1998–99_Leicester_City_F.C._season

1998–99 Leicester City F.C. season

1998–99 Leicester City F.C. season

1998–99 season of Leicester City


During the 1998–99 English football season, Leicester City competed in the FA Premier League (known as the FA Carling Premiership for sponsorship reasons).

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Season summary

Leicester City repeated the previous season's 10th place in the Premiership, earning Martin O'Neill more credit for achieving strong finishes on a relatively limited budget. But the club's best chance of a UEFA Cup place was blown in late March when they lost to Tottenham Hotspur in the Worthington Cup final. At least City fans had the satisfaction of holding on to the highly rated O'Neill, who had seemed certain to desert the club for Leeds United early in the season.[1]

Kit

Leicester's season's kit was manufactured by Fox Leisure and their shirt was sponsored by the British food snack manufacturer Walkers Crisps.[2]

Final league table

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Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. Tottenham Hotspur qualified for the UEFA Cup as League Cup winners.
Results summary
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Results by round
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Source: 11v11.com: 1998-99 Leicester City results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

  Win   Draw   Loss

Pre-season

24 July 1998 (1998-07-24) Finn Harps 1–4 Leicester City Ballybofey
Heskey ?', ?'
Dykes o.g.'
Fenton ?'
Stadium: Finn Park
26 July 1998 (1998-07-26) Galway United 1–6 Leicester City Galway
Fenton ?'
Heskey ?'
Oakes ?'
Cottee ?'
Lennon ?', ?' (pen.)
Stadium: Terryland Park
1 August 1998 (1998-08-01) Swindon Town 1–2 Leicester City Swindon
Walters 12' Borrows 68' (o.g.)
Wilson 86'
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 3,194
3 August 1998 (1998-08-03) Norwich City 0–1 Leicester City Norwich
19:45 BST Cottee ?' Stadium: Carrow Road
10 August 1998 (1998-08-10) Woking 0–2 Leicester City Woking
19:45 BST Fenton ?'
Otta ?'
Stadium: Kingfield Stadium

