1998–99 Northampton Town F.C. season

The 1998–99 season was Northampton Town's 102nd season in their history and the second successive season in the Second Division. Alongside competing in Division Two, the club also participated in the FA Cup, League Cup and Football League Trophy.

Northampton Town
1998–99 season
ChairmanBarry Stonhill
ManagerIan Atkins
StadiumSixfields Stadium
Division Two22nd
FA CupSecond round
Worthington CupThird round
Auto Windscreens ShieldSecond round (s)
Top goalscorerLeague: Carlo Corazzin (16)
All: Carlo Corazzin (17)
Highest home attendance7,557 vs Manchester City
Lowest home attendance4,710 vs Wrexham
Average home league attendance6,068

Players

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As of match played 8 May 1999.[1]
Name Position Nat. Place of Birth Date of Birth (Age) Apps Goals Previous club Date signed Fee
Goalkeepers
Steve Francis GK   Billericay (1964-05-29)29 May 1964 (aged 34) 3 0 Huddersfield Town 25 January 1999 Free
Billy Turley GK   Wolverhampton (1973-07-15)15 July 1973 (aged 25) 34 0 Evesham United 10 July 1995 Free
Defenders
Ian Clarkson RB   Solihull (1970-12-04)4 December 1970 (aged 28) 116 2 Stoke City 2 August 1996 Free
Tony Dobson CB   Coventry (1969-02-05)5 February 1969 (aged 30) 12 0 Gillingham 11 September 1998 £25,000
John Frain LB   Birmingham (1968-10-08)8 October 1968 (aged 30) 97 2 Birmingham City Summer 1997 Free
Ian Hendon RB   Ilford (1971-12-05)5 December 1971 (aged 27) 7 0 Notts County 25 March 1999 £25,000
Colin Hill CB   Uxbridge (ENG) (1963-11-12)12 November 1963 (aged 35) 71 0 Trelleborgs FF 19 November 1997 £30,000
Richard Hope CB   Stockton-on-Tees (1978-06-22)22 June 1978 (aged 20) 20 0 Darlington 18 December 1998 Undisclosed
Lee Howey CB   Sunderland (1969-04-01)1 April 1969 (aged 30) 26 6 Burnley 19 February 1999 £50,000
Garry Hughes RB   Birmingham (1979-11-19)19 November 1979 (aged 19) 1 0 Apprentice 7 July 1998 N/A
Ian Sampson CB   Wakefield (1968-11-14)14 November 1968 (aged 30) 241 19 Sunderland 5 August 1994 £30,000
Midfielders
Ali Gibb RM   Salisbury (1976-02-17)17 February 1976 (aged 23) 141 3 Norwich City 5 February 1996 £30,000
James Hunt CM   Derby (1976-12-17)17 December 1976 (aged 22) 71 2 Notts County 1 August 1997 Free
Roy Hunter CM   Saltburn-by-the-Sea (1973-10-29)29 October 1973 (aged 25) 144 13 West Bromwich Albion 2 August 1995 Free
Sean Parrish LM   Wrexham (1972-03-14)14 March 1972 (aged 27) 95 10 Doncaster Rovers 2 August 1996 £35,000
Dean Peer CM   Wordsley (1969-08-08)8 August 1969 (aged 29) 145 6 Walsall 22 August 1995 Free
Damian Matthew LM   Islington (1970-09-23)23 September 1970 (aged 28) 2 0 Burnley 1 June 1998 Free
Dave Savage RM   Dublin (1973-07-30)30 July 1973 (aged 25) 30 5 Millwall 7 October 1998 £80,000
Duncan Spedding LM   Camberley (1977-09-07)7 September 1977 (aged 21) 29 1 Southampton 14 July 1998 Free
Michael Warner CM   Harrogate (1974-01-17)17 January 1974 (aged 25) 37 0 Tamworth 31 May 1995 Free
Forwards
Carlo Corazzin FW   New Westminster (1971-12-25)25 December 1971 (aged 27) 47 17 Plymouth Argyle 26 June 1998 Bosman
Steve Howard FW   Durham (1976-05-10)10 May 1976 (aged 22) 12 0 Hartlepool United 22 February 1999 £120,000
Christian Lee FW   Aylesbury (1976-10-08)8 October 1976 (aged 22) 74 10 Doncaster Rovers 13 July 1995 Free
David Seal FW   Penrith, NSW (1972-01-26)26 January 1972 (aged 27) 53 14 Bristol City 12 September 1997 £90,000
Paul Wilkinson FW   Louth (1964-10-30)30 October 1964 (aged 34) 20 1 Millwall 1 July 1998 Free
Kevin Wilson FW   Banbury (ENG) (1961-04-18)18 April 1961 (aged 38) 18 1 Walsall 28 July 1997 Free

