1998–99 FA Cup

August 2021 FA Cup 1998–99 1999 FA Cup Final trophy presentation (cropped).jpg Manchester United lifting the trophy EnglandWales 558 Manchester United 10 Newcastle United Jason Roberts(7 goals) 1997–98 1999–2000 The 1998–99 FA Cup (known as the AXA-sponsored FA Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 118th season of the FA Cup. The title defenders were Arsenal, who were eliminated in a semi-final replay by eventual winners Manchester United, who beat Newcastle United 2–0 in the final at the old Wembley Stadium. The goals were scored by Teddy Sheringham after 11 minutes, less than two minutes after coming on as a substitute for Roy Keane, and Paul Scholes on 53 minutes. It was the second leg of a historic treble for Manchester United; having already won the Premier League title the previous weekend, they went on to win the Champions League the following Wednesday. Calendar Round Initial matches New entries Clubs Preliminary round 5 September 1998 172 558 → 472 First round qualifying 19 September 1998 206 472 → 326 Second round qualifying 3 October 1998 66 326 → 220 Third round qualifying 17 October 1998 22 220 → 156 Fourth round qualifying 31 October 1998 none 156 → 124 First round proper 14 November 1998 48 124 → 84 Second round proper 5 December 1998 none 84 → 64 Third round proper 2 January 1999 44 64 → 32 Fourth round proper 23 January 1999 none 32 → 16 Fifth round proper 13 February 1999 none 16 → 8 Sixth round proper 6 March 1999 none 8 → 4 Semi-finals 11 April 1999 none 4 → 2 Final 22 May 1999 none 2 → 1 Qualifying rounds Following the reformatting of the qualifying rounds for this season, all participating clubs that were not members of the Premier League or Football League entered the competition at various preliminary stages of the tournament to secure one of 32 places available in the first round proper. The winners from the fourth qualifying round were Runcorn, West Auckland Town, Tamworth, Leigh RMI, Southport, Lancaster City, Telford United, Doncaster Rovers, Burton Albion, Gresley Rovers, Hednesford Town, Emley, Bedlington Terriers, Woking, Kingstonian, Enfield, Hayes, Stevenage Borough, Ford United, Hendon, Slough Town, Worcester City, Basingstoke Town, Camberley Town, Welling United, Boreham Wood, Rushden & Diamonds, Kidderminster Harriers, Yeovil Town, Salisbury City, Dulwich Hamlet and Cheltenham Town.Tony Williams http://archive.org/details/nonleagueclubdir0000tony The Non-league Club Directory 1999-11-01 Tony Williams Publications Internet Archive 978-1-869833-44-2 Bedlington Terriers, Ford United and Camberley Town were appearing in the competition proper for the first time (although Terriers were emulating the achievement of predecessor club Bedlington United in 1926-27). Of the others, Tamworth had not featured in the first round since 1990-91, Worcester City had not done so since 1987-88, Leigh RMI had not done so since 1982-83 (when the club was still based in Horwich), Lancaster City had not done so since 1972-73, West Auckland Town since 1961-62 and Dulwich Hamlet since 1948-49. Additionally, Emley was appearing in the first round for the last time before relocating to Wakefield in 2000. all qualifying round results 1998–99 FA Cup qualifying rounds First round proper The first round featured the 32 non-league teams from the qualifying rounds and the 48 teams from the third and fourth tiers of the Football League. Ford United and Camberley Town, from the Isthmian League Third Division at Step 9 of English football, were the lowest-ranked teams in the draw. The matches were played on 14 November 1998. There were ten replays, with three ties requiring a penalty shoot-out to settle. