1998–99 Stockport County F.C. season
# 1998–99 Stockport County F.C. season

During the 1998–99 English football season, Stockport County F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.

## Season summary

In the 1998–99 season, Stockport finished in 16th place, winning just 3 of their final 14 matches. A 5–0 defeat at relegated Oxford United on the final day signalled the end of Megson's time at Edgeley Park.

## Final league table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Sunderland (C, P) | 46 | 31 | 12 | 3 | 91 | 28 | +63 | 105 | Promotion to the Premier League |
| 2 | Bradford City (P) | 46 | 26 | 9 | 11 | 82 | 47 | +35 | 87 | Promotion to the Premier League |
| 3 | Ipswich Town | 46 | 26 | 8 | 12 | 69 | 32 | +37 | 86 | Qualification for the First Division play-offs |
| 4 | Birmingham City | 46 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 66 | 37 | +29 | 81 | Qualification for the First Division play-offs |
| 5 | Watford (O, P) | 46 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 65 | 56 | +9 | 77 | Qualification for the First Division play-offs |
| 6 | Bolton Wanderers | 46 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 78 | 59 | +19 | 76 | Qualification for the First Division play-offs |
| 7 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 46 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 64 | 43 | +21 | 73 | |
| 8 | Sheffield United | 46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 71 | 66 | +5 | 67 | |
| 9 | Norwich City | 46 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 62 | 61 | +1 | 62 | |
| 10 | Huddersfield Town | 46 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 62 | 71 | −9 | 61 | |
| 11 | Grimsby Town | 46 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 40 | 52 | −12 | 61 | |
| 12 | West Bromwich Albion | 46 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 69 | 76 | −7 | 59 | |
| 13 | Barnsley | 46 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 59 | 56 | +3 | 59 | |
| 14 | Crystal Palace | 46 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 58 | 71 | −13 | 58 | |
| 15 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 12 | 20 | 14 | 63 | 61 | +2 | 56 | |
| 16 | Stockport County | 46 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 49 | 60 | −11 | 53 | |
| 17 | Swindon Town | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 59 | 81 | −22 | 50 | |
| 18 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 54 | 78 | −24 | 48 | |
| 19 | Portsmouth | 46 | 11 | 14 | 21 | 57 | 73 | −16 | 47 | |
| 20 | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 52 | 61 | −9 | 47 | |
| 21 | Port Vale | 46 | 13 | 8 | 25 | 45 | 75 | −30 | 47 | |
| 22 | Bury (R) | 46 | 10 | 17 | 19 | 35 | 60 | −25 | 47 | Relegation to the Second Division |
| 23 | Oxford United (R) | 46 | 10 | 14 | 22 | 48 | 71 | −23 | 44 | Relegation to the Second Division |
| 24 | Bristol City (R) | 46 | 9 | 15 | 22 | 57 | 80 | −23 | 42 | Relegation to the Second Division |
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Fulham (C, P) | 46 | 31 | 8 | 7 | 79 | 32 | +47 | 101 | Promotion to the First Division |
| 2 | Walsall (P) | 46 | 26 | 9 | 11 | 63 | 47 | +16 | 87 | Promotion to the First Division |
| 3 | Manchester City (O, P) | 46 | 22 | 16 | 8 | 69 | 33 | +36 | 82 | Qualification for the Second Division play-offs |
| 4 | Gillingham | 46 | 22 | 14 | 10 | 75 | 44 | +31 | 80 | Qualification for the Second Division play-offs |
| 5 | Preston North End | 46 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 78 | 50 | +28 | 79 | Qualification for the Second Division play-offs |
| 6 | Wigan Athletic | 46 | 22 | 10 | 14 | 75 | 48 | +27 | 76 | Qualification for the Second Division play-offs |
| 7 | Bournemouth | 46 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 63 | 41 | +22 | 76 | |
| 8 | Stoke City | 46 | 21 | 6 | 19 | 59 | 63 | −4 | 69 | |
| 9 | Chesterfield | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 46 | 44 | +2 | 64 | |
| 10 | Millwall | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 52 | 59 | −7 | 62 | |
| 11 | Reading | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 54 | 63 | −9 | 61 | |
| 12 | Luton Town | 46 | 16 | 10 | 20 | 51 | 60 | −9 | 58 | |
| 13 | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 65 | 56 | +9 | 56 | |
| 14 | Blackpool | 46 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 44 | 54 | −10 | 56 | |
| 15 | Burnley | 46 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 54 | 73 | −19 | 55 | |
| 16 | Notts County | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 52 | 61 | −9 | 54 | |
| 17 | Wrexham | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 43 | 62 | −19 | 53 | |
| 18 | Colchester United | 46 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 52 | 70 | −18 | 52 | |
| 19 | Wycombe Wanderers | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 52 | 58 | −6 | 51 | |
| 20 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 48 | 66 | −18 | 51 | |
| 21 | York City (R) | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 56 | 80 | −24 | 50 | Relegation to the Third Division |
| 22 | Northampton Town (R) | 46 | 10 | 18 | 18 | 43 | 57 | −14 | 48 | Relegation to the Third Division |
| 23 | Lincoln City (R) | 46 | 13 | 7 | 26 | 42 | 74 | −32 | 46 | Relegation to the Third Division |
| 24 | Macclesfield Town (R) | 46 | 11 | 10 | 25 | 43 | 63 | −20 | 43 | Relegation to the Third Division |

