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1998–99 Sheffield United F.C. season

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

Sheffield United
1998–99 season
ChairmanMike McDonald
ManagerSteve Bruce
StadiumBramall Lane
First Division8th
FA CupFifth round
League CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Marcelo (16)
All:
Marcelo (20)
Average home league attendance16,243

Season summary edit

The 1998–99 season saw more managerial change, with Steve Bruce taking over first team affairs. The Blades challenged once again for a play-off place but eventually finished eighth. However, there was drama in the FA Cup where the Blades were controversially beaten by Arsenal when Bruce attempted to take his team off the pitch, claiming that Arsenal had broken an unwritten rule of sportsmanship by failing to return the ball to the Blades, who had intentionally kicked it out of play to allow an injured player to be attended to. Although the game eventually continued to a finish, it was later declared void and replayed; United lost.[1][2] In May, Bruce resigned after just one season in charge, citing turmoil in the club's boardroom and a shortage of funds for transfers.[3]

Final league table edit

Main article: 1998–99 Football League § First Division

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
6 Bolton Wanderers 46 20 16 10 78 59 +19 76 Qualification for the First Division play-offs
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers 46 19 16 11 64 43 +21 73
8 Sheffield United 46 18 13 15 71 66 +5 67
9 Norwich City 46 15 17 14 62 61 +1 62
10 Huddersfield Town 46 15 16 15 62 71 −9 61
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference

Results edit

Sheffield United's score comes first[4]

Legend edit

Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division edit

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
8 August 1998 Swindon Town H 2–1 15,977 Stuart, Borbokis
15 August 1998 West Bromwich Albion A 1–4 16,901 Saunders
22 August 1998 Birmingham City H 0–2 17,528
29 August 1998 Bolton Wanderers A 2–2 18,263 Saunders, Taylor
31 August 1998 Crewe Alexandra H 3–1 15,922 Hunt, I Hamilton, Woodhouse
5 September 1998 Huddersfield Town A 0–1 12,192
8 September 1998 Grimsby Town H 3–2 12,293 Marker (2), McDermott (own goal)
12 September 1998 Bradford City A 2–2 13,169 Saunders, Stuart
19 September 1998 Norwich City H 2–1 16,155 Marcelo (2)
27 September 1998 Crystal Palace A 0–1 20,370
29 September 1998 Watford A 1–1 9,090 Marker
3 October 1998 Portsmouth H 2–1 15,386 Saunders, Dellas
17 October 1998 Barnsley H 1–1 23,180 Quinn
20 October 1998 Stockport County H 1–1 12,657 Marcelo
24 October 1998 Oxford United A 2–0 6,586 Saunders, Kachura
31 October 1998 Port Vale A 3–2 6,737 Stuart, Kachura, Saunders
7 November 1998 Tranmere Rovers H 2–2 15,844 Saunders, Borbokis
10 November 1998 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 1–2 20,804 Stuart
14 November 1998 Bury H 3–1 14,164 Kachura (3)
21 November 1998 Queens Park Rangers A 2–1 12,558 Stuart, Kachura
28 November 1998 Sunderland H 0–4 25,612
5 December 1998 Bristol City A 0–2 11,134
11 December 1998 Bury A 3–3 5,002 Woodhouse, Marcelo (2)
20 December 1998 Ipswich Town H 1–2 12,944 Devlin
26 December 1998 Birmingham City A 0–1 22,005
28 December 1998 Huddersfield Town H 2–1 17,359 Gray (own goal), Twiss
9 January 1999 Swindon Town A 2–2 7,583 Stuart, Holdsworth
16 January 1999 Bolton Wanderers H 1–2 15,787 Campbell
30 January 1999 Crewe Alexandra A 2–1 5,243 Marcelo, Devlin
6 February 1999 West Bromwich Albion H 3–0 16,566 Morris, Marcelo (2)
19 February 1999 Bradford City H 2–2 14,675 Woodhouse, Marcelo
27 February 1999 Norwich City A 1–1 14,224 Devlin
2 March 1999 Crystal Palace H 1–1 12,896 Morris
6 March 1999 Watford H 3–0 15,943 Devlin, Morris, I Hamilton
9 March 1999 Portsmouth A 0–1 10,287
13 March 1999 Tranmere Rovers A 3–2 6,588 Morris, Dellas (2)
20 March 1999 Port Vale H 3–0 15,515 Devlin, Marcelo, Hunt
26 March 1999 Oxford United H 1–2 14,115 Marcelo
3 April 1999 Barnsley A 1–2 17,566 Marcelo
5 April 1999 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 1–1 21,761 Marcelo
10 April 1999 Stockport County A 0–1 7,551
17 April 1999 Queens Park Rangers H 2–0 14,341 Marcelo (2, 1 pen)
20 April 1999 Grimsby Town A 2–1 5,109 Campbell (2)
24 April 1999 Sunderland A 0–0 41,179
1 May 1999 Bristol City H 3–1 17,310 Marcelo, Morris (2)
9 May 1999 Ipswich Town A 1–4 21,689 Donis