Competitions

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Nationwide Football League Division Two

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Fulham (C, P) 46 31 8 7 79 32 +47 101 Promotion to the First Division
2 Walsall (P) 46 26 9 11 63 47 +16 87
3 Manchester City (O, P) 46 22 16 8 69 33 +36 82 Qualification for the Second Division play-offs
4 Gillingham 46 22 14 10 75 44 +31 80
5 Preston North End 46 22 13 11 78 50 +28 79
6 Wigan Athletic 46 22 10 14 75 48 +27 76
7 Bournemouth 46 21 13 12 63 41 +22 76
8 Stoke City 46 21 6 19 59 63 −4 69
9 Chesterfield 46 17 13 16 46 44 +2 64
10 Millwall 46 17 11 18 52 59 −7 62
11 Reading 46 16 13 17 54 63 −9 61
12 Luton Town 46 16 10 20 51 60 −9 58
13 Bristol Rovers 46 13 17 16 65 56 +9 56
14 Blackpool 46 14 14 18 44 54 −10 56
15 Burnley 46 13 16 17 54 73 −19 55
16 Notts County 46 14 12 20 52 61 −9 54
17 Wrexham 46 13 14 19 43 62 −19 53
18 Colchester United 46 12 16 18 52 70 −18 52
19 Wycombe Wanderers 46 13 12 21 52 58 −6 51
20 Oldham Athletic 46 14 9 23 48 66 −18 51
21 York City (R) 46 13 11 22 56 80 −24 50 Relegation to the Third Division
22 Northampton Town (R) 46 10 18 18 43 57 −14 48
23 Lincoln City (R) 46 13 7 26 42 74 −32 46
24 Macclesfield Town (R) 46 11 10 25 43 63 −20 43
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
46 10 18 18 43 57  −14 48 4 12 7 26 31  −5 6 6 11 17 26  −9

Last updated: 14 April 2020.
Source: [citation needed]

League position by match

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAHAHAAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAAHAAAHHAHHHAAHAHAHHAHHAH
ResultLDDLDLWDLDLWDLDWDLLDWWLDLLLDLWLLLDWLLWDWDWDDDD
Position19182222212219202019221919192119192121211918181718202020212121222222222224212221212020202022
Source: Rothmans Football Yearbook 1999-2000
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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  Win   Draw   Loss