FA Premier League

15 August 1998 (1998-08-15) 1 Manchester United 2–2 Leicester City Manchester
15:00 BST Sheringham 79'
Beckham 90'
Heskey 7'
Cottee 76'
Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 55,052
Referee: Neale Barry
22 August 1998 (1998-08-22) 2 Leicester City 2–0 Everton Leicester
15:00 BST Cottee 11'
Izzet 38'
Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 21,037
Referee: Stephen Lodge
29 August 1998 (1998-08-29) 3 Blackburn Rovers 1–0 Leicester City Blackburn
15:00 BST Gallacher 12' Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 22,544
Referee: Uriah Rennie
9 September 1998 (1998-09-09) 4 Leicester City 0–1 Middlesbrough Leicester
19:45 BST Gascoigne 45' Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 20,635
Referee: Keith Burge
12 September 1998 (1998-09-12) 5 Leicester City 1–1 Arsenal Leicester
15:00 BST Heskey 28' Hughes 90' Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 21,628
Referee: Paul Durkin
19 September 1998 (1998-09-19) 6 Derby County 2–0 Leicester City Derby
15:00 BST Schnoor 34'
Wanchope 51'
Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 26,738
Referee: Graham Poll
27 September 1998 (1998-09-27) 7 Leicester City 1–1 Wimbledon Leicester
16:00 BST Elliott 86' Earle 74' Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 17,725
Referee: Alan Wilkie
3 October 1998 (1998-10-03) 8 Leeds United 0–1 Leicester City Leeds
15:00 BST Cottee 76' Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 32,606
Referee: Graham Barber
19 October 1998 (1998-10-19) 9 Leicester City 2–1 Tottenham Hotspur Leicester
20:00 BST Heskey 37'
Izzet 85'
[3] Ferdinand 12' Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 20,787
Referee: Mike Riley
24 October 1998 (1998-10-24) 10 Aston Villa 1–1 Leicester City Birmingham
15:00 BST Ehiogu 68' Cottee 36' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 39,241
Referee: Keith Burge
31 October 1998 (1998-10-31) 11 Leicester City 1–0 Liverpool Leicester
15:00 GMT Cottee 79' McAteer Yellow card Yellow-red card 86' Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 21,837
Referee: Mike Reed
7 November 1998 (1998-11-07) 12 Charlton Athletic 0–0 Leicester City London
15:00 GMT Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 20,021
Referee: David Elleray
14 November 1998 (1998-11-14) 13 West Ham United 3–2 Leicester City London
15:00 GMT Kitson 37'
Lomas 56'
Lampard 76'
Izzet 28'
Lampard 87' (o.g.)
Stadium: Upton Park
Attendance: 25,642
Referee: Stephen Lodge
21 November 1998 (1998-11-21) 14 Leicester City 2–4 Chelsea Leicester
15:00 GMT Izzet 40'
Guppy 60'
Zola 28', 90'
Poyet 39'
Flo 56'
Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 21,401
Referee: Paul Durkin
28 November 1998 (1998-11-28) 15 Coventry City 1–1 Leicester City Coventry
15:00 GMT Huckerby 78' Sinclair Yellow card Yellow-red card 47'
Heskey 89'
Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 19,894
Referee: Mike Riley
5 December 1998 (1998-12-05) 16 Leicester City 2–0 Southampton Leicester
15:00 GMT Heskey 61'
Walsh 63'
Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 18,423
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
12 December 1998 (1998-12-12) 17 Leicester City 3–1 Nottingham Forest Leicester
15:00 GMT Heskey 43'
Elliott 55' (pen.)
Guppy 75'
van Hooijdonk 14' Red card 58' Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 20,891
Referee: Mike Riley
19 December 1998 (1998-12-19) 18 Newcastle United 1–0 Leicester City Newcastle
15:00 GMT Glass 66' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 36,718
Referee: Jeff Winter
26 December 1998 (1998-12-26) 19 Sheffield Wednesday 0–1 Leicester City Sheffield
15:00 GMT Cottee 34' Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 33,513
Referee: Mike Reed
28 December 1998 (1998-12-28) 20 Leicester City 1–1 Blackburn Rovers Leicester
19:45 GMT Walsh 44' Gallacher 38' Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 21,083
Referee: Alan Wilkie
9 January 1999 (1999-01-09) 21 Everton 0–0 Leicester City Liverpool
15:00 GMT Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 32,792
Referee: Paul Durkin
16 January 1999 (1999-01-16) 22 Leicester City 2–6 Manchester United Leicester
15:00 GMT Zagorakis 35'
Walsh 73'
[4] Yorke 10', 63', 84'
Cole 49', 61'
Stam 90'
Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 22,091
Referee: Steve Dunn
30 January 1999 (1999-01-30) 23 Middlesbrough 0–0 Leicester City Middlesbrough
15:00 GMT Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 34,631
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
6 February 1999 (1999-02-06) 24 Leicester City 0–2 Sheffield Wednesday Leicester
15:00 GMT Jonk 48'
Carbone 78'
Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 20,113
Referee: Gary Willard
20 February 1999 (1999-02-20) 25 Arsenal 5–0 Leicester City London
15:00 GMT Anelka 23', 27', 44'
Parlour 42', 48'
Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 38,069
Referee: Paul Durkin
1 March 1999 (1999-03-01) 26 Leicester City 1–2 Leeds United Leicester
20:00 GMT Cottee 76' Kewell 24'
Smith 60'
Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 18,101
Referee: Graham Barber
6 March 1999 (1999-03-06) 27 Wimbledon 0–1 Leicester City London
15:00 GMT Guppy 6' Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 11,801
Referee: Rob Harris
13 March 1999 (1999-03-13) 28 Leicester City 1–1 Charlton Athletic Leicester
15:00 GMT Lennon 60' Jones Red card 76'
Mendonca 90'
Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 20,220
Referee: Alan Wilkie
3 April 1999 (1999-04-03) 29 Tottenham Hotspur 0–2 Leicester City London
15:00 BST Elliott 43'
Cottee 67'
Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 35,415
Referee: Neale Barry
6 April 1999 (1999-04-06) 30 Leicester City 2–2 Aston Villa Leicester
19:45 BST Savage 63'
Cottee 71'
Hendrie 2'
Joachim 49'
Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 20,652
Referee: Stephen Lodge
10 April 1999 (1999-04-10) 31 Leicester City 0–0 West Ham United Leicester
15:00 GMT Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 20,402
Referee: Jeff Winter
18 April 1999 (1999-04-18) 32 Chelsea 2–2 Leicester City London
14:00 BST Zola 30'
Elliott 69' (o.g.)
[5] Duberry 82' (o.g.)
Guppy 88'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 34,535
Referee: Mike Reed
21 April 1999 (1999-04-21) 33 Liverpool 0–1 Leicester City Liverpool
19:45 BST Marshall 90' Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 36,019
Referee: Graham Poll
24 April 1999 (1999-04-24) 34 Leicester City 1–0 Coventry City Leicester
15:00 BST Marshall 45' Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 20,224
Referee: Graham Barber
1 May 1999 (1999-05-01) 35 Southampton 2–1 Leicester City Southampton
15:00 BST Marsden 36'
Beattie 74'
Marshall 17' Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 15,228
Referee: Paul Alcock
5 May 1999 (1999-05-05) 36 Leicester City 1–2 Derby County Leicester
19:45 BST Sinclair 28' Sturridge 17'
Beck 60'
Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 20,535
Referee: Neale Barry
8 May 1999 (1999-05-08) 37 Leicester City 2–0 Newcastle United Leicester
15:00 BST Izzet 20'
Cottee 41'
Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 21,125
Referee: Uriah Rennie
16 May 1999 (1999-05-16) 38 Nottingham Forest 1–0 Leicester City Nottingham
16:00 BST Bart-Williams 76' Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 25,353
Referee: Steve Dunn

