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1998-1999

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FOOTBALL LEAGUE
Nationwide

 

Before this season

Barnsley joined Division One from F A Premier League
Bolton Wanderers joined Division One from F A Premier League
Brentford were relegated from Division Two to Division Three
Bristol City were promoted from Division Two to Division One
Carlisle United were relegated from Division Two to Division Three
Charlton Athletic left Division One to join F A Premier League
Colchester United were promoted from Division Three to Division Two
Crystal Palace joined Division One from F A Premier League
Doncaster Rovers left Division Three to join Football Conference
Grimsby Town were promoted from Division Two to Division One
Halifax Town joined Division Three from Football Conference
Lincoln City were promoted from Division Three to Division Two
Macclesfield Town were promoted from Division Three to Division Two
Manchester City were relegated from Division One to Division Two
Middlesbrough left Division One to join F A Premier League
Nottingham Forest left Division One to join F A Premier League
Notts County were promoted from Division Three to Division Two
Plymouth Argyle were relegated from Division Two to Division Three
Reading were relegated from Division One to Division Two
Southend United were relegated from Division Two to Division Three
Stoke City were relegated from Division One to Division Two
Watford were promoted from Division Two to Division One

Final League Tables


      DIVISION ONE
 Pos  Name                            Pld    W    D    L   GF   GA  Pts
   1  Sunderland                       46   31   12    3   91   28  105
   2  Bradford City                    46   26    9   11   82   47   87
   3  Ipswich Town                     46   26    8   12   69   32   86
   4  Birmingham City                  46   23   12   11   66   37   81
   5  Watford                          46   21   14   11   65   56   77
   6  Bolton Wanderers                 46   20   16   10   78   59   76
   7  Wolverhampton Wanderers          46   19   16   11   64   43   73
   8  Sheffield United                 46   18   13   15   71   66   67
   9  Norwich City                     46   15   17   14   62   61   62
  10  Huddersfield Town                46   15   16   15   62   71   61
  11  Grimsby Town                     46   17   10   19   40   52   61
  12  West Bromwich Albion             46   16   11   19   69   76   59
  13  Barnsley                         46   14   17   15   59   56   59
  14  Crystal Palace                   46   14   16   16   58   71   58
  15  Tranmere Rovers                  46   12   20   14   63   61   56
  16  Stockport County                 46   12   17   17   49   60   53
  17  Swindon Town                     46   13   11   22   59   81   50
  18  Crewe Alexandra                  46   12   12   22   54   78   48
  19  Portsmouth                       46   11   14   21   57   73   47
  20  Queens Park Rangers              46   12   11   23   52   61   47
  21  Port Vale                        46   13    8   25   45   75   47
  22  Bury                             46   10   17   19   35   60   47
  23  Oxford United                    46   10   14   22   48   71   44
  24  Bristol City                     46    9   15   22   57   80   42

Play-off Semi-Finals
Bolton Wanderers 1 Ipswich Town 0, Ipswich Town 4 Bolton Wanderers 3
(Aggregate 4-4, Bolton Wanderers won on away goals)
Watford 1 Birmingham City 0, Birmingham City 1 Watford 0
(Aggregate 1-1, Watford won 7-6 on penalties)

Play-off Final
Bolton Wanderers 0 Watford 2 (@ Wembley)

      DIVISION TWO
 Pos  Name                            Pld    W    D    L   GF   GA  Pts
   1  Fulham                           46   31    8    7   79   32  101
   2  Walsall                          46   26    9   11   63   47   87
   3  Manchester City                  46   22   16    8   69   33   82
   4  Gillingham                       46   22   14   10   75   44   80
   5  Preston North End                46   22   13   11   78   50   79
   6  Wigan Athletic                   46   22   10   14   75   48   76
   7  A F C Bournemouth                46   21   13   12   63   41   76
   8  Stoke City                       46   21    6   19   59   63   69
   9  Chesterfield                     46   17   13   16   46   44   64
  10  Millwall                         46   17   11   18   52   59   62
  11  Reading                          46   16   13   17   54   63   61
  12  Luton Town                       46   16   10   20   51   60   58
  13  Bristol Rovers                   46   13   17   16   65   56   56
  14  Blackpool                        46   14   14   18   44   54   56
  15  Burnley                          46   13   16   17   54   73   55
  16  Notts County                     46   14   12   20   52   61   54
  17  Wrexham                          46   13   14   19   43   62   53
  18  Colchester United                46   12   16   18   52   70   52
  19  Wycombe Wanderers                46   13   12   21   52   58   51
  20  Oldham Athletic                  46   14    9   23   48   66   51
  21  York City                        46   13   11   22   56   80   50
  22  Northampton Town                 46   10   18   18   43   57   48
  23  Lincoln City                     46   13    7   26   42   74   46
  24  Macclesfield Town                46   11   10   25   43   63   43

