1998–99 Southampton F.C. season

An embarrassing 5-0 defeat at the hands of Premiership debutants Charlton Athletic at The Valley in Southampton's second league game prompted a horrendous start to which would set the tone for a long season for The Saints, seeing them lose their first five games and gaining just two points from their first nine games and winning just three out of their first 20 games, picking up just 14 points from a possible 60. Form gradually improved from mid-December but was ultimately inconsistent and they boasted reasonable, improved home form; they would not lose again at home after their 2-0 home defeat by Chelsea on Boxing Day. However, it was cancelled out by their abysmal away form. Before their 2-0 away win at Wimbledon in their penultimate game of the season, they had the poorest away form in the Premier League with only six points out of a possible 51 and just one win (at Blackburn). This meant that - in addition to not being helped by their poor start - they were in the relegation zone all season long until April, when a late run of good form saw the Saints draw two and win their final three games and saved them from relegation at the expense of Charlton Athletic. Winning their final game of the season was a double delight, not only because they had attained survival, but because it meant that they would be able to press ahead with a move to a new 32,000-seat stadium on the banks of the River Itchen, knowing that they would only have to play two more seasons at their dilapidated century-old Dell before making the long-awaited move to a capacious new home.^[1]

Final league table


Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Manchester United (C)	38	22	13	3	80	37	+43	79	1999–2000 UEFA Champions League Group stage
2	Arsenal	38	22	12	4	59	17	+42	78	1999–2000 UEFA Champions League Group stage
3	Chelsea	38	20	15	3	57	30	+27	75	1999–2000 UEFA Champions League Third qualifying round
4	Leeds United	38	18	13	7	62	34	+28	67	1999–2000 UEFA Cup First round
5	West Ham United	38	16	9	13	46	53	−7	57	1999 UEFA Intertoto Cup Third round
6	Aston Villa	38	15	10	13	51	46	+5	55
7	Liverpool	38	15	9	14	68	49	+19	54
8	Derby County	38	13	13	12	40	45	−5	52
9	Middlesbrough	38	12	15	11	48	54	−6	51
10	Leicester City	38	12	13	13	40	46	−6	49
11	Tottenham Hotspur	38	11	14	13	47	50	−3	47	1999–2000 UEFA Cup First round ¹
12	Sheffield Wednesday	38	13	7	18	41	42	−1	46
13	Newcastle United	38	11	13	14	48	54	−6	46	1999–2000 UEFA Cup First round ²
14	Everton	38	11	10	17	42	47	−5	43
15	Coventry City	38	11	9	18	39	51	−12	42
16	Wimbledon	38	10	12	16	40	63	−23	42
17	Southampton	38	11	8	19	37	64	−27	41
18	Charlton Athletic (R)	38	8	12	18	41	56	−15	36	Relegation to 1999–2000 Football League First Division
19	Blackburn Rovers (R)	38	7	14	17	38	52	−14	35
20	Nottingham Forest (R)	38	7	9	22	35	69	−34	30

Updated to games played on 16 May 1999.
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
¹ Tottenham Hotspur qualified for the UEFA Cup as League Cup winners.
² As Manchester United qualified for the Champions League, their UEFA Cup place as FA Cup winners defaulted to Newcastle United, the losing finalists.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results Summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
38	11	8	19	37	64	−27	41	9	4	6	29	26	+3	2	4	13	8	38	−30

Source: 1998-99 FA Premier League table

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	L	L	L	L	L	D	L	L	D	W	D	D	L	W	L	L	L	W	L	D	W	L	W	L	W	L	L	W	L	W	D	L	L	D	D	W	W	W
Position	17	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	19	19	20	20	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	19	19	19	19	17	17	17

Source: 11v11.com: 1998-99 Southampton results
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Results

Southampton's score comes first^[2]

