| 1998–99 season | |
|---|---|
| Manager | Alvin Martin (until March 26) Alan Little |
| Third Division | 18th |
| FA Cup | First Round |
| League Cup | Second Round |
| Football League Trophy | First Round |
The 1998–99 season saw Southend United compete in the Football League Third Division where they finished in 18th position with 54 points.[1]
Final league table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GS | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Barnet | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 54 | 71 | 54 | 55 |
| 17 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 46 | 16 | 7 | 23 | 49 | 66 | 49 | 55 |
| 18 | Southend United | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 52 | 58 | 52 | 54 |
| 19 | Rochdale | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 42 | 55 | 42 | 54 |
| 20 | Torquay United | 46 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 47 | 58 | 47 | 53 |
Source:
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).
Results
Southend United's score comes first
Legend
| Win | Draw | Loss |
Football League Third Division
| Match | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 August 1998 | Scarborough | A | 2–1 | 2,298 | Coleman, Hails |
| 2 | 15 August 1998 | Shrewsbury Town | H | 2–1 | 3,734 | Clarke, Burns |
| 3 | 22 August 1998 | Peterborough United | A | 1–1 | 5,323 | Coleman |
| 4 | 29 August 1998 | Chester City | H | 0–1 | 4,421 | |
| 5 | 1 September 1998 | Carlisle United | A | 0–3 | 2,638 | |
| 6 | 5 September 1998 | Rotherham United | H | 3–0 | 3,479 | Newman, Fitzpatrick (2) |
| 7 | 8 September 1998 | Halifax Town | H | 0–0 | 3,620 | |
| 8 | 12 September 1998 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A | 2–0 | 3,840 | Conlon, Whyte |
| 9 | 19 September 1998 | Cambridge United | H | 0–1 | 5,009 | |
| 10 | 26 September 1998 | Swansea City | A | 1–3 | 3,890 | Newman |
| 11 | 3 October 1998 | Rochdale | H | 1–1 | 3,686 | Maher |
| 12 | 10 October 1998 | Scunthorpe United | H | 1–1 | 3,686 | Maher |
| 13 | 17 October 1998 | Leyton Orient | H | 2–2 | 6,700 | Clarke, Fitzpatrick |
| 14 | 20 October 1998 | Mansfield Town | H | 1–2 | 3,250 | Whyte |
| 15 | 24 October 1998 | Hull City | A | 1–1 | 3,551 | Conlon |
| 16 | 31 October 1998 | Darlington | H | 2–1 | 3,527 | Maher, Newman |
| 17 | 7 November 1998 | Exeter City | A | 1–2 | 3,085 | Burns |
| 18 | 10 November 1998 | Brentford | A | 1–4 | 4,285 | Burns |
| 19 | 21 November 1998 | Plymouth Argyle | H | 1–0 | 3,814 | Newman |
| 20 | 28 November 1998 | Cardiff City | A | 0–2 | 4,638 | |
| 21 | 12 December 1998 | Barnet | H | 2–3 | 4,311 | Coleman, Burns |
| 22 | 19 December 1998 | Hartlepool United | A | 4–2 | 1,889 | Houghton, Newman, Fitzpatrick, Conlon |
| 23 | 26 December 1998 | Peterborough United | H | 2–0 | 6,159 | Newman, Fitzpatrick |
| 24 | 28 December 1998 | Torquay United | A | 0–2 | 3,228 | |
| 25 | 2 January 1999 | Chester City | A | 1–1 | 2,574 | Newman |
| 26 | 9 January 1999 | Scarborough | H | 1–0 | 3,453 | Livett |
| 27 | 16 January 1999 | Shrewsbury Town | A | 1–3 | 2,132 | Maher |
| 28 | 23 January 1999 | Carlisle United | H | 0–1 | 4,120 | |
| 29 | 30 January 1999 | Torquay United | H | 0–0 | 3,567 | |
| 30 | 6 February 1999 | Rotherham United | A | 2–2 | 3,895 | Rapley (2) |
| 31 | 13 February 1999 | Halifax Town | A | 1–3 | 2,302 | Rapley |
| 32 | 20 February 1999 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H | 3–0 | 6,066 | Rapley, Barry Hunter (2) |
| 33 | 27 February 1999 | Cambridge United | A | 0–3 | 5,013 | |
| 34 | 6 March 1999 | Swansea City | H | 2–0 | 3,713 | Conlon, Roach |
| 35 | 13 March 1999 | Exeter City | H | 0–0 | 3,695 | |
| 36 | 20 March 1999 | Darlington | A | 1–2 | 2,516 | Conlon |
| 37 | 26 March 1999 | Hull City | H | 0–1 | 4,149 | |
| 38 | 30 March 1999 | Rochdale | A | 0–1 | 1,334 | |
| 39 | 3 April 1999 | Leyton Orient | A | 3–0 | 6,515 | Campbell (2), Coleman |
| 40 | 5 April 1999 | Scunthorpe United | H | 0–1 | 4,814 | |
| 41 | 10 April 1999 | Mansfield Town | A | 0–0 | 2,624 | |
| 42 | 13 April 1999 | Cardiff City | H | 0–1 | 4,076 | |
