1998–99 Portsmouth F.C. season

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

Portsmouth
1998–99 season
ChairmanMartin Gregory (until 18 December)
Les Parris (from 18 December - 18 May 1999)
ManagerAlan Ball
StadiumFratton Park
Football League First Division19th
FA CupFourth round
Worthington CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Aloisi (14)
All: Aloisi (17)
Highest home attendance19,284 vs. Crewe Alexandra
(5 December 1998)
Lowest home attendance8,180 vs Grimsby Town
(13 December 1998)
Average home league attendance13,732

Season summary

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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

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
17 Swindon Town 46 13 11 22 59 81 −22 50
18 Crewe Alexandra 46 12 12 22 54 78 −24 48
19 Portsmouth 46 11 14 21 57 73 −16 47
20 Queens Park Rangers 46 12 11 23 52 61 −9 47
21 Port Vale 46 13 8 25 45 75 −30 47
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference

Results

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Portsmouth's score comes first[4]

Legend

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Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

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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

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 2 January 1999 Nottingham Forest A 1–0 10,092 Claridge
R4 23 January 1999 Leeds United H 1–5 18,864 Nightingale

League Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 1st Leg 11 August 1998 Plymouth Argyle A 3–1 4,380 McLoughlin (pen), Vlachos, Aloisi
R1 2nd Leg 18 August 1998 Plymouth Argyle H 3–2 (won 6–3 on agg) 5,479 Hillier, McLoughlin (pen), Aloisi
R2 1st Leg 15 September 1998 Wimbledon H 2–1 7,010 Aloisi, McLoughlin
R2 2nd Leg 22 September 1998 Wimbledon A 1–4 (lost 3–5 on agg) 3,756 Whitbread

Squad

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Squad at end of season[5]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK   ENG Aaron Flahavan
GK   ENG Alan Knight
GK   ENG Chris Tardif
GK   AUS Andy Petterson
DF   ENG Andy Awford
DF   ENG Russell Perrett
DF   ENG Robbie Pethick
DF   ENG Lee Russell
DF   ENG Adrian Whitbread
DF   DEN Thomas Thøgersen
DF   GRE Michalis Vlachos
MF   ENG David Hillier
MF   ENG Sammy Igoe
MF   ENG Martin Phillips
MF   ENG Matthew Robinson
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   ENG Steve Soley
MF   NIR Dave Waterman
MF   IRL Alan McLoughlin
MF   FRA Jeff Péron
MF   BRA Stefani Miglioranzi
MF   JAM Fitzroy Simpson
FW   ENG Steve Claridge
FW   ENG John Durnin
FW   ENG Luke Nightingale
FW   ENG Robbie Simpson
DF   ENG Andy Thomson
FW   ENG Guy Whittingham
FW   NOR Svein Are Andreassen
FW   GRE Nikos Kyzeridis
FW   AUS John Aloisi

References

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  1. ^ "Football: Pompey chief is forced out". The Free Library. The Mirror. 19 December 1998. Retrieved 17 March 2012.
  2. ^ "Football: Portsmouth Saved By Bank". The Free Library. The Mirror. 2 February 1999. Retrieved 17 March 2012.
  3. ^ Reynolds, Lee (18 May 1999). "FOOTBALL: MILAN'S ON THE BALL". The Free Library. The Mirror. Retrieved 17 March 2012.
  4. ^ "Portsmouth 1998-1999 Home - statto.com". Archived from the original on 29 February 2012. Retrieved 17 March 2012.
  5. ^ "Portsmouth FC Player Appearances | Past & Present | Soccer Base".