1998–99 Cardiff City F.C. season
# 1998–99 Cardiff City F.C. season

The 1998–99 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 72nd season in the Football League. They competed in the 24-team Division Three, then the fourth tier of English football, finishing third, winning promotion to Division Two.

## Players

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 | Jon Hallworth |
| -- | GK | EIR | Seamus Kelly |
| -- | DF | WAL | Mark Delaney |
| -- | DF | ENG | Jeff Eckhardt |
| -- | DF | ENG | Mike Ford |
| -- | DF | WAL | Lee Jarman |
| -- | DF | WAL | Andy Legg |
| -- | DF | ENG | Graham Mitchell |
| -- | DF | WAL | Lee Phillips |
| -- | DF | WAL | Scott Young |
| -- | MF | ENG | Chris Allen |
| -- | MF | ENG | Mark Bonner |
| -- | MF | WAL | Jason Bowen |
| -- | MF | ENG | Matt Brazier |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| -- | MF | WAL | Nathan Cadette |
| -- | MF | ENG | Richard Carpenter |
| -- | MF | ENG | Jason Fowler |
| -- | MF | ENG | Danny Hill |
| -- | MF | ENG | Craig Middleton |
| -- | MF | EIR | Wayne O'Sullivan |
| -- | MF | ENG | Dave Penney |
| -- | MF | WAL | Tom Ramasut |
| -- | MF | WAL | Christian Roberts |
| -- | FW | WAL | Robert Earnshaw |
| -- | FW | ENG | Kevin Nugent |
| -- | FW | ENG | Andy Saville |
| -- | FW | WAL | Dai Thomas |
| -- | FW | ENG | John Williams |

First team squad.

## League table

| Pos | Team v t e | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GS | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Brentford | 46 | 26 | 7 | 13 | 79 | 56 | 79 | 85 | Division Champions, promoted |
| 2 | Cambridge United | 46 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 78 | 48 | 78 | 81 | Promoted |
| 3 | Cardiff City | 46 | 22 | 14 | 10 | 60 | 39 | 60 | 80 | Promoted |
| 4 | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 22 | 8 | 16 | 69 | 58 | 69 | 74 | Promoted through play-offs |
| 5 | Rotherham United | 46 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 79 | 61 | 79 | 73 | Participated in play-offs |

### Results by round

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## Fixtures and results

### Third Division

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