# 1998–99 Charlton Athletic F.C. season

During the 1998–99 English football season, Charlton Athletic competed in the FA Premier League (known as the FA Carling Premiership for sponsorship reasons).

## Season summary

Back in the top flight after an eight-year exile, Charlton Athletic made a good start to the Premiership campaign and Alan Curbishley was voted Manager of the Month for August. Their form soon dipped, but they were never completely outclassed by the rest of the Premiership sides. In the end, they were the last team to make the drop following a late revival by Southampton. But Curbishley's job was still safe, as the board had every confidence in his ability to regain a hard-earned place among the elite for the Addicks.
Key players in Charlton's ultimately unsuccessful bid to avoid relegation included Richard Rufus despite his being sent off in his first Premier League game against Newcastle United.

## Final league table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 16 | Wimbledon | 38 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 40 | 63 | −23 | 42 | |
| 17 | Southampton | 38 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 37 | 64 | −27 | 41 | |
| 18 | Charlton Athletic (R) | 38 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 41 | 56 | −15 | 36 | Relegation to Football League First Division |
| 19 | Blackburn Rovers (R) | 38 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 38 | 52 | −14 | 35 | Relegation to Football League First Division |
| 20 | Nottingham Forest (R) | 38 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 35 | 69 | −34 | 30 | Relegation to Football League First Division |

### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Source: 1998-99 FA Premier League table

### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 |
| Ground | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | D | W | D | L | L | D | D | W | L | W | D | D | D | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | D | L | W | W | W | D | L | D | L | W | L | D | L | L | D | W | L |
| Position | 6 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 |

## Results

Charlton Athletic's score comes first

### Legend

| Win | Draw | Loss |

### FA Premier League

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| 15 August 1998 | Newcastle United | A | 0–0 | 36,719 | |
| 22 August 1998 | Southampton | H | 5–0 | 16,488 | Robinson, Redfearn, Mendonca (3, 1 pen) |
| 29 August 1998 | Arsenal | A | 0–0 | 38,014 | |
| 9 September 1998 | Manchester United | A | 1–4 | 55,147 | Kinsella |
| 12 September 1998 | Derby County | H | 1–2 | 19,516 | Mendonca (pen) |
| 19 September 1998 | Liverpool | A | 3–3 | 44,526 | Rufus, Mendonca, S Jones |
| 26 September 1998 | Coventry City | H | 1–1 | 20,043 | Hunt |
| 3 October 1998 | Nottingham Forest | A | 1–0 | 22,661 | Youds |
| 17 October 1998 | Chelsea | A | 1–2 | 34,639 | Youds |
| 24 October 1998 | West Ham United | H | 4–2 | 20,043 | Tiler, Mills, Hunt, Redfearn (pen) |
| 2 November 1998 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 2–2 | 32,202 | Hunt (2) |
| 7 November 1998 | Leicester City | H | 0–0 | 20,021 | |
| 14 November 1998 | Middlesbrough | H | 1–1 | 20,043 | Mendonca (pen) |
| 21 November 1998 | Leeds United | A | 1–4 | 32,487 | Mortimer |
| 28 November 1998 | Everton | H | 1–2 | 20,043 | Kinsella |
| 5 December 1998 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 0–1 | 22,568 | |
| 12 December 1998 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 0–3 | 26,010 | |
| 21 December 1998 | Aston Villa | H | 0–1 | 20,043 | |
| 26 December 1998 | Wimbledon | A | 1–2 | 19,106 | Redfearn |
| 28 December 1998 | Arsenal | H | 0–1 | 20,043 | |
| 9 January 1999 | Southampton | A | 1–3 | 15,222 | Hunt |
| 17 January 1999 | Newcastle United | H | 2–2 | 20,043 | Mark Bright, Pringle |
| 31 January 1999 | Manchester United | H | 0–1 | 20,043 | |
| 8 February 1999 | Wimbledon | H | 2–0 | 20,002 | Pringle, Blackwell (own goal) |
| 13 February 1999 | Liverpool | H | 1–0 | 20,043 | K Jones |
| 20 February 1999 | Derby County | A | 2–0 | 27,853 | Hunt, Pringle |
| 27 February 1999 | Nottingham Forest | H | 0–0 | 20,007 | |
| 6 March 1999 | Coventry City | A | 1–2 | 20,259 | Robinson |
| 13 March 1999 | Leicester City | A | 1–1 | 20,220 | Mendonca |
| 3 April 1999 | Chelsea | H | 0–1 | 20,046 | |
| 5 April 1999 | West Ham United | A | 1–0 | 26,041 | Stuart |
| 10 April 1999 | Middlesbrough | A | 0–2 | 34,529 | |
| 17 April 1999 | Leeds United | H | 1–1 | 20,043 | Stuart |
| 20 April 1999 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 1–4 | 20,043 | Kinsella |
| 24 April 1999 | Everton | A | 1–4 | 40,089 | Stuart |
| 1 May 1999 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 0–0 | 20,041 | |
| 8 May 1999 | Aston Villa | A | 4–3 | 37,705 | Barry (own goal), Mendonca, Robinson, Mills |
| 16 May 1999 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 0–1 | 20,043 | |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R3 | 2 January 1999 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 0–2 | 16,631 | |