## Results

Stockport County's score comes first

### Legend

| Win | Draw | Loss |
| - | - | - |

### Football League First Division

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 8 August 1998 | Bradford City | A | 2–1 | 14,360 | Dinning (2 pens) |
| 15 August 1998 | Norwich City | H | 0–2 | 6,538 | |
| 21 August 1998 | Barnsley | A | 1–1 | 16,377 | Branch |
| 29 August 1998 | Crystal Palace | H | 1–1 | 7,739 | C Byrne |
| 31 August 1998 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 2–2 | 22,217 | Angell (2) |
| 5 September 1998 | Grimsby Town | H | 2–0 | 6,199 | Angell (2) |
| 8 September 1998 | Birmingham City | A | 0–2 | 16,429 | |
| 12 September 1998 | Crewe Alexandra | H | 1–1 | 7,302 | Flynn |
| 19 September 1998 | Queens Park Rangers | A | 0–2 | 8,205 | |
| 26 September 1998 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 2–2 | 8,804 | McIntosh, C Byrne |
| 29 September 1998 | Huddersfield Town | H | 1–1 | 8,023 | Thomas-Moore |
| 3 October 1998 | Swindon Town | A | 3–2 | 7,691 | McIntosh, Branch, Thomas-Moore |
| 17 October 1998 | Bury | A | 1–1 | 5,732 | Branch |
| 20 October 1998 | Sheffield United | A | 1–1 | 12,657 | Thomas-Moore |
| 24 October 1998 | Ipswich Town | H | 0–1 | 7,432 | |
| 31 October 1998 | Tranmere Rovers | A | 1–1 | 6,597 | Angell |
| 8 November 1998 | Port Vale | H | 4–2 | 7,612 | Angell (3), Grant |
| 14 November 1998 | Watford | H | 1–1 | 8,019 | Dinning (pen) |
| 21 November 1998 | Bristol City | A | 1–1 | 11,032 | Angell |
| 24 November 1998 | Bolton Wanderers | H | 0–1 | 8,520 | |
| 28 November 1998 | Portsmouth | H | 2–0 | 7,504 | Cooper, Dinning (pen) |
| 5 December 1998 | Sunderland | A | 0–1 | 36,040 | |
| 12 December 1998 | Watford | A | 2–4 | 9,250 | Angell, Connelly |
| 19 December 1998 | Oxford United | H | 2–0 | 6,500 | Matthews, Dinning (pen) |
| 26 December 1998 | Barnsley | H | 0–1 | 10,263 | |
| 28 December 1998 | Grimsby Town | A | 0–1 | 8,058 | |
| 9 January 1999 | Bradford City | H | 1–2 | 8,975 | Angell |
| 16 January 1999 | Crystal Palace | A | 2–2 | 15,517 | Angell (2) |
| 30 January 1999 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 1–2 | 8,654 | Angell |
| 6 February 1999 | Norwich City | A | 2–0 | 14,675 | Angell, Wilson (own goal) |
| 13 February 1999 | Birmingham City | H | 1–0 | 9,056 | Angell |
| 20 February 1999 | Crewe Alexandra | A | 2–0 | 5,473 | Woodthorpe, Ellis |
