During the 1998–99 English football season, Coventry City competed in the FA Premier League.
Season summary Coventry City finished 15th in the FA Premier League – four places lower than last season – but were never in any real danger of being relegated, despite the loss of key striker Dion Dublin to local rivals Aston Villa.
The biggest news of Coventry's season was the announcement of a move to a new 45,000-seat stadium at Foleshill, which was anticipated to be ready by 2002. Manager Gordon Strachan then signed Moroccan international football star Mustapha Hadji, knowing that it would be important to have a top quality team to match the forthcoming new home.
Final league table
Results summary
Results by round
Results Coventry City's score comes first
Legend WinDrawLoss
FA Premier League DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 15 August 1998 ChelseaH2–123,042Huckerby, Dublin 22 August 1998 Nottingham ForestA0–122,546 29 August 1998 West Ham UnitedH0–020,818 9 September 1998 LiverpoolA0–241,771 12 September 1998 Manchester UnitedA0–255,193 19 September 1998 Newcastle UnitedH1–522,656Whelan 26 September 1998 Charlton AthleticA1–120,043Whelan 3 October 1998 Aston VillaH1–222,654Soltvedt 18 October 1998 Sheffield WednesdayH1–016,006Dublin 24 October 1998 SouthamptonA1–215,152Dublin 31 October 1998 ArsenalH0–123,040 7 November 1998 Blackburn RoversA2–123,779Huckerby, Whelan 15 November 1998 EvertonH3–019,290Froggatt, Huckerby, Whelan 21 November 1998 MiddlesbroughA0–234,293 28 November 1998 Leicester CityH1–119,894Huckerby 5 December 1998 WimbledonA1–211,717McAllister (pen) 14 December 1998 Leeds UnitedA0–231,802 19 December 1998 Derby CountyH1–116,627Whelan 26 December 1998 Tottenham HotspurH1–123,098Aloisi 28 December 1998 West Ham UnitedA0–225,662 9 January 1999 Nottingham ForestH4–017,172Huckerby (3), Telfer 16 January 1999 ChelseaA1–234,869Huckerby 30 January 1999 LiverpoolH2–123,056Boateng, Whelan 6 February 1999 Tottenham HotspurA0–034,376 17 February 1999 Newcastle UnitedA1–436,352Whelan 20 February 1999 Manchester UnitedH0–122,596 27 February 1999 Aston VillaA4–138,799Aloisi (2), Boateng (2) 6 March 1999 Charlton AthleticH2–120,259Whelan, Soltvedt 13 March 1999 Blackburn RoversH1–119,701Aloisi 20 March 1999 ArsenalA0–238,073 3 April 1999 Sheffield WednesdayA2–128,136McAllister (pen), Whelan 5 April 1999 SouthamptonH1–021,402Boateng 11 April 1999 EvertonA0–232,341 17 April 1999 MiddlesbroughH1–219,231McAllister 24 April 1999 Leicester CityA0–120,224 1 May 1999 WimbledonH2–121,200Huckerby, Whelan 8 May 1999 Derby CountyA0–032,450 16 May 1999 Leeds UnitedH2–223,049Aloisi, Telfer
FA Cup
+RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR32 January 1999 Macclesfield TownH7–014,197Froggatt, Whelan, Payne (own goal), Huckerby (3), BoatengR423 January 1999 Leicester CityA3–021,207Whelan, Froggatt, TelferR513 February 1999 EvertonA1–233,907McAllister
League Cup
+RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR2 1st Leg16 September 1998 Southend UnitedH1–06,631HallR2 2nd Leg22 September 1998 Southend UnitedA4–0 (won 5–0 on agg)6,292Boateng, Dublin, Whelan, SoltvedtR327 October 1998 Luton TownA0–29,051
Squad
Left club during season
Reserve squad
Transfers
In Date Pos. Name From Fee4 June 1998DF Jean-Guy Wallemme RC LensUndisclosed1 August 1998DF Robert Jarni Real Betis£2,600,0007 August 1998FW Paul Hall Portsmouth£300,00026 August 1998DF Marc Edworthy Crystal Palace£1,200,0001 October 1998MF Steve Froggatt Wolverhampton Wanderers£1,900,00012 October 1998MF Laurent Delorge Gent£1,250,00017 December 1998FW John Aloisi Portsmouth£650,00030 December 1998GK Morten Hyldgaard Ikast FS£200,00013 January 1999DF Muhamed Konjić AS Monaco£2,000,00028 May 1999MF Youssef Chippo Porto£1,200,000
Out Date Pos. Name To Fee8 July 1998MF John Salako FulhamFree transfer16 July 1998FW Viorel Moldovan Fenerbahçe£4,000,00015 August 1998DF Robert Jarni Real Madrid£3,400,0002 October 1998FW Simon Haworth Wigan Athletic£600,0005 November 1998FW Dion Dublin Aston Villa£5,750,00030 December 1998DF Jean-Guy Wallemme Sochaux£400,000
Transfers in: £11,300,000 Transfers out: £14,150,000 Total spending: £2,850,000
Statistics Appearances and goals
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! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Players who left the club during the season
References