1998–99 Derby County F.C. season

Derby County
1998–99 season
Chairman	Lionel Pickering
Manager	Jim Smith
Stadium	Pride Park
FA Premier League	8th
FA Cup	Quarter-finals
League Cup	Third round
Top goalscorer	League: Wanchope/Burton (9); All: Burton (12)
Highest home attendance	32,913 (vs. Liverpool, 13 March)
Lowest home attendance	21,037 (vs. Wimbledon, 22 August)
Average home league attendance	29,193
	← 1997–98 1999–2000 →

The 1998–99 English football season was Derby County F.C.'s third consecutive season in the Premier League.

Season summary

Derby's second tilt at European football was made in the 1998–99 season, the Rams peaking in 2nd place after 6 games with a 2–0 home win over Leicester City, eventually finishing one place better off in 8th. They reached the FA Cup Quarter finals for the third time in seven years, losing out only to late Nwankwo Kanu goal in a 0–1 away defeat to Arsenal, and recorded some memorable victories, including a league double over Liverpool 2–1 at Anfield and 3–2 at Pride Park and a 1–0 win over Nottingham Forest in the teams' first ever meeting at Pride Park. Derby County were a club on the up; Pride Park's capacity was expanded (32,913 fans attended the 3–2 victory over Liverpool) and Derby's players were getting noticed – five had represented their countries at the 1998 World Cup, and Christian Dailly was sold to Blackburn Rovers for £5.35m, comfortably the highest fee Derby had ever received. The key departure, however, was Steve McClaren – Smith's number two since he had taken the Derby managerial position 3 years earlier – who departed in February 1999 to become Sir Alex Ferguson's assistant at Manchester United, winning the treble in his first 3 months at Old Trafford. The 1998–99 season was Jim Smith's Derby County peak, as the financial demands of Premier League football began to catch up with them.

Final league table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
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

Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

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	13	13	12	40	45	−5	52	8	7	4	22	19	+3	5	6	8	18	26	−8

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	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A
Result	D	D	D	W	W	W	L	L	L	D	D	W	D	L	W	D	D	D	D	W	L	W	W	L	W	L	D	W	W	L	L	W	L	D	L	W	D	L
Position	9	12	13	6	4	2	2	4	10	10	10	5	8	11	8	10	9	12	11	11	11	10	8	8	6	7	8	6	6	7	7	7	8	8	9	9	7	8

Source: 11v11.com: 1998-99 Derby County results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

Derby County's score comes first^[1]

Legend

Win	Draw	Loss

FA Premier League

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
15 August 1998	Blackburn Rovers	A	0–0	24,007
22 August 1998	Wimbledon	H	0–0	21,037
29 August 1998	Middlesbrough	A	1–1	34,121	Wanchope
9 September 1998	Sheffield Wednesday	H	1–0	26,209	Sturridge
12 September 1998	Charlton Athletic	A	2–1	19,516	Wanchope, Baiano
19 September 1998	Leicester City	H	2–0	26,738	Schnoor, Wanchope
26 September 1998	Aston Villa	A	0–1	38,007
3 October 1998	Tottenham Hotspur	H	0–1	30,083
17 October 1998	Newcastle United	A	1–2	36,750	Burton
24 October 1998	Manchester United	H	1–1	30,867	Burton
31 October 1998	Leeds United	H	2–2	27,034	Schnoor (pen), Sturridge
7 November 1998	Liverpool	A	2–1	44,020	Harper, Wanchope
16 November 1998	Nottingham Forest	A	2–2	24,014	Dorigo (pen), Carbonari
22 November 1998	West Ham United	H	0–2	31,366
28 November 1998	Southampton	A	1–0	14,762	Carbonari
5 December 1998	Arsenal	H	0–0	29,018
12 December 1998	Chelsea	H	2–2	29,056	Carbonari, Sturridge
19 December 1998	Coventry City	A	1–1	16,627	Carsley
26 December 1998	Everton	A	0–0	39,206
28 December 1998	Middlesbrough	H	2–1	21,083	Sturridge, Hunt
9 January 1999	Wimbledon	A	1–2	12,732	Wanchope
16 January 1999	Blackburn Rovers	H	1–0	27,386	Burton
30 January 1999	Sheffield Wednesday	A	1–0	24,440	Prior
3 February 1999	Manchester United	A	0–1	55,174
7 February 1999	Everton	H	2–1	27,603	Burton (2)
20 February 1999	Charlton Athletic	H	0–2	27,853
27 February 1999	Tottenham Hotspur	A	1–1	35,392	Burton
10 March 1999	Aston Villa	H	2–1	26,836	Baiano, Burton
13 March 1999	Liverpool	H	3–2	32,913	Burton, Wanchope (2)
20 March 1999	Leeds United	A	1–4	38,971	Baiano (pen)
3 April 1999	Newcastle United	H	3–4	32,039	Burton, Baiano (pen), Wanchope
10 April 1999	Nottingham Forest	H	1–0	32,217	Carbonari
17 April 1999	West Ham United	A	1–5	25,485	Wanchope
24 April 1999	Southampton	H	0–0	26,557
2 May 1999	Arsenal	A	0–1	37,323
5 May 1999	Leicester City	A	2–1	20,535	Sturridge, Beck
8 May 1999	Coventry City	H	0–0	32,450
16 May 1999	Chelsea	A	1–2	35,016	Carbonari

