1998–99 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season

The 1998–99 season was the 104th season in the history of Plymouth Argyle Football Club, their 74th in the Football League,

Plymouth Argyle

1998–99 season
Chairman	Dan McCauley
Manager	Kevin Hodges
Stadium	Home Park
Third Division	13th
FA Cup	Third round
Football League Cup	First round
Football League Trophy	First round
Top goalscorer	League: Dwight Marshall (12) All: Dwight Marshall (12)
Highest home attendance	16,730 (vs Derby, 3 January)
Lowest home attendance	3,589 (vs Scunthorpe, 30 March)
Average home league attendance	5,322
Home colours
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Players

First-team squad

Squad at end of season

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 Jon Sheffield — GK  ENG James Dungey — DF  ENG Simon Collins — DF  ENG Jon Beswetherick — DF  ENG Nicky Marker — DF  ENG Adam Barrett — DF  ENG Paul Gibbs — DF  ENG Mick Heathcote (captain) — DF  ENG Paul Wotton — DF  ENG Jon Ashton — MF  ENG Martin Barlow — MF  ENG Darren Bastow — MF  ENG Richard Flash — MF  ENG Terry Sweeney

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  ENG Brendan McGovern — MF  ENG Liam Ford — MF  ENG James Gill — MF  ENG Chris Hargreaves — MF  ENG Lee Phillips — MF  ENG Steve McCall — MF  ENG Ronnie Mauge[notes 1] — MF  ENG Kevin Wills — MF  ENG Steve Adams — FW  WAL Sean McCarthy — FW  SCO Martin Gritton — FW  JAM Dwight Marshall — FW  ENG Glen Crowe — FW  LCA Earl Jean

Left club during season

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 — DF  ENG Darren Edmondson (on loan from Huddersfield Town) — DF  ENG Craig Taylor (on loan from Swindon Town) — DF  ENG Guy Branston (on loan from Leicester City) — MF  ENG Nick Crittenden (on loan from Chelsea)

No. Pos. Nation Player — FW  ENG Howard Forinton (on loan from Birmingham City) — FW  ENG Steve Guinan (on loan from Nottingham Forest) — FW  ENG Mark Sale (on loan from Colchester United) — FW  IRL Lee Power[notes 2] (to Halifax Town)

Third Division

Main article: 1998–99 Football League § Third Division

Final standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
11	Darlington	46	18	11	17	69	58	+11	65
12	Exeter City	46	17	12	17	47	50	−3	63
13	Plymouth Argyle	46	17	10	19	58	54	+4	61
14	Chester City	46	13	18	15	57	66	−9	57
15	Shrewsbury Town	46	14	14	18	52	63	−11	56

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

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A
Result	W	L	W	W	W	L	W	L	W	D	D	L	W	D	W	L	L	L	L	L	W	D	W	D	W	L	D	D	W	W	W	L	D	D	L	L	W	W	L	L	L	L	W	D	L	L
Position	7	14	7	4	3	5	3	5	4	4	6	10	9	9	5	7	9	10	12	13	13	13	12	13	10	10	11	11	11	10	5	7	8	8	10	10	10	8	8	10	11	12	11	11	12	13

Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Win

Draw

Loss

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result F–A	Scorers	Attendance
8 August 1998	Rochdale	Home	2–1	Mauge, Jean	5,547
15 August 1998	Mansfield Town	Away	0–2		2,451
22 August 1998	Barnet	Home	2–0	Heathcote, McCarthy	5,080
29 August 1998	Scunthorpe United	Away	2–0	Heathcote, Jean	2,868
31 August 1998	Halifax Town	Home	1–0	Gibbs	6,544
5 September 1998	Cardiff City	Away	0–1		3,939
8 September 1998	Rotherham United	Away	2–0	Gibbs, McCarthy	3,442
12 September 1998	Darlington	Home	1–2	Mauge	5,709
19 September 1998	Peterborough United	Away	2–0	Heathcote, Barlow	5,870
26 September 1998	Scarborough	Home	0–0		5,216
3 October 1998	Torquay United	Away	1–1	Gibbs	5,719
17 October 1998	Shrewsbury Town	Away	1–2	Own-goal	2,778
20 October 1998	Brighton & Hove Albion	Away	3–1	Collins, Barlow (2)	1,793
31 October 1998	Hull City	Home	0–0		4,285
3 November 1998	Brentford	Home	3–0	Barlow, Taylor, Bastow	4,650
7 November 1998	Hartlepool United	Away	0–2		2,121
10 November 1998	Swansea City	Home	1–2	Marshall	4,517
21 November 1998	Southend United	Away	0–1		3,814
28 November 1998	Leyton Orient	Home	2–4	own-goal, Collins	4,240
12 December 1998	Cambridge United	Away	0–1		3,993
19 December 1998	Carlisle United	Home	2–0	Bastow, McCarthy	4,236
26 December 1998	Barnet	Away	1–1	Forinton	2,519
28 December 1998	Exeter City	Away	1–0	Forinton	11,936
9 January 1999	Rochdale	Away	1–1	Branston	1,922
16 January 1999	Mansfield Town	Home	3–0	Marshall (2), Hargreaves	4,399
23 January 1999	Halifax Town	Away	0–2		2,762
30 January 1999	Exeter City	Away	1–1	Forinton	6,746
6 February 1999	Cardiff City	Home	1–1	Marshall	6,062
13 February 1999	Rotherham United	Home	1–0	Marshall	4,336
20 February 1999	Darlington	Away	2–1	Jean, Marshall	2,643
23 February 1999	Chester City	Home	2–0	Sweeney, Marshall	4,208
27 February 1999	Peterborough United	Home	0–2		5,959
9 March 1999	Torquay United	Home	0–0		7,856
13 March 1999	Hartlepool United	Home	0–0		4,441
20 March 1999	Hull City	Away	0–1		6,294
27 March 1999	Chester City	Away	2–3	Marshall, Hargreaves	1,982
30 March 1999	Scunthorpe United	Home	5–0	Guinan (3), Marshall, Sale	3,589
3 April 1999	Shrewsbury Town	Home	2–0	Marshall, Barlow	5,749
5 April 1999	Brentford	Away	1–3	Marshall	6,979
10 April 1999	Brighton & Hove Albion	Home	1–2	Guinan	4,911
13 April 1999	Leyton Orient	Away	3–4	Guinan, Marshall, Mauge	4,095
17 April 1999	Southend United	Home	0–3		3,949
24 April 1999	Swansea City	Away	3–2	Guinan (2), Wotton	5,660
1 May 1999	Cambridge United	Home	0–3		5,006
5 May 1999	Scarborough	Away	0–3		2,398
8 May 1999	Carlisle United	Away	1–2	Phillips	7,599

Football League Trophy

Main article: 1998–99 Football League Trophy

Matches

Brentford v Plymouth Argyle

8 December 1998 Round One Southern Section	Brentford	2–0	Plymouth Argyle	Griffin Park, Brentford
19:45				Attendance: 1,580

Football League Cup

Main article: 1998–99 Football League Cup

Matches

Plymouth Argyle v Portsmouth

11 August 1998 Round One 1st Leg	Plymouth Argyle	1–3	Portsmouth	Home Park, Plymouth
19:45	McCarthy			Attendance: 4,380

Portsmouth v Plymouth Argyle

18 August 1998 Round One 2nd Leg	Portsmouth	3–2	Plymouth Argyle	Fratton Park, Portsmouth
19:45			Jean McCarthy	Attendance: 5,479

FA Cup

Main article: 1998–99 FA Cup

Matches

Plymouth Argyle v Kidderminster Harriers

14 November 1998 Round One	Plymouth Argyle	0–0	Kidderminster Harriers	Home Park, Plymouth
15:00				Attendance: 4,284

Kidderminster Harriers v Plymouth Argyle

24 November 1999 Round One Replay	Kidderminster Harriers	0–0 Abandoned half time due to FOG	Plymouth Argyle	Aggborough, Kidderminster
19:45

Kidderminster Harriers v Plymouth Argyle

1 December 1998 Round One Replay	Kidderminster Harriers	0–0 AET Plymouth Win 5–4 Penalties	Plymouth Argyle	Aggborough, Kidderminster
19:45				Attendance: 4,471

Wycombe Wanderers v Plymouth Argyle

5 December 1998 Round Two	Wycombe Wanderers	1–1	Plymouth Argyle	Adams Park, High Wycombe
15:00				Attendance: 3,493

Plymouth Argyle v Wycombe

15 December 1998 Round Two Replay	Plymouth Argyle	3–2	Wycombe	Home Park, Plymouth
19:45			Heathcote Terry Sweeney Wotton	Attendance: 4,304

Plymouth Argyle v Derby

2 January 1999 Round Three	Plymouth Argyle	0–3	Derby	Home Park, Plymouth
15:00				Attendance: 16,730

Notes

1. Mauge was born in Islington, England, but also qualified to represent Trinidad and Tobago internationally and made his international debut for Trinidad and Tobago in 2000.
2. Power was born in Lewisham, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and represented the Republic of Ireland at U-21 and B level.