1998–99 West Bromwich Albion F.C. season
West Bromwich Albion 1998–99 football season
During the 1998–99 English football season, West Bromwich Albion competed in the Football League First Division .
Season summary
In the 1998–99 season, local lad and lifetime fan Lee Hughes scored 31 times in the league to finish as top goalscorer in all four English divisions, but the Baggies finished only 12th and Smith was sacked in the summer of 1999.[ 1]
Final league table
Source:
[citation needed ] Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference
Results
West Bromwich Albion's score comes first [ 2]
Legend
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Scorers
8 August 1998
Barnsley
A
2–2
18,114
Sneekes , Quinn
15 August 1998
Sheffield United
H
4–1
16,901
Carbon , Kilbane , Hughes (2)
22 August 1998
Port Vale
A
3–0
8,146
Hughes (3)
29 August 1998
Norwich City
H
2–0
17,401
de Freitas (2)
31 August 1998
Grimsby Town
A
1–5
7,931
Sneekes
8 September 1998
Bolton Wanderers
H
2–3
15,789
Flynn , Kilbane
13 September 1998
Bristol City
A
3–1
13,761
Hughes (2), Quinn
20 September 1998
Bradford City
H
0–2
12,426
26 September 1998
Stockport County
A
2–2
8,804
Hughes (2)
29 September 1998
Oxford United
A
0–3
7,437
4 October 1998
Watford
H
4–1
11,840
Kilbane , Hughes (2), de Freitas
18 October 1998
Sunderland
H
2–3
14,746
Hughes (2)
21 October 1998
Queens Park Rangers
H
2–0
11,842
Evans , Murphy
24 October 1998
Swindon Town
A
2–2
8,967
Hughes , Flynn
31 October 1998
Ipswich Town
A
0–2
15,568
3 November 1998
Crystal Palace
H
3–2
11,606
Hughes (3, 1 pen)
7 November 1998
Birmingham City
H
1–3
19,472
Carbon
14 November 1998
Huddersfield Town
H
3–1
13,626
Hughes (3, 1 pen)
21 November 1998
Portsmouth
A
1–2
11,144
Hughes
29 November 1998
Wolverhampton Wanderers
H
2–0
22,682
Kilbane , Murphy
5 December 1998
Bury
A
0–2
5,007
8 December 1998
Crewe Alexandra
A
1–1
5,007
Hughes (pen)
12 December 1998
Huddersfield Town
A
3–0
11,947
Quinn (2), Hughes
19 December 1998
Tranmere Rovers
H
0–2
13,966
26 December 1998
Port Vale
H
3–2
14,929
Murphy , Bortolazzi , Hughes (pen)
28 December 1998
Crystal Palace
A
1–1
19,137
Hughes
9 January 1999
Barnsley
H
2–0
15,029
Murphy , Hughes
16 January 1999
Norwich City
A
1–1
15,411
Bortolazzi
23 January 1999
Watford
A
2–0
11,664
Sneekes , Angel
30 January 1999
Grimsby Town
H
1–1
17,843
Hughes
6 February 1999
Sheffield United
A
0–3
16,566
13 February 1999
Bolton Wanderers
A
1–2
20,657
de Freitas
20 February 1999
Bristol City
H
2–2
16,490
Hughes (2)
27 February 1999
Bradford City
A
0–1
14,278
2 March 1999
Stockport County
H
3–1
11,801
Kilbane , de Freitas , Hughes
6 March 1999
Oxford United
H
2–0
13,875
Quinn , Maresca
13 March 1999
Birmingham City
A
0–4
29,060
20 March 1999
Ipswich Town
H
0–1
15,552
3 April 1999
Sunderland
A
0–3
41,135
5 April 1999
Crewe Alexandra
H
1–5
12,308
Sneekes
10 April 1999
Queens Park Rangers
A
1–2
11,158
Kilbane
13 April 1999
Swindon Town
H
1–1
9,601
Hughes
17 April 1999
Portsmouth
H
2–2
12,750
Maresca , Quinn
25 April 1999
Wolverhampton Wanderers
H
1–1
27,038
Evans
1 May 1999
Bury
H
1–0
12,918
de Freitas
9 May 1999
Tranmere Rovers
A
1–3
10,540
de Freitas
FA Cup
Round
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Goalscorers
R3
2 January 1999
Bournemouth
A
0–1
10,881
League Cup
Round
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Goalscorers
R1 1st Leg
11 August 1998
Brentford
H
2–1
8,460
Evans , Hughes
R1 2nd Leg
18 August 1998
Brentford
A
0–3 (lost 2–4 on agg)
4,664
First-team squad
Squad at end of season [ 3]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Notes
^ Mardon was born in Bristol , England , but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and made his international debut for Wales in October 1995.
^ Kilbane was born in Preston , England , but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his parents and represented them at U-21 level before making his international debut for Republic of Ireland in September 1997.
^ Quailey was born in Leicester , England , but also qualified to represent Saint Kitts and Nevis internationally and represented them at U-23 level.
^ Quinn was born in Coventry , England , but also qualified to represent Northern Ireland internationally and made his international debut for Northern Ireland in 1996.
^ Evans was born in Plymouth , England , but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in October 1997.
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