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1998–99 Southend United F.C. season

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{{Infobox football club season

|club=Southend United

|season=1998–99

|manager=Alvin Martin (until March 26)
Alan Little

|chairman=

|stadium=

|league=Third Division

|league result=18th

|cup1=FA Cup

|cup1 result=First Round

|cup2=League Cup

|cup2 result=Second Round

|cup3=Football League Trophy

|cup3 result=First Round

|league topscorer=

|season topscorer=

|highest attendance=

|lowest attendance=

|average attendance=

|prevseason=1997–98

|nextseason=1999–2000

}}

The 1998–99 season saw Southend United compete in the Football League Third Division where they finished in 18th position with 54 points.{{cite web |title=England 1998/99 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/eng99.html |website=RSSSF}}

Final league table

{{:1998–99 Football League|transcludesection=Third Division|showteam=STD|only_totals=y}}

Results

Southend United's score comes first

=Legend=

class="wikitable"

|style="background: #CCFFCC;"|Win

|style="background: #FFFFCC;"|Draw

|style="background: #FFCCCC;"|Loss

=Football League Third Division=

{{Main|1998–99 Football League}}

class="wikitable " style="font-size:100%; text-align:center"

!Match!!Date!!Opponent!!Venue!!Result!!Attendance!!Scorers

style="background: #CCFFCC;"

|1

8 August 1998ScarboroughA2–12,298Coleman, Hails
style="background: #CCFFCC;"

|2

15 August 1998Shrewsbury TownH2–13,734Clarke, Burns
style="background: #FFFFCC;"

|3

22 August 1998Peterborough UnitedA1–15,323Coleman
style="background: #FFCCCC;"

|4

29 August 1998Chester CityH0–14,421
style="background: #FFCCCC;"

|5

1 September 1998Carlisle UnitedA0–32,638
style="background: #CCFFCC;"

|6

5 September 1998Rotherham UnitedH3–03,479Newman, Fitzpatrick (2)
style="background: #FFFFCC;"

|7

8 September 1998Halifax TownH0–03,620
style="background: #CCFFCC;"

|8

12 September 1998Brighton & Hove AlbionA2–03,840Conlon, Whyte
style="background: #FFCCCC;"

|9

19 September 1998Cambridge UnitedH0–15,009
style="background: #FFCCCC;"

|10

26 September 1998Swansea CityA1–33,890Newman
style="background: #FFFFCC;"

|11

3 October 1998RochdaleH1–13,686Maher
style="background: #FFFFCC;"

|12

10 October 1998Scunthorpe UnitedH1–13,686Maher
style="background: #FFFFCC;"

|13

17 October 1998Leyton OrientH2–26,700Clarke, Fitzpatrick
style="background: #FFCCCC;"

|14

20 October 1998Mansfield TownH1–23,250Whyte
style="background: #FFFFCC;"

|15

24 October 1998Hull CityA1–13,551Conlon
style="background: #CCFFCC;"

|16

31 October 1998DarlingtonH2–13,527Maher, Newman
style="background: #FFCCCC;"

|17

7 November 1998Exeter CityA1–23,085Burns
style="background: #FFCCCC;"

|18

10 November 1998BrentfordA1–44,285Burns
style="background: #CCFFCC;"

|19

21 November 1998Plymouth ArgyleH1–03,814Newman
style="background: #FFCCCC;"

|20

28 November 1998Cardiff CityA0–24,638
style="background: #FFCCCC;"

|21

12 December 1998BarnetH2–34,311Coleman, Burns
style="background: #CCFFCC;"

|22

19 December 1998Hartlepool UnitedA4–21,889Houghton, Newman, Fitzpatrick, Conlon
style="background: #CCFFCC;"

|23

26 December 1998Peterborough UnitedH2–06,159Newman, Fitzpatrick
style="background: #FFCCCC;"

|24

28 December 1998Torquay UnitedA0–23,228
style="background: #FFFFCC;"

|25

2 January 1999Chester CityA1–12,574Newman
style="background: #CCFFCC;"

|26

9 January 1999ScarboroughH1–03,453Livett
style="background: #FFCCCC;"

|27

16 January 1999Shrewsbury TownA1–32,132Maher
style="background: #FFCCCC;"

|28

23 January 1999Carlisle UnitedH0–14,120
style="background: #FFFFCC;"

|29

30 January 1999Torquay UnitedH0–03,567
style="background: #FFFFCC;"

|30

6 February 1999Rotherham UnitedA2–23,895Rapley (2)
style="background: #FFCCCC;"

|31

13 February 1999Halifax TownA1–32,302Rapley
style="background: #CCFFCC;"

|32

20 February 1999Brighton & Hove AlbionH3–06,066Rapley, Barry Hunter (2)
style="background: #FFCCCC;"

|33

27 February 1999Cambridge UnitedA0–35,013
style="background: #CCFFCC;"

|34

6 March 1999Swansea CityH2–03,713Conlon, Roach
style="background: #FFFFCC;"

|35

13 March 1999Exeter CityH0–03,695
style="background: #FFCCCC;"

|36

20 March 1999DarlingtonA1–22,516Conlon
style="background: #FFCCCC;"

|37

26 March 1999Hull CityH0–14,149
style="background: #FFCCCC;"

|38

30 March 1999RochdaleA0–11,334
style="background: #CCFFCC;"

|39

3 April 1999Leyton OrientA3–06,515Campbell (2), Coleman
style="background: #FFCCCC;"

|40

5 April 1999Scunthorpe UnitedH0–14,814
style="background: #FFFFCC;"

|41

10 April 1999Mansfield TownA0–02,624
style="background: #FFCCCC;"

|42

13 April 1999Cardiff CityH0–14,076
style="background: #CCFFCC;"

|43

17 April 1999Plymouth ArgyleA3–03,949Conlon (2), Houghton
style="background: #FFCCCC;"

|44

24 April 1999BrentfordH1–45,428Clarke
style="background: #CCFFCC;"

|45

1 May 1999BarnetA2–02,704Houghton, Hodges
style="background: #FFFFCC;"

|46

8 May 1999Hartlepool UnitedH1–14,865Maher

=FA Cup=

{{Main|1998–99 FA Cup}}

class= "wikitable " style="font-size:100%; text-align:center"

