1998–99 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season

The 1998–1999 season was the 120th season in Bolton Wanderers F.C.'s existence, and their first season back in the Football League First Division after relegation from the Premier League. It covers the period from 1 July 1998 to 30 June 1999.[1]

Bolton Wanderers
1998–99 season
ChairmanEngland Gordon Hargreaves
ManagerEngland Colin Todd
StadiumReebok Stadium
First Division6th
FA Cup3rd Round
Worthington Cup4th Round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Bob Taylor (17)

All: Bob Taylor (18)
Highest home attendance24,625 v Bradford City
26 December 1998
Lowest home attendance6,429 v Hartlepool United
11 August 1998

Results edit

Nationwide League Division One edit

Date Opponents H / A Result

F – A

Scorers Attendance
8 August 1998 Crystal Palace A 2 – 2 Holdsworth 33', Gunnlaugsson 90' 19,029
15 August 1998 Grimsby Town H 2 – 0 Blake 56', Holdsworth 70' (pen) 16,584
23 August 1998 Bradford City A 2 – 2 Gunnlaugsson 19', Blake 60' 13,163
29 August 1998 Sheffield United H 2 – 2 Strong 5', Blake 36' 18,263
8 September 1998 West Bromwich Albion A 3 – 2 Gunnlaugsson 19', Blake 26', Gardner 88' 15,789
12 September 1998 Birmingham City H 3 – 1 Taylor (2) 1', 49', Frandsen 5' 19,637
19 September 1998 Crewe Alexandra A 4 – 4 Gunnlaugsson 23', 44', Taylor 37', Frandsen 50' 5,744
26 September 1998 Huddersfield Town H 3 – 0 Frandsen 15', Blake 26', Gunnlaugsson 43' 20,971
29 September 1996 Swindon Town H 2 – 1 Blake 46', Gunnlaugsson 86' 16,497
3 October 1998 Barnsley A 2 – 2 Gunnlaugsson 21', Johansen 42' 17,362
17 October 1998 Oxford United H 1 – 1 Frandsen 37' 17,064
20 October 1998 Watford H 1 – 2 Gunnlaugsson 25' 15,921
23 October 1998 Bristol City A 1 – 2 Gunnlaugsson 5' 12,026
1 November 1998 Sunderland H 0 – 3 21,676
4 November 1998 Port Vale H 3 – 1 Taylor 5', Frandsen 20', Gunnlaugsson 69' 13,324
7 November 1998 Queens Park Rangers A 0 – 2 11,814
14 November 1998 Tranmere Rovers H 2 – 2 Johansen 53', Holdsworth 56' (pen) 16,564
21 November 1998 Ipswich Town A 1 – 0 Taylor 90' 17,225
24 November 1998 Stockport County A 1 – 0 Taylor 81' 8,520
28 November 1998 Bury H 4 – 0 Johansen (2) 21', 57', Gunnlaugsson (2) 64', 67' 21,028
5 December 1998 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 1 – 1 Taylor 58' 22,537
12 December 1998 Tranmere Rovers A 1 – 1 Taylor 11' 6,959
19 December 1998 Portsmouth H 3 – 1 Taylor 70', Frandsen 78', Holdsworth 84' 15,981
26 December 1998 Bradford City H 0 – 0 24,625
28 December 1996 Port Vale A 2 – 0 Sellars 48', Holdsworth 75' (pen) 8,201
10 January 1999 Crystal Palace H 3 – 0 Taylor 3', Johansen 26', Jensen 33' 15,410
16 January 1999 Sheffield United A 2 – 1 Holdsworth (2) 45', 72' 15,787
30 January 1999 Norwich City H 2 – 0 Holdsworth 38', Cox 65' 17,269
6 February 1999 Grimsby Town A 1 – 0 Holdsworth 54' 8,674
13 February 1999 West Bromwich Albion H 2 – 1 Taylor 43', Cox 51' 20,657
21 February 1999 Birmingham City A 0 – 0 26,051
27 February 1999 Crewe Alexandra H 1 – 3 Holdsworth 55' (pen) 19,437
2 March 1999 Huddersfield Town A 2 – 3 Holdsworth 19', Johansen 50' 13,867
6 March 1999 Swindon Town A 3 – 3 Fish 60', Jensen 70, Guðjohnsen 77' 8,392
9 March 1999 Barnsley H 3 – 3 Sellars 15', Holdsworth 25' (pen), Guðjohnsen 80' 16,537
13 March 1999 Queens Park Rangers H 2 – 1 Taylor (2) 30', 58' 17,919
20 March 1999 Sunderland A 1 – 3 Frandsen 49' 41,505
3 April 1999 Oxford United A 0 – 0 7,547
5 April 1999 Stockport County H 1 – 2 Taylor 49' 18,587
10 April 1999 Watford A 0 – 2 13,001
13 April 1999 Bristol City H 1 – 0 Guðjohnsen 7' 14,4559
17 April 1999 Ipswich Town H 2 – 0 Taylor 37', Guðjohnsen 69' 19,894
20 April 1999 Norwich City A 2 – 2 Cox 48', Frandsen 74' 11,137
23 April 1999 Bury A 2 – 1 Cox 90' 7,680
30 April 1999 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 1 – 1 Gardner 36' 20,280
9 May 1999 Portsmouth A 2 – 0 Johansen 20', Guðjohnsen 67' 16,015

