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1998–99 Wigan Athletic F.C. season

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Wigan Athletic 1998–1999 football season

Wigan Athletic
1998–1999 season
Chairman	Dave Whelan
Manager	Ray Mathias
Stadium	Springfield Park
Second Division	6th
FA Cup	Second round
League Cup	Second round
Football League Trophy	Winners
← 1997–98 1999–2000 →

During the 1998–99 English football season,Wigan Athletic F.C. competed in theFootball League Second Division.

Season summary

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The season was a relatively successful one for the club, securing a play-off place by finishing 6th in the Second Division, and winning the Auto Windscreens Shield. Manager Ray Mathias was surprisingly sacked at the end of the season.^[1]

This was also the club's final season atSpringfield Park.

Transfers

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In

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Player	Pos	From	Fee	Date	Notes
Stuart Balmer	DF	Charlton Athletic	£200,000	18 September 1998	^[2]
Michael O'Neill	MF	Coventry City	Free	18 September 1998	^[2]
Simon Haworth	FW	Coventry City	£600,000	2 October 1998	^[2]
Andy Liddell	FW	Barnsley	£350,000	15 October 1998	^[2]

Out

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Player	Pos	To	Fee	Date	Notes
Neil Mustoe	MF	Cambridge United	Free	9 July 1998	^[2]
Leigh Jenkinson	MF	Hearts	£50,000	30 December 1998	^[2]
Paul Warne	MF	Rotherham United	Free	15 January 1999	^[2]

Loans in

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Player	Pos	From	Date	Duration	Notes
Eric Nixon	GK	Stockport County	28 August 1998	Two months

Loans out

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Player	Pos	To	Date	Duration	Notes
Paul Warne	MF	Kettering Town	5 November 1998	One month
Jorg Smeets	MF	Chester City	25 March 1999	End of season

Results

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Wigan Athletic's score comes first^[3]

Legend

Win

Draw

Loss

Pre-season

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Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Notes
17 July 1998	Skelmersdale United	A	7–2	^[4]
21 July 1998	Bury	H	1–0	^[5]^[a]
22 July 1998	Chorley	A	2–0	^[6]
25 July 1998	Morecambe	A	6–1	^[7]
28 July 1998	Rochdale	H	3–1	^[8]^[a]
29 July 1998	St Helens Town	A	5–0

^^a ^bLancashire Marsden Cup game

Football League Second Division

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Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers
8 August 1998	Millwall	H	0–1
15 August 1998	Lincoln City	A	0–1
22 August 1998	Blackpool	H	3–0	Barlow (2),Lee
29 August 1998	Bristol Rovers	A	2–3	Barlow,McGibbon
31 August 1998	Luton Town	H	1–3	Barlow
5 September 1998	Notts County	H	1–0	Barlow
8 September 1998	Colchester United	A	1–1	Lee
12 September 1998	Bournemouth	A	0–1
19 September 1998	Macclesfield Town	H	2–0	Lee,Barlow
26 September 1998	Burnley	A	1–1	McGibbon
3 October 1998	Northampton Town	H	1–0	Dobson (o.g.)
9 October 1998	Oldham Athletic	A	3–2	Bradshaw,Barlow,Warne
17 October 1998	Manchester City	H	0–1
24 October 1998	Stoke City	A	1–2	Barlow
31 October 1998	York City	H	5–0	Jones (o.g.),Greenall,Haworth (2),Liddell
7 November 1998	Gillingham	A	0–2
11 November 1998	Reading	A	1–0	Bradshaw (pen.)
21 November 1998	Wycombe Wanderers	H	0–0
28 November 1998	Preston North End	A	2–2	Greenall,Porter
1 December 1998	Fulham	H	2–0	McGibbon,Lowe
12 December 1998	Wrexham	H	1–1	Lee
19 December 1998	Chesterfield	A	1–1	Greenall
26 December 1998	Blackpool	A	1–1	Liddell
28 December 1998	Walsall	H	2–0	Barlow (2)
9 January 1999	Millwall	A	1–3	Jones
23 January 1999	Luton Town	A	4–0	McGibbon,Liddell,Jones,Haworth
30 January 1999	Walsall	A	2–1	Jones,Barlow
12 February 1999	Colchester United	A	1–2	Sharp
16 February 1999	Notts County	H	3–0	Bradshaw (pen.),Barlow,Liddell
20 February 1999	Bournemouth	H	2–1	Liddell,Barlow
27 February 1999	Macclesfield Town	A	1–0	Lee
13 March 1999	Gillingham	H	4–1	Rogers,Haworth (2),Barlow
20 March 1999	York City	A	3–1	Lee,Sharp,Greenall
27 March 1999	Stoke City	H	2–3	Liddell,Barlow
30 March 1999	Bristol Rovers	H	1–0	Bradshaw (pen.)
3 April 1999	Manchester City	A	0–1
5 April 1999	Oldham Athletic	H	2–0	Haworth,Bradshaw (pen.)
10 April 1999	Fulham	A	0–2
13 April 1999	Preston North End	H	2–2	Liddell,Haworth
24 April 1999	Reading	H	4–1	Rogers,Barlow (2),Greenall
27 April 1999	Lincoln City	H	3–1	Greenall,Liddell,Bradshaw (pen.)
29 April 1999	Northampton Town	A	3–3	Haworth,Barlow (pen),McGibbon
1 May 1999	Wrexham	A	2–0	Barlow,Haworth
3 May 1999	Burnley	H	0–0
5 May 1999	Wycombe Wanderers	A	1–2	Haworth
8 May 1999	Chesterfield	H	3–1	Liddell (2),McGibbon

