1998–99 Cardiff City F.C. season

The 1998–99 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 72nd season in the Football League. They competed in the 24-team Division Three, then the fourth tier of English football, finishing third, winning promotion to Division Two.

Cardiff City
1998–99 season
OwnerSamesh Kumar
ManagerFrank Burrows
Football League Third Division3rd
FA Cup4th round
League Cup1st round
FAW Premier CupSemi-final
Auto Windscreens Shield1st round
Top goalscorerLeague: Kevin Nugent (15)
All: Kevin Nugent (22)
Highest home attendance12,455 (v Scunthorpe, 1 May 1999)
Lowest home attendance3,742 (v Barnet, 8 September 1998)
Average home league attendance7,131

Players

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
-- GK   ENG Jon Hallworth
-- GK   EIR Seamus Kelly
-- DF   WAL Mark Delaney
-- DF   ENG Jeff Eckhardt
-- DF   ENG Mike Ford
-- DF   WAL Lee Jarman
-- DF   WAL Andy Legg
-- DF   ENG Graham Mitchell
-- DF   WAL Lee Phillips
-- DF   WAL Scott Young
-- MF   ENG Chris Allen
-- MF   ENG Mark Bonner
-- MF   WAL Jason Bowen
-- MF   ENG Matt Brazier
No. Pos. Nation Player
-- MF   WAL Nathan Cadette
-- MF   ENG Richard Carpenter
-- MF   ENG Jason Fowler
-- MF   ENG Danny Hill
-- MF   ENG Craig Middleton
-- MF   EIR Wayne O'Sullivan
-- MF   ENG Dave Penney
-- MF   WAL Tom Ramasut
-- MF   WAL Christian Roberts
-- FW   WAL Robert Earnshaw
-- FW   ENG Kevin Nugent
-- FW   ENG Andy Saville
-- FW   WAL Dai Thomas
-- FW   ENG John Williams

First team squad. [1]

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Brentford (C, P) 46 26 7 13 79 56 +23 85 Promotion to the Second Division
2 Cambridge United (P) 46 23 12 11 78 48 +30 81
3 Cardiff City (P) 46 22 14 10 60 39 +21 80
4 Scunthorpe United (O, P) 46 22 8 16 69 58 +11 74 Qualification for the Third Division play-offs
5 Rotherham United 46 20 13 13 79 61 +18 73
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Results by round

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GroundAHAHAHHAHAHAHHHAHAHAAHHAHAHHAAHAHAHAAHAHAAHAHA
ResultDLWLLWWWWDWWLDWDWLWWWWWLWLWWDLDDDWDLWWDDDWDWDL
Position~2010141815131068515655363111111111111112222111222123
Source: [2]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Fixtures and results

