1998–99 Crystal Palace F.C. season

Crystal Palace
1998–99 season
Chairman	Mark Goldberg[1]
Manager	Terry Venables (until 15 January); Steve Coppell (from 15 January)
Stadium	Selhurst Park
Football League First Division	14th
FA Cup	Third round
Worthington Cup	Second round
Top goalscorer	League: Morrison (12); All: Morrison (13)
Average home league attendance	17,123
	Home colours
	Home colours

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

Season summary

Terry Venables was appointed head coach, but the dream of success for the 1998–99 season quickly turned into a nightmare. Goldberg was unable to sustain his financial backing of the club and they went into administration in March 1999.[1] Simon Paterson took charge of the club throughout a spell in which it's very future seemed in serious doubt.

Venables stood down as manager and after some negotiation over his outstanding contract, left the club.[2] In January 1999, Steve Coppell returned to the job once again,[1] and was able to guide Palace to a mid-table finish. With the approval of the administrators, Peter Morley was installed as chairman, in time for the start of the next season.[1]

Final league table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
12	West Bromwich Albion	46	16	11	19	69	76	−7	59
13	Barnsley	46	14	17	15	59	56	+3	59
14	Crystal Palace	46	14	16	16	58	71	−13	58
15	Tranmere Rovers	46	12	20	14	63	61	+2	56
16	Stockport County	46	12	17	17	49	60	−11	53

Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference

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	Promotion to the First Division
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

Crystal Palace's score comes first[3]

Legend

Win	Draw	Loss

Football League First Division

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
8 August 1998	Bolton Wanderers	H	2–2	19,029	Jansen, Ćurčić
16 August 1998	Birmingham City	A	1–3	16,699	Mullins
22 August 1998	Oxford United	H	2–0	14,827	Dyer, Lombardo
29 August 1998	Stockport County	A	1–1	7,739	Shipperley
8 September 1998	Crewe Alexandra	A	1–0	4,977	Jansen
12 September 1998	Port Vale	H	0–1	15,983
19 September 1998	Barnsley	A	0–4	15,597
27 September 1998	Sheffield United	H	1–0	20,370	Ćurčić
30 September 1998	Bury	H	4–2	13,219	Warhurst, Dyer, Morrison, Lombardo (pen)
3 October 1998	Ipswich Town	A	0–3	16,837
17 October 1998	Norwich City	H	5–1	18,100	Rizzo, Jansen (2), Svensson, Lombardo
20 October 1998	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	3–2	16,417	Moore, Burton, Ćurčić
31 October 1998	Grimsby Town	A	0–2	6,948
3 November 1998	West Bromwich Albion	A	2–3	11,606	Jansen, Moore
7 November 1998	Portsmouth	H	4–1	20,188	Moore, Thomson (own goal), Mullins, Foster
14 November 1998	Bristol City	H	2–1	17,821	Bradbury, Jansen
21 November 1998	Swindon Town	A	0–2	11,718
28 November 1998	Watford	H	2–2	19,521	Tuttle, Ćurčić
5 December 1998	Huddersfield Town	A	0–4	10,453
8 December 1998	Tranmere Rovers	H	1–1	12,919	Jansen
12 December 1998	Bristol City	A	1–1	13,014	Bell (own goal)
15 December 1998	Sunderland	A	0–2	33,870
19 December 1998	Queens Park Rangers	H	1–1	17,684	Rodger
26 December 1998	Oxford United	A	3–1	8,375	Foster, Morrison, Bradbury (pen)
28 December 1998	West Bromwich Albion	H	1–1	19,137	Morrison
10 January 1999	Bolton Wanderers	A	0–3	15,410
16 January 1999	Stockport County	H	2–2	15,517	Morrison, Fan
19 January 1999	Bradford City	A	1–2	14,368	Tuttle
30 January 1999	Tranmere Rovers	A	1–3	6,017	Bradbury
6 February 1999	Birmingham City	H	1–1	15,996	Rowett (own goal)
13 February 1999	Crewe Alexandra	H	1–1	14,823	Morrison
20 February 1999	Port Vale	A	0–1	6,051
28 February 1999	Barnsley	H	1–0	17,021	Mullins
2 March 1999	Sheffield United	A	1–1	12,896	Petrić
6 March 1999	Bury	A	0–0	4,334
9 March 1999	Ipswich Town	H	3–2	16,360	Mullins, Morrison (2)
13 March 1999	Portsmouth	A	1–1	15,120	Bradbury
20 March 1999	Grimsby Town	H	3–1	15,228	Morrison (2), Mullins
28 March 1999	Bradford City	H	1–0	15,626	Fan
3 April 1999	Norwich City	A	1–0	16,754	Austin
5 April 1999	Sunderland	H	1–1	22,096	Morrison
10 April 1999	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	0–0	23,643
17 April 1999	Swindon Town	H	0–1	18,660
24 April 1999	Watford	A	1–2	15,590	McKenzie
1 May 1999	Huddersfield Town	H	2–2	17,282	Morrison (2)
9 May 1999	Queens Park Rangers	A	0–6	18,498

