Liverpool 1998/99

Liverpool finished 7th of 20 in the 1998/99 Premier League with 54 points (won 15, drawn 9, lost 14; scored 68, conceded 49). They were top of the table after 2 matches of 38; lowest 12th, after match 17. Longest runs: 3 wins in a row, 5 unbeaten and 5 without a win.

Position after each match

Points against champions and relegated clubs

Liverpool
Champions, middle half
Relegated, middle half

Bands: the middle half of champions’ and relegated clubs’ points after each match, from every complete 20-club Premier League season on file.

Results

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Pts	Pos
1	Sun 16 Aug 1998	Southampton (away)	2–1 W	Won	3	2nd
2	Sat 22 Aug 1998	Arsenal (home)	0–0 D	Drew	4	4th
3	Sun 30 Aug 1998	Newcastle (away)	4–1 W	Won	7	1st
4	Wed 9 Sep 1998	Coventry (home)	2–0 W	Won	10	1st
5	Sat 12 Sep 1998	West Ham (away)	1–2 L	Lost	10	2nd
6	Sat 19 Sep 1998	Charlton (home)	3–3 D	Drew	11	3rd
7	Thu 24 Sep 1998	Manchester United (away)	0–2 L	Lost	11	4th
8	Sun 4 Oct 1998	Chelsea (home)	1–1 D	Drew	12	5th
9	Sat 17 Oct 1998	Everton (away)	0–0 D	Drew	13	7th
10	Sat 24 Oct 1998	Nottingham Forest (home)	5–1 W	Won	16	3rd
11	Sat 31 Oct 1998	Leicester (away)	0–1 L	Lost	16	4th
12	Sat 7 Nov 1998	Derby (home)	1–2 L	Lost	16	8th
13	Sat 14 Nov 1998	Leeds (home)	1–3 L	Lost	16	11th
14	Sat 21 Nov 1998	Aston Villa (away)	4–2 W	Won	19	9th
15	Sun 29 Nov 1998	Blackburn (home)	2–0 W	Won	22	8th
16	Sat 5 Dec 1998	Tottenham (away)	1–2 L	Lost	22	9th
17	Sun 13 Dec 1998	Wimbledon (away)	0–1 L	Lost	22	12th
18	Sat 19 Dec 1998	Sheffield Wednesday (home)	2–0 W	Won	25	9th
19	Sat 26 Dec 1998	Middlesbrough (away)	3–1 W	Won	28	9th
20	Mon 28 Dec 1998	Newcastle (home)	4–2 W	Won	31	7th
21	Sat 9 Jan 1999	Arsenal (away)	0–0 D	Drew	32	7th
22	Sat 16 Jan 1999	Southampton (home)	7–1 W	Won	35	6th
23	Sat 30 Jan 1999	Coventry (away)	1–2 L	Lost	35	6th
24	Sat 6 Feb 1999	Middlesbrough (home)	3–1 W	Won	38	5th
25	Sat 13 Feb 1999	Charlton (away)	0–1 L	Lost	38	5th
26	Sat 20 Feb 1999	West Ham (home)	2–2 D	Drew	39	6th
27	Sat 27 Feb 1999	Chelsea (away)	1–2 L	Lost	39	7th
28	Sat 13 Mar 1999	Derby (away)	2–3 L	Lost	39	9th
29	Sat 3 Apr 1999	Everton (home)	3–2 W	Won	42	8th
30	Mon 5 Apr 1999	Nottingham Forest (away)	2–2 D	Drew	43	8th
31	Mon 12 Apr 1999	Leeds (away)	0–0 D	Drew	44	9th
32	Sat 17 Apr 1999	Aston Villa (home)	0–1 L	Lost	44	9th
33	Wed 21 Apr 1999	Leicester (home)	0–1 L	Lost	44	10th
34	Sat 24 Apr 1999	Blackburn (away)	3–1 W	Won	47	9th
35	Sat 1 May 1999	Tottenham (home)	3–2 W	Won	50	8th
36	Wed 5 May 1999	Manchester United (home)	2–2 D	Drew	51	7th
37	Sat 8 May 1999	Sheffield Wednesday (away)	0–1 L	Lost	51	8th
38	Sun 16 May 1999	Wimbledon (home)	3–0 W	Won	54	7th

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.