1998–99 Bradford City A.F.C. season

During the 1998–99 English football season, Bradford City competed in the Football League First Division.

Bradford City
1998–99 season
ChairmanGeoffrey Richmond
ManagerPaul Jewell
StadiumValley Parade
First Division2nd (promoted)
FA CupFourth round
League CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Lee Mills (24)

All:
Lee Mills (25)
Average home league attendance14,298

Season summary

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In the summer, Jewell signed strikers Lee Mills from Port Vale and Isaiah Rankin from Arsenal, for £1 million and £1.3 million respectively,[1] and signed former captain Stuart McCall from Rangers on a free transfer to lead the side.[2] Despite a poor start, Bradford secured promotion to the top division for the first time in 77 years with a 3–2 victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers in the final game of the 1998-99 season. Bradford's success meant that Dean Windass, who had signed from Oxford United in March, became the club's third £1 million signing of the season: Windass had originally been signed for £950,000, but an additional fee of £50,000 was paid to Oxford because of Bradford's promotion.[3]

Final league table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Sunderland (C, P) 46 31 12 3 91 28 +63 105 Promotion to the Premier League
2 Bradford City (P) 46 26 9 11 82 47 +35 87
3 Ipswich Town 46 26 8 12 69 32 +37 86 Qualification for the First Division play-offs
4 Birmingham City 46 23 12 11 66 37 +29 81
5 Watford (O, P) 46 21 14 11 65 56 +9 77
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Results

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Bradford City's score comes first[4]

Legend

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Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

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Results per matchday

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Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAHAAHAHHAHAAHAAHAHAAHAHAHHAHHAHAHHAAHAHAHAAHA
ResultLLDLLDWWWDWLWWDWWLLWWWDWWWWLWDDWWLWWLWWWDLDWDW
Position1723192324222017151611141212131071011876865423334334434333333322
Source: WorldFootball.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
8 August 1998 Stockport County H 1–2 14,360 Beagrie (pen)
15 August 1998 Watford A 0–1 10,731
23 August 1998 Bolton Wanderers H 2–2 13,163 Rankin, Mills
28 August 1998 Crewe Alexandra A 1–2 5,759 McCall
31 August 1998 Birmingham City H 2–1 13,910 Mills, Moore
8 September 1998 Ipswich Town A 0–3 11,596
12 September 1998 Sheffield United H 2–2 13,169 Mills, Blake
20 September 1998 West Bromwich Albion A 2–0 12,426 Mills (2)
26 September 1998 Barnsley H 2–1 15,887 Watson (2)
29 September 1998 Port Vale H 4–0 13,245 Blake, Moore, Mills (2)
3 October 1998 Sunderland A 0–0 37,828
9 October 1998 Bury H 3–0 15,697 Blake, McCall, Beagrie
17 October 1998 Grimsby Town A 0–2 20,741
20 October 1998 Portsmouth A 4–2 10,062 Whalley, Rankin, Mills, Beagrie
31 October 1998 Bristol City H 5–0 14,468 Mills, Carey (own goal), Rankin, Beagrie, Blake
7 November 1998 Norwich City A 2–2 14,722 Rankin, Mills
10 November 1998 Tranmere Rovers A 1–0 6,002 Beagrie (pen)
14 November 1998 Swindon Town H 3–0 14,897 Beagrie (pen), Pepper, Jacobs
21 November 1998 Huddersfield Town A 1–2 18,173 Blake
28 November 1998 Queens Park Rangers H 0–3 15,037
5 December 1998 Oxford United A 1–0 5,969 Mills
12 December 1998 Swindon Town A 4–1 7,447 Blake (2), Mills (2)
19 December 1998 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 2–1 13,846 Blake, Mills
26 December 1998 Bolton Wanderers A 0–0 24,625
28 December 1998 Tranmere Rovers H 2–0 14,076 Blake, Mills
9 January 1999 Stockport County A 2–1 8,975 Blake, Beagrie
16 January 1999 Crewe Alexandra H 4–1 12,595 Mills (3), Blake
19 January 1999 Crystal Palace H 2–1 14,368 Westwood, Beagrie (pen)
31 January 1999 Birmingham City A 1–2 19,291 Lawrence
6 February 1999 Watford H 2–0 14,142 McCall, Mills
13 February 1999 Ipswich Town H 0–0 15,024
19 February 1999 Sheffield United A 2–2 14,675 Blake (2)
27 February 1999 West Bromwich Albion H 1–0 14,278 Jacobs
3 March 1999 Barnsley A 1–0 16,866 Watson
9 March 1999 Sunderland H 0–1 15,124
13 March 1999 Norwich City H 4–1 13,331 Moore, Beagrie (pen), Mills, Lawrence
20 March 1999 Bristol City A 3–2 10,870 Mills, Jacobs, Whalley
28 March 1999 Crystal Palace A 0–1 15,626
3 April 1999 Grimsby Town H 3–0 14,522 Blake, Sharpe, Beagrie
5 April 1999 Bury A 2–0 8,000 Bullock (own goal), Windass
10 April 1999 Portsmouth H 2–1 13,552 Mills, Sharpe
13 April 1999 Port Vale A 1–1 6,998 Mills
17 April 1999 Huddersfield Town H 2–3 15,124 Blake, Windass
24 April 1999 Queens Park Rangers A 3–1 11,641 Beagrie, Westwood, Watson
1 May 1999 Oxford United H 0–0 15,064
9 May 1999 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 3–2 27,589 Beagrie, Mills, Blake

