1998–99 Hull City A.F.C. season

Hull City
1998–99 season
ChairmanDavid Lloyd (until November)
Tom Belton (from November)
ManagerMark Hateley (until 11 November)
Warren Joyce (from 21 November)
StadiumBoothferry Park
Third Division21st
FA CupThird round
League CupSecond round
Football League TrophySecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Brown (11)
All: Brown (14)
Average home league attendance6,051

During the 1998–99 English football season, Hull City A.F.C. competed in the Football League Third Division.

Season summary

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In November 1998 after a poor start to the season, Mark Hateley departed the club and Warren Joyce was asked to stand in as caretaker manager.[1]

Hull soon made the appointment permanent with Joyce taking on the dual role of player-manager. At the time of his appointment, the Tigers were rooted to the foot of the Third Division table and looked to be heading out of the Football League – and into bankruptcy.[2] However, under Joyce's stewardship, Hull staged a remarkable turnaround and achieved survival with games to spare; Hull City fans christened this season "the Great Escape".[3]

Final league table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
19 Rochdale 46 13 15 18 42 55 −13 54
20 Torquay United 46 12 17 17 47 58 −11 53
21 Hull City 46 14 11 21 44 62 −18 53
22 Hartlepool United 46 13 12 21 52 65 −13 51
23 Carlisle United 46 11 16 19 43 53 −10 49
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference

Results

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Hull City's score comes first[4]

Legend

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Win Draw Loss

Football League Third Division

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Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
8 August 1998 Rotherham United A 1–3 5,447 D'Auria
15 August 1998 Darlington H 1–2 5,217 Whitworth
23 August 1998 Chester City A 2–2 2,577 Brown, Hateley (pen)
29 August 1998 Peterborough United H 1–0 4,636 Hateley (pen)
31 August 1998 Hartlepool United A 0–1 3,277
5 September 1998 Brentford H 2–3 4,058 Hocking, Whitworth
8 September 1998 Rochdale H 2–1 3,433 Peacock, Brown
12 September 1998 Barnet A 1–4 2,025 Peacock
19 September 1998 Halifax Town H 1–2 4,719 McGinty
26 September 1998 Mansfield Town A 0–2 2,603
3 October 1998 Cambridge United H 0–3 3,882
9 October 1998 Cardiff City H 1–2 8,594 Brown
17 October 1998 Scarborough A 2–1 2,760 Mann, Hateley
20 October 1998 Exeter City A 0–3 2,101
24 October 1998 Southend United H 1–1 3,551 McGinty
31 October 1998 Plymouth Argyle A 0–0 4,285
7 November 1998 Leyton Orient H 0–1 5,288
10 November 1998 Brighton & Hove Albion H 0–2 4,433
21 November 1998 Scunthorpe United A 2–3 5,633 Dudley, Brown
28 November 1998 Carlisle United H 1–0 4,452 Dudley
12 December 1998 Torquay United A 0–2 2,033
19 December 1998 Swansea City H 0–2 4,280
26 December 1998 Chester City H 1–2 6,695 D'Auria
28 December 1998 Shrewsbury Town A 2–3 2,879 D'Auria (pen), Joyce
9 January 1999 Rotherham United H 1–0 5,575 Bonner
23 January 1999 Hartlepool United H 4–0 5,808 Brown (2), McGinty (2)
26 January 1999 Peterborough United A 1–1 4,405 Whitney
30 January 1999 Shrewsbury Town H 1–1 7,331 Gayle (own goal)
6 February 1999 Brentford A 2–0 5,086 Alcide, Brown
12 February 1999 Rochdale A 0–3 5,374
16 February 1999 Darlington A 1–0 3,107 Brabin
20 February 1999 Barnet H 1–1 6,823 Whittle
27 February 1999 Halifax Town A 1–0 4,455 Brown
6 March 1999 Mansfield Town H 0–0 6,692
9 March 1999 Cambridge United A 0–2 4,948
13 March 1999 Leyton Orient A 2–1 5,481 Brabin, Brown
20 March 1999 Plymouth Argyle H 1–0 6,294 Brabin
26 March 1999 Southend United A 1–0 4,149 D'Auria
3 April 1999 Scarborough H 1–1 13,949 Brabin
5 April 1999 Cardiff City A 1–1 8,252 Alcide
10 April 1999 Exeter City H 2–1 5,836 Williams, Alcide
13 April 1999 Carlisle United A 0–0 3,743
17 April 1999 Scunthorpe United H 2–3 9,835 Warren Joyce, Brown
24 April 1999 Brighton & Hove Albion A 0–0 3,481
1 May 1999 Torquay United H 1–0 7,789 Brown
8 May 1999 Swansea City A 0–2 9,226