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8 August 1998 (1998-08-08) 1 Hartlepool United 1–1 Cardiff City Hartlepool
Chris Beech   9'   52' Robert Earnshaw Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 2,591
15 August 1998 (1998-08-15) 2 Cardiff City 1–3 Peterborough United Cardiff
15:00 Andy Saville   17'   51', 68' Leon McKenzie
  55' Martin Carruthers
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 5,629
21 August 1998 (1998-08-21) 3 Shrewsbury Town 0–3 Cardiff City Shrewsbury
  8' Jeff Eckhardt
  29' Dai Thomas
  76' Kevin Nugent
Stadium: Gay Meadow
Attendance: 3,003
29 August 1998 (1998-08-29) 4 Cardiff City 0–1 Rotherham United Cardiff
15:00   63' Lee Glover Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 5,356
31 August 1998 (1998-08-31) 5 Darlington 3–0 Cardiff City Darlington
Darren Roberts   42', 70'
Jason de Vos   75'
Stadium: Feethams
Attendance: 2,085
5 September 1998 (1998-09-05) 6 Cardiff City 1–0 Plymouth Argyle Cardiff
12:15 Paul Wotton   88' (og) Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 3,939
8 September 1998 (1998-09-08) 7 Cardiff City 1–0 Barnet Cardiff
19:30 Wayne O'Sullivan   61' Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 3,742
11 September 1998 (1998-09-11) 8 Halifax Town 1–2 Cardiff City Halifax
Kieran O'Regan   60'   80' Jason Fowler
  84' Dai Thomas
Stadium: The Shay
Attendance: 2,814
19 September 1998 (1998-09-19) 9 Cardiff City 2–1 Rochdale Cardiff
15:00 Matt Brazier   54'
Mark Bonner   58'
  25' Robbie Painter Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 4,643
26 September 1998 (1998-09-26) 10 Chester City 2–2 Cardiff City Chester
Chris Priest   64'
Rod Thomas   67'
  62' Lee Jarman
  79' Matt Brazier
Stadium: Deva Stadium
Attendance: 2,842
3 October 1998 (1998-10-03) 11 Cardiff City 2–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Cardiff
15:00 Kevin Nugent   8'
John Williams   74'
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 6,143
9 October 1998 (1998-10-09) 12 Hull City 1–2 Cardiff City Hull
David Brown   42'   10', 52' Dai Thomas Stadium: Boothferry Park
Attendance: 8,594
17 October 1998 (1998-10-17) 13 Cardiff City 0–1 Cambridge United Cardiff
15:00   90' John Taylor Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 6,886
20 October 1998 (1998-10-20) 14 Cardiff City 0–0 Leyton Orient Cardiff
19:30 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 5,001
31 October 1998 (1998-10-31) 15 Cardiff City 1–0 Exeter City Cardiff
15:00 Craig Middleton   76' Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 5,411
7 November 1998 (1998-11-07) 16 Torquay United 0–0 Cardiff City Torquay
Stadium: Plainmoor
Attendance: 3,342
10 November 1998 (1998-11-10) 17 Cardiff City 1–0 Scarborough Cardiff
19:30 John Williams   50' Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 4,422
Referee: Lee Cable (Woking)
22 November 1998 (1998-11-22) 18 Swansea City 2–1 Cardiff City Swansea
Martin Thomas   69'
Matthew Bound   89'
  4' John Williams Stadium: Vetch Field
Attendance: 7,757
28 November 1998 (1998-11-28) 19 Cardiff City 2–0 Southend United Cardiff
15:00 Craig Middleton   2'
Kevin Nugent   32'
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 4,638
Referee: David Pugh (Wirral)
1 December 1998 (1998-12-01) 20 Carlisle United 0–1 Cardiff City Carlisle
  49' (pen) Kevin Nugent Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 2,700
12 December 1998 (1998-12-12) 21 Scunthorpe United 0–2 Cardiff City Scunthorpe
  45', 54' John Williams Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 3,200
19 December 1998 (1998-12-19) 22 Cardiff City 4–2 Mansfield Town Cardiff
15:00 John Williams   12', 46'
Kevin Nugent   61', 81'
  53' Steve Harper
  58' Iyseden Christie
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 9,013
26 December 1998 (1998-12-26) 23 Cardiff City 3–0 Shrewsbury Town Cardiff
12:00 John Williams   40'
Kevin Nugent   49'
Danny Hill   53'
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 12,452
