# 1998–99 Leicester City F.C. season

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

## Season summary

Leicester City repeated the previous season's 10th place in the Premiership, earning Martin O'Neill more credit for achieving strong finishes on a relatively limited budget. But the club's best chance of a UEFA Cup place was blown in late March when they lost to Tottenham Hotspur in the Worthington Cup final. At least City fans had the satisfaction of holding on to the highly rated O'Neill, who had seemed certain to desert the club for Leeds United early in the season.

## Kit

Leicester's season's kit was manufactured by Fox Leisure and their shirt was sponsored by the British food snack manufacturer Walkers Crisps.

## Final league table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 8 | Derby County | 38 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 40 | 45 | −5 | 52 | |
| 9 | Middlesbrough | 38 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 48 | 54 | −6 | 51 | |
| 10 | Leicester City | 38 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 40 | 46 | −6 | 49 | |
| 11 | Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 47 | 50 | −3 | 47 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 12 | Sheffield Wednesday | 38 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 41 | 42 | −1 | 46 | |
* ↑ Tottenham Hotspur qualified for the UEFA Cup as League Cup winners.

### 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 | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A |
| Result | D | W | L | L | D | L | D | W | W | D | W | D | L | L | D | W | W | L | W | D | D | L | D | L | L | L | W | D | W | D | D | D | W | W | L | L | W | L |
| Position | 4 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |

## Results

Win  Draw  Loss

### League Cup
## 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 |
| 1 | GK | USA | Kasey Keller |
| 3 | DF | JAM | Frank Sinclair |
| 4 | DF | NIR | Gerry Taggart |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Steve Walsh (captain) |
| 6 | MF | TUR | Muzzy Izzet |
| 7 | MF | NIR | Neil Lennon |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Scott Taylor |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Emile Heskey |
| 10 | MF | ENG | Garry Parker |
| 11 | MF | ENG | Steve Guppy |
| 13 | FW | ISL | Arnar Gunnlaugsson |
| 14 | MF | WAL | Robbie Savage |
| 15 | DF | SWE | Pontus Kåmark |
| 16 | MF | SCO | Stuart Campbell |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 17 | MF | SCO | Charlie Miller (on loan from Rangers) |
| 18 | DF | SCO | Matt Elliott |
| 19 | DF | ENG | Robert Ullathorne |
| 20 | FW | ENG | Ian Marshall |
| 21 | FW | ENG | Graham Fenton |
| 22 | GK | FRA | Pegguy Arphexad |
| 24 | MF | ENG | Andrew Impey |
| 25 | MF | ENG | Stuart Wilson |
| 27 | FW | ENG | Tony Cottee |
| 28 | DF | ENG | Steve Wenlock |
| 29 | MF | ENG | Stefan Oakes |
| 30 | GK | ENG | Ian Andrews |
| 37 | MF | GRE | Theodoros Zagorakis |

### 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 |
| 17 | DF | ENG | Spencer Prior (to Derby County) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 23 | MF | ENG | Sam McMahon (to Cambridge United) |

### 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 | ENG | John Hodges |
| - | DF | ENG | Jon Ashton |
| - | DF | ENG | Guy Branston |
| - | DF | ENG | Paul Emerson |
| - | DF | ENG | Martin Fox |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| - | DF | ENG | Tommy Goodwin |
| - | MF | ENG | Lee Allen |
| - | MF | NIR | Tim McCann |
| - | MF | SCO | Gary Neil |
| - | FW | ENG | Lawrie Dudfield |

