# 1998–99 AFC Bournemouth season

The 1998–99 AFC Bournemouth season saw the club participate in Second Division, the Auto Windscreens Shield, the FA Cup, and the Football League Cup. Bournemouth finished 7th in Division Two. They reached the Fourth Round of the FA Cup, the Third Round of the League Cup and reached the Quarter Finals of the Auto Windscreens Shield.

## Season 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 | Mark Ovendale |
| — | GK | IRL | Nick Colgan |
| — | DF | ENG | Neil Young |
| — | DF | ENG | Jamie Vincent |
| — | DF | ENG | Eddie Howe |
| — | DF | ENG | Karl Broadhurst |
| — | DF | WAL | Carl Fletcher |
| — | DF | ENG | Ian Cox |
| — | DF | GUI | Mohamed Berthé |
| — | DF | ENG | Jason Tindall |
| — | DF | ENG | Anthony Griffin |
| — | DF | ENG | Jamie Jenkins |
| — | MF | ENG | Jamie Day |
| — | MF | SCO | John O'Neill |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | ENG | John Bailey |
| — | MF | SCO | Richard Hughes |
| — | MF | NIR | Steve Robinson |
| — | MF | ENG | Michael Dean |
| — | MF | FRA | Willie Huck |
| — | MF | ENG | Christer Warren |
| — | MF | ENG | Mark Rawlinson |
| — | MF | ENG | Stuart Wardley |
| — | FW | ENG | Steve Fletcher |
| — | FW | ENG | James Hayter |
| — | FW | RSA | Mark Stein |
| — | FW | ENG | David Town |
| — | FW | CIV | Roger Boli |

## Final league table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 5 | Preston North End | 46 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 78 | 50 | +28 | 79 | Qualification for the Second Division play-offs |
| 6 | Wigan Athletic | 46 | 22 | 10 | 14 | 75 | 48 | +27 | 76 | Qualification for the Second Division play-offs |
| 7 | Bournemouth | 46 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 63 | 41 | +22 | 76 | |
| 8 | Stoke City | 46 | 21 | 6 | 19 | 59 | 63 | −4 | 69 | |
| 9 | Chesterfield | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 46 | 44 | +2 | 64 | |

