Portsmouth 1998–99 football season
During the 1998–99 English football season, Portsmouth F.C. competed in the Football League First Division .
Season summary
Portsmouth's centenary season, 1998–99 , saw a serious financial crisis hit the club and in December 1998, chairman Martin Gregory quit his post after being targeted of abuse from Portsmouth fans which gave him no choice but to sell his 97% ownership of the club[ 1] and in February 1999, Portsmouth went into receivership .[ 2] They avoided relegation again that season, and were then saved from closure by new chairman Milan Mandarić , who saved the club with a takeover deal in May 1999. The new chairman immediately started investing.[ 3]
Final league table
Source:
[citation needed ] Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference
Results
Portsmouth's score comes first [ 4]
Legend
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Scorers
8 August 1998
Watford
H
1–2
15,275
Aloisi
15 August 1998
Tranmere Rovers
A
1–1
6,714
Aloisi
22 August 1998
Ipswich Town
H
0–0
12,002
29 August 1998
Huddersfield Town
A
3–3
10,085
Aloisi (2), McLoughlin (pen)
31 August 1998
Queens Park Rangers
H
3–0
12,106
Aloisi , McLoughlin , Phillips
6 September 1998
Oxford United
A
0–3
6,626
8 September 1998
Bury
A
1–2
4,310
McLoughlin (pen)
12 September 1998
Swindon Town
H
5–2
10,105
Aloisi (2), Igoe (2), Claridge
19 September 1998
Port Vale
A
2–0
5,992
Aloisi , Durnin
26 September 1998
Sunderland
H
1–1
17,022
Igoe
29 September 1998
Birmingham City
H
0–1
11,843
3 October 1998
Sheffield United
A
1–2
15,386
Aloisi
10 October 1998
Bristol City
A
2–2
13,056
Igoe , Claridge
17 October 1998
Wolverhampton Wanderers
H
1–0
13,681
McLoughlin (pen)
20 October 1998
Bradford City
H
2–4
10,062
Aloisi (2)
24 October 1998
Barnsley
A
1–2
15,152
Durnin
7 November 1998
Crystal Palace
A
1–4
20,188
Aloisi
10 November 1998
Norwich City
H
1–2
9,335
Aloisi
14 November 1998
Grimsby Town
A
1–1
6,236
Aloisi
21 November 1998
West Bromwich Albion
H
2–1
11,144
Nightingale (2)
28 November 1998
Stockport County
A
0–2
7,504
5 December 1998
Crewe Alexandra
H
2–0
19,284
McLoughlin , Claridge
13 December 1998
Grimsby Town
H
0–1
8,180
19 December 1998
Bolton Wanderers
A
1–3
15,981
Igoe
26 December 1998
Ipswich Town
A
0–3
21,805
28 December 1998
Oxford United
H
2–2
12,604
Claridge (2, 1 pen)
9 January 1999
Watford
A
0–0
12,057
16 January 1999
Huddersfield Town
H
1–0
10,334
Claridge
30 January 1999
Queens Park Rangers
A
1–1
12,270
Nightingale
6 February 1999
Tranmere Rovers
H
1–1
10,597
Whittingham
13 February 1999
Bury
H
2–1
9,062
Robinson , Whittingham
20 February 1999
Swindon Town
A
3–3
10,230
Claridge (2), Péron
27 February 1999
Port Vale
H
4–0
12,838
McLoughlin (pen), Whittingham (3)
2 March 1999
Sunderland
A
0–2
37,656
6 March 1999
Birmingham City
A
1–4
20,617
Whittingham
9 March 1999
Sheffield United
H
1–0
10,287
Awford
13 March 1999
Crystal Palace
H
1–1
15,120
Whittingham
20 March 1999
Norwich City
A
0–0
16,662
28 March 1999
Barnsley
H
1–3
13,337
Durnin
3 April 1999
Wolverhampton Wanderers
A
0–2
23,262
5 April 1999
Bristol City
H
0–1
13,026
10 April 1999
Bradford City
A
1–2
13,552
Durnin
17 April 1999
West Bromwich Albion
A
2–2
12,750
Durnin (2)
24 April 1999
Stockport County
H
3–1
11,212
Claridge , Simpson , Durnin
1 May 1999
Crewe Alexandra
A
1–3
5,759
McLoughlin
9 May 1999
Bolton Wanderers
H
0–2
16,015
FA Cup
League Cup
Squad
Squad at end of season [ 5]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules ; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
References
National teams
League competitions
Level 1 Levels 2–4 Level 5 Levels 6–7 Levels 8–9 Lower leagues
Cup competitions
FA cups Football League cups
European competitions
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