1998–99 Bradford City A.F.C. season

In the summer, Jewell signed strikers Lee Mills from Port Vale and Isaiah Rankin from Arsenal, for £1 million and £1.3 million respectively,{{cite news|url=http://archive.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/1998/8/14/172524.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120708061558/http://archive.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/1998/8/14/172524.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-07-08 |title=£1.3m! City smash transfer record |date=1998-08-14 |access-date=2008-02-20 |newspaper=Telegraph & Argus }} and signed former captain Stuart McCall from Rangers on a free transfer to lead the side.{{cite news|url=http://archive.thisisbradford.co.uk/1998/6/3/174600.html|title=City was perfect chance: McCall|access-date=2008-02-20|date=1998-06-03|newspaper=Telegraph & Argus|archive-date=4 January 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060104073232/http://archive.thisisbradford.co.uk/1998/6/3/174600.html|url-status=dead}} Despite a poor start, Bradford secured promotion to the top division for the first time in 77 years with a 3–2 victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers in the final game of the 1998-99 season. Bradford's success meant that Dean Windass, who had signed from Oxford United in March, became the club's third £1 million signing of the season: Windass had originally been signed for £950,000, but an additional fee of £50,000 was paid to Oxford because of Bradford's promotion.{{cite news|url=http://archive.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/1999/3/4/165538.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120708194232/http://archive.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/1999/3/4/165538.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-07-08 |title=Windass for City |date=1999-04-03 |access-date=2008-02-20 |newspaper=Telegraph & Argus }}

{{main|1998–99 Football League#First Division}}

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Bradford City's score comes first{{Cite web|title=Bradford City 1998-1999 : Home|url=http://www.statto.com/football/teams/bradford-city/1998-1999|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120229101610/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/bradford-city/1998-1999|archive-date=29 February 2012|access-date=19 March 2012|website=statto.com|df=dmy-all}}

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|res1=H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/A

|label2= Result

|res2=L/L/D/L/L/D/W/W/W/D/W/L/W/W/D/W/W/L/L/W/W/W/D/W/W/W/W/L/W/D/D/W/W/L/W/W/L/W/W/W/D/L/D/W/D/W

|label3= Position

|res3=17/23/19/23/24/22/20/17/15/16/11/14/12/12/13/10/7/10/11/8/7/6/8/6/5/4/2/3/3/3/4/3/3/4/4/3/4/3/3/3/3/3/3/3/2/2

|text_H=Home|text_A=Away

|color_W=green2|text_W=Win

|color_D=yellow2|text_D=Draw

|color_L=red2|text_L=Loss

|color_1=1st|color_2=2nd|color3-6=blue1|color_22-=red1

|updated=complete

|source=[https://www.worldfootball.net/teams/afc-bournemouth/2010/3/ WorldFootball.com]

|date=May 2013

}}

{{Main|1998–99 FA Cup}}

{{Main|1998–99 Football League Cup}}

:Squad at end of season{{Cite web|url=https://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=234&teamTabs=stats&season_id=128|title=Bradford FC Player Appearances | Past & Present | Soccer Base|website=www.soccerbase.com}}

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{{Fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=GK|name=Mark Prudhoe}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=GK|name=Gary Walsh}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Mark Bower}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=John Dreyer}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Wayne Jacobs}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Darren MooreMoore was born in Birmingham, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally through his parents and would make his international debut for Jamaica in 2006.}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Lee Todd}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Daniel Verity}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Ashley Westwood}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=SCO|pos=DF|name=Stephen Wright}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=IRL|pos=DF|name=Andy O'BrienO'Brien was born in Harrogate, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and would make his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in 2001.}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Peter Beagrie}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Robbie Blake}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Paul Bolland}}

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{{Fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Jamie LawrenceLawrence was born in Wandsworth, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and would make his international debut for Jamaica in February 2001.}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Nigel Pepper}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Craig Ramage}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Lee Sharpe|other=on loan from Leeds United}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=SCO|pos=MF|name=Stuart McCall|other=captain}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=IRL|pos=MF|name=Gareth WhalleyWhalley was born in Manchester, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and has represented them at B level.}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Gareth Grant}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Lee Mills}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Isaiah Rankin}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Gordon Watson}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Dean Windass}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=SWE|pos=FW|name=Robert Steiner}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=BRA|pos=FW|name=Edinho}}

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