### League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R2 1st Leg | 16 September 1998 | Queens Park Rangers | A | 2–0 | 6,497 | Newton, Harper (own goal) |
| R2 2nd Leg | 22 September 1998 | Queens Park Rangers | H | 1–0 (won 3–0 on agg) | 11,726 | Youds |
| R3 | 27 October 1998 | Leicester City | H | 1–2 | 19,671 | Mortimer |

## First-team squad

    Squad at end of season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | SCG | Saša Ilić |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Danny Mills |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Chris Powell |
| 4 | MF | ENG | Neil Redfearn |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Richard Rufus |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Eddie Youds |
| 7 | MF | ENG | Shaun Newton |
| 8 | MF | IRL | Mark Kinsella (captain) |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Andy Hunt |
| 10 | FW | ENG | Clive Mendonca |
| 11 | MF | WAL | John Robinson |
| 12 | DF | ENG | Steve Brown |
| 13 | GK | AUS | Andy Petterson |
| 14 | DF | WAL | Mark Bowen |
| 15 | MF | ENG | Keith Jones |
| 16 | MF | ENG | Paul Mortimer |
| 17 | FW | ENG | Mark Bright |
| 18 | MF | ENG | Matty Holmes |
| 19 | FW | ENG | Steve Jones |
| 20 | DF | ENG | Anthony Barness |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 22 | FW | ENG | Kevin Lisbie |
| 23 | DF | ENG | Carl Tiler |
| 24 | MF | ENG | Kevin Nicholls |
| 25 | DF | ENG | Gary Poole |
| 26 | DF | ENG | Paul Konchesky |
| 27 | MF | ENG | Scott Parker |
| 28 | GK | ENG | Simon Royce |
| 29 | FW | ENG | Bradley Allen |
| 30 | GK | ENG | Mike Salmon |
| 31 | DF | ENG | Anthony Allman |
| 32 | DF | ENG | Jonathan Fortune |
| 33 | DF | ENG | Kevin James |
| 34 | DF | ENG | Matthew Lee |
| 35 | GK | ENG | Paul Smith |
| 36 | MF | ENG | Frazer Toms |
| 37 | MF | ENG | John Barnes |
| 38 | DF | ENG | Dave Tuttle (on loan from Crystal Palace) |
| 39 | FW | SWE | Martin Pringle |
| 40 | MF | ENG | Graham Stuart |
| 41 | MF | ENG | Michael Beale |

### Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 13 | GK | AUS | Andy Petterson (on loan to Portsmouth) |
| 21 | MF | ENG | Paul Emblen (to Wycombe Wanderers) |
| 23 | DF | SCO | Stuart Balmer (to Wigan Athletic) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 37 | DF | NGA | Emeka Ifejiagwa (to Osasuna) |
| - | DF | ENG | Lee Doherty (to Brighton & Hove Albion) |

