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Summary of Season 1998-99

Premier League

Home Away
Pl W D L F A W D L F A GD Pts
  1.  Manchester United 38 14 4 1 45 18 8 9 2 35 19 43 79
  2.  Arsenal 38 14 5 0 34 5 8 7 4 25 12 42 78
  3.  Chelsea 38 12 6 1 29 13 8 9 2 28 17 27 75
  4.  Leeds United 38 12 5 2 32 9 6 8 5 30 25 28 67
  5.  West Ham United 38 11 3 5 32 26 5 6 8 14 27 -7 57
  6.  Aston Villa 38 10 3 6 33 28 5 7 7 18 18 5 55
  7.  Liverpool 38 10 5 4 44 24 5 4 10 24 25 19 54
  8.  Derby County 38 8 7 4 22 19 5 6 8 18 26 -5 52
  9.  Middlesbrough 38 7 9 3 25 18 5 6 8 23 36 -6 51
10.  Leicester City 38 7 6 6 25 25 5 7 7 15 21 -6 49
11.  Tottenham Hotspur 38 7 7 5 28 26 4 7 8 19 24 -3 47
12.  Sheffield Wednesday 38 7 5 7 20 15 6 2 11 21 27 -1 46
13.  Newcastle United 38 7 6 6 26 25 4 7 8 22 29 -6 46
14.  Everton 38 6 8 5 22 12 5 2 12 20 35 -5 43
15.  Coventry City 38 8 6 5 26 21 3 3 13 13 30 -12 42
16.  Wimbledon 38 7 7 5 22 21 3 5 11 18 42 -23 42
17.  Southampton 38 9 4 6 29 26 2 4 13 8 38 -27 41
18.  Charlton Athletic 38 4 7 8 20 20 4 5 10 21 36 -15 36
19.  Blackburn Rovers 38 6 5 8 21 24 1 9 9 17 28 -14 35
20.  Nottingham Forest 38 3 7 9 18 31 4 2 13 17 38 -34 30

Matches

Aug 15 Coventry City Away 1-2 Poyet
Aug 22 Newcastle United Home 1-1 Babayaro
Sep 9 Arsenal Home 0-0
Sep 12 Nottingham Forest Home 2-1 Poyet, Zola
Sep 21 Blackburn Rovers Away 4-3 Leboeuf(P), Zola, Flo(2)
Sep 26 Middlesbrough Home 2-0 Zola, O.G.
Oct 4 Liverpool Away 1-1 Casiraghi
Oct 17 Charlton Athletic Home 2-1 Leboeuf(P), Poyet
Oct 25 Leeds United Away 0-0
Nov 8 West Ham United Away 1-1 Babayaro
Nov 14 Wimbledon Home 3-0 Petrescu, Poyet, Zola
Nov 21 Leicester City Away 4-2 Poyet, Flo, Zola(2)
Nov 28 Sheffield Wednesday Home 1-1 Zola
Dec 5 Everton Away 0-0
Dec 9 Aston Villa Home 2-1 Zola, Flo
Dec 12 Derby County Away 2-2 Poyet, Flo
Dec 16 Manchester United Away 1-1 Zola
Dec 19 Tottenham Hotspur Home 2-0 Poyet, Flo
Dec 26 Southampton Away 2-0 Poyet, Flo
Dec 29 Manchester United Home 0-0
Jan 9 Newcastle United Away 1-0 Petrescu
Jan 16 Coventry City Home 2-1 Leboeuf, DiMatteo
Jan 31 Arsenal Away 0-1
Feb 6 Southampton Home 1-0 Zola
Feb 17 Blackburn Rovers Home 1-1 Morris
Feb 20 Nottingham Forest Away 3-1 Forssell, Goldbaek(2)
Feb 27 Liverpool Home 2-1 Leboeuf(P), Goldbaek
Mar 13 West Ham United Home 0-1
Mar 21 Aston Villa Away 3-0 Flo(2), Goldbaek
Apr 3 Charlton Athletic Away 1-0 DiMatteo
Apr 11 Wimbledon Away 2-1 Poyet, Flo
Apr 14 Middlesbrough Away 0-0
Apr 18 Leicester City Home 2-2 Petrescu, Zola
Apr 25 Sheffield Wednesday Away 0-0
May 1 Everton Home 3-1 Petrescu, Zola(2)
May 5 Leeds United Home 1-0 Poyet
May 10 Tottenham Hotspur Away 2-2 Poyet, Goldbaek
May 16 Derby County Home 2-1 Babayaro, Vialli

