# 1998–99 Aston Villa F.C. season

During the 1998–99 English football season, Aston Villa competed in the Premier League (known as the FA Carling Premiership for sponsorship reasons). The season was Villa's eighth in the Premier League, and their eleventh consecutive season in the top division of English football.
This would be manager John Gregory's first full season. The early-season sale of Dwight Yorke to Manchester United seemed to rule out Villa's chances of challenging for a place in Europe, but new signings Dion Dublin and Paul Merson soon revitalised the attack and the team spent much of the first half of the season at the top of the Premiership.
Eventually, the challenge from Manchester United, Arsenal and Chelsea proved to be too strong, and Villa's season capitulated. The team finally finished sixth below West Ham United, thus missed out on a European place.

## Kit

| Kit Supplier | Sponsor |
| << Reebok >> | LDV Vans |

## Transfers
### Transferred in

| Date | Pos | Player | From | Fee |
| 5 June 1998 | LM | Alan Thompson | Bolton Wanderers | £4,500,000 |
| 24 June 1998 | CM | Fabio Ferraresi | Cesena | Free transfer |
| 24 June 1998 | CB | David Unsworth | West Ham United | £3,000,000 |
| 8 September 1998 | AM | Paul Merson | Middlesbrough | £6,750,000 |
| 15 October 1998 | RB | Steve Watson | Newcastle United | £4,000,000 |
| 5 November 1998 | CF | Dion Dublin | Coventry City | £5,750,000 |
| 1 February 1999 | GK | Peter Enckelman | TPS | £200,000 |
| 9 March 1999 | RB | Mark Delaney | Cardiff City | £250,000 |
| 11 March 1999 | RM | Steve Stone | Nottingham Forest | £5,500,000 |
| 23 March 1999 | CB | Colin Calderwood | Tottenham Hotspur | £230,000 |
| 28 April 1999 | CF | Neil Tarrant | Ross County | £250,000 |
| | | | | £30,425,000 |

### Loaned in

| Date | Pos | Player | From | Loan End |

### Transferred out

| Date | Pos | Player | To | Fee |
| 1 July 1998 | CF | Neil Davis | Walsall | Free transfer |
| 1 July 1998 | LB | Steve Staunton | Liverpool | Free transfer |
| 1 July 1998 | CF | Savo Milošević | Real Zaragoza | £3,500,000 |
| 7 July 1998 | RB | Fernando Nélson | Porto | £1,100,000 |
| 20 August 1998 | CF | Dwight Yorke | Manchester United | £12,600,000 |
| 21 August 1998 | CF | David Unsworth | Everton | £3,000,000 |
| 27 November 1998 | CB | Ben Petty | Stoke City | £100,000 |
| 14 January 1999 | RB | Gary Charles | Benfica | £1,000,000 |
| 14 January 1999 | LB | Lee Collins | Stoke City | Free transfer |
| | | | | £21,300,000 |
Record

### Loaned out

| Date | Pos | Player | To | Loan End |
| 6 November 1998 | CF | Darren Byfield | Preston North End | 9 January 1999 |
| 27 November 1998 | CF | Alan Lee | Torquay United | 27 January 1999 |
| 11 December 1998 | CF | Richard Walker | Cambridge United | 31 May 1999 |
| 2 March 1999 | CF | Alan Lee | Port Vale | 31 May 1999 |