Legend

Win	Draw	Loss

FA Premier League

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
16 August 1998	Liverpool	H	1–2	15,202	Østenstad
22 August 1998	Charlton Athletic	A	0–5	16,488
29 August 1998	Nottingham Forest	H	1–2	14,942	Le Tissier (pen)
8 September 1998	Leeds United	A	0–3	30,637
12 September 1998	Newcastle United	A	0–4	36,454
19 September 1998	Tottenham Hotspur	H	1–1	15,204	Le Tissier
28 September 1998	West Ham United	A	0–1	23,153
3 October 1998	Manchester United	H	0–3	15,251
17 October 1998	Arsenal	A	1–1	38,027	Howells
24 October 1998	Coventry City	H	2–1	15,152	Le Tissier, Østenstad
31 October 1998	Sheffield Wednesday	A	0–0	30,078
7 November 1998	Middlesbrough	H	3–3	15,202	Monkou, Beattie, Østenstad
14 November 1998	Aston Villa	H	1–4	15,242	Le Tissier
21 November 1998	Blackburn Rovers	A	2–0	22,812	Oakley, Basham
28 November 1998	Derby County	H	0–1	14,762
5 December 1998	Leicester City	A	0–2	18,423
12 December 1998	Everton	A	0–1	32,073
19 December 1998	Wimbledon	H	3–1	14,354	Østenstad (2), Kachloul
26 December 1998	Chelsea	H	0–2	15,253
28 December 1998	Nottingham Forest	A	1–1	23,456	Kachloul
9 January 1999	Charlton Athletic	H	3–1	15,222	Kachloul, Colleter, Beattie
16 January 1999	Liverpool	A	1–7	44,011	Østenstad
30 January 1999	Leeds United	H	3–0	15,236	Kachloul, Oakley, Østenstad
6 February 1999	Chelsea	A	0–1	34,920
20 February 1999	Newcastle United	H	2–1	15,244	Beattie, Dodd (pen)
27 February 1999	Manchester United	A	1–2	55,316	Le Tissier
2 March 1999	Tottenham Hotspur	A	0–3	25,529
6 March 1999	West Ham United	H	1–0	15,240	Kachloul
14 March 1999	Middlesbrough	A	0–3	33,387
20 March 1999	Sheffield Wednesday	H	1–0	15,201	Le Tissier
3 April 1999	Arsenal	H	0–0	15,255
5 April 1999	Coventry City	A	0–1	21,402
10 April 1999	Aston Villa	A	0–3	32,203
17 April 1999	Blackburn Rovers	H	3–3	15,209	Marsden, Hughes, Pahars
24 April 1999	Derby County	A	0–0	26,557
1 May 1999	Leicester City	H	2–1	15,228	Marsden, Beattie
8 May 1999	Wimbledon	A	2–0	24,068	Beattie, Le Tissier
16 May 1999	Everton	H	2–0	15,254	Pahars (2)

FA Cup


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R3	2 January 1999	Fulham	H	1–1	12,549	Østenstad
R3R	13 January 1999	Fulham	A	0–1	17,448

League Cup


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R2 1st Leg	15 September 1998	Fulham	A	1–1	10,222	Beattie
R2 2nd Leg	23 September 1998	Fulham	H	0–1 (lost 1-2 on agg)	11,645

Squad

^[3] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Paul Jones
2	DF	Jason Dodd
3	DF	John Beresford
4	MF	Chris Marsden
5	DF	Claus Lundekvam
6	DF	Ken Monkou
7	FW	Matt Le Tissier (captain)
8	MF	Matt Oakley
9	FW	Mark Hughes
10	FW	Egil Østenstad
11	MF	David Howells
12	DF	Richard Dryden
13	GK	Neil Moss
14	MF	Stuart Ripley
15	DF	Francis Benali
16	FW	James Beattie
17	FW	Mark Paul

No.	Position	Player
18	DF	Wayne Bridge
19	DF	Scott Marshall
20	GK	Scott Bevan
21	DF	Andy Williams^[4]
22	MF	David Hughes^[5]
23	DF	Scott Hiley
24	FW	Steve Basham
25	DF	Garry Monk
27	FW	David Hirst
28	MF	Kevin Gibbens
29	DF	Phil Warner
30	MF	Hassan Kachloul
31	FW	Shayne Bradley
32	GK	Michael Stensgaard
33	DF	Patrick Colleter
35	FW	Marian Pahars
-	MF	Dani Rodrigues

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.		Position	Player
4		MF	Carlton Palmer (to Nottingham Forest)

No.		Position	Player
26		FW	Cosimo Sarli (to Eendracht Aalst)

Statistics

Appearances, goals and cards

(Starting appearances + substitute appearances)

