# 1998–99 Norwich City F.C. season

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

## Season summary

Norwich made a good start to the 1998–1999 campaign, with a 1–0 victory against East Anglia rivals Ipswich Town at Portman Road being the highlight and by Christmas 1998, the prospects of promotion back to the Premiership were looking good – but the club didn't win a home game again until 1 May. During the season on 18 March 1999, ambiguous midfielder Keith O'Neill joined Middlesbrough for a fee of £700,000.
Off the field on 17 December 1998, there were slight changes in the boardroom where Bob Cooper replaced Barry Lockwood as club chairman.

## Final league table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 7 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 46 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 64 | 43 | +21 | 73 |
| 8 | Sheffield United | 46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 71 | 66 | +5 | 67 |
| 9 | Norwich City | 46 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 62 | 61 | +1 | 62 |
| 10 | Huddersfield Town | 46 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 62 | 71 | −9 | 61 |
| 11 | Grimsby Town | 46 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 40 | 52 | −12 | 61 |

## Results

Norwich City's score comes first

### Legend

| Win | Draw | Loss |

### Football League First Division

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| 8 August 1998 | Crewe Alexandra | H | 2–1 | 15,016 | Bellamy, Kenton |
| 15 August 1998 | Stockport County | A | 2–0 | 6,538 | Bellamy, Woodthorpe (own goal) |
| 22 August 1998 | Queens Park Rangers | H | 4–2 | 16,317 | Bellamy (3, 2 pens), Jackson |
| 29 August 1998 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 0–2 | 17,401 | |
| 8 September 1998 | [[Huddersfield Town F.C.[Barnsley]] | A | 3–1 | 15,695 | Marshall, Roberts, Bellamy |
| 13 September 1998 | Bury | H | 0–0 | 16,919 | |
| 19 September 1998 | Sheffield United | A | 1–2 | 16,155 | Brannan |
| 26 September 1998 | Birmingham City | H | 2–0 | 16,584 | Bellamy, Roberts |
| 29 September 1998 | Sunderland | H | 2–2 | 17,504 | Eadie, Mackay |
| 3 October 1998 | Port Vale | A | 0–1 | 5,580 | |
| 17 October 1998 | Crystal Palace | A | 1–5 | 18,100 | Roberts |
| 20 October 1998 | Ipswich Town | A | 1–0 | 22,079 | Bellamy |
| 24 October 1998 | Huddersfield Town | H | 4–1 | 15,403 | Bellamy (2), Roberts (2) |
| 3 November 1998 | Watford | A | 1–1 | 10,011 | Eadie |
| 7 November 1998 | Bradford City | H | 2–2 | 14,722 | O'Brien, Adams |
| 10 November 1998 | Portsmouth | A | 2–1 | 9,335 | Roberts, Eadie |
| 14 November 1998 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 0–0 | 17,275 | |
| 21 November 1998 | Tranmere Rovers | A | 3–1 | 6,319 | O'Neill, Bellamy, Roberts |
| 29 November 1998 | Oxford United | H | 1–3 | 17,851 | Bellamy |
| 2 December 1998 | Grimsby Town | H | 3–1 | 12,024 | Adams, Roberts, Bellamy |
| 5 December 1998 | Swindon Town | A | 1–1 | 9,262 | Roberts |
| 12 December 1998 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 2–2 | 21,014 | Adams (pen), Roberts |
| 19 December 1998 | Bristol City | H | 2–1 | 17,022 | Roberts (2) |
| 26 December 1998 | Queens Park Rangers | A | 0–2 | 15,251 | |
| 29 December 1998 | Watford | H | 1–1 | 19,255 | Roberts |
| 9 January 1999 | Crewe Alexandra | A | 2–3 | 4,782 | Llewellyn, Marshall |
| 16 January 1999 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 1–1 | 15,411 | Marshall |
| 30 January 1999 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 0–2 | 17,269 | |
| 6 February 1999 | Stockport County | H | 0–2 | 14,675 | |
| 16 February 1999 | Barnsley | H | 0–0 | 13,232 | |
| 20 February 1999 | Bury | A | 2–0 | 4,285 | Bellamy, Fleming |
| 27 February 1999 | Sheffield United | H | 1–1 | 14,224 | Llewellyn |
| 2 March 1999 | Birmingham City | A | 0–0 | 20,749 | |
| 6 March 1999 | Sunderland | A | 0–1 | 39,004 | |
| 9 March 1999 | Port Vale | H | 3–4 | 12,960 | Fleming, Roberts, Bellamy |
| 13 March 1999 | Bradford City | A | 1–4 | 13,331 | Roberts |
| 20 March 1999 | Portsmouth | H | 0–0 | 16,662 | |
| 24 March 1999 | Huddersfield Town | A | 1–1 | 9,717 | Russell |
| 3 April 1999 | Crystal Palace | H | 0–1 | 16,754 | |
| 5 April 1999 | Grimsby Town | A | 1–0 | 6,302 | Mulryne |
| 11 April 1999 | Ipswich Town | H | 0–0 | 19,511 | |
| 17 April 1999 | Tranmere Rovers | H | 2–2 | 14,735 | Bellamy, Mulryne |
| 20 April 1999 | Bolton Wanderers | H | 2–2 | 11,137 | Roberts (2) |
| 24 April 1999 | Oxford United | A | 4–2 | 7,345 | Anselin, Roberts, Fleming, Bellamy |
| 1 May 1999 | Swindon Town | H | 2–1 | 17,306 | Roberts, Hughes |
| 9 May 1999 | Bristol City | A | 0–1 | 11,362 | |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R3 | 3 January 1999 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 1–4 | 18,737 | Roberts |

