1998–99 Coventry City F.C. season

February 2015 February 2015 Coventry City F.C. 1998–99 Bryan Richardson Gordon Strachan Highfield Road FA Premier League 15th FA Cup Fifth round League Cup Third round Whelan (10) Whelan (13) 23,098 (vs. Tottenham Hotspur, 26 December) 6,631 (vs. Southend United, 16 September) 20,773 1997–98 1999–2000 During the 1998–99 English football season, Coventry City competed in the FA Premier League. Season summary Coventry City finished 15th in the FA Premier League – four places lower than last season – but were never in any real danger of being relegated, despite the loss of key striker Dion Dublin to local rivals Aston Villa.Culley Jon Football: Villa win race for £5.75m Dublin https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-villa-win-race-for-pounds-575m-dublin-1183145.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-villa-win-race-for-pounds-575m-dublin-1183145.html 1 May 2022 subscription live The Independent 6 November 1998 10 February 2012 The biggest news of Coventry's season was the announcement of a move to a new 45,000-seat stadium at Foleshill, which was anticipated to be ready by 2002. Manager Gordon Strachan then signed Moroccan international football star Mustapha Hadji, knowing that it would be important to have a top quality team to match the forthcoming new home.'Detonator' breaks bank at Coventry https://www.theguardian.com/football/1999/jul/20/newsstory.sport3 The Guardian 20 July 1999 10 February 2012 Final league table 1998–99 FA Premier League COV Results summary 8 6 5 26 21 3 3 13 13 30 1998-99 FA Premier League table September 2015 Results by round table b Round Ground H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H Result W/L/D/L/L/L/D/L/W/L/L/W/W/L/D/L/L/D/D/L/W/L/W/D/L/L/W/W/D/L/W/W/L/L/L/W/D/D Position 2/8/10/16/18/19/19/19/19/18/19/17/15/16/17/17/17/17/17/17/17/17/16/16/17/18/17/15/15/16/15/15/15/16/16/16/16/15 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss 1st 2nd 3rd red1 11v11.com: 1998-99 Coventry City results September 2015 Results Coventry City's score comes firsthttp://www.statto.com/football/teams/coventry-city/1998-1999/results Coventry City 1998-1999 Results - statto.com 6 December 2014 27 January 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150127002116/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/coventry-city/1998-1999/results live Legend WinDrawLoss FA Premier League DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 15 August 1998 ChelseaH2–123,042Huckerby, Dublin 22 August 1998 Nottingham ForestA0–122,546 29 August 1998 West Ham UnitedH0–020,818 9 September 1998 LiverpoolA0–241,771 12 September 1998 Manchester UnitedA0–255,193 19 September 1998 Newcastle UnitedH1–522,656Whelan 26 September 1998 Charlton AthleticA1–120,043Whelan 3 October 1998 Aston VillaH1–222,654Soltvedt 18 October 1998 Sheffield WednesdayH1–016,006Dublin 24 October 1998 SouthamptonA1–215,152Dublin 31 October 1998 ArsenalH0–123,040 7 November 1998 Blackburn RoversA2–123,779Huckerby, Whelan 15 November 1998 EvertonH3–019,290Froggatt, Huckerby, Whelan 21 November 1998 MiddlesbroughA0–234,293 28 November 