1998–99 Leicester City F.C. season

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

Leicester City
1998–99 season
ChairmanJohn Elsom
ManagerMartin O'Neill
StadiumFilbert Street
Premiership10th
FA CupFourth round
League CupRunners up
Player of the YearTony Cottee
Top goalscorerLeague: Cottee (10)
All: Cottee (16)
Highest home attendance22,091 vs Manchester United
(16 Jan 1999, Premier League)
Lowest home attendance13,480 vs Chesterfield
(16 Sep 1998, League Cup)
Average home league attendance20,469

Season summary edit

Leicester City repeated the previous season's 10th place in the Premiership, earning Martin O'Neill more credit for achieving strong finishes on a relatively limited budget. But the club's best chance of a UEFA Cup place was blown in late March when they lost to Tottenham Hotspur in the Worthington Cup final. At least City fans had the satisfaction of holding on to the highly rated O'Neill, who had seemed certain to desert the club for Leeds United early in the season.[1]

Kit edit

Leicester's season's kit was manufactured by Fox Leisure and their shirt was sponsored by the British food snack manufacturer Walkers Crisps.[2]

Final league table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
8 Derby County 38 13 13 12 40 45 −5 52
9 Middlesbrough 38 12 15 11 48 54 −6 51
10 Leicester City 38 12 13 13 40 46 −6 49
11 Tottenham Hotspur 38 11 14 13 47 50 −3 47 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round[a]
12 Sheffield Wednesday 38 13 7 18 41 42 −1 46
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Tottenham Hotspur qualified for the UEFA Cup as League Cup winners.
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 12 13 13 40 46  −6 49 7 6 6 25 25  0 5 7 7 15 21  −6
Results by round
Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHHAHAHAHAAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHHA
ResultDWLLDLDWWDWDLLDWWLWDDLDLLLWDWDDDWWLLWL
Position428131417171611117691213128111010101212131414141313141313121111111010
Source: 11v11.com: 1998-99 Leicester City results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results edit

  Win   Draw   Loss

Pre-season edit

24 July 1998 (1998-07-24) Finn Harps 1–4 Leicester City Ballybofey
Heskey   ?', ?'
Dykes   o.g.'
Fenton   ?'
Stadium: Finn Park
26 July 1998 (1998-07-26) Galway United 1–6 Leicester City Galway
Fenton   ?'
Heskey   ?'
Oakes   ?'
Cottee   ?'
Lennon   ?', ?' (pen.)
Stadium: Terryland Park
1 August 1998 (1998-08-01) Swindon Town 1–2 Leicester City Swindon
Walters   12' Borrows   68' (o.g.)
Wilson   86'
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 3,194
3 August 1998 (1998-08-03) Norwich City 0–1 Leicester City Norwich
19:45 BST Cottee   ?' Stadium: Carrow Road
10 August 1998 (1998-08-10) Woking 0–2 Leicester City Woking
19:45 BST Fenton   ?'
Otta   ?'
Stadium: Kingfield Stadium

