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1998–99 Charlton Athletic F.C. season

During the 1998–99 English football season, Charlton Athletic competed in the FA Premier League (known as the FA Carling Premiership for sponsorship reasons).

Charlton Athletic
1998–99 season
ChairmanRichard Murray
ManagerAlan Curbishley
StadiumThe Valley
Premiership18th (relegated)
FA CupThird round
League CupThird round
Top goalscorerMendonca (8)
Highest home attendance20,046 vs. Chelsea (3 April 1999)
Lowest home attendance11,726 vs. QPR (22 September 1998)
Average home league attendance19,816

Season summary edit

Back in the top flight after an eight-year exile, Charlton Athletic made a good start to the Premiership campaign and Alan Curbishley was voted Manager of the Month for August. Their form soon dipped, but they were never completely outclassed by the rest of the Premiership sides. In the end, they were the last team to make the drop following a late revival by Southampton.[1] But Curbishley's job was still safe, as the board had every confidence in his ability to regain a hard-earned place among the elite for the Addicks.

Key players in Charlton's ultimately unsuccessful bid to avoid relegation included Richard Rufus despite his being sent off in his first Premier League game against Newcastle United.

Final league table edit

Main article: 1998–99 FA Premier League
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
16 Wimbledon 38 10 12 16 40 63 −23 42
17 Southampton 38 11 8 19 37 64 −27 41
18 Charlton Athletic (R) 38 8 12 18 41 56 −15 36 Relegation to Football League First Division
19 Blackburn Rovers (R) 38 7 14 17 38 52 −14 35
20 Nottingham Forest (R) 38 7 9 22 35 69 −34 30
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Results summary
Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 8 12 18 41 56  −15 36 4 7 8 20 20  0 4 5 10 21 36  −15
Results by round
Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAAHAHAAHAHHAHAAHAHAHHHHAHAAHAAHHAHAH
ResultDWDLLDDWLWDDDLLLLLLLLDLWWWDLDLWLDLLDWL
Position613101214141314910111113151616161818191819181816161717191616171818191818
Source: 11v11.com: 1998-99 Charlton Athletic results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results edit

Charlton Athletic's score comes first[2]

Legend edit

Win Draw Loss

FA Premier League edit

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
15 August 1998 Newcastle United A 0–0 36,719
22 August 1998 Southampton H 5–0 16,488 Robinson, Redfearn, Mendonca (3, 1 pen)
29 August 1998 Arsenal A 0–0 38,014
9 September 1998 Manchester United A 1–4 55,147 Kinsella
12 September 1998 Derby County H 1–2 19,516 Mendonca (pen)
19 September 1998 Liverpool A 3–3 44,526 Rufus, Mendonca, S Jones
26 September 1998 Coventry City H 1–1 20,043 Hunt
3 October 1998 Nottingham Forest A 1–0 22,661 Youds
17 October 1998 Chelsea A 1–2 34,639 Youds
24 October 1998 West Ham United H 4–2 20,043 Tiler, Mills, Hunt, Redfearn (pen)
2 November 1998 Tottenham Hotspur A 2–2 32,202 Hunt (2)
7 November 1998 Leicester City H 0–0 20,021
14 November 1998 Middlesbrough H 1–1 20,043 Mendonca (pen)
21 November 1998 Leeds United A 1–4 32,487 Mortimer
28 November 1998 Everton H 1–2 20,043 Kinsella
5 December 1998 Blackburn Rovers A 0–1 22,568
12 December 1998 Sheffield Wednesday A 0–3 26,010
21 December 1998 Aston Villa H 0–1 20,043
26 December 1998 Wimbledon A 1–2 19,106 Redfearn
28 December 1998 Arsenal H 0–1 20,043
9 January 1999 Southampton A 1–3 15,222 Hunt
17 January 1999 Newcastle United H 2–2 20,043 Mark Bright, Pringle
31 January 1999 Manchester United H 0–1 20,043
8 February 1999 Wimbledon H 2–0 20,002 Pringle, Blackwell (own goal)
13 February 1999 Liverpool H 1–0 20,043 K Jones
20 February 1999 Derby County A 2–0 27,853 Hunt, Pringle
27 February 1999 Nottingham Forest H 0–0 20,007
6 March 1999 Coventry City A 1–2 20,259 Robinson
13 March 1999 Leicester City A 1–1 20,220 Mendonca
3 April 1999 Chelsea H 0–1 20,046
5 April 1999 West Ham United A 1–0 26,041 Stuart
10 April 1999 Middlesbrough A 0–2 34,529
17 April 1999 Leeds United H 1–1 20,043 Stuart
20 April 1999 Tottenham Hotspur H 1–4 20,043 Kinsella
24 April 1999 Everton A 1–4 40,089 Stuart
1 May 1999 Blackburn Rovers H 0–0 20,041
8 May 1999 Aston Villa A 4–3 37,705 Barry (own goal), Mendonca, Robinson, Mills
16 May 1999 Sheffield Wednesday H 0–1 20,043

