1998–99 Everton F.C. season

Everton
1998–99 season
Chairman	Peter Johnson (until December 1998) ; Philip Carter (from December 1998)
Manager	Walter Smith
Stadium	Goodison Park
Premiership	14th
FA Cup	Sixth round
League Cup	Fourth round
Top goalscorer	League: Campbell (9); All: Campbell (9)
Highest home attendance	40,185 vs. Liverpool (17 October 1998)
Lowest home attendance	18,718 vs. Huddersfield Town (23 September 1998)
Average home league attendance	36,203
	← 1997–98 1999–2000 →

During the 1998–99 English football season, Everton F.C. competed in the FA Premier League (known as the FA Carling Premiership for sponsorship reasons).

Season summary

Everton continued to look a shadow of their former selves after Howard Kendall made way for new manager Walter Smith, though their 14th place finish was a three-place improvement upon last season's near miss with relegation. With Smith having achieved so much success north of the border with Rangers, he had been expected to bring some success to the blue half of Merseyside after two seasons of misery, but there was little for the Goodison Park faithful to shout about.

Off the field during the season in December, there was a chairmanship change in the boardroom when Peter Johnson quit after 11 years with the club following a row with manager Smith after the Everton boss controversially sold Duncan Ferguson to Newcastle United for £7m and Philip Carter took over the reins.^[1]

Final league table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
12	Sheffield Wednesday	38	13	7	18	41	42	−1	46
13	Newcastle United	38	11	13	14	48	54	−6	46	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round^[a]
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

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

^ As Manchester United qualified for the Champions League, their UEFA Cup place as FA Cup winners defaulted to Newcastle United, the runners-up.

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	10	17	42	47	−5	43	6	8	5	22	12	+10	5	2	12	20	35	−15

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	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	D	L	L	W	D	D	D	W	D	D	L	L	L	W	W	D	W	L	D	L	D	L	L	L	W	L	D	W	L	L	L	L	W	W	W	L	W	L
Position	6	18	19	12	17	15	15	14	12	15	15	15	17	16	14	14	14	15	14	14	14	15	15	17	15	15	15	15	16	16	17	18	16	15	14	15	14	14

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

Results

Everton's score comes first^[2]

Legend

Win	Draw	Loss

FA Premier League

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
15 August 1998	Aston Villa	H	0–0	40,112
22 August 1998	Leicester City	A	0–2	21,037
29 August 1998	Tottenham Hotspur	H	0–1	39,378
8 September 1998	Nottingham Forest	A	2–0	25,610	Ferguson (2)
12 September 1998	Leeds United	H	0–0	36,687
19 September 1998	Middlesbrough	A	2–2	34,563	Ball (pen), Collins
26 September 1998	Blackburn Rovers	H	0–0	36,404
3 October 1998	Wimbledon	A	2–1	16,054	Cadamarteri, Ferguson
17 October 1998	Liverpool	H	0–0	40,185
24 October 1998	Sheffield Wednesday	A	0–0	26,592
31 October 1998	Manchester United	H	1–4	40,079	Ferguson
8 November 1998	Arsenal	A	0–1	38,088
15 November 1998	Coventry City	A	0–3	19,290
23 November 1998	Newcastle United	H	1–0	30,357	Ball (pen)
28 November 1998	Charlton Athletic	A	2–1	20,043	Cadamarteri (2)
5 December 1998	Chelsea	H	0–0	36,430
12 December 1998	Southampton	H	1–0	33,073	Bakayako
19 December 1998	West Ham United	A	1–2	25,998	Cadamarteri
26 December 1998	Derby County	H	0–0	39,206
28 December 1998	Tottenham Hotspur	A	1–4	36,053	Bakayako
9 January 1999	Leicester City	H	0–0	32,792
18 January 1999	Aston Villa	A	0–3	32,488
30 January 1999	Nottingham Forest	H	0–1	34,175
7 February 1999	Derby County	A	1–2	27,603
17 February 1999	Middlesbrough	H	5–0	31,606	Barmby (2), Dacourt, Unsworth, Materazzi
20 February 1999	Leeds United	A	0–1	36,344
27 February 1999	Wimbledon	H	1–1	32,574	Jeffers
10 March 1999	Blackburn Rovers	A	2–1	27,219	Bakayako (2)
13 March 1999	Arsenal	H	0–2	38,049
21 March 1999	Manchester United	A	1–3	55,182	Hutchison
3 April 1999	Liverpool	A	2–3	44,852	Dacourt, Jeffers
5 April 1999	Sheffield Wednesday	H	1–2	35,270	Jeffers
11 April 1999	Coventry City	H	2–0	32,341	Campbell (2)
17 April 1999	Newcastle United	A	3–1	36,755	Campbell (2), Gemmill
24 April 1999	Charlton Athletic	H	4–1	40,089	Hutchison, Campbell (2), Jeffers
1 May 1999	Chelsea	A	1–3	34,909	Jeffers
8 May 1999	West Ham United	H	6–0	40,049	Campbell (3), Ball, Hutchison, Jeffers
16 May 1999	Southampton	A	0–2	15,254