FA Premier League edit

15 August 1998 (1998-08-15) 1 Manchester United 2–2 Leicester City Manchester
15:00 BST Sheringham   79'
Beckham   90'
Heskey   7'
Cottee   76'
Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 55,052
Referee: Neale Barry
22 August 1998 (1998-08-22) 2 Leicester City 2–0 Everton Leicester
15:00 BST Cottee   11'
Izzet   38'
Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 21,037
Referee: Stephen Lodge
29 August 1998 (1998-08-29) 3 Blackburn Rovers 1–0 Leicester City Blackburn
15:00 BST Gallacher   12' Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 22,544
Referee: Uriah Rennie
9 September 1998 (1998-09-09) 4 Leicester City 0–1 Middlesbrough Leicester
19:45 BST Gascoigne   45' Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 20,635
Referee: Keith Burge
12 September 1998 (1998-09-12) 5 Leicester City 1–1 Arsenal Leicester
15:00 BST Heskey   28' Hughes   90' Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 21,628
Referee: Paul Durkin
19 September 1998 (1998-09-19) 6 Derby County 2–0 Leicester City Derby
15:00 BST Schnoor   34'
Wanchope   51'
Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 26,738
Referee: Graham Poll
27 September 1998 (1998-09-27) 7 Leicester City 1–1 Wimbledon Leicester
16:00 BST Elliott   86' Earle   74' Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 17,725
Referee: Alan Wilkie
3 October 1998 (1998-10-03) 8 Leeds United 0–1 Leicester City Leeds
15:00 BST Cottee   76' Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 32,606
Referee: Graham Barber
19 October 1998 (1998-10-19) 9 Leicester City 2–1 Tottenham Hotspur Leicester
20:00 BST Heskey   37'
Izzet   85'
[3] Ferdinand   12' Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 20,787
Referee: Mike Riley
24 October 1998 (1998-10-24) 10 Aston Villa 1–1 Leicester City Birmingham
15:00 BST Ehiogu   68' Cottee   36' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 39,241
Referee: Keith Burge
31 October 1998 (1998-10-31) 11 Leicester City 1–0 Liverpool Leicester
15:00 GMT Cottee   79' McAteer     86' Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 21,837
Referee: Mike Reed
7 November 1998 (1998-11-07) 12 Charlton Athletic 0–0 Leicester City London
15:00 GMT Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 20,021
Referee: David Elleray
14 November 1998 (1998-11-14) 13 West Ham United 3–2 Leicester City London
15:00 GMT Kitson   37'
Lomas   56'
Lampard   76'
Izzet   28'
Lampard   87' (o.g.)
Stadium: Upton Park
Attendance: 25,642
Referee: Stephen Lodge
21 November 1998 (1998-11-21) 14 Leicester City 2–4 Chelsea Leicester
15:00 GMT Izzet   40'
Guppy   60'
Zola   28', 90'
Poyet   39'
Flo   56'
Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 21,401
Referee: Paul Durkin
28 November 1998 (1998-11-28) 15 Coventry City 1–1 Leicester City Coventry
15:00 GMT Huckerby   78' Sinclair     47'
Heskey   89'
Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 19,894
Referee: Mike Riley
5 December 1998 (1998-12-05) 16 Leicester City 2–0 Southampton Leicester
15:00 GMT Heskey   61'
Walsh   63'
Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 18,423
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
12 December 1998 (1998-12-12) 17 Leicester City 3–1 Nottingham Forest Leicester
15:00 GMT Heskey   43'
Elliott   55' (pen.)
Guppy   75'
van Hooijdonk   14'   58' Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 20,891
Referee: Mike Riley
19 December 1998 (1998-12-19) 18 Newcastle United 1–0 Leicester City Newcastle
15:00 GMT Glass   66' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 36,718
Referee: Jeff Winter
26 December 1998 (1998-12-26) 19 Sheffield Wednesday 0–1 Leicester City Sheffield
15:00 GMT Cottee   34' Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 33,513
Referee: Mike Reed
28 December 1998 (1998-12-28) 20 Leicester City 1–1 Blackburn Rovers Leicester
19:45 GMT Walsh   44' Gallacher   38' Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 21,083
Referee: Alan Wilkie
9 January 1999 (1999-01-09) 21 Everton 0–0 Leicester City Liverpool
15:00 GMT Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 32,792
Referee: Paul Durkin
16 January 1999 (1999-01-16) 22 Leicester City 2–6 Manchester United Leicester
15:00 GMT Zagorakis   35'
Walsh   73'
[4] Yorke   10', 63', 84'
Cole   49', 61'
Stam   90'
Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 22,091
Referee: Steve Dunn
30 January 1999 (1999-01-30) 23 Middlesbrough 0–0 Leicester City Middlesbrough
15:00 GMT Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 34,631
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
6 February 1999 (1999-02-06) 24 Leicester City 0–2 Sheffield Wednesday Leicester
15:00 GMT Jonk   48'
Carbone   78'
Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 20,113
Referee: Gary Willard
20 February 1999 (1999-02-20) 25 Arsenal 5–0 Leicester City London
15:00 GMT Anelka   23', 27', 44'
Parlour   42', 48'
Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 38,069
Referee: Paul Durkin
1 March 1999 (1999-03-01) 26 Leicester City 1–2 Leeds United Leicester
20:00 GMT Cottee   76' Kewell   24'
Smith   60'
Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 18,101
Referee: Graham Barber
6 March 1999 (1999-03-06) 27 Wimbledon 0–1 Leicester City London
15:00 GMT Guppy   6' Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 11,801
Referee: Rob Harris
13 March 1999 (1999-03-13) 28 Leicester City 1–1 Charlton Athletic Leicester
15:00 GMT Lennon   60' Jones   76'
Mendonca   90'
Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 20,220
Referee: Alan Wilkie
3 April 1999 (1999-04-03) 29 Tottenham Hotspur 0–2 Leicester City London
15:00 BST Elliott   43'
Cottee   67'
Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 35,415
Referee: Neale Barry
6 April 1999 (1999-04-06) 30 Leicester City 2–2 Aston Villa Leicester
19:45 BST Savage   63'
Cottee   71'
Hendrie   2'
Joachim   49'
Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 20,652
Referee: Stephen Lodge
10 April 1999 (1999-04-10) 31 Leicester City 0–0 West Ham United Leicester
15:00 GMT Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 20,402
Referee: Jeff Winter
18 April 1999 (1999-04-18) 32 Chelsea 2–2 Leicester City London
14:00 BST Zola   30'
Elliott   69' (o.g.)
[5] Duberry   82' (o.g.)
Guppy   88'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 34,535
Referee: Mike Reed
21 April 1999 (1999-04-21) 33 Liverpool 0–1 Leicester City Liverpool
19:45 BST Marshall   90' Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 36,019
Referee: Graham Poll
24 April 1999 (1999-04-24) 34 Leicester City 1–0 Coventry City Leicester
15:00 BST Marshall   45' Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 20,224
Referee: Graham Barber
1 May 1999 (1999-05-01) 35 Southampton 2–1 Leicester City Southampton
15:00 BST Marsden   36'
Beattie   74'
Marshall   17' Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 15,228
Referee: Paul Alcock
5 May 1999 (1999-05-05) 36 Leicester City 1–2 Derby County Leicester
19:45 BST Sinclair   28' Sturridge   17'
Beck   60'
Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 20,535
Referee: Neale Barry
8 May 1999 (1999-05-08) 37 Leicester City 2–0 Newcastle United Leicester
15:00 BST Izzet   20'
Cottee   41'
Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 21,125
Referee: Uriah Rennie
16 May 1999 (1999-05-16) 38 Nottingham Forest 1–0 Leicester City Nottingham
16:00 BST Bart-Williams   76' Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 25,353
Referee: Steve Dunn