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
4 Birmingham City 46 23 12 11 66 37 +29 81 Qualification for the First Division play-offs
5 Watford (O, P) 46 21 14 11 65 56 +9 77
6 Bolton Wanderers 46 20 16 10 78 59 +19 76
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers 46 19 16 11 64 43 +21 73
8 Sheffield United 46 18 13 15 71 66 +5 67
Source:[citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Nationwide League Division One play-offs edit

Date Round Opponents H / A Result

F – A

Scorers Attendance
16 May 1999 Semi-Final First Leg Ipswich Town H 1 – 0 Johansen 84' 18,295
19 May 1999 Semi Final Second Leg Ipswich Town A 3 – 4 (aet)
Bolton win on away goals
Taylor 51', 96' Frandsen 84' 21,755
31 May 1999 Final Watford Wembley Stadium 0 – 2 70,343

F.A. Cup edit

Date Round Opponents H / A Result

F – A

Scorers Attendance
2 January 1999 Round 3 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 1 – 2 Sellars 57' 18,269

Worthington Cup edit

Date Round Opponents H / A Result

F – A

Scorers Attendance
11 August 1998 Round 1 First Leg Hartlepool H 1 – 0 Taylor 6,429
25 August 1998 Round 1 Second Leg Hartlepool A 3 – 0
4 – 0 (agg)
Blake (3) 55', 59', 71' 3,185
15 September 1998 Round 2 First Leg Hull City H 3 – 1 Phillips 45', Gunnlaugsson 61', Frandsen 89' 7,544
22 September 1998 Round 2 Second Leg Hull City A 3 – 2
6 – 3 (agg)
Jensen 26', Johansen 72', Gardner 79' 4,226
27 October 1998 Round 3 Norwich City A 1 – 1 (aet)
Bolton win 3 – 1 on penalties
Elliott 96' 14,189
10 November 1998 Round 4 Wimbledon H 1 – 2 Jensen 52' 7,868

Appearances edit

Bolton used a total of 27 players during the season.

P Player Position FL FAC LC Total
1   Claus Jensen Midfielder 47 0(0) 01 0(0) 06 0(0) 54 0(0)
2   Per Frandsen Midfielder 47 0(0) 01 0(0) 04 0(0) 52 0(0)
3   Neil Cox Defender 45 0(2) 01 0(0) 05 0(0) 51 0(2)
4   Michael Johansen Midfielder 43 0(3) 01 0(0) 04 0(1) 48 0(4)
5   Mark Fish Defender 39 0(0) 01 0(0) 05 0(0) 45 0(0)
6   Jussi Jääskeläinen Goalkeeper 34 0(0) 01 0(0) 05 0(0) 40 0(0)
7   Bob Taylor Striker 35 0(6) 01 0(0) 03 0(3) 39 0(9)
8   Mike Whitlow Defender 27 0(1) 01 0(0) 03 0(1) 31 0(2)
9   Arnar Gunnlaugsson Striker 22 0(5) 00 0(1) 06 0(0) 28 0(6)
10   Dean Holdsworth Striker 22 (10) 01 0(0) 03 0(1) 26 (11)
11   Scott Sellars Midfielder 22 0(4) 01 0(0) 02 0(0) 250(4)
12   Ricardo Gardner Midfielder 22 0(6) 00 0(1) 02 0(1) 24 0(8)
13   Andy Todd Defender 21 0(2) 00 0(0) 03 0(0) 24 0(2)
14   Guðni Bergsson Defender 15 0(3) 01 0(0) 03 0(0) 19 0(3)
15   Robbie Elliott Defender 17 0 (8) 00 0(0) 01 0(0) 18 0(8)
16   Paul Warhurst Defender/Midfielder 17 0(5) 00 0(0) 00 0(0) 17 0(5)
17   Jimmy Phillips Defender 14 0(1) 00 0(0) 03 0(1) 17 0(2)
18   Nathan Blake Striker 11 0(1) 00 0(0) 02 0(1) 13 0(2)
19   Steve Banks Goalkeeper 09 0(0) 00 0(0) 03 0(0) 12 0(0)
20   Eiður Guðjohnsen Striker 11 0(6) 00 0(0) 00 0(1) 11 0(7)
21   Greg Strong Defender 04 0(1) 00 0(0) 04 0(0) 08 0(1)
22   Jon Newsome Defender 06 0(0) 00 0(0) 00 0(0) 06 0(0)
23   Keith Branagan Goalkeeper 03 0(0) 00 0(0) 01 0(0) 04 0(0)
24   Hasney Aljofree Defender 01 0(3) 00 0(0) 01 0(0) 02 0(3)
25   Bo Hansen Midfielder/Striker 01 (10) 00 0(0) 00 0(0) 01 (10)
26   Jamie Fullarton Midfielder 01 0(0) 00 0(0) 00 0(0) 01 0(0)
27   Scott Taylor Striker 00 0(0) 00 0(0) 00 0(1) 00 0(1)

Top scorers edit

P Player Position 1st Div FAC LC Total
1   Bob Taylor Striker 17 0 1 18
2   Arnar Gunnlaugsson Striker 13 1 0 14
3   Dean Holdsworth Striker 12 0 0 12
4   Per Frandsen Midfielder 09 0 1 10
5   Nathan Blake Striker 06 0 3 09

References edit

  1. ^ "Bolton Wanderers 1998-99". bwfcstats.com. Retrieved 20 December 2009.