FA Cup


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R3	2 January 1999	Bristol City	A	2–0	19,608	Bakayako (2)
R4	23 January 1999	Ipswich Town	H	1–0
R5	13 February 1999	Coventry City	H	2–1	33,097	Jeffers, Oster
QF	7 March 1999	Newcastle United	A	1–4	36,584	Unsworth

League Cup


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R2 1st Leg	15 September 1998	Huddersfield Town	A	1–1	15,395	Watson
R2 2nd Leg	23 September 1998	Huddersfield Town	H	2–1	18,718	Dacourt, Materazzi
R3	28 October 1998	Middlesbrough	A	3–2 (a.e.t.)	20,748	Ferguson, Bakayako, Hutchison
R4	11 November 1998	Sunderland	H	1–1 (lost 4–5 on pens)	28,312	Collins

First-team squad

Squad at end of season^[3]

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	NOR	Thomas Myhre
2	DF	SCO	Alec Cleland
3	DF	ENG	Michael Ball
4	MF	FRA	Olivier Dacourt
5	DF	ENG	Dave Watson
6	DF	ENG	David Unsworth
7	MF	SCO	John Collins
9	FW	ENG	Kevin Campbell (on loan from Trabzonspor)
10	MF	SCO	Don Hutchison
11	MF	SCO	Scot Gemmill
12	DF	ENG	Craig Short
13	GK	ENG	Paul Gerrard
14	MF	ENG	Tony Grant
15	DF	ITA	Marco Materazzi
16	FW	ENG	Michael Branch
17	MF	IRL	Gareth Farrelly
18	DF	SCO	David Weir
19	MF	WAL	John Oster


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
21	MF	ENG	Mitch Ward
22	MF	DEN	Peter Degn
24	MF	ENG	Matt McKay
25	MF	ENG	Danny Williamson
26	FW	CIV	Ibrahima Bakayoko
27	DF	IRL	Richard Dunne
28	DF	CRO	Slaven Bilić
29	FW	ENG	Danny Cadamarteri
30	FW	ENG	Phil Jevons
31	DF	IRL	Terry Phelan
32	DF	ENG	John O'Kane
33	MF	ENG	Joe Parkinson
34	FW	ENG	Francis Jeffers
35	GK	ENG	Steve Simonsen
36	MF	ENG	Jamie Milligan
37	DF	ENG	Adam Farley
38	DF	ENG	Carl Regan
39	MF	ENG	Wayne McDermott

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
9	FW	SCO	Duncan Ferguson (to Newcastle United)
11	FW	SCO	John Spencer (to Motherwell)
18	FW	FRA	Mickaël Madar (to Paris Saint-Germain)
20	DF	ENG	Tony Thomas (to Motherwell)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
22	MF	ENG	Gavin McCann (to Sunderland)
23	DF	ENG	Carl Tiler (to Charlton Athletic)
26	DF	ENG	Graham Allen (to Tranmere Rovers)

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	Dean Delany
—	DF	ENG	Peter Clarke
—	DF	ENG	Adam Eaton
—	DF	ENG	Tony Hibbert
—	DF	ENG	George Pilkington


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	ENG	Kevin McLeod
—	MF	ENG	Mick O'Brien
—	MF	ENG	Leon Osman
—	MF	ENG	Keith Southern
—	MF	IRL	Gary Dempsey