1998 Leicester CityH1–119,894Huckerby 5 December 1998 WimbledonA1–211,717McAllister (pen) 14 December 1998 Leeds UnitedA0–231,802 19 December 1998 Derby CountyH1–116,627Whelan 26 December 1998 Tottenham HotspurH1–123,098Aloisi 28 December 1998 West Ham UnitedA0–225,662 9 January 1999 Nottingham ForestH4–017,172Huckerby (3), Telfer 16 January 1999 ChelseaA1–234,869Huckerby 30 January 1999 LiverpoolH2–123,056Boateng, Whelan 6 February 1999 Tottenham HotspurA0–034,376 17 February 1999 Newcastle UnitedA1–436,352Whelan 20 February 1999 Manchester UnitedH0–122,596 27 February 1999 Aston VillaA4–138,799Aloisi (2), Boateng (2) 6 March 1999 Charlton AthleticH2–120,259Whelan, Soltvedt 13 March 1999 Blackburn RoversH1–119,701Aloisi 20 March 1999 ArsenalA0–238,073 3 April 1999 Sheffield WednesdayA2–128,136McAllister (pen), Whelan 5 April 1999 SouthamptonH1–021,402Boateng 11 April 1999 EvertonA0–232,341 17 April 1999 MiddlesbroughH1–219,231McAllister 24 April 1999 Leicester CityA0–120,224 1 May 1999 WimbledonH2–121,200Huckerby, Whelan 8 May 1999 Derby CountyA0–032,450 16 May 1999 Leeds UnitedH2–223,049Aloisi, Telfer FA Cup 1998–99 FA Cup +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR32 January 1999 Macclesfield TownH7–014,197Froggatt, Whelan, Payne (own goal), Huckerby (3), BoatengR423 January 1999 Leicester CityA3–021,207Whelan, Froggatt, TelferR513 February 1999 EvertonA1–233,907McAllister League Cup 1998–99 Football League Cup +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR2 1st Leg16 September 1998 Southend UnitedH1–06,631HallR2 2nd Leg22 September 1998 Southend UnitedA4–0 (won 5–0 on agg)6,292Boateng, Dublin, Whelan, SoltvedtR327 October 1998 Luton TownA0–29,051 Squad http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/1998-1999/faprem/coventry.htm FootballSquads - Coventry City - 1998/99http://www.11v11.com/teams/coventry-city/tab/players/season/1999 All Coventry City players: 1999 1 SWE GK Magnus Hedman 2 SWE DF Roland Nilsson 3 ENG DF David Burrows 4 ENG DF Paul Williams 5 ENG DF Richard Shaw 6 IRL DF Gary Breen 7 ENG FW Darren Huckerby 8 ENG FW Noel Whelan 9 BIH DF Muhamed Konjić 10 SCO MF Gary McAllister captain 11 NED MF George BoatengBoateng was born in Nkawkaw, Ghana, but qualified to represent the Netherlands internationally and would make his international debut for the Netherlands in November 2001. 12 SCO MF Paul Telfer 13 ITA FW Stefano Gioacchini 14 NOR MF Trond Egil Soltvedt 15 JAM FW Paul Hall 16 ENG GK Steve Ogrizovic 17 ENG DF Ian Brightwell 18 BEL DF Philippe Clement 19 ENG DF Marcus Hall 20 SCO MF Gavin Strachan 21 ENG FW Andy Ducros 22 BEL MF Laurent Delorge 23 AUS GK Tynan Scope 24 IRL DF Liam Daish 25 IRL MF Willie Boland 26 ENG MF Steve Froggatt 27 ENG DF Marc Edworthy 28 AUS FW John Aloisi 29 ENG DF Sam Shilton 30 IRL DF Barry Quinn 31 ENG MF Chris Barnett 32 ENG MF John Eustace 33 ENG DF Mark Burrows 34 ENG DF Richard Colwell 35 IRL FW Martin Devaney 36 ENG DF Jamie Williams 37 ENG FW Craig Faulconbridge 38 IRL DF Barry Prenderville 39 ENG MF Rob Miller 40 ENG FW Gary McSheffrey 41 SCO MF Craig Strachan 42 ENG FW Chukki Eribenne 43 ENG GK Chris