1998–99 Southampton F.C. season

October 2024 Southampton F.C. 1998–99 Rupert Lowe Dave Jones The Dell FA Premier League 17th FA Cup Third round League Cup Second round Matt Le Tissier (7)Egil Østenstad (7) Egil Østenstad (8) 15,255 v Arsenal(3 April 1999) 11,645 v Fulham(23 September 1998) 15,140 3–0 v Leeds United(30 January 1999) 1–7 v Liverpool(16 January 1999) _southampton9799h _southampton9799h _southampton9799h _southampton9799h _southampton9799h FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 000000 FF0000 _southampton9899a _southampton9899a _southampton9899a _southampton9899a _southampton9899a FFDF00 FFDF00 FFDF00 2187FF FFDF00 _southampton9798a _southampton9798a _southampton9798a _southampton9798a _southampton9798a FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 034870 1997–98 1999–2000 The 1998–99 Southampton F.C. season was the club's 98th season of competitive football, their 29th (and 21st consecutive) in the top flight of English football, and their seventh in the FA Premier League. After a decent first season with Dave Jones in charge which saw the club finish 12th in the league table, the Saints had a disappointing second campaign with their new manager as they avoided relegation by just five points, finishing one place above the drop zone. The team's form outside the league was similarly poor, as they were eliminated at the first hurdle of both the FA Cup and the League Cup. After losing striker Kevin Davies in a club record £7.5 million deal in the summer, Jones signed two replacements – James Beattie and Mark Hughes – as well as bringing in experienced winger Stuart Ripley. Squad changes continued throughout the season, with the likes of Hassan Kachloul, Chris Marsden and Marians Pahars taking the places of players including Kevin Richardson, Stig Johansen and Carlton Palmer. The Saints spent almost all of the season in the relegation places of the FA Premier League table, thanks in part to a dreadful start in which they picked up just one point in their opening eight games. After picking up just eight wins all season, they saved their top-flight status with three crucial consecutive victories in their final three games. Outside the league, Southampton's performance was equally woeful. In both the FA Cup and the League Cup, they were drawn in their opening round against Fulham, who had recently won promotion to the Second Division. In the League Cup, the FA Premier League side were held to a 1–1 draw in the opening second round first leg tie, before suffering a 0–1 defeat at home after playing most of the game a man down due to dismissal. The story was almost identical in the FA Cup, as the ten-man top-flight side scraped through a third round home tie 1–1 with a late goal, before being eliminated by a 1–0 Fulham victory in the replay. This marked the first time Southampton had been eliminated at the first hurdle of both competitions since the 1993–94 season. Southampton used 31 players during the 1998–99 season and had 13 different goalscorers. Norwegian striker Egil Østenstad finished as the club's top goalscorer for the first time, scoring just eight goals in all competitions (including seven in the league) – the lowest of any Saints top scorer since they started playing league football. Beattie, in his debut season at the club, made the most appearances for the team (39), finished third on goals (6) just behind second-placed Matt Le Tissier (7), and won the Southampton F.C. Player of the Season award at the end of the year. The average league attendance at The Dell in 1998–99 was 15,140. The highest attendance was 5,255 against Arsenal in April and the lowest was 11,645 against Fulham in the League Cup in September. Background and transfers thumb|upright|Kevin Davies left Southampton in the summer of 1998 after just one season, moving for a club record fee of £7.5 million to Blackburn Rovers. thumb|upright|Former Manchester United, Barcelona and Chelsea striker Mark Hughes was brought in to help replace Davies up front. thumb|upright|Moroccan midfielder Hassan Kachloul was signed in October for £250,000, staying with the club for three seasons. At the beginning of the summer, Southampton sold striker Kevin Davies for a club record fee of £7.5 million to Blackburn Rovers – ten times the amount they had paid for him just over a year earlier.https://www.saintsplayers.co.uk/player/kevin-davies/ Kevin Davies SaintsPlayers.co.uk 24 October 2024 In order to try and replace him up front, they signed James Beattie in return for £1 million,https://www.saintsplayers.co.uk/player/james-beattie/ James Beattie SaintsPlayers.co.uk 24 October 2024 as well as adding experienced striker Mark Hughes for £650,000 from