28 December 1998 (1998-12-28) 24 Brentford 1–0 Cardiff City London
Hermann Hreidarsson   53' Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 9,535
9 January 1999 (1999-01-09) 25 Cardiff City 4–1 Hartlepool United Cardiff
15:00 Wayne O'Sullivan   4'
Kevin Nugent   12'
Jeff Eckhardt   67'
Craig Middleton   88'
  70' Ian Clark Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 7,766
16 January 1999 (1999-01-16) 26 Peterborough United 2–1 Cardiff City Peterborough
Steve Castle   46'
Giuliano Grazioli   90'
  25' Kevin Nugent Stadium: London Road
Attendance: 5,890
23 January 1999 (1999-01-23) 27 Cardiff City 3–2 Darlington Cardiff
15:00 Richard Carpenter   23'
John Williams   53'
Craig Middleton   81'
  1' Glenn Naylor
  87' Marco Gabbiadini
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 5,803
30 January 1999 (1999-01-30) 28 Cardiff City 4–1 Brentford Cardiff
15:00 John Williams   20'
Jeff Eckhardt   28'
Jason Fowler   52'
Kevin Nugent   76'
  57' Danny Boxall Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 11,509
6 February 1999 (1999-02-06) 29 Plymouth Argyle 1–1 Cardiff City Plymouth
Dwight Marshall   19'   63' Andy Legg Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 6,062
13 February 1999 (1999-02-13) 30 Barnet 1–0 Cardiff City Chipping Barnet
Stevie Searle   70' Stadium: Underhill Stadium
Attendance: 2,234
19 February 1999 (1999-02-19) 31 Cardiff City 1–1 Halifax Town Cardiff
19:30 Jeff Eckhardt   44'   66' Mark Bradshaw Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 8,570
27 February 1999 (1999-02-27) 32 Rochdale 1–1 Cardiff City Rochdale
Jason Peake   44'   76' Andy Legg Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 2,431
5 March 1999 (1999-03-05) 33 Cardiff City 0–0 Chester City Cardiff
19:30 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 7,526
9 March 1999 (1999-03-09) 34 Brighton & Hove Albion 0–2 Cardiff City Gillingham
  16' Kevin Nugent
  31' Scott Young
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 2,312
13 March 1999 (1999-03-13) 35 Cardiff City 2–2 Torquay United Cardiff
15:00 Danny Hill   36'
Jason Fowler   58'
  34', 65' Tony Bedeau Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 6,956
16 March 1999 (1999-03-16) 36 Rotherham United 1–0 Cardiff City Rotherham
19:45 Chris Sedgwick   66' Stadium: Millmoor
Attendance: 3,669
20 March 1999 (1999-03-20) 37 Exeter City 0–2 Cardiff City Exeter
  39', 60' Kevin Nugent Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 3,653
27 March 1999 (1999-03-27) 38 Cardiff City 2–1 Carlisle United Cardiff
15:00 Kevin Nugent   27'
Jason Bowen   54'
  22' Richard Tracey Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 7,094
Referee: Mark Cowburn (Blackpool)
3 April 1999 (1999-04-03) 39 Cambridge United 0–0 Cardiff City Cambridge
Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 7,787
5 April 1999 (1999-04-05) 40 Cardiff City 1–1 Hull City Cardiff
15:00 Kevin Nugent   74' (pen)   25' Colin Alcide Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 8,252
10 April 1999 (1999-04-10) 41 Leyton Orient 1–1 Cardiff City London
Jeff Eckhardt   49' (og)   40' John Williams Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 5,238
13 April 1999 (1999-04-13) 42 Southend United 0–1 Cardiff City Southend
  70' John Williams Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 4,076
18 April 1999 (1999-04-18) 43 Cardiff City 0–0 Swansea City Cardiff
12:00 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 10,809
24 April 1999 (1999-04-24) 44 Scarborough 1–2 Cardiff City Scarborough
Darren Roberts   43'   24' Jeff Eckhardt
  69' Jason Bowen
Stadium: Athletic Ground
Attendance: 1,834
1 May 1999 (1999-05-01) 45 Cardiff City 0–0 Scunthorpe United Cardiff
15:00 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 12,455
8 May 1999 (1999-05-08) 46 Mansfield Town 3–0 Cardiff City Mansfield
Tony Lormor   71'
Darrell Clarke   76' (pen)
Lee Peacock   81'
Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 4,032