### Reserve squad

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 | WAL | Sam Turner |
| — | MF | ENG | Kemal Izzet |
| — | MF | NZL | Adrian Webster |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | FW | ENG | Charlie MacDonald |
| — | FW | ENG | Mark McCammon |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Pos. | Name | From | Fee |
| 22 June 1998 | DF | Chris Powell | Derby County | £800,000 |
| 25 June 1998 | MF | Neil Redfearn | Barnsley | £1,000,000 |
| 1 July 1998 | FW | Andy Hunt | West Bromwich Albion | Free transfer |
| 2 July 1998 | GK | Paul Smith | Walton and Hersham | Free transfer |
| 29 September 1998 | DF | Carl Tiler | Everton | £700,000 |
| 8 February 1999 | DF | John Barnes | Newcastle United | Free transfer |
| 5 March 1999 | FW | Martin Pringle | Benfica | £800,000 |
| 9 March 1999 | FW | Mark McCammon | Cambridge United | Undisclosed |
| 23 March 1999 | MF | Graham Stuart | Sheffield United | £1,100,000 |
| 25 May 1999 | GK | Dean Kiely | Bury | £1,000,000 |

### Out

| Date | Pos. | Name | To | Fee |
| 1 July 1998 | DF | Phil Chapple | Peterborough United | Free transfer |
| 17 September 1998 | MF | Paul Emblen | Wycombe Wanderers | £60,000 |
| 18 September 1998 | DF | Stuart Balmer | Wigan Athletic | £200,000 |
| 19 March 1999 | DF | Lee Doherty | Brighton & Hove Albion | Undisclosed |
| 24 May 1999 | MF | Adrian Webster | Colchester United | Free transfer |
    Transfers in: £5,400,000
    Transfers out: £260,000
    Total spending: £5,140,000

## Statistics
### Appearances, goals and cards

    (Starting appearances + substitute appearances)
| No. | Pos. | Name | League | League | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Total | Total | Discipline | Discipline |
| No. | Pos. | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | | |
| 1 | GK | Saša Ilić | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Danny Mills | 36 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 40 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Chris Powell | 38 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | Neil Redfearn | 29+1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 32+1 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Richard Rufus | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | DF | Eddie Youds | 21+1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 25+1 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Shaun Newton | 13+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | 14+5 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Mark Kinsella | 38 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Andy Hunt | 32+2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 35+2 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | Clive Mendonca | 19+6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 22+6 | 8 | 11 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | John Robinson | 27+3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 31+3 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | Steve Brown | 13+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 13+7 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | Andy Petterson | 7+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8+3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | DF | Mark Bowen | 2+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | Keith Jones | 13+9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16+9 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | MF | Paul Mortimer | 10+7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 | 12+8 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | Mark Bright | 1+4 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | Matty Holmes | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | Steve Jones | 7+19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 8+20 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | Anthony Barness | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | Kevin Lisbie | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | Carl Tiler | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | Paul Konchesky | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | Scott Parker | 0+4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | GK | Simon Royce | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | Bradley Allen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | MF | John Barnes | 2+10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | FW | Martin Pringle | 15+3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15+3 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | MF | Graham Stuart | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |

### Starting 11

    Considering starts in all competitions
* GK: #1, Saša Ilić, 26
* RB: #2, Danny Mills, 40
* CB: #5, Richard Rufus, 31
* CB: #23, Carl Tiler, 28
* LB: #3, Chris Powell, 42
* RM: #4, Neil Redfearn, 32
* CM: #8, Mark Kinsella, 40
* CM: #15, Keith Jones, 16 (#6, Eddie Youds has 25 starts as a central defender)
* LM: #11, John Robinson, 31
* CF: #9, Andy Hunt, 35
* CF: #10, Clive Mendonca, 22