### League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R1 1st Leg | 11 August 1998 | Swansea City | A | 1–1 | 3,803 | Bellamy |
| R1 2nd Leg | 18 August 1998 | Swansea City | H | 1–0 (won 2–1 on agg) | 13,146 | Roberts |
| R2 1st Leg | 16 September 1998 | Wigan Athletic | H | 1–0 | 11,426 | Bradshaw (own goal) |
| R2 2nd Leg | 22 September 1998 | Wigan Athletic | A | 3–2 (won 4–2 on agg) | 3,402 | Bellamy, Roberts (2) |
| R3 | 27 October 1998 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 1–1 (lost 1–3 on pens) | 14,189 | O'Neill |

## Players
### 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 | Andy Marshall |
| - | DF | ENG | Daryl Sutch |
| - | DF | ENG | Craig Fleming |
| - | DF | ENG | Matt Jackson (captain) |
| - | DF | NOR | Erik Fuglestad |
| - | MF | ENG | Lee Marshall |
| - | MF | WAL | Chris Llewellyn |
| - | FW | WAL | Iwan Roberts |
| - | FW | WAL | Craig Bellamy |
| - | MF | SCO | Peter Grant |
| - | MF | ENG | Darren Eadie |
| - | DF | SCO | Malky Mackay |
| - | DF | ENG | Darren Kenton |
| - | GK | SCO | Michael Watt |
| - | MF | ENG | Neil Adams |
| - | MF | IRL | Keith O'Neill |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| - | DF | ENG | Che Wilson |
| - | MF | ENG | Ged Brannan |
| - | MF | ENG | Darel Russell |
| - | MF | ENG | Adrian Forbes |
| - | MF | IRL | Shaun Carey |
| - | MF | FRA | Cédric Anselin (on loan from Bordeaux) |
| - | GK | ENG | Robert Green |
| - | MF | NIR | Philip Mulryne |
| - | FW | SCO | Paul Dalglish (on loan from Newcastle United) |
| - | FW | NIR | Adrian Coote |
| - | DF | ESP | Víctor Segura |
| - | MF | ENG | Paul Hughes (on loan from Chelsea) |
| - | MF | IRL | Mike Milligan |
| - | DF | ENG | Kevin Scott |
| - | MF | ENG | Darren Way |