Attendances

Total Highest Lowest Average
Home 660,273 35,016 34,382 34,751
Away 584,132 55,159 15,253 30,744
Total 1,244,405 55,159 15,253 32,748

When The Goals Came

0-15 16-30 31-45 First Half 46-60 61-75 76-90 Second Half
Scored (57) 8 (14%) 10 (17%) 9 (15%) 27 (47%) 10 (17%) 5 (8%) 15 (26%) 30 (52%)
Conceded (30) 3 (10%) 3 (10%) 7 (23%) 13 (43%) 3 (10%) 5 (16%) 9 (30%) 17 (56%)
Total (87) 11 (12%) 13 (14%) 16 (18%) 40 (45%) 13 (14%) 10 (11%) 24 (27%) 47 (54%)

F.A. Cup

Round 6 (replay)

Matches

Jan 2 Oldham Athletic Away 2-0 Vialli(2)
Jan 25 Oxford United Away 1-1 Leboeuf(P)
Feb 3 Oxford United Home 4-2 Wise, Zola, Forssell(2)
Feb 13 Sheffield Wednesday Away 1-0 DiMatteo
Mar 7 Manchester United Away 0-0
Mar 10 Manchester United Home 0-2

Attendances

Total Highest Lowest Average
Home 65,181 33,075 32,106 32,590
Away 105,826 54,587 9,059 26,456
Total 171,007 54,587 9,059 28,501

Worthington Cup

Round 5

Matches

Oct 28 Aston Villa Home 4-1 Vialli(3), Flo
Nov 11 Arsenal Away 5-0 Leboeuf(P), Poyet(2), Vialli(2)
Dec 1 Wimbledon Away 1-2 Vialli

Attendances

Total Highest Lowest Average
Home 26,790 26,790 26,790 26,790
Away 56,848 37,562 19,286 28,424
Total 83,638 37,562 19,286 27,879

European Cup Winners Cup

Semi-Final

Matches

Sep 17 Helsingborgs Home 1-0 Leboeuf
Oct 1 Helsingborgs Away 0-0
Oct 22 Copenhagen Home 1-1 Desailly
Nov 5 Copenhagen Away 1-0 Laudrup
Mar 4 Valerenga Home 3-0 Babayaro, Wise, Zola
Mar 18 Valerenga Away 3-2 Vialli, Flo, Lambourde
Apr 8 Real Mallorca Home 1-1 Flo
Apr 22 Real Mallorca Away 0-1

Attendances

Total Highest Lowest Average
Home 108,622 35,524 17,714 27,156
Away 74,250 25,118 12,348 18,562
Total 182,872 35,524 12,348 22,859

UEFA Super Cup

Winners

Matches

Aug 28 Real Madrid Neutral 1-0 Poyet

Attendances

Total Highest Lowest Average
Neutral 9,762 9,762 9,762 9,762
Total 9,762 9,762 9,762 9,762

Diary

04/07/1998 Nick Colgan transfered to Bournemouth for Free

09/07/1998 Mark Stein transfered to Bournemouth for Free

11/07/1998 Mark Hughes transfered to Southampton for 650,000

18/07/1998 Chelsea beat Kingstonian 2-0 in a friendly

22/07/1998 Marc Cucurella born

24/07/1998 Chelsea beat Northampton Town 2-0 in a friendly

31/07/1998 Mikael Forssell transfered from HJK Helsinki for Free

01/08/1998 Chelsea beat Go Ahead Eagles 5-0 in a friendly

01/08/1998 Marcel Desailly transfered from AC Milan for 4,600,000

01/08/1998 Luca Percassi transfered from Atalanta for Free

01/08/1998 Robert Wolleaston transfered from Youth

04/08/1998 Chelsea lost to Atletico Madrid 0-4 in Gelderland Tournament Semi-Final

05/08/1998 Chelsea beat Flamengo 5-0 in Gelderland Tournament 3rd Place Play-Off

07/08/1998 Chelsea drew with Parma 2-2 in a friendly

13/08/1998 Frank Sinclair transfered to Leicester for 2,000,000

15/08/1998 Chelsea lost to Coventry City 1-2 in Premier League

22/08/1998 Chelsea drew with Newcastle United 1-1 in Premier League

28/08/1998 Chelsea beat Real Madrid 1-0 in UEFA Super Cup Final

03/09/1998 Steve Clarke transfered to Newcastle

09/09/1998 Chelsea drew with Arsenal 0-0 in Premier League

12/09/1998 Chelsea beat Nottingham Forest 2-1 in Premier League

17/09/1998 Chelsea beat Helsingborgs 1-0 in European Cup Winners Cup Round 1 (First Leg)

