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1998–99 Wigan Athletic F.C. season

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Wigan Athletic
1998–1999 season
ChairmanDave Whelan
ManagerJohn Benson
StadiumJJB Stadium
Second Division6th
FA CupSecond round
League CupSecond round
Football League TrophyWinners

During the 1999–2000 English football season, Wigan Athletic F.C. competed in the Football League Second Division.

Transfers

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In

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Player Pos From Fee Date Notes
Stuart Balmer DF Charlton Athletic £200,000 18 September 1998 [1]
Michael O'Neill MF Coventry City Free 18 September 1998 [1]
Simon Haworth FW Coventry City £600,000 2 October 1998 [1]
Andy Liddell FW Barnsley £350,000 15 October 1998 [1]

Out

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Player Pos To Fee Date Notes
Neil Mustoe MF Cambridge United Free 9 July 1998 [1]
Leigh Jenkinson MF Hearts £50,000 30 December 1998 [1]
Paul Warne MF Rotherham United Free 15 January 1999 [1]

Loans in

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Player Pos From Date Duration Notes
Eric Nixon GK Stockport County 28 August 1998 Two months

Loans out

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Player Pos To Date Duration Notes
Paul Warne MF Kettering Town 5 November 1998 One month
Jorg Smeets MF Chester City 25 March 1999 End of season

Results

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Wigan Athletic's score comes first[2]

Legend

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Win Draw Loss

Football League Second Division

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Date Opponent Venue Result Scorers
8 August 1998 Millwall H 0–1
15 August 1998 Lincoln City A 0–1
22 August 1998 Blackpool H 3–0 Barlow (2), Lee
29 August 1998 Bristol Rovers A 2–3 Barlow, McGibbon
31 August 1998 Luton Town H 1–3 Barlow
5 September 1998 Notts County H 1–0 Barlow
8 September 1998 Colchester United A 1–1 Lee
12 September 1998 Bournemouth A 0–1
19 September 1998 Macclesfield Town H 2–0 Lee, Barlow
26 September 1998 Burnley A 1–1 McGibbon
3 October 1998 Northampton Town H 1–0 Dobson (o.g.)
9 October 1998 Oldham Athletic A 3–2 Bradshaw, Barlow, Warne
17 October 1998 Manchester City H 0–1
24 October 1998 Stoke City A 1–2 Barlow
31 October 1998 York City H 5–0 Jones (o.g.), Greenall, Haworth (2), Liddell
7 November 1998 Gillingham A 0–2
11 November 1998 Reading A 1–0 Bradshaw (pen.)
21 November 1998 Wycombe Wanderers H 0–0
28 November 1998 Preston North End A 2–2 Greenall, Porter
1 December 1998 Fulham H 2–0 McGibbon, Lowe
12 December 1998 Wrexham H 1–1 Lee
19 December 1998 Chesterfield A 1–1 Greenall
26 December 1998 Blackpool A 1–1 Liddell
28 December 1998 Walsall H 2–0 Barlow (2)
9 January 1999 Millwall A 1–3 Jones
23 January 1999 Luton Town A 4–0 McGibbon, Liddell, Jones, Haworth
30 January 1999 Walsall A 2–1 Jones, Barlow
12 February 1999 Colchester United A 1–2 Sharp
16 February 1999 Notts County H 3–0 Bradshaw (pen.), Barlow, Liddell
20 February 1999 Bournemouth H 2–1 Liddell, Barlow
27 February 1999 Macclesfield Town A 1–0 Lee
13 March 1999 Gillingham H 4–1 Rogers, Haworth (2), Barlow
20 March 1999 York City A 3–1 Lee, Sharp, Greenall
27 March 1999 Stoke City H 2–3 Liddell, Barlow
30 March 1999 Bristol Rovers H 1–0 Bradshaw (pen.)
3 April 1999 Manchester City A 0–1 Terry Cooke
5 April 1999 Oldham Athletic H 2–0 Haworth, Bradshaw (pen.)
10 April 1999 Fulham A 0–2
13 April 1999 Preston North End H 2–2 Liddell, Haworth
24 April 1999 Reading H 4–1 Rogers, Barlow (2), Greenall
27 April 1999 Lincoln City H 3–1 Greenall, Liddell, Bradshaw (pen.)
29 April 1999 Northampton Town A 3–3 Haworth, Barlow (pen), McGibbon
1 May 1999 Wrexham A 2–0 Barlow, Haworth
3 May 1999 Burnley H 0–0
5 May 1999 Wycombe Wanderers A 1–2 Haworth
8 May 1999 Chesterfield H 3–1 Liddell (2), McGibbon

Final league table

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Main article: 1998–99 Football League

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
4 Gillingham 46 22 14 10 75 44 +31 80 Qualification for the Second Division play-offs
5 Preston North End 46 22 13 11 78 50 +28 79
6 Wigan Athletic 46 22 10 14 75 48 +27 76
7 Bournemouth 46 21 13 12 63 41 +22 76
8 Stoke City 46 21 6 19 59 63 −4 69
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference

Second Division play-offs

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Goalscorers Notes
SF 1st Leg 15 May 1999 Manchester City H 1–1 Barlow
SF 2nd Leg 19 May 1999 Manchester City A 0–1 [3]
Manchester City won 2-1 on aggregate

FA Cup

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Main article: 1998–99 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Goalscorers Notes
R1 14 November 1998 Blackpool H 4–3 Greenall, Haworth, Barlow, Lowe
R2 5 December 1998 Notts County A 1–1 Lowe
R2R 15 December 1998 Notts County H 0–0 Notts County won 4-2 on penalties

League Cup

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Main article: 1998–99 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Goalscorers Notes
R1 1st Leg 11 August 1998 Rochdale A 1–0 Hill (o.g.)
R1 2nd Leg 18 August 1998 Rochdale H 1–0 Lowe Wigan won 2-0 on aggregate
R2 1st Leg 14 September 1999 Norwich City A 0–1
R2 2nd Leg 21 September 1999 Norwich City H 2-3 Griffiths, Barlow Norwich won 4-2 on aggregate

Football League Trophy

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Main article: 1998–99 Football League Trophy
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Goalscorers Notes
R1N 8 December 1998 Rotherham United A 3–0 Barlow (pen.), Warne, Balmer
R2N 19 January 1999 Scarborough H 3–0 O'Neill, Jones, Lee
QFN 26 January 1999 Carlisle United A 3–0 Haworth, Barlow, Kilford
SFN 8 March 1999 Rochdale A 2–0 Barlow, O'Neill
FN 16 March 1999 Wrexham H 2–0 Sharp, Barlow
FN 23 March 1999 Wrexham A 3–2 Haworth (2), O'Neill Wigan won 5-2 on aggregate
F 18 April 1999 Millwall N 1–0 Rogers

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (1999). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1999–2000. London: Headline. pp. 544–556. ISBN 978-0-7472-7627-2.
  2. ^ Soccerbase: 1998-99 Wigan Athletic results
  3. ^ Ashley, Richard (20 May 1999). "Goater's goal makes City slicker". The Guardian. p. 32. Retrieved 3 April 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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