# 1998–99 Bury F.C. season

During the 1998–99 English football season, Bury F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.

## Season summary

After Stan Ternent moved to Burnley in the summer of 1998, Bury appointed Neil Warnock as manager, but with sales of players such as Paul Butler to Sunderland and a cash crisis at the club, Bury suffered relegation from Division One in May 1999, but only on goals scored. This was the only season where goals scored took precedence over goal difference. If it were not for this rule, Bury would have survived at the expense of Port Vale.

## Final league table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 20 | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 52 | 61 | −9 | 47 | |
| 21 | Port Vale | 46 | 13 | 8 | 25 | 45 | 75 | −30 | 47 | |
| 22 | Bury (R) | 46 | 10 | 17 | 19 | 35 | 60 | −25 | 47 | Relegation to the Second Division |
| 23 | Oxford United (R) | 46 | 10 | 14 | 22 | 48 | 71 | −23 | 44 | Relegation to the Second Division |
| 24 | Bristol City (R) | 46 | 9 | 15 | 22 | 57 | 80 | −23 | 42 | Relegation to the Second Division |

## Results

Bury's score comes first

### Legend

| Win | Draw | Loss |

### Football League First Division

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| 8 August 1998 | Huddersfield Town | H | 1–0 | 7,659 | Ellis |
| 15 August 1998 | Ipswich Town | A | 0–0 | 13,267 | |
| 22 August 1998 | Crewe Alexandra | H | 1–0 | 5,073 | D'Jaffo |
| 29 August 1998 | Queens Park Rangers | A | 0–0 | 8,612 | |
| 31 August 1998 | Swindon Town | H | 3–0 | 4,513 | Barrick, Matthews, Preece |
| 5 September 1998 | Birmingham City | A | 0–1 | 15,935 | |
| 8 September 1998 | Portsmouth | H | 2–1 | 4,310 | Preece, D'Jaffo |
| 13 September 1998 | Norwich City | A | 0–0 | 16,919 | |
| 19 September 1998 | Tranmere Rovers | H | 0–0 | 5,030 | |
| 26 September 1998 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 0–1 | 20,155 | |
| 30 September 1998 | Crystal Palace | A | 2–4 | 13,219 | Daws, Preece |
| 3 October 1998 | Bristol City | H | 0–1 | 4,794 | |
| 9 October 1998 | Bradford City | A | 0–3 | 15,697 | |
| 17 October 1998 | Stockport County | H | 1–1 | 5,732 | Matthews |
| 20 October 1998 | Oxford United | H | 1–0 | 3,436 | Swailes |
| 24 October 1998 | Sunderland | A | 0–1 | 38,049 | |
| 31 October 1998 | Watford | H | 1–3 | 4,342 | Ellis |
| 7 November 1998 | Barnsley | A | 1–1 | 15,115 | D'Jaffo |
| 14 November 1998 | Sheffield United | A | 1–3 | 14,164 | James |
| 21 November 1998 | Grimsby Town | H | 1–0 | 4,198 | Lucketti |
| 28 November 1998 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 0–4 | 21,028 | |
| 5 December 1998 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 2–0 | 5,007 | Johnrose, D'Jaffo (pen) |
| 11 December 1998 | Sheffield United | H | 3–3 | 5,002 | D'Jaffo, Williams, Swailes |
| 19 December 1998 | Port Vale | A | 0–1 | 6,425 | |
| 26 December 1998 | Crewe Alexandra | A | 1–3 | 5,333 | Woodward |
| 28 December 1998 | Birmingham City | H | 2–4 | 7,024 | D'Jaffo (2, 1 pen) |
| 9 January 1999 | Huddersfield Town | A | 2–2 | 10,788 | West, Johnrose |
| 16 January 1999 | Queens Park Rangers | H | 1–1 | 4,609 | James |
| 30 January 1999 | Swindon Town | A | 1–1 | 7,797 | Littlejohn |
| 6 February 1999 | Ipswich Town | H | 0–3 | 4,750 | |
| 13 February 1999 | Portsmouth | A | 1–2 | 9,062 | Avdiu |
| 20 February 1999 | Norwich City | H | 0–2 | 4,285 | |
| 27 February 1999 | Tranmere Rovers | A | 0–4 | 6,002 | |
| 6 March 1999 | Crystal Palace | H | 0–0 | 4,334 | |
| 9 March 1999 | Bristol City | A | 1–1 | 11,606 | D'Jaffo |
| 13 March 1999 | Barnsley | H | 0–0 | 4,696 | |
| 16 March 1999 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 0–0 | 5,204 | |
| 20 March 1999 | Watford | A | 0–0 | 9,336 | |
| 3 April 1999 | Stockport County | A | 0–0 | 7,483 | |
| 5 April 1999 | Bradford City | H | 0–2 | 8,000 | |
| 10 April 1999 | Oxford United | A | 1–0 | 6,358 | Lilley |
| 13 April 1999 | Sunderland | H | 2–5 | 8,669 | Bullock, Daws |
| 17 April 1999 | Grimsby Town | A | 0–0 | 5,132 | |
| 23 April 1999 | Bolton Wanderers | H | 2–1 | 7,680 | West, Swailes |
| 1 May 1999 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 0–1 | 12,918 | |
| 9 May 1999 | Port Vale | H | 1–0 | 7,567 | West |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R3 | 2 January 1999 | Stockport County | H | 0–3 | 5,325 | |

