Blackburn Rovers 1998–99 football season
Blackburn Rovers1998–99 season |
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Owner | Jack Walker |
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Chairman | Robert Coar |
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Manager | Roy Hodgson (until 21 November) Brian Kidd (from 3 December) |
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Premiership | 19th (relegated) |
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FA Cup | Fifth round |
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League Cup | Quarter-finals |
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UEFA Cup | First round |
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Top goalscorer | Gallacher/Ward (5) |
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Highest home attendance | 30,436 (vs. Manchester United, 12 May) |
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Lowest home attendance | 13,646 (vs. Lyon, 15 September) |
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Average home league attendance | 25,773 |
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The 1998–99 season was Blackburn Rovers' seventh season in the Premier League, and their seventh consecutive season in the top division of English football.
Season summary
Four years earlier, Blackburn Rovers were Premiership champions. Just one year earlier, they had qualified for the UEFA Cup. They were among some people's outsiders for a title challenge.
But it all went wrong for Rovers, who were soon in the depth of a relegation battle. Manager Roy Hodgson paid with his job in November.[1] Manchester United assistant Brian Kidd was named as his replacement,[2] but he was unable to steer Rovers to safety and their relegation was confirmed in the penultimate game of the season.[3] They were condemned to a place in Division One, but managed to hold on to many key players and approached the new season as most people's favourites for an immediate return to the elite.
Final league table
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
- 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 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 38 | 52 | −14 | 35 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 24 | −3 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 28 | −11 |
Source: 1998-99 FA Premier League table
- Results by round
Source: 11v11.com: 1998-99 Blackburn Rovers results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Results
Blackburn Rovers' score comes first[4]
Legend
FA Premier League
Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
15 August 1998 | Derby County | H | 0–0 | 24,007 | |
24 August 1998 | Leeds United | A | 0–1 | 30,652 | |
29 August 1998 | Leicester City | H | 1–0 | 22,544 | Gallacher |
9 September 1998 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 1–2 | 28,338 | Gallacher |
12 September 1998 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 0–3 | 20,846 | |
21 September 1998 | Chelsea | H | 3–4 | 23,113 | Sutton (2, 1 pen), Pérez |
26 September 1998 | Everton | A | 0–0 | 36,404 | |
3 October 1998 | West Ham United | H | 3–0 | 25,213 | Flitcroft (2), Davidson |
17 October 1998 | Middlesbrough | A | 1–2 | 34,413 | Sherwood |
25 October 1998 | Arsenal | H | 1–2 | 27,012 | Johnson |
31 October 1998 | Wimbledon | A | 1–1 | 12,526 | Sutton (pen) |
7 November 1998 | Coventry City | H | 1–2 | 23,779 | Sherwood |
14 November 1998 | Manchester United | A | 2–3 | 55,198 | Marcolin, Blake |
21 November 1998 | Southampton | H | 0–2 | 22,812 | |
29 November 1998 | Liverpool | A | 0–2 | 41,753 | |
5 December 1998 | Charlton Athletic | H | 1–0 | 22,568 | Davies |
12 December 1998 | Newcastle United | H | 0–0 | 27,569 | |
19 December 1998 | Nottingham Forest | A | 2–2 | 22,013 | Blake (2) |
26 December 1998 | Aston Villa | H | 2–1 | 27,536 | Gallacher, Sherwood |
