1998–99 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season

The 1998–99 season was Blackburn Rovers' seventh season in the Premier League, and their seventh consecutive season in the top division of English football.

Season summary

Four years earlier, Blackburn Rovers were Premiership champions. Just one year earlier, they had qualified for the UEFA Cup. They were among some people's outsiders for a title challenge.

But it all went wrong for Rovers, who were soon in the depth of a relegation battle. Manager Roy Hodgson paid with his job in November. Manchester United assistant Brian Kidd was named as his replacement, but he was unable to steer Rovers to safety and their relegation was confirmed in the penultimate game of the season. They were condemned to a place in Division One, but managed to hold on to many key players and approached the new season as most people's favourites for an immediate return to the elite.

Final league table

Results summary

Results by round

Results

Blackburn Rovers' score comes first

Legend

FA Premier League

FA Cup

League Cup

UEFA Cup

First-team squad

Squad at end of season

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

Left club during season

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

Reserve squad

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

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Starting 11

Considering starts in all competitions

• GK: #13, John Filan, 32
• RB: #2, Jeff Kenna, 29
• CB: #5, Darren Peacock, 34
• CB: #6, Stéphane Henchoz, 41
• LB: #3, Callum Davidson, 39
• RM: #19, Damien Johnson, 17 (#23, Christian Dailly, has 18 starts)
• CM: #4, Tim Sherwood, 23
• CM: #11, Jason Wilcox, 33
• LM: #12, Damien Duff, 25
• CF: #9, Chris Sutton, 20
• CF: #32, Ashley Ward, 19

Top scorers

• Ashley Ward 5
• Kevin Gallacher 5
• Chris Sutton 4
• Jason Wilcox 4
• Tim Sherwood 4
• Nathan Blake 3

Transfers

In

Out

Transfers in: £36,250,000

Transfers out: £11,675,000

Total spending: £24,750,000

References