Birmingham 1998/99

Birmingham finished 4th of 24 in the 1998/99 First Division with 81 points (won 23, drawn 12, lost 11; scored 66, conceded 37). They were top of the table after 4 matches of 46; lowest 8th, after match 20. Longest runs: 3 wins in a row and 8 unbeaten.

Position after each match

Points against champions and relegated clubs

Birmingham
Champions, middle half
Relegated, middle half

Bands: the middle half of champions’ and relegated clubs’ points after each match, from every complete 24-club Championship season on file.

Results

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Pts	Pos
1	Sat 8 Aug 1998	Port Vale (away)	2–0 W	Won	3	1st
2	Sun 16 Aug 1998	Crystal Palace (home)	3–1 W	Won	6	1st
3	Sat 22 Aug 1998	Sheffield United (away)	2–0 W	Won	9	2nd
4	Sat 29 Aug 1998	Barnsley (home)	0–0 D	Drew	10	4th
5	Mon 31 Aug 1998	Bradford (away)	1–2 L	Lost	10	5th
6	Sat 5 Sep 1998	Bury (home)	1–0 W	Won	13	3rd
7	Tue 8 Sep 1998	Stockport (home)	2–0 W	Won	16	1st
8	Sat 12 Sep 1998	Bolton (away)	1–3 L	Lost	16	2nd
9	Sat 19 Sep 1998	Grimsby (home)	0–1 L	Lost	16	3rd
10	Sat 26 Sep 1998	Norwich (away)	0–2 L	Lost	16	7th
11	Tue 29 Sep 1998	Portsmouth (away)	1–0 W	Won	19	5th
12	Sat 3 Oct 1998	Tranmere (home)	2–2 D	Drew	20	4th
13	Sat 10 Oct 1998	Watford (away)	1–1 D	Drew	21	3rd
14	Sat 17 Oct 1998	Crewe (home)	3–1 W	Won	24	2nd
15	Tue 20 Oct 1998	Swindon (home)	1–1 D	Drew	25	2nd
16	Sun 25 Oct 1998	QPR (away)	1–0 W	Won	28	2nd
17	Sat 31 Oct 1998	Huddersfield (home)	1–1 D	Drew	29	1st
18	Sat 7 Nov 1998	West Brom (away)	3–1 W	Won	32	3rd
19	Sat 14 Nov 1998	Oxford (home)	0–1 L	Lost	32	4th
20	Sun 22 Nov 1998	Wolves (away)	1–3 L	Lost	32	8th
21	Sat 28 Nov 1998	Bristol City (home)	4–2 W	Won	35	4th
22	Sat 5 Dec 1998	Ipswich (away)	0–1 L	Lost	35	7th
23	Sat 12 Dec 1998	Oxford (away)	7–1 W	Won	38	4th
24	Sat 19 Dec 1998	Sunderland (home)	0–0 D	Drew	39	7th
25	Sat 26 Dec 1998	Sheffield United (home)	1–0 W	Won	42	4th
26	Mon 28 Dec 1998	Bury (away)	4–2 W	Won	45	3rd
27	Sat 9 Jan 1999	Port Vale (home)	1–0 W	Won	48	2nd
28	Sat 16 Jan 1999	Barnsley (away)	0–0 D	Drew	49	4th
29	Sun 31 Jan 1999	Bradford (home)	2–1 W	Won	52	4th
30	Sat 6 Feb 1999	Crystal Palace (away)	1–1 D	Drew	53	5th
31	Sat 13 Feb 1999	Stockport (away)	0–1 L	Lost	53	5th
32	Sun 21 Feb 1999	Bolton (home)	0–0 D	Drew	54	5th
33	Sat 27 Feb 1999	Grimsby (away)	3–0 W	Won	57	5th
34	Tue 2 Mar 1999	Norwich (home)	0–0 D	Drew	58	5th
35	Sat 6 Mar 1999	Portsmouth (home)	4–1 W	Won	61	4th
36	Tue 9 Mar 1999	Tranmere (away)	1–0 W	Won	64	4th
37	Sat 13 Mar 1999	West Brom (home)	4–0 W	Won	67	4th
38	Sat 20 Mar 1999	Huddersfield (away)	1–1 D	Drew	68	4th
39	Fri 2 Apr 1999	Crewe (away)	0–0 D	Drew	69	4th
40	Mon 5 Apr 1999	Watford (home)	1–2 L	Lost	69	4th
41	Sat 10 Apr 1999	Swindon (away)	1–0 W	Won	72	4th
42	Sat 17 Apr 1999	Wolves (home)	0–1 L	Lost	72	4th
43	Tue 20 Apr 1999	QPR (home)	1–0 W	Won	75	4th
44	Sat 24 Apr 1999	Bristol City (away)	2–1 W	Won	78	4th
45	Sun 2 May 1999	Ipswich (home)	1–0 W	Won	81	4th
46	Sun 9 May 1999	Sunderland (away)	1–2 L	Lost	81	4th

Score is this club’s goals first. Pos is the position in the table after that day’s matches; points include deductions from the date they applied.