Football League Second Division 1998/99

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Football League Second Division 1998/99
Football League logo between 1988 and 2004
master Fulham FC
Climbers Fulham
FC Walsall FC
Manchester City (as play-off winner)
Relegated York City
Northampton Town
Lincoln City
Macclesfield Town
Teams 24
Games 552
Gates 1,358  (ø 2.46 per game)
Top scorer Jamie Cureton ( Bristol Rovers )
← Football League Second Division 1997/98
^ Football League First Division 1998/99

The Football League Second Division 1998/99 was the seventh season of the Football League Second Division as the third highest English football league and 72nd third division season overall. Third division champion was Fulham FC and next to it rose second-placed FC Walsall and after play-off successes against Wigan Athletic and FC Gillingham, third-placed Manchester City in the Football League First Division .

For the three promoted teams in the following third division season 1999/2000, the three second division clubs FC Bury , Oxford United and Bristol City ranked in the table below . York City , Northampton Town , Lincoln City and Macclesfield Town had to relegate from the Second Division . Instead of these four clubs, the fourth division champions FC Brentford , behind them Cambridge United and Cardiff City and the play-off winners Scunthorpe United took the vacant positions in the following season 1999/2000 .

Closing table

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. Fulham FC  46  31  8th  7th 079:320 +47 101
 2. Walsall FC  46  26th  9  11 063:470 +16 87
 3. Manchester City (A)  46  22nd  16  8th 069:330 +36 82
 4th Gillingham FC  46  22nd  14th  10 075:440 +31 80
 5. Preston North End  46  22nd  13  11 078:500 +28 79
 6th Wigan Athletic  46  22nd  10  14th 075:480 +27 76
 7th Bournemouth AFC  46  21st  13  12 063:410 +22 76
 8th. Stoke City (A)  46  21st  6th  19th 059:630  −4 69
 9. Chesterfield FC  46  17th  13  16 046:440  +2 64
10. Millwall FC  46  17th  11  18th 052:590  −7 62
11. Reading FC (A)  46  16  13  17th 054:630  −9 61
12. Luton Town  46  16  10  20th 051:600  −9 58
13. Bristol Rovers  46  13  17th  16 065:560  +9 56
14th Blackpool FC  46  14th  14th  18th 044:540 −10 56
15th Burnley FC  46  13  16  17th 054:730 −19 55
16. Notts County (N)  46  14th  12  20th 052:610  −9 54
17th WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Wrexham AFC  46  13  14th  19th 043:620 −19 53
18th Colchester United (N)  46  12  16  18th 052:700 −18 52
19th Wycombe Wanderers  46  13  12  21st 052:580  −6 51
20th Oldham Athletic  46  14th  9  23 048:660 −18 51
21st York city  46  13  11  22nd 056:800 −24 50
22nd Northampton Town  46  10  18th  18th 043:570 −14 48
23. Lincoln City (N)  46  13  7th  26th 042:740 −32 46
24. Macclesfield Town (N)  46  11  10  25th 043:630 −20 43

Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd goals scored - 2nd goals conceded

  • Third division champion and promoted to the Football League First Division 1999/2000
  • Promoted to the Football League First Division 1999/2000
  • Winner of the play-off round and promoted to the Football League First Division in 1999/2000
  • defeated participants of the play-off round to participate in the Football League First Division 1999/2000
  • Relegation to the Football League Third Division 1999/2000
    • (A) Relegated from the Football League First Division 1997/98
    (N) Newcomers from the Football League Third Division 1997/98

    Play-off games for participation in the First Division

      Semi-finals (first leg / second leg / total) Final at Wembley Stadium
                         
    3  Manchester City 1 1 2    
    6th  Wigan Athletic 1 0 1  
    3  Manchester City 2
      4th  Gillingham FC 2
    4th  Gillingham FC 1 1 2
    5  Preston North End 1 0 1  

    List of goalscorers

    player society Gates
    1 EnglandEngland Jamie Cureton Bristol Rovers 25th
    2 EnglandEngland Carl Asaba Gillingham FC 20th
    3 EnglandEngland Stuart Barlow Wigan Athletic 19th
    = EnglandEngland Andy Payton Burnley FC =
    5 WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Kurt Nogan Preston North End 18th
    = EnglandEngland Andy Rammell Walsall FC =

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    References and footnotes

    1. ↑ English League Leading Goalscorers (RSSSF)
    2. ↑ Jack Rollin (Ed.): Rothmans Football Yearbook 1999-2000 . Queen Anne Press, London 1999, ISBN 0-7472-7627-7 , pp. 36 .
    3. ↑ Manchester City prevailed 3-1 on penalties .