1998–99 Ipswich Town F.C. season

September 2020 February 2015 Ipswich Town 1998–99 George Burley David Sheepshanks Portman Road First Division 3rd FA Cup Fourth round League Cup Second round Play-offs Semi-finals David Johnson / James Scowcroft (13) David Johnson / James Scowcroft (14) 22,162(vs Queens Park Rangers, 5 Apr 1999, First Division) 7,952(vs Exeter City, 18 Aug 1998, League Cup) 16,920 1997–98 1999–2000 During the 1998–99 English football season, Ipswich Town competed in the Football League First Division. Season summary In the 1998–99 season, Ipswich fans felt it would be third time lucky in the play-offs for the Tractor Boys. However the team once again lost on away goals to Bolton Wanderers.Cross John Football: TOWN CRIERS; Ipswich agony as they fail in play-offs again. http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Football%3a+TOWN+CRIERS%3b+Ipswich+agony+as+they+fail+in+play-offs+again.-a060385400 The Free Library The Mirror 25 March 2012 Ipswich had been second at the beginning of April but defeat to Bolton saw Bradford City overtake them and two more defeats in their last four games, including a shock home defeat to relegation-threatened Crewe Alexandra, saw Ipswich finish third.371 Ipswich Town The Modern Era Hadgraft Rob October 2006 Desert Island Books 1-905328-24-9 First-team squad http://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=1372&teamTabs=stats&season_id=128 Ipswich FC Player Appearances | Past & Present | Soccer Base ENG GK Richard Wright ENG GK Lee Bracey ENG DF Jason Cundy ENG DF Tony Mowbray ENG DF Mark Venus FRA DF Jean-Manuel Thetis NED DF Fabian Wilnis ENG MF Jamie Clapham ENG MF Kieron Dyer ENG MF John Kennedy ENG MF Mick Stockwell ENG MF Adam Tanner NIR MF Jim Magilton ENG MF Matt Holland captain NED MF Marco Holster NED MF Bobby Petta ENG FW Richard Naylor ENG FW James Scowcroft JAM FW David Johnson Left club during season ARG DF Mauricio Taricco to Tottenham Hotspur NIR MF Danny Sonner to Sheffield Wednesday ENG MF Paolo Vernazza loan return to Arsenal ENG MF Lee Hodges loan return to West Ham United ENG MF Jonathan Hunt loan return to Derby County ENG MF Paul Mason Retired SCO FW Alex Mathie to Dundee United FRA FW Samassi Abou loan return to West Ham United ENG FW Marlon Harewood loan return to Nottingham Forest Reserve squad ENG DF Wayne Brown ENG DF Titus Bramble SCO MF Stuart Niven ENG MF Chris Keeble ENG FW Richard Logan Competitions Football League First Division 1998–99 Football League First Division League table First Division y IPS Legend WinDrawLoss Ipswich Town's score comes firsthttp://www.statto.com/football/teams/ipswich-town/1998-1999/results Ipswich Town 1998-1999 Results - statto.com 13 March 2014 13 March 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140313153824/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/ipswich-town/1998-1999/results live Matches DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 9 August 1998 Grimsby TownA0–07,211 15 August 1998 BuryH0–013,267 22 August 1998 PortsmouthA0–012,002 29 August 1998 SunderlandH0–215,813 31 August 1998 Port ValeA3–05,485Scowcroft, Johnson, Holland 8 September 1998 Bradford CityH3–011,596Scowcroft (2), Venus 12 September 1998 Oxford UnitedA3–36,632Scowcroft, Johnson, Dyer 19 September 1998 Bristol CityH3–113,657Johnson (2), Scowcroft 26 September 1998 WatfordA0–113,109 29 September 1998 Tranmere RoversA2–05,072Stockwell, Scowcroft 3 October 1998 Crystal PalaceH3–016,837Venus (pen), Taricco, Mathie 17 October 1998 Swindon