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1998–99 Everton F.C. season

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

Everton
1998–99 season
ChairmanPeter Johnson (until December 1998)
Philip Carter (from December 1998)
ManagerWalter Smith
StadiumGoodison Park
Premiership14th
FA CupSixth round
League CupFourth round
Top goalscorerLeague: Campbell (9)
All: Campbell (9)
Highest home attendance40,185 vs. Liverpool (17 October 1998)
Lowest home attendance18,718 vs. Huddersfield Town (23 September 1998)
Average home league attendance36,203

Season summary edit

Everton continued to look a shadow of their former selves after Howard Kendall made way for new manager Walter Smith, though their 14th place finish was a three-place improvement upon last season's near miss with relegation. With Smith having achieved so much success north of the border with Rangers, he had been expected to bring some success to the blue half of Merseyside after two seasons of misery, but there was little for the Goodison Park faithful to shout about.

Off the field during the season in December, there was a chairmanship change in the boardroom when Peter Johnson quit after 11 years with the club following a row with manager Smith after the Everton boss controversially sold Duncan Ferguson to Newcastle United for £7m and Philip Carter took over the reins.[1]

Final league table edit

Main article: 1998–99 FA Premier League
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
12 Sheffield Wednesday 38 13 7 18 41 42 −1 46
13 Newcastle United 38 11 13 14 48 54 −6 46 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round[a]
14 Everton 38 11 10 17 42 47 −5 43
15 Coventry City 38 11 9 18 39 51 −12 42
16 Wimbledon 38 10 12 16 40 63 −23 42
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ As Manchester United qualified for the Champions League, their UEFA Cup place as FA Cup winners defaulted to Newcastle United, the runners-up.
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 11 10 17 42 47  −5 43 6 8 5 22 12  +10 5 2 12 20 35  −15
Results by round
Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHA
ResultDLLWDDDWDDLLLWWDWLDLDLLLWLDWLLLLWWWLWL
Position618191217151514121515151716141414151414141515171515151516161718161514151414
Source: 11v11.com: 1998-99 Everton results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results edit

Everton's score comes first[2]

Legend edit

Win Draw Loss

FA Premier League edit

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
15 August 1998 Aston Villa H 0–0 40,112
22 August 1998 Leicester City A 0–2 21,037
29 August 1998 Tottenham Hotspur H 0–1 39,378
8 September 1998 Nottingham Forest A 2–0 25,610 Ferguson (2)
12 September 1998 Leeds United H 0–0 36,687
19 September 1998 Middlesbrough A 2–2 34,563 Ball (pen), Collins
26 September 1998 Blackburn Rovers H 0–0 36,404
3 October 1998 Wimbledon A 2–1 16,054 Cadamarteri, Ferguson
17 October 1998 Liverpool H 0–0 40,185
24 October 1998 Sheffield Wednesday A 0–0 26,592
31 October 1998 Manchester United H 1–4 40,079 Ferguson
8 November 1998 Arsenal A 0–1 38,088
15 November 1998 Coventry City A 0–3 19,290
23 November 1998 Newcastle United H 1–0 30,357 Ball (pen)
28 November 1998 Charlton Athletic A 2–1 20,043 Cadamarteri (2)
5 December 1998 Chelsea H 0–0 36,430
12 December 1998 Southampton H 1–0 33,073 Bakayako
19 December 1998 West Ham United A 1–2 25,998 Cadamarteri
26 December 1998 Derby County H 0–0 39,206
28 December 1998 Tottenham Hotspur A 1–4 36,053 Bakayako
9 January 1999 Leicester City H 0–0 32,792
18 January 1999 Aston Villa A 0–3 32,488
30 January 1999 Nottingham Forest H 0–1 34,175
7 February 1999 Derby County A 1–2 27,603
17 February 1999 Middlesbrough H 5–0 31,606 Barmby (2), Dacourt, Unsworth, Materazzi
20 February 1999 Leeds United A 0–1 36,344
27 February 1999 Wimbledon H 1–1 32,574 Jeffers
10 March 1999 Blackburn Rovers A 2–1 27,219 Bakayako (2)
13 March 1999 Arsenal H 0–2 38,049
21 March 1999 Manchester United A 1–3 55,182 Hutchison
3 April 1999 Liverpool A 2–3 44,852 Dacourt, Jeffers
5 April 1999 Sheffield Wednesday H 1–2 35,270 Jeffers
11 April 1999 Coventry City H 2–0 32,341 Campbell (2)
17 April 1999 Newcastle United A 3–1 36,755 Campbell (2), Gemmill
24 April 1999 Charlton Athletic H 4–1 40,089 Hutchison, Campbell (2), Jeffers
1 May 1999 Chelsea A 1–3 34,909 Jeffers
8 May 1999 West Ham United H 6–0 40,049 Campbell (3), Ball, Hutchison, Jeffers
16 May 1999 Southampton A 0–2 15,254

FA Cup edit

Main article: 1998–99 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 2 January 1999 Bristol City A 2–0 19,608 Bakayako (2)
R4 23 January 1999 Ipswich Town H 1–0
R5 13 February 1999 Coventry City H 2–1 33,097 Jeffers, Oster
QF 7 March 1999 Newcastle United A 1–4 36,584 Unsworth

League Cup edit

Main article: 1998–99 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R2 1st Leg 15 September 1998 Huddersfield Town A 1–1 15,395 Watson
R2 2nd Leg 23 September 1998 Huddersfield Town H 2–1 18,718 Dacourt, Materazzi
R3 28 October 1998 Middlesbrough A 3–2 (a.e.t.) 20,748 Ferguson, Bakayako, Hutchison
R4 11 November 1998 Sunderland H 1–1 (lost 4–5 on pens) 28,312 Collins

