1998–99 Norwich City F.C. season explained

Club:	Norwich City
Season:	1998–99
Manager:	Bruce Rioch
Chairman:	Bob Cooper
Stadium:	Carrow Road
League:	Football League First Division
League Result:	9th
Cup2:	FA Cup
Cup2 Result:	Third round
Cup3:	Worthington Cup
Cup3 Result:	Third round
League Topscorer:	Roberts (19)
Season Topscorer:	Roberts (23)
Average Attendance:	15,761
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Prevseason:	1997–98
Nextseason:	1999–2000

During the 1998–99 English football season, Norwich City F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.

Season summary

Norwich made a good start to the 1998–1999 campaign, with a 1–0 victory against East Anglia rivals Ipswich Town at Portman Road being the highlight and by Christmas 1998, the prospects of promotion back to the Premiership were looking good – but the club didn't win a home game again until 1 May. During the season on 18 March 1999, ambiguous midfielder Keith O'Neill joined Middlesbrough for a fee of £700,000.^[1]

Off the field on 17 December 1998, there were slight changes in the boardroom where Bob Cooper replaced Barry Lockwood as club chairman.^[2]

Results

Norwich City's score comes first^[3]

Legend

Win

Draw

Loss

Football League First Division

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
8 August 1998	Crewe Alexandra	H	2–1	15,016	Bellamy, Kenton
15 August 1998	Stockport County	A	2–0	6,538	Bellamy, Woodthorpe (own goal)
22 August 1998	Queens Park Rangers	H	4–2	16,317	Bellamy (3, 2 pens), Jackson
29 August 1998	West Bromwich Albion	A	0–2	17,401
8 September 1998	Huddersfield Town F.C.[Barnsley]||A||3–1||15,695||Marshall, Roberts, Bellamy|-style="background-color: #ffffdd;"| 13 September 1998 ||Bury||H||0–0||16,919|||-style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"| 19 September 1998 ||Sheffield United||A||1–2||16,155||Brannan|-style="background-color: #d0ffe3;"| 26 September 1998 ||Birmingham City||H||2–0||16,584||Bellamy, Roberts|-style="background-color: #ffffdd;"| 29 September 1998 ||Sunderland||H||2–2||17,504||Eadie, Mackay|-style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"| 3 October 1998 ||Port Vale||A||0–1||5,580|||-style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"| 17 October 1998 ||Crystal Palace||A||1–5||18,100||Roberts|-style="background-color: #d0ffe3;"| 20 October 1998 ||Ipswich Town||A||1–0||22,079||Bellamy|-style="background-color: #d0ffe3;"| 24 October 1998 ||Huddersfield Town||H||4–1||15,403||Bellamy (2), Roberts (2)|-style="background-color: #ffffdd;"| 3 November 1998 ||Watford||A||1–1||10,011||Eadie|-style="background-color: #ffffdd;"| 7 November 1998 ||Bradford City||H||2–2||14,722||O'Brien, Adams|-style="background-color: #d0ffe3;"| 10 November 1998 ||Portsmouth||A||2–1||9,335||Roberts, Eadie|-style="background-color: #ffffdd;"| 14 November 1998 ||Wolverhampton Wanderers||H||0–0||17,275|||-style="background-color: #d0ffe3;"| 21 November 1998 ||Tranmere Rovers||A||3–1||6,319||O'Neill, Bellamy, Roberts|-style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"| 29 November 1998 ||Oxford United||H||1–3||17,851||Bellamy|-style="background-color: #d0ffe3;"| 2 December 1998 ||Grimsby Town||H||3–1||12,024||Adams, Roberts, Bellamy|-style="background-color: #ffffdd;"| 5 December 1998 ||Swindon Town||A||1–1||9,262||Roberts|-style="background-color: #ffffdd;"| 12 December 1998 ||Wolverhampton Wanderers||A||2–2||21,014||Adams (pen), Roberts|-style="background-color: #d0ffe3;"| 19 December 1998 ||Bristol City||H||2–1||17,022||Roberts (2)|-style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"| 26 December 1998 ||Queens Park Rangers||A||0–2||15,251|||-style="background-color: #ffffdd;"| 29 December 1998 ||Watford||H||1–1||19,255||Roberts|-style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"| 9 January 1999 ||Crewe Alexandra||A||2–3||4,782||Llewellyn, Marshall|-style="background-color: #ffffdd;"| 16 January 1999 ||West Bromwich Albion||H||1–1||15,411||Marshall|-style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"| 30 January 1999 ||Bolton Wanderers||A||0–2||17,269|||-style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"| 6 February 1999 ||Stockport County||H||0–2||14,675|||-style="background-color: #ffffdd;"| 16 February 1999 ||Barnsley||H||0–0||13,232|||-style="background-color: #d0ffe3;"| 20 February 1999 ||Bury||A||2–0||4,285||Bellamy, Fleming|-style="background-color: #ffffdd;"| 27 February 1999 ||Sheffield United||H||1–1||14,224||Llewellyn|-style="background-color: #ffffdd;"| 2 March 1999 ||Birmingham City||A||0–0||20,749|||-style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"| 6 March 1999 ||Sunderland||A||0–1||39,004|||-style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"| 9 March 1999 ||Port Vale||H||3–4||12,960||Fleming, Roberts, Bellamy|-style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"| 13 March 1999 ||Bradford City||A||1–4||13,331||Roberts|-style="background-color: #ffffdd;"| 20 March 1999 ||Portsmouth||H||0–0||16,662|||-style="background-color: #ffffdd;"| 24 March 1999 ||Huddersfield Town||A||1–1||9,717||Russell|-style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"| 3 April 1999 ||Crystal Palace||H||0–1||16,754|||-style="background-color: #d0ffe3;"| 5 April 1999 ||Grimsby Town||A||1–0||6,302||Mulryne|-style="background-color: #ffffdd;"| 11 April 1999 ||Ipswich Town||H||0–0||19,511|||-style="background-color: #ffffdd;"| 17 April 1999 ||Tranmere Rovers||H||2–2||14,735||Bellamy, Mulryne|-style="background-color: #ffffdd;"| 20 April 1999 ||Bolton Wanderers||H||2–2||11,137||Roberts (2)|-style="background-color: #d0ffe3;"| 24 April 1999 ||Oxford United||A||4–2||7,345||Anselin, Roberts, Fleming, Bellamy|-style="background-color: #d0ffe3;"| 1 May 1999 ||Swindon Town||H||2–1||17,306||Roberts, Hughes|-style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"| 9 May 1999 ||Bristol City||A||0–1||11,362|||} FA Cup See main article: 1998–99 FA Cup. !Round!!Date!!Opponent!!Venue!!Result!!Attendance!!Goalscorers R3 3 January 1999 Sheffield Wednesday A 1–4 18,737 Roberts League Cup See main article: 1998–99 Football League Cup. !Round!!Date!!Opponent!!Venue!!Result!!Attendance!!Goalscorers R1 1st Leg 11 August 1998 Swansea City A 1–1 3,803 Bellamy R1 2nd Leg 18 August 1998 Swansea City H 1–0 (won 2–1 on agg) 13,146 Roberts R2 1st Leg 16 September 1998 Wigan Athletic H 1–0 11,426 Bradshaw (own goal) R2 2nd Leg 22 September 1998 Wigan Athletic A 3–2 (won 4–2 on agg) 3,402 Bellamy, Roberts (2) R3 27 October 1998 Bolton Wanderers A 1–1 (lost 1–3 on pens) 14,189 O'Neill Players First-team squad Squad at end of season^[4] References

Notes and References

1. Web site: Robson relieved to recruit O'Neill. https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-robson-relieved-to-recruit-oneill-1081628.html . 1 May 2022 . subscription. The Independent. 19 March 1999. 15 April 2012.
2. Web site: Nixon. Alan. Football: Platt starts his Sampdoria stint. https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-platt-starts-his-sampdoria-stint-1192152.html . 1 May 2022 . subscription. The Independent. 18 December 1998. 15 April 2012.
3. Web site: Norwich City 1998-1999 Results - statto.com . 2014-08-13 . 2014-08-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140814020601/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/norwich-city/1998-1999/results . dead .
4. Web site: Norwich FC Player Appearances | Past & Present | Soccer Base.