### Overall transfer activity
## Squad
### First Team

| # | Name | Position | Place of birth | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Date signed | Fee | Apps | Gls |
| Goalkeepers |||||||||||
| 1 | Mark Bosnich | GK | Liverpool | (1972-01-13)13 January 1972 (aged 26) | Sydney Croatia | 28 February 1992 | Free transfer | 211 | 0 |
| 13 | Michael Oakes | GK | Northwich | (1973-10-30)30 October 1973 (aged 24) | Academy | 1 July 1991 | — | 33 | 0 |
| 30 | Adam Rachel | GK | Birmingham | (1976-12-30)30 December 1976 (aged 21) | Academy | 1 July 1995 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Peter Enckelman | GK | Turku | (1977-03-10)10 March 1977 (aged 21) | TPS | 1 February 1999 | £200,000 | - | - |
| 40 | Matthew Ghent | GK | Burton upon Trent | (1980-09-05)5 September 1980 (aged 17) | Academy | 1 July 1997 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders |||||||||||
| 2 | Gary Charles | RB | Newham | (1970-04-13)13 April 1970 (aged 28) | Derby County | 6 January 1995 | £1,450,000 | 88 | 2 |
| 3 | Alan Wright | LB | Ashton-under-Lyne | (1971-09-28)28 September 1971 (aged 26) | Blackburn Rovers | 10 March 1995 | £1,000,000 | 154 | 3 |
| 4 | Gareth Southgate (c) | CB | Watford | (1970-09-03)3 September 1970 (aged 27) | Crystal Palace | 1 July 1995 | £3,500,000 | 120 | 3 |
| 5 | Ugo Ehiogu | CB | Hackney | (1972-11-03)3 November 1972 (aged 25) | West Bromwich Albion | 12 July 1991 | £40,000 | 224 | 12 |
| 6 | Steve Watson | RB | North Shields | (1974-04-01)1 April 1974 (aged 24) | Newcastle United | 15 October 1998 | £4,000,000 | - | - |
| 15 | Gareth Barry | LB | Hastings | (1981-02-23)23 February 1981 (aged 17) | Academy | 1 January 1998 | — | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | Simon Grayson | RB | Ripon | (1969-12-16)16 December 1969 (aged 28) | Leicester City | 26 June 1997 | £1,300,000 | 44 | 2 |
| 20 | Riccardo Scimeca | CB | Leamington Spa | (1975-06-13)13 June 1975 (aged 23) | Academy | 1 July 1995 | — | 51 | 0 |
| 23 | David Hughes | LB | Wrexham | (1978-02-01)1 February 1978 (aged 20) | Academy | 1 July 1996 | — | 7 | 0 |
| 24 | Lee Collins | LB | Birmingham | (1977-09-10)10 September 1977 (aged 20) | Academy | 1 July 1997 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 24* | Mark Delaney | RB | Haverfordwest | (1976-05-13)13 May 1976 (aged 22) | Cardiff City | 9 March 1999 | £250,000 | - | - |
| 26 | Ben Petty | LB | Solihull | (1977-03-02)2 March 1977 (aged 21) | Academy | 1 July 1998 | — | - | - |
| 28 | Tommy Jaszczun | CB | Kettering | (1977-09-16)16 September 1977 (aged 20) | Academy | 1 July 1998 | — | - | - |