TownH1–013,212Johnson 20 October 1998 Norwich CityH0–122,079 24 October 1998 Stockport CountyA1–07,432Dyer 31 October 1998 West Bromwich AlbionH2–015,568Johnson (2) 3 November 1998 Wolverhampton WanderersH2–014,680Scowcroft, Stockwell 7 November 1998 Huddersfield TownA2–214,240Venus, Johnson 14 November 1998 BarnsleyA1–015,966Johnson 21 November 1998 Bolton WanderersH0–117,255 28 November 1998 Crewe AlexandraA3–05,165Scowcroft (3, 1 pen) 2 December 1998 Queens Park RangersA1–112,449Holland 5 December 1998 Birmingham CityH1–015,901Petta 12 December 1998 BarnsleyH0–216,021 20 December 1998 Sheffield UnitedA2–112,944Abou, Naylor 26 December 1998 PortsmouthH3–021,805Naylor (2), Dyer 28 December 1998 Wolverhampton WanderersA0–124,636 9 January 1999 Grimsby TownH0–115,575 17 January 1999 SunderlandA1–239,835Holland 30 January 1999 Port ValeH1–016,328Clapham 6 February 1999 BuryA3–04,750Venus (pen), Mowbray, Harewood 13 February 1999 Bradford CityA0–015,024 20 February 1999 Oxford UnitedH2–116,920Holland, Venus (pen) 27 February 1999 Bristol CityA1–014,065Naylor 2 March 1999 WatfordH3–218,818Dyer, Venus, Johnson 6 March 1999 Tranmere RoversH1–015,929Thetis 9 March 1999 Crystal PalaceA2–316,360Johnson, Clapham 13 March 1999 Huddersfield TownH3–017,170Magilton, Johnson, Petta 20 March 1999 West Bromwich AlbionA1–015,552Thetis 3 April 1999 Swindon TownA6–010,337Venus (2 pens), Scowcroft, Mowbray, Clapham, Wilnis 5 April 1999 Queens Park RangersH3–122,162Johnson, Scowcroft, Holland 11 April 1999 Norwich CityA0–019,511 17 April 1999 Bolton WanderersA0–219,894 20 April 1999 Stockport CountyH1–017,056Magilton 24 April 1999 Crewe AlexandraH1–220,845Venus (pen) 2 May 1999 Birmingham CityA0–127,685 9 May 1999 Sheffield UnitedH4–121,689Magilton, Scowcroft, Dyer, Naylor First Division play-offs +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersSF 1st Leg16 May 1999 Bolton WanderersA0–118,295SF 2nd Leg19 May 1999 Bolton WanderersH4–3 (lost on away goals)21,755Holland (2), Dyer (2) FA Cup 1998–99 FA Cup +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR32 January 1999 Tranmere RoversA1–07,223McGreal (own goal)R423 January 1999 EvertonA0–128,854 League Cup 1998–99 Football League Cup +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR1 1st Leg11 August 1998 Exeter CityA1–13,233HollandR1 2nd Leg18 August 1998 Exeter CityH5–1 (won 6–2 on agg)7,952Taricco, Holland, Stockwell, Mathie, MasonR2 1st Leg15 September 1998 Luton TownH2–19,032Scowcroft, ThetisR2 2nd Leg22 September 1998 Luton TownA2–4 (lost 4–5 on agg)5,655Johnson, Davis (own goal) Transfers Transfers in DatePosNameFromFeeRef1 July 1998MFNED Marco HolsterNED Heracles AlmeloFree transferhttps://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=14682 Marco Holster at Soccerbase Soccerbase 20 April 20201 August 1998FWNIR Sean FriarsENG LiverpoolFree transferhttps://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=14670 Sean Friars at Soccerbase Soccerbase 20 April 202011 September 1998DFFRA Jean-Manuel ThetisESP Sevilla£50,000https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=15100 Manuel Thetis at Soccerbase Soccerbase 24 January 20206 January 1999DFNED Fabian WilnisNED De Graafschap£200,000https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=16115 Fabian Wilnis at Soccerbase Soccerbase 24 January 202022 March 1999MFNIR Jim MagiltonENG Sheffield Wednesday£680,000https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=4728 Jim Magilton at Soccerbase Soccerbase 24 January 2020 Loans in Date