28 December 1998 | Leicester City | A | 1–1 | 21,083 | Gallacher |
9 January 1999 | Leeds United | H | 1–0 | 27,620 | Gillespie |
16 January 1999 | Derby County | A | 0–1 | 27,386 | |
30 January 1999 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 1–1 | 29,643 | Jansen |
6 February 1999 | Aston Villa | A | 3–1 | 37,404 | Southgate (own goal), Ward, Dunn |
17 February 1999 | Chelsea | A | 1–1 | 34,382 | Ward |
20 February 1999 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 1–4 | 24,643 | McAteer |
27 February 1999 | West Ham United | A | 0–2 | 25,529 | |
10 March 1999 | Everton | H | 1–2 | 27,219 | Ward |
13 March 1999 | Coventry City | A | 1–1 | 19,701 | Wilcox |
20 March 1999 | Wimbledon | H | 3–1 | 21,754 | Ward, Jansen (2) |
3 April 1999 | Middlesbrough | H | 0–0 | 27,482 | |
6 April 1999 | Arsenal | A | 0–1 | 37,762 | |
17 April 1999 | Southampton | A | 3–3 | 15,209 | Ward, Peacock, Wilcox |
24 April 1999 | Liverpool | H | 1–3 | 29,944 | Duff |
1 May 1999 | Charlton Athletic | A | 0–0 | 20,041 | |
8 May 1999 | Nottingham Forest | H | 1–2 | 24,565 | Gallacher |
12 May 1999 | Manchester United | H | 0–0 | 30,436 | |
16 May 1999 | Newcastle United | A | 1–1 | 36,623 | Wilcox |
FA Cup
League Cup
UEFA Cup
Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers | Referee |
R1 1st leg | 15 September 1998 | Lyon | H | 0–1 | 13,646 (1,300 away) | | Knud Erik Fisker (Denmark) |
R1 2nd leg | 29 September 1998 | Lyon | A | 2–2 (lost 2–3 on agg) | 24,558 (1,001 away) | Pérez, Flitcroft | René Temmink (Netherlands) |
First-team squad
- 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.
Left club during season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Reserve squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Statistics
Appearances and goals
Starting 11
- Considering starts in all competitions[6][7]
- GK: #13, John Filan, 32
- RB: #2, Jeff Kenna, 29
- CB: #5, Darren Peacock, 34
- CB: #6, Stéphane Henchoz, 41
- LB: #3, Callum Davidson, 39
- RM: #19, Damien Johnson, 17 (#23, Christian Dailly, has 18 starts)
- CM: #4, Tim Sherwood, 23
- CM: #11, Jason Wilcox, 33
- LM: #12, Damien Duff, 25
- CF: #9, Chris Sutton, 20
- CF: #32, Ashley Ward, 19
Top scorers
Transfers
In
Date | Pos | Name | From | Fee |
6 July 1998 | FW | Jimmy Corbett | Gillingham | £535,00 |
9 July 1998 | FW | Kevin Davies | Southampton | £7,250,000 |
21 August 1998 | DF | Christian Dailly | Derby County | £5,300,000 |
26 October 1998 | MF | Oumar Kondé | FC Basel | £500,000 |
30 October 1998 | FW | Nathan Blake | Bolton Wanderers | £4,250,000 |
16 December 1998 | MF | Keith Gillespie | Newcastle United | £2,350,000 |
29 December 1998 | FW | Ashley Ward | Barnsley | £4,500,000 |
18 January 1999 | FW | Matt Jansen | Crystal Palace | £4,100,000 |
27 January 1999 | MF | Jason McAteer | Liverpool | £4,000,000 |
12 February 1999 | DF | David McNamee | St Mirren | £300,000 |
12 February 1999 | MF | Burton O'Brien | St Mirren | £300,000 |
22 March 1999 | MF | Lee Carsley | Derby County | £3,400,000 |
Out
- Transfers in: £36,250,000
- Transfers out: £11,675,000
- Total spending: £24,750,000
References
- ^ "Hodgson quits as Rovers hit bottom". BBC Sport. 21 November 1998. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
- ^ Nixon, Alan (4 December 1998). "Football: Kidd takes command at Blackburn". The Independent. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
- ^ "Rovers down as United march on". BBC Sport. 12 May 1999. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
- ^ "Blackburn Rovers 1998-1999 Results". statto.com. Archived from the original on 31 January 2010.
- ^ "FootballSquads - Blackburn Rovers - 1998/99". www.footballsquads.co.uk.
- ^ "All Blackburn Rovers players: 1999". www.11v11.com.
- ^ "Blackburn Rovers in FA Premier League 1998/1999 fixture". Football-Lineups.
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