| 43 | 17 April 1999 | Plymouth Argyle | A | 3–0 | 3,949 | Conlon (2), Houghton |
| 44 | 24 April 1999 | Brentford | H | 1–4 | 5,428 | Clarke |
| 45 | 1 May 1999 | Barnet | A | 2–0 | 2,704 | Houghton, Hodges |
| 46 | 8 May 1999 | Hartlepool United | H | 1–1 | 4,865 | Maher |
FA Cup
| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | 14 November 1998 | Doncaster Rovers | H | 0–1 | 3,740 |
League Cup
| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 1st Leg | 11 August 1998 | Gillingham | H | 1–0 | 2,509 | Newman |
| R1 2nd Leg | 18 August 1998 | Gillingham | A | 1–0 | 3,417 | Clarke |
| R2 1st Leg | 16 September 1998 | Coventry City | A | 0–1 | 6,631 | |
| R2 2nd Leg | 22 September 1998 | Coventry City | H | 0–4 | 6,292 |
Football League Trophy
| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | 5 January 1999 | Exeter City | A | 1–3 | 1,143 | Maher |
Squad statistics
| Pos. | Name | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| GK |  Mel Capleton |
14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| GK |  Martyn Margetson |
32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 0 |
| DF | Mark Beard |
36(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 39(1) | 0 |
| DF | Martyn Booty |
12(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12(2) | 0 |
| DF | Simon Coleman |
41(1) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 47(1) | 4 |
| DF | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Chris Coyne |
0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 |
| DF | Keith Dublin |
6(3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8(4) | 0 |
| DF | Barry Hunter |
5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| DF | Nathan Jones |
5(12) | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 6(14) | 0 |
| DF | Simon Livett |
19(4) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22(4) | 1 |
| DF | Dave Morley |
26(1) | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28(2) | 0 |
| DF | Rob Newman |
36 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 8 |
| DF | Leo Roget |
11(3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12(3) | 0 |
| DF | Mark Stimson |
17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| MF | Adrian Clarke |
14(10) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18(10) | 3 |
| MF | Mick Gooding |
19(4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22(4) | 0 |
| MF | Julian Hails |
11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 |
| MF |  Andy Harris |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MF | Lee Hodges |
10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| MF | Scott Houghton |
26(1) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27(1) | 3 |
| MF |  Kevin Maher |
34 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 40 | 5 |
| MF | Mark Patterson |
5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| MF |  Lars Unger |
14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| FW |  Alex Burns |
26(5) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31(5) | 5 |
| FW | Neil Campbell |
9(3) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9(3) | 2 |
| FW | Barry Conlon |
28(6) | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30(6) | 7 |
| FW | Miguel de Souza |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3(1) | 0 |
| FW | Trevor Fitzpatrick |
7(16) | 5 | 0(1) | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 1(2) | 0 | 8(18) | 5 |
| FW |  Dominic Iorfa |
0(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(2) | 0 |
| FW | Steve McGavin |
4(7) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4(7) | 0 |
| FW | Kevin Rapley |
9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 |
| FW | Neville Roach |
7(1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7(1) | 1 |
| FW | David Whyte |
14(4) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19(4) | 2 |
References
- General
Southend United 1998–99 at soccerbase.com (use drop down list to select relevant season)
- Specific
- ↑ "England 1998/99". RSSSF.
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