During the 1998–99 English football season, Ipswich Town competed in the Football League First Division.
Season summary In the 1998–99 season, Ipswich fans felt it would be third time lucky in the play-offs for the Tractor Boys. However the team once again lost on away goals to Bolton Wanderers. Ipswich had been second at the beginning of April but defeat to Bolton saw Bradford City overtake them and two more defeats in their last four games, including a shock home defeat to relegation-threatened Crewe Alexandra, saw Ipswich finish third.
First-team squad
Left club during season
Reserve squad
Competitions Football League First Division
League table
Legend WinDrawLoss Ipswich Town's score comes first
Matches DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 9 August 1998 Grimsby TownA0–07,211 15 August 1998 BuryH0–013,267 22 August 1998 PortsmouthA0–012,002 29 August 1998 SunderlandH0–215,813 31 August 1998 Port ValeA3–05,485Scowcroft, Johnson, Holland 8 September 1998 Bradford CityH3–011,596Scowcroft (2), Venus 12 September 1998 Oxford UnitedA3–36,632Scowcroft, Johnson, Dyer 19 September 1998 Bristol CityH3–113,657Johnson (2), Scowcroft 26 September 1998 WatfordA0–113,109 29 September 1998 Tranmere RoversA2–05,072Stockwell, Scowcroft 3 October 1998 Crystal PalaceH3–016,837Venus (pen), Taricco, Mathie 17 October 1998 Swindon TownH1–013,212Johnson 20 October 1998 Norwich CityH0–122,079 24 October 1998 Stockport CountyA1–07,432Dyer 31 October 1998 West Bromwich AlbionH2–015,568Johnson (2) 3 November 1998 Wolverhampton WanderersH2–014,680Scowcroft, Stockwell 7 November 1998 Huddersfield TownA2–214,240Venus, Johnson 14 November 1998 BarnsleyA1–015,966Johnson 21 November 1998 Bolton WanderersH0–117,255 28 November 1998 Crewe AlexandraA3–05,165Scowcroft (3, 1 pen) 2 December 1998 Queens Park RangersA1–112,449Holland 5 December 1998 Birmingham CityH1–015,901Petta 12 December 1998 BarnsleyH0–216,021 20 December 1998 Sheffield UnitedA2–112,944Abou, Naylor 26 December 1998 PortsmouthH3–021,805Naylor (2), Dyer 28 December 1998 Wolverhampton WanderersA0–124,636 9 January 1999 Grimsby TownH0–115,575 17 January 1999 SunderlandA1–239,835Holland 30 January 1999 Port ValeH1–016,328Clapham 6 February 1999 BuryA3–04,750Venus (pen), Mowbray, Harewood 13 February 1999 Bradford CityA0–015,024 20 February 1999 Oxford UnitedH2–116,920Holland, Venus (pen) 27 February 1999 Bristol CityA1–014,065Naylor 2 March 1999 WatfordH3–218,818Dyer, Venus, Johnson 6 March 1999 Tranmere RoversH1–015,929Thetis 9 March 1999 Crystal PalaceA2–316,360Johnson, Clapham 13 March 1999 Huddersfield TownH3–017,170Magilton, Johnson, Petta 20 March 1999 West Bromwich AlbionA1–015,552Thetis 3 April 1999 Swindon TownA6–010,337Venus (2 pens), Scowcroft, Mowbray, Clapham, Wilnis 5 April 1999 Queens Park RangersH3–122,162Johnson, Scowcroft, Holland 11 April 1999 Norwich CityA0–019,511 17 April 1999 Bolton WanderersA0–219,894 20 April 1999 Stockport CountyH1–017,056Magilton 24 April 1999 Crewe AlexandraH1–220,845Venus (pen) 2 May 1999 Birmingham CityA0–127,685 9 May 1999 Sheffield UnitedH4–121,689Magilton, Scowcroft, Dyer, Naylor
First Division play-offs
+RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersSF 1st Leg16 May 1999 Bolton WanderersA0–118,295SF 2nd Leg19 May 1999 Bolton WanderersH4–3 (lost on away goals)21,755Holland (2), Dyer (2)
FA Cup
+RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR32 January 1999 Tranmere RoversA1–07,223McGreal (own goal)R423 January 1999 EvertonA0–128,854
League Cup
+RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR1 1st Leg11 August 1998 Exeter CityA1–13,233HollandR1 2nd Leg18 August 1998 Exeter CityH5–1 (won 6–2 on agg)7,952Taricco, Holland, Stockwell, Mathie, MasonR2 1st Leg15 September 1998 Luton TownH2–19,032Scowcroft, ThetisR2 2nd Leg22 September 1998 Luton TownA2–4 (lost 4–5 on agg)5,655Johnson, Davis (own goal)
Transfers Transfers in DatePosNameFromFeeRef1 July 1998MF Marco Holster Heracles AlmeloFree transfer1 August 1998FW Sean Friars LiverpoolFree transfer11 September 1998DF Jean-Manuel Thetis Sevilla£50,0006 January 1999DF Fabian Wilnis De Graafschap£200,00022 March 1999MF Jim Magilton Sheffield Wednesday£680,000
Loans in Date fromPosNameFromDate untilRef3 October 1998MF Paolo Vernazza Arsenal3 November 199828 October 1998MF Jonathan Hunt Derby County17 November 199818 November 1998MF Lee Hodges West Ham United21 December 19983 December 1998FW Samassi Abou West Ham United29 December 199812 January 1999MF Jim Magilton Sheffield Wednesday21 March 199928 January 1999FW Marlon Harewood Nottingham Forest4 March 1999
Transfers out DatePosNameToFeeRef1 July 1998MF Simon MiltonRetired7 July 1998MF Geraint Williams Colchester UnitedUndisclosed7 July 1998DF Gus Uhlenbeek FulhamFree transfer29 September 1998MF Paul MasonRetired14 October 1998MF Danny Sonner Sheffield WednesdayUndisclosed16 October 1998FW Alex Mathie Dundee United£700,0009 November 1998DF Mauricio Taricco Tottenham Hotspur£1,775,000
Loans out Date fromPosNameFromDate untilRef1 August 1998MF John Kennedy Morecambe31 October 1998
Awards Player awards AwardPlayerRefPlayer of the Year Jamie Clapham
PFA First Division Team of the Year PlayerRef Richard Wright Mark Venus Kieron Dyer
References