FA Cup edit

Main article: 1998–99 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 2 January 1999 Blackburn Rovers A 0–2 16,631

League Cup edit

Main article: 1998–99 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R2 1st Leg 16 September 1998 Queens Park Rangers A 2–0 6,497 Newton, Harper (own goal)
R2 2nd Leg 22 September 1998 Queens Park Rangers H 1–0 (won 3–0 on agg) 11,726 Youds
R3 27 October 1998 Leicester City H 1–2 19,671 Mortimer

First-team squad edit

Squad at end of season[3]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   SCG Saša Ilić[notes 1]
2 DF   ENG Danny Mills
3 DF   ENG Chris Powell
4 MF   ENG Neil Redfearn
5 DF   ENG Richard Rufus
6 DF   ENG Eddie Youds
7 MF   ENG Shaun Newton
8 MF   IRL Mark Kinsella (captain)
9 FW   ENG Andy Hunt
10 FW   ENG Clive Mendonca
11 MF   WAL John Robinson[notes 2]
12 DF   ENG Steve Brown
13 GK   AUS Andy Petterson
14 DF   WAL Mark Bowen
15 MF   ENG Keith Jones
16 MF   ENG Paul Mortimer
17 FW   ENG Mark Bright
18 MF   ENG Matty Holmes
19 FW   ENG Steve Jones
20 DF   ENG Anthony Barness
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 FW   ENG Kevin Lisbie[notes 3]
23 DF   ENG Carl Tiler
24 MF   ENG Kevin Nicholls
25 DF   ENG Gary Poole
26 DF   ENG Paul Konchesky
27 MF   ENG Scott Parker
28 GK   ENG Simon Royce
29 FW   ENG Bradley Allen
30 GK   ENG Mike Salmon
31 DF   ENG Anthony Allman
32 DF   ENG Jonathan Fortune
33 DF   ENG Kevin James
34 DF   ENG Matthew Lee
35 GK   ENG Paul Smith
36 MF   ENG Frazer Toms
37 MF   ENG John Barnes[notes 4]
38 DF   ENG Dave Tuttle (on loan from Crystal Palace)
39 FW   SWE Martin Pringle
40 MF   ENG Graham Stuart
41 MF   ENG Michael Beale

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
13 GK   AUS Andy Petterson (on loan to Portsmouth)
21 MF   ENG Paul Emblen (to Wycombe Wanderers)
23 DF   SCO Stuart Balmer (to Wigan Athletic)
No. Pos. Nation Player
37 DF   NGA Emeka Ifejiagwa (to Osasuna)
- DF   ENG Lee Doherty (to Brighton & Hove Albion)

Reserve squad 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
— GK   WAL Sam Turner
— MF   ENG Kemal Izzet
— MF   NZL Adrian Webster
No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW   ENG Charlie MacDonald
— FW   ENG Mark McCammon[notes 5]

Transfers edit

In edit

Date Pos. Name From Fee
22 June 1998 DF Chris Powell Derby County £800,000
25 June 1998 MF Neil Redfearn Barnsley £1,000,000
1 July 1998 FW Andy Hunt West Bromwich Albion Free transfer
2 July 1998 GK Paul Smith Walton and Hersham Free transfer
29 September 1998 DF Carl Tiler Everton £700,000
8 February 1999 DF John Barnes Newcastle United Free transfer
5 March 1999 FW Martin Pringle Benfica £800,000
9 March 1999 FW Mark McCammon Cambridge United Undisclosed
23 March 1999 MF Graham Stuart Sheffield United £1,100,000
25 May 1999 GK Dean Kiely Bury £1,000,000