Chelsea.https://www.saintsplayers.co.uk/player/mark-hughes/ Mark Hughes SaintsPlayers.co.uk 24 October 2024 Other arrivals in the summer included another Blackburn purchase, £1.5 million winger Stuart Ripley,https://www.saintsplayers.co.uk/player/stuart-ripley/ Stuart Ripley SaintsPlayers.co.uk 24 October 2024 as well as free signings David Howells from Tottenham Hotspur,https://www.saintsplayers.co.uk/player/david-howells/ David Howells SaintsPlayers.co.uk 24 October 2024 Scott Marshall from Arsenal,https://www.saintsplayers.co.uk/player/scott-marshall/ Scott Marshall SaintsPlayers.co.uk 24 October 2024 and Mark Paul from King's Lynn.https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=14723 Mark Paul Football Stats Soccerbase 24 October 2024 Leaving the club during pre-season were full-back Lee Todd (£250,000 to Bradford City),https://www.saintsplayers.co.uk/player/lee-todd/ Lee Todd SaintsPlayers.co.uk 24 October 2024 midfielder Kevin Richardson (£75,000 to Barnsley),https://www.saintsplayers.co.uk/player/kevin-richardson/ Kevin Richardson SaintsPlayers.co.uk 24 October 2024 and winger Duncan Spedding (£75,000 to Northampton Town),https://www.saintsplayers.co.uk/player/duncan-spedding/ Duncan Spedding SaintsPlayers.co.uk 24 October 2024 all of whom had only debuted the previous season. Shortly after the start of the league season, the Saints signed full-back Scott Hiley on a free transfer from Manchester City, as backup for Jason Dodd and Francis Benali on either flank.https://www.saintsplayers.co.uk/player/scott-hiley/ Scott Hiley SaintsPlayers.co.uk 24 October 2024 They also sold Norwegian striker Stig Johansen, who had failed to make an impact in his one season in England, to Swedish club Helsingborg for £200,000 – a loss of £400,000 on his signing a year earlier.https://www.saintsplayers.co.uk/player/stig-johansen/ Stig Johansen SaintsPlayers.co.uk 24 October 2024 With the team struggling to make it out of the relegation zone in the league, Southampton continued adding to their squad throughout the first half of the season. In October, they brought in Moroccan midfielder Hassan Kachloul from French side Metz for £250,000, following a short trial earlier in the month.https://www.saintsplayers.co.uk/player/hassan-kachloul/ Hassan Kachloul SaintsPlayers.co.uk 24 October 2024 They looked to the French leagues again in December, when full-back Patrick Colleter was signed from Marseille for £300,000, again after a short trial.https://www.saintsplayers.co.uk/player/patrick-colleter/ Patrick Colleter SaintsPlayers.co.uk 24 October 2024 The same month, Danish goalkeeper Michael Stensgaard was signed from Copenhagen as backup for Paul Jones,Holley Chalk 2003 257 while striker Steve Basham was loaned out to Preston North End (he later joined permanently).https://www.saintsplayers.co.uk/player/steve-basham/ Steve Basham SaintsPlayers.co.uk 24 October 2024 In the new year, Southampton sold Carlton Palmer to Nottingham Forest for £1.1 million, after the midfielder reportedly fell out with some of his teammates.https://www.saintsplayers.co.uk/player/carlton-palmer/ Carlton Palmer SaintsPlayers.co.uk 24 October 2024 He was effectively replaced by Chris Marsden, who signed from Birmingham City for £800,000 a few weeks later.https://www.saintsplayers.co.uk/player/chris-marsden/ Chris Marsden SaintsPlayers.co.uk 24 October 2024 Also released in February was Italian striker Cosimo Sarli, who had joined the previous March but failed to make the step up from reserves to the first team.https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=14019 Cosimo Sarli Football Stats Soccerbase 24 October 2024 Later that month, the club signed Portuguese winger Dani Rodrigues for £170,000 from Feirense, having seen him play during a short loan spell at nearby Bournemouth.https://www.saintsplayers.co.uk/player/dani-rodrigues/ Dani Rodrigues SaintsPlayers.co.uk 24 October 2024 The Saints' final signing of 1998–99 came on transfer deadline day, 26 March, when Latvian striker Marians Pahars signed following months of negotiations related to his work permit, with the club paying Skonto £800,000 for his services to help in their battle against relegation.https://www.saintsplayers.co.uk/player/marian-pahars/ Marian Pahars SaintsPlayers.co.uk 24 October 2024 Players transferred in NameNationalityPos. Playing positionClubDateFeeRef.David HowellsEnglandMF MidfielderENG Tottenham Hotspur14 June 1998FreeStuart RipleyEnglandMF MidfielderENG Blackburn Rovers6 July 1998£1,500,000Mark PaulEnglandFW ForwardENG King's Lynn9 July 1998£75,000James BeattieEnglandFW ForwardENG Blackburn Rovers10 July 1998£1,000,000Mark HughesWalesFW ForwardENG Chelsea11 July 1998£650,000Scott MarshallScotlandDF DefenderENG Arsenal14 July 