Source [2] [3]

11 August 1998 (1998-08-11) Round 1 (First leg) Fulham 2–1 Cardiff City London
Peter Beardsley   43'
Dirk Lehmann   48'
  8' John Williams Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 4,305
18 August 1998 (1998-08-18) Round 1 (Second leg) Cardiff City 1–2
(2–4 agg.)
Fulham Cardiff
19:30 Jeff Eckhardt   86'   22' John Salako
  37' Simon Morgan
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 4,768
14 November 1998 (1998-11-14) Round 1 Cardiff City 6–0 Chester City Cardiff
15:00 Jason Fowler   10', 40'
Craig Middleton   12'
John Williams   55', 71'
Mark Delaney   63'
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 4,220
Referee: Paul Danson (Leicester)
5 December 1998 (1998-12-05) Round 2 Cardiff City 3–1 Hednesford Town Cardiff
15:00 Craig Middleton   45'
Jason Fowler   59'
John Williams   82'
  87' Paul Carty Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 5,638
2 January 1999 (1999-01-02) Round 3 Cardiff City 1–1 Yeovil Town Cardiff
15:00 Kevin Nugent   84'   54' Carl Dale Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 12,561
12 January 1999 (1999-01-12) Round 3 (Replay) Yeovil Town 1–2 (a.e.t.) Cardiff City Yeovil
Matt Hayfield   86'   43' Jeff Eckhardt
  91' Kevin Nugent
Stadium: Huish Park
Attendance: 8,101
27 January 1999 (1999-01-27) Round 4 Sheffield United 4–1 Cardiff City Sheffield
Paul Devlin   13'
David Holdsworth   52'
Lee Morris   58'
Graham Stuart   68'
  19' Kevin Nugent Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 13,296
9 December 1998 (1998-12-09) Round 1 Millwall 2–0 Cardiff City Millwall
Paul Shaw   26'
Neil Harris   28'
Attendance: 1,858
14 September 1998 (1998-09-14) Group A Cardiff City 0–1 Bangor City Cardiff
19:15   Darren Hilditch Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 1,100
5 October 1998 (1998-10-05) Group A Cardiff City 2–2 Merthyr Tydfil Cardiff
19:15 John Williams  
Matt Brazier  
  Eston Chiverton
  Cohen Griffith
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 1,191
Referee: Mark Whitby (Swansea)
26 October 1998 (1998-10-26) Group A Bangor City 1–4 Cardiff City Bangor
Neil Wenham     Dai Thomas
  Kevin Nugent
  Kevin Nugent
  Craig Middleton
Stadium: Farrar Road
Attendance: 446
17 November 1998 (1998-11-17) Group A Merthyr Tydfil 0–0 Cardiff City Merthyr Tydfil
Stadium: Penydarren Park
Attendance: 945
5 January 1999 (1999-01-05) Group A Rhyl 0–4 Cardiff City Rhyl
  Dai Thomas
  Dai Thomas
  Dai Thomas
  Robert Earnshaw
Stadium: Belle Vue
Attendance: 302
10 February 1999 (1999-02-10) Group A Cardiff City 3–2 Rhyl Cardiff
19:15 Kevin Nugent  
Wayne O'Sullivan  
Craig Middleton  
  Phil Patterson
  Troy Hayder
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 832
2 March 1999 (1999-03-02) Quarter Final Cardiff City 3–2 Swansea City Cardiff
19:15 Dai Thomas  
Jeff Eckhardt  
John Williams  
  Julian Alsop
  Ryan Casey
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 2,333
27 April 1999 (1999-04-27) Semi Final (First leg) Wrexham 3–1 Cardiff City Wrexham
Martyn Chalk  
Mark McGregor  
Karl Connolly  
  Christian Roberts Stadium: The Racecourse
Attendance: 1,509
10 May 1999 (1999-05-10) Semi Final (Second leg) Cardiff City 2–1
(3–4 agg.)
Wrexham Cardiff
19:25 Craig Middleton  
Kevin Nugent  
  Andy Morrell Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 1,212
Referee: Alan Howells (Port Talbot)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "All Cardiff City football club players: 1999". 11v11. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Cardiff City 1998-99 results". Cardiff City Forum. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Cardiff City football club match record: 1999". 11v11. Retrieved 21 January 2022.

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