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1Enfield (6)2–2York City (3)14 November 1998ReplayYork City (3)2–1Enfield (6)24 November 19982Darlington (4)3–2Burnley (3)17 November 19983Bedlington Terriers (8)4–1Colchester United (3)14 November 19984Preston North End (3)3–0Ford United (9)14 November 19985Yeovil Town (5)2–2West Auckland Town (8)14 November 1998ReplayWest Auckland Town (8)1–1Yeovil Town (5)24 November 1998Yeovil Town won 5–3 on penalties6Reading (3)0–1Stoke City (3)14 November 19987Walsall (3)1–0Gresley Rovers (6)14 November 19988Woking (5)0–1Scunthorpe United (4)14 November 19989Boreham Wood (6)2–3Luton Town (3)15 November 199810Macclesfield Town (3)2–2Slough Town (6)14 November 1998ReplaySlough Town (6)1–1Macclesfield Town (3)24 November 1998Macclesfield Town won 9–8 on penalties11Scarborough (4)1–1Rochdale (4)14 November 1998ReplayRochdale (4)2–0Scarborough (4)24 November 199812Wrexham (3)1–0Peterborough United (4)14 November 199813Hednesford Town (5)3–1Barnet (4)14 November 199814Wycombe Wanderers (3)1–0Chesterfield (3)14 November 199815Manchester City (3)3–0Halifax Town (4)13 November 199816Fulham (3)1–1Leigh RMI (6)15 November 1998ReplayLeigh RMI (6)0–2Fulham (3)24 November 199817Brentford (4)5–0Camberley Town (9)14 November 199818Bristol Rovers (3)3–0Welling United (5)14 November 199819Northampton Town (3)2–1Lancaster City (6)14 November 199820Plymouth Argyle (4)0–0Kidderminster Harriers (5)14 November 1998ReplayKidderminster Harriers (5)0–0Plymouth Argyle (4)1 December 1998Plymouth Argyle won 5–4 on penalties21Oldham Athletic (3)2–0Gillingham (3)14 November 199822Worcester City (6)0–1Torquay United (4)14 November 199823Southend United (4)0–1Doncaster Rovers (5)14 November 199824Mansfield Town (4)2–1Hayes (5)14 November 199825Cardiff City (4)6–0Chester City (4)14 November 199826Cheltenham Town (5)0–1Lincoln City (3)14 November 199827Kingstonian (5)1–0Burton Albion (6)14 November 199828Dulwich Hamlet (6)0–1Southport (5)14 November 199829Runcorn (6)1–1Stevenage Borough (5)14 November 1998ReplayStevenage Borough (5)2–0Runcorn (6)23 November 199830Wigan Athletic (3)4–3Blackpool (3)14 November 199831Tamworth (6)2–2Exeter City (4)14 November 1998ReplayExeter City (4)4–1Tamworth (6)24 November 199832Leyton Orient (4)4–2Brighton & Hove Albion (4)14 November 199833Hendon (6)0–0Notts County (3)15 November 1998ReplayNotts County (3)3–0Hendon (6)1 December 199834Basingstoke Town (6)1–2AFC Bournemouth (3)14 November 199835Telford United (5)0–2Cambridge United (4)14 November 199836Swansea City (4)3–0Millwall (3)13 November 199837Emley (6)1–1Rotherham United (4)15 November 1998ReplayRotherham United (4)3–1Emley (6)24 November 199838Hartlepool United (4)2–1Carlisle United (4)14 November 199839Rushden & Diamonds (5)1–0Shrewsbury Town (4)14 November 199840Salisbury City (6)0–2Hull City (4)14 November 1998 Second round proper The second round of the competition featured the winners of the first round ties. The matches were scheduled to be played on 5 December 1998, with eight replays and two penalty shoot-outs required, each of which featured a team who won on penalties in the previous round. Step 8 side Bedlington Terriers, from the Northern League First Division, was the lowest-ranked team in the draw courtesy of their stunning upset victory over Second Division (Step 3) strugglers Colchester United in the previous round. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1Darlington (4)1–1Manchester City (3)4 December 1998ReplayManchester City (3)1–0Darlington (4)15 December 19982Preston North End (3)2–0Walsall (3)5 December 19983Rochdale (4)0–0Rotherham United (4)5 December 1998ReplayRotherham United (4)4–0Rochdale (4)15 December 19984Yeovil Town (5)2–0Northampton Town (3)5 December 19985Notts County (3)1–1Wigan Athletic (3)5 December 1998ReplayWigan Athletic (3)0–0Notts County (3)15 December 1998Notts County won 4–2 on penalties6Macclesfield Town (3)4–1Cambridge United (4)5 December 19987Lincoln City (3)4–1Stevenage Borough (5)5 December 19988Luton Town (3)1–2Hull City (4)5 December 19989Doncaster Rovers (5)0–0Rushden & Diamonds (5)5 December 1998ReplayRushden & Diamonds (5)4–2Doncaster Rovers (5)15 December 199810Wrexham (3)2–1York City (3)5 December 199811Wycombe Wanderers (3)1–1Plymouth Argyle (4)5 December 1998ReplayPlymouth Argyle (4)3–2Wycombe Wanderers (3)15 December 