1998–99 West Ham United F.C. season

West Ham United
1998–99 season
Chairman Terry Brown
Manager Harry Redknapp
Stadium Upton Park
Premiership 5th
FA Cup Third round
League Cup Second round
Top goalscorer Wright (9)
Highest home attendance 26,044 (vs. Tottenham Hotspur, 28 November)
Lowest home attendance 23,153 (vs. Southampton, 28 September)
Average home league attendance 25,639
← 1997–98 1999–2000 →

During the 1998–99 English football season, West Ham United F.C. competed in the FA Premier League (known as the FA Carling Premiership for sponsorship reasons).

Season summary

In the 1998-99 season, the Hammers finished fifth in the Premier League, their second-best placing ever in the top-flight, securing UEFA Cup qualification to mark a return to European competitions after 19 years in the wilderness (though the Hammers would have qualified for the UEFA Cup through their third-place finish in 1986 had it not been for the ban on English clubs in European competitions).

New additions to the side for the season were goalkeeper Shaka Hislop, defender Neil Ruddock, Marc Keller and Arsenal goalscoring legend Ian Wright, while mid-season arrivals came in the shape of midfielder Marc-Vivien Foé, defender Scott Minto and striker Paolo Di Canio. During the course of the season, several key players left the club, including veteran defender Tim Breacker, unsettled striker John Hartson (who signed for Wimbledon after being linked with a move to a Manchester United side who won the league title, FA Cup and European Cup that season) and winger Andy Impey. April saw the retirement of defender Richard Hall, who had struggled with injuries since his arrival from Southampton in July 1996.

The season also saw the emergence of highly promising midfielder Joe Cole, who played his first eight league games that campaign and made a further appearance in the FA Cup, though he failed to score.

Final league table

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Manchester United (C) 38 22 13 3 80 37 +43 79 1999–2000 UEFA Champions League Group stage
2 Arsenal 38 22 12 4 59 17 +42 78
3 Chelsea 38 20 15 3 57 30 +27 75 1999–2000 UEFA Champions League Third qualifying round
4 Leeds United 38 18 13 7 62 34 +28 67 1999–2000 UEFA Cup First round
5 West Ham United 38 16 9 13 46 53 −7 57 1999 UEFA Intertoto Cup Third round
6 Aston Villa 38 15 10 13 51 46 +5 55
7 Liverpool 38 15 9 14 68 49 +19 54
8 Derby County 38 13 13 12 40 45 −5 52
9 Middlesbrough 38 12 15 11 48 54 −6 51
10 Leicester City 38 12 13 13 40 46 −6 49
11 Tottenham Hotspur 38 11 14 13 47 50 −3 47 1999–2000 UEFA Cup First round 1
12 Sheffield Wednesday 38 13 7 18 41 42 −1 46
13 Newcastle United 38 11 13 14 48 54 −6 46 1999–2000 UEFA Cup First round 2
14 Everton 38 11 10 17 42 47 −5 43
15 Coventry City 38 11 9 18 39 51 −12 42
16 Wimbledon 38 10 12 16 40 63 −23 42
17 Southampton 38 11 8 19 37 64 −27 41
18 Charlton Athletic (R) 38 8 12 18 41 56 −15 36 Relegation to 1999–2000 Football League First Division
19 Blackburn Rovers (R) 38 7 14 17 38 52 −14 35
20 Nottingham Forest (R) 38 7 9 22 35 69 −34 30

Updated to games played on 16 May 1999.
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1 Tottenham Hotspur qualified for the UEFA Cup as League Cup winners.
2 As Manchester United qualified for the Champions League, their UEFA Cup place as FA Cup winners defaulted to Newcastle United, the losing finalists.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results Summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 16 9 13 46 53  −7 57 11 3 5 32 26  +6 5 6 8 14 27  −13

Source: 1998-99 FA Premier League table

Results by round
Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHHAHAHAAHHAHAAHAHAHAHHAHAAHAHAHAHAH
Result W D D L W D W L D L W D W W W L L W L W L L D L W D W L W W D L D W W L L W
Position 3 6 7 11 7 7 4 6 8 13 8 9 6 6 2 5 7 6 7 6 8 8 9 9 8 8 6 7 7 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 5

Source: 11v11.com: 1998-99 West Ham United results
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Results

West Ham United's score comes first[1]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

FA Premier League

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
15 August 1998 Sheffield WednesdayA1–030,236Wright
22 August 1998 Manchester UnitedH0–026,039
29 August 1998 Coventry CityA0–020,818
9 September 1998 WimbledonH3–425,311Hartson, Wright (2)
12 September 1998 LiverpoolH2–126,029Hartson, Berkovic
19 September 1998 Nottingham ForestA0–026,463
28 September 1998 SouthamptonH1–023,153Wright
3 October 1998 Blackburn RoversA0–325,213
17 October 1998 Aston VillaH0–026,002
24 October 1998 Charlton AthleticA2–420,043Rufus (own goal), Berkovic
31 October 1998 Newcastle UnitedA3–036,744Wright (2), Sinclair
8 November 1998 ChelseaH1–126,023Ruddock
14 November 1998 Leicester CityH3–225,642Kitson, Lomas, Lampard
22 November 1998 Derby CountyA2–031,366Hartson, Keller
28 November 1998 Tottenham HotspurH2–126,044Sinclair (2)
5 December 1998 Leeds UnitedA0–436,320
12 December 1998 MiddlesbroughA0–134,623
19 December 1998 EvertonH2–125,998Keller, Sinclair
26 December 1998 ArsenalA0–138,098
28 December 1998 Coventry CityH2–025,662Wright, Hartson
10 January 1999 Manchester UnitedA1–455,180Lampard
16 January 1999 Sheffield WednesdayH0–425,642
30 January 1999 WimbledonA0–023,035
6 February 1999 ArsenalH0–426,042
13 February 1999 Nottingham ForestH2–125,458Pearce, Lampard
20 February 1999 LiverpoolA2–244,511Lampard (pen), Keller
27 February 1999 Blackburn RoversH2–025,529Pearce, Di Canio
6 March 1999 SouthamptonA0–115,240
13 March 1999 ChelseaA1–034,765Kitson
20 March 1999 Newcastle UnitedH2–025,997Di Canio, Kitson
2 April 1999 Aston VillaA0–036,813
5 April 1999 Charlton AthleticH0–126,041
10 April 1999 Leicester CityA0–020,402
17 April 1999 Derby CountyH5–125,485Di Canio, Berkovic, Wright, Ruddock, Sinclair
24 April 1999 Tottenham HotspurA2–136,089Wright, Keller
1 May 1999 Leeds UnitedH1–525,997Di Canio
8 May 1999 EvertonA0–640,049
16 May 1999 MiddlesbroughH4–025,902Lampard, Keller, Sinclair, Di Canio

