Football League Division 1  1998/99

(The League used highest goals scored to rank clubs equal on points rather than goal difference)

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GD Pts Notes
1st   Sunderland 46 31 12 3 91 28 +63 105 ▲Champions
2nd   Bradford City 46 26 9 11 82 47 +35 87 ▲Runners Up
3rd   Ipswich Town 46 26 8 12 69 32 +37 86 Playoffs
4th   Birmingham City 46 23 12 11 66 37 +29 81 Playoffs
5th   Watford 46 21 14 11 65 56 +9 77 ▲PO Winners
6th   Bolton Wanderers 46 20 16 10 78 59 +19 76 Playoffs
7th   Wolverhampton Wanderers 46 19 16 11 64 43 +21 73 -
8th   Sheffield United 46 18 13 15 71 66 +5 67 -
9th   Norwich City 46 15 17 14 62 61 +1 62 -
10th   Huddersfield Town 46 15 16 15 62 71 -9 61 -
11th   Grimsby Town 46 17 10 19 40 52 -12 61 -
12th   West Bromwich Albion 46 16 11 19 69 76 -7 59 -
13th   Barnsley 46 14 17 15 59 56 +3 59 -
14th   Crystal Palace 46 14 16 16 58 71 -13 58 -
15th   Tranmere Rovers 46 12 20 14 63 61 +2 56 -
16th   Stockport County 46 12 17 17 49 60 -11 53 -
17th   Swindon Town 46 13 11 22 59 81 -22 50 -
18th   Crewe Alexandra 46 12 12 22 54 78 -24 48 -
19th   Portsmouth 46 11 14 21 57 73 -16 47 -
20th   Queens Park Rangers 46 12 11 23 52 61 -9 47 -
21st   Port Vale 46 13 8 25 45 75 -30 47 -
22nd   Bury 46 10 17 19 35 60 -25 47 ▼Relegated
23rd   Oxford United 46 10 14 22 48 71 -23 44 ▼Relegated
24th   Bristol City 46 9 15 22 57 80 -23 42 ▼Relegated

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Football League Division 1 Playoffs

Semi Finals 1st Leg

Date Home Score Away
16/05/1999 Bolton Wanderers 1-0 Ipswich Town
16/05/1999 Watford 1-0 Birmingham City

Semi Finals 2nd Leg

19/05/1999 Ipswich Town 4-3 Bolton Wanderers
Bolton Wanderers won on the Away Goals Rule after drawing 4-4 on aggregate
19/05/1999 Birmingham City 1-0 Watford
Watford won 7-6 on penalties after drawing 1-1 on aggregate
Final
31/05/1999 Watford 2-0 Bolton Wanderers

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End of Season Notes

 ▼Charlton Athletic were Relegated from the Premier League
 ▼Blackburn Rovers were Relegated from the Premier League
 ▼Nottingham Forest were Relegated from the Premier League
 ▲Sunderland were Promoted to the Premier League
 ▲Bradford City were Promoted to the Premier League
  ♦ Ipswich Town Qualified for the Playoffs
  ♦ Birmingham City Qualified for the Playoffs
  ♦ Watford Qualified for the Playoffs
  ♦ Bolton Wanderers Qualified for the Playoffs
  ♦▲Watford were Promoted to the Premier League via the Playoffs
 ▼Bury were Relegated to Football League Division 2
 ▼Oxford United were Relegated to Football League Division 2
 ▼Bristol City were Relegated to Football League Division 2
 ▲Fulham were Promoted from Football League Division 2
 ▲Walsall were Promoted from Football League Division 2
  ♦▲Manchester City were Promoted from Football League Division 2 via the Playoffs