## Competitions
### Legend

| Win | Draw | Loss |

### Results

| Game | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| 1 | 8 August 1998 | Lincoln City | Dean Court | 2–0 | 5,573 | Cox 11' Stein 29' |
| 2 | 15 August 1998 | Notts County | Meadow Lane | 2–1 | 5,269 | Berthe 51' Robinson 63' |
| 3 | 22 August 1998 | Millwall | Dean Court | 3–0 | 6,956 | Cox 56' O'Neill 89' Tindall pen 89' |
| 4 | 29 August 1998 | Fulham | Craven Cottage | 0–0 | 12,107 | |
| 5 | 1 September 1998 | Blackpool | Dean Court | 1–1 | 6,785 | Stein 50' |
| 6 | 5 September 1998 | Stoke City | Britannia Stadium | 0–2 | 13,443 | |
| 7 | 8 September 1998 | Manchester City | Maine Road | 1–2 | 26,696 | Fletcher 48' |
| 8 | 12 September 1998 | Wigan Athletic | Dean Court | 1–0 | 5,151 | Berthe 83' |
| 9 | 19 September 1998 | Wycombe Wanderers | Adams Park | 2–0 | 4,267 | Fletcher 25' O'Neill 31' |
| 10 | 26 September 1998 | Oldham Athletic | Dean Court | 2–0 | 5,877 | Robinson 6' Stein 49' |
| 11 | 3 October 1998 | Bristol Rovers | Memorial Stadium | 0–1 | 7,526 | |
| 12 | 10 October 1998 | Macclesfield Town | Moss Rose | 2–2 | 2,974 | Robinson pen 45' Stein 89' |
| 13 | 17 October 1998 | Northampton Town | Dean Court | 1–1 | 6,362 | Stein 26' |
| 14 | 20 October 1998 | Gillingham | Dean Court | 3-3 | 5,183 | Young 44' Hughes 57' Stein 88' |
| 15 | 7 November 1998 | Reading | Madejski Stadium | 3–3 | 13,004 | Warren 40' Stein pen 51' 89' |
| 16 | 10 November 1998 | Chesterfield | Saltergate | 1–3 | 3,797 | Curtis O.G. 32 |
| 17 | 21 November 1998 | Burnley | Dean Court | 5–0 | 5,907 | Warren 55' Robinson pen 60' 69 Stein 74' 89' |
| 18 | 28 November 1998 | Walsall | Bescot Stadium | 0–1 | 3,895 | |
| 19 | 12 December 1998 | York City | Dean Court | 2–1 | 4,863 | Robinson 63' Fletcher 74' |
| 20 | 19 December 1998 | Wrexham | Racecourse Ground | 1–0 | 2,716 | Fletcher 21' |
| 21 | 26 December 1998 | Millwall | The New Den | 2–1 | 7,807 | Warren 28' Stein 81' |
| 22 | 28 December 1998 | Luton Town | Dean Court | 1–0 | 8,863 | Cox 53' |
| 23 | 9 January 1999 | Lincoln City | Sincil Bank | 1–2 | 3,141 | Fletcher 33' |
| 24 | 16 January 1999 | Notts County | Dean Court | 2–0 | 5,968 | Stein 22' Cox 56' |
| 25 | 26 January 1999 | Preston North End | Dean Court | 3–1 | 6,170 | O'Neill 26' Howe 54' Stein 64' |
| 26 | 30 January 1999 | Luton Town | Kenilworth Road | 2–2 | 5,426 | Robinson 62' Vincent 69' |
| 27 | 6 February 1999 | Stoke City | Dean Court | 4–0 | 7,637 | Fletcher 21' 39' Robinson 71' Hayter 76' |
| 28 | 13 February 1999 | Manchester City | Dean Court | 0–0 | 10,964 | |
| 29 | 20 February 1999 | Wigan Athletic | Springfield Park | 1–2 | 4,144 | Robinson 90' |
| 30 | 27 February 1999 | Wycombe Wanderers | Dean Court | 2–0 | 6,693 | Robinson 24' 34' |
| 31 | 2 March 1999 | Fulham | Dean Court | 1–1 | 9,928 | Vincent 72' |
| 32 | 6 March 1999 | Oldham Athletic | Boundary Park | 3–2 | 4,453 | Cox 2' Stein 44' Warren 63' |
| 33 | 9 March 1999 | Bristol Rovers | Dean Court | 1–0 | 7,181 | Howe 66' |
| 34 | 13 March 1999 | Reading | Dean Court | 0–1 | 9,445 | |
| 35 | 16 March 1999 | Blackpool | Bloomfield Road | 0–0 | 3,186 | |
| 36 | 20 March 1999 | Preston North End | Deepdale | 1–0 | 12,882 | Fletcher 13' |
| 37 | 27 March 1999 | Colchester United | Dean Court | 2–1 | 6,447 | Warren 35' Hughes 40' |
| 38 | 2 April 1999 | Northampton Town | Sixfields | 1–2 | 6,858 | Robinson 17' |
| 39 | 6 April 1999 | Macclesfield Town | Dean Court | 1–0 | 8,033 | Stein 84' |
| 40 | 9 April 1999 | Gillingham | Priestfield | 1–2 | 7,813 | Robinson 18' |
| 41 | 13 April 1999 | Walsall | Dean Court | 0–1 | 8,390 | |
| 42 | 13 April 1999 | Burnley | Turf Moor | 0–0 | 9,802 | |
| 43 | 24 April 1999 | Chesterfield | Dean Court | 0–0 | 6,890 | |
| 44 | 27 April 1999 | Colchester United | Layer Road | 1–2 | 4,168 | Greene O.G. 34' |
| 45 | 1 May 1999 | York City | Bootham Crescent | 1–0 | 3,503 | Hayter 47' |
| 46 | 8 May 1999 | Wrexham | Dean Court | 0–0 | 8,439 |

### League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers | Notes |
| 1R L1 | 11 August 1998 | Colchester United | Dean Court | 2–0 | 3,745 | Robinson 15' Howe 88' | |
| 1R L2 | 18 August 1998 | Colchester United | Layer Road | 2–3 | 2,550 | Stein 23' Fletcher 28' | Bournemouth won 4–3 on aggregate |
| 2R L1 | 15 September 1998 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Dean Court | 1–1 | 7,096 | Stein 17' | |
| 2R L2 | 22 September 1998 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Molineux | 2–1 | 15,431 | Stein 21' 60' | Bournemouth won 3–2 on aggregate |
| 3R | 27 October 1998 | Barnsley | Oakwell | 1–2 | 8,560 | Stein 87' | |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| 1 | 14 November 1998 | Basingstoke Town | The Camrose | 2–1 | 3,830 | O'Neill 37' Stein 66' |
| 2 | 5 December 1998 | Torquay United | Plainmoor | 1–0 | 2,929 | Robinson 22' |
| 3 | 2 January 1999 | West Bromwich Albion | Dean Court | 1–0 | 10,881 | Howe 34' |
| 4 | 23 January 1999 | Barnsley | Oakwell | 1–3 | 11,982 | Howe 51' |

### Football League Trophy

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers | Notes |
| 1 | 8 December 1998 | Reading | Dean Court | 2–0 | 2,666 | Fletcher 9' Cox 76' |
| 2 | 5 January 1999 | Peterborough United | Dean Court | 5–1 | 3,398 | Fletcher 20' Stein 24' 28' 49' Robinson 68' |
| SQF | 2 February 1999 | Millwall | Dean Court | 1–1 | 5,339 | Stein 5' | Millwall won 4–3 on pens |