1998–99 Swindon Town F.C. season

Swindon Town
1998–99 season
ChairmanRikki Hunt
ManagerSteve McMahon (until 23 September)
Mike Walsh (caretaker 23 September - 2 October)
Jimmy Quinn (from 2 October)
StadiumCounty Ground
First Division17th
FA CupThird round
League CupFirst round
Top goalscorerOnoura (20)
Average home league attendance6,651

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

Season summary

When the 1998–99 season kicked off, Swindon failed to win their first five games, scoring just three goals and the calls for McMahon's sacking began to be heard. Chairman Rikki Hunt and McMahon seemed united – McMahon saying he wouldn't resign, Hunt saying he wouldn't sack him. Two consecutive derby wins, against Bristol City and Oxford, only strengthened their position. This was followed by a 5–2 defeat at Portsmouth – and when Watford then won 4–1 at the County Ground, the fans held an on-pitch protest, sitting in the centre circle at the end of the match, demonstrating that both McMahon and Hunt should resign. McMahon left the club "by mutual consent".[1] Jimmy Quinn was appointed as McMahon's replacement and managed to keep Swindon in the division with the club finishing the season in 17th place.[2]

Final league table

Main article: 1998–99 Football League § First Division

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
15 Tranmere Rovers 46 12 20 14 63 61 +2 56
16 Stockport County 46 12 17 17 49 60 −11 53
17 Swindon Town 46 13 11 22 59 81 −22 50
18 Crewe Alexandra 46 12 12 22 54 78 −24 48
19 Portsmouth 46 11 14 21 57 73 −16 47
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference

Results

Swindon Town's score comes first[3]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
8 August 1998 Sheffield United A 1–2 15,937 Holdsworth (own goal)
15 August 1998 Sunderland H 1–1 10,207 Onoura
22 August 1998 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 0–1 21,537
29 August 1998 Port Vale H 1–1 7,800 Hall
31 August 1998 Bury A 0–3 4,513
5 September 1998 Bristol City H 3–2 8,537 Walters, Ndah, Onoura
9 September 1998 Oxford United H 4–1 8,305 Ndah (2), Onoura (2)
12 September 1998 Portsmouth A 2–5 10,105 Onoura, Ndah
19 September 1998 Watford H 1–4 8,781 Ndah
25 September 1998 Tranmere Rovers A 0–0 5,501
29 September 1998 Bolton Wanderers A 1–2 16,497 Onoura
3 October 1998 Stockport County H 2–3 7,961 Onoura, Walters
9 October 1998 Huddersfield Town H 3–0 8,316 Onoura, Walters, Bullock
17 October 1998 Ipswich Town A 0–1 13,212
20 October 1998 Birmingham City A 1–1 19,485 Gooden
24 October 1998 West Bromwich Albion H 2–2 8,967 Hall, Walters
31 October 1998 Queens Park Rangers H 3–1 8,500 Walters (2), Onoura
7 November 1998 Crewe Alexandra A 2–0 4,469 Onoura (2)
14 November 1998 Bradford City A 0–3 14,897
21 November 1998 Crystal Palace H 2–0 11,718 Walters, Ndah
28 November 1998 Grimsby Town A 0–1 8,657
5 December 1998 Norwich City H 1–1 9,262 Walters
12 December 1998 Bradford City H 1–4 7,447 Onoura
19 December 1998 Barnsley A 3–1 15,342 Onoura (2), Hay
26 December 1998 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 1–0 11,627 Onoura
28 December 1998 Bristol City A 1–3 16,257 Ndah
9 January 1999 Sheffield United H 2–2 7,583 Ndah, Onoura
16 January 1999 Port Vale A 1–0 5,405 Ndah
30 January 1999 Bury H 1–1 7,797 West (own goal)
6 February 1999 Sunderland A 0–2 41,304
13 February 1999 Oxford United A 0–2 8,179
20 February 1999 Portsmouth H 3–3 10,110 Hay (2), Onoura
26 February 1999 Watford A 1–0 8,692 Howe
3 March 1999 Tranmere Rovers H 2–3 5,726 Ndah, Reeves
6 March 1999 Bolton Wanderers H 3–3 8,392 Howe, Hay, Walters
9 March 1999 Stockport County A 1–2 6,098 Walters
13 March 1999 Crewe Alexandra H 1–2 7,434 Hay
20 March 1999 Queens Park Rangers A 0–4 11,184
3 April 1999 Ipswich Town H 0–6 10,337
5 April 1999 Huddersfield Town A 2–1 11,719 Howe, Hay
10 April 1999 Birmingham City H 0–1 8,896
13 April 1999 West Bromwich Albion A 1–1 9,601 Ndah
17 April 1999 Crystal Palace A 1–0 18,660 Onoura
24 April 1999 Grimsby Town H 2–0 7,197 Onoura, Ndah
1 May 1999 Norwich City A 1–2 17,307 Onoura
9 May 1999 Barnsley H 1–3 8,182 Griffin

FA Cup

Main article: 1998–99 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 2 January 1999 Barnsley H 0–0 8,016
R3R 19 January 1999 Barnsley A 1–3 10,510 Walters

League Cup

Main article: 1998–99 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 1st Leg 12 August 1998 Wycombe Wanderers H 2–1 4,682 Reeves, Ndah
R1 2nd Leg 18 August 1998 Wycombe Wanderers A 0–2 (lost 2–3 on agg) 2,478

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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
- GK Australia AUS Frank Talia
- DF England ENG Brian Borrows
- DF England ENG Gareth Hall
- DF England ENG Mark Robinson
- DF England ENG Alan Reeves
- MF England ENG Ty Gooden
- MF England ENG Mark Walters
- MF Scotland SCO Scott Leitch
- MF England ENG Bobby Howe
- FW Scotland SCO Iffy Onoura
- FW England ENG George Ndah
- FW Scotland SCO Chris Hay
- DF England ENG Sol Davis
- MF England ENG Darren Bullock
- GK England ENG Jimmy Glass
- DF England ENG Craig Taylor
- DF England ENG David Kerslake
No. Pos. Nation Player
- DF England ENG Adam Willis
- MF England ENG Kevin Watson
- MF England ENG Robin Hulbert
- DF England ENG Des Linton (on loan from Peterborough United)
- FW England ENG Shayne Bradley (on loan from Southampton)
- DF England ENG Gareth Davies
- MF France FRA Philippe Cuervo
- FW England ENG Steve Cowe
- MF Scotland SCO Lee Collins
- FW England ENG Charlie Griffin
- DF England ENG Jimmy Williams
- MF England ENG Frazer McHugh
- DF England ENG Sam Campagna
- MF Northern Ireland NIR Paul McAreavey
- GK England ENG Steve Mildenhall
- MF England ENG Peter Holcroft
- MF England ENG Jamie Mills

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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
- FW Republic of Ireland IRL Neale Fenn (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur)
- MF England ENG Darren Bullock (to Bury)
No. Pos. Nation Player
- DF England ENG Phil King (to Brighton & Hove Albion)

References

  1. ^ "McMahon walks out on Swindon". BBC Sport. 23 September 1998. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
  2. ^ "Quinn takes Robins' perch". BBC Sport. 2 October 1998. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
  3. ^ "Swindon Town 1998-1999 Results - statto.com". Archived from the original on 14 March 2014. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
  4. ^ "All Swindon Town players: 1999".