1998FreeAlan BlayneyNorthern IrelandGK GoalkeeperNIR GlentoranJuly 1998FreeAlan Blayney initially joined as a trainee in July 1998, before turning professional in July 2001.https://www.saintsplayers.co.uk/player/alan-blayney/ Alan Blayney SaintsPlayers.co.uk 24 October 2024 Scott HileyEnglandDF DefenderENG Manchester City21 August 1998FreeStephen JenkinsEnglandDF Defendernone (free agent)August 1998FreeStephen Jenkins joined as a trainee in August 1998.Holley Chalk 2003 613Hassan KachloulMoroccoMF MidfielderFRA Metz16 October 1998£250,000Michael StensgaardDenmarkGK GoalkeeperDEN Copenhagen2 December 1998FreePatrick ColleterFranceDF DefenderFRA Marseille24 December 1998£300,000Chris MarsdenEnglandMF MidfielderENG Birmingham City1 February 1999£800,000Dani RodriguesPortugalFW ForwardPOR Feirense23 February 1999£170,000Marians PaharsLatviaFW ForwardLAT Skonto26 March 1999£800,000 Players transferred out NameNationalityPos. Playing positionClubDateFeeRef.Kevin DaviesEnglandFW ForwardENG Blackburn Rovers1 June 1998£7,500,000Duncan SpeddingEnglandMF MidfielderENG Northampton1 July 1998£75,000Kevin RichardsonEnglandMF MidfielderENG Barnsley15 July 1998£75,000Lee ToddEnglandDF DefenderENG Bradford City1 August 1998£250,000Stig JohansenNorwayFW ForwardSWE Helsingborg24 August 1998£200,000Carlton PalmerEnglandMF MidfielderENG Nottingham Forest19 January 1999£1,100,000Cosimo SarliItalyFW ForwardBEL Eendracht Aalst8 February 1999Free Players loaned in NameNationalityPos. Playing positionClubDate fromDate toRef.Scott HileyEnglandDF DefenderENG Manchester City1 August 199820 August 1998 Players loaned out NameNationalityPos. Playing positionClubDate fromDate toRef.Steve BashamEnglandFW ForwardENG Preston North End4 December 199818 December 19984 February 19999 May 1999Scott MarshallScotlandDF DefenderSCO Celtic19 March 1999End of season Notes Pre-season friendlies Ahead of the 1998–99 season, Southampton played five pre-season friendlies. The club's pre-season period started with a 0–2 defeat at local Second Division side Bournemouth, which was followed by 1–1 draws at recently-promoted First Division side Bristol City and Third Division side Barnet.Holley Chalk 2003 431 The Saints' first pre-season win came against Southern League side Bashley, who they beat 3–0, before a short trip to Belgium saw the FA Premier League side draw 2–2 with Lierse (new strikers James Beattie and Mark Hughes scoring for the visitors). Friendly 28 July 1998 Bournemouth 2–0 Southampton Dean Court Bournemouth L Friendly 1 August 1998 Bristol City 1–1 Southampton Howells Ashton Gate Bristol D Friendly 4 August 1998 Barnet 1–1 Southampton Le Tissier Underhill Stadium London D Friendly 6 August 1998 Bashley 0–3 Southampton Bridge Hindmarsh Le Tissier Bashley Road Bashley W Friendly 9 August 1998 BEL Lierse 2–2 Southampton Beattie M. Hughes Herman Vanderpoortenstadion Lier, Belgium D FA Premier League Egil Ostenstad.jpg 250 170 200 10 40 left Egil Østenstad scored seven goals in the league and one in the FA Cup to finish as the club's top scorer for the season. 1998–99 FA Premier League Southampton had their worst start to a league season ever in 1998–99, losing all five of their opening matches and dropping immediately to the bottom of the FA Premier League table.Holley Chalk 2003 256 They hosted Liverpool on the opening day, who had finished third the previous season,Holley Chalk 2003 254 losing 1–2 when Michael Owen scored a second-half winner after a first half that saw the hosts hold the visitors level at 1–1. This was followed the next week by a "hammering" at newly promoted side Charlton Athletic, who thrashed the Saints 5-0, with Clive Mendonca scoring a second-half hat-trick. The game also saw Southampton goalkeeper Paul Jones sent off shortly after the hour mark, which forced David Howells to go in goal as his side had already used all three permitted substitutions. Further defeats against Nottingham Forest (another promoted side) and Leeds United were followed by another away thrashing in which the Saints went down to ten men – they lost 0–4 at Newcastle United and saw Jason Dodd sent off just before half-time for a deliberate handball. The club finally picked up their first point in mid-September at home to Tottenham Hotspur, when they salvaged a 1–1 draw in the second half through Matt Le Tissier's first goal of the campaign from open play. They remained bottom, however, with further defeats against West Ham United and Manchester United leaving them four points adrift of Coventry City in 19th and seven points away from safety, after just eight games.https://www.11v11.com/league-tables/premier-league/3-october-1998/ Premier League table after close of play on 03 October 1998 11v11.com 24 