1999 Ipswich Town H 3–2 16,360 Mullins, Morrison (2)
13 March 1999 Portsmouth A 1–1 15,120 Bradbury
20 March 1999 Grimsby Town H 3–1 15,228 Morrison (2), Mullins
28 March 1999 Bradford City H 1–0 15,626 Fan
3 April 1999 Norwich City A 1–0 16,754 Austin
5 April 1999 Sunderland H 1–1 22,096 Morrison
10 April 1999 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 0–0 23,643
17 April 1999 Swindon Town H 0–1 18,660
24 April 1999 Watford A 1–2 15,590 McKenzie
1 May 1999 Huddersfield Town H 2–2 17,282 Morrison (2)
9 May 1999 Queens Park Rangers A 0–6 18,498

FA Cup

Main article: 1998–99 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 2 January 1999 Newcastle United A 1–2 36,536 Bradbury

League Cup

Main article: 1998–99 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 1st Leg 11 August 1998 Torquay United A 1–1 3,042 Lombardo
R1 2nd Leg 25 August 1998 Torquay United H 2–1 (won 3–2 on agg) 6,872 Lombardo, Hreiðarsson
R2 1st Leg 15 September 1998 Bury A 0–3 2,780
R2 2nd Leg 23 September 1998 Bury H 2–1 (lost 2–4 on agg) 3,546 Morrison, Fan

Intertoto Cup

Main article: 1998 UEFA Intertoto Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 1st Leg 19 July 1998 Samsunspor H 0–2 11,758
R3 2nd Leg 25 July 1998 Samsunspor A 0–2 (lost 0–4 on agg)

Players

First-team squad

Squad at end of season[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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK England ENG Fraser Digby
— GK England ENG Kevin Miller
— GK South Africa RSA Gareth Ormshaw
— DF England ENG Dean Austin
— DF England ENG Sagi Burton[notes 1]
— DF England ENG Jason Crowe (on loan from Arsenal)
— DF England ENG Marc Edworthy
— DF England ENG Andy Frampton
— DF England ENG Jimmy Hibburt
— DF England ENG Andy Linighan
— DF England ENG Jamie Smith
— DF England ENG Dave Tuttle
— DF England ENG Paul Warhurst
— DF England ENG David Woozley
— DF Serbia and Montenegro SCG Gordan Petrić
— DF Iceland ISL Hermann Hreiðarsson
— DF Israel ISR David Amsalem
— DF China CHN Sun Jihai
— DF China CHN Fan Zhiyi
— DF Australia AUS Craig Moore
— MF England ENG Hayden Mullins
— MF England ENG Simon Rodger (captain)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Scotland SCO Jamie Fullarton
— MF Wales WAL Stephen Evans
— MF Scotland SCO Steven Thomson
— MF Northern Ireland NIR Wayne Carlisle
— MF Northern Ireland NIR Gareth Graham
— MF Republic of Ireland IRL Andy Turner[notes 2]
— MF Italy ITA Attilio Lombardo
— MF Serbia and Montenegro SCG Saša Ćurčić
— MF Argentina ARG Walter del Río
— MF Australia AUS Craig Foster
— FW England ENG Marcus Bent
— FW England ENG Lee Bradbury
— FW England ENG Bruce Dyer[notes 3]
— FW England ENG Richard Harris
— FW England ENG Matt Jansen
— FW England ENG Leon McKenzie
— FW England ENG Clinton Morrison[notes 4]
— FW England ENG Neil Shipperley
— FW Wales WAL Andy Martin
— FW Italy ITA Michele Padovano
— FW Sweden SWE Mathias Svensson
— FW Australia AUS Nick Rizzo

Other events

  • The home game against Birmingham in February was used for some scenes in the cult British film Wonderland.

References

  1. ^ a b c d "1993–2000 PROMOTION TO ADMINISTRATION". Crystal Palace FC Official Website. 1 June 2013. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
  2. ^ "Venables stands down". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 16 January 1999. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
  3. ^ "Crystal Palace 1998-1999 Home - statto.com". Archived from the original on 21 January 2012. Retrieved 2 May 2012.
  4. ^ "Crystal Palace FC Player Appearances | Past & Present | Soccer Base".

Notes

  1. ^ Burton was born in Birmingham, England, but also qualified to represent Saint Kitts and Nevis internationally and would make his international debut for Saint Kitts and Nevis in June 2004.
  2. ^ Turner was born in Greenwich, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and represented them at U-21 level.
  3. ^ Dyer was born in Redbridge, England, and represented them at U-21 level, but also qualified to represent Montserrat internationally and would make his international debut for Montserrat in September 2007.
  4. ^ Morrison was born in Wandsworth, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his grandmother and would make his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in August 2001.