FA Cup edit

Main article: 1998–99 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 2 January 1999 Notts County H 1–1 12,264 Marcelo
R3R 23 January 1999 Notts County A 4–3 7,489 Borbokis, Holdsworth, Marcelo (2)
R4 27 January 1999 Cardiff City H 4–1 13,296 Devlin, Holdsworth, Morris, Stuart
R5 23 February 1999 Arsenal A 1–2[2] 37,161 Morris

League Cup edit

Main article: 1998–99 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 1st Leg 11 August 1998 Darlington H 3–1 5,035 Borbokis, Saunders, Taylor
R1 2nd Leg 18 August 1998 Darlington A 2–2 (won 5–3 on agg) 3,756 Saunders (2)
R2 1st Leg 15 September 1998 Grimsby Town H 2–1 4,689 I Hamilton, Ford
R2 2nd Leg 22 September 1998 Grimsby Town A 0–2 (lost 2–3 on agg) 4,287

Players edit

First-team squad edit

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 Simon Tracey
— GK   ENG Leigh Walker
— GK   SCO Andy Goram[notes 1]
— GK   IRL Alan Kelly[notes 2]
— DF   ENG Steve Bruce (player-manager)
— DF   ENG David Holdsworth
— DF   ENG Rob Kozluk
— DF   ENG Nicky Marker
— DF   ENG Jon O'Connor
— DF   ENG Wayne Quinn
— DF   ENG Lee Sandford
— DF   ENG Chris Wilder
— DF   GRE Vassilis Borbokis
— DF   GRE Traianos Dellas
— DF   NOR Anders Jacobsen
— DF   NOR Roger Nilsen
— DF   CIV Olivier Tébily
— MF   ENG Jon Cullen
— MF   ENG Kevin Davies
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF   ENG Shaun Derry
— MF   ENG Paul Devlin[notes 3]
— MF   ENG Des Hamilton (on loan from Newcastle United)
— MF   ENG Ian Hamilton
— MF   ENG Nick Henry
— MF   ENG Bobby Ford
— MF   ENG Graham Stuart
— MF   ENG Michael Twiss (on loan from Manchester United)
— MF   ENG Curtis Woodhouse
— MF   GRE Giorgos Donis
— FW   ENG Andy Campbell (on loan from Middlesbrough)
— FW   ENG Jonathan Hunt (on loan from Derby County)
— FW   ENG Lee Morris
— FW   WAL Dean Saunders
— FW   WAL Gareth Taylor[notes 4]
— FW   BLR Pyotr Kachura
— FW   BRA Marcelo

References edit

  1. ^ Russell Kempson (15 February 1999). "'The goal was an accident. I am sorry' – Football". The Times. Retrieved 6 September 2008.
  2. ^ a b Matt Barlow (23 February 1999). "Fifa Green Light Clears Blades For Rematch". Birmingham Post. Retrieved 11 September 2008.
  3. ^ "Football: Bruce out of Blades". The Free Library. The Mirror. Retrieved 30 March 2012.
  4. ^ "Sheffield United 1998-1999 : Home". statto.com. Archived from the original on 29 February 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
  5. ^ "Sheff Utd FC Player Appearances | Past & Present | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com.

Notes edit

  1. ^ Goram was born in Bury, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally through his father and made his international debut for Scotland in October 1985.
  2. ^ Kelly was born in Preston, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his father and represented them at U-23 level before making his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in 1993.
  3. ^ Devlin was born in Birmingham, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally through his father and would make his international debut for Scotland in October 2002.
  4. ^ Taylor was born in Weston-super-Mare, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally through his father and made his international debut for Wales in 1995.
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