Shrewsbury 1998/99

Shrewsbury finished 15th of 24 in the 1998/99 Third Division with 56 points (won 14, drawn 14, lost 18; scored 52, conceded 63). Highest position 7th, after match 1; lowest 24th, after match 6. Longest runs: 10 unbeaten and 9 without a win.

Position after each match

Points against champions and relegated clubs

Shrewsbury
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 Two season on file.

Results

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Pts	Pos
1	Sat 8 Aug 1998	Scunthorpe (home)	2–1 W	Won	3	7th
2	Sat 15 Aug 1998	Southend (away)	1–2 L	Lost	3	9th
3	Fri 21 Aug 1998	Cardiff (home)	0–3 L	Lost	3	12th
4	Fri 28 Aug 1998	Halifax Town (away)	0–2 L	Lost	3	16th
5	Mon 31 Aug 1998	Barnet (home)	0–2 L	Lost	3	23rd
6	Sat 5 Sep 1998	Rochdale (away)	0–1 L	Lost	3	24th
7	Wed 9 Sep 1998	Scarborough (away)	0–2 L	Lost	3	24th
8	Sat 12 Sep 1998	Peterborough (home)	1–1 D	Drew	4	24th
9	Sat 19 Sep 1998	Darlington (away)	0–1 L	Lost	4	24th
10	Sun 27 Sep 1998	Carlisle (home)	1–1 D	Drew	5	24th
11	Sat 3 Oct 1998	Rotherham (away)	1–0 W	Won	8	23rd
12	Sat 10 Oct 1998	Hartlepool (away)	1–1 D	Drew	9	23rd
13	Sat 17 Oct 1998	Plymouth (home)	2–1 W	Won	12	23rd
14	Tue 20 Oct 1998	Swansea (home)	1–0 W	Won	15	20th
15	Sat 24 Oct 1998	Cambridge (away)	0–0 D	Drew	16	20th
16	Sat 31 Oct 1998	Chester City (away)	1–1 D	Drew	17	20th
17	Sat 7 Nov 1998	Brentford (home)	2–0 W	Won	20	18th
18	Tue 10 Nov 1998	Leyton Orient (home)	1–1 D	Drew	21	18th
19	Sat 21 Nov 1998	Exeter (away)	1–0 W	Won	24	17th
20	Sat 28 Nov 1998	Brighton (home)	1–3 L	Lost	24	18th
21	Fri 11 Dec 1998	Mansfield (away)	0–1 L	Lost	24	18th
22	Fri 18 Dec 1998	Torquay (home)	1–2 L	Lost	24	21st
23	Sat 26 Dec 1998	Cardiff (away)	0–3 L	Lost	24	22nd
24	Mon 28 Dec 1998	Hull (home)	3–2 W	Won	27	20th
25	Sat 2 Jan 1999	Halifax Town (home)	2–2 D	Drew	28	20th
26	Sat 9 Jan 1999	Scunthorpe (away)	0–3 L	Lost	28	21st
27	Sat 16 Jan 1999	Southend (home)	3–1 W	Won	31	20th
28	Sat 23 Jan 1999	Barnet (away)	2–2 D	Drew	32	20th
29	Sat 30 Jan 1999	Hull (away)	1–1 D	Drew	33	20th
30	Sat 6 Feb 1999	Rochdale (home)	3–2 W	Won	36	17th
31	Sat 13 Feb 1999	Scarborough (home)	3–1 W	Won	39	15th
32	Sat 20 Feb 1999	Peterborough (away)	2–2 D	Drew	40	17th
33	Sat 27 Feb 1999	Darlington (home)	3–0 W	Won	43	15th
34	Sat 6 Mar 1999	Carlisle (away)	1–2 L	Lost	43	15th
35	Sat 13 Mar 1999	Brentford (away)	0–0 D	Drew	44	16th
36	Sat 20 Mar 1999	Chester City (home)	2–0 W	Won	47	15th
37	Fri 26 Mar 1999	Cambridge (home)	1–1 D	Drew	48	14th
38	Sat 3 Apr 1999	Plymouth (away)	0–2 L	Lost	48	16th
39	Tue 6 Apr 1999	Hartlepool (home)	0–1 L	Lost	48	16th
40	Fri 9 Apr 1999	Swansea (away)	1–1 D	Drew	49	15th
41	Tue 13 Apr 1999	Brighton (away)	0–1 L	Lost	49	19th
42	Sat 17 Apr 1999	Exeter (home)	1–1 D	Drew	50	19th
43	Tue 20 Apr 1999	Rotherham (home)	2–3 L	Lost	50	19th
44	Sat 24 Apr 1999	Leyton Orient (away)	1–6 L	Lost	50	20th
45	Sat 1 May 1999	Mansfield (home)	1–0 W	Won	53	18th
46	Sat 8 May 1999	Torquay (away)	3–0 W	Won	56	15th

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.