October 2024 After another 1–1 draw, with Arsenal, the Saints picked up their first win of the season when they beat Coventry 2–1 at The Dell – goals coming in the first half from Le Tissier and Egil Østenstad. A goalless draw with Sheffield Wednesday was followed by a dramatic 3–3 stalemeate hosting Middlesbrough. After an uneventful first half, Middlesbrough found themselves 2–1 up just after the hour mark, despite losing Robbie Mustoe to a red card; 20 minutes later, the Saints had reversed the advantage to 3–2, before Phil Stamp's dismissal saw the visitors go from ten to nine men. Despite this, Southampton were unable to hold on for the final few minutes, conceding a final goal from Gianluca Festa. The club remained bottom with another home loss, 1–4 to Aston Villa, in which new signing Dion Dublin netted a hat-trick. Southampton finally made it off the foot of the league table with a 2–0 win over Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park in late November (goals scored by Matt Oakley and Steve Basham – his only goal for the Saints), leapfrogging the Lancashire side into 19th.https://www.11v11.com/league-tables/premier-league/21-november-1998/ Premier League table after close of play on 21 November 1998 11v11.com 24 October 2024 They remained there only briefly, however, and returned to 20th place after three more straight losses: 0–1 at home to Derby County, 0–2 at Leicester City and 0–1 at Everton. The week before Christmas, the club picked up their third win of the campaign when they beat Wimbledon 3–1 at home, with further goals prevented by the woodwork three times and goalkeeper Neil Sullivan. 1998 ended with a 0–2 loss at home to league leaders Chelsea and a 1–1 draw with Nottingham Forest, the only side below them in the table. thumb|upright|Latvian striker Marians Pahars signed on transfer deadline day 1999 and scored three goals in six games to help Southampton avoid relegation from the FA Premier League. The new year started with a 3–1 win over Charlton Athletic, who were just a few points above the relegation zone, in which new signings Hassan Kachloul, Patrick Colleter and James Beattie all scored. The win saw Southampton move up to 18th in the table for the first time since their second game.https://www.11v11.com/league-tables/premier-league/9-january-1999/ Premier League table after close of play on 09 January 1999 11v11.com 24 October 2024 It was followed, however, by the club's second six-goal defeat in three seasons, as they lost 1–7 to opening day opposition Liverpool at Anfield. The hosts were 3–0 up by half-time and were 5–1 up within an hour, after Robbie Fowler completed a hat-trick and Østenstad scored the visitors' sole consolation; goals from Michael Owen and David Thompson later on completed the thrashing, which manager Dave Jones described as his "lowest point as a manager" to date. Despite this setback, the Saints beat 5th-place Leeds United 3–0 in their next game a couple of weeks later, with goals from Kachloul, Oakley and Østenstad helping them keep hold of 18th place over Charlton.https://www.11v11.com/league-tables/premier-league/30-january-1999/ Premier League table after close of play on 30 January 1999 11v11.com 24 October 2024 Chelsea won again the next week as they continued to head the table. Back in the middle of the three relegation places, Southampton edged past Newcastle United in late-February, holding onto their first-half lead to win 2–1 over the mid-table side. Two more defeats, at Manchester United (1–2) and Tottenham Hotspur (0–3), however, kept them in the same position, four points away from safety.https://www.11v11.com/league-tables/premier-league/2-march-1999/ Premier League table after close of play on 02 March 1999 11v11.com 24 October 2024 Two slender 1–0 wins in March over West Ham United and Sheffield Wednesday came either side of a 0–3 loss at Middlesbrough, as the Saints continued to try and escape the drop zone. They were handed a lifeline on transfer deadline day at the end of March when, after nearly two months of trying to sign him, they were granted a work permit and given permission to sign Latvian striker Marians Pahars. The next three games, however, saw the Saints pick up just one point (from a goalless draw with Arsenal) and drop back down to 19th spot in the table.https://www.11v11.com/league-tables/premier-league/10-april-1999/ Premier League table after close of play on 10 April 1999 11v11.com 24 October 2024 After spending the whole season in the bottom three, Southampton embarked on a five-game unbeaten run at the end of the 1998–99 season which ultimately saved their FA Premier League status. The first match of this spell was a crucial tie against Blackburn Rovers, who