FA Cup


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R3	2 January 1999	Plymouth Argyle	A	3–0	16,730	Burton (2), Eranio (pen)
R4	23 January 1999	Swansea City	A	1–0	11,383	Harper
R5	13 February 1999	Huddersfield Town	A	2–2	22,129	Burton, Dorigo (pen)
R5R	24 February 1999	Huddersfield Town	H	3–1	28,704	Dorigo, Baiano (2)
QF	6 March 1999	Arsenal	A	0–1	38,046

League Cup


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R2 1st Leg	16 September 1998	Manchester City	H	1–1	22,986	Delap
R2 2nd Leg	23 September 1998	Manchester City	A	1–0 (won 2–1 on agg)	19,622	Wanchope
R3	28 October 1998	Arsenal	H	1–2	25,621	Sturridge

Players

First-team squad

Squad at end of season^[2]

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	ENG	Russell Hoult
2	DF	ARG	Horacio Carbonari
3	DF	GER	Stefan Schnoor
4	MF	JAM	Darryl Powell^{[notes 1]}
5	DF	ENG	Tony Dorigo^{[notes 2]}
6	DF	CRO	Igor Štimac
7	MF	IRL	Brian Launders
8	FW	ENG	Dean Sturridge
9	FW	CRC	Paulo Wanchope
10	MF	IRL	Rory Delap^{[notes 3]}
11	MF	SCO	Kevin Harper^{[notes 4]}
12	FW	ENG	Malcolm Christie
14	MF	NOR	Lars Bohinen
15	MF	ENG	Marc Bridge-Wilkinson


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
16	DF	DEN	Jacob Laursen
17	DF	ENG	Spencer Prior
18	DF	ENG	Richard Jackson
19	DF	ENG	Steve Elliott
20	MF	ITA	Stefano Eranio
21	GK	EST	Mart Poom
22	DF	GRE	Vassilios Borbokis
23	MF	ENG	Paul Boertien
24	FW	JAM	Deon Burton^{[notes 5]}
25	FW	DEN	Mikkel Beck
26	FW	ENG	Marvin Robinson
27	FW	ITA	Francesco Baiano
28	MF	ENG	Adam Murray
29	GK	ENG	Richard Knight

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.	Pos.	Nation	Player
18	MF	IRL	Lee Carsley^{[notes 6]} (to Blackburn Rovers)
22	DF	SCO	Christian Dailly (to Blackburn Rovers)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
25	DF	ENG	Rob Kozluk (to Sheffield United)
26	MF	ENG	Jonathan Hunt (to Sheffield United)

Reserve squad

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	IRL	Gerard Doherty
—	DF	ENG	Ian Evatt


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	DF	ENG	Chris Riggott

Transfers

In

Date	Pos.	Name	From	Fee
23 June 1998	DF	Stefan Schnoor	Hamburger SV	Free transfer
21 August 1998	DF	Spencer Prior	Leicester City	£700,000
10 September 1998	MF	Kevin Harper	Hibernian	£300,000
19 September 1998	MF	Brian Launders	BV Veendam	Free transfer
16 October 1998	DF	Tony Dorigo	Torino	Monthly contract
28 October 1998	FW	Malcolm Christie	Nuneaton Borough	£50,000
19 February 1999	GK	Gerard Doherty	Derry City	£20,000
12 March 1999	DF	Vassilios Borbokis	Sheffield United	£500,000
24 March 1999	DF	Richard Jackson	Scarborough	£30,000
25 March 1999	MF	Paul Boertien	Carlisle United	£250,000
25 March 1999	MF	Mikkel Beck	Middlesbrough	£500,000
18 May 1999	MF	Seth Johnson	Crewe Alexandra	£3,000,000

Out

Date	Pos.	Name	To	Fee
22 June 1998	DF	Chris Powell	Charlton Athletic	£800,000
13 July 1998	DF	Dean Yates	Watford	Free transfer
15 July 1998	MF	Robin van der Laan	Barnsley	£325,000
13 August 1998	DF	Gary Rowett	Birmingham City	£1,000,000
21 August 1998	DF	Christian Dailly	Blackburn Rovers	£5,300,000
12 March 1999	DF	Rob Kozluk	Sheffield United	Swap
12 March 1999	MF	Jonathan Hunt	Sheffield United	Swap
22 March 1999	MF	Lee Carsley	Blackburn Rovers	£3,400,000
28 May 1999	MF	Brian Launders	Colchester United	Signed