| 31 | Jlloyd Samuel | LB | San Fernando | (1981-03-29)29 March 1981 (aged 17) | Academy | 1 January 1999 | — | - | - |
| 32 | Aaron Lescott | CB | Birmingham | (1978-12-02)2 December 1978 (aged 19) | Academy | 1 July 1998 | — | - | - |
| 34 | Colin Calderwood | CB | Stranraer | (1965-01-20)20 January 1965 (aged 33) | Tottenham Hotspur | 23 March 1999 | £230,000 | - | - |
| Midfielders |||||||||||
| 7 | Ian Taylor | CM | Birmingham | (1968-06-04)4 June 1968 (aged 30) | Sheffield Wednesday | 21 December 1994 | £1,000,000 | 140 | 18 |
| 8 | Mark Draper | CM | Long Eaton | (1970-11-11)11 November 1970 (aged 27) | Leicester City | 5 July 1995 | £3,250,000 | 125 | 8 |
| 10* | Paul Merson | AM | Harlesden | (1968-03-20)20 March 1968 (aged 30) | Middlesbrough | 8 September 1998 | £6,750,000 | - | - |
| 11 | Alan Thompson | LM | Newcastle upon Tyne | (1973-12-22)22 December 1973 (aged 24) | Bolton Wanderers | 5 June 1998 | £4,500,000 | - | - |
| 17 | Lee Hendrie | RM | Solihull | (1977-05-18)18 May 1977 (aged 21) | Academy | 1 July 1995 | — | 34 | 3 |
| 18 | Fabio Ferraresi | CM | Fano | (1979-05-24)24 May 1979 (aged 19) | Cesena | 24 June 1998 | Free transfer | - | - |
| 26* | Steve Stone | RM | Gateshead | (1971-08-20)20 August 1971 (aged 26) | Nottingham Forest | 11 March 1999 | £5,500,000 | - | - |
| 27 | Michael Standing | AM | Shoreham-by-Sea | (1981-03-20)20 March 1981 (aged 17) | Academy | 1 July 1998 | — | - | - |
| Forwards |||||||||||
| 9 | Stan Collymore | CF | Tittensor | (1971-01-22)22 January 1971 (aged 27) | Liverpool | 13 May 1997 | £7,000,000 | 37 | 8 |
| 10 | Dwight Yorke | CF | Canaan | (1971-11-03)3 November 1971 (aged 26) | Signal Hill | 19 July 1991 | £120,000 | 277 | 98 |
| 12 | Julian Joachim | CF | Peterborough | (1974-09-20)20 September 1974 (aged 23) | Leicester City | 24 February 1996 | £1,890,000 | 57 | 12 |
| 14 | Dion Dublin | CF | Leicester | (1969-04-22)22 April 1969 (aged 29) | Coventry City | 5 November 1998 | £5,750,000 | - | - |
| 21 | Darren Byfield | CF | Sutton Coldfield | (1976-09-29)29 September 1976 (aged 21) | Academy | 1 July 1997 | — | 8 | 0 |
| 22 | Darius Vassell | CF | Birmingham | (1980-06-13)13 June 1980 (aged 18) | Academy | 1 January 1998 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Alan Lee | CF | Galway | (1978-08-21)21 August 1978 (aged 19) | Academy | 1 July 1998 | — | - | - |
| 29 | Richard Walker | CF | Bloxwich | (1977-11-08)8 November 1977 (aged 20) | Academy | 1 July 1997 | — | 1 | 0 |
*squad number was re-used following a players departure. Note: Stats and ages are correct as of July 1, 1998.