199812Fulham (3)4–2Hartlepool United (4)5 December 199813Oldham Athletic (3)1–1Brentford (4)5 December 1998ReplayBrentford (4)2–2Oldham Athletic (3)15 December 1998Oldham Athletic won 4–2 on penalties14Exeter City (4)2–2Bristol Rovers (3)5 December 1998ReplayBristol Rovers (3)5–0Exeter City (4)15 December 199815Scunthorpe United (4)2–0Bedlington Terriers (8)5 December 199816Mansfield Town (4)1–2Southport (5)5 December 199817Cardiff City (4)3–1Hednesford Town (5)5 December 199818Kingstonian (5)0–0Leyton Orient (4)6 December 1998ReplayLeyton Orient (4)2–1Kingstonian (5)15 December 199819Torquay United (4)0–1AFC Bournemouth (3)5 December 199820Swansea City (4)1–0Stoke City (3)5 December 1998 Third round proper The third round of the season's FA Cup was scheduled for 2 January 1999. This round marked the point at which the teams in the two highest divisions in the English league system, the Premier League and the Football League First Division entered the competition. The round featured three teams from the Football Conference at Step 5 who were the last non-league clubs left in the tournament: Yeovil Town, Southport and Rushden & Diamonds. There were six replays, with none of these games requiring a penalty shoot-out. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1AFC Bournemouth (3)1–0West Bromwich Albion (2)2 January 19992Bristol City (2)0–2Everton (1)2 January 19993Bury (2)0–3Stockport County (2)2 January 19994Preston North End (3)2–4Arsenal (1)4 January 19995Southampton (1)1–1Fulham (3)2 January 1999ReplayFulham (3)1–0Southampton (1)13 January 19996Leicester City (1)4–2Birmingham City (2)2 January 19997Nottingham Forest (1)0–1Portsmouth (2)2 January 19998Blackburn Rovers (1)2–0Charlton Athletic (1)2 January 19999Aston Villa (1)3–0Hull City (4)2 January 199910Sheffield Wednesday (1)4–1Norwich City (2)3 January 199911Bolton Wanderers (2)1–2Wolverhampton Wanderers (2)2 January 199912Crewe Alexandra (2)1–3Oxford United (2)2 January 199913Lincoln City (3)0–1Sunderland (2)2 January 199914Swindon Town (2)0–0Barnsley (2)2 January 1999ReplayBarnsley (2)3–1Swindon Town (2)19 January 199915Wrexham (3)4–3Scunthorpe United (4)2 January 199916Sheffield United (2)1–1Notts County (3)2 January 1999ReplayNotts County (3)3–4Sheffield United (2)23 January 199917Tranmere Rovers (2)0–1Ipswich Town (2)2 January 199918Newcastle United (1)2–1Crystal Palace (2)2 January 199919Tottenham Hotspur (1)5–2Watford (2)2 January 199920Queens Park Rangers (2)0–1Huddersfield Town (2)2 January 199921Coventry City (1)7–0Macclesfield Town (3)2 January 199922West Ham United (1)1–1Swansea City (4)2 January 1999ReplaySwansea City (4)1–0West Ham United (1)13 January 199923Manchester United (1)3–1Middlesbrough (1)3 January 199924Plymouth Argyle (4)0–3Derby County (1)2 January 199925Bradford City (2)2–1Grimsby Town (2)2 January 199926Oldham Athletic (3)0–2Chelsea (1)2 January 199927Wimbledon (1)1–0Manchester City (3)2 January 199928Cardiff City (4)1–1Yeovil Town (5)2 January 1999ReplayYeovil Town (5)1–2Cardiff City (4)12 January 199929Port Vale (2)0–3Liverpool (1)3 January 199930Southport (5)0–2Leyton Orient (4)2 January 199931Rotherham United (4)0–1Bristol Rovers (3)2 January 199932Rushden & Diamonds (5)0–0Leeds United (1)2 January 1999ReplayLeeds United (1)3–1Rushden & Diamonds (5)13 January 1999 Fourth round proper The fourth-round ties were played with the thirty-two winners of the previous round. The matches were originally scheduled for 23 January 1999. There were three replays. Third Division sides Cardiff City and Leyton Orient were the lowest-ranked teams in the draw. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1Leicester City (1)0–3Coventry City (1)23 January 19992Blackburn Rovers (1)1–0Sunderland (2)23 January 19993Aston Villa (1)0–2Fulham (3)23 January 19994Sheffield Wednesday (1)2–0Stockport County (2)23 January 19995Wolverhampton Wanderers (2)1–2Arsenal (1)24 January 19996Everton (1)1–0Ipswich Town (2)23 January 19997Wrexham (3)1–1Huddersfield Town (2)23 January 1999ReplayHuddersfield Town (2)2–1Wrexham (3)3 February 19998Sheffield United (2)4–1Cardiff City (4)27 January 19999Newcastle United (1)3–0Bradford City (2)23 January 199910Barnsley (2)3–1AFC Bournemouth (3)23 January 199911Bristol Rovers (3)3–0Leyton Orient (4)23 January 199912Portsmouth (2)1–5Leeds United (1)23 January 199913Manchester United (1)2–1Liverpool (1)24 January 199914Wimbledon (1)1–1Tottenham Hotspur (1)23 January 1999ReplayTottenham Hotspur (1)3–0Wimbledon (1)2 February 199915Oxford United (2)1–1Chelsea (1)25 January 1999ReplayChelsea (1)4–2Oxford United (2)3 February 199916Swansea City (4)0–1Derby County (1)23 January 1999 Fifth round proper The fifth-round matches were scheduled for 13 February 1999. There were three replays but, in one game replayed, Arsenal had beaten Sheffield United in the original tie. However, both sides felt that Arsenal's winning goal had been gained unfairly after Marc Overmars scored following Nwankwo Kanu's failure to return the ball to the Blades after an injury. Arsenal's boss Arsene Wenger wrote himself into FA Cup folklore with an act of sportsmanship that saw him offer to play the game again. Bristol Rovers and Fulham, from the Second Division, were the lowest-ranked teams in the draw and the last teams from the First Round left in the competition. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1Sheffield Wednesday (1)0–1Chelsea (1)13 February 19992Everton (1)2–1Coventry City (1)13 February 19993Newcastle United (1)0–0Blackburn Rovers (1)14 February 1999ReplayBlackburn Rovers (1)0–1Newcastle United (1)24 February 19994Barnsley (2)4–1Bristol Rovers (3)13 February 19995Manchester United (1)1–0Fulham (3)14 February 19996Huddersfield Town (2)2–2Derby County (1)13 February 1999ReplayDerby County (1)3–1Huddersfield Town (2)24 February 19997Arsenal (1)2–1Sheffield United (2)13 February 1999RematchArsenal (1)2–1Sheffield United (2)23 February 19998Leeds United (1)1–1Tottenham Hotspur (1)13 February 1999ReplayTottenham Hotspur (1)2–0Leeds United (1)24 February 1999 Sixth round proper The four quarter-final games were scheduled for 6 March 1999, although only the match between Arsenal and Derby County was played on this date. One of the ties, Manchester United–Chelsea, resulted in a draw and went to a replay, which United won. Barnsley, who lost 1–0 at home to Tottenham Hotspur, was the last team left in the competition from outside the Premier League. 6 March 1999 15:00 Arsenal (1) 1–0 Details Derby County (1) Kanu 89 Arsenal Stadium, Highbury, London 38,046 Steve Dunn 7 March 1999 16:00 Newcastle United (1) 4–1 Details Everton (1) Ketsbaia 21 73Georgiadis 61Shearer 81 Unsworth 57 St. James' Park, Newcastle 36,504 Graham Barber 7 March 1999 14:00 Manchester United (1) 0–0 Details Chelsea (1) Old Trafford, Manchester 54,587 Paul Durkin Replay 10 March 1999 19:45 Chelsea (1) 0–2 Details Manchester United (1) Yorke 4 59 Stamford Bridge, London 33,075 Paul Durkin 16 March 1999 19:45 Barnsley (2) 0–1 Details Tottenham Hotspur (1) Ginola 68 Oakwell, Barnsley 18,793 Mike Reed Semi-finals The semi-finals were played on 11 April 1999. The original match between Manchester United and Arsenal finished as a goalless draw, as Roy Keane's goal for Manchester United was controversially ruled out for offside, and the tie went to a replay;Titans produce Cup stalemate https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/sport/football/fa_cup/316754.stm BBC News 11 April 1999 5 May 2020 it was to be the last replay of a drawn semi-final, with all future ties decided by extra time and penalties.No more second chances https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/sport/football/319935.stm BBC News 15 April 1999 8 April 2014 In the replay, David Beckham opened the scoring for Manchester United in the 17th minute with a strike from 30 yards. Dennis Bergkamp equalised via a deflected shot from the same distance midway through the second half, before Arsenal had a second goal disallowed for offside against Nicolas Anelka. In the immediate