1998–99 Bury F.C. season

During the 1998–99 English football season, Bury F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.

Bury
1998–99 season
ChairmanTerry Robinson
ManagerNeil Warnock
StadiumGigg Lane
First Division22nd (relegated)
FA CupThird round
League CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Laurent D'Jaffo (8)
All:
Laurent D'Jaffo (9)
Highest home attendance8,669 (vs. Sunderland, 13 April)
Lowest home attendance2,780 (vs. Crystal Palace, 15 September)
Average home league attendance5,476

Season summary

After Stan Ternent moved to Burnley in the summer of 1998, Bury appointed Neil Warnock as manager,[1] but with sales of players such as Paul Butler to Sunderland and a cash crisis at the club, Bury suffered relegation from Division One in May 1999, but only on goals scored.[2] This was the only season where goals scored took precedence over goal difference. If it were not for this rule, Bury would have survived at the expense of Port Vale.

Final league table
Main article: 1998–99 Football League § First Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
20 Queens Park Rangers 46 12 11 23 52 61 −9 47
21 Port Vale 46 13 8 25 45 75 −30 47
22 Bury (R) 46 10 17 19 35 60 −25 47 Relegation to the Second Division
23 Oxford United (R) 46 10 14 22 48 71 −23 44
24 Bristol City (R) 46 9 15 22 57 80 −23 42
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference
(R) Relegated

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Fulham (C, P) 46 31 8 7 79 32 +47 101 Promotion to the First Division
2 Walsall (P) 46 26 9 11 63 47 +16 87
3 Manchester City (O, P) 46 22 16 8 69 33 +36 82 Qualification for the Second Division play-offs
4 Gillingham 46 22 14 10 75 44 +31 80
5 Preston North End 46 22 13 11 78 50 +28 79
6 Wigan Athletic 46 22 10 14 75 48 +27 76
7 Bournemouth 46 21 13 12 63 41 +22 76
8 Stoke City 46 21 6 19 59 63 −4 69
9 Chesterfield 46 17 13 16 46 44 +2 64
10 Millwall 46 17 11 18 52 59 −7 62
11 Reading 46 16 13 17 54 63 −9 61
12 Luton Town 46 16 10 20 51 60 −9 58
13 Bristol Rovers 46 13 17 16 65 56 +9 56
14 Blackpool 46 14 14 18 44 54 −10 56
15 Burnley 46 13 16 17 54 73 −19 55
16 Notts County 46 14 12 20 52 61 −9 54
17 Wrexham 46 13 14 19 43 62 −19 53
18 Colchester United 46 12 16 18 52 70 −18 52
19 Wycombe Wanderers 46 13 12 21 52 58 −6 51
20 Oldham Athletic 46 14 9 23 48 66 −18 51
21 York City (R) 46 13 11 22 56 80 −24 50 Relegation to the Third Division
22 Northampton Town (R) 46 10 18 18 43 57 −14 48
23 Lincoln City (R) 46 13 7 26 42 74 −32 46
24 Macclesfield Town (R) 46 11 10 25 43 63 −20 43
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Results

Bury's score comes first[3]

