1998–99 FA Premier League

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Winner's medal from the 1998–99 Premier League (Manchester United Museum)

The 1998–99 FA Premier League (known as the FA Carling Premiership for sponsorship reasons) was the seventh season of the Premier League, the top division of English football, since its establishment in 1992. Manchester United won a treble of the league title, the FA Cup and the UEFA Champions League. They secured their fifth league title in seven seasons after outlasting Arsenal and Chelsea in a closely fought title race, losing just three league games all season.

The season was also the 100th season of top flight football in England, not counting years lost to the two World Wars. Of the original clubs in the first Football League season, only Aston Villa, Blackburn Rovers, Derby County and Everton were present for this season.

Arsenal failed to retain their title, despite having the same points tally as last season 78 points, but had at one point looked as though they were on the brink of winning the title, after beating fellow rivals Tottenham Hotspur, while Manchester United had drawn against Liverpool, 2–2. However, Manchester United pushed on and took advantage of Arsenal's 1–0 defeat at Leeds United in the penultimate match of the season and despite going 1–0 down against Tottenham on the final day, came back to win 2–1 and clinch the title. Should they have failed to win, Arsenal would have been crowned champions once more.

Chelsea, looking to build on a fourth-placed finish the previous season, were flying for much of the season and were in a good position to claim a first league title in 44 years. The Blues were second at Christmas and went top on Boxing Day. A loss at Highbury at the start of February was just a second in the league all season, and kept Chelsea in second place, just a point off the summit. Eventually, three draws in April against winnable opposition (mid-table sides Middlesbrough and Leicester City, and relegation-threatened Sheffield Wednesday) is what cost Chelsea a first Premiership crown. Had they won these, the Blues would've been champions. Chelsea had to settle for third place, earning a maiden Champions League appearance.

To achieve their success, the Manchester United playing squad had been altered substantially during the close season. A total of more than £28 million had been spent on Dwight Yorke, Jaap Stam and Jesper Blomqvist, while several older players left the club; Gary Pallister returned to Middlesbrough after nine years for £2.5 million, while Brian McClair returned to Motherwell on a free transfer. In December, however, McClair was back in the Premier League as Brian Kidd's assistant at Blackburn Rovers.

Season summary

At the end of 1998–99, the Premiership would have three Champions League places. Manchester United as well as runners-up Arsenal and third placed Chelsea would be playing in the following season's Champions League. There would only be one automatic UEFA Cup place from the league – taken by fourth-placed Leeds United. Fifth-placed West Ham United qualified for the UEFA Cup via the Intertoto Cup after achieving their highest league finish since 1986 as they continued to make progress under Harry Redknapp, outperforming several "bigger" clubs with greater resources. Also qualifying were Newcastle United via the 1998–99 FA Cup final, and Tottenham Hotspur via the League Cup.

Manchester United regained the title from Arsenal on the final day of the season, and had faced competition from Chelsea until the final stages of the season, while Aston Villa had led the table for much of the first half of the season before finishing sixth.

Bottom of the Premiership in the final table came Nottingham Forest, who suffered their third relegation in seven seasons. After winning two of their opening three matches, a club record winless run of 19 matches left them firmly rooted to the bottom. Another notable low during the season saw an 8-1 defeat at home to Manchester United, by which point Dave Bassett had been replaced by Ron Atkinson, who was unable to spark a revival in fortunes and their relegation back to the First Division was confirmed with three games remaining. Forest ultimately would not return to the top flight for another 23 years.

Second from bottom came Blackburn Rovers, who just four seasons earlier had been Premiership champions. Like Forest, a change of manager, with Roy Hodgson being replaced by Brian Kidd just before Christmas failed to have the desired outcome, a goalless draw at home to Manchester United in their penultimate game of the season sealing their fate. The final relegation place went to Charlton Athletic, who went down at the end of their first spell in the top flight for nine seasons following a 1-0 defeat at home to Sheffield Wednesday on the final day. The only newly promoted club to survive was Middlesbrough, who finished in ninth place - their highest final position for more than 20 years.

None of the teams relegated from the Premiership the previous season regained their top division status in 1999, although First Division champions Sunderland regained their Premiership place after a two-year exile. The other two relegation places went to long-term absentees from the top division. Playoff winners Watford regained their top division place after an absence of 11 years, but runners-up Bradford had been outside of the top division for 77 years. These two promotion winners surprised the observers more than any other Division One side during 1998–99, but were widely expected to struggle in the top flight.