8 August 1998 (1998-08-08) 1 Northampton Town 1–3 Stoke City Northampton
15:00 BST C.Corazzin   11' G.Kavanagh   7' (pen.)
P.Thorne   63'
D.Crowe   83'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 6,661
Referee: Andy D'Urso
15 August 1998 (1998-08-15) 2 Walsall 0–0 Northampton Town Walsall
15:00 BST Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 4,360
Referee: Tony Leake
22 August 1998 (1998-08-22) 3 Northampton Town 1–1 Notts County Northampton
15:00 BST R.Warburton   90' S.Torpey   70' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 6,141
Referee: Mark Halsey
29 August 1998 (1998-08-29) 4 Wrexham 1–0 Northampton Town Wrexham, Wales
15:00 BST P.Ward   52' Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 3,534
Referee: Matt Messias
31 August 1998 (1998-08-31) 5 Northampton Town 0–0 Lincoln City Northampton
19:45 BST Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,964
Referee: Paul Danson
5 September 1998 (1998-09-05) 6 Blackpool 2–1 Northampton Town Blackpool
15:00 BST P.Clarkson   71'
P.Thompson   82'
C.Corazzin   16' (pen.) Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 4,017
Referee: Mike Dean
8 September 1998 (1998-09-08) 7 Gillingham 2–3 Northampton Town Gillingham
19:45 BST P.Smith   2', 56' R.Hunter   17'
C.Corazzin   54'
D.Spedding   81'
Stadium: Priestfield
Attendance: 4,897
Referee: Rob Styles
12 September 1998 (1998-09-12) 8 Northampton Town 1–1 Oldham Athletic Northampton
15:00 BST C.Freestone   56' L.Duxbury   45' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,210
Referee: Paul Rejer
19 September 1998 (1998-09-19) 9 Millwall 2–1 Northampton Town Millwall, London
15:00 BST N.Harris   49'
T.Cahill   61'
I.Sampson   31' Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 5,997
Referee: Anthony Bates
26 September 1998 (1998-09-26) 10 Northampton Town 2–2 Manchester City Northampton
15:00 BST D.Peer   30'
C.Corazzin   64'
P.Dickov   54'
S.Goater   88'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 7,557
Referee: Clive Wilkes
3 October 1998 (1998-10-03) 11 Wigan Athletic 1–0 Northampton Town Wigan
15:00 BST T.Dobson   67' (o.g.) Stadium: Springfield Park
Attendance: 4,396
Referee: Terry Heilbron
10 October 1998 (1998-10-10) 12 Northampton Town 3–1 Bristol Rovers Northampton
15:00 BST C.Heggs   30'
C.Corazzin   44' (pen.)
J.Hunt   52'
M.Meaker   21'   68'
T.Challis   90'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 6,023
Referee: Bill Jordan
17 October 1998 (1998-10-17) 13 Bournemouth 1–1 Northampton Town Bournemouth
15:00 BST M.Stein   26' D.Hodgson   49' Stadium: Dean Court
Attendance: 6,362
Referee: Alan Butler
20 October 1998 (1998-10-20) 14 Luton Town 1–0 Northampton Town Luton
19:45 BST G.Alexander   20' Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 6,087
Referee: M.Fletcher
24 October 1998 (1998-10-24) 15 Northampton Town 1–1 Preston North End Northampton
15:00 BST J.Hunt   90' C.Hill   7' (o.g.)
J.Harris   82'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 6,085
Referee: T Jones
31 October 1998 (1998-10-31) 16 Macclesfield Town 0–1 Northampton Town Macclesfield
15:00 GMT M.McDonald   88' C.Corazzin   18' Stadium: Moss Rose
Attendance: 3,201
Referee: Alan Wiley
7 November 1998 (1998-11-07) 17 Northampton Town 1–1 Wycombe Wanderers Northampton
15:00 GMT C.Corazzin   2' (pen.) N.Mohan   38' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 6,248
Referee: Steve Bennett
10 November 1998 (1998-11-10) 18 Colchester United 1–0 Northampton Town Colchester
19:45 GMT D.Greene   88' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,597
Referee: Roger Furnandiz
21 November 1998 (1998-11-21) 19 Northampton Town 0–1 Reading Northampton
15:00 GMT G.Brebner   61' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,970
Referee: Mike Dean
28 November 1998 (1998-11-28) 20 York City 1–1 Northampton Town York
15:00 GMT R.Cresswell   71' C.Corazzin   61' Stadium: Bootham Crescent
Attendance: 2,656
Referee: Graham Frankland
12 December 1998 (1998-12-12) 21 Northampton Town 1–0 Chesterfield Northampton
15:00 GMT L.Howey   71' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,282
Referee: David Crick
19 December 1998 (1998-12-19) 22 Burnley 0–2 Northampton Town Burnley
15:00 GMT P.Wilkinson   71'
C.Corazzin   81'
Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 8,783
Referee: Andy Hall
26 December 1998 (1998-12-26) 23 Notts County 3–1 Northampton Town Nottingham
15:00 GMT K.Grant   1'
F.Tierney   6'
I.Richardson   44'
L.Howey   72' Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 6,131
Referee: Ray Olivier
28 December 1998 (1998-12-28) 24 Northampton Town 1–1 Fulham Northampton