Kirkland 44 ENG DF Craig Pead 45 SCO DF Gerard Mooney 46 SCO FW Stephen McPhee Left club during season 9 ENG FW Dion Dublin to Aston Villa 9 SCO FW Darren Jackson on loan from Celtic 13 FRA DF Jean-Guy Wallemme to Sochaux 22 WAL FW Simon Haworth to Wigan Athletic Reserve squad - DEN GK Morten Hyldgaard - IRL DF Barry Ferguson - ENG MF Robert Betts - IRL MF Daire Doyle Transfers In Date Pos. Name From Fee4 June 1998DFFRA Jean-Guy WallemmeFRA RC LensUndisclosed1 August 1998DFCRO Robert JarniESP Real Betis£2,600,0007 August 1998FWJAM Paul HallENG Portsmouth£300,00026 August 1998DFENG Marc EdworthyENG Crystal Palace£1,200,0001 October 1998MFENG Steve FroggattENG Wolverhampton Wanderers£1,900,00012 October 1998MFBEL Laurent DelorgeBEL Gent£1,250,00017 December 1998FWAUS John AloisiENG Portsmouth£650,00030 December 1998GKDEN Morten HyldgaardDEN Ikast FS£200,00013 January 1999DFBIH Muhamed KonjićFRA AS Monaco£2,000,00028 May 1999MFMAR Youssef ChippoPOR Porto£1,200,000 Out Date Pos. Name To Fee8 July 1998MFENG John SalakoENG FulhamFree transfer16 July 1998FWROM Viorel MoldovanTUR Fenerbahçe£4,000,00015 August 1998DFCRO Robert JarniESP Real Madrid£3,400,0002 October 1998FWENG Simon HaworthENG Wigan Athletic£600,0005 November 1998FWENG Dion DublinENG Aston Villa£5,750,00030 December 1998DFFRA Jean-Guy WallemmeFRA Sochaux£400,000 Transfers in: £11,300,000 Transfers out: £14,150,000 Total spending: £2,850,000 Statistics Appearances and goals FA Premier League FA Cup League Cup |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center|Goalkeepers 1 Magnus Hedman GK SWE 36 0 3 0 3 0 16 Steve Ogrizovic GK ENG 2 0 0 0 0 0 |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center|Defenders 2 Roland Nilsson DF SWE 28 0 2 0 0 0 3 David Burrows DF ENG 23 0 3 0 2 0 4 Paul Williams DF ENG 20+2 0 2 0 1+1 0 5 Richard Shaw DF ENG 36+1 0 3 0 3 0 6 Gary Breen DF IRL 21+4 0 1 0 2 0 9 Muhamed Konjić DF BIH 3+1 0 0 0 0 0 12 Paul Telfer DF SCO 30+2 2 0+3 1 2 0 17 Ian Brightwell DF ENG 0 0 0 0 1 0 18 Philippe Clement DF BEL 6+6 0 1+1 0 1+1 0 19 Marcus Hall DF ENG 2+3 0 0 0 1 0 27 Marc Edworthy DF ENG 16+6 0 1 0 0 0 29 Sam Shilton DF ENG 1+4 0 0+1 0 1+1 0 30 Barry Quinn DF IRL 6+1 0 0 0 1 0 |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center|Midfielders 10 Gary McAllister MF SCO 29 3 3 1 1 0 11 George Boateng MF NED 29+3 4 3 1 3 1 14 Trond Egil Soltvedt MF NOR 21+6 2 2+1 0 0+3 1 20 Gavin Strachan MF SCO 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 25 Willie Boland MF IRL 0 0 0 0 1 0 26 Steve Froggatt MF ENG 23 1 3 2 0 0 |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center|Forwards 7 Darren Huckerby FW ENG 31+3 9 3 3 2 0 8 Noel Whelan FW ENG 31 10 3 2 2 1 9 Stefano Gioacchini FW ITA 0+3 0 0 0 0 0 15 Paul Hall FW JAM 2+7 0 0 0 2 1 28 John Aloisi FW AUS 7+9 5 0+2 0 0 0 40 Gary McSheffrey FW ENG 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Players who left the club during the season 9 Dion Dublin FW ENG 10 3 0 0 2 1 9 Darren Jackson FW SCO 0+3 0 0 0 0 0 13 Jean-Guy Wallemme MF FRA 4+2 0 0 0 2 0 22 Simon Haworth FW WAL 1 0 0 0 0 0 |} References Category:Coventry City F.C. seasons Coventry City