### League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R1 1st Leg | 11 August 1998 | Burnley | H | 1–1 | 3,927 | Matthews |
| R1 2nd Leg | 18 August 1998 | Burnley | A | 4–1 (won 5–2 on agg) | 5,453 | D'Jaffo, Daws, Armstrong, Matthews |
| R2 1st Leg | 15 September 1998 | Crystal Palace | H | 3–0 | 2,780 | Johnrose (2), Matthews |
| R2 2nd Leg | 23 September 1998 | Crystal Palace | A | 1–2 (won 4–2 on agg) | 3,546 | Morrison (own goal) |
| R3 | 28 October 1998 | Manchester United | A | 0–2 | 52,495 | |

## 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 |
| — | GK | ENG | Paddy Kenny |
| — | GK | IRL | Dean Kiely |
| — | GK | ZIM | Bruce Grobbelaar |
| — | DF | ENG | Gordon Armstrong |
| — | DF | ENG | Dean Barrick |
| — | DF | ENG | John Foster |
| — | DF | ENG | Brian Linighan |
| — | DF | ENG | Chris Lucketti (captain) |
| — | DF | ENG | Steve Redmond |
| — | DF | ENG | Carl Serrant (on loan from Newcastle United) |
| — | DF | ENG | Danny Swailes |
| — | DF | ENG | Chris Swailes |
| — | DF | ENG | Dean West |
| — | DF | ENG | Paul Williams |
| — | DF | ENG | Andy Woodward |
| — | MF | ENG | Chris Billy |
| — | MF | ENG | Darren Bullock |
| — | MF | ENG | Nick Daws |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | ENG | Martyn Forrest |
| — | MF | ENG | Lenny Johnrose |
| — | MF | ENG | Mark Patterson |
| — | MF | ENG | Andy Preece |
| — | MF | ENG | John Reed |
| — | MF | ENG | Tony Rigby |
| — | DF | ENG | Ryan Souter |
| — | MF | SWE | Kemajl Avdiu |
| — | FW | ENG | Paul Barnes |
| — | FW | ENG | Tony Ellis |
| — | FW | ENG | Nigel Jemson |
| — | FW | ENG | Adrian Littlejohn |
| — | FW | ENG | Rob Matthews |
| — | FW | SCO | Derek Lilley (on loan from Leeds United) |
| — | FW | BEN | Laurent D'Jaffo |
| — | FW | JAM | Paul Hall |
| — | FW | SKN | Lutel James |

### 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 |
| — | MF | ENG | Simon Baldry (on loan from Huddersfield Town) |