FA Cup

Main article: 1998–99 FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R32 January 1999 Swansea CityH1–126,039Dicks
R3R13 January 1999 Swansea CityA0–110,116

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R2 1st Leg15 September 1998 Northampton TownA0–27,254
R2 2nd Leg22 September 1998 Northampton TownH1–0 (lost 1-2 on agg)25,435Lampard

Squad

[2]

No. Player Position Lge apps Lge Gls FAC apps FAC Gls LC apps LC Gls Date signed Previous club
West Ham United XI 1998-1999
12 Trinidad and Tobago Shaka Hislop (Hammer of the Year) GK 37 0 2 0 2 0 July 1998 Newcastle United
15 England Rio Ferdinand CB 31 0 1 0 1 0 November 1995 Academy
19 England Ian Pearce CB 33 0 1 0 2 0 September 1997 Blackburn Rovers
6 England Neil Ruddock CB 27 0 2 0 1 0 July 1998 Liverpool
8 England Trevor Sinclair RM 36 7 2 2 January 1998 Queens Park Rangers
11 Northern Ireland Steve Lomas (captain) CM 30 2 March 1997 Manchester City
18 England Frank Lampard CM 38 5 1 1 2 July 1995 Academy
7 France Marc Keller LM 17+4 5 0 0 1 0 July 1998 Karlsruher
29 Israel Eyal Berkovic AM 28+2 3 1+1 1 June 1997 Southampton
10 Wales John Hartson CF 16+1 4 2 1 February 1997 Arsenal
14 England Ian Wright CF 20+2 9 1 2 August 1998 Arsenal
Important players
10 Italy Paolo Di Canio CF 12+1 4 January 1999 Sheffield Wednesday
20 England Scott Minto LWB 14+1 January 1999 Benfica
9 England Paul Kitson CF 13+4 3 February 1997 Newcastle United
13 Cameroon Marc-Vivien Foé CM 13 January 1999 Lens
4 England Steve Potts CB 11+8 1 2 May 1984 Academy
17 Australia Stan Lazaridis LWB 11+4 2 1 September 1995 West Adelaide
3 England Julian Dicks D 9 2 1 1 October 1994 Liverpool
16 England John Moncur CM 6+8 1 June 1994 Swindon Town
Other players
20 England Andy Impey RWB 6+2 1 September 1997 Queens Park Rangers
30 Chile Javier Margas CB 3 July 1998 Universidad Católica
26 England Joe Cole M 2+6 0+1 July 1997 Academy
2 England Tim Breacker RB 2+1 1 0+1 October 1990 Luton Town
24 France Samassi Abou CF 2+1 0+1 1 October 1997 Cannes
22 Canada Craig Forrest GK 1+1 July 1995 Ipswich Town
27 England Emmanuel Omoyinmi F 0+3 1+1 0+1 May 1995 Academy
28 Australia Chris Coyne CB 0+1 January 1996 Perth SC
25 England Lee Hodges M 0+1 March 1995 Academy
40 England Gavin Holligan F 0+1 January 1999 Kingstonian
5 England Richard Hall CB 0+1 July 1996 Southampton

Transfers

In

Date Pos. Name From Fee
13 July 1998 FW England Ian Wright England Arsenal £500,000
30 July 1998 DF England Neil Ruddock England Liverpool £100,000
30 July 1998 DF Chile Javier Margas Chile Universidad £1,800,000
25 November 1998 FW England Gavin Holligan England Kingstonian £100,000
14 January 1999 DF England Scott Minto Portugal Benfica £1,000,000
27 January 1999 FW Italy Paolo Di Canio England Sheffield Wednesday £1,750,000
27 January 1999 MF Cameroon Marc-Vivien Foé France Lens £4,000,000
9 February 1999 MF England Jimmy Bullard England Ebbsfleet United £30,000

Out

Date Pos. Name To Fee
1 August 1998 DF England Lee Goodwin England Dagenham & Redbridge Free transfer
24 November 1998 MF England Andy Impey England Leicester City £1,600,000
25 December 1998 GK Czech Republic Luděk Mikloško England Queens Park Rangers Nominal
14 January 1999 FW Wales John Hartson England Wimbledon £7,500,000
10 February 1999 DF England Tim Breacker England Queens Park Rangers Free transfer
12 March 1999 DF England David Partridge Scotland Dundee United £40,000
24 May 1999 MF England Joe Keith England Colchester United Free transfer
Transfers in: Decrease £9,280,000
Transfers out: Increase £9,140,000
Total spending: Decrease £140,000

References

  1. ↑ http://www.statto.com/football/teams/west-ham-united/1998-1999/results
  2. ↑ http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/1998-1999/faprem/westham.htm
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