18/09/1998 Richard Whittaker died

18/09/1998 Christian Pulisic born

21/09/1998 Chelsea beat Blackburn Rovers 4-3 in Premier League

26/09/1998 Chelsea beat Middlesbrough 2-0 in Premier League

01/10/1998 Chelsea drew with Helsingborgs 0-0 in European Cup Winners Cup Round 1 (Second Leg)

04/10/1998 Chelsea drew with Liverpool 1-1 in Premier League

17/10/1998 Chelsea beat Charlton Athletic 2-1 in Premier League

22/10/1998 Chelsea drew with Copenhagen 1-1 in European Cup Winners Cup Round 2 (First Leg)

24/10/1998 Robert Salmond died

25/10/1998 Chelsea drew with Leeds United 0-0 in Premier League

27/10/1998 Sam Dalla Bona transfered from Atalanta for Free

28/10/1998 Chelsea beat Aston Villa 4-1 in Worthington Cup Round 3

05/11/1998 Chelsea beat Copenhagen 1-0 in European Cup Winners Cup Round 2 (Second Leg)

06/11/1998 Brian Laudrup transfered to FC Copenhagen

08/11/1998 Chelsea drew with West Ham United 1-1 in Premier League

09/11/1998 Bjarne Goldbaek transfered from FC Copenhagen for 330,000

11/11/1998 Chelsea beat Arsenal 5-0 in Worthington Cup Round 4

14/11/1998 Chelsea beat Wimbledon 3-0 in Premier League

21/11/1998 Chelsea beat Leicester City 4-2 in Premier League

28/11/1998 Chelsea drew with Sheffield Wednesday 1-1 in Premier League

01/12/1998 Chelsea lost to Wimbledon 1-2 in Worthington Cup Round 5

05/12/1998 Chelsea drew with Everton 0-0 in Premier League

09/12/1998 Chelsea beat Aston Villa 2-1 in Premier League

12/12/1998 Chelsea drew with Derby County 2-2 in Premier League

16/12/1998 Chelsea drew with Manchester United 1-1 in Premier League

18/12/1998 David Lee transfered to Bristol Rovers for Free

19/12/1998 Chelsea beat Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 in Premier League

26/12/1998 Chelsea beat Southampton 2-0 in Premier League

29/12/1998 Chelsea drew with Manchester United 0-0 in Premier League

02/01/1999 Chelsea beat Oldham Athletic 2-0 in F.A. Cup Round 3

09/01/1999 Chelsea beat Newcastle United 1-0 in Premier League

10/01/1999 Mason Mount born

16/01/1999 Chelsea beat Coventry City 2-1 in Premier League

23/01/1999 Malang Sarr born

25/01/1999 Chelsea drew with Oxford United 1-1 in F.A. Cup Round 4

31/01/1999 Chelsea lost to Arsenal 0-1 in Premier League

03/02/1999 Chelsea beat Oxford United 4-2 in F.A. Cup Round 4 (replay)

06/02/1999 Chelsea beat Southampton 1-0 in Premier League

11/02/1999 John Allister died

13/02/1999 Chelsea beat Sheffield Wednesday 1-0 in F.A. Cup Round 5

17/02/1999 Chelsea drew with Blackburn Rovers 1-1 in Premier League

20/02/1999 Chelsea beat Nottingham Forest 3-1 in Premier League

27/02/1999 Chelsea beat Liverpool 2-1 in Premier League

04/03/1999 Chelsea beat Valerenga 3-0 in European Cup Winners Cup QF (First Leg)

07/03/1999 Chelsea drew with Manchester United 0-0 in F.A. Cup Round 6

10/03/1999 Chelsea lost to Manchester United 0-2 in F.A. Cup Round 6 (replay)

13/03/1999 Chelsea lost to West Ham United 0-1 in Premier League

18/03/1999 Chelsea beat Valerenga 3-2 in European Cup Winners Cup QF (Second Leg)