Play-off Semi-Finals
Wigan Athletic 1 Manchester City 1, Manchester City 1 Wigan Athletic 0
(Manchester City won 2-1 on aggregate)
Preston North End 1 Gillingham 1, Gillingham 1 Preston North End 0

Play-off Final
Gillingham 2 Manchester City 2(@ Wembley)
(Manchester City won 3-1 on penalties)

      DIVISION THREE
 Pos  Name                            Pld    W    D    L   GF   GA  Pts
   1  Brentford                        46   26    7   13   79   56   85
   2  Cambridge United                 46   23   12   11   78   48   81
   3  Cardiff City                     46   22   14   10   60   39   80
   4  Scunthorpe United                46   22    8   16   69   58   74
   5  Rotherham United                 46   20   13   13   79   61   73
   6  Leyton Orient                    46   19   15   12   68   59   72
   7  Swansea City                     46   19   14   13   56   48   71
   8  Mansfield Town                   46   19   10   17   60   58   67
   9  Peterborough United              46   18   12   16   72   56   66
  10  Halifax Town                     46   17   15   14   58   56   66
  11  Darlington                       46   18   11   17   69   58   65
  12  Exeter City                      46   17   12   17   47   50   63
  13  Plymouth Argyle                  46   17   10   19   58   54   61
  14  Chester City                     46   13   18   15   57   66   57
  15  Shrewsbury Town                  46   14   14   18   52   63   56
  16  Barnet                           46   14   13   19   54   71   55
  17  Brighton & Hove Albion           46   16    7   23   49   66   55
  18  Southend United                  46   14   12   20   52   58   54
  19  Rochdale                         46   13   15   18   42   55   54
  20  Torquay United                   46   12   17   17   47   58   53
  21  Hull City                        46   14   11   21   44   62   53
  22  Hartlepool United                46   13   12   21   52   65   51
  23  Carlisle United                  46   11   16   19   43   53   49
  24  Scarborough                      46   14    6   26   50   77   48

Play-off Semi-Finals
Leyton Orient 0 Rotherham United 0, Rotherham United 0 Leyton Orient 0
(Aggregate 0-0, Leyton Orient won 4-2 on penalties)
Swansea City 1 Scunthorpe United 0, Scunthorpe United 3 Swansea City 1
(Scunthorpe United won 3-2 on aggrgeate)

Play-off Final
Leyton Orient 0 Scunthorpe United 1 (@ Wembley)

Following this season

Blackburn Rovers joined Division One from F A Premier League
Bradford City left Division One to join F A Premier League
Brentford were promoted from Division Three to Division Two
Bristol City were relegated from Division One to Division Two
Bury were relegated from Division One to Division Two
Cambridge United were promoted from Division Three to Division Two
Cardiff City were promoted from Division Three to Division Two
Charlton Athletic joined Division One from F A Premier League
Cheltenham Town joined Division Three from Football Conference
Fulham were promoted from Division Two to Division One
Lincoln City were relegated from Division Two to Division Three
Macclesfield Town were relegated from Division Two to Division Three
Manchester City were promoted from Division Two to Division One
Northampton Town were relegated from Division Two to Division Three
Nottingham Forest joined Division One from F A Premier League
Oxford United were relegated from Division One to Division Two
Scarborough left Division Three to join Football Conference
Scunthorpe United were promoted from Division Three to Division Two
Sunderland left Division One to join F A Premier League
Walsall were promoted from Division Two to Division One
Watford left Division One to join F A Premier League
York City were relegated from Division Two to Division Three

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