FA Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 2 January 1999 Grimsby Town H 2–1 13,870 Mills, Lawrence
R4 23 January 1999 Newcastle United A 0–3 36,698

League Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 1st Leg 11 August 1998 Lincoln City H 1–1 4,481 Beagrie
R1 2nd Leg 18 August 1998 Lincoln City A 1–0 (won 2–1 on agg) 22,695 Rankin
R2 1st Leg 15 September 1998 Halifax Town A 2–1 5,714 Moore, Beagrie
R2 2nd Leg 22 September 1998 Halifax Town H 3–1 (won 5–2 on agg) 6,237 Blake, Beagrie (pen), Pepper
R3 28 October 1998 Leeds United A 0–1 27,561

First-team squad

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Squad at end of season[5]

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 Mark Prudhoe
GK   ENG Gary Walsh
DF   ENG Mark Bower
DF   ENG John Dreyer
DF   ENG Wayne Jacobs
DF   ENG Darren Moore[note 1]
DF   ENG Lee Todd
DF   ENG Daniel Verity
DF   ENG Ashley Westwood
DF   SCO Stephen Wright
DF   IRL Andy O'Brien[note 2]
MF   ENG Peter Beagrie
MF   ENG Robbie Blake
MF   ENG Paul Bolland
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   ENG Jamie Lawrence[note 3]
MF   ENG Nigel Pepper
MF   ENG Craig Ramage
MF   ENG Lee Sharpe (on loan from Leeds United)
MF   SCO Stuart McCall (captain)
MF   IRL Gareth Whalley[note 4]
FW   ENG Gareth Grant
FW   ENG Lee Mills
FW   ENG Isaiah Rankin
FW   ENG Gordon Watson
FW   ENG Dean Windass
FW   SWE Robert Steiner
FW   BRA Edinho

Notes

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  1. ^ Moore was born in Birmingham, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally through his parents and would make his international debut for Jamaica in 2006.
  2. ^ O'Brien was born in Harrogate, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and would make his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in 2001.
  3. ^ Lawrence was born in Wandsworth, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and would make his international debut for Jamaica in February 2001.
  4. ^ Whalley was born in Manchester, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and has represented them at B level.

References

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  1. ^ "£1.3m! City smash transfer record". Telegraph & Argus. 14 August 1998. Archived from the original on 8 July 2012. Retrieved 20 February 2008.
  2. ^ "City was perfect chance: McCall". Telegraph & Argus. 3 June 1998. Archived from the original on 4 January 2006. Retrieved 20 February 2008.
  3. ^ "Windass for City". Telegraph & Argus. 3 April 1999. Archived from the original on 8 July 2012. Retrieved 20 February 2008.
  4. ^ "Bradford City 1998-1999 : Home". statto.com. Archived from the original on 29 February 2012. Retrieved 19 March 2012.
  5. ^ "Bradford FC Player Appearances | Past & Present | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com.