FA Cup edit

2 January 1999 (1999-01-02) R3 Leicester City 4–2 Birmingham City Leicester
15:00 GMT Sinclair   20'
Ullathorne   26'
Cottee   51'
Guppy   70'
[6] Robinson   35'
Adebola   89'
Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 19,846
Referee: Uriah Rennie
23 January 1999 (1999-01-23) R4 Leicester City 0–3 Coventry City Leicester
15:00 GMT Whelan   16'
Boateng     45'
Telfer   90'
Froggatt   90'
Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 21,207
Referee: Alan Wilkie

League Cup edit

16 September 1998 (1998-09-16) R2 1st leg Leicester City 3–0 Chesterfield Leicester
19:45 BST Heskey   41', 51'
Taggart   61'
Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 13,480
Referee: Mike Riley
22 September 1998 (1998-09-22) R2 2nd leg Chesterfield 1–3
(1–6 agg.)
Leicester City Chesterfield
19:45 BST Howard   28' Heskey   57'
Fenton   87'
Wilson   90'
Stadium: Recreation Ground
Attendance: 4,565
Referee: Stephen Lodge
27 October 1998 (1998-10-27) R3 Charlton Athletic 1–2 Leicester City London
19:45 GMT Mortimer   56' Cottee   51', 60' Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 19,671
Referee: Gary Willard
11 November 1998 (1998-11-11) R4 Leicester City 2–1 Leeds United Leicester
19:45 GMT Izzet   88'
Parker   90' (pen.)
Kewell   17' Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 20,161
Referee: Paul Durkin
2 December 1998 (1998-12-02) QF Leicester City 1–0 Blackburn Rovers Leicester
19:45 GMT Lennon   67' Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 19,442
Referee: Alan Wilkie
26 January 1999 (1999-01-26) SF 1st leg Sunderland 1–2 Leicester City Sunderland
19:45 GMT McCann   75' Cottee   30', 62' Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 38,332
Referee: Graham Barber
17 February 1999 (1999-02-17) SF 2nd leg Leicester City 1–1
(3–2 agg.)
Sunderland Leicester
19:45 GMT Cottee   54' Quinn   34' Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 21,231
Referee: David Elleray
21 March 1999 (1999-03-21) F Leicester City 0–1 Tottenham Hotspur London
15:00 GMT [7] Edinburgh   63'
Nielsen   90'
Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 77,892
Referee: Terry Heilbron