Transfers in:

£5,350,000

Transfers out:

£10,825,000

Total spending:

£5,475,000

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	Russell Hoult	23	0	3	0	0	0	26	0	2	1
2	DF	Horacio Carbonari	28+1	5	4	0	0	0	32+1	5	4	0
3	DF	Stefan Schnoor	20+3	2	3	0	2	0	25+3	2	9	0
4	MF	Darryl Powell	30+3	0	1+1	0	3	0	34+4	0	10	0
5	DF	Tony Dorigo	17+1	1	3	2	1	0	21+1	3	3	0
6	DF	Igor Štimac	14	0	3	0	1	0	18	0	6	0
7	MF	Brian Launders	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
8	FW	Dean Sturridge	23+6	5	4	0	3	1	30+6	6	6	1
9	FW	Paulo Wanchope	33+2	9	2	0	2+1	1	37+3	10	9	1
10	MF	Rory Delap	21+2	0	0+1	0	3	1	24+3	1	5	0
11	MF	Kevin Harper	6+21	1	0+3	1	0+3	0	6+27	2	1	0
12	FW	Malcolm Christie	0+2	0	0	0	0	0	0+2	0	0	0
14	MF	Lars Bohinen	29+3	0	3	0	0	0	32+3	0	6	0
15	MF	Marc Bridge-Wilkinson	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
16	DF	Jacob Laursen	37	0	4	0	3	0	44	0	7	0
17	DF	Spencer Prior	33+1	1	4	0	2	0	39+1	1	4	0
18	MF	Lee Carsley	20+2	1	5	0	2+1	0	27+3	1	7	0
19	DF	Steve Elliott	7+4	0	1+1	0	1+1	0	9+6	0	3	0
20	MF	Stefano Eranio	18+7	0	4	1	2	0	24+7	1	4	0
21	GK	Mart Poom	15+2	0	2	0	3	0	20+2	0	0	0
22	DF	Vassilios Borbokis	3+1	0	0	0	0	0	3+1	0	0	0
22	DF	Christian Dailly	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
23	DF	Paul Boertien	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
24	FW	Deon Burton	14+7	9	5	3	1	0	20+7	12	5	0
25	FW	Mikkel Beck	6+1	1	0	0	0	0	6+1	1	0	0
25	DF	Rob Kozluk	3+4	0	1+1	0	1	0	5+5	0	1	0
26	MF	Jonathan Hunt	0+6	1	0+3	0	0	0	0+9	1	1	0
26	FW	Marvin Robinson	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
27	FW	Francesco Baiano	17+5	4	3	2	3	0	23+5	6	3	0
28	MF	Adam Murray	0+4	0	0	0	0	0	0+4	0	1	0
29	GK	Richard Knight	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Starting 11

Considering starts in all competitions^[3]

GK: #1, Russell Hoult, 26
RB: #3, Stefan Schnoor, 25
CB: #17, Spencer Prior, 39
CB: #2, Horacio Carbonari, 32
LB: #16, Jacob Laursen, 44
CM: #18, Lee Carsley, 27
CM: #4, Darryl Powell, 34
CM: #14, Lars Bohinen, 32
RF: #20, Stefano Eranio, 24 (Rory Delap has 24 starts as a right midfielder)
CF: #8, Dean Sturridge, 30
LF: #9, Paulo Wanchope, 37

Notes

^ Powell was born in Lambeth, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in 1998.
^ Dorigo was born in Adelaide, Australia, but also qualified to represent England internationally after obtaining citizenship and made his international debut for England in 1989.
^ Delap was born in Sutton Coldfield, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his parents and represented them at U-21 level before making his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in March 1998.
^ Harper was born in Oldham, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally and represented them at U-21 level.
^ Burton was born in Reading, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in September 1997.
^ Carsley was born in Birmingham, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his grandmother and represented them at U-21 and B level before making his international debut for Ireland in October 1997.

References

^ "Derby County 1998-1999 Results - statto.com". Archived from the original on 27 January 2015. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
^ "FootballSquads - Derby County - 1998/99".
^ "All Derby County players: 1999".

[3] Powell was born in Lambeth, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in 1998.

[4] Dorigo was born in Adelaide, Australia, but also qualified to represent England internationally after obtaining citizenship and made his international debut for England in 1989.

[5] Delap was born in Sutton Coldfield, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his parents and represented them at U-21 level before making his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in March 1998.

[6] Harper was born in Oldham, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally and represented them at U-21 level.

[7] Burton was born in Reading, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in September 1997.

[8] Carsley was born in Birmingham, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his grandmother and represented them at U-21 and B level before making his international debut for Ireland in October 1997.

[1] "Derby County 1998-1999 Results - statto.com". Archived from the original on 27 January 2015. Retrieved 2 December 2014.

[2] "FootballSquads - Derby County - 1998/99".

[9] "All Derby County players: 1999".

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