1998–99 League of Wales
Football league season
Season | 1998–99 |
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Champions | Barry Town (4th title) |
Relegated | Holywell Town |
Champions League | Barry Town (First qualifying round) |
UEFA Cup | Inter Cardiff Cwmbrân 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 7–1 Rhayader Town (3 October 1998) |
Biggest away win | Rhyl 0–6 Barry Town (14 October 1998) |
← 1997–98 1999–00 → |
The 1998–99 League of Wales was the seventh season of the League of Wales, the top division of Welsh football. It began on 22 August 1998 and ended on 1 May 1999.[1] 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 due to financial difficulties, and promptly went out of business.[2][3]
Teams
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Location of clubs in 1998–99 League of WalesTeam | Home city | Home ground |
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Aberystwyth Town | Aberystwyth | Park Avenue |
Afan Lido | Port Talbot | Lido Ground |
Bangor City | Bangor | Farrar Road Stadium |
Barry Town | Barry | Jenner Park |
Caernarfon Town | Caernarfon | The Oval |
Caersws | Caersws | Recreation Ground |
Carmarthen Town | Carmarthen | Richmond Park |
Conwy United | Conwy | Y Morfa |
Cwmbrân Town | Cwmbrân | Cwmbrân Stadium |
Gap Connah's Quay | Connah's Quay | Deeside Stadium |
Haverfordwest County | Haverfordwest | Bridge Meadow Stadium |
Holywell Town | Holywell | Halkyn Road |
Inter Cardiff | Cardiff | Cyncoed Campus |
Newtown | Newtown | Latham Park |
Rhayader Town | Rhayader | The Weirglodd |
Rhyl | Rhyl | Belle Vue |
Total Network Solutions | Llansantffraid-ym-Mechain | Recreation Ground |
Managerial changes
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Table |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Carmarthen Town | John Mahoney | Resigned | 30 November 1998[4] | Tomi Morgan | 12 December 1998[5] | 9th |
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or 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 | Relegation to Cymru Alliance |
Source: [1][6]
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
Results
Home \ Away | ABE | AFA | BAN | BAR | CNR | CSW | CMR | CON | CMT | CQN | HAV | HWL | INC | NEW | RHA | RHL | TNS |
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Aberystwyth Town | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–5 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | |
Afan Lido | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–3 | |
Bangor City | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 5–2 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | |
Barry Town | 5–1 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 3–0 | 5–2 | 6–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 7–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
Caernarfon Town | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | |
Caersws | 2–3 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 4–4 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | |
Carmarthen Town | 2–5 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 6–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | |
Conwy United | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–4 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–3 | |
Cwmbran Town | 0–1 | 1–4 | 2–4 | 0–4 | 6–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 3–6 | 6–1 | 0–4 | |
Connah's Quay Nomads | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 6–2 | 2–3 | |
Haverfordwest County | 2–6 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 7–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 5–2 | 1–3 | |
Holywell Town | 3–6 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 4–3 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 3–3 | |
Inter Cardiff | 6–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 6–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | |
Newtown | 1–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | |
Rhayader Town | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–5 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | |
Rhyl | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–6 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 5–1 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 0–3 | |
Total Network Solutions | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 6–0 |
Source: [1]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Top goalscorers
Pos | Player | Club | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Eifion Williams | Barry Town | 28 |
2 | Chris Summers | Cwmbrân Town | 21 |
3 | Mattie Davies | Cwmbrân 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: [1]
See also
- 1998–99 in Welsh football
- 1998–99 Welsh Cup
- 1998–99 Welsh League Cup
- 1998–99 FAW Premier Cup
References
- ^ a b c d "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.
External links
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- Welsh Football Data Archive website
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