An embarrassing 5–0 defeat at the hands of Premiership debutants Charlton Athletic at The Valley in Southampton's second league game prompted a horrendous start to which would set the tone for a long season for The Saints, seeing them lose their first five games and gaining just two points from their first nine games and winning just three out of their first 20 games, picking up just 14 points from a possible 60. Form gradually improved from mid-December but was ultimately inconsistent and they would not lose again at home after their 2–0 home defeat by Chelsea on Boxing Day. However, their away form continued to be poor; this meant that - in addition to not being helped by their poor start - they were in the relegation zone all season long until April, when a late run of good form saw the Saints draw two and win their final three games and saved them from relegation at the expense of Charlton Athletic. Winning their final game of the season was a double delight, not only because they had attained survival, but because it meant that they would be able to press ahead with a move to a new 32,000-seat stadium on the banks of the River Itchen, knowing that they would only have to play two more seasons at their dilapidated century-old Dell before making the long-awaited move to a capacious new home.[1]
^Williams was born in Bristol, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and made his international debut for Wales in November 1997.
^Hughes was born in St Albans, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and has represented them at U-21 level.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources 1998 99 Southampton F C season news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2012 Learn how and when to remove this template message During the 1998 99 English football season Southampton Football Club competed in the FA Premier League Southampton F C 1998 99 seasonChairmanRupert LoweManagerDave JonesStadiumThe DellPremiership17thFA CupThird roundWorthington CupSecond roundTop goalscorerLeague Le Tissier Ostenstad 7 All Ostenstad 8 Highest home attendance15 255 vs Arsenal 3 April Lowest home attendance11 645 vs Fulham 23 September Average home league attendance15 140 1997 981999 2000 Contents 1 Season summary 2 Final league table 3 Results 3 1 Legend 3 2 FA Premier League 3 3 FA Cup 3 4 League Cup 4 Squad 4 1 Left club during season 5 Statistics 5 1 Appearances goals and cards 6 Transfers 6 1 In 6 2 Out 7 ReferencesSeason summary editAn embarrassing 5 0 defeat at the hands of Premiership debutants Charlton Athletic at The Valley in Southampton s second league game prompted a horrendous start to which would set the tone for a long season for The Saints seeing them lose their first five games and gaining just two points from their first nine games and winning just three out of their first 20 games picking up just 14 points from a possible 60 Form gradually improved from mid December but was ultimately inconsistent and they would not lose again at home after their 2 0 home defeat by Chelsea on Boxing Day However their away form continued to be poor this meant that in addition to not being helped by their poor start they were in the relegation zone all season long until April when a late run of good form saw the Saints draw two and win their final three games and saved them from relegation at the expense of Charlton Athletic Winning their final game of the season was a double delight not only because they had attained survival but because it meant that they would be able to press ahead with a move to a new 32 000 seat stadium on the banks of the River Itchen knowing that they would only have to play two more seasons at their dilapidated century old Dell before making the long awaited move to a capacious new home 1 Final league table editMain article 1998 99 FA Premier League Pos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation15 Coventry City 38 11 9 18 39 51 12 4216 Wimbledon 38 10 12 16 40 63 23 4217 Southampton 38 11 8 19 37 64 27 4118 Charlton Athletic R 38 8 12 18 41 56 15 36 Relegation to Football League First Division19 Blackburn Rovers R 38 7 14 17 38 52 14 35Source Premier LeagueRules for classification 1 points 