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   NOR Thomas Myhre
2 DF   SCO Alec Cleland
3 DF   ENG Michael Ball
4 MF   FRA Olivier Dacourt
5 DF   ENG Dave Watson
6 DF   ENG David Unsworth
7 MF   SCO John Collins
9 FW   ENG Kevin Campbell (on loan from Trabzonspor)
10 MF   SCO Don Hutchison
11 MF   SCO Scot Gemmill
12 DF   ENG Craig Short
13 GK   ENG Paul Gerrard
14 MF   ENG Tony Grant
15 DF   ITA Marco Materazzi
16 FW   ENG Michael Branch
17 MF   IRL Gareth Farrelly
18 DF   SCO David Weir
19 MF   WAL John Oster
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 MF   ENG Mitch Ward
22 MF   DEN Peter Degn
24 MF   ENG Matt McKay
25 MF   ENG Danny Williamson
26 FW   CIV Ibrahima Bakayoko
27 DF   IRL Richard Dunne
28 DF   CRO Slaven Bilić
29 FW   ENG Danny Cadamarteri
30 FW   ENG Phil Jevons
31 DF   IRL Terry Phelan
32 DF   ENG John O'Kane
33 MF   ENG Joe Parkinson
34 FW   ENG Francis Jeffers
35 GK   ENG Steve Simonsen
36 MF   ENG Jamie Milligan
37 DF   ENG Adam Farley
38 DF   ENG Carl Regan
39 MF   ENG Wayne McDermott

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
9 FW   SCO Duncan Ferguson (to Newcastle United)
11 FW   SCO John Spencer (to Motherwell)
18 FW   FRA Mickaël Madar (to Paris Saint-Germain)
20 DF   ENG Tony Thomas (to Motherwell)
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 MF   ENG Gavin McCann (to Sunderland)
23 DF   ENG Carl Tiler (to Charlton Athletic)
26 DF   ENG Graham Allen (to Tranmere Rovers)

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   IRL Dean Delany
— DF   ENG Peter Clarke
— DF   ENG Adam Eaton
— DF   ENG Tony Hibbert
— DF   ENG George Pilkington
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF   ENG Kevin McLeod
— MF   ENG Mick O'Brien
— MF   ENG Leon Osman
— MF   ENG Keith Southern
— MF   IRL Gary Dempsey

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   Thomas Myhre 38 0 4 0 3 0 45 0 3 0
2 DF   Alec Cleland 16+2 0 1 0 2+1 0 19+3 0 3 1
3 DF   Michael Ball 36+1 3 3 0 3+1 0 42+2 3 9 0
4 MF   Olivier Dacourt 28+2 2 2 0 4 1 34+2 3 16 1
5 DF   Dave Watson 22 0 3 0 1 1 26 1 0 0
6 DF   David Unsworth 33+1 1 3 1 3 0 39+1 2 9 0
7 MF   John Collins 19+1 1 0 0 2+2 1 21+3 2 4 0
9 FW   Kevin Campbell 8 9 0 0 0 0 8 9 1 0
9 FW   Duncan Ferguson 13 4 0 0 4 1 17 5 5 0
10 MF   Don Hutchison 29+4 3 4 0 3+1 1 36+5 4 11 1
11 MF   Scot Gemmill 7 1 0 0 0 0 7 1 3 0
11 FW   John Spencer 2+1 0 0 0 0 0 2+1 0 0 0
12 DF   Craig Short 22 0 0 0 2 0 24 0 5 0
13 GK   Paul Gerrard 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
14 MF   Tony Grant 13+3 0 3+1 0 1+1 0 17+5 0 0 0
15 DF   Marco Materazzi 26+1 1 2 0 4 1 32+1 2 10 3
16 FW   Michael Branch 1+6 0 0+2 0 0 0 1+8 0 0 0
17 MF   Gareth Farrelly 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
18 FW   Mickaël Madar 2 0 0 0 0+1 0 2+1 0 0 0
18 DF   David Weir 11+3 0 1 0 0 0 12+3 0 2 0
19 MF   John Oster 6+3 0 2+2 1 1+1 0 9+6 1 1 0
20 DF   Tony Thomas 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
21 MF   Mitch Ward 4+2 0 2 0 1 0 7+2 0 2 0
22 MF   Peter Degn 0+4 0 0 0 0 0 0+4 0 0 0
23 DF   Carl Tiler 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 1 0
26 FW   Ibrahima Bakayoko 17+6 4 1+2 2 2 1 20+8 7 3 0
27 DF   Richard Dunne 15+1 0 2 0 2 0 19+1 0 7 1
28 MF   Slaven Bilić 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 2 0
29 FW   Danny Cadamarteri 11+19 4 3+1 0 3+1 0 17+21 4 8 0
30 FW   Phil Jevons 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
32 DF   John O'Kane 2 0 1+2 0 0 0 3+2 0 0 0
34 FW   Francis Jeffers 11+4 6 2 1 0 0 13+4 7 0 0
36 MF   Jamie Milligan 0+3 0 0 0 0 0 0+3 0 0 0
37 DF   Adam Farley 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0

Starting 11 edit

Considering starts in all competitions[4][5]

References edit

  1. ^ Walker, Paul (1 December 1998). "FOOTBALL: Johnson quits as Everton chairman". The Independent. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
  2. ^ "Everton results for the 1998-1999 season - Statto.com". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
  3. ^ "FootballSquads - Everton - 1998/99".
  4. ^ "All Everton players: 1999".
  5. ^ "Everton in FA Premier League 1998/1999 fixture".
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