## Club staff

Directors & Senior Management :
| Role | Person |
| Chairman plc | Rodney Walker |
| Chairman | John Elsom |
| Deputy Chairman | Philip Smith |
| Non Executive Director | Roy Parker |
| Chief Executive | Barrie Pierpoint |
| Finance Director | Steve Kind |
First Team & Youth Team Management :
| Role | Person |
| First Team Manager | Martin O'Neill |
| First Team Assistant Manager | John Robertson |
| First Team Coach | Steve Walford |
| Goalkeeping Coach | Jim McDonagh |
| Reserve Team Coach | Paul Franklin |
| Physiotherapist | Mick Yeoman |
| Physiotherapist | Alan Smith |
| Youth Academy Manager | David Nish |
| Youth Academy Assistant Manager | Neville Hamilton |
| Youth Academy Assistant Manager | Jon Rudkin |
| Youth Academy Physiotherapist | Ian Andrews |
| Youth Development Officer | Steve Sims |
| Chief Scout | Jim Melrose |
| Kit Manager | Paul McAndrew |
Source: Leicester City F.C.

## 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 | Kasey Keller | 36 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Frank Sinclair | 30+1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 38+1 | 2 | 13 | 1 |
| 4 | DF | Gerry Taggart | 9+6 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 5+1 | 1 | 15+8 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Steve Walsh | 17+5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 23+5 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | Muzzy Izzet | 31 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 38 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Neil Lennon | 37 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 47 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Emile Heskey | 29+1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 39+1 | 9 | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Garry Parker | 2+5 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 3+1 | 1 | 5+8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | Steve Guppy | 38 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 48 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 13 | FW | Arnar Gunnlaugsson | 5+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5+4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | Robbie Savage | 29+5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5+2 | 0 | 34+7 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | Pontus Kåmark | 15+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 16+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | Stuart Campbell | 1+11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 3+12 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | Charlie Miller | 1+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | Matt Elliott | 37 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 47 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | Robert Ullathorne | 25 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7+1 | 0 | 34+1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | Ian Marshall | 6+4 | 3 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 6+6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | Graham Fenton | 3+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | 4+7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | GK | Pegguy Arphexad | 2+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | Andrew Impey | 17+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | Stuart Wilson | 1+8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+4 | 1 | 2+12 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | Tony Cottee | 29+2 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 35+2 | 16 | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | Stefan Oakes | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | MF | Theodoros Zagorakis | 16+3 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 20+6 | 1 | 4 | 0 |

### Assists

| Rank | Pos. | No. | Player | Premiership | FA Cup | League Cup | Total |
| 1 | MF | 11 | Steve Guppy | 11 | 0 | 3 | 14 |
| 2 | FW | 9 | Emile Heskey | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | MF | 7 | Neil Lennon | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 2 | MF | 6 | Muzzy Izzet | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 2 | MF | 14 | Robbie Savage | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | DF | 18 | Matt Elliott | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | DF | 4 | Gerry Taggart | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | MF | 37 | Theodoros Zagorakis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | MF | 24 | Andrew Impey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | DF | 19 | Robert Ullathorne | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | DF | 5 | Steve Walsh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | FW | 27 | Tony Cottee | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | DF | 3 | Frank Sinclair | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | MF | 10 | Garry Parker | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | MF | 16 | Stuart Campbell | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 30 | 4 | 15 | 49 |
Source: Match reports in Competitions

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Pos. | Name | From | Fee |
| 16 July 1998 | DF | Gerry Taggart | Bolton Wanderers | Free transfer |
| 13 August 1998 | DF | Frank Sinclair | Chelsea | £2,000,000 |
| 24 November 1998 | MF | Andrew Impey | West Ham United | £1,600,000 |
| 5 February 1999 | FW | Arnar Gunnlaugsson | Bolton Wanderers | £2,000,000 |

### Out

| Date | Pos. | Name | To | Fee |
| 19 June 1998 | DF | Julian Watts | Bristol City | Free transfer |
| 3 July 1998 | FW | Graeme Jaffa | Dunfermline Athletic | Signed |
| 21 August 1998 | DF | Spencer Prior | Derby County | £700,000 |
| 1 February 1999 | MF | Sam McMahon | Cambridge United | Free transfer |
    Transfers in: £5,600,000
    Transfers out: £700,000
    Total spending: £4,900,000