Teams

Twenty teams competed in the league – the top seventeen teams from the previous season and the three teams promoted from the First Division. The promoted teams were Nottingham Forest, Middlesbrough (both teams sealing an immediate return to the top flight after a single season), and Charlton Athletic (playing in the top flight after an eight-year absence). This was also Charlton Athletic's first season in the Premier League. They replaced Bolton Wanderers, Barnsley and Crystal Palace, with all three relegated teams returning to the First Division after a single season in the top flight.

Stadiums and locations

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Team Location Stadium Capacity
Arsenal London Template:Small Arsenal Stadium 38,419
Aston Villa Birmingham Villa Park 42,573
Blackburn Rovers Blackburn Ewood Park 31,367
Charlton Athletic London Template:Small The Valley 20,043
Chelsea London Template:Small Stamford Bridge 42,055
Coventry City Coventry Highfield Road 23,489
Derby County Derby Pride Park Stadium 33,597
Everton Liverpool Template:Small Goodison Park 40,569
Leeds United Leeds Elland Road 40,242
Leicester City Leicester Filbert Street 22,000
Liverpool Liverpool Template:Small Anfield 45,522
Manchester United Manchester Old Trafford 68,174
Middlesbrough Middlesbrough Riverside Stadium 30,000
Newcastle United Newcastle upon Tyne St James' Park 52,387
Nottingham Forest West Bridgford City Ground 30,445
Sheffield Wednesday Sheffield Hillsborough Stadium 39,732
Southampton Southampton The Dell 15,200
Tottenham Hotspur London Template:Small White Hart Lane 36,240
West Ham United London Template:Small Boleyn Ground 35,647
Wimbledon London Template:Small Selhurst ParkTemplate:Efn 26,074

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Personnel and kits

(as of 16 May 1999)

Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Arsenal Template:Flagicon Arsène Wenger Template:Flagicon Tony Adams Nike JVC
Aston Villa Template:Flagicon John Gregory Template:Flagicon Gareth Southgate Reebok LDV Vans
Blackburn Rovers Template:Flagicon Brian Kidd Template:Flagicon Garry Flitcroft Uhlsport CIS
Charlton Athletic Template:Flagicon Alan Curbishley Template:Flagicon Mark Kinsella Le Coq Sportif Mesh Computers
Chelsea Template:Flagicon Gianluca Vialli Template:Flagicon Dennis Wise Umbro Autoglass
Coventry City Template:Flagicon Gordon Strachan Template:Flagicon Gary McAllister Le Coq Sportif Subaru
Derby County Template:Flagicon Jim Smith Template:Flagicon Igor Štimac Puma EDS
Everton Template:Flagicon Walter Smith Template:Flagicon Dave Watson Umbro One2One
Leeds United Template:Flagicon David O'Leary Template:Flagicon Lucas Radebe Puma Packard Bell
Leicester City Template:Flagicon Martin O'Neill Template:Flagicon Steve Walsh Fox Leisure Walkers
Liverpool Template:Flagicon Gérard Houllier Template:Flagicon Paul Ince Reebok Carlsberg
Manchester United Template:Flagicon Alex Ferguson Template:Flagicon Roy Keane Umbro Sharp
Middlesbrough Template:Flagicon Bryan Robson Template:Flagicon Andy Townsend Erreà Cellnet
Newcastle United Template:Flagicon Ruud Gullit Template:Flagicon Alan Shearer Adidas Newcastle Brown Ale
Nottingham Forest Template:Flagicon Ron Atkinson Template:Flagicon Steve Chettle Umbro Pinnacle Insurance
Sheffield Wednesday Template:Flagicon Danny Wilson Template:Flagicon Peter Atherton Puma Sanderson
Southampton Template:Flagicon Dave Jones Template:Flagicon Matt Le Tissier Pony Sanderson
Tottenham Hotspur Template:Flagicon George Graham Template:Flagicon Sol Campbell Pony Hewlett-Packard
West Ham United Template:Flagicon Harry Redknapp Template:Flagicon Steve Lomas Pony Dr. Martens
Wimbledon Template:Flagicon Terry Burton
Template:Flagicon Mick Harford (caretaker)
Template:Flagicon Robbie Earle Lotto Elonex

