First Division 1998/99

Now the Championship.

Sunderland won the 1998/99 First Division with 105 points, 18 points ahead of Bradford. Sunderland, Bradford and Watford were promoted. Bury, Oxford and Bristol City were relegated. 2.64 goals per game over 552 matches; home sides won 45% and 30% were drawn.

Final table

		P		D	L					Outcome
1	Sunderland · Champions	46	31	12	3	91	28	+63	105	Champions
2	Bradford · Promoted	46	26	9	11	82	47	+35	87	Promoted
3	Ipswich	46	26	8	12	69	32	+37	86
4	Birmingham	46	23	12	11	66	37	+29	81
5	Watford · Promoted	46	21	14	11	65	56	+9	77	Promoted
6	Bolton	46	20	16	10	78	59	+19	76
7	Wolves	46	19	16	11	64	43	+21	73
8	Sheffield United	46	18	13	15	71	66	+5	67
9	Norwich	46	15	17	14	62	61	+1	62
10	Huddersfield	46	15	16	15	62	71	-9	61
11	Grimsby	46	17	10	19	40	52	-12	61
12	West Brom	46	16	11	19	69	76	-7	59
13	Barnsley	46	14	17	15	59	56	+3	59
14	Crystal Palace	46	14	16	16	58	71	-13	58
15	Tranmere	46	12	20	14	63	61	+2	56
16	Stockport	46	12	17	17	49	60	-11	53
17	Swindon	46	13	11	22	59	81	-22	50
18	Crewe	46	12	12	22	54	78	-24	48
19	Portsmouth	46	11	14	21	57	73	-16	47
20	QPR	46	12	11	23	52	61	-9	47
21	Port Vale	46	13	8	25	45	75	-30	47
22	Bury · Relegated	46	10	17	19	35	60	-25	47	Relegated
23	Oxford · Relegated	46	10	14	22	48	71	-23	44	Relegated
24	Bristol City · Relegated	46	9	15	22	57	80	-23	42	Relegated

Watch the season unfold Where teams in each position finished

Where this season ranks

2.64 goals per game: 10th highest of 34 complete Championship seasons on file.
Champions’ 105 points: 2nd highest of 34 seasons with 24 clubs.

Season in numbers

Measure	1998/99	League average
Goals per game	2.64	2.57
Home wins	45%	44%
Draws	30%	27%
Away wins	25%	28%
Goalless draws	9%	8%
Home advantageHome minus away points per game	0.60 pts/game	0.49 pts/game
Champions’ points	105	94
Most points relegated	47	46
Fewest points safe	47	49

League average: every complete Championship season on file except this one; points thresholds only from seasons with 24 clubs.