2 goal difference 3 number of goals scored R Relegated Results summaryOverall Home Away Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD38 11 8 19 37 64 27 41 9 4 6 29 26 3 2 4 13 8 38 30Source 1998 99 FA Premier League table Results by roundRound1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738GroundHAHAAHAHAHAHHAHAAHHAHAHAHAAHAHHAAHAHAHResultLLLLLDLLDWDDLWLLLWLDWLWLWLLWLWDLLDDWWWPosition1720202020202020202020202019192020191919181818181919191919181819191919171717Source 11v11 com 1998 99 Southampton resultsA Away H Home W Win D Draw L LossResults editSouthampton s score comes first 2 Legend edit Win Draw LossFA Premier League edit Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers16 August 1998 Liverpool H 1 2 15 202 Ostenstad22 August 1998 Charlton Athletic A 0 5 16 48829 August 1998 Nottingham Forest H 1 2 14 942 Le Tissier pen 8 September 1998 Leeds United A 0 3 30 63712 September 1998 Newcastle United A 0 4 36 45419 September 1998 Tottenham Hotspur H 1 1 15 204 Le Tissier28 September 1998 West Ham United A 0 1 23 1533 October 1998 Manchester United H 0 3 15 25117 October 1998 Arsenal A 1 1 38 027 Howells24 October 1998 Coventry City H 2 1 15 152 Le Tissier Ostenstad31 October 1998 Sheffield Wednesday A 0 0 30 0787 November 1998 Middlesbrough H 3 3 15 202 Monkou Beattie Ostenstad14 November 1998 Aston Villa H 1 4 15 242 Le Tissier21 November 1998 Blackburn Rovers A 2 0 22 812 Oakley Basham28 November 1998 Derby County H 0 1 14 7625 December 1998 Leicester City A 0 2 18 42312 December 1998 Everton A 0 1 32 07319 December 1998 Wimbledon H 3 1 14 354 Ostenstad 2 Kachloul26 December 1998 Chelsea H 0 2 15 25328 December 1998 Nottingham Forest A 1 1 23 456 Kachloul9 January 1999 Charlton Athletic H 3 1 15 222 Kachloul Colleter Beattie16 January 1999 Liverpool A 1 7 44 011 Ostenstad30 January 1999 Leeds United H 3 0 15 236 Kachloul Oakley Ostenstad6 February 1999 Chelsea A 0 1 34 92020 February 1999 Newcastle United H 2 1 15 244 Beattie Dodd pen 27 February 1999 Manchester United A 1 2 55 316 Le Tissier2 March 1999 Tottenham Hotspur A 0 3 25 5296 March 1999 West Ham United H 1 0 15 240 Kachloul14 March 1999 Middlesbrough A 0 3 33 38720 March 1999 Sheffield Wednesday H 1 0 15 201 Le Tissier3 April 1999 Arsenal H 0 0 15 2555 April 1999 Coventry City A 0 1 21 40210 April 1999 Aston Villa A 0 3 32 20317 April 1999 Blackburn Rovers H 3 3 15 209 Marsden Hughes Pahars24 April 1999 Derby County A 0 0 26 5571 May 1999 Leicester City H 2 1 15 228 Marsden Beattie8 May 1999 Wimbledon A 2 0 24 068 Beattie Le Tissier16 May 1999 Everton H 2 0 15 254 Pahars 2 FA Cup edit Main article 1998 99 FA Cup Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance GoalscorersR3 2 January 1999 Fulham H 1 1 12 549 OstenstadR3R 13 January 1999 Fulham A 0 1 17 448League Cup edit Main article 1998 99 Football League Cup Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance GoalscorersR2 1st Leg 15 September 1998 Fulham A 1 1 10 222 BeattieR2 2nd Leg 23 September 1998 Fulham H 0 1 lost 1 2 on agg 11 645Squad edit 3 Note Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation Player1 GK nbsp WAL Paul Jones2 DF nbsp ENG Jason Dodd3 DF nbsp ENG John Beresford4 MF nbsp ENG Chris Marsden5 DF nbsp NOR Claus Lundekvam6 DF nbsp SUR Ken Monkou7 MF nbsp ENG Matt Le Tissier captain 8 MF nbsp ENG Matt Oakley9 FW nbsp WAL Mark Hughes10 FW nbsp NOR Egil Ostenstad11 MF nbsp ENG David Howells12 DF nbsp ENG Richard Dryden13 GK nbsp ENG Neil Moss14 MF nbsp ENG Stuart Ripley15 DF nbsp ENG Francis Benali16 FW nbsp ENG James Beattie17 FW nbsp ENG Mark Paul No Pos Nation Player18 DF nbsp ENG Wayne Bridge19 DF nbsp SCO Scott Marshall20 GK nbsp ENG Scott Bevan21 DF nbsp WAL Andy Williams 4 22 MF nbsp WAL David Hughes 5 23 DF nbsp ENG Scott Hiley24 FW nbsp ENG Steve Basham25 DF nbsp ENG Garry Monk27 FW nbsp ENG David Hirst28 MF nbsp ENG Kevin Gibbens29 DF nbsp ENG Phil Warner30 MF nbsp MAR Hassan Kachloul31 FW nbsp ENG Shayne Bradley32 GK nbsp DEN Michael Stensgaard33 DF nbsp FRA Patrick Colleter35 FW nbsp LVA Marian Pahars MF nbsp POR Dani RodriguesLeft club during season edit Note Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation Player4 MF nbsp ENG Carlton Palmer to Nottingham