15:00 GMT C.Freestone   68' G.Horsfield   49' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 7,315
Referee: Mark Cowburn
9 January 1999 (1999-01-09) 25 Stoke City 3–1 Northampton Town Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 GMT R.Wallace   56'
P.Thorne   74'
K.Lightbourne   84'
L.Howey   90' Stadium: Britannia Stadium
Attendance: 11,180
Referee: David Pugh
23 January 1999 (1999-01-23) 26 Lincoln City 1–0 Northampton Town Lincoln
15:00 GMT S.Holmes   35' Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 4,608
Referee: Kenneth Leach
30 January 1999 (1999-01-30) 27 Fulham 2–0 Northampton Town Fulham, London
15:00 GMT B.Hayles   18'
P.Albert   70'
Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 11,641
Referee: Mark Halsey
6 February 1999 (1999-02-06) 28 Northampton Town 0–0 Blackpool Northampton
15:00 GMT Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,592
Referee: Guy Stretton
13 February 1999 (1999-02-13) 29 Northampton Town 0–1 Gillingham Northampton
15:00 GMT P.Smith   49' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,981
Referee: Chris Foy
20 February 1999 (1999-02-20) 30 Oldham Athletic 0–1 Northampton Town Oldham
15:00 GMT C.Corazzin   10' (pen.) Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 4,752
Referee: Graham Laws
23 February 1999 (1999-02-23) 31 Northampton Town 0–1 Walsall Northampton
19:45 GMT D.Mavrak   65' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,631
Referee: William Burns
Note: Fixture was previously postponed on January 16, 1999 due to a waterlogged pitch.[2]
27 February 1999 (1999-02-27) 32 Northampton Town 1–2 Milllwall Northampton
15:00 GMT C.Corazzin   80' S.Nethercott   59'
S.Reid   82'
R.Sadlier   87'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,490
Referee: Mick Pierce
2 March 1999 (1999-03-02) 33 Northampton Town 0–2 Wrexham Northampton
19:45 GMT S.Howard   21' J.Whitley   78'
R.Gibson   83'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,710
Referee: Scott Mathieson
6 March 1999 (1999-03-06) 34 Manchester City 0–0 Northampton Town Manchester
15:00 GMT K.Horlock   30' Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 27,999
Referee: Matt Messias
13 March 1999 (1999-03-13) 35 Wycombe Wanderers 1–2 Northampton Town High Wycombe
15:00 GMT S.Brown   62'
A.Baird   15'
S.Parrish   15'
C.Corazzin   84'
J.Frain   90'
Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 4,861
Referee: Anthony Bates
20 March 1999 (1999-03-20) 36 Northampton Town 0–2 Macclesfield Town Northampton
15:00 GMT S.Wood   62'
N.Sorvel   84'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,790
Referee: Lee Cable
27 March 1999 (1999-03-27) 37 Preston North End 3–0 Northampton Town Preston
15:00 GMT S.Basham   36', 63'
J.Macken   70'
Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 10,686
Referee: M.Brandwood
2 April 1999 (1999-04-02) 38 Northampton Town 2–1 Bournemouth Northampton
19:45 BST C.Lee   33'
C.Corazzin   37'
S.Robinson   17' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 6,858
Referee: Terry Heilbron
5 April 1999 (1999-04-05) 39 Bristol Rovers 1–1 Northampton Town Bristol
15:00 BST G.Penrice   64' C.Corazzin   6'
I.Hendon   58'
Stadium: Memorial Ground
Attendance: 6,580
Referee: David Crick
10 April 1999 (1999-04-10) 40 Northampton Town 1–0 Luton Town Northampton
15:00 BST C.Corazzin   34' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 6,856
Referee: T.Jones
13 April 1999 (1999-04-13) 41 Northampton Town 2–2 York City Northampton
19:45 BST L.Howey   39'
J.Wilson   51'
M.Lloyd-Williams   19'
S.Jordan   55'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,220
Referee: Eddie Lomas
17 April 1999 (1999-04-17) 42 Reading 0–1 Northampton Town Reading
15:00 BST D.Savage   89' Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 10,132
Referee: Ray Olivier
24 April 1999 (1999-04-24) 43 Northampton Town 3–3 Colchester United Northampton
15:00 BST D.Savage   18'
C.Corazzin   41' (pen.)
L.Howey   63'
P.Buckle   3'
W.Aspinall   47' (pen.)
K.Duguid   71'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 6,146
Referee: Graham Frankland
29 April 1999 (1999-04-29) 44 Northampton Town 3–3 Wigan Athletic Northampton
19:45 BST D.Savage   7', 71'
M.O'Neill   58' (o.g.)
S.Haworth   9'
P.Rogers   37'
S.Barlow   47' (pen.)
P.McGibbon   78'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,404
Referee: Bill Jordan
3 May 1999 (1999-05-03) 45 Chesterfield 0–0 Northampton Town Chesterfield
15:00 BST Stadium: Saltergate
Attendance: 5,110
Referee: D Laws
8 May 1999 (1999-05-08) 46 Northampton Town 2–2 Burnley Northampton
15:00 BST D.Savage   7'
L.Howey   80'
P.Cook   69' (pen.)
A.Cooke   88'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 7,435
Referee: Andrew Butler

