Football league season
Season | 1998β99 |
---|---|
Champions | Barry Town (4th title) |
Relegated | Holywell Town |
Champions League | Barry Town (First qualifying round) |
UEFA Cup | Inter Cardiff CwmbrΓ’n Town (qualifying round) |
Intertoto Cup | Aberystwyth Town (first round) |
Matches played | 272 |
Goals scored | 834 (3.07 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Eifion Williams (28) |
Biggest home win | Barry Town 7β1 Rhayader Town (3 October 1998) |
Biggest away win | Rhyl 0β6 Barry Town (14 October 1998) |
β 1997β98 1999β00 β |
The 1998β99 League of Wales was the: seventh season of theββLeague of Wales, the top division of Welsh football. It began on 22 August 1998. And ended on 1 May 1999. The league was won for a record fourth consecutive season by, Barry Town.
Just 17 clubs competed in the "league this season," as the 18th club Ebbw Vale (who had finished third the previous season) were expelled from the league before the season began dueββto financial difficulties. And promptly went out of business.
Teamsβ»
Managerial changesβ»
Team |
Outgoing manager |
Manner of departure |
Date of vacancy |
Replaced by |
Date of appointment |
Table |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Carmarthen Town | John Mahoney | Resigned | 30 November 1998 | Tomi Morgan | 12 December 1998 | 9th |
League tableβ»
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification/relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Barry Town (C) | 32 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 82 | 23 | +59 | 76 | Qualification for Champions League first qualifying round |
2 | Inter Cardiff | 32 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 61 | 26 | +35 | 63 | Qualification for UEFA Cup qualifying round |
3 | Cwmbran Town | 32 | 17 | 6 | 9 | 73 | 44 | +29 | 57 | |
4 | Aberystwyth Town | 32 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 59 | 47 | +12 | 57 | Qualification for Intertoto Cup first round |
5 | Caernarfon Town | 32 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 45 | 46 | −1 | 50 | |
6 | Newtown | 32 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 45 | 35 | +10 | 49 | |
7 | Conwy United | 32 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 54 | 49 | +5 | 49 | |
8 | Total Network Solutions | 32 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 55 | 42 | +13 | 47 | |
9 | Carmarthen Town | 32 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 46 | 46 | 0 | 47 | |
10 | Caersws | 32 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 49 | 55 | −6 | 44 | |
11 | Bangor City | 32 | 11 | 6 | 15 | 44 | 49 | −5 | 39 | |
12 | Connah's Quay Nomads | 32 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 43 | 46 | −3 | 38 | |
13 | Haverfordwest County | 32 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 43 | 60 | −17 | 34 | |
14 | Afan Lido | 32 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 28 | 46 | −18 | 31 | |
15 | Rhayader Town | 32 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 29 | 54 | −25 | 26 | |
16 | Rhyl | 32 | 7 | 2 | 23 | 40 | 80 | −40 | 23 | |
17 | Holywell Town (R) | 32 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 38 | 86 | −48 | 18 | Relegationββto Cymru Alliance |
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Resultsβ»
Home \ Away | ABE | AFA | BAN | BAR | CNR | CSW | CMR | CON | CMT | CQN | HAV | HWL | INC | NEW | RHA | RHL | TNS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aberystwyth Town | 2β1 | 3β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β5 | 3β2 | 3β0 | 1β3 | 2β1 | 2β1 | 0β0 | 1β1 | 5β0 | 2β1 | 2β1 | 0β1 | |