Final league table

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Main article:1998–99 Football League

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
4	Gillingham	46	22	14	10	75	44	+31	80	Qualification for theSecond Division play-offs
5	Preston North End	46	22	13	11	78	50	+28	79
6	Wigan Athletic	46	22	10	14	75	48	+27	76
7	Bournemouth	46	21	13	12	63	41	+22	76
8	Stoke City	46	21	6	19	59	63	−4	69

Source:^{[citation needed]}
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference

Second Division play-offs

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Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Goalscorers	Notes
SF 1st Leg	15 May 1999	Manchester City	H	1–1	Barlow
SF 2nd Leg	19 May 1999	Manchester City	A	0–1		^[9]
Manchester City won 2-1 onaggregate

FA Cup

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Main article:1998–99 FA Cup


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Goalscorers	Notes
R1	14 November 1998	Blackpool	H	4–3	Greenall,Haworth,Barlow,Lowe
R2	5 December 1998	Notts County	A	1–1	Lowe
R2R	15 December 1998	Notts County	H	0–0		Notts County won 4-2 on penalties

League Cup

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Main article:1998–99 Football League Cup


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Goalscorers	Notes
R1 1st Leg	11 August 1998	Rochdale	A	1–0	Hill (o.g.)
R1 2nd Leg	18 August 1998	Rochdale	H	1–0	Lowe	Wigan won 2-0 on aggregate
R2 1st Leg	14 September 1999	Norwich City	A	0–1
R2 2nd Leg	21 September 1999	Norwich City	H	2-3	Griffiths,Barlow	Norwich won 4-2 on aggregate

Football League Trophy

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Main article:1998–99 Football League Trophy


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Goalscorers	Notes
R1N	8 December 1998	Rotherham United	A	3–0	Barlow (pen.),Warne,Balmer
R2N	19 January 1999	Scarborough	H	3–0	O'Neill,Jones,Lee
QFN	26 January 1999	Carlisle United	A	3–0	Haworth,Barlow,Kilford
SFN	8 March 1999	Rochdale	A	2–0	Barlow,O'Neill
FN	16 March 1999	Wrexham	H	2–0	Sharp,Barlow
FN	23 March 1999	Wrexham	A	3–2	Haworth (2),O'Neill	Wigan won 5-2 on aggregate
F	18 April 1999	Millwall	N	1–0	Rogers	^[10]

References

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^"Sacking leaves Mathias stunned".Wirral Globe. 27 May 1999. Retrieved25 May 2025.
^^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^gRollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (1999).Rothmans Football Yearbook 1999–2000. London: Headline. pp. 544–556.ISBN 978-0-7472-7627-2.
^Soccerbase: 1998-99 Wigan Athletic results
^"Molby steals spotlight in goal rush".Wigan Observer. 21 July 1998. p. 49 – viaBritish Newspaper Archive.
^"Soccer: Shakers shocked as Latics march on".Bolton News. 22 July 1998. Retrieved25 May 2025.
^"Chorley pay price for missed chances".Chorley Guardian. 29 July 1998. p. 67 – viaBritish Newspaper Archive.
^"Groin grief for Roy but Jones is Latics' Christie Park cracker".Wigan Observer. 28 July 1998. p. 47 – viaBritish Newspaper Archive.
^"Twin hit as Jones finds his old fire".Manchester Evening News. 29 July 1998. p. 53 – viaBritish Newspaper Archive.
^Ashley, Richard (20 May 1999)."Goater's goal makes City slicker".The Guardian. p. 32. Retrieved3 April 2021 – viaNewspapers.com.
^"Rogers raises the Wigan cheers".The Guardian. 18 April 1999. Retrieved25 May 2025.

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