FA Cup

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14 November 1998 (1998-11-14) First round Northampton Town 2–1 Lancaster City Northampton
15:00 GMT D.Seal   2'
P.Thomson   55' (o.g.)
I.Sampson   56'
P.Thomson   30' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Referee: Andy D'Urso
5 December 1998 (1998-12-05) Second round Yeovil Town 2–0 Northampton Town Yeovil
15:00 GMT S.Thompson   14'
W.Patmore   82'
Stadium: Huish Park
Referee: P.Richards

Worthington Cup

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11 August 1998 (1998-08-11) First round 1st leg Northampton Town 2–1 Brighton & Hove Albion Northampton
19:45 BST C.Heggs   39'
C.Freestone   53'
S.Storer   47' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Referee: John Kirkby
15 September 1998 (1998-09-15) Second round 1st leg Northampton Town 2–0 West Ham United Northampton
19:45 BST C.Freestone   77' (85) Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 7,254
Referee: Paul Alcock
22 September 1998 (1998-09-22) Second round 2nd leg West Ham United 1–0 Northampton Town Upton Park, London
19:45 BST F.Lampard   90' Report Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 25,435
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
27 October 1998 (1998-10-27) Third round Northampton Town 1–3 Tottenham Hotspur Northampton
19:45 GMT S.Parrish   30' Report C.Armstrong   39' (83)
S.Campbell   47'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 7,422
Referee: Graham Poll

Auto Windscreens Shield

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16 December 1998 (1998-12-16) Second round (s) Cambridge United 3–2 Northampton Town Cambridge
19:45 GMT R.Walker   18'
T.Benjamin   57'
M.Butler   60'
C.Corazzin   11'
C.Freestone   56'
Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 2,391
Referee: Steve Baines

Appearances, goals and cards

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Pos Player Division Two FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Total Discipline
Starts Sub Goals Starts Sub Goals Starts Sub Goals Starts Sub Goals Starts Sub Goals    
GK Steve Francis 3 3
GK Billy Turley 25 2 1 28
DF Ian Clarkson 3 2 1 1 4 3 1
DF Tony Dobson 8 3 1 8 4
DF John Frain 40 1 2 4 1 47 1 5 1
DF Ian Hendon 7 7 1 1
DF Colin Hill 22 5 2 5 1 29 6 2 1
DF Richard Hope 17 2 1 18 2 3
DF Lee Howey 25 6 1 26 6 6
DF Garry Hughes 1 1
DF Ian Sampson 41 1 2 1 3 1 47 2 5
MF Ali Gibb 30 11 2 5 37 11 3
MF James Hunt 24 10 2 1 1 2 2 1 27 14 2 6
MF Roy Hunter 15 3 1 1 2 18 3 1 4
MF Damian Matthew 1 1 2
MF Sean Parrish 33 1 1 3 1 37 2 6
MF Dean Peer 21 5 1 3 1 25 5 1 4
MF Dave Savage 18 9 5 2 1 21 9 5 2
MF Duncan Spedding 15 9 1 2 2 1 18 11 1 1
MF Michael Warner 5 5 1 2 1 6 8 1
FW Carlo Corazzin 36 3 16 2 4 1 1 1 43 4 17 2
FW Steve Howard 12 12 3 1
FW Christian Lee 9 10 1 1 10 10 1 4
FW David Seal 5 1 1 6 1 1 1
FW Paul Wilkinson 12 3 1 2 2 1 16 4 1 1
FW Kevin Wilson 8 1 8 1
Players who left before end of season:
GK Andy Woodman 18 5 23
DF Charlie Bishop 4 2 6 2
DF Doug Hodgson 7 1 1 1 1 9 1 1 2
DF Ray Warburton 13 1 4 17 1 3
DF Chris Wilder 1 1
DF Tony Witter 1 3 1 1 4 1
MF Jason Dozzell
FW Andy Clarke 2 2 2 2
FW Chris Freestone 17 14 2 2 4 3 1 1 22 16 6 5
FW Carl Heggs 8 5 1 2 1 2 10 6 3 4

References

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  1. ^ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (1999). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1999–2000. London: Headline Publishing Group. p. 260. ISBN 978-0-7472-7627-2.
  2. ^ "1998/99 Division 2". ntfcmemorabilia.weebly.com. 28 January 2024. Retrieved 28 January 2024.