During the 1998–99 English football season, Leicester City competed in the FA Premier League.
Season summary Leicester City repeated the previous season's 10th place in the FA Premier League, earning Martin O'Neill more credit for achieving strong finishes on a relatively limited budget. But the club's best chance of a UEFA Cup place was blown in late March when they lost to Tottenham Hotspur in the Worthington Cup final. At least City fans had the satisfaction of holding on to the highly rated O'Neill, who had seemed certain to desert the club for Leeds United early in the season.
Kit Leicester's season's kit was manufactured by Fox Leisure and their shirt was sponsored by the British food snack manufacturer Walkers Crisps.
Final league table
Results summary
Results by round
Results
Pre-season
FA Premier League
FA Cup
League Cup
Squad
Left club during season
Reserve squad
Club staff Directors & Senior ManagementRole Person Chairman plc Rodney Walker Chairman John Elsom Deputy Chairman Philip Smith Non Executive Director Roy Parker Chief Executive Barrie Pierpoint Finance Director Steve Kind
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left;" |- !colspan=2 style="color:white; background:#2B55DB;"|First Team & Youth Team Management |- ! style="width:290px;"|Role !! style="width:150px;"|Person |- | First Team Manager || Martin O'Neill |- | First Team Assistant Manager || John Robertson |- | First Team Coach || Steve Walford |- | Goalkeeping Coach || Jim McDonagh |- | Reserve Team Coach || Paul Franklin |- | Physiotherapist || Mick Yeoman |- | Physiotherapist || Alan Smith |- | Youth Academy Manager || David Nish |- | Youth Academy Assistant Manager || Neville Hamilton |- | Youth Academy Assistant Manager || Jon Rudkin |- | Youth Academy Physiotherapist || Ian Andrews |- | Youth Development Officer || Steve Sims |- | Chief Scout || Jim Melrose |- | Kit Manager || Paul McAndrew
Statistics
Appearances, goals and cards (Starting appearances + substitute appearances) No.Pos.NameLeagueFA CupLeague CupTotalDisciplineAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals1GK Kasey Keller3602070450203DF Frank Sinclair30+11216038+121314DF Gerry Taggart9+601+105+1115+81305DF Steve Walsh17+53105023+53206MF Muzzy Izzet3152051385307MF Neil Lennon3712081472609FW Emile Heskey29+16208339+193010MF Garry Parker2+500+203+115+810011MF Steve Guppy38421804854013FW Arnar Gunnlaugsson5+4000005+401014MF Robbie Savage29+51005+2034+704015DF Pontus Kåmark15+40001+1016+500016MF Stuart Campbell1+110101+103+1201017MF Charlie Miller1+3000001+300018DF Matt Elliott37320804739019DF Robert Ullathorne250217+1034+114020FW Ian Marshall6+430+100+106+630021FW Graham Fenton3+60001+114+710022GK Pegguy Arphexad2+2000103+200024MF Andrew Impey17+10100018+100025MF Stuart Wilson1+80001+412+1210027FW Tony Cottee29+210115535+2162029MF Stefan Oakes2+1000002+100037MF Theodoros Zagorakis16+311+103+2020+6140
Assists {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |- !"width:35px;"| !"width:35px;"| !"width:35px;"| !"width:200px;"|Player !"width:75px;"|FA Premier League !"width:75px;"|FA Cup !"width:75px;"|League Cup !"width:75px;"|Total |- |rowspan=1| 1 || MF || 11 || align=left| Steve Guppy || 11 || 0 || 3 || 14 |- |rowspan=4| 2 || FW || 9 || align=left| Emile Heskey || 3 || 2 || 0 || 5 |- | MF || 7 || align=left| Neil Lennon || 3 || 0 || 2 || 5 |- | MF || 6 || align=left| Muzzy Izzet || 2 || 0 || 3 || 5 |- | MF || 14 || align=left| Robbie Savage || 2 || 0 || 3 || 5 |- |rowspan=1| 4 || DF || 18 || align=left| Matt Elliott || 2 || 1 || 1 || 4 |- |rowspan=2| 5 || DF || 4 || align=left| Gerry Taggart || 2 || 0 || 0 || 2 |- | MF || 37 || align=left| Theodoros Zagorakis || 2 || 0 || 0 || 2 |- |rowspan=7| 6 || MF || 24 || align=left| Andrew Impey || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 |- | DF || 19 || align=left| Robert Ullathorne || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 |- | DF || 5 || align=left| Steve Walsh || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 |- | FW || 27 || align=left| Tony Cottee || 0 || 1 || 0 || 1 |- | DF || 3 || align=left| Frank Sinclair || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1 |- | MF || 10 || align=left| Garry Parker || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1 |- | MF || 16 || align=left| Stuart Campbell || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1 |- !colspan="4"|Total || 30 || 4 || 15 || 49
Transfers
In Date Pos. Name From Fee16 July 1998DF Gerry Taggart Bolton WanderersFree transfer13 August 1998DF Frank Sinclair Chelsea£2,000,00024 November 1998MF Andrew Impey West Ham United£1,600,0005 February 1999FW Arnar Gunnlaugsson Bolton Wanderers£2,000,000
Out Date Pos. Name To Fee19 June 1998DF Julian Watts Bristol CityFree transfer3 July 1998FW Graeme Jaffa Dunfermline AthleticSigned21 August 1998DF Spencer Prior Derby County£700,0001 February 1999MF Sam McMahon Cambridge UnitedFree transfer
Transfers in: £5,600,000 Transfers out: £700,000 Total spending: £4,900,000
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