1998–99_League_of_Wales
1998–99 League of Wales
Football league season
The 1998–99 League of Wales was the seventh season of the League of Wales, the top division of Welsh football. It began on 22 August 1998 and ended on 1 May 1999.[1] The league was won for a record fourth consecutive season by Barry Town.
Quick Facts Season, Champions ...
Season | 1998–99 |
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Champions | Barry Town (4th title) |
Relegated | Holywell Town |
Champions League | Barry Town (First qualifying round) |
UEFA Cup | Inter Cardiff Cwmbrân Town (qualifying round) |
Intertoto Cup | Aberystwyth Town (first round) |
Matches played | 272 |
Goals scored | 834 (3.07 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Eifion Williams (28) |
Biggest home win | Barry Town 7–1 Rhayader Town (3 October 1998) |
Biggest away win | Rhyl 0–6 Barry Town (14 October 1998) |
← 1997–98 1999–00 → |
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Just 17 clubs competed in the league this season, as the 18th club Ebbw Vale (who had finished third the previous season) were expelled from the league before the season began due to financial difficulties, and promptly went out of business.[2][3]
More information Team, Home city ...
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Managerial changes
More information Team, Outgoing manager ...
Team |
Outgoing manager |
Manner of departure |
Date of vacancy |
Replaced by |
Date of appointment |
Table |
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Carmarthen Town | John Mahoney | Resigned | 30 November 1998[4] | Tomi Morgan | 12 December 1998[5] | 9th |
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More information Pos, Team ...
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Barry Town (C) | 32 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 82 | 23 | +59 | 76 | Qualification for Champions League first qualifying round |
2 | Inter Cardiff | 32 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 61 | 26 | +35 | 63 | Qualification for UEFA Cup qualifying round |
3 | Cwmbran Town | 32 | 17 | 6 | 9 | 73 | 44 | +29 | 57 | |
4 | Aberystwyth Town | 32 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 59 | 47 | +12 | 57 | Qualification for Intertoto Cup first round |
5 | Caernarfon Town | 32 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 45 | 46 | −1 | 50 | |
6 | Newtown | 32 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 45 | 35 | +10 | 49 | |
7 | Conwy United | 32 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 54 | 49 | +5 | 49 | |
8 | The New Saints | 32 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 55 | 42 | +13 | 47 | |
9 | Carmarthen Town | 32 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 46 | 46 | 0 | 47 | |
10 | Caersws | 32 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 49 | 55 | −6 | 44 | |
11 | Bangor City | 32 | 11 | 6 | 15 | 44 | 49 | −5 | 39 | |
12 | Connah's Quay Nomads | 32 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 43 | 46 | −3 | 38 | |
13 | Haverfordwest County | 32 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 43 | 60 | −17 | 34 | |
14 | Afan Lido | 32 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 28 | 46 | −18 | 31 | |
15 | Rhayader Town | 32 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 29 | 54 | −25 | 26 | |
16 | Rhyl | 32 | 7 | 2 | 23 | 40 | 80 | −40 | 23 | |
17 | Holywell Town (R) | 32 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 38 | 86 | −48 | 18 | Relegation to Cymru Alliance |
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More information Home \ Away, ABE ...
Home \ Away | ABE | AFA | BAN | BAR | CNR | CSW | CMR | CON | CMT | CQN | HAV | HWL | INC | NEW | RHA | RHL | TNS |
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Aberystwyth Town | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–5 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | |
Afan Lido | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–3 | |
Bangor City | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 5–2 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | |
Barry Town | 5–1 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 3–0 | 5–2 | 6–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 7–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
Caernarfon Town | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | |
Caersws | 2–3 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 4–4 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | |
Carmarthen Town | 2–5 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 6–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | |
Conwy United | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–4 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–3 | |
Cwmbran Town | 0–1 | 1–4 | 2–4 | 0–4 | 6–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 3–6 | 6–1 | 0–4 | |
Connah's Quay Nomads | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 6–2 | 2–3 | |
Haverfordwest County | 2–6 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 7–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 5–2 | 1–3 | |
Holywell Town | 3–6 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 4–3 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 3–3 | |
Inter Cardiff | 6–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 6–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | |
Newtown | 1–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | |
Rhayader Town | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–5 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | |
Rhyl | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–6 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 5–1 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 0–3 | |
The New Saints | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 6–0 |
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Source: [1]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
More information Pos, Player ...
Pos | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | Eifion Williams | Barry Town | 28 |
2 | Chris Summers | Cwmbrân Town | 21 |
3 | Mattie Davies | Cwmbrân Town | 20 |
John Toner | Conwy United | 20 | |
4 | Richard Gay | Haverfordwest County | 16 |
Jamie Hughes | Gap Connah's Quay | 16 | |
5 | Richard Jones | Barry Town | 14 |
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Source: [1]
- 1998–99 in Welsh football
- 1998–99 Welsh Cup
- 1998–99 Welsh League Cup
- 1998–99 FAW Premier Cup
- "Wales 1998/99". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
- "Ebbw Vale Brief History". welsh-premier.com. Welsh Premier Football. Archived from the original on 15 July 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
- "Ebbw Vale Season History". fchd.info. Football Club History Database. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
- "Town slip into danger zone, Carmarthen Town 1 Rhyl 2". carmarthentownafc.net. 30 November 1998. Archived from the original on 17 May 2008. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
- "Carmarthen Town December Report (1998)". carmarthentownafc.net. 12 December 1998. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
- "League of Wales 1998/99 Table". welshpremier.com. The Football Association of Wales). Retrieved 28 July 2013.