Manchester City · Second Division 1998/99

Manchester City 1998/99

Manchester City finished 3rd of 24 in the 1998/99 Second Division with 82 points (won 22, drawn 16, lost 8; scored 69, conceded 33) and were promoted. They were top of the table after 1 match of 46; lowest 14th, after match 4. Longest runs: 4 wins in a row, 12 unbeaten and 5 without a win.

Position after each match

Points against champions and relegated clubs

Manchester City
Champions, middle half
Relegated, middle half

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

Results

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Pts	Pos
1	Sat 8 Aug 1998	Blackpool (home)	3–0 W	Won	3	1st
2	Fri 14 Aug 1998	Fulham (away)	0–3 L	Lost	3	6th
3	Sat 22 Aug 1998	Wrexham (home)	0–0 D	Drew	4	11th
4	Sat 29 Aug 1998	Notts County (away)	1–1 D	Drew	5	14th
5	Wed 2 Sep 1998	Walsall (home)	3–1 W	Won	8	8th
6	Tue 8 Sep 1998	Bournemouth (home)	2–1 W	Won	11	5th
7	Sat 12 Sep 1998	Macclesfield (away)	1–0 W	Won	14	5th
8	Sat 19 Sep 1998	Chesterfield (home)	1–1 D	Drew	15	7th
9	Sun 27 Sep 1998	Northampton (away)	2–2 D	Drew	16	8th
10	Sat 3 Oct 1998	Burnley (home)	2–2 D	Drew	17	9th
11	Mon 5 Oct 1998	Millwall (away)	1–1 D	Drew	18	8th
12	Mon 12 Oct 1998	Preston (home)	0–1 L	Lost	18	9th
13	Sat 17 Oct 1998	Wigan (away)	1–0 W	Won	21	7th
14	Tue 20 Oct 1998	Lincoln (away)	1–2 L	Lost	21	8th
15	Sat 24 Oct 1998	Reading (home)	0–1 L	Lost	21	11th
16	Sat 31 Oct 1998	Colchester (home)	2–1 W	Won	24	6th
17	Sat 7 Nov 1998	Oldham (away)	3–0 W	Won	27	5th
18	Tue 10 Nov 1998	Wycombe (away)	0–1 L	Lost	27	7th
19	Sat 21 Nov 1998	Gillingham (home)	0–0 D	Drew	28	6th
20	Sat 28 Nov 1998	Luton (away)	1–1 D	Drew	29	7th
21	Sat 12 Dec 1998	Bristol Rovers (home)	0–0 D	Drew	30	9th
22	Sat 19 Dec 1998	York (away)	1–2 L	Lost	30	12th
23	Sat 26 Dec 1998	Wrexham (away)	1–0 W	Won	33	7th
24	Mon 28 Dec 1998	Stoke (home)	2–1 W	Won	36	7th
25	Sat 9 Jan 1999	Blackpool (away)	0–0 D	Drew	37	9th
26	Sat 16 Jan 1999	Fulham (home)	3–0 W	Won	40	8th
27	Sat 23 Jan 1999	Walsall (away)	1–1 D	Drew	41	8th
28	Fri 29 Jan 1999	Stoke (away)	1–0 W	Won	44	7th
29	Sat 6 Feb 1999	Millwall (home)	3–0 W	Won	47	7th
30	Sat 13 Feb 1999	Bournemouth (away)	0–0 D	Drew	48	7th
31	Sat 20 Feb 1999	Macclesfield (home)	2–0 W	Won	51	5th
32	Sat 27 Feb 1999	Chesterfield (away)	1–1 D	Drew	52	6th
33	Sat 6 Mar 1999	Northampton (home)	0–0 D	Drew	53	6th
34	Tue 9 Mar 1999	Burnley (away)	6–0 W	Won	56	6th
35	Sat 13 Mar 1999	Oldham (home)	1–2 L	Lost	56	6th
36	Tue 16 Mar 1999	Notts County (home)	2–1 W	Won	59	6th
37	Sat 20 Mar 1999	Colchester (away)	1–0 W	Won	62	6th
38	Sat 27 Mar 1999	Reading (away)	3–1 W	Won	65	5th
39	Sat 3 Apr 1999	Wigan (home)	1–0 W	Won	68	4th
40	Mon 5 Apr 1999	Preston (away)	1–1 D	Drew	69	4th
41	Sat 10 Apr 1999	Lincoln (home)	4–0 W	Won	72	4th
42	Wed 14 Apr 1999	Luton (home)	2–0 W	Won	75	3rd
43	Sat 17 Apr 1999	Gillingham (away)	2–0 W	Won	78	3rd
44	Sat 24 Apr 1999	Wycombe (home)	1–2 L	Lost	78	4th
45	Sat 1 May 1999	Bristol Rovers (away)	2–2 D	Drew	79	4th
46	Sat 8 May 1999	York (home)	4–0 W	Won	82	3rd

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.