21/03/1999 Chelsea beat Aston Villa 3-0 in Premier League

03/04/1999 Chelsea beat Charlton Athletic 1-0 in Premier League

08/04/1999 Chelsea drew with Real Mallorca 1-1 in European Cup Winners Cup SF (First Leg)

11/04/1999 Chelsea beat Wimbledon 2-1 in Premier League

14/04/1999 Chelsea drew with Middlesbrough 0-0 in Premier League

18/04/1999 Chelsea drew with Leicester City 2-2 in Premier League

22/04/1999 Chelsea lost to Real Mallorca 0-1 in European Cup Winners Cup SF (Second Leg)

25/04/1999 Chelsea drew with Sheffield Wednesday 0-0 in Premier League

01/05/1999 Chelsea beat Everton 3-1 in Premier League

05/05/1999 Chelsea beat Leeds United 1-0 in Premier League

10/05/1999 Chelsea drew with Tottenham Hotspur 2-2 in Premier League

16/05/1999 Chelsea beat Derby County 2-1 in Premier League

22/05/1999 Chelsea beat Instant District 2-1 in a friendly

11/06/1999 Kai Havertz born

13/06/1999 Mario Melchiot transfered from Ajax for Free

21/06/1999 Didier Deschamps transfered from Juventus for 3,000,000

22/06/1999 Dmitri Kharine transfered to Celtic for Free

Players Statistics

 

Appearances

Squ Player League F.A. Cup League Cup Europe Others Total
App Sub Gls App Sub Gls App Sub Gls App Sub Gls App Sub Gls App Sub Gls
25 G Zola 35 2 13 6 1 5 1 1 47 2 15
1 E De Goey 35 6 7 1 49
16 R DiMatteo 26 4 2 4 2 1 1 1 7 1 39 7 3
14 G Le Saux 30 1 6 8 1 45 1
5 F Leboeuf 33 4 4 1 2 1 6 1 1 46 7
19 TA Flo 18 12 10 2 1 2 1 1 4 4 2 1 26 19 13
6 M Desailly 30 1 6 7 1 1 44 1 1
2 D Petrescu 23 9 4 4 3 4 2 34 11 4
3 C Babayaro 26 2 3 4 1 3 6 1 1 1 40 4 4
17 A Ferrer 30 2 1 7 1 40 1
8 G Poyet 21 7 11 3 2 3 3 1 1 27 11 14
11 D Wise 21 1 5 1 2 7 1 1 36 1 2
12 M Duberry 18 7 2 3 2 1 26 7
7 B Goldbaek 13 10 5 2 4 2 17 14 5
28 J Morris 14 4 1 5 2 1 1 22 5 1
21 B Lambourde 12 5 2 2 1 2 1 1 18 7 1
9 G Vialli 9 1 3 2 3 6 5 1 20 10
22 M Nicholls 9 3 2 2 2 14
10 P Casiraghi 10 1 2 2 1 13 2 1
32 M Forssell 4 6 1 1 2 2 5 8 3
7 B Laudrup 5 2 3 1 1 8 3 1
24 E Newton 1 6 1 1 1 8
26 J Terry 2 2 1 1 1 3 4
23 D Kharine 1 3 1 5
18 A Myers 1 2 1 1 3
13 K Hitchcock 2 1 2 1
29 N Clement 2 2
30 L Percassi 1 1
27 J Harley 1 1
Own Goal 1 1

Disciplinary

SY=Single Yellow    DY=Double Yellow (Red)

SR=Straight Red

Squ Player League F.A. Cup League Cup Europe Others Total
SY DY SR SY DY SR SY DY SR SY DY SR SY DY SR SY DY SR
16 R DiMatteo 9 1 1 1 11 1
11 D Wise 7 1 1 1 1 8 2 1
17 A Ferrer 9 1 10
3 C Babayaro 6 2 1 1 10
2 D Petrescu 8 1 1 10
12 M Duberry 8 1 9
6 M Desailly 5 2 2 9
5 F Leboeuf 7 1 1 8 1
14 G Le Saux 4 1 4 1
9 G Vialli 3 1 1 4 1
28 J Morris 4 4
8 G Poyet 4 4
21 B Lambourde 3 3
10 P Casiraghi 2 1 3
7 B Goldbaek 2 2
25 G Zola 2 2
19 TA Flo 2 2
1 E De Goey 2 2
7 B Laudrup 1 1
Total 87 2 2 5 2 5 1 7 2 106 4 3