Sunderland 1998/99

Sunderland finished 1st of 24 in the 1998/99 First Division with 105 points (won 31, drawn 12, lost 3; scored 91, conceded 28) and won the title and promotion. They were top of the table after 37 matches of 46; lowest 7th, after match 1. Longest runs: 6 wins in a row and 18 unbeaten.

Position after each match

Points against champions and relegated clubs

Sunderland
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	QPR (home)	1–0 W	Won	3	7th
2	Sat 15 Aug 1998	Swindon (away)	1–1 D	Drew	4	6th
3	Sat 22 Aug 1998	Tranmere (home)	5–0 W	Won	7	6th
4	Tue 25 Aug 1998	Watford (home)	4–1 W	Won	10	1st
5	Sat 29 Aug 1998	Ipswich (away)	2–0 W	Won	13	1st
6	Tue 8 Sep 1998	Bristol City (home)	1–1 D	Drew	14	2nd
7	Sat 12 Sep 1998	Wolves (away)	1–1 D	Drew	15	3rd
8	Sat 19 Sep 1998	Oxford (home)	7–0 W	Won	18	2nd
9	Sat 26 Sep 1998	Portsmouth (away)	1–1 D	Drew	19	1st
10	Tue 29 Sep 1998	Norwich (away)	2–2 D	Drew	20	1st
11	Sat 3 Oct 1998	Bradford (home)	0–0 D	Drew	21	2nd
12	Sun 18 Oct 1998	West Brom (away)	3–2 W	Won	24	2nd
13	Wed 21 Oct 1998	Huddersfield (away)	1–1 D	Drew	25	2nd
14	Sat 24 Oct 1998	Bury (home)	1–0 W	Won	28	1st
15	Sun 1 Nov 1998	Bolton (away)	3–0 W	Won	31	1st
16	Tue 3 Nov 1998	Crewe (away)	4–1 W	Won	34	1st
17	Sat 7 Nov 1998	Grimsby (home)	3–1 W	Won	37	1st
18	Sat 14 Nov 1998	Port Vale (away)	2–0 W	Won	40	1st
19	Sat 21 Nov 1998	Barnsley (home)	2–3 L	Lost	40	1st
20	Sat 28 Nov 1998	Sheffield United (away)	4–0 W	Won	43	1st
21	Sat 5 Dec 1998	Stockport (home)	1–0 W	Won	46	1st
22	Sat 12 Dec 1998	Port Vale (home)	2–0 W	Won	49	1st
23	Tue 15 Dec 1998	Crystal Palace (home)	2–0 W	Won	52	1st
24	Sat 19 Dec 1998	Birmingham (away)	0–0 D	Drew	53	1st
25	Sat 26 Dec 1998	Tranmere (away)	0–1 L	Lost	53	1st
26	Mon 28 Dec 1998	Crewe (home)	2–0 W	Won	56	1st
27	Sat 9 Jan 1999	QPR (away)	2–2 D	Drew	57	1st
28	Sun 17 Jan 1999	Ipswich (home)	2–1 W	Won	60	1st
29	Sat 30 Jan 1999	Watford (away)	1–2 L	Lost	60	1st
30	Sat 6 Feb 1999	Swindon (home)	2–0 W	Won	63	1st
31	Sat 13 Feb 1999	Bristol City (away)	1–0 W	Won	66	1st
32	Sat 20 Feb 1999	Wolves (home)	2–1 W	Won	69	1st
33	Sat 27 Feb 1999	Oxford (away)	0–0 D	Drew	70	1st
34	Tue 2 Mar 1999	Portsmouth (home)	2–0 W	Won	73	1st
35	Sat 6 Mar 1999	Norwich (home)	1–0 W	Won	76	1st
36	Tue 9 Mar 1999	Bradford (away)	1–0 W	Won	79	1st
37	Sat 13 Mar 1999	Grimsby (away)	2–0 W	Won	82	1st
38	Sat 20 Mar 1999	Bolton (home)	3–1 W	Won	85	1st
39	Sat 3 Apr 1999	West Brom (home)	3–0 W	Won	88	1st
40	Mon 5 Apr 1999	Crystal Palace (away)	1–1 D	Drew	89	1st
41	Sat 10 Apr 1999	Huddersfield (home)	2–0 W	Won	92	1st
42	Tue 13 Apr 1999	Bury (away)	5–2 W	Won	95	1st
43	Fri 16 Apr 1999	Barnsley (away)	3–1 W	Won	98	1st
44	Sat 24 Apr 1999	Sheffield United (home)	0–0 D	Drew	99	1st
45	Sat 1 May 1999	Stockport (away)	1–0 W	Won	102	1st
46	Sun 9 May 1999	Birmingham (home)	2–1 W	Won	105	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.