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1998–99 Ipswich Town F.C. season

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

Ipswich Town
1998–99 season
ChairmanDavid Sheepshanks
ManagerGeorge Burley
StadiumPortman Road
First Division3rd
FA CupFourth round
League CupSecond round
Play-offsSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: David Johnson / James Scowcroft (13)
All: David Johnson / James Scowcroft (14)
Highest home attendance22,162
(vs Queens Park Rangers, 5 Apr 1999, First Division)
Lowest home attendance7,952
(vs Exeter City, 18 Aug 1998, League Cup)
Average home league attendance16,920

Season summary

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In the 1998–99 season, Ipswich fans felt it would be third time lucky in the play-offs for the Tractor Boys. However the team once again lost on away goals to Bolton Wanderers.[1] Ipswich had been second at the beginning of April but defeat to Bolton saw Bradford City overtake them and two more defeats in their last four games, including a shock home defeat to relegation-threatened Crewe Alexandra, saw Ipswich finish third.[2]

First-team squad

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[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
— GK England  ENG Richard Wright
— GK England  ENG Lee Bracey
— DF England  ENG Jason Cundy
— DF England  ENG Tony Mowbray
— DF England  ENG Mark Venus
— DF France  FRA Jean-Manuel Thetis
— DF Netherlands  NED Fabian Wilnis
— MF England  ENG Jamie Clapham
— MF England  ENG Kieron Dyer
— MF England  ENG John Kennedy
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF England  ENG Mick Stockwell
— MF England  ENG Adam Tanner
— MF Northern Ireland  NIR Jim Magilton
— MF England  ENG Matt Holland (captain)
— MF Netherlands  NED Marco Holster
— MF Netherlands  NED Bobby Petta
— FW England  ENG Richard Naylor
— FW England  ENG James Scowcroft
— FW Jamaica  JAM David Johnson

Left club during season

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF Argentina  ARG Mauricio Taricco (to Tottenham Hotspur)
— MF Northern Ireland  NIR Danny Sonner (to Sheffield Wednesday)
— MF England  ENG Paolo Vernazza (loan return to Arsenal)
— MF England  ENG Lee Hodges (loan return to West Ham United)
— MF England  ENG Jonathan Hunt (loan return to Derby County)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF England  ENG Paul Mason (Retired)
— FW Scotland  SCO Alex Mathie (to Dundee United)
— FW France  FRA Samassi Abou (loan return to West Ham United)
— FW England  ENG Marlon Harewood (loan return to Nottingham Forest)

Reserve squad

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF England  ENG Wayne Brown
— DF England  ENG Titus Bramble
— MF Scotland  SCO Stuart Niven
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF England  ENG Chris Keeble
— FW England  ENG Richard Logan

Competitions

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Football League First Division

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Main article: 1998–99 Football League First Division

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

Legend

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Win Draw Loss

Ipswich Town's score comes first[4]

