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1998–99 Bury F.C. season

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

Bury
1998–99 season
ChairmanTerry Robinson
ManagerNeil Warnock
StadiumGigg Lane
First Division22nd (relegated)
FA CupThird round
League CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Laurent D'Jaffo (8)
All:
Laurent D'Jaffo (9)
Highest home attendance8,669 (vs. Sunderland, 13 April)
Lowest home attendance2,780 (vs. Crystal Palace, 15 September)
Average home league attendance5,476

Season summary edit

After Stan Ternent moved to Burnley in the summer of 1998, Bury appointed Neil Warnock as manager,[1] but with sales of players such as Paul Butler to Sunderland and a cash crisis at the club, Bury suffered relegation from Division One in May 1999, but only on goals scored.[2] This was the only season where goals scored took precedence over goal difference. If it were not for this rule, Bury would have survived at the expense of Port Vale.

Final league table edit

Main article: 1998–99 Football League § First Division

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
20 Queens Park Rangers 46 12 11 23 52 61 −9 47
21 Port Vale 46 13 8 25 45 75 −30 47
22 Bury (R) 46 10 17 19 35 60 −25 47 Relegation to the Second Division
23 Oxford United (R) 46 10 14 22 48 71 −23 44
24 Bristol City (R) 46 9 15 22 57 80 −23 42
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference
(R) Relegated

Results edit

Bury's score comes first[3]

Legend edit

Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division edit

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
8 August 1998 Huddersfield Town H 1–0 7,659 Ellis
15 August 1998 Ipswich Town A 0–0 13,267
22 August 1998 Crewe Alexandra H 1–0 5,073 D'Jaffo
29 August 1998 Queens Park Rangers A 0–0 8,612
31 August 1998 Swindon Town H 3–0 4,513 Barrick, Matthews, Preece
5 September 1998 Birmingham City A 0–1 15,935
8 September 1998 Portsmouth H 2–1 4,310 Preece, D'Jaffo
13 September 1998 Norwich City A 0–0 16,919
19 September 1998 Tranmere Rovers H 0–0 5,030
26 September 1998 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 0–1 20,155
30 September 1998 Crystal Palace A 2–4 13,219 Daws, Preece
3 October 1998 Bristol City H 0–1 4,794
9 October 1998 Bradford City A 0–3 15,697
17 October 1998 Stockport County H 1–1 5,732 Matthews
20 October 1998 Oxford United H 1–0 3,436 Swailes
24 October 1998 Sunderland A 0–1 38,049
31 October 1998 Watford H 1–3 4,342 Ellis
7 November 1998 Barnsley A 1–1 15,115 D'Jaffo
14 November 1998 Sheffield United A 1–3 14,164 James
21 November 1998 Grimsby Town H 1–0 4,198 Lucketti
28 November 1998 Bolton Wanderers A 0–4 21,028
5 December 1998 West Bromwich Albion H 2–0 5,007 Johnrose, D'Jaffo (pen)
11 December 1998 Sheffield United H 3–3 5,002 D'Jaffo, Williams, Swailes
19 December 1998 Port Vale A 0–1 6,425
26 December 1998 Crewe Alexandra A 1–3 5,333 Woodward
28 December 1998 Birmingham City H 2–4 7,024 D'Jaffo (2, 1 pen)
9 January 1999 Huddersfield Town A 2–2 10,788 West, Johnrose
16 January 1999 Queens Park Rangers H 1–1 4,609 James
30 January 1999 Swindon Town A 1–1 7,797 Littlejohn
6 February 1999 Ipswich Town H 0–3 4,750
13 February 1999 Portsmouth A 1–2 9,062 Avdiu
20 February 1999 Norwich City H 0–2 4,285
27 February 1999 Tranmere Rovers A 0–4 6,002
6 March 1999 Crystal Palace H 0–0 4,334
9 March 1999 Bristol City A 1–1 11,606 D'Jaffo
13 March 1999 Barnsley H 0–0 4,696
16 March 1999 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 0–0 5,204
20 March 1999 Watford A 0–0 9,336
3 April 1999 Stockport County A 0–0 7,483
5 April 1999 Bradford City H 0–2 8,000
10 April 1999 Oxford United A 1–0 6,358 Lilley
13 April 1999 Sunderland H 2–5 8,669 Bullock, Daws
17 April 1999 Grimsby Town A 0–0 5,132
23 April 1999 Bolton Wanderers H 2–1 7,680 West, Swailes
1 May 1999 West Bromwich Albion A 0–1 12,918
9 May 1999 Port Vale H 1–0 7,567 West

FA Cup edit

Main article: 1998–99 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 2 January 1999 Stockport County H 0–3 5,325

League Cup edit

Main article: 1998–99 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 1st Leg 11 August 1998 Burnley H 1–1 3,927 Matthews
R1 2nd Leg 18 August 1998 Burnley A 4–1 (won 5–2 on agg) 5,453 D'Jaffo, Daws, Armstrong, Matthews
R2 1st Leg 15 September 1998 Crystal Palace H 3–0 2,780 Johnrose (2), Matthews
R2 2nd Leg 23 September 1998 Crystal Palace A 1–2 (won 4–2 on agg) 3,546 Morrison (own goal)
R3 28 October 1998 Manchester United A 0–2 52,495

First-team squad edit

Squad at end of season[4]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK   ENG Paddy Kenny[5]
— GK   IRL Dean Kiely[6]
— GK   ZIM Bruce Grobbelaar
— DF   ENG Gordon Armstrong
— DF   ENG Dean Barrick
— DF   ENG John Foster
— DF   ENG Brian Linighan
— DF   ENG Chris Lucketti (captain)
— DF   ENG Steve Redmond
— DF   ENG Carl Serrant (on loan from Newcastle United)
— DF   ENG Danny Swailes
— DF   ENG Chris Swailes
— DF   ENG Dean West
— DF   ENG Paul Williams
— DF   ENG Andy Woodward
— MF   ENG Chris Billy
— MF   ENG Darren Bullock
— MF   ENG Nick Daws
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF   ENG Martyn Forrest
— MF   ENG Lenny Johnrose
— MF   ENG Mark Patterson
— MF   ENG Andy Preece
— MF   ENG John Reed
— MF   ENG Tony Rigby
— DF   ENG Ryan Souter
— MF   SWE Kemajl Avdiu
— FW   ENG Paul Barnes
— FW   ENG Tony Ellis
— FW   ENG Nigel Jemson
— FW   ENG Adrian Littlejohn
— FW   ENG Rob Matthews
— FW   SCO Derek Lilley (on loan from Leeds United)
— FW   BEN Laurent D'Jaffo[7]
— FW   JAM Paul Hall[8]
— FW   SKN Lutel James[9]

Left club during season edit

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF   ENG Simon Baldry (on loan from Huddersfield Town)

References edit

  1. ^ "Warnock in at Bury". The Mirror. 18 June 1998. Retrieved 2 May 2012.
  2. ^ "Blunt edge puts paid to Shakers; Bury 1 Port Vale 0". The Birmingham Post. 10 May 1999. Retrieved 2 May 2012.
  3. ^ "Bury 1998-1999 Home - statto.com". Archived from the original on 29 February 2012. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
  4. ^ "Bury FC Player Appearances | Past & Present | Soccer Base".
  5. ^ Kenny was born in Halifax, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally.
  6. ^ Kiely was born in Salford, England.
  7. ^ D'Jaffo was born in Bazas, France, but also qualified to represent Benin internationally.
  8. ^ Hall was born in Manchester, England.
  9. ^ James was born in Manchester, England, but also qualified to represent Saint Kitts and Nevis internationally.
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