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Sheffield Wednesday Template:Flagicon Ron Atkinson End of caretaker spell 17 May 1998 Pre-season Template:Flagicon Danny Wilson 6 July 1998
Everton Template:Flagicon Howard Kendall Resigned 1 July 1998 Template:Flagicon Walter Smith 1 July 1998
Liverpool Template:Flagicon Roy Evans (sole charge) N/ATemplate:Efn Template:Flagicon Roy Evans
Template:Flagicon Gérard Houllier (co-managers)
Newcastle United Template:Flagicon Kenny Dalglish Sacked 27 August 1998 13th Template:Flagicon Ruud Gullit 27 August 1998
Tottenham Hotspur Template:Flagicon Christian Gross 5 September 1998 14th Template:Flagicon David Pleat
Template:Flagicon Chris Hughton (co-caretakers)
7 September 1998
Template:Flagicon David Pleat
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End of caretaker spell 1 October 1998 13th Template:Flagicon George Graham 1 October 1998
Leeds United Template:Flagicon George Graham Signed by Tottenham 7th Template:Flagicon David O'Leary
Liverpool Template:Flagicon Roy Evans (as co-manager) Resigned 12 November 1998 11th Template:Flagicon Gérard Houllier (taking sole charge) 12 November 1998
Blackburn Rovers Template:Flagicon Roy Hodgson Sacked 21 November 1998 20th Template:Flagicon Tony Parkes (caretaker) 21 November 1998
Template:Flagicon Tony Parkes End of caretaker spell 4 December 1998 Template:Flagicon Brian Kidd 4 December 1998
Nottingham Forest Template:Flagicon Dave Bassett Sacked 5 January 1999 Template:Flagicon Ron Atkinson (caretaker) 5 January 1999
Wimbledon Template:Flagicon Joe Kinnear Illness 3 March 1999Template:Efn 6th Template:Flagicon Terry Burton
Template:Flagicon Mick Harford (co-caretakers)
3 March 1999

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League table

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Results

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|name_ARS=Arsenal |match_ARS_AVL=1–0 |match_ARS_BLB=1–0 |match_ARS_CHA=0–0 |match_ARS_CHE=1–0 |match_ARS_COV=2–0 |match_ARS_DER=1–0 |match_ARS_EVE=1–0 |match_ARS_LEE=3–1 |match_ARS_LEI=5–0 |match_ARS_LIV=0–0 |match_ARS_MUN=3–0 |match_ARS_MID=1–1 |match_ARS_NEW=3–0 |match_ARS_NFO=2–1 |match_ARS_SHW=3–0 |match_ARS_SOU=1–1 |match_ARS_TOT=0–0 |match_ARS_WHU=1–0 |match_ARS_WIM=5–1

|name_AVL=Aston Villa |match_AVL_ARS=3–2 |match_AVL_BLB=1–3 |match_AVL_CHA=3–4 |match_AVL_CHE=0–3 |match_AVL_COV=1–4 |match_AVL_DER=1–0 |match_AVL_EVE=3–0 |match_AVL_LEE=1–2 |match_AVL_LEI=1–1 |match_AVL_LIV=2–4 |match_AVL_MUN=1–1 |match_AVL_MID=3–1 |match_AVL_NEW=1–0 |match_AVL_NFO=2–0 |match_AVL_SHW=2–1 |match_AVL_SOU=3–0 |match_AVL_TOT=3–2 |match_AVL_WHU=0–0 |match_AVL_WIM=2–0

|name_BLB=Blackburn Rovers |match_BLB_ARS=1–2 |match_BLB_AVL=2–1 |match_BLB_CHA=1–0 |match_BLB_CHE=3–4 |match_BLB_COV=1–2 |match_BLB_DER=0–0 |match_BLB_EVE=1–2 |match_BLB_LEE=1–0 |match_BLB_LEI=1–0 |match_BLB_LIV=1–3 |match_BLB_MUN=0–0 |match_BLB_MID=0–0 |match_BLB_NEW=0–0 |match_BLB_NFO=1–2 |match_BLB_SHW=1–4 |match_BLB_SOU=0–2 |match_BLB_TOT=1–1 |match_BLB_WHU=3–0 |match_BLB_WIM=3–1

|name_CHA=Charlton Athletic |match_CHA_ARS=0–1 |match_CHA_AVL=0–1 |match_CHA_BLB=0–0 |match_CHA_CHE=0–1 |match_CHA_COV=1–1 |match_CHA_DER=1–2 |match_CHA_EVE=1–2 |match_CHA_LEE=1–1 |match_CHA_LEI=0–0 |match_CHA_LIV=1–0 |match_CHA_MUN=0–1 |match_CHA_MID=1–1 |match_CHA_NEW=2–2 |match_CHA_NFO=0–0 |match_CHA_SHW=0–1 |match_CHA_SOU=5–0 |match_CHA_TOT=1–4 |match_CHA_WHU=4–2 |match_CHA_WIM=2–0