| 27 February 1999 | Queens Park Rangers | H | 0–0 | 7,694 | |
| 2 March 1999 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 1–3 | 11,801 | McIntosh |
| 6 March 1999 | Huddersfield Town | A | 0–3 | 11,914 | |
| 9 March 1999 | Swindon Town | H | 2–1 | 6,048 | Angell, Ellis (pen) |
| 13 March 1999 | Port Vale | A | 1–1 | 6,456 | Smith |
| 20 March 1999 | Tranmere Rovers | H | 0–0 | 7,589 | |
| 3 April 1999 | Bury | H | 0–0 | 7,483 | |
| 5 April 1999 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 2–1 | 18,587 | Ellis, Woodthorpe |
| 10 April 1999 | Sheffield United | H | 1–0 | 7,551 | Matthews |
| 17 April 1999 | Bristol City | H | 2–2 | 7,602 | Ellis (2) |
| 20 April 1999 | Ipswich Town | A | 0–1 | 17,056 | |
| 24 April 1999 | Portsmouth | A | 1–3 | 11,212 | Ellis |
| 1 May 1999 | Sunderland | H | 0–1 | 10,548 | |
| 9 May 1999 | Oxford United | A | 0–5 | 6,830 | |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| R3 | 2 January 1999 | Bury | A | 3–0 | 5,325 | Angell, Lucketti (own goal), Woodthorpe |
| R4 | 23 January 1999 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 0–2 | 20,984 | |

### League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| R1 1st Leg | 11 August 1998 | Hull City | H | 2–2 | 3,134 | Thomas-Moore, C Byrne |
| R1 2nd Leg | 18 August 1998 | Hull City | A | 0–0 (lost on away goals) | 3,480 | |

## Squad

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

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| - | - | - | - |
| — | GK | ENG | Ian Gray |
| — | GK | ENG | Carlo Nash |
| — | DF | IRL | Des Byrne |
| — | DF | ENG | Sean Connelly |
| — | DF | ENG | Mike Flynn |
| — | DF | ENG | Jim Gannon |
| — | DF | SCO | Martin McIntosh |
| — | DF | ENG | Colin Woodthorpe |
| — | MF | NOR | Paul Alsaker |
| — | MF | SCO | Tom Bennett |
| — | MF | ENG | Graham Branch |
| — | MF | ENG | Chris Byrne |
| — | MF | ENG | Paul Cook |
| — | MF | ENG | Kevin Cooper |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | ENG | Tony Dinning |
| — | MF | ENG | Paul Hughes |
| — | MF | IRL | Sean Mannion |
| — | MF | ENG | Rob Matthews |
| — | MF | SCO | Derek McInnes |
| — | MF | WAL | Wayne Phillips |
| — | MF | ENG | David Smith |
| — | MF | ENG | Simon Travis |
| — | FW | ENG | Brett Angell |
| — | FW | IRL | Jon Daly |
| — | FW | ENG | Tony Ellis |
| — | FW | ENG | Ian Thomas-Moore |
| — | FW | ENG | Aaron Wilbraham |
| — | FW | IRL | Stephen Grant |