## Final league table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 4 | Leeds United | 38 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 62 | 34 | +28 | 67 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 5 | West Ham United | 38 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 46 | 53 | −7 | 57 | Qualification for the Intertoto Cup third round |
| 6 | Aston Villa | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 51 | 46 | +5 | 55 | |
| 7 | Liverpool | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 68 | 49 | +19 | 54 | |
| 8 | Derby County | 38 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 40 | 45 | −5 | 52 | |

### 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 matchday

| Match | 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 | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | D | W | W | W | W | D | W | W | D | D | W | W | L | D | D | L | W | W | L | W | D | W | L | L | L | D | L | L | L | L | D | D | W | W | W | L | L | L |
| Position | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 |

## Results

Aston Villa's results
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Competition | Scorers |
| 15 August 1998 | Everton | A | 0–0 | Premier League | |
| 23 August 1998 | Middlesbrough | H | 3–1 | Premier League | Joachim 6', Charles 52', Thompson 78' |
| 29 August 1998 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 1–0 | Premier League | Joachim 37' |
| 9 September 1998 | Newcastle United | H | 1–0 | Premier League | Hendrie (pen.) 63' |
| 12 September 1998 | Wimbledon | H | 2–0 | Premier League | Merson 45', Taylor 59' |
| 19 September 1998 | Leeds United | A | 0–0 | Premier League | |
| 26 September 1998 | Derby County | H | 1–0 | Premier League | Merson 14' |
| 3 October 1998 | Coventry City | A | 2–1 | Premier League | Taylor 29', 39' |
| 17 October 1998 | West Ham United | A | 0–0 | Premier League | |
| 24 October 1998 | Leicester City | H | 1–1 | Premier League | Ehiogu 67' |
| 7 November 1998 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 3–2 | Premier League | Dublin 31', 35', Collymore 48' |
| 14 November 1998 | Southampton | A | 4–1 | Premier League | Dublin 3', 56', 85', Merson 77' |
| 21 November 1998 | Liverpool | H | 2–4 | Premier League | Dublin 47', 64' |
| 28 November 1998 | Nottingham Forest | A | 2–2 | Premier League | Joachim 59', 63' |
| 5 December 1998 | Manchester United | H | 1–1 | Premier League | Joachim 55' |
| 9 December 1998 | Chelsea | A | 1–2 | Premier League | Hendrie 32' |
| 13 December 1998 | Arsenal | H | 3–2 | Premier League | Joachim 62', Dublin 65', 83' |
| 21 December 1998 | Charlton Athletic | A | 1–0 | Premier League | Rufus (og) 3' |
| 26 December 1998 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 1–2 | Premier League | Scimeca 81' |
| 28 December 1998 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 2–1 | Premier League | Southgate 7', Ehiogu 85' |
| 9 January 1999 | Middlesbrough | H | 0–0 | Premier League | |
| 18 January 1999 | Everton | H | 3–0 | Premier League | Joachim 40', 51', Merson 78' |
| 30 January 1999 | Newcastle United | A | 1–2 | Premier League | Merson 60' |
| 6 February 1999 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 1–3 | Premier League | Joachim 69' |
| 17 February 1999 | Leeds United | H | 1–2 | Premier League | Scimeca 76' |
| 21 February 1999 | Wimbledon | A | 0–0 | Premier League | |
| 27 February 1999 | Coventry City | H | 1–4 | Premier League | Dublin (pen.) 55' |
| 10 March 1999 | Derby County | A | 1–2 | Premier League | Thompson 44' |
| 13 March 1999 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 0–1 | Premier League | |
| 21 March 1999 | Chelsea | H | 0–3 | Premier League | |
| 2 April 1999 | West Ham United | H | 0–0 | Premier League | |
| 6 April 1999 | Leicester City | A | 2–2 | Premier League | Hendrie 2', Joachim 49' |
| 10 April 1999 | Southampton | H | 3–0 | Premier League | Draper 13', Joachim 66', Dublin 89' |
| 17 April 1999 | Liverpool | A | 1–0 | Premier League | Taylor 52' |
| 24 April 1999 | Nottingham Forest | H | 2–0 | Premier League | Draper 45', Barry 57' |
| 1 May 1999 | Manchester United | A | 1–2 | Premier League | Joachim 33' |
| 8 May 1999 | Charlton Athletic | H | 3–4 | Premier League | Barry 7', Joachim 66', 79' |
| 16 May 1999 | Arsenal | A | 0–1 | Premier League | |

### UEFA Cup
## Players
### First-team squad

    Squad at end of season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | AUS | Mark Bosnich |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Alan Wright |
| 4 | DF | ENG | Gareth Southgate |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Ugo Ehiogu |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Steve Watson |
| 7 | MF | ENG | Ian Taylor |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Mark Draper |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Stan Collymore |
| 10 | FW | ENG | Paul Merson |
| 11 | MF | ENG | Alan Thompson |
| 12 | FW | ENG | Julian Joachim |
| 13 | GK | ENG | Michael Oakes |
| 14 | FW | ENG | Dion Dublin |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 15 | DF | ENG | Gareth Barry |
| 16 | MF | ENG | Simon Grayson |
| 17 | MF | ENG | Lee Hendrie |
| 18 | MF | ITA | Fabio Ferraresi |
| 20 | MF | ENG | Riccardo Scimeca |
| 21 | FW | ENG | Darren Byfield |
| 22 | FW | ENG | Darius Vassell |
| 24 | DF | WAL | Mark Delaney |
| 26 | MF | ENG | Steve Stone |
| 28 | DF | ENG | Tommy Jaszczun |
| 30 | GK | ENG | Adam Rachel |
| 32 | DF | ENG | Aaron Lescott |
| 34 | DF | SCO | Colin Calderwood |

### Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Gary Charles (to Benfica) |
| 6 | DF | ENG | David Unsworth (to Everton) |
| 10 | FW | TRI | Dwight Yorke (to Manchester United) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 24 | DF | ENG | Lee Collins (to Stoke City) |
| 26 | DF | ENG | Ben Petty (to Stoke City) |

### Reserve squad

    The following players did not appear for the first-team this season.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 23 | DF | WAL | David Hughes |
| 25 | FW | IRL | Alan Lee |
| 29 | FW | ENG | Richard Walker |
| 31 | DF | ENG | Jlloyd Samuel |
| 39 | GK | FIN | Peter Enckelman |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | DF | ENG | Reuben Hazell |
| — | MF | TRI | Russell Latapy (on trial from Boavista) |
| — | FW | ENG | Darren Middleton |
| — | FW | SCO | Neil Tarrant |

## Youth team

    The following players spent most of the season playing for the U-17 and U-19 teams, but may have also appeared for the reserves.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 27 | FW | ENG | Michael Standing |
| 40 | GK | ENG | Matthew Ghent |
| — | GK | ENG | Boaz Myhill |
| — | GK | WAL | Michael Price |
| — | DF | ENG | David Andrewartha |
| — | DF | ENG | Jonathan Bewers |
| — | DF | ENG | Michael Blackwood |
| — | DF | ENG | Calum Davenport |
| — | DF | ENG | Rob Edwards |
| — | DF | ENG | Liam Folds |
| — | DF | ENG | Danny Haynes |
| — | DF | ENG | Leon Hylton |
| — | DF | ENG | Danny Jackman |
| — | DF | ENG | Karl Johnson |
| — | DF | ENG | Jamie Kearns |
| — | DF | ENG | Liam Ridgewell |
| — | DF | ENG | Martin Ridley |
| — | DF | SCO | Gary McSeveney |
| — | MF | ENG | Ryan Amoo |
| — | MF | ENG | David Berks |
| — | MF | ENG | Jamie Edwards |
| — | MF | ENG | David Harding |
| — | MF | ENG | Adam Marsh |
| — | MF | ENG | Alexis Nicolas |
| — | MF | ENG | Jamie Pawley |
| — | MF | ENG | Luke Prince |
| — | MF | ENG | Jay Smith |
| — | MF | ENG | Michael Standing |
| — | MF | ENG | Gregory Walters |
| — | MF | NIR | Gavin Melaugh |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | SWE | David Curtolo |
| — | MF | ENG | Steve Malone |
| — | FW | ENG | Mark DeBolla |
| — | FW | ENG | Stephen Evans |
| — | FW | ENG | Lee McGuire |
| — | FW | ENG | Andrew Marfell |
| — | FW | ENG | Stefan Moore |
| — | FW | ENG | Jamie Smith (on trial from Gloucester City) |
| — | FW | WAL | Graham Evans |
| — | FW | SCO | Brian Mulholland |
| — | FW | SWE | Michael Soraghan |
| — | GK | | Neil Barnes |
| — | DF | | Wesley Meacham |
| — | DF | | Andrew Wells |
| — | MF | | Jamie Cunnington |
| — | MF | | Craig McCarthy (on trial from Bashley) |
| — | | | Liam Bell |
| — | | | Matthew Brooker |
| — | | | Danny Cox |
| — | | | Gary Davies |
| — | | | Ben Jackson |
| — | | | Declan McArthy |
| — | | | Peter McConnell |
| — | | | Jonathan Rhule |
| — | | | Mark Richards |
| — | | | Matthew Roberts |
| — | | | Lawrence Shannon |
| — | | | Adam Smith |
| — | | | Dean Smith |