No.	Pos.	Name	League		FA Cup		League Cup		Total		Discipline
No.	Pos.	Name	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	Paul Jones	31	0	2	0	2	0	35	0	1	1
2	DF	Jason Dodd	27+1	1	2	0	2	0	31+1	1	4	1
3	DF	John Beresford	1+3	0	0	0	0	0	1+3	0	2	0
4	MF	Chris Marsden	14	2	0	0	0	0	14	2	5	0
4	MF	Carlton Palmer	18+1	0	1	0	2	0	21+1	0	8	1
5	DF	Claus Lundekvam	30+3	0	2	0	1+1	0	33+4	0	3	1
6	DF	Ken Monkou	22	1	2	0	0	0	24	1	6	1
7	FW	Matt Le Tissier	20+10	7	0+1	0	2	0	22+11	7	10	0
8	MF	Matt Oakley	21+1	2	2	0	0	0	23+1	2	2	0
9	FW	Mark Hughes	32	1	1+1	0	2	0	35+1	1	15	0
10	FW	Egil Østenstad	27+7	7	2	1	2	0	31+7	8	1	0
11	MF	David Howells	8+1	1	1	0	1	0	10+1	1	2	0
12	DF	Richard Dryden	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	0
13	GK	Neil Moss	7	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0
14	MF	Stuart Ripley	16+6	0	0+1	0	1	0	17+7	0	1	0
15	DF	Francis Benali	19+4	0	0	0	2	0	21+4	0	2	0
16	FW	James Beattie	22+13	5	2	0	1+1	1	25+14	6	5	0
18	DF	Wayne Bridge	15+8	0	0	0	1	0	16+8	0	0	0
19	DF	Scott Marshall	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0
21	DF	Andy Williams	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
22	MF	David Hughes	6+3	0	0	0	0	0	6+3	0	1	0
23	DF	Scott Hiley	27+2	0	1	0	0	0	28+2	0	2	0
24	FW	Steve Basham	0+4	1	0	0	0+1	0	0+5	1	0	0
25	DF	Garry Monk	4	0	0+1	0	0	0	4+1	0	1	0
27	FW	David Hirst	0+2	0	0	0	0	0	0+2	0	0	0
28	MF	Kevin Gibbens	2+2	0	0	0	2	0	4+2	0	0	0
29	DF	Phil Warner	5	0	0	0	1	0	6	0	0	0
30	MF	Hassan Kachloul	18+4	5	2	0	0	0	20+4	5	5	0
31	FW	Shayne Bradley	0+3	0	0	0	0	0	0+3	0	0	0
33	DF	Patrick Colleter	16	1	2	0	0	0	18	1	4	0
35	FW	Marian Pahars	4+2	3	0	0	0	0	4+2	3	2	0

Transfers

In

Date	Pos.	Name	From	Fee
14 June 1998	MF	David Howells	Tottenham Hotspur	Free transfer
6 July 1998	MF	Stuart Ripley	Blackburn Rovers	£1,500,000
9 July 1998	FW	Mark Paul	King's Lynn	£60,000
10 July 1998	FW	James Beattie	Blackburn Rovers	£1,000,000
11 July 1998	FW	Mark Hughes	Chelsea	£650,000
21 August 1998	DF	Scott Hiley	Manchester City	Free transfer
16 October 1998	MF	Hassan Kachloul	Metz	£250,000
2 December 1998	GK	Michael Stensgaard	Copenhagen	Free transfer
24 December 1998	DF	Patrick Colleter	Marseille	£100,000
1 February 1999	MF	Chris Marsden	Birmingham City	£800,000
16 February 1999	FW	Marian Pahars	Skonto	£800,000
23 February 1999	MF	Dani Rodrigues	Feirense	£170,000

Out

Date	Pos.	Name	To	Fee
1 June 1998	FW	Kevin Davies	Blackburn Rovers	£7,500,000
1 July 1998	MF	Duncan Spedding	Northampton Town	Free transfer
15 July 1998	MF	Kevin Richardson	Barnsley	Signed
1 August 1998	DF	Lee Todd	Bradford City	£250,000
24 August 1998	FW	Stig Johansen	Helsingborgs	£250,000
19 January 1999	MF	Carlton Palmer	Nottingham Forest	£1,100,000
8 February 1999	FW	Cosimo Sarli	Eendracht Aalst	Signed

Transfers in:

£5,330,000

Transfers out:

£9,100,000

Total spending:

£3,770,000

References

↑ Thorpe, Martin (10 May 1999). "Saints plot great escape". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
↑ Ltd, Statto Organisation. "Southampton results for the 1998-1999 season - Statto.com".
↑ "FootballSquads - Southampton - 1998/99".
↑ Williams was born in Bristol, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and made his international debut for Wales in November 1997.
↑ Hughes was born in St Albans, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and has represented them at U-21 level.

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