1998–99 Watford F.C. season

English football team season March 2015 March 2015 Watford 1998–99 Graham Taylor Elton John Vicarage Road Football League First Division 5th (promoted) Play-offs Winners FA Cup Third round League Cup First round Noel-Williams (10) 11,822 1997–98 1999–2000 During the 1998–99 English football season, Watford F.C. competed in the Football League First Division. Season summary In the 1998–99 season, Watford's second successive promotion was achieved with a 2–0 victory over Bolton Wanderers in the playoff final, securing the club's promotion to the top flight for the first time since 1988.Watford back in the big time https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sport/football/357452.stm BBC Sport 31 May 1999 24 March 2012McGuinness Mark Football: You've Got Wat It Takes, Taylor: First Division Play-Off Special; Bolton 0 Watford 2 Graham back on a high with return to the top flight. http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Football%3a+You've+Got+Wat+It+Takes%2c+Taylor%3a+First+Division+Play-Off...-a060444958 The Free Library The Mirror 1 June 1999 24 March 2012 Final league table 1998–99 Football League#First Division First Division WAT y Results Watford's score comes firsthttp://www.statto.com/football/teams/watford/1998-1999 Watford 1998-1999 Home - statto.com 25 March 2012 25 January 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120125071339/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/watford/1998-1999 live Legend WinDrawLoss Football League First Division DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 8 August 1998 PortsmouthA2–115,275Thomson (own goal), Lee 15 August 1998 Bradford CityH1–010,731Ngonge 22 August 1998 Bristol CityA4–113,063Johnson (2), Yates, Hazan 25 August 1998 SunderlandA1–436,587Smart 28 August 1998 Wolverhampton WanderersH0–212,016 8 September 1998 Huddersfield TownA0–29,811 12 September 1998 Queens Park RangersH2–114,251Millen, Smart 19 September 1998 Swindon TownA4–18,781Smart (2), Wright, Hazan 26 September 1998 Ipswich TownH1–013,109Kennedy (pen) 29 September 1998 Sheffield UnitedH1–19,090Noel-Williams 4 October 1998 West Bromwich AlbionA1–411,840Kennedy (pen) 10 October 1998 Birmingham CityH1–110,096Rowett (own goal) 17 October 1998 Tranmere RoversA2–36,753Smart, Noel-Williams 20 October 1998 Bolton WanderersA2–115,921Noel-Williams, Kennedy (pen) 24 October 1998 Port ValeH2–28,750Guðmundsson (2) 31 October 1998 BuryA3–14,342Bazeley, Ngonge, Smart 3 November 1998 Norwich CityH1–110,011Jackson (own goal) 7 November 1998 Oxford UnitedH2–010,137Palmer, Noel-Williams 14 November 1998 Stockport CountyA1–18,019Johnson 21 November 1998 Crewe AlexandraH4–29,405Noel-Williams (2), Bazeley, Wright 28 November 1998 Crystal PalaceA2–219,521Wright, Kennedy 5 December 1998 BarnsleyH0–010,165 12 December 1998 Stockport CountyH4–29,250Johnson, Wright, Noel-Williams (2) 19 December 1998 Grimsby TownA1–26,679Noel-Williams 26 December 1998 Bristol CityH1–015,081Smart 29 December 1998 Norwich CityA1–119,255Palmer 9 January 1999 PortsmouthH0–012,057 16 January 1999 Wolverhampton WanderersA0–023,408 23 January 1999 West Bromwich AlbionH0–211,664 30 January 1999 SunderlandH2–120,188Wright, Noel-Williams 6 February 1999 Bradford CityA0–214,142 16 February 1999 Huddersfield TownH1–110,303Mooney 20 February 1999 Queens Park RangersA2–114,918Wright, Smith 26 February 1999 Swindon TownH0–18,692 2 March 1999 Ipswich TownA2–318,818Smith, Mooney 6 March 1999 Sheffield UnitedA0–315,943 13 March 1999 Oxford UnitedA0–08,137 20 March 1999 BuryH0–09,336 3 April 1999 Tranmere RoversH2–18,682Kennedy, Ngonge 5 April 1999 Birmingham CityA2–124,877Mooney, Daley 10 April 1999 Bolton WanderersH2–013,001Hyde, Mooney 17 April 1999 Crewe AlexandraA1–05,461Mooney 24 April 1999 Crystal PalaceH2–115,590Hyde, Mooney 27 April 1999 Port ValeA2–17,126Mooney (2) 1 May 1999 BarnsleyA2–217,098Ngonge, Mooney 9 May 1999 Grimsby TownH1–020,303Kennedy First Division play-offs +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersSF 1st Leg16 May 1999 Birmingham CityH1–018,535NgongeSF 2nd Leg20 May 1999 Birmingham CityA0–1 (won 7–6 on pens)29,100F31 May 1999 Bolton WanderersN2–070,343Wright, Smart FA Cup 1998–99 FA Cup +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR32 January 1999 Tottenham HotspurA2–536,022Johnson, Kennedy League Cup 1998–99 Football League Cup +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR1 1st Leg11 August 1998 Cambridge UnitedA0–13,073R1 2nd Leg18 August 1998 Cambridge UnitedH1–1 (lost 1–2 on agg)6,817Ngonge Players First-team squad Squad at end of seasonhttp://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=2741&teamTabs=stats&season_id=128 Watford FC Player Appearances | Past & Present | Soccer Base ENG GK Alec Chamberlain ENG GK Chris Day ENG DF Darren Bazeley ENG DF Clint Easton ENG DF Nigel Gibbs ENG DF Colin Miles ENG DF Keith Millen ENG DF Steve Palmer ENG DF David Perpetuini ENG DF Paul Robinson ENG DF Darren Ward ENG DF Dean Yates WAL DF Rob Page captain NGA DF Benedict Iroha ENG MF Tony Daley ENG MF Micah HydeHyde was born in Newham, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and would make his international debut for Jamaica in 2001. ENG MF Stuart Slater ENG MF Tommy Smith NIR MF Peter Kennedy FRA MF Alexandre Bonnot on loan from Angers ISL MF Jóhann Guðmundsson ISR MF Alon Hazan AUS MF Richard Johnson ENG FW Jason Lee ENG FW Tommy Mooney ENG FW Gifton Noel-Williams ENG FW Guy Whittingham on loan from Sheffield Wednesday ENG FW Nick Wright SCO FW Allan Smart ISR FW Ronny Rosenthal COD FW Michel NgongeNgonge was born in Huy, Belgium, but also qualified to represent the Democratic Republic of the Congo internationally and made his international debut for the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 1995. References Notes notes Category:Watford F.C. seasons Watford