fromPosNameFromDate untilRef3 October 1998MFENG Paolo VernazzaENG Arsenal3 November 1998https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=12929 Paolo Vernazza at Soccerbase Soccerbase 20 April 202028 October 1998MFENG Jonathan HuntENG Derby County17 November 1998https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=3722 Jonathan Hunt at Soccerbase Soccerbase 20 April 202018 November 1998MFENG Lee HodgesENG West Ham United21 December 1998https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=3540 Lee Hodges at Soccerbase Soccerbase 20 April 20203 December 1998FWFRA Samassi AbouENG West Ham United29 December 1998https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=13038 Samassi Abou at Soccerbase Soccerbase 20 April 202012 January 1999MFNIR Jim MagiltonENG Sheffield Wednesday21 March 199928 January 1999FWENG Marlon HarewoodENG Nottingham Forest4 March 1999https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=10728 Marlon Harewood at Soccerbase Soccerbase 20 April 2020 Transfers out DatePosNameToFeeRef1 July 1998MFENG Simon MiltonRetiredhttps://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=5485 Simon Milton at Soccerbase Soccerbase 20 April 20207 July 1998MFWAL Geraint WilliamsENG Colchester UnitedUndisclosedhttps://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=8539 Geraint Williams at Soccerbase Soccerbase 20 April 20207 July 1998DFNED Gus UhlenbeekENG FulhamFree transferhttps://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=8088 Gus Uhlenbeek at Soccerbase Soccerbase 20 April 202029 September 1998MFENG Paul MasonRetiredhttps://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=4885 Paul Mason at Soccerbase Soccerbase 20 April 202014 October 1998MFNIR Danny SonnerENG Sheffield WednesdayUndisclosedhttps://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=7481 Danny Sonner at Soccerbase Soccerbase 20 April 202016 October 1998FWSCO Alex MathieSCO Dundee United£700,000https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=4901 Alex Mathie at Soccerbase Soccerbase 20 April 20209 November 1998DFARG Mauricio TariccoENG Tottenham Hotspur£1,775,000https://www.theguardian.com/football/1998/nov/05/newsstory.sport7 Spurs snag on Taricco Staff and Agencies 5 November 1998 The Guardian live https://web.archive.org/web/20140507054119/http://www.theguardian.com/football/1998/nov/05/newsstory.sport7 7 May 2014 Loans out Date fromPosNameFromDate untilRef1 August 1998MFENG John KennedyENG Morecambe31 October 1998https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=10636 John Kennedy at Soccerbase Soccerbase 6 February 2020 Awards Player awards AwardPlayerRefPlayer of the YearENG Jamie Claphamhttps://www.eadt.co.uk/sport/candidates-for-ipswich-town-player-of-the-year-award-1-5959250 Picking Ipswich Town's shining light in a dark season – the contenders for the player of the year award Andy Warren East Anglian Daily Times Ipswich 28 March 2019 25 September 2019 25 September 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190925180424/https://www.eadt.co.uk/sport/candidates-for-ipswich-town-player-of-the-year-award-1-5959250 dead PFA First Division Team of the Year PlayerRefENG Richard Wrighthttp://www.englandfootballonline.com/TeamPlyrsBios/PlayersW/BioWrightRI.html Richard Wright England Football Online 2 October 2017ENG Mark VenusBarry J. Hugman The 1999–2000 Official PFA Footballers Factfile 1999 Queen Anne Press Harpenden 978-1-85291-607-7 352ENG Kieron Dyer References Category:Ipswich Town F.C. seasons Ipswich Town