During the 1998–99 English football season, Swansea City A.F.C. competed in the Football League Third Division.

Season summary In the summer of 1998, John Hollins was appointed as Swansea manager and things soon started to improve. In the 1998–99 season, the club reached the Third Division play-offs, only to lose in extra time at Scunthorpe United. The season was also notable for a third round FA Cup victory over Premiership opponents West Ham United, whose team included Frank Lampard, Joe Cole, Rio Ferdinand and John Hartson. Swansea thus became the first bottom division team to defeat a Premiership club in the FA Cup since the re-organisation of the league structure in 1992.

Final league table

Results Swansea City's score comes first

Legend WinDrawLoss

Football League Third Division DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 8 August 1998 Exeter CityH2–05,809Thomas, Watkin 15 August 1998 Cambridge UnitedA1–23,074Casey 22 August 1998 Leyton OrientH1–14,629Bird 29 August 1998 Mansfield TownA0–12,421 31 August 1998 Scunthorpe UnitedH1–24,024Alsop 5 September 1998 Brighton & Hove AlbionA0–12,931 8 September 1998 Carlisle UnitedA2–12,816Howard, Watkin 12 September 1998 ScarboroughH2–03,360Watkin (pen), Price 19 September 1998 Torquay UnitedA1–12,527Smith 26 September 1998 Southend UnitedH3–13,890Alsop, Watkin, Bird 3 October 1998 DarlingtonA2–23,046Watkin, Price 9 October 1998 Rotherham UnitedH1–15,180Thomas 17 October 1998 Chester CityA1–13,926Alsop 20 October 1998 Shrewsbury TownA0–12,328 31 October 1998 Halifax TownA0–22,383 7 November 1998 Peterborough UnitedH0–03,771 10 November 1998 Plymouth ArgyleA2–14,517Watkin, Alsop 22 November 1998 Cardiff CityH2–17,757Thomas, Bound 28 November 1998 Hartlepool UnitedA2–12,051Alsop (2) 12 December 1998 RochdaleH1–14,010Alsop 19 December 1998 Hull CityA2–04,280Appleby, Watkin 26 December 1998 Leyton OrientA1–15,343Alsop 28 December 1998 BarnetH2–16,514Smith, Watkin 9 January 1999 Exeter CityA0–43,213 30 January 1999 BarnetA1–02,259Appleby 5 February 1999 Brighton & Hove AlbionH2–26,563Jones, Watkin 13 February 1999 Carlisle UnitedH1–14,753Roberts 16 February 1999 BrentfordH2–15,109Appleby, Watkin 20 February 1999 ScarboroughA1–21,512Smith 23 February 1999 Mansfield TownH1–04,361Alsop 27 February 1999 Torquay UnitedH0–05,594 6 March 1999 Southend UnitedA0–23,713 9 March 1999 DarlingtonH2–04,078O'Leary, Watkin 13 March 1999 Peterborough UnitedA1–04,182Roberts 20 March 1999 Halifax TownH1–24,974Cusack 23 March 1999 Scunthorpe UnitedA2–13,631Watkin (2) 3 April 1999 Chester CityH1–15,994Roberts 5 April 1999 Rotherham UnitedA0–14,257 9 April 1999 Shrewsbury TownH1–15,113Bound 13 April 1999 Hartlepool UnitedH1–04,429Smith 18 April 1999 Cardiff CityA0–010,809 24 April 1999 Plymouth ArgyleH2–35,660O'Leary, Jones 1 May 1999 RochdaleA3–01,654Price (2), Alsop 4 May 1999 BrentfordA1–47,156Bird 6 May 1999 Cambridge UnitedH2–06,086Watkin (2, 1 pen) 8 May 1999 Hull CityH2–09,226Watkin (2)

Third Division play-offs

+RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersSF 1st Leg16 May 1999 Scunthorpe UnitedH1–07,828BoundSF 2nd Leg19 May 1999 Scunthorpe UnitedA1–3 (lost 2–3 on agg)7,089Bird

FA Cup

+RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR113 November 1998 MillwallH3–05,728Price, Thomas, AlsopR25 December 1998 Stoke CityH1–07,460ApplebyR32 January 1999 West Ham UnitedA1-126,039Smith, DicksReplay13 January 1999West Ham UnitedH1–010,116Martin ThomasR423 January 1999Derby CountyH0–2

League Cup

+RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR1 1st Leg11 August 1998 Norwich CityH1–13,803CusackR1 2nd Leg18 August 1998 Norwich CityA0–1 (lost 1–2 on agg)13,146

Football League Trophy

+RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR1S8 December 1998 BarnetH4–11,017Appleby, Smith, Bird (2)R2S5 January 1999 GillinghamH0–15,126

Squad

Left club during the season

References