1998–99 Norwich City F.C. season

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

Norwich City

1998–99 season
Chairman	Bob Cooper
Manager	Bruce Rioch
Stadium	Carrow Road
Football League First Division	9th
FA Cup	Third round
Worthington Cup	Third round
Top goalscorer	League: Roberts (19) All: Roberts (23)
Average home league attendance	15,761
Home colours
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Season summary

Norwich made a good start to the 1998–1999 campaign, with a 1–0 victory against East Anglia rivals Ipswich Town at Portman Road being the highlight and by Christmas 1998, the prospects of promotion back to the Premiership were looking good – but the club didn't win a home game again until 1 May. During the season on 18 March 1999, ambiguous midfielder Keith O'Neill joined Middlesbrough for a fee of £700,000.^[1]

Off the field on 17 December 1998, there were slight changes in the boardroom where Bob Cooper replaced Barry Lockwood as club chairman.^[2]

Final league table

Main article: 1998–99 Football League § First Division

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
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
11	Grimsby Town	46	17	10	19	40	52	−12	61

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference

Results

Norwich City's score comes first^[3]

Legend

Win

Draw

Loss

Football League First Division

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
8 August 1998	Crewe Alexandra	H	2–1	15,016	Bellamy, Kenton
15 August 1998	Stockport County	A	2–0	6,538	Bellamy, Woodthorpe (own goal)
22 August 1998	Queens Park Rangers	H	4–2	16,317	Bellamy (3, 2 pens), Jackson
29 August 1998	West Bromwich Albion	A	0–2	17,401
8 September 1998	[[Barnsley F.C.[Barnsley]]	A	3–1	15,695	Marshall, Roberts, Bellamy
13 September 1998	Bury	H	0–0	16,919
19 September 1998	Sheffield United	A	1–2	16,155	Brannan
26 September 1998	Birmingham City	H	2–0	16,584	Bellamy, Roberts
29 September 1998	Sunderland	H	2–2	17,504	Eadie, Mackay
3 October 1998	Port Vale	A	0–1	5,580
17 October 1998	Crystal Palace	A	1–5	18,100	Roberts
20 October 1998	Ipswich Town	A	1–0	22,079	Bellamy
24 October 1998	Huddersfield Town	H	4–1	15,403	Bellamy (2), Roberts (2)
3 November 1998	Watford	A	1–1	10,011	Eadie
7 November 1998	Bradford City	H	2–2	14,722	O'Brien, Adams
10 November 1998	Portsmouth	A	2–1	9,335	Roberts, Eadie
14 November 1998	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	0–0	17,275
21 November 1998	Tranmere Rovers	A	3–1	6,319	O'Neill, Bellamy, Roberts
29 November 1998	Oxford United	H	1–3	17,851	Bellamy
2 December 1998	Grimsby Town	H	3–1	12,024	Adams, Roberts, Bellamy
5 December 1998	Swindon Town	A	1–1	9,262	Roberts
12 December 1998	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	2–2	21,014	Adams (pen), Roberts
19 December 1998	Bristol City	H	2–1	17,022	Roberts (2)
26 December 1998	Queens Park Rangers	A	0–2	15,251
29 December 1998	Watford	H	1–1	19,255	Roberts
9 January 1999	Crewe Alexandra	A	2–3	4,782	Llewellyn, Marshall
16 January 1999	West Bromwich Albion	H	1–1	15,411	Marshall
30 January 1999	Bolton Wanderers	A	0–2	17,269
6 February 1999	Stockport County	H	0–2	14,675
16 February 1999	Barnsley	H	0–0	13,232
20 February 1999	Bury	A	2–0	4,285	Bellamy, Fleming
27 February 1999	Sheffield United	H	1–1	14,224	Llewellyn
2 March 1999	Birmingham City	A	0–0	20,749
6 March 1999	Sunderland	A	0–1	39,004
9 March 1999	Port Vale	H	3–4	12,960	Fleming, Roberts, Bellamy
13 March 1999	Bradford City	A	1–4	13,331	Roberts
20 March 1999	Portsmouth	H	0–0	16,662
24 March 1999	Huddersfield Town	A	1–1	9,717	Russell
3 April 1999	Crystal Palace	H	0–1	16,754
5 April 1999	Grimsby Town	A	1–0	6,302	Mulryne
11 April 1999	Ipswich Town	H	0–0	19,511
17 April 1999	Tranmere Rovers	H	2–2	14,735	Bellamy, Mulryne
20 April 1999	Bolton Wanderers	H	2–2	11,137	Roberts (2)
24 April 1999	Oxford United	A	4–2	7,345	Anselin, Roberts, Fleming, Bellamy
1 May 1999	Swindon Town	H	2–1	17,306	Roberts, Hughes
9 May 1999	Bristol City	A	0–1	11,362

FA Cup

Main article: 1998–99 FA Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R3	3 January 1999	Sheffield Wednesday	A	1–4	18,737	Roberts

League Cup

Main article: 1998–99 Football League Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R1 1st Leg	11 August 1998	Swansea City	A	1–1	3,803	Bellamy
R1 2nd Leg	18 August 1998	Swansea City	H	1–0 (won 2–1 on agg)	13,146	Roberts
R2 1st Leg	16 September 1998	Wigan Athletic	H	1–0	11,426	Bradshaw (own goal)
R2 2nd Leg	22 September 1998	Wigan Athletic	A	3–2 (won 4–2 on agg)	3,402	Bellamy, Roberts (2)
R3	27 October 1998	Bolton Wanderers	A	1–1 (lost 1–3 on pens)	14,189	O'Neill

Players

First-team squad

Squad at end of season^[4]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player - GK  ENG Andy Marshall - DF  ENG Daryl Sutch - DF  ENG Craig Fleming - DF  ENG Matt Jackson (captain) - DF  NOR Erik Fuglestad - MF  ENG Lee Marshall - MF  WAL Chris Llewellyn - FW  WAL Iwan Roberts - FW  WAL Craig Bellamy - MF  SCO Peter Grant - MF  ENG Darren Eadie - DF  SCO Malky Mackay - DF  ENG Darren Kenton - GK  SCO Michael Watt - MF  ENG Neil Adams - MF  IRL Keith O'Neill

No. Pos. Nation Player - DF  ENG Che Wilson - MF  ENG Ged Brannan - MF  ENG Darel Russell - MF  ENG Adrian Forbes - MF  IRL Shaun Carey[notes 1] - MF  FRA Cédric Anselin (on loan from Bordeaux) - GK  ENG Robert Green - MF  NIR Philip Mulryne - FW  SCO Paul Dalglish (on loan from Newcastle United) - FW  NIR Adrian Coote[notes 2] - DF  ESP Víctor Segura - MF  ENG Paul Hughes (on loan from Chelsea) - MF  IRL Mike Milligan[notes 3] - DF  ENG Kevin Scott - MF  ENG Darren Way

Notes

1. Carey was born in Kettering, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and represented them at U-21 level.
2. Coote was born in Belton with Browston, England, but also qualified to represent Northern Ireland internationally and represented them at U-21 level before making his international debut for Northern Ireland in 1999.
3. Milligan was born in Manchester, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and represented them at U-21, U-23, and B level before making his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in 1992.