Brentford had been losing playoff finalists just 12 months earlier, Plymouth had been promoted to Division Two just two seasons earlier, Carlisle were newly promoted and Southend had endured their second successive relegation. Tottenham's relegation worries are deepened by a 6–1 home defeat at the hands of Chelsea, while Manchester United's title hopes are boosted by a 3-1 away win over Liverpool. The playoff zone is occupied by West Bromwich Albion, Sheffield United, Swindon Town and Charlton Athletic, while Stockport County are on the edge of the playoff zone as surprise contenders for a second successive promotion. 24 January 1998 – Walsall FC's hopes of pulling off a giant-killing feat in the FA Cup fourth round are ended when Manchester United crush them 5–1 at Old Trafford. [4]. The clubs agreed to determine the final standings using a Points Per Game system. They were joined on the last day of the season by Manchester City and Stoke City. Leicester City 4 - 0 Aston Villa Highlights. Leading goalscorer: Gary Jones (Notts County) — 28. 18 August 1997 – 36-year-old Peter Beardsley leaves Newcastle United in a £450,000 move to Bolton Wanderers. West Bromwich Albion, Swindon Town, Sheffield United and Portsmouth complete the top six.[1]. Manager Howard Kendall's third reign at the helm came to an end soon afterwards and he was replaced by Walter Smith. [6]. 21 July 1997 – David Hopkin, the player who scored the goal that got Crystal Palace promoted to the Premier League in this year's Division One playoff final, joins Leeds United for £3.25million. Select a timezone from the list. Arsenal are beginning to rescue their season as they are now fifth in the league and just eight points off the top, with a game in hand. Newcastle United, handicapped by the pre-season departures of Les Ferdinand and David Ginola, as well as the injury-enforced absence of Alan Shearer in the first half of the season, endured a disappointing season in the league as they finished 13th. The score was 2-2 with 45 minutes played, and early in the second half Diego Simeone fouled David Beckham and sent the 23-year-old midfielder falling to the ground. Doncaster Rovers fell into the Football Conference with a league record 34 defeats, and were replaced by a returning Halifax Town. Liverpool keep their slim title hopes alive with a 3–2 win over a Barnsley side battling against relegation. Add your favorite league or match by clicking on. Get today’s England's Premier League standings for the 1998/1999 season of football only at ScoresPro – the best livescores website for the English Premier League tables. Leading goalscorer: Barry Hayles (Bristol Rovers) — 23. Arsène Wenger won his first major trophies as Arsenal manager by guiding them to Premiership and FA Cup glory. Get the latest league standings of the England - Premier League 1998/1999 Season. [9] Middlesbrough and Nottingham Forest are level on points at the top of Division One, with the playoff zone being occupied by Sheffield United, Charlton Athletic, Sunderland and Wolverhampton Wanderers. City went into their final game of the season at Stoke, with both sides knowing that they had to win to stand any chance of avoiding relegation. Colchester United narrowly missed out on an automatic promotion spot, but made up for this by winning the play-offs. The 1997–98 Football League (known as the Nationwide Football League for sponsorship reasons) was the 99th completed season of The Football League. They were replaced by Conference champions Halifax Town, who regained their league status five years after losing it. Stockport County finished an impressive eighth in their first season at this level for decades, while Crewe Alexandra finished eleventh in their first second tier campaign since 1895–96. [16]. Brentford had been losing playoff finalists just 12 months earlier, Plymouth had been promoted to Division Two just two seasons earlier, Carlisle were newly promoted and Southend had endured their second successive relegation. Barnsley remain bottom and Tottenham Hotspur have yet to climb clear of the bottom three, but Everton have jumped clear of the drop zone at the expense of Bolton Wanderers. Arsenal overhauled Manchester United's lead during the final weeks of the season to win the Premiership title. For using this site, please activate JavaScript. 16 May 1998 – Arsenal become the second English team (though with an entirely different set of players) to complete the 'double' when they beat Newcastle United 2–0 in the FA Cup final. We track football league standings for every football season including the 1998/1999 season of football only at ScoresPro - #1 football livescores website for all of the England's Premier League tables. They now lead their nearest rivals Chelsea, Blackburn Rovers and Liverpool by a four-point margin.