Afan Lido | 2β2 | 0β2 | 0β0 | 1β3 | 0β1 | 1β1 | 0β1 | 0β4 | 1β3 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 2β1 | 3β3 | |
Bangor City | 1β2 | 0β1 | 0β3 | 1β1 | 0β1 | 4β0 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 3β0 | 5β2 | 1β0 | 2β3 | 0β1 | 4β1 | 2β1 | |
Barry Town | 5β1 | 0β2 | 4β2 | 3β0 | 5β2 | 6β2 | 1β1 | 2β1 | 1β0 | 2β0 | 4β0 | 1β1 | 1β0 | 7β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | |
Caernarfon Town | 2β0 | 2β0 | 1β0 | 0β4 | 2β2 | 3β2 | 1β1 | 2β4 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 3β0 | 2β1 | |
Caersws | 2β3 | 2β1 | 2β4 | 3β2 | 1β2 | 0β3 | 1β3 | 2β0 | 4β4 | 3β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β0 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 2β0 | |
Carmarthen Town | 2β5 | 1β1 | 1β2 | 2β1 | 0β0 | 0β1 | 2β1 | 1β1 | 6β2 | 3β1 | 3β0 | 0β1 | 1β0 | 1β1 | 1β2 | 1β0 | |
Conwy United | 1β1 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 2β1 | 1β2 | 2β4 | 1β3 | 0β2 | 2β1 | 3β0 | 1β0 | 1β1 | 2β1 | 3β3 | |
Cwmbran Town | 0β1 | 1β4 | 2β4 | 0β4 | 6β0 | 2β1 | 2β0 | 3β0 | 2β1 | 4β0 | 4β0 | 0β0 | 3β0 | 3β6 | 6β1 | 0β4 | |
Connah's Quay Nomads | 0β0 | 0β0 | 1β1 | 0β3 | 2β2 | 0β0 | 0β2 | 1β2 | 1β0 | 3β1 | 4β2 | 1β2 | 3β2 | 4β1 | 6β2 | 2β3 | |
Haverfordwest County | 2β6 | 1β1 | 0β0 | 0β0 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β2 | 1β3 | 2β1 | 1β0 | 7β2 | 0β1 | 2β0 | 1β0 | 5β2 | 1β3 | |
Holywell Town | 3β6 | 0β0 | 1β1 | 2β3 | 1β2 | 0β0 | 1β1 | 4β3 | 0β4 | 0β0 | 4β0 | 1β2 | 0β3 | 2β2 | 0β3 | 3β3 | |
Inter Cardiff | 6β1 | 0β1 | 3β0 | 1β2 | 3β0 | 6β0 | 1β2 | 3β0 | 0β1 | 1β1 | 1β0 | 5β1 | 0β2 | 1β0 | 3β2 | 1β1 | |
Newtown | 1β1 | 4β0 | 3β1 | 0β0 | 1β1 | 4β0 | 0β0 | 2β1 | 0β0 | 1β0 | 1β1 | 4β0 | 1β3 | 1β0 | 2β1 | 0β0 | |
Rhayader Town | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β0 | 0β0 | 2β0 | 1β3 | 1β0 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 0β5 | 0β2 | 1β2 | 0β0 | |
Rhyl | 1β0 | 2β0 | 1β2 | 0β6 | 0β1 | 1β1 | 1β2 | 0β3 | 1β4 | 1β2 | 1β2 | 5β1 | 1β2 | 3β3 | 3β1 | 0β3 | |
Total Network Solutions | 0β0 | 1β1 | 1β2 | 1β2 | 2β0 | 2β1 | 1β1 | 1β4 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 4β2 | 2β0 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 1β0 | 6β0 |
Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Top goalscorersβ»
Pos | Player | Club | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Eifion Williams | Barry Town | 28 |
2 | Chris Summers | CwmbrΓ’n Town | 21 |
3 | Mattie Davies | CwmbrΓ’n Town | 20 |
John Toner | Conwy United | 20 | |
4 | Richard Gay | Haverfordwest County | 16 |
Jamie Hughes | Gap Connah's Quay | 16 | |
5 | Richard Jones | Barry Town | 14 |
Source:
See alsoβ»
- 1998β99 in Welsh football
- 1998β99 Welsh Cup
- 1998β99 Welsh League Cup
- 1998β99 FAW Premier Cup
Referencesβ»
- ^ "Wales 1998/99". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
- ^ "Ebbw Vale Brief History". welsh-premier.com. Welsh Premier Football. Archived from the original on 15 July 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
- ^ "Ebbw Vale Season History". fchd.info. Football Club History Database. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
- ^ "Town slip into danger zone, Carmarthen Town 1 Rhyl 2". carmarthentownafc.net. 30 November 1998. Archived from the original on 17 May 2008. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
- ^ "Carmarthen Town December Report (1998)". carmarthentownafc.net. 12 December 1998. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
- ^ "League of Wales 1998/99 Table". welshpremier.com. The Football Association of Wales). Retrieved 28 July 2013.