During the 1998–99 English football season, West Ham United F.C. competed in the FA Premier League (known as the FA Carling Premiership for sponsorship reasons).

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In the 1998–99 season, the Hammers finished fifth in the Premier League, their second-best placing ever in the top-flight, securing UEFA Cup qualification to mark a return to European competitions after 19 years away.

New additions to the side for the season were goalkeeper Shaka Hislop, defender Neil Ruddock, Marc Keller and Arsenal goalscoring legend Ian Wright, while mid-season arrivals came in the shape of midfielder Marc-Vivien Foé, defender Scott Minto and striker Paolo Di Canio. During the course of the season, several key players left the club, including veteran defender Tim Breacker, unsettled striker John Hartson and winger Andy Impey. April saw the retirement of defender Richard Hall, who had struggled with injuries since his arrival from Southampton in July 1996.

The season also saw the emergence of highly promising midfielder Joe Cole, who played his first eight league games and made a further appearance in the FA Cup.

Results summary

West Ham United's score comes first^[1]

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No.		Player	Position	Lge apps	Lge Gls	FAC apps	FAC Gls	LC apps	LC Gls	Date signed	Previous club
West Ham United XI 1998–1999
12		Shaka Hislop (Hammer of the Year)	GK	37	0	2	0	2	0	July 1998	Newcastle United
15		Rio Ferdinand	CB	31	0	1	0	1	0	November 1995	Academy
19		Ian Pearce	CB	33	0	1	0	2	0	September 1997	Blackburn Rovers
6		Neil Ruddock	CB	27	0	2	0	1	0	July 1998	Liverpool
8		Trevor Sinclair	RM	36	7	2		2		January 1998	Queens Park Rangers
11		Steve Lomas (captain)	CM	30		2				March 1997	Manchester City
18		Frank Lampard	CM	38	5	1	1	2		July 1995	Academy
7		Marc Keller	LM	17+4	5	0	0	1	0	July 1998	Karlsruher SC
29		Eyal Berkovic	AM	28+2	3	1+1		1		June 1997	Southampton
10		John Hartson	CF	16+1	4	2		1		February 1997	Arsenal
14		Ian Wright	CF	20+2	9	1		2		August 1998	Arsenal
Important players
10		Paolo Di Canio	CF	12+1	4					January 1999	Sheffield Wednesday
20		Scott Minto	LWB	14+1						January 1999	Benfica
9		Paul Kitson	CF	13+4	3					February 1997	Newcastle United
13		Marc-Vivien Foé	CM	13						January 1999	Lens
4		Steve Potts	CB	11+8		1		2		May 1984	Academy
17		Stan Lazaridis	LWB	11+4		2		1		September 1995	West Adelaide
3		Julian Dicks	D	9		2		1	1	October 1994	Liverpool
16		John Moncur	CM	6+8				1		June 1994	Swindon Town
Other players
20		Andy Impey	RWB	6+2				1		September 1997	Queens Park Rangers
30		Javier Margas	CB	3						July 1998	Universidad Católica
26		Joe Cole	M	2+6		0+1				July 1997	Academy
2		Tim Breacker	RB	2+1		1		0+1		October 1990	Luton Town
24		Samassi Abou	CF	2+1		0+1		1		October 1997	Cannes
22		Craig Forrest	GK	1+1						July 1995	Ipswich Town
27		Emmanuel Omoyinmi	F	0+3		1+1		0+1		May 1995	Academy
28		Chris Coyne	CB	0+1						January 1996	Perth SC
25		Lee Hodges	M	0+1						March 1995	Academy
40		Gavin Holligan	F	0+1						January 1999	Kingstonian
5		Richard Hall	CB			0+1				July 1996	Southampton

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