Bury 1998/99

Bury finished 22nd of 24 in the 1998/99 First Division with 47 points (won 10, drawn 17, lost 19; scored 35, conceded 60) and were relegated. Highest position 3rd, after match 5; lowest 23rd, after match 40. Longest runs: 6 unbeaten and 18 without a win.

Position after each match

Points against champions and relegated clubs

Bury
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	Huddersfield (home)	1–0 W	Won	3	7th
2	Sat 15 Aug 1998	Ipswich (away)	0–0 D	Drew	4	7th
3	Sat 22 Aug 1998	Crewe (home)	1–0 W	Won	7	7th
4	Sat 29 Aug 1998	QPR (away)	0–0 D	Drew	8	7th
5	Mon 31 Aug 1998	Swindon (home)	3–0 W	Won	11	3rd
6	Sat 5 Sep 1998	Birmingham (away)	0–1 L	Lost	11	4th
7	Tue 8 Sep 1998	Portsmouth (home)	2–1 W	Won	14	3rd
8	Sun 13 Sep 1998	Norwich (away)	0–0 D	Drew	15	4th
9	Sat 19 Sep 1998	Tranmere (home)	0–0 D	Drew	16	4th
10	Sat 26 Sep 1998	Wolves (away)	0–1 L	Lost	16	8th
11	Wed 30 Sep 1998	Crystal Palace (away)	2–4 L	Lost	16	9th
12	Sat 3 Oct 1998	Bristol City (home)	0–1 L	Lost	16	11th
13	Fri 9 Oct 1998	Bradford (away)	0–3 L	Lost	16	13th
14	Sat 17 Oct 1998	Stockport (home)	1–1 D	Drew	17	16th
15	Tue 20 Oct 1998	Oxford (home)	1–0 W	Won	20	13th
16	Sat 24 Oct 1998	Sunderland (away)	0–1 L	Lost	20	15th
17	Sat 31 Oct 1998	Watford (home)	1–3 L	Lost	20	15th
18	Sat 7 Nov 1998	Barnsley (away)	1–1 D	Drew	21	15th
19	Sat 14 Nov 1998	Sheffield United (away)	1–3 L	Lost	21	17th
20	Sat 21 Nov 1998	Grimsby (home)	1–0 W	Won	24	14th
21	Sat 28 Nov 1998	Bolton (away)	0–4 L	Lost	24	16th
22	Sat 5 Dec 1998	West Brom (home)	2–0 W	Won	27	15th
23	Fri 11 Dec 1998	Sheffield United (home)	3–3 D	Drew	28	14th
24	Sat 19 Dec 1998	Port Vale (away)	0–1 L	Lost	28	16th
25	Sat 26 Dec 1998	Crewe (away)	1–3 L	Lost	28	19th
26	Mon 28 Dec 1998	Birmingham (home)	2–4 L	Lost	28	19th
27	Sat 9 Jan 1999	Huddersfield (away)	2–2 D	Drew	29	19th
28	Sat 16 Jan 1999	QPR (home)	1–1 D	Drew	30	19th
29	Sat 30 Jan 1999	Swindon (away)	1–1 D	Drew	31	18th
30	Sat 6 Feb 1999	Ipswich (home)	0–3 L	Lost	31	20th
31	Sat 13 Feb 1999	Portsmouth (away)	1–2 L	Lost	31	21st
32	Sat 20 Feb 1999	Norwich (home)	0–2 L	Lost	31	22nd
33	Sat 27 Feb 1999	Tranmere (away)	0–4 L	Lost	31	22nd
34	Sat 6 Mar 1999	Crystal Palace (home)	0–0 D	Drew	32	21st
35	Tue 9 Mar 1999	Bristol City (away)	1–1 D	Drew	33	22nd
36	Sat 13 Mar 1999	Barnsley (home)	0–0 D	Drew	34	22nd
37	Tue 16 Mar 1999	Wolves (home)	0–0 D	Drew	35	22nd
38	Sat 20 Mar 1999	Watford (away)	0–0 D	Drew	36	20th
39	Sat 3 Apr 1999	Stockport (away)	0–0 D	Drew	37	21st
40	Mon 5 Apr 1999	Bradford (home)	0–2 L	Lost	37	23rd
41	Sat 10 Apr 1999	Oxford (away)	1–0 W	Won	40	21st
42	Tue 13 Apr 1999	Sunderland (home)	2–5 L	Lost	40	22nd
43	Sat 17 Apr 1999	Grimsby (away)	0–0 D	Drew	41	21st
44	Fri 23 Apr 1999	Bolton (home)	2–1 W	Won	44	20th
45	Sat 1 May 1999	West Brom (away)	0–1 L	Lost	44	22nd
46	Sun 9 May 1999	Port Vale (home)	1–0 W	Won	47	22nd

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.