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	Thomas Myhre	38	0	4	0	3	0	45	0	3	0
2	DF	Alec Cleland	16+2	0	1	0	2+1	0	19+3	0	3	1
3	DF	Michael Ball	36+1	3	3	0	3+1	0	42+2	3	9	0
4	MF	Olivier Dacourt	28+2	2	2	0	4	1	34+2	3	16	1
5	DF	Dave Watson	22	0	3	0	1	1	26	1	0	0
6	DF	David Unsworth	33+1	1	3	1	3	0	39+1	2	9	0
7	MF	John Collins	19+1	1	0	0	2+2	1	21+3	2	4	0
9	FW	Kevin Campbell	8	9	0	0	0	0	8	9	1	0
9	FW	Duncan Ferguson	13	4	0	0	4	1	17	5	5	0
10	MF	Don Hutchison	29+4	3	4	0	3+1	1	36+5	4	11	1
11	MF	Scot Gemmill	7	1	0	0	0	0	7	1	3	0
11	FW	John Spencer	2+1	0	0	0	0	0	2+1	0	0	0
12	DF	Craig Short	22	0	0	0	2	0	24	0	5	0
13	GK	Paul Gerrard	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0
14	MF	Tony Grant	13+3	0	3+1	0	1+1	0	17+5	0	0	0
15	DF	Marco Materazzi	26+1	1	2	0	4	1	32+1	2	10	3
16	FW	Michael Branch	1+6	0	0+2	0	0	0	1+8	0	0	0
17	MF	Gareth Farrelly	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
18	FW	Mickaël Madar	2	0	0	0	0+1	0	2+1	0	0	0
18	DF	David Weir	11+3	0	1	0	0	0	12+3	0	2	0
19	MF	John Oster	6+3	0	2+2	1	1+1	0	9+6	1	1	0
20	DF	Tony Thomas	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
21	MF	Mitch Ward	4+2	0	2	0	1	0	7+2	0	2	0
22	MF	Peter Degn	0+4	0	0	0	0	0	0+4	0	0	0
23	DF	Carl Tiler	2	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	1	0
26	FW	Ibrahima Bakayoko	17+6	4	1+2	2	2	1	20+8	7	3	0
27	DF	Richard Dunne	15+1	0	2	0	2	0	19+1	0	7	1
28	MF	Slaven Bilić	4	0	1	0	0	0	5	0	2	0
29	FW	Danny Cadamarteri	11+19	4	3+1	0	3+1	0	17+21	4	8	0
30	FW	Phil Jevons	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
32	DF	John O'Kane	2	0	1+2	0	0	0	3+2	0	0	0
34	FW	Francis Jeffers	11+4	6	2	1	0	0	13+4	7	0	0
35	GK	Steve Simonsen	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
36	MF	Jamie Milligan	0+3	0	0	0	0	0	0+3	0	0	0
37	DF	Adam Farley	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0

Starting 11

Considering starts in all competitions^[4]^[5]

GK: #1, Thomas Myhre, 45
RB: #12, Craig Short, 24
CB: #15, Marco Materazzi, 32
CB: #5, Dave Watson, 26
LB: #6, David Unsworth, 39
CM: #10, Don Hutchison, 36
CM: #4, Olivier Dacourt, 34
LM: #3, Michael Ball, 42
CF: #26, Ibrahima Bakayoko, 20
CF: #29, Danny Cadamarteri, 17

References

^ Walker, Paul (1 December 1998). "FOOTBALL: Johnson quits as Everton chairman". The Independent. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
^ "Everton results for the 1998-1999 season - Statto.com". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
^ "FootballSquads - Everton - 1998/99".
^ "All Everton players: 1999".
^ "Everton in FA Premier League 1998/1999 fixture".

[table_note_res_NEW0.17808132440694-2] As Manchester United qualified for the Champions League, their UEFA Cup place as FA Cup winners defaulted to Newcastle United, the runners-up.

[1] Walker, Paul (1 December 1998). "FOOTBALL: Johnson quits as Everton chairman". The Independent. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 9 July 2012.

[3] "Everton results for the 1998-1999 season - Statto.com". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 5 September 2015.

[4] "FootballSquads - Everton - 1998/99".

[5] "All Everton players: 1999".

[6] "Everton in FA Premier League 1998/1999 fixture".

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