## Other players

    The following players did not play for any Villa team this season.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | GK | ENG | Nikki Bull |
| — | GK | USA | Marcus Hahnemann (on trial from Colorado Rapids) |
| — | DF | WAL | Stuart Thornley |
| — | DF | GER | Leslie Hines (to Kidderminster Harriers) |
| — | MF | ENG | Alex Meredith |
| — | MF | ENG | Nathan Pulisciano |
| — | MF | SWE | Kalle Lindgren (on trial from Landskrona BoIS) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | FW | ENG | Tom Poston (on trial to Norwich City) |
| — | FW | IND | Bhaichung Bhutia (on trial from East Bengal) |
| — | MF | | Mark Rollins |
| — | | | Jordan Ryan |
| — | | | Abdul Sadique |
| — | | | Martin Tranter |

## Statistics
### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Premier League | Premier League | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | UEFA Cup | UEFA Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | AUS | Mark Bosnich | 17 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | ENG | Michael Oakes | 28 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | GK | ENG | Adam Rachel | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||||
| 3 | DF | ENG | Alan Wright | 45 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | ENG | Gareth Southgate | 44 | 1 | 38 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Ugo Ehiogu | 31 | 2 | 23+2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Steve Watson | 30 | 0 | 26+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | ENG | Gareth Barry | 37 | 2 | 27+5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | ENG | Simon Grayson | 20 | 0 | 4+11 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | WAL | Mark Delaney | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | ENG | Tommy Jaszczun | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | DF | ENG | Aaron Lescott | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | DF | SCO | Colin Calderwood | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||||
| 7 | MF | ENG | Ian Taylor | 38 | 4 | 31+2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Mark Draper | 29 | 3 | 13+10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | ENG | Paul Merson | 28 | 5 | 21+5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | ENG | Alan Thompson | 29 | 2 | 20+5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | ENG | Lee Hendrie | 37 | 3 | 31+1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | ITA | Fabio Ferraresi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | ENG | Riccardo Scimeca | 24 | 2 | 16+2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | ENG | Steve Stone | 10 | 0 | 9+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||||
| 9 | FW | ENG | Stan Collymore | 24 | 7 | 11+9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 12 | FW | ENG | Julian Joachim | 43 | 16 | 29+7 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 14 | FW | ENG | Dion Dublin | 24 | 11 | 24 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | ENG | Darren Byfield | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | ENG | Darius Vassell | 11 | 2 | 0+6 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+3 | 2 |
| Players transferred out during the season ||||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | ENG | Gary Charles | 17 | 2 | 10+1 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 10 | FW | TRI | Dwight Yorke | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last updated: 15 May 1999 Source: Competitions

### Starting 11

    Considering starts in all competitions
| No. | Pos. | Name | MS | Notes |
| 13 | GK | Michael Oakes | 28 | |
| 6 | RB | Steve Watson | 29 | |
| 5 | CB | Ugo Ehiogu | 29 | |
| 4 | CB | Gareth Southgate | 44 | |
| 3 | LB | Alan Wright | 45 | |
| 10 | RM | Paul Merson | 22 | Alan Thompson has 23 starts |
| 17 | CM | Lee Hendrie | 36 | |
| 7 | CM | Ian Taylor | 35 | |
| 11 | LM | Gareth Barry | 32 | |
| 12 | CF | Julian Joachim | 36 | |
| 14 | CF | Dion Dublin | 24 | |

### Goalscorers

| Name | Premier League | FA Cup | League Cup | UEFA Cup | Total |
| Julian Joachim | 14 | 1 | | 1 | 16 |
| Dion Dublin | 11 | | | | 11 |
| Stan Collymore | 1 | 2 | | 4 | 7 |
| Paul Merson | 5 | | | | 5 |
| Ian Taylor | 4 | | | | 4 |
| Lee Hendrie | 3 | | | | 3 |
| Mark Draper | 2 | | 1 | | 3 |
| Gareth Barry | 3 | | | | 3 |
| Alan Thompson | 2 | | | | 2 |
| Ugo Ehiogu | 2 | | | | 2 |
| Riccardo Scimeca | 2 | | | | 2 |
| Darius Vassell | | | | 2 | 2 |
| Gary Charles | 1 | | | 1 | 2 |
| Gareth Southgate | 1 | | | | 1 |
| Opposition own goals | 1 | | | | 1 |
| Total goals | 52 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 64 |