Second Division 1998/99

Now the League One.

Fulham won the 1998/99 Second Division with 101 points, 14 points ahead of Walsall. Fulham, Walsall and Manchester City were promoted. York, Northampton, Lincoln and Macclesfield were relegated. 2.46 goals per game over 552 matches; home sides won 44% and 26% were drawn.

Final table

		P		D	L					Outcome
1	Fulham · Champions	46	31	8	7	79	32	+47	101	Champions
2	Walsall · Promoted	46	26	9	11	63	47	+16	87	Promoted
3	Manchester City · Promoted	46	22	16	8	69	33	+36	82	Promoted
4	Gillingham	46	22	14	10	75	44	+31	80
5	Preston	46	22	13	11	78	50	+28	79
6	Wigan	46	22	10	14	75	48	+27	76
7	Bournemouth	46	21	13	12	63	41	+22	76
8	Stoke	46	21	6	19	59	63	-4	69
9	Chesterfield	46	17	13	16	46	44	+2	64
10	Millwall	46	17	11	18	52	59	-7	62
11	Reading	46	16	13	17	54	63	-9	61
12	Luton	46	16	10	20	51	60	-9	58
13	Bristol Rovers	46	13	17	16	65	56	+9	56
14	Blackpool	46	14	14	18	44	54	-10	56
15	Burnley	46	13	16	17	54	73	-19	55
16	Notts County	46	14	12	20	52	61	-9	54
17	Wrexham	46	13	14	19	43	62	-19	53
18	Colchester	46	12	16	18	52	70	-18	52
19	Wycombe	46	13	12	21	52	58	-6	51
20	Oldham	46	14	9	23	48	66	-18	51
21	York · Relegated	46	13	11	22	56	80	-24	50	Relegated
22	Northampton · Relegated	46	10	18	18	43	57	-14	48	Relegated
23	Lincoln · Relegated	46	13	7	26	42	74	-32	46	Relegated
24	Macclesfield · Relegated	46	11	10	25	43	63	-20	43	Relegated

Watch the season unfold Where teams in each position finished

Where this season ranks

2.46 goals per game: 4th lowest of 33 complete League One seasons on file.
Champions’ 101 points: 4th highest of 33 seasons with 24 clubs.

Season in numbers

Measure	1998/99	League average
Goals per game	2.46	2.60
Home wins	44%	44%
Draws	26%	27%
Away wins	30%	29%
Goalless draws	7%	8%
Home advantageHome minus away points per game	0.43 pts/game	0.46 pts/game
Champions’ points	101	94
Most points relegated	50	48
Fewest points safe	51	50

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