Squad edit

[8][9] 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   USA Kasey Keller
3 DF   JAM Frank Sinclair
4 DF   NIR Gerry Taggart
5 DF   ENG Steve Walsh (captain)
6 MF   TUR Muzzy Izzet
7 MF   NIR Neil Lennon
8 MF   ENG Scott Taylor
9 FW   ENG Emile Heskey
10 MF   ENG Garry Parker
11 MF   ENG Steve Guppy
13 FW   ISL Arnar Gunnlaugsson
14 MF   WAL Robbie Savage
15 DF   SWE Pontus Kåmark
16 MF   SCO Stuart Campbell
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF   SCO Charlie Miller (on loan from Rangers)
18 DF   SCO Matt Elliott
19 DF   ENG Robert Ullathorne
20 FW   ENG Ian Marshall
21 FW   ENG Graham Fenton
22 GK   FRA Pegguy Arphexad
24 MF   ENG Andrew Impey
25 MF   ENG Stuart Wilson
27 FW   ENG Tony Cottee
28 DF   ENG Steve Wenlock
29 MF   ENG Stefan Oakes
30 GK   ENG Ian Andrews
37 MF   GRE Theodoros Zagorakis

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
17 DF   ENG Spencer Prior (to Derby County)
No. Pos. Nation Player
23 MF   ENG Sam McMahon (to Cambridge United)

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   ENG John Hodges
- DF   ENG Jon Ashton
- DF   ENG Guy Branston
- DF   ENG Paul Emerson
- DF   ENG Martin Fox
No. Pos. Nation Player
- DF   ENG Tommy Goodwin
- MF   ENG Lee Allen
- MF   NIR Tim McCann
- MF   SCO Gary Neil
- FW   ENG Lawrie Dudfield

Club staff edit

Directors & Senior Management
Role Person
Chairman plc   Rodney Walker
Chairman   John Elsom
Deputy Chairman   Philip Smith
Non Executive Director   Roy Parker
Chief Executive   Barrie Pierpoint
Finance Director   Steve Kind
First Team & Youth Team Management
Role Person
First Team Manager   Martin O'Neill
First Team Assistant Manager   John Robertson
First Team Coach   Steve Walford
Goalkeeping Coach   Jim McDonagh
Reserve Team Coach   Paul Franklin
Physiotherapist   Mick Yeoman
Physiotherapist   Alan Smith
Youth Academy Manager   David Nish
Youth Academy Assistant Manager   Neville Hamilton
Youth Academy Assistant Manager   Jon Rudkin
Youth Academy Physiotherapist   Ian Andrews
Youth Development Officer   Steve Sims
Chief Scout   Jim Melrose
Kit Manager   Paul McAndrew

Source: Leicester City F.C.