aftermath, Keane was sent off for a foul on Overmars that earned him a second yellow card. In the final minutes of normal time, Phil Neville conceded a penalty with a foul on Ray Parlour, only for Manchester United goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel to correctly guess which way Bergkamp would shoot and save the kick. In extra time, Ryan Giggs intercepted a wayward pass from Patrick Vieira just inside the Manchester United half, before dribbling past Vieira, Lee Dixon (twice), Martin Keown and Tony Adams, and beating Arsenal goalkeeper David Seaman with a left-footed strike into the roof of the net.Giggs magic sinks Gunners https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/sport/football/fa_cup/319696.stm BBC News 14 April 1999 5 May 2020 It was hailed almost immediately as one of the greatest goals ever scored in the history of the competition. The other semi-final between Newcastle and Tottenham was goalless after 90 minutes, but two extra-time goals from Newcastle's Alan Shearer (one from the penalty spot) put the Magpies into their second consecutive FA Cup final and ended Spurs' hopes of adding to the League Cup title they had earned earlier in the season.Shearer puts Newcastle in final https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/sport/football/fa_cup/316805.stm BBC News 11 April 1999 5 May 2020 11 April 1999 12:30 Manchester United (1) 0–0 yes Report Arsenal (1) Villa Park, Birmingham 39,217 David Elleray Replay Arsenal 1–2 Manchester United (1999) 14 April 1999 19:45 Arsenal (1) 1–2 yes Report Manchester United (1) Bergkamp 69 Beckham 17Giggs 109 Villa Park, Birmingham 30,223 David Elleray 11 April 1999 15:00 Newcastle United (1) 2–0 yes Report Tottenham Hotspur (1) Shearer 109 pen. 118 Old Trafford, Manchester 53,609 Paul Durkin Final thumb|Teams lining up prior to kick-off 1999 FA Cup final The final took place on 22 May 1999 and was played at the old Wembley Stadium, between Manchester United and Newcastle United. Manchester United had finished as champions and Newcastle 13th in the Premier League that season. The final was a slightly one-sided affair, Manchester United claiming a record 10th success with a 2–0 win. Goals from Teddy Sheringham and Paul Scholes were scored in the 11th and 53rd minutes respectively. It was the buildup to Manchester United's Treble. Manchester United also became the first team to win the double three times. 22 May 1999 15:00 BST Manchester United 2–0 Report Newcastle United Sheringham 11Scholes 53 Wembley, London 79,101 Peter Jones (Leicestershire) Media coverage In the United Kingdom, ITV were the free-to-air broadcasters for the second consecutive season, while Sky Sports were the subscription broadcasters for the eleventh consecutive season.May 2015 The matches shown live on ITV Sport were: • Port Vale 0-3 Liverpool (R3) • Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-2 Arsenal (R4) • Manchester United 1-0 Fulham (R5) • Newcastle United 4-1 Everton (QF) • Newcastle United 2-0 Tottenham Hotspur (SF) • Manchester United 2-0 Newcastle United (Final) The matches shown live on Sky Sports were: • Manchester City 3-0 Halifax Town (R1) • Boreham Wood 2-3 Luton Town (R1) • Leigh RMI 0-2 Fulham (R1 Replay) • Darlington 1-1 Manchester City (R2) • Kingstonian 0-0 Leyton Orient (R2) • Brentford 2-2 Oldham Athletic (R2 Replay) • Manchester United 3-1 Middlesbrough (R3) • Preston North End 2-4 Arsenal (R3) • Fulham 1-0 Southampton (R3 Replay) • Manchester United 2-1 Liverpool (R4) • Oxford United 1-1 Chelsea (R4) • Tottenham Hotspur 3-0 Wimbledon (R4 Replay) • Newcastle United 0-0 Blackburn Rovers (R5) • Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 Leeds United (R5 Replay) • Manchester United 0-0 Chelsea (QF) • Chelsea 0-2 Manchester United (QF Replay) • Manchester United 0-0 Arsenal (SF) • Arsenal 1-2 Manchester United (SF Replay) • Manchester United 2-0 Newcastle United (Final) References External links FA Cup Results at The FA Official site Category:FA Cup seasons FA Cup