Forest No Pos Nation Player26 FW nbsp ITA Cosimo Sarli to Eendracht Aalst Statistics editAppearances goals and cards edit Starting appearances substitute appearances No Pos Name League FA Cup League Cup Total DisciplineApps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals nbsp nbsp 1 GK nbsp Paul Jones 31 0 2 0 2 0 35 0 1 12 DF nbsp Jason Dodd 27 1 1 2 0 2 0 31 1 1 4 13 DF nbsp John Beresford 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 2 04 MF nbsp Chris Marsden 14 2 0 0 0 0 14 2 5 04 MF nbsp Carlton Palmer 18 1 0 1 0 2 0 21 1 0 8 15 DF nbsp Claus Lundekvam 30 3 0 2 0 1 1 0 33 4 0 3 16 DF nbsp Ken Monkou 22 1 2 0 0 0 24 1 6 17 MF nbsp Matt Le Tissier 20 10 7 0 1 0 2 0 22 11 7 10 08 MF nbsp Matt Oakley 21 1 2 2 0 0 0 23 1 2 2 09 FW nbsp Mark Hughes 32 1 1 1 0 2 0 35 1 1 15 010 FW nbsp Egil Ostenstad 27 7 7 2 1 2 0 31 7 8 1 011 MF nbsp David Howells 8 1 1 1 0 1 0 10 1 1 2 012 DF nbsp Richard Dryden 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 013 GK nbsp Neil Moss 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 014 MF nbsp Stuart Ripley 16 6 0 0 1 0 1 0 17 7 0 1 015 DF nbsp Francis Benali 19 4 0 0 0 2 0 21 4 0 2 016 FW nbsp James Beattie 22 13 5 2 0 1 1 1 25 14 6 5 018 DF nbsp Wayne Bridge 15 8 0 0 0 1 0 16 8 0 0 019 DF nbsp Scott Marshall 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 021 DF nbsp Andy Williams 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 022 MF nbsp David Hughes 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 6 3 0 1 023 DF nbsp Scott Hiley 27 2 0 1 0 0 0 28 2 0 2 024 FW nbsp Steve Basham 0 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 1 0 025 DF nbsp Garry Monk 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 1 0 1 027 FW nbsp David Hirst 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 028 MF nbsp Kevin Gibbens 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 4 2 0 0 029 DF nbsp Phil Warner 5 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 0 030 MF nbsp Hassan Kachloul 18 4 5 2 0 0 0 20 4 5 5 031 FW nbsp Shayne Bradley 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 033 DF nbsp Patrick Colleter 16 1 2 0 0 0 18 1 4 035 FW nbsp Marian Pahars 4 2 3 0 0 0 0 4 2 3 2 0Transfers editIn edit Date Pos Name From Fee14 June 1998 MF nbsp David Howells nbsp Tottenham Hotspur Free transfer6 July 1998 MF nbsp Stuart Ripley nbsp Blackburn Rovers 1 500 0009 July 1998 FW nbsp Mark Paul nbsp King s Lynn 60 00010 July 1998 FW nbsp James Beattie nbsp Blackburn Rovers 1 000 00011 July 1998 FW nbsp Mark Hughes nbsp Chelsea 650 00021 August 1998 DF nbsp Scott Hiley nbsp Manchester City Free transfer16 October 1998 MF nbsp Hassan Kachloul nbsp Metz 250 0002 December 1998 GK nbsp Michael Stensgaard nbsp Copenhagen Free transfer24 December 1998 DF nbsp Patrick Colleter nbsp Marseille 100 0001 February 1999 MF nbsp Chris Marsden nbsp Birmingham City 800 00016 February 1999 FW nbsp Marian Pahars nbsp Skonto 800 00023 February 1999 MF nbsp Dani Rodrigues nbsp Feirense 170 000Out edit Date Pos Name To Fee1 June 1998 FW nbsp Kevin Davies nbsp Blackburn Rovers 7 500 0001 July 1998 MF nbsp Duncan Spedding nbsp Northampton Town Free transfer15 July 1998 MF nbsp Kevin Richardson nbsp Barnsley Signed1 August 1998 DF nbsp Lee Todd nbsp Bradford City 250 00024 August 1998 FW nbsp Stig Johansen nbsp Helsingborgs 250 00019 January 1999 MF nbsp Carlton Palmer nbsp Nottingham Forest 1 100 0008 February 1999 FW nbsp Cosimo Sarli nbsp Eendracht Aalst SignedTransfers in nbsp 5 330 000 Transfers out nbsp 9 100 000 Total spending nbsp 3 770 000References edit Thorpe Martin 10 May 1999 Saints plot great escape The Guardian Retrieved 25 July 2012 Ltd Statto Organisation Southampton results for the 1998 1999 season Statto com FootballSquads Southampton 1998 99 Williams was born in Bristol England but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and made his international debut for Wales in November 1997 Hughes was born in St Albans England but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and has represented them at U 21 level Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1998 99 Southampton F C season amp oldid 1020300363, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,