were two places and one spot ahead of the Saints. Ashley Ward opened the scoring for Rovers early on, but Chris Marsden responded within ten minutes with his first goal for the club; by half-time the Hampshire club were trailing 1–2 thanks to Darren Peacock, and shortly after the break it was a two-goal lead when Jason Wilcox scored. Shortly after the hour mark, however, summer signing Mark Hughes scored his first Southampton goal (in his 32nd game), and in the last ten minutes Pahars – in his second substitute appearance – headed in to make it 3–3.Holley Chalk 2003 258 A goalless draw at Derby County the week after the Blackburn game (the club's first point on the road all season) was followed by three straight wins. The first saw the Saints overcome a 0–1 deficit at home to Leicester City, with Marsden and Beattie scoring either side of half-time to help their side get out of the relegation zone for the first time all season, as Blackburn and Charlton drew. A week later, Southampton picked up their first and only away win of the campaign when they beat Wimbledon 2–0 at Selhurst Park, with late substitute Le Tissier credited for creating both goals. With Charlton just two points behind Southampton, it came down to the final day of the season to decide both clubs' fates. The Saints ultimately won their final match of the campaign 2–0 against Everton, with Pahars scoring both goals either side of half-time, both of which were set up by Beattie. Many commentators credited Pahars with saving Southampton's Premier League status, with The Independent noting that his goals had made him a "local hero" in the city.https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-pahars-makes-double-payment-on-stadium-1094059.html Football: Pahars makes double payment on stadium Harris Nick The Independent 16 May 1999 24 October 2024 The season's end result was dubbed a "great escape" by commentators,https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/1797108/2020/05/08/rebooted-southampton-survival-dellhurst-park-premier-league-wimbledon/ Rebooted: 13 points at Christmas and never above 17th, yet Southampton survive Anka Carl New York Times 8 May 2020 24 October 2024 which had been a term previously used to refer to the club's 1992–93, 1993–94, 1995–96 and 1996–97 seasons.Holley Chalk 2003 227, 234, 244, 249 List of match results 1 16 August 1998 16:00 BST Southampton 1–2 https://www.premierleague.com/match/2535 Liverpool Østenstad 37 Riedle 39, Owen 72Harkness Heggem The Dell Southampton 15,202 Paul Alcock L 2 22 August 1998 15:00 BST Charlton Athletic 5–0 https://www.premierleague.com/match/2537 Southampton Robinson 3, Redfearn 46Mendonca 65 pen. 81 90Newton Jones 0 65Beattie Dodd M. Hughes Palmer Selhurst Park London 16,488 Rob Harris L 3 29 August 1998 15:00 BST Southampton 1–2 https://www.premierleague.com/match/2553 Nottingham Forest Le Tissier 89 pen.M. Hughes Ripley Darcheville 52Stone 68, The Dell Southampton 14,942 Dermot Gallagher L 4 8 September 1998 19:45 BST Leeds United 3–0 https://www.premierleague.com/match/2556 Southampton Marshall 38 o.g.Harte 52Wijnhard 86, Dodd M. Hughes Palmer Elland Road Leeds 30,637 Alan Wilkie L 5 12 September 1998 15:00 BST Newcastle United 4–0 https://www.premierleague.com/match/2572 Southampton Shearer 8 38 pen., Marshall 89 o.g.Ketsbaia 90Lee Dodd 0 38Hiley M. Hughes Marshall St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 36,454 Mike Riley L 6 19 September 1998 15:00 BST Southampton 1–1 https://www.premierleague.com/match/2582 Tottenham Hotspur Le Tissier 64Benali Fox 25Calderwood Tramezzani The Dell Southampton 15,204 Keith Burge D 7 28 September 1998 20:00 BST West Ham United 1–0 https://www.premierleague.com/match/2595 Southampton Wright 61, Ferdinand Ruddock Benali M. Hughes Le Tissier Monkou Boleyn Ground London 23,153 Uriah Rennie L 8 3 October 1998 15:00 BST Southampton 0–3 https://www.premierleague.com/match/2602 Manchester United Palmer Yorke 11Cole 59Cruyff 74Keane The Dell Southampton 15,251 David Elleray L 9 17 October 1998 15:00 BST Arsenal 1–1 https://www.premierleague.com/match/2606 Southampton Anelka 34Overmars Howells 67, M. Hughes Le Tissier Monkou Arsenal Stadium London 38,027 Jeff Winter D 10 24 October 1998 15:00 BST Southampton 2–1 https://www.premierleague.com/match/2621 Coventry City Le Tissier 23, Østenstad 44 Dublin 60Boateng Whelan The Dell Southampton 15,152 Rob Harris W 11 31 October 1998 15:00 GMT Sheffield Wednesday 0–0 https://www.premierleague.com/match/2631 Southampton M. Hughes Hillsborough Stadium Sheffield 30,078 Mike Riley D 12 7 November 1998 15:00 GMT Southampton 3–3 https://www.premierleague.com/match/2640 Middlesbrough Monkou 61, Beattie 82Østenstad 85M. Hughes Palmer