FA Cup


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R3	2 January 1999	Newcastle United	A	1–2	36,536	Bradbury

League Cup


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R1 1st Leg	11 August 1998	Torquay United	A	1–1	3,042	Lombardo
R1 2nd Leg	25 August 1998	Torquay United	H	2–1 (won 3–2 on agg)	6,872	Lombardo, Hreiðarsson
R2 1st Leg	15 September 1998	Bury	A	0–3	2,780
R2 2nd Leg	23 September 1998	Bury	H	2–1 (lost 2–4 on agg)	3,546	Morrison, Fan

Intertoto Cup


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R3 1st Leg	19 July 1998	Samsunspor	H	0–2	11,758
R3 2nd Leg	25 July 1998	Samsunspor	A	0–2 (lost 0–4 on agg)

Players

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	ENG	Fraser Digby
—	GK	ENG	Kevin Miller
—	GK	RSA	Gareth Ormshaw
—	DF	ENG	Dean Austin
—	DF	ENG	Sagi Burton[notes 1]
—	DF	ENG	Jason Crowe (on loan from Arsenal)
—	DF	ENG	Marc Edworthy
—	DF	ENG	Andy Frampton
—	DF	ENG	Jimmy Hibburt
—	DF	ENG	Andy Linighan
—	DF	ENG	Jamie Smith
—	DF	ENG	Dave Tuttle
—	DF	ENG	Paul Warhurst
—	DF	ENG	David Woozley
—	DF	SCG	Gordan Petrić
—	DF	ISL	Hermann Hreiðarsson
—	DF	ISR	David Amsalem
—	DF	CHN	Sun Jihai
—	DF	CHN	Fan Zhiyi
—	DF	AUS	Craig Moore
—	MF	ENG	Hayden Mullins
—	MF	ENG	Simon Rodger (captain)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	SCO	Jamie Fullarton
—	MF	WAL	Stephen Evans
—	MF	SCO	Steven Thomson
—	MF	NIR	Wayne Carlisle
—	MF	NIR	Gareth Graham
—	MF	IRL	Andy Turner[notes 2]
—	MF	ITA	Attilio Lombardo
—	MF	SCG	Saša Ćurčić
—	MF	ARG	Walter del Río
—	MF	AUS	Craig Foster
—	FW	ENG	Marcus Bent
—	FW	ENG	Lee Bradbury
—	FW	ENG	Bruce Dyer[notes 3]
—	FW	ENG	Richard Harris
—	FW	ENG	Matt Jansen
—	FW	ENG	Leon McKenzie
—	FW	ENG	Clinton Morrison[notes 4]
—	FW	ENG	Neil Shipperley
—	FW	WAL	Andy Martin
—	FW	ITA	Michele Padovano
—	FW	SWE	Mathias Svensson
—	FW	AUS	Nick Rizzo

Other events

The home game against Birmingham in February was used for some scenes in the cult British film Wonderland.

References

"1993–2000 PROMOTION TO ADMINISTRATION". Crystal Palace FC Official Website. 1 June 2013. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
"Venables stands down". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 16 January 1999. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
"Crystal Palace 1998-1999 Home - statto.com". Archived from the original on 21 January 2012. Retrieved 2 May 2012.
"Crystal Palace FC Player Appearances | Past & Present | Soccer Base".

Notes

Burton was born in Birmingham, England, but also qualified to represent Saint Kitts and Nevis internationally and would make his international debut for Saint Kitts and Nevis in June 2004.
Turner was born in Greenwich, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and represented them at U-21 level.
Dyer was born in Redbridge, England, and represented them at U-21 level, but also qualified to represent Montserrat internationally and would make his international debut for Montserrat in September 2007.
Morrison was born in Wandsworth, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his grandmother and would make his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in August 2001.

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[RefA-1] "1993–2000 PROMOTION TO ADMINISTRATION". Crystal Palace FC Official Website. 1 June 2013. Retrieved 8 December 2014.

[2] "Venables stands down". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 16 January 1999. Retrieved 30 April 2012.

[3] "Crystal Palace 1998-1999 Home - statto.com". Archived from the original on 21 January 2012. Retrieved 2 May 2012.

[4] "Crystal Palace FC Player Appearances | Past & Present | Soccer Base".

[5] Burton was born in Birmingham, England, but also qualified to represent Saint Kitts and Nevis internationally and would make his international debut for Saint Kitts and Nevis in June 2004.

[6] Turner was born in Greenwich, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and represented them at U-21 level.

[7] Dyer was born in Redbridge, England, and represented them at U-21 level, but also qualified to represent Montserrat internationally and would make his international debut for Montserrat in September 2007.

[8] Morrison was born in Wandsworth, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his grandmother and would make his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in August 2001.