Legend
Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
8 August 1998Huddersfield TownH1–07,659Ellis
15 August 1998Ipswich TownA0–013,267
22 August 1998Crewe AlexandraH1–05,073D'Jaffo
29 August 1998Queens Park RangersA0–08,612
31 August 1998Swindon TownH3–04,513Barrick, Matthews, Preece
5 September 1998Birmingham CityA0–115,935
8 September 1998PortsmouthH2–14,310Preece, D'Jaffo
13 September 1998Norwich CityA0–016,919
19 September 1998Tranmere RoversH0–05,030
26 September 1998Wolverhampton WanderersA0–120,155
30 September 1998Crystal PalaceA2–413,219Daws, Preece
3 October 1998Bristol CityH0–14,794
9 October 1998Bradford CityA0–315,697
17 October 1998Stockport CountyH1–15,732Matthews
20 October 1998Oxford UnitedH1–03,436Swailes
24 October 1998SunderlandA0–138,049
31 October 1998WatfordH1–34,342Ellis
7 November 1998BarnsleyA1–115,115D'Jaffo
14 November 1998Sheffield UnitedA1–314,164James
21 November 1998Grimsby TownH1–04,198Lucketti
28 November 1998Bolton WanderersA0–421,028
5 December 1998West Bromwich AlbionH2–05,007Johnrose, D'Jaffo (pen)
11 December 1998Sheffield UnitedH3–35,002D'Jaffo, Williams, Swailes
19 December 1998Port ValeA0–16,425
26 December 1998Crewe AlexandraA1–35,333Woodward
28 December 1998Birmingham CityH2–47,024D'Jaffo (2, 1 pen)
9 January 1999Huddersfield TownA2–210,788West, Johnrose
16 January 1999Queens Park RangersH1–14,609James
30 January 1999Swindon TownA1–17,797Littlejohn
6 February 1999Ipswich TownH0–34,750
13 February 1999PortsmouthA1–29,062Avdiu
20 February 1999Norwich CityH0–24,285
27 February 1999Tranmere RoversA0–46,002
6 March 1999Crystal PalaceH0–04,334
9 March 1999Bristol CityA1–111,606D'Jaffo
13 March 1999BarnsleyH0–04,696
16 March 1999Wolverhampton WanderersH0–05,204
20 March 1999WatfordA0–09,336
3 April 1999Stockport CountyA0–07,483
5 April 1999Bradford CityH0–28,000
10 April 1999Oxford UnitedA1–06,358Lilley
13 April 1999SunderlandH2–58,669Bullock, Daws
17 April 1999Grimsby TownA0–05,132
23 April 1999Bolton WanderersH2–17,680West, Swailes
1 May 1999West Bromwich AlbionA0–112,918
9 May 1999Port ValeH1–07,567West

FA Cup
Main article: 1998–99 FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R32 January 1999Stockport CountyH0–35,325

League Cup
Main article: 1998–99 Football League Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R1 1st Leg11 August 1998BurnleyH1–13,927Matthews
R1 2nd Leg18 August 1998BurnleyA4–1 (won 5–2 on agg)5,453D'Jaffo, Daws, Armstrong, Matthews
R2 1st Leg15 September 1998Crystal PalaceH3–02,780Johnrose (2), Matthews
R2 2nd Leg23 September 1998Crystal PalaceA1–2 (won 4–2 on agg)3,546Morrison (own goal)
R328 October 1998Manchester UnitedA0–252,495

First-team squad
Squad at end of season[4]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK England ENG Paddy Kenny[5]
— GK Republic of Ireland IRL Dean Kiely[6]
— GK Zimbabwe ZIM Bruce Grobbelaar
— DF England ENG Gordon Armstrong
— DF England ENG Dean Barrick
— DF England ENG John Foster
— DF England ENG Brian Linighan
— DF England ENG Chris Lucketti (captain)
— DF England ENG Steve Redmond
— DF England ENG Carl Serrant (on loan from Newcastle United)
— DF England ENG Danny Swailes
— DF England ENG Chris Swailes
— DF England ENG Dean West
— DF England ENG Paul Williams
— DF England ENG Andy Woodward
— MF England ENG Chris Billy
— MF England ENG Darren Bullock
— MF England ENG Nick Daws
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF England ENG Martyn Forrest
— MF England ENG Lenny Johnrose
— MF England ENG Mark Patterson
— MF England ENG Andy Preece
— MF England ENG John Reed
— MF England ENG Tony Rigby
— DF England ENG Ryan Souter
— MF Sweden SWE Kemajl Avdiu
— FW England ENG Paul Barnes
— FW England ENG Tony Ellis
— FW England ENG Nigel Jemson
— FW England ENG Adrian Littlejohn
— FW England ENG Rob Matthews
— FW Scotland SCO Derek Lilley (on loan from Leeds United)
— FW Benin BEN Laurent D'Jaffo[7]
— FW Jamaica JAM Paul Hall[8]
— FW Saint Kitts and Nevis SKN Lutel James[9]

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF England ENG Simon Baldry (on loan from Huddersfield Town)

References
  1. "Warnock in at Bury". The Mirror. 18 June 1998. Retrieved 2 May 2012.
  2. "Blunt edge puts paid to Shakers; Bury 1 Port Vale 0". The Birmingham Post. 10 May 1999. Retrieved 2 May 2012.
  3. "Bury 1998-1999 Home - statto.com". Archived from the original on 29 February 2012. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
  4. "Bury FC Player Appearances | Past & Present | Soccer Base".
  5. Kenny was born in Halifax, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally.
  6. Kiely was born in Salford, England.
  7. D'Jaffo was born in Bazas, France, but also qualified to represent Benin internationally.
  8. Hall was born in Manchester, England.
  9. James was born in Manchester, England, but also qualified to represent Saint Kitts and Nevis internationally.
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