Gascoigne 47, Mustoe 2 62Lundekvam 66 o.g.Stamp 0 87Festa 90Ricard Townsend The Dell Southampton 15,202 Paul Alcock D 13 14 November 1998 15:00 GMT Southampton 1–4 https://www.premierleague.com/match/2651 Aston Villa Le Tissier 53, Dublin 3 56 85Merson 77Collymore The Dell Southampton 15,242 Neale Barry L 14 21 November 1998 15:00 GMT Blackburn Rovers 0–2 https://www.premierleague.com/match/2656 Southampton Marcolin Oakley 4Basham 89Dryden Hiley Ewood Park Blackburn 22,812 Steve Dunn W 15 28 November 1998 15:00 GMT Southampton 0–1 https://www.premierleague.com/match/2670 Derby County Beattie Oakley Palmer Carbonari 33, Bohinen Laursen The Dell Southampton 14,762 Stephen Lodge L 16 5 December 1998 15:00 GMT Leicester City 2–0 https://www.premierleague.com/match/2680 Southampton Heskey 61Walsh 63 M. Hughes Filbert Street Leicester 18,423 Dermot Gallagher L 17 12 December 1998 15:00 GMT Everton 1–0 https://www.premierleague.com/match/2688 Southampton Bakayoko 31Ball Unsworth M. Hughes Kachloul Goodison Park Liverpool 32,073 Alan Wilkie L 18 19 December 1998 15:00 GMT Southampton 3–1 https://www.premierleague.com/match/2703 Wimbledon Østenstad 11 68Kachloul 64, Gayle 76Perry Thatcher The Dell Southampton 14,354 Mike Reed W 19 26 December 1998 12:00 GMT Southampton 0–2 https://www.premierleague.com/match/2715 Chelsea Colleter Flo 20Poyet 48Babayaro Morris The Dell Southampton 15,253 David Elleray L 20 28 December 1998 15:00 GMT Nottingham Forest 1–1 https://www.premierleague.com/match/2722 Southampton Chettle 54 pen.Freedman Stone Kachloul 48, Jones Palmer City Ground Nottingham 23,456 Mike Reed D 21 9 January 1999 15:00 GMT Southampton 3–1 https://www.premierleague.com/match/2734 Charlton Athletic Kachloul 8Colleter 52Beattie 89, M. Hughes Hunt 13, Mills Youds The Dell Southampton 15,222 Graham Poll W 22 16 January 1999 15:00 GMT Liverpool 7–1 https://www.premierleague.com/match/2741 Southampton Fowler 22 37 47Matteo 35Carragher 55, Owen 63Thompson 73Ince Østenstad 59Colleter M. Hughes Monk Anfield Liverpool 44,011 Uriah Rennie L 23 30 January 1999 15:00 GMT Southampton 3–0 https://www.premierleague.com/match/2753 Leeds United Kachloul 31Oakley 62Østenstad 86Dodd M. Hughes Lundekvam Bowyer Haaland Smith Woodgate The Dell Southampton 15,236 Steve Dunn W 24 6 February 1999 15:00 GMT Chelsea 1–0 https://www.premierleague.com/match/2759 Southampton Zola 11Di Matteo Marsden Oakley Stamford Bridge London 34,920 Rob Harris L 25 20 February 1999 15:00 GMT Southampton 2–1 https://www.premierleague.com/match/2783 Newcastle United Beattie 16Dodd 43 pen.Kachloul Lundekvam Hamann 86Domi Howey Shearer Speed The Dell Southampton 15,244 Graham Poll W 26 27 February 1999 15:00 GMT Manchester United 2–1 https://www.premierleague.com/match/2789 Southampton Keane 79Yorke 83 Le Tissier 90, Colleter Old Trafford Manchester 55,316 Peter Jones L 27 2 March 1999 19:45 GMT Tottenham Hotspur 3–0 https://www.premierleague.com/match/2795 Southampton Armstrong 19Iversen 68Dominguez 90Young Le Tissier White Hart Lane London 28,580 Alan Wilkie L 28 6 March 1999 15:00 GMT Southampton 1–0 https://www.premierleague.com/match/2798 West Ham United Kachloul 10 The Dell Southampton 15,240 Dermot Gallagher W 29 14 March 1999 16:00 GMT Middlesbrough 3–0 https://www.premierleague.com/match/2814 Southampton Beck 44Ricard 45Vickers 62 Kachloul Le Tissier Marsden Monkou Riverside Stadium Middlesbrough 33,387 Mike Reed L 30 20 March 1999 15:00 GMT Southampton 1–0 https://www.premierleague.com/match/2819 Sheffield Wednesday Le Tissier 41, Marsden Booth The Dell Southampton 15,201 Rob Harris W 31 3 April 1999 15:00 BST Southampton 0–0 https://www.premierleague.com/match/2830 Arsenal Colleter M. Hughes Monkou Vieira The Dell Southampton 15,255 Peter Jones D 32 5 April 1999 15:00 BST Coventry City 1–0 https://www.premierleague.com/match/2833 Southampton Boateng 64, McAllister Whelan Williams Dodd Highfield Road Coventry 21,404 Uriah Rennie L 33 10 April 1999 15:00 BST Aston Villa 3–0 https://www.premierleague.com/match/2841 Southampton Draper 13Joachim 66Dublin 88 Lundekvam 2 40Monkou Villa Park Birmingham 32,203 Neale Barry L 34 17 April 1999 15:00 BST Southampton 3–3 https://www.premierleague.com/match/2855 Blackburn Rovers Marsden 22M. Hughes 61Pahars 85D. Hughes Le Tissier Ward 14Peacock 25Wilcox 47Gillespie McAteer The Dell Southampton 15,209 Graham Barber D 35 24 April 1999 15:00 BST Derby County 0–0 https://www.premierleague.com/match/2864 Southampton Burton Delap Prior Beattie Pahars Pride Park Stadium Derby 26,557 Alan Wilkie D 36 1 May 1999 15:00 BST Southampton 2–1 https://www.premierleague.com/match/2879 Leicester City Marsden 36Beattie 74Østenstad Marshall 17Elliott Lennon The Dell Southampton 15,228 Dermot