Stockport 1998/99

Stockport finished 16th of 24 in the 1998/99 First Division with 53 points (won 12, drawn 17, lost 17; scored 49, conceded 60). Highest position 3rd, after match 1; lowest 20th, after match 29. Longest runs: 3 wins in a row, 7 unbeaten and 5 without a win.

Position after each match

Points against champions and relegated clubs

Stockport
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	Bradford (away)	2–1 W	Won	3	3rd
2	Sat 15 Aug 1998	Norwich (home)	0–2 L	Lost	3	12th
3	Fri 21 Aug 1998	Barnsley (away)	1–1 D	Drew	4	7th
4	Sat 29 Aug 1998	Crystal Palace (home)	1–1 D	Drew	5	11th
5	Mon 31 Aug 1998	Wolves (away)	2–2 D	Drew	6	14th
6	Sat 5 Sep 1998	Grimsby (home)	2–0 W	Won	9	8th
7	Tue 8 Sep 1998	Birmingham (away)	0–2 L	Lost	9	10th
8	Sat 12 Sep 1998	Crewe (home)	1–1 D	Drew	10	12th
9	Sat 19 Sep 1998	QPR (away)	0–2 L	Lost	10	15th
10	Sat 26 Sep 1998	West Brom (home)	2–2 D	Drew	11	16th
11	Tue 29 Sep 1998	Huddersfield (home)	1–1 D	Drew	12	17th
12	Sat 3 Oct 1998	Swindon (away)	3–2 W	Won	15	13th
13	Sat 17 Oct 1998	Bury (away)	1–1 D	Drew	16	17th
14	Tue 20 Oct 1998	Sheffield United (away)	1–1 D	Drew	17	17th
15	Sat 24 Oct 1998	Ipswich (home)	0–1 L	Lost	17	19th
16	Sat 31 Oct 1998	Tranmere (away)	1–1 D	Drew	18	18th
17	Sun 8 Nov 1998	Port Vale (home)	4–2 W	Won	21	14th
18	Sat 14 Nov 1998	Watford (home)	1–1 D	Drew	22	14th
19	Sat 21 Nov 1998	Bristol City (away)	1–1 D	Drew	23	17th
20	Tue 24 Nov 1998	Bolton (home)	0–1 L	Lost	23	17th
21	Sat 28 Nov 1998	Portsmouth (home)	2–0 W	Won	26	15th
22	Sat 5 Dec 1998	Sunderland (away)	0–1 L	Lost	26	16th
23	Sat 12 Dec 1998	Watford (away)	2–4 L	Lost	26	16th
24	Sat 19 Dec 1998	Oxford (home)	2–0 W	Won	29	15th
25	Sat 26 Dec 1998	Barnsley (home)	0–1 L	Lost	29	17th
26	Mon 28 Dec 1998	Grimsby (away)	0–1 L	Lost	29	17th
27	Sat 9 Jan 1999	Bradford (home)	1–2 L	Lost	29	18th
28	Sat 16 Jan 1999	Crystal Palace (away)	2–2 D	Drew	30	18th
29	Sat 30 Jan 1999	Wolves (home)	1–2 L	Lost	30	20th
30	Sat 6 Feb 1999	Norwich (away)	2–0 W	Won	33	17th
31	Sat 13 Feb 1999	Birmingham (home)	1–0 W	Won	36	16th
32	Sat 20 Feb 1999	Crewe (away)	2–0 W	Won	39	15th
33	Sat 27 Feb 1999	QPR (home)	0–0 D	Drew	40	15th
34	Tue 2 Mar 1999	West Brom (away)	1–3 L	Lost	40	15th
35	Sat 6 Mar 1999	Huddersfield (away)	0–3 L	Lost	40	16th
36	Tue 9 Mar 1999	Swindon (home)	2–1 W	Won	43	15th
37	Sat 13 Mar 1999	Port Vale (away)	1–1 D	Drew	44	15th
38	Sat 20 Mar 1999	Tranmere (home)	0–0 D	Drew	45	15th
39	Sat 3 Apr 1999	Bury (home)	0–0 D	Drew	46	16th
40	Mon 5 Apr 1999	Bolton (away)	2–1 W	Won	49	16th
41	Sat 10 Apr 1999	Sheffield United (home)	1–0 W	Won	52	15th
42	Sat 17 Apr 1999	Bristol City (home)	2–2 D	Drew	53	14th
43	Tue 20 Apr 1999	Ipswich (away)	0–1 L	Lost	53	14th
44	Sat 24 Apr 1999	Portsmouth (away)	1–3 L	Lost	53	16th
45	Sat 1 May 1999	Sunderland (home)	0–1 L	Lost	53	16th
46	Sun 9 May 1999	Oxford (away)	0–5 L	Lost	53	16th

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.