Matches

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Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
9 August 1998 Grimsby Town A 0–0 7,211
15 August 1998 Bury H 0–0 13,267
22 August 1998 Portsmouth A 0–0 12,002
29 August 1998 Sunderland H 0–2 15,813
31 August 1998 Port Vale A 3–0 5,485 Scowcroft, Johnson, Holland
8 September 1998 Bradford City H 3–0 11,596 Scowcroft (2), Venus
12 September 1998 Oxford United A 3–3 6,632 Scowcroft, Johnson, Dyer
19 September 1998 Bristol City H 3–1 13,657 Johnson (2), Scowcroft
26 September 1998 Watford A 0–1 13,109
29 September 1998 Tranmere Rovers A 2–0 5,072 Stockwell, Scowcroft
3 October 1998 Crystal Palace H 3–0 16,837 Venus (pen), Taricco, Mathie
17 October 1998 Swindon Town H 1–0 13,212 Johnson
20 October 1998 Norwich City H 0–1 22,079
24 October 1998 Stockport County A 1–0 7,432 Dyer
31 October 1998 West Bromwich Albion H 2–0 15,568 Johnson (2)
3 November 1998 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 2–0 14,680 Scowcroft, Stockwell
7 November 1998 Huddersfield Town A 2–2 14,240 Venus, Johnson
14 November 1998 Barnsley A 1–0 15,966 Johnson
21 November 1998 Bolton Wanderers H 0–1 17,255
28 November 1998 Crewe Alexandra A 3–0 5,165 Scowcroft (3, 1 pen)
2 December 1998 Queens Park Rangers A 1–1 12,449 Holland
5 December 1998 Birmingham City H 1–0 15,901 Petta
12 December 1998 Barnsley H 0–2 16,021
20 December 1998 Sheffield United A 2–1 12,944 Abou, Naylor
26 December 1998 Portsmouth H 3–0 21,805 Naylor (2), Dyer
28 December 1998 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 0–1 24,636
9 January 1999 Grimsby Town H 0–1 15,575
17 January 1999 Sunderland A 1–2 39,835 Holland
30 January 1999 Port Vale H 1–0 16,328 Clapham
6 February 1999 Bury A 3–0 4,750 Venus (pen), Mowbray, Harewood
13 February 1999 Bradford City A 0–0 15,024
20 February 1999 Oxford United H 2–1 16,920 Holland, Venus (pen)
27 February 1999 Bristol City A 1–0 14,065 Naylor
2 March 1999 Watford H 3–2 18,818 Dyer, Venus, Johnson
6 March 1999 Tranmere Rovers H 1–0 15,929 Thetis
9 March 1999 Crystal Palace A 2–3 16,360 Johnson, Clapham
13 March 1999 Huddersfield Town H 3–0 17,170 Magilton, Johnson, Petta
20 March 1999 West Bromwich Albion A 1–0 15,552 Thetis
3 April 1999 Swindon Town A 6–0 10,337 Venus (2 pens), Scowcroft, Mowbray, Clapham, Wilnis
5 April 1999 Queens Park Rangers H 3–1 22,162 Johnson, Scowcroft, Holland
11 April 1999 Norwich City A 0–0 19,511
17 April 1999 Bolton Wanderers A 0–2 19,894
20 April 1999 Stockport County H 1–0 17,056 Magilton
24 April 1999 Crewe Alexandra H 1–2 20,845 Venus (pen)
2 May 1999 Birmingham City A 0–1 27,685
9 May 1999 Sheffield United H 4–1 21,689 Magilton, Scowcroft, Dyer, Naylor

First Division play-offs

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
SF 1st Leg 16 May 1999 Bolton Wanderers A 0–1 18,295
SF 2nd Leg 19 May 1999 Bolton Wanderers H 4–3 (lost on away goals) 21,755 Holland (2), Dyer (2)

FA Cup

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Main article: 1998–99 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 2 January 1999 Tranmere Rovers A 1–0 7,223 McGreal (own goal)
R4 23 January 1999 Everton A 0–1 28,854

League Cup

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Main article: 1998–99 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 1st Leg 11 August 1998 Exeter City A 1–1 3,233 Holland
R1 2nd Leg 18 August 1998 Exeter City H 5–1 (won 6–2 on agg) 7,952 Taricco, Holland, Stockwell, Mathie, Mason
R2 1st Leg 15 September 1998 Luton Town H 2–1 9,032 Scowcroft, Thetis
R2 2nd Leg 22 September 1998 Luton Town A 2–4 (lost 4–5 on agg) 5,655 Johnson, Davis (own goal)

Transfers

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Transfers in

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Date Pos Name From Fee Ref
1 July 1998 MF Netherlands  Marco Holster Netherlands  Heracles Almelo Free transfer [5]
1 August 1998 FW Northern Ireland  Sean Friars England  Liverpool Free transfer [6]
11 September 1998 DF France  Jean-Manuel Thetis Spain  Sevilla £50,000 [7]
6 January 1999 DF Netherlands  Fabian Wilnis Netherlands  De Graafschap £200,000 [8]
22 March 1999 MF Northern Ireland  Jim Magilton England  Sheffield Wednesday £680,000 [9]