Gallagher W 37 8 May 1999 15:00 BST Wimbledon 0–2 https://www.premierleague.com/match/2892 Southampton Roberts Beattie 72Earle 84 o.g.Marsden Selhurst Park London 24,068 Steve Dunn W 38 15 May 1999 16:00 BST Southampton 2–0 https://www.premierleague.com/match/2905 Everton Pahars 24 68, Le Tissier Marsden Hutchison The Dell Southampton 15,254 Graham Barber W Final league table y SOU RSSSF Results by matchday table b Round Ground H / A / H / A / A / H / A / H / A / H / A / H / H / A / H / A / A / H / H / A / H / A / H / A / H / A / A / H / A / H / H / A / A / H / A / H / A / H Result L / L / L / L / L / D / L / L / D / W / D / D / L / W / L / L / L / W / L / D / W / L / W / L / W / L / L / W / L / W / D / L / L / D / D / W / W / W Position 17 / 20 / 20 / 20 / 20 / 20 / 20 / 20 / 20 / 20 / 20 / 20 / 20 / 19 / 19 / 20 / 20 / 19 / 19 / 19 / 18 / 18 / 18 / 18 / 19 / 19 / 19 / 19 / 19 / 18 / 18 / 19 / 19 / 19 / 19 / 17 / 17 / 17 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss 1st 2nd 3rd red1 11v11.com FA Cup 1998–99 FA Cup Southampton entered the 1998–99 FA Cup in the third round against Fulham, who had knocked the Saints out of the League Cup just over three months earlier, and were by now leading the Second Division.Holley Chalk 2003 407 Despite being the visiting side, the Cottagers opened the scoring within ten minutes, when Steve Hayward scored from just outside the penalty area. Fulham defended strongly to keep the increasingly frustrated Premier League side at bay, which culminated in them going down to ten men in the 70th minute, when centre-back Ken Monkou was shown a straight red card for an allegedly two-footed tackle on Rufus Brevett. The fight for an equaliser continued and eventually resulted in a goal for the hosts, when Egil Østenstad forced in from close range after a previously deflected effort. Fulham dominated the replay at Craven Cottage, although it took until the 85th minute for them to break the deadlock, eventually finding success when Barry Hayles took advantage of a deflection in the box to send his side through.Holley Chalk 2003 408 Round 3 2 January 1999 Southampton 1–1 Fulham Monkou 0 70Østenstad 89Palmer Hayward 9, Horsfield Symons The Dell Southampton 12,549 Dermot Gallagher D Round 3 Replay 13 January 1999 Fulham 1–0 Southampton Hayles 85Coleman Symons Beattie Craven Cottage London 17,448 Dermot Gallagher L League Cup 1998–99 Football League Cup Southampton entered the 1998–99 League Cup in the second round against Second Division side Fulham. The first leg, at Craven Cottage, finished 1–1 when Chris Coleman's 54th-minute opener was matched by James Beattie just after the hour mark.Holley Chalk 2003 295 The Saints lost the second leg 0–1 thanks to an early Dirk Lehmann goal, with Carlton Palmer sent off ten minutes before the end of the first half. Round 2 Leg 1 15 September 1998 Fulham 1–1 Southampton Coleman 54Bracewell Hayward Morgan Beattie 62Howells M. Hughes Craven Cottage London 10,222 Mike Reed D Round 2 Leg 2 23 September 1998 Southampton 0–1 1–2 Fulham Palmer 2 36 Lehmann 10 The Dell Southampton 11,645 Paul Durkin L Other matches Outside the league and cup competitions, Southampton played two additional matches during the early stages of the 1998–99 season. The first, on 2 September, saw the Saints beat Conference side Morecambe 3–0, in a game to mark the opening of Christie Park's new North Stand. In the second, just over a month later, the FA Premier League side agreed to play King's Lynn of the Southern League in exchange for the £75,000 signing of Mark Paul. After a good start for the hosts, the Saints went 2–0 up in the first half through an Egil Østenstad double, before Wayne Bridge scored a third after the break to secure a 3–0 win.https://www.thelinnets.co.uk/matchreports/ln071098.shtml Lynn 0 Southampton 3 Woodhouse Peter TheLinnets.co.uk 24 October 2024 Friendly 2 September 1998 Morecambe 0–3 Southampton Le Tissier Wallace o.g. Christie Park Morecambe W Friendly 7 October 1998 King's Lynn 0–3 Southampton Østenstad Bridge The Walks King's Lynn 1,525 Steve Cling W Player details Southampton used 31 players during the 1998–99 season, 13 of whom scored during the campaign.Holley Chalk 2003 259, 295, 407–408 13 players made their debut appearances for the club, including ten of their 13 first team signings (James Beattie, Patrick Colleter, Scott Hiley, David Howells, Mark Hughes, Hassan Kachloul, Chris Marsden, Scott Marshall, Marians Pahars, and Stuart Ripley) and three players making the step up from youth to the first team (Shayne Bradley,https://www.saintsplayers.co.uk/player/shayne-bradley/ Shayne Bradley SaintsPlayers.co.uk 24 October 2024 Wayne Bridge,https://www.saintsplayers.co.uk/player/wayne-bridge/ Wayne Bridge SaintsPlayers.co.uk 24 October 2024 and Garry Monkhttps://www.saintsplayers.co.uk/player/garry-monk/ Garry Monk SaintsPlayers.co.uk 24 October 2024 ). Two of these – Howells and Marshall – also made their last appearances for the Saints during the campaign, as did mid-season departees Steve Basham and Carlton Palmer, plus three players sold the next season (David Hirst,https://www.saintsplayers.co.uk/player/david-hirst/ David Hirst SaintsPlayers.co.uk 24 October 2024 Ken Monkou,https://www.saintsplayers.co.uk/player/ken-monkou/ Ken Monkou SaintsPlayers.co.uk 24 October 2024 and Andy Williamshttps://www.saintsplayers.co.uk/player/andy-williams/ Andy Williams SaintsPlayers.co.uk 29 October 2024 ), one sold in a future season (Phil Warnerhttps://www.saintsplayers.co.uk/player/phil-warner/ Phil Warner SaintsPlayers.co.uk 24 October 2024 ), and one who later retired (David Hugheshttps://www.saintsplayers.co.uk/player/david-hughes/ David Hughes SaintsPlayers.co.uk 25 October 2024 ). New striker Beattie made the most appearances for Southampton during the season, playing in 39 of the side's 42 games in all competitions. Egil Østenstad finished as the club's top goalscorer with eight goals in all competitions, equal on seven league goals with Matt Le Tissier. Beattie, who finished third on six goals in all competitions, won the Southampton F.C. Player of the Season award for 1998–99. Squad statistics No. Squad numberNamePos. Playing positionNat. NationalityLeagueFA CupLeague CupTotalDisciplineApps. AppearancesGoalsApps. AppearancesGoalsApps. AppearancesGoalsApps. AppearancesGoals13px13px1Paul JonesGK GoalkeeperWAL3102020350112Jason DoddDF DefenderENG27(1)1202031(1)1413John BeresfordDF DefenderENG1(3)000001(3)0004Chris MarsdenMF MidfielderENG1420000142505Claus LundekvamDF DefenderNOR30(3)0201(1)033(4)0316Ken MonkouDF DefenderNED2212000241617Matt Le TissierMF MidfielderENG20(10)60(1)02022(11)61008Matt OakleyMF MidfielderENG21(1)2200023(1)2209Mark HughesFW ForwardWAL3211(1)02035(1)115010Egil ØstenstadFW ForwardNOR27(7)7212031(7)81011David HowellsMF MidfielderENG8(1)1101010(1)12012Richard DrydenDF DefenderENG400000401013Neil MossGK GoalkeeperENG700000700014Stuart RipleyMF MidfielderENG16(6)00(1)01017(7)01015Francis BenaliDF DefenderENG19(4)0002021(4)02016James BeattieFW ForwardENG22(13)5201(1)125(14)65017Mark PaulFW ForwardENG000000000018Wayne BridgeDF DefenderENG15(8)0001016(8)00020Scott BevanGK GoalkeeperENG000000000021Andy WilliamsMF MidfielderWAL0(1)000000(1)00022David HughesMF MidfielderENG6(3)000006(3)01023Scott HileyDF DefenderENG27(2)0100028(2)02024Steve BashamFW ForwardENG0(4)1000(1)00(5)10025Garry MonkDF DefenderENG400(1)0004(1)01027David HirstFW ForwardENG0(2)000000(2)00028Kevin GibbensMF MidfielderENG2(2)000204(2)00029Phil WarnerDF DefenderENG500010600030Hassan KachloulMF MidfielderMAR18(4)5200020(4)55031Shayne BradleyFW ForwardENG0(3)000000(3)00033Patrick ColleterDF DefenderFRA16120001814035Marians PaharsFW ForwardLAT4(2)300004(2)320Squad members who left before the end of the season4Carlton PalmerMF MidfielderENG18(1)0102021(1)08126Cosimo SarliFW ForwardITA0000000000Squad members who ended the season out on loan19Scott MarshallDF DefenderSCO2000002010 Most appearances RankNamePos. Playing positionLeagueFA CupLeague CupTotalStartsSubsStartsSubsStartsSubsStartsSubsTotal1James BeattieFW Forward221320112514392Egil ØstenstadFW Forward2772020317383Claus LundekvamDF Defender3032011334374Mark HughesFW Forward3201120351365Paul JonesGK Goalkeeper3102020350356Matt Le TissierMF Midfielder201001202211337Jason DoddDF Defender2712020311328Scott HileyDF Defender2721000282309Francis BenaliDF Defender19400202142510Ken MonkouDF Defender220200024024Matt OakleyMF Midfielder211200023124Hassan KachloulMF Midfielder184200020424Wayne BridgeDF Defender158001016824 Top goalscorers RankNamePos. Playing positionLeagueFA CupLeague CupTotalGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGPG Goals per game1Egil ØstenstadFW Forward73412028380.212Matt Le TissierMF Midfielder63001026330.183James BeattieFW Forward53502126390.154Hassan KachloulMF Midfielder52202005240.215Marians PaharsFW Forward360000360.506Chris MarsdenMF Midfielder21400002140.147Matt OakleyMF Midfielder22202002240.088Steve BashamFW Forward140001150.20David HowellsMF Midfielder1901011110.09Patrick ColleterDF Defender11602001180.06Ken MonkouDF Defender12202001240.04Jason DoddDF Defender12802021320.03Mark HughesFW Forward13202021360.03 References Bibliography Holley Duncan Chalk Gary Bull David 2003 In That Number: A Post-War Chronicle of Southampton FC Hagiology Publishing Bristol, England 0-9534474-3-X External links Southampton F.C. official website Category:Southampton F.C. seasons Southampton Southampton