FA Cup

2 January 1999 (1999-01-02) R3 Leicester City 4–2 Birmingham City Leicester
15:00 GMT Sinclair 20'
Ullathorne 26'
Cottee 51'
Guppy 70'
[6] Robinson 35'
Adebola 89'
Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 19,846
Referee: Uriah Rennie
23 January 1999 (1999-01-23) R4 Leicester City 0–3 Coventry City Leicester
15:00 GMT Whelan 16'
Boateng Yellow card Yellow-red card 45'
Telfer 90'
Froggatt 90'
Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 21,207
Referee: Alan Wilkie

League Cup

16 September 1998 (1998-09-16) R2 1st leg Leicester City 3–0 Chesterfield Leicester
19:45 BST Heskey 41', 51'
Taggart 61'
Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 13,480
Referee: Mike Riley
22 September 1998 (1998-09-22) R2 2nd leg Chesterfield 1–3
(1–6 agg.)
Leicester City Chesterfield
19:45 BST Howard 28' Heskey 57'
Fenton 87'
Wilson 90'
Stadium: Recreation Ground
Attendance: 4,565
Referee: Stephen Lodge
27 October 1998 (1998-10-27) R3 Charlton Athletic 1–2 Leicester City London
19:45 GMT Mortimer 56' Cottee 51', 60' Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 19,671
Referee: Gary Willard
11 November 1998 (1998-11-11) R4 Leicester City 2–1 Leeds United Leicester
19:45 GMT Izzet 88'
Parker 90' (pen.)
Kewell 17' Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 20,161
Referee: Paul Durkin
2 December 1998 (1998-12-02) QF Leicester City 1–0 Blackburn Rovers Leicester
19:45 GMT Lennon 67' Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 19,442
Referee: Alan Wilkie
26 January 1999 (1999-01-26) SF 1st leg Sunderland 1–2 Leicester City Sunderland
19:45 GMT McCann 75' Cottee 30', 62' Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 38,332
Referee: Graham Barber
17 February 1999 (1999-02-17) SF 2nd leg Leicester City 1–1
(3–2 agg.)
Sunderland Leicester
19:45 GMT Cottee 54' Quinn 34' Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 21,231
Referee: David Elleray
21 March 1999 (1999-03-21) F Leicester City 0–1 Tottenham Hotspur London
15:00 GMT [7] Edinburgh Red card 63'
Nielsen 90'
Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 77,892
Referee: Terry Heilbron

Squad

[8][9] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

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Left club during season

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Reserve squad

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Club staff

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Source: Leicester City F.C.

Statistics

Appearances, goals and cards

(Starting appearances + substitute appearances)
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Assists

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Source: Match reports in Competitions

Transfers

In

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Out

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Transfers in: Decrease £5,600,000
Transfers out: Increase £700,000
Total spending: Decrease £4,900,000

References

  1. "O'Neill to stay with Leicester". BBC Sport. 25 October 1998. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
  2. "Izzet sends message to Martin". BBC News. BBC. 25 October 1998. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  3. "United smash Foxes". BBC News. BBC. 17 January 1999. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  4. "Guppy rocks Chelsea title bid". BBC News. BBC. 18 April 1999. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  5. "Football: Heskey provides the key to unlock Birmingham". The Independent. 4 January 1999. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  6. "Nielsen nicks it for Spurs". BBC Sport. 22 March 1999. Retrieved 9 February 2012.

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