Manchester United · Premier League 1998/99

Manchester United 1998/99

Manchester United finished 1st of 20 in the 1998/99 Premier League with 79 points (won 22, drawn 13, lost 3; scored 80, conceded 37) and won the title. They were top of the table after 15 matches of 38; lowest 10th, after match 2. Longest runs: 5 wins in a row and 20 unbeaten.

Position after each match

Points against champions and relegated clubs

Manchester United
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	Sat 15 Aug 1998	Leicester (home)	2–2 D	Drew	1	4th
2	Sat 22 Aug 1998	West Ham (away)	0–0 D	Drew	2	10th
3	Wed 9 Sep 1998	Charlton (home)	4–1 W	Won	5	9th
4	Sat 12 Sep 1998	Coventry (home)	2–0 W	Won	8	5th
5	Sun 20 Sep 1998	Arsenal (away)	0–3 L	Lost	8	10th
6	Thu 24 Sep 1998	Liverpool (home)	2–0 W	Won	11	3rd
7	Sat 3 Oct 1998	Southampton (away)	3–0 W	Won	14	2nd
8	Sat 17 Oct 1998	Wimbledon (home)	5–1 W	Won	17	2nd
9	Sat 24 Oct 1998	Derby (away)	1–1 D	Drew	18	2nd
10	Sat 31 Oct 1998	Everton (away)	4–1 W	Won	21	2nd
11	Sun 8 Nov 1998	Newcastle (home)	0–0 D	Drew	22	3rd
12	Sat 14 Nov 1998	Blackburn (home)	3–2 W	Won	25	2nd
13	Sat 21 Nov 1998	Sheffield Wednesday (away)	1–3 L	Lost	25	2nd
14	Sun 29 Nov 1998	Leeds (home)	3–2 W	Won	28	2nd
15	Sat 5 Dec 1998	Aston Villa (away)	1–1 D	Drew	29	2nd
16	Sat 12 Dec 1998	Tottenham (away)	2–2 D	Drew	30	1st
17	Wed 16 Dec 1998	Chelsea (home)	1–1 D	Drew	31	2nd
18	Sat 19 Dec 1998	Middlesbrough (home)	2–3 L	Lost	31	3rd
19	Sat 26 Dec 1998	Nottingham Forest (home)	3–0 W	Won	34	3rd
20	Tue 29 Dec 1998	Chelsea (away)	0–0 D	Drew	35	3rd
21	Sun 10 Jan 1999	West Ham (home)	4–1 W	Won	38	3rd
22	Sat 16 Jan 1999	Leicester (away)	6–2 W	Won	41	2nd
23	Sun 31 Jan 1999	Charlton (away)	1–0 W	Won	44	1st
24	Tue 2 Feb 1999	Derby (home)	1–0 W	Won	47	1st
25	Sat 6 Feb 1999	Nottingham Forest (away)	8–1 W	Won	50	1st
26	Wed 17 Feb 1999	Arsenal (home)	1–1 D	Drew	51	1st
27	Sat 20 Feb 1999	Coventry (away)	1–0 W	Won	54	1st
28	Sat 27 Feb 1999	Southampton (home)	2–1 W	Won	57	1st
29	Sat 13 Mar 1999	Newcastle (away)	2–1 W	Won	60	1st
30	Sun 21 Mar 1999	Everton (home)	3–1 W	Won	63	1st
31	Sat 3 Apr 1999	Wimbledon (away)	1–1 D	Drew	64	1st
32	Sat 17 Apr 1999	Sheffield Wednesday (home)	3–0 W	Won	67	1st
33	Sun 25 Apr 1999	Leeds (away)	1–1 D	Drew	68	2nd
34	Sat 1 May 1999	Aston Villa (home)	2–1 W	Won	71	1st
35	Wed 5 May 1999	Liverpool (away)	2–2 D	Drew	72	2nd
36	Sun 9 May 1999	Middlesbrough (away)	1–0 W	Won	75	1st
37	Wed 12 May 1999	Blackburn (away)	0–0 D	Drew	76	1st
38	Sun 16 May 1999	Tottenham (home)	2–1 W	Won	79	1st

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.