Premier League 1998/99

Manchester United won the 1998/99 Premier League with 79 points, 1 point ahead of Arsenal. Charlton, Blackburn and Nottingham Forest were relegated. 2.52 goals per game over 380 matches; home sides won 44% and 30% were drawn.

Final table

		P		D	L					Outcome
1	Manchester United · Champions	38	22	13	3	80	37	+43	79	Champions
2	Arsenal	38	22	12	4	59	17	+42	78
3	Chelsea	38	20	15	3	57	30	+27	75
4	Leeds	38	18	13	7	62	34	+28	67
5	West Ham	38	16	9	13	46	53	-7	57
6	Aston Villa	38	15	10	13	51	46	+5	55
7	Liverpool	38	15	9	14	68	49	+19	54
8	Derby	38	13	13	12	40	45	-5	52
9	Middlesbrough	38	12	15	11	48	54	-6	51
10	Leicester	38	12	13	13	40	46	-6	49
11	Tottenham	38	11	14	13	47	50	-3	47
12	Sheffield Wednesday	38	13	7	18	41	42	-1	46
13	Newcastle	38	11	13	14	48	54	-6	46
14	Everton	38	11	10	17	42	47	-5	43
15	Coventry	38	11	9	18	39	51	-12	42
16	Wimbledon	38	10	12	16	40	63	-23	42
17	Southampton	38	11	8	19	37	64	-27	41
18	Charlton · Relegated	38	8	12	18	41	56	-15	36	Relegated
19	Blackburn · Relegated	38	7	14	17	38	52	-14	35	Relegated
20	Nottingham Forest · Relegated	38	7	9	22	35	69	-34	30	Relegated

Watch the season unfold Where teams in each position finished

Where this season ranks

2.52 goals per game: 4th lowest of 34 complete Premier League seasons on file.
Champions’ 79 points: 3rd lowest of 31 seasons with 20 clubs.

Season in numbers

Measure	1998/99	League average
Goals per game	2.52	2.70
Home wins	44%	46%
Draws	30%	25%
Away wins	25%	29%
Goalless draws	13%	8%
Home advantageHome minus away points per game	0.58 pts/game	0.51 pts/game
Champions’ points	79	88
Most points relegated	36	35
Fewest points safe	41	38

League average: every complete Premier League season on file except this one; points thresholds only from seasons with 20 clubs.