FA Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 14 November 1998 Salisbury City A 2–0 2,570 Rioch, McGinty
R2 5 December 1998 Luton Town A 2–1 5,021 Morley, Dewhurst
R3 2 January 1999 Aston Villa A 0–3 39,217

League Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 1st Leg 11 August 1998 Stockport County A 2–2 3,134 Brown, McGinty
R1 2nd Leg 18 August 1998 Stockport County H 0–0 (won on away goals) 3,480
R2 1st Leg 15 September 1998 Bolton Wanderers A 1–3 7,544 Brown
R2 2nd Leg 22 September 1998 Bolton Wanderers H 2–3 (lost 3–6 on agg) 4,226 Brown, Rioch (pen)

Football League Trophy

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1N 22 December 1998 Notts County A 1–0 1,109 D'Auria
R2N 5 January 1999 Wrexham H 1–2 2,331 Williams

Squad

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[5] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
- GK England ENG Steve Wilson
- DF England ENG Mike Edwards
- DF England ENG Matt Hocking
- DF England ENG Justin Whittle
- DF England ENG Jon Whitney
- MF Wales WAL David D'Auria
- MF England ENG Warren Joyce (player-manager from 21 November)
- MF England ENG Gareth Williams
- MF England ENG Gary Brabin
- FW England ENG David Brown
- FW Scotland SCO Brian McGinty
- FW England ENG Colin Alcide
- DF England ENG Steve Swales
- DF England ENG Mark Greaves
- MF England ENG Steve Hawes
- GK England ENG Andy Oakes
- DF England ENG Neil Whitworth
- DF England ENG Neil Mann
No. Pos. Nation Player
- DF England ENG Gregor Rioch
- FW England ENG Jon French
- FW England ENG Mark Hateley (player-manager until 11 November)
- MF England ENG Gerry Harrison (on loan from Sunderland)
- DF Wales WAL Jason Perry
- FW England ENG Craig Faulconbridge (on loan from Coventry City)
- DF England ENG Rob Dewhurst
- FW England ENG Duane Darby (on loan from Notts County)
- GK England ENG Paul Gibson
- DF England ENG Lee Ellington
- MF England ENG Kevin Gage
- DF England ENG Ben Morley
- MF England ENG Adam Bolder
- GK England ENG Matt Baker
- DF England ENG Sam Sharman
- MF England ENG Steven Underwood
- GK England ENG Phil Poole

Left club during the season

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
- FW England ENG Andy Saville (on loan from Cardiff City)
- FW England ENG Craig Dudley (on loan from Notts County)
No. Pos. Nation Player
- MF England ENG Richard Peacock (to Lincoln City)
- MF England ENG Mark Bonner (on loan from Cardiff City)

References

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  1. ^ "Football Nationwide League: Joyce appointed Hull's manager". The Independent. 21 November 1998. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  2. ^ Peterson, Mike (2005). A Century of City. Yore Publications. p. 90. ISBN 0954783077.
  3. ^ "Following Tigers through thick and mainly thin finally pays off". Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 7 June 2008.
  4. ^ "Hull City 1998-1999 : Results". www.statto.com. Archived from the original on 16 March 2014. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  5. ^ "All Hull City players: 1999". www.11v11.com. Retrieved 4 June 2020.