Out edit

Date Pos. Name To Fee
1 July 1998 DF Phil Chapple Peterborough United Free transfer
17 September 1998 MF Paul Emblen Wycombe Wanderers £60,000
18 September 1998 DF Stuart Balmer Wigan Athletic £200,000
19 March 1999 DF Lee Doherty Brighton & Hove Albion Undisclosed
24 May 1999 MF Adrian Webster Colchester United Free transfer
Transfers in:   £5,400,000
Transfers out:   £260,000
Total spending:   £5,140,000

Statistics edit

Appearances, goals and cards edit

(Starting appearances + substitute appearances)
No. Pos. Name League FA Cup League Cup Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals    
1 GK   Saša Ilić 23 0 1 0 2 0 26 0 1 0
2 DF   Danny Mills 36 2 1 0 3 0 40 2 10 0
3 DF   Chris Powell 38 0 1 0 3 0 42 0 2 0
4 MF   Neil Redfearn 29+1 3 1 0 2 0 32+1 3 9 0
5 DF   Richard Rufus 27 1 1 0 3 0 31 1 2 2
6 DF   Eddie Youds 21+1 2 1 0 3 1 25+1 3 7 0
7 MF   Shaun Newton 13+3 0 0+1 0 1+1 1 14+5 1 2 0
8 MF   Mark Kinsella 38 3 1 0 1 0 40 3 3 0
9 FW   Andy Hunt 32+2 6 1 0 2 0 35+2 6 3 0
10 FW   Clive Mendonca 19+6 8 0 0 3 0 22+6 8 11 1
11 MF   John Robinson 27+3 3 1 0 3 0 31+3 3 9 0
12 DF   Steve Brown 13+5 0 0 0 0+2 0 13+7 0 3 0
13 GK   Andy Petterson 7+3 0 0 0 1 0 8+3 0 0 1
14 DF   Mark Bowen 2+4 0 0 0 0 0 2+4 0 0 0
15 MF   Keith Jones 13+9 1 0 0 3 0 16+9 1 1 1
16 MF   Paul Mortimer 10+7 1 0 0 2+1 1 12+8 2 2 0
17 FW   Mark Bright 1+4 1 0+1 0 0+1 0 1+6 1 0 0
18 MF   Matty Holmes 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
19 FW   Steve Jones 7+19 1 0 0 1+1 0 8+20 1 4 0
20 DF   Anthony Barness 0+3 0 0 0 0 0 0+3 0 0 0
22 FW   Kevin Lisbie 0+1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0+2 0 0 0
23 DF   Carl Tiler 27 1 1 0 0 0 28 1 5 0
26 DF   Paul Konchesky 1+1 0 0 0 0 0 1+1 0 0 0
27 MF   Scott Parker 0+4 0 1 0 0+1 0 1+5 0 1 0
28 GK   Simon Royce 8 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0
29 FW   Bradley Allen 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 0 0
37 MF   John Barnes 2+10 0 0 0 0 0 2+10 0 0 0
39 FW   Martin Pringle 15+3 3 0 0 0 0 15+3 3 1 0
40 MF   Graham Stuart 9 3 0 0 0 0 9 3 0 0

Starting 11 edit

Considering starts in all competitions[4][5]

Notes edit

  1. ^ Ilić was born in Melbourne, Australia, but also qualified to represent Serbia and Montenegro internationally and made his international debut for Serbia and Montenegro in December 1998.
  2. ^ Robinson was born in Bulawayo, Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and represented them at U-21 level before making his international debut for Wales in 1995.
  3. ^ Lisbie was born in Hackney, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and would make his international debut for Jamaica in 2002.
  4. ^ Barnes was born in Kingston, Jamaica, but was raised in England from the age of 12 and represented them at U-21 level before making his international debut for England in May 1983.
  5. ^ McCammon was born in Barnet, England, but also qualified to represent Barbados internationally and would make his international debut for Barbados in 2006.

References edit

  1. ^ Leach, Conrad (17 May 1999). "Football: Home truths decide basement duel". The Independent. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 24 January 2015. Retrieved 2 December 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "FootballSquads - Charlton Athletic - 1998/99".
  4. ^ "All Charlton Athletic players: 1999".
  5. ^ "Charlton Athletic in FA Premier League 1998/1999 fixture".
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