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   Kasey Keller 36 0 2 0 7 0 45 0 2 0
3 DF   Frank Sinclair 30+1 1 2 1 6 0 38+1 2 13 1
4 DF   Gerry Taggart 9+6 0 1+1 0 5+1 1 15+8 1 3 0
5 DF   Steve Walsh 17+5 3 1 0 5 0 23+5 3 2 0
6 MF   Muzzy Izzet 31 5 2 0 5 1 38 5 3 0
7 MF   Neil Lennon 37 1 2 0 8 1 47 2 6 0
9 FW   Emile Heskey 29+1 6 2 0 8 3 39+1 9 3 0
10 MF   Garry Parker 2+5 0 0+2 0 3+1 1 5+8 1 0 0
11 MF   Steve Guppy 38 4 2 1 8 0 48 5 4 0
13 FW   Arnar Gunnlaugsson 5+4 0 0 0 0 0 5+4 0 1 0
14 MF   Robbie Savage 29+5 1 0 0 5+2 0 34+7 0 4 0
15 DF   Pontus Kåmark 15+4 0 0 0 1+1 0 16+5 0 0 0
16 MF   Stuart Campbell 1+11 0 1 0 1+1 0 3+12 0 1 0
17 MF   Charlie Miller 1+3 0 0 0 0 0 1+3 0 0 0
18 DF   Matt Elliott 37 3 2 0 8 0 47 3 9 0
19 DF   Robert Ullathorne 25 0 2 1 7+1 0 34+1 1 4 0
20 FW   Ian Marshall 6+4 3 0+1 0 0+1 0 6+6 3 0 0
21 FW   Graham Fenton 3+6 0 0 0 1+1 1 4+7 1 0 0
22 GK   Pegguy Arphexad 2+2 0 0 0 1 0 3+2 0 0 0
24 MF   Andrew Impey 17+1 0 1 0 0 0 18+1 0 0 0
25 MF   Stuart Wilson 1+8 0 0 0 1+4 1 2+12 1 0 0
27 FW   Tony Cottee 29+2 10 1 1 5 5 35+2 16 2 0
29 MF   Stefan Oakes 2+1 0 0 0 0 0 2+1 0 0 0
37 MF   Theodoros Zagorakis 16+3 1 1+1 0 3+2 0 20+6 1 4 0

Assists edit

Rank Pos. No. Player Premiership FA Cup League Cup Total
1 MF 11   Steve Guppy 11 0 3 14
2 FW 9   Emile Heskey 3 2 0 5
MF 7   Neil Lennon 3 0 2 5
MF 6   Muzzy Izzet 2 0 3 5
MF 14   Robbie Savage 2 0 3 5
4 DF 18   Matt Elliott 2 1 1 4
5 DF 4   Gerry Taggart 2 0 0 2
MF 37   Theodoros Zagorakis 2 0 0 2
6 MF 24   Andrew Impey 1 0 0 1
DF 19   Robert Ullathorne 1 0 0 1
DF 5   Steve Walsh 1 0 0 1
FW 27   Tony Cottee 0 1 0 1
DF 3   Frank Sinclair 0 0 1 1
MF 10   Garry Parker 0 0 1 1
MF 16   Stuart Campbell 0 0 1 1
Total 30 4 15 49

Source: Match reports in Competitions

Transfers edit

In edit

Date Pos. Name From Fee
16 July 1998 DF   Gerry Taggart   Bolton Wanderers Free transfer
13 August 1998 DF   Frank Sinclair   Chelsea £2,000,000
24 November 1998 MF   Andrew Impey   West Ham United £1,600,000
5 February 1999 FW   Arnar Gunnlaugsson   Bolton Wanderers £2,000,000

Out edit

Date Pos. Name To Fee
19 June 1998 DF   Julian Watts   Bristol City Free transfer
3 July 1998 FW   Graeme Jaffa   Dunfermline Athletic Signed
21 August 1998 DF   Spencer Prior   Derby County £700,000
1 February 1999 MF   Sam McMahon   Cambridge United Free transfer
Transfers in:   £5,600,000
Transfers out:   £700,000
Total spending:   £4,900,000

References edit

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  2. ^ "Leicester City - Historical Football Kits".
  3. ^ "Izzet sends message to Martin". BBC News. BBC. 25 October 1998. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  4. ^ "United smash Foxes". BBC News. BBC. 17 January 1999. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  5. ^ "Guppy rocks Chelsea title bid". BBC News. BBC. 18 April 1999. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  6. ^ "Football: Heskey provides the key to unlock Birmingham". The Independent. 4 January 1999. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  7. ^ "Nielsen nicks it for Spurs". BBC Sport. 22 March 1999. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
  8. ^ "FootballSquads - Leicester City - 1998/99".
  9. ^ "All Leicester City players: 1999".