!Round!!Date!!Opponent!!Venue!!Result!!Attendance!!Scorers

style="background: #FFCCCC;"R114 November 1998Doncaster RoversH0–13,740

=League Cup=

{{Main|1998–99 Football League Cup}}

class= "wikitable " style="font-size:100%; text-align:center"

!Round!!Date!!Opponent!!Venue!!Result!!Attendance!!Scorers

style="background: #CCFFCC;"R1 1st Leg11 August 1998GillinghamH1–02,509Newman
style="background: #CCFFCC;"R1 2nd Leg18 August 1998GillinghamA1–03,417Clarke
style="background: #FFCCCC;"R2 1st Leg16 September 1998Coventry CityA0–16,631
style="background: #FFCCCC;"R2 2nd Leg22 September 1998Coventry CityH0–46,292

=Football League Trophy=

{{Main|1998–99 Football League Trophy}}

class= "wikitable " style="font-size:100%; text-align:center"

!Round!!Date!!Opponent!!Venue!!Result!!Attendance!!Scorers

style="background: #FFCCCC;"

|R1

5 January 1999Exeter CityA1–31,143Maher

Squad statistics

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
rowspan="2" valign="bottom"|Pos.

!rowspan="2"|Name

!colspan="2" width="85"|League

!colspan="2" width="85"|FA Cup

!colspan="2" width="85"|League Cup

!colspan="2" width="85"|Other

!colspan="2" width="85"|Total

AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
align="left"|GKalign="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Mel Capleton

|14

0000000140
align="left"|GKalign="left"|{{flagicon|WAL}} Martyn Margetson

|32

0104010380
align="left"|DFalign="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Mark Beard

|36(1)

010101039(1)0
align="left"|DFalign="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Martyn Booty

|12(2)

000000012(2)0
align="left"|DFalign="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Simon Coleman

|41(1)

410401047(1)4
align="left"|DFalign="left"|{{flagicon|AUS}} Chris Coyne

|0(1)

00000000(1)0
align="left"|DFalign="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Keith Dublin

|6(3)

0001(1)0108(4)0
align="left"|DFalign="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Barry Hunter

|5

200000052
align="left"|DFalign="left"|{{flagicon|WAL}} Nathan Jones

|5(12)

00(1)01(1)00(1)06(14)0
align="left"|DFalign="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Simon Livett

|19(4)

110101022(4)1
align="left"|DFalign="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Dave Morley

|26(1)

00(1)0200028(2)0
align="left"|DFalign="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Rob Newman

|36

7104110428
align="left"|DFalign="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Leo Roget

|11(3)

000100012(3)0
align="left"|DFalign="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Mark Stimson

|17

0104000210
align="left"|MFalign="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Adrian Clarke

|14(10)

310310018(10)3
align="left"|MFalign="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Mick Gooding

|19(4)

000201022(4)0
align="left"|MFalign="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Julian Hails

|11

1004000151
align="left"|MFalign="left"|{{flagicon|ZAF}} Andy Harris

|1

000000010
align="left"|MFalign="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Lee Hodges

|10

1000000101
align="left"|MFalign="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Scott Houghton

|26(1)

300001027(1)3
align="left"|MFalign="left"|{{flagicon|IRL}} Kevin Maher

|34

4104011405
align="left"|MFalign="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Mark Patterson

|5

000000050
align="left"|MFalign="left"|{{flagicon|GER}} Lars Unger

|14

0000000140
align="left"|FWalign="left"|{{flagicon|SCO}} Alex Burns

|26(5)

510301031(5)5
align="left"|FWalign="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Neil Campbell

|9(3)

20000009(3)2
align="left"|FWalign="left"|{{flagicon|IRL}} Barry Conlon

|28(6)

710001030(6)7
align="left"|FWalign="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Miguel de Souza

|2

0001(1)0003(1)0
align="left"|FWalign="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Trevor Fitzpatrick

|7(16)

50(1)00(1)01(2)08(18)5
align="left"|FWalign="left"|{{flagicon|NGR}} Dominic Iorfa

|0(2)

00000000(2)0
align="left"|FWalign="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Steve McGavin

|4(7)

00000004(7)0
align="left"|FWalign="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Kevin Rapley

|9

400000094
align="left"|FWalign="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Neville Roach

|7(1)

10000007(1)1
align="left"|FWalign="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} David Whyte

|14(4)

210300019(4)2

References

;General

[https://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=2393&teamTabs=results&season_id=128 Southend United 1998–99] at soccerbase.com (use drop down list to select relevant season)

;Specific

{{Reflist}}

{{Southend United F.C.}}

{{1998–99 in English football}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:1998-99 Southend United F.C. season}}

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