Loans in

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Date from Pos Name From Date until Ref
3 October 1998 MF England  Paolo Vernazza England  Arsenal 3 November 1998 [10]
28 October 1998 MF England  Jonathan Hunt England  Derby County 17 November 1998 [11]
18 November 1998 MF England  Lee Hodges England  West Ham United 21 December 1998 [12]
3 December 1998 FW France  Samassi Abou England  West Ham United 29 December 1998 [13]
12 January 1999 MF Northern Ireland  Jim Magilton England  Sheffield Wednesday 21 March 1999 [9]
28 January 1999 FW England  Marlon Harewood England  Nottingham Forest 4 March 1999 [14]

Transfers out

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Date Pos Name To Fee Ref
1 July 1998 MF England  Simon Milton Retired [15]
7 July 1998 MF Wales  Geraint Williams England  Colchester United Undisclosed [16]
7 July 1998 DF Netherlands  Gus Uhlenbeek England  Fulham Free transfer [17]
29 September 1998 MF England  Paul Mason Retired [18]
14 October 1998 MF Northern Ireland  Danny Sonner England  Sheffield Wednesday Undisclosed [19]
16 October 1998 FW Scotland  Alex Mathie Scotland  Dundee United £700,000 [20]
9 November 1998 DF Argentina  Mauricio Taricco England  Tottenham Hotspur £1,775,000 [21]

Loans out

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Date from Pos Name From Date until Ref
1 August 1998 MF England  John Kennedy England  Morecambe 31 October 1998 [22]

Awards

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Player awards

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Award Player Ref
Player of the Year England  Jamie Clapham [23]

PFA First Division Team of the Year

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Player Ref
England  Richard Wright [24]
England  Mark Venus [25]
England  Kieron Dyer [25]

References

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  1. ^ Cross, John. "Football: TOWN CRIERS; Ipswich agony as they fail in play-offs again". The Mirror. Retrieved 25 March 2012 – via The Free Library.
  2. ^ Hadgraft, Rob (October 2006). Ipswich Town The Modern Era. Desert Island Books. p. 371. ISBN 1-905328-24-9.
  3. ^ "Ipswich FC Player Appearances | Past & Present | Soccer Base".
  4. ^ "Ipswich Town 1998-1999 Results - statto.com". Archived from the original on 13 March 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
  5. ^ "Marco Holster at Soccerbase". Soccerbase. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  6. ^ "Sean Friars at Soccerbase". Soccerbase. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  7. ^ "Manuel Thetis at Soccerbase". Soccerbase. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  8. ^ "Fabian Wilnis at Soccerbase". Soccerbase. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  9. ^ a b "Jim Magilton at Soccerbase". Soccerbase. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  10. ^ "Paolo Vernazza at Soccerbase". Soccerbase. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  11. ^ "Jonathan Hunt at Soccerbase". Soccerbase. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  12. ^ "Lee Hodges at Soccerbase". Soccerbase. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  13. ^ "Samassi Abou at Soccerbase". Soccerbase. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  14. ^ "Marlon Harewood at Soccerbase". Soccerbase. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  15. ^ "Simon Milton at Soccerbase". Soccerbase. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  16. ^ "Geraint Williams at Soccerbase". Soccerbase. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  17. ^ "Gus Uhlenbeek at Soccerbase". Soccerbase. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  18. ^ "Paul Mason at Soccerbase". Soccerbase. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  19. ^ "Danny Sonner at Soccerbase". Soccerbase. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  20. ^ "Alex Mathie at Soccerbase". Soccerbase. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  21. ^ Staff and Agencies (5 November 1998). "Spurs snag on Taricco". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 7 May 2014.
  22. ^ "John Kennedy at Soccerbase". Soccerbase. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
  23. ^ Warren, Andy (28 March 2019). "Picking Ipswich Town's shining light in a dark season – the contenders for the player of the year award". East Anglian Daily Times. Ipswich. Archived from the original on 25 September 2019. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  24. ^ "Richard Wright". England Football Online. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
  25. ^ a b Hugman, Barry J., ed. (1999). The 1999–2000 Official PFA Footballers Factfile. Harpenden: Queen Anne Press. p. 352. ISBN 978-1-85291-607-7.
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