|name_CHE=Chelsea |match_CHE_ARS=0–0 |match_CHE_AVL=2–1 |match_CHE_BLB=1–1 |match_CHE_CHA=2–1 |match_CHE_COV=2–1 |match_CHE_DER=2–1 |match_CHE_EVE=3–1 |match_CHE_LEE=1–0 |match_CHE_LEI=2–2 |match_CHE_LIV=2–1 |match_CHE_MUN=0–0 |match_CHE_MID=2–0 |match_CHE_NEW=1–1 |match_CHE_NFO=2–1 |match_CHE_SHW=1–1 |match_CHE_SOU=1–0 |match_CHE_TOT=2–0 |match_CHE_WHU=0–1 |match_CHE_WIM=3–0

|name_COV=Coventry City |match_COV_ARS=0–1 |match_COV_AVL=1–2 |match_COV_BLB=1–1 |match_COV_CHA=2–1 |match_COV_CHE=2–1 |match_COV_DER=1–1 |match_COV_EVE=3–0 |match_COV_LEE=2–2 |match_COV_LEI=1–1 |match_COV_LIV=2–1 |match_COV_MUN=0–1 |match_COV_MID=1–2 |match_COV_NEW=1–5 |match_COV_NFO=4–0 |match_COV_SHW=1–0 |match_COV_SOU=1–0 |match_COV_TOT=1–1 |match_COV_WHU=0–0 |match_COV_WIM=2–1

|name_DER=Derby County |match_DER_ARS=0–0 |match_DER_AVL=2–1 |match_DER_BLB=1–0 |match_DER_CHA=0–2 |match_DER_CHE=2–2 |match_DER_COV=0–0 |match_DER_EVE=2–1 |match_DER_LEE=2–2 |match_DER_LEI=2–0 |match_DER_LIV=3–2 |match_DER_MUN=1–1 |match_DER_MID=2–1 |match_DER_NEW=3–4 |match_DER_NFO=1–0 |match_DER_SHW=1–0 |match_DER_SOU=0–0 |match_DER_TOT=0–1 |match_DER_WHU=0–2 |match_DER_WIM=0–0

|name_EVE=Everton |match_EVE_ARS=0–2 |match_EVE_AVL=0–0 |match_EVE_BLB=0–0 |match_EVE_CHA=4–1 |match_EVE_CHE=0–0 |match_EVE_COV=2–0 |match_EVE_DER=0–0 |match_EVE_LEE=0–0 |match_EVE_LEI=0–0 |match_EVE_LIV=0–0 |match_EVE_MUN=1–4 |match_EVE_MID=5–0 |match_EVE_NEW=1–0 |match_EVE_NFO=0–1 |match_EVE_SHW=1–2 |match_EVE_SOU=1–0 |match_EVE_TOT=0–1 |match_EVE_WHU=6–0 |match_EVE_WIM=1–1

|name_LEE=Leeds United |match_LEE_ARS=1–0 |match_LEE_AVL=0–0 |match_LEE_BLB=1–0 |match_LEE_CHA=4–1 |match_LEE_CHE=0–0 |match_LEE_COV=2–0 |match_LEE_DER=4–1 |match_LEE_EVE=1–0 |match_LEE_LEI=0–1 |match_LEE_LIV=0–0 |match_LEE_MUN=1–1 |match_LEE_MID=2–0 |match_LEE_NEW=0–1 |match_LEE_NFO=3–1 |match_LEE_SHW=2–1 |match_LEE_SOU=3–0 |match_LEE_TOT=2–0 |match_LEE_WHU=4–0 |match_LEE_WIM=2–2

|name_LEI=Leicester City |match_LEI_ARS=1–1 |match_LEI_AVL=2–2 |match_LEI_BLB=1–1 |match_LEI_CHA=1–1 |match_LEI_CHE=2–4 |match_LEI_COV=1–0 |match_LEI_DER=1–2 |match_LEI_EVE=2–0 |match_LEI_LEE=1–2 |match_LEI_LIV=1–0 |match_LEI_MUN=2–6 |match_LEI_MID=0–1 |match_LEI_NEW=2–0 |match_LEI_NFO=3–1 |match_LEI_SHW=0–2 |match_LEI_SOU=2–0 |match_LEI_TOT=2–1 |match_LEI_WHU=0–0 |match_LEI_WIM=1–1

|name_LIV=Liverpool |match_LIV_ARS=0–0 |match_LIV_AVL=0–1 |match_LIV_BLB=2–0 |match_LIV_CHA=3–3 |match_LIV_CHE=1–1 |match_LIV_COV=2–0 |match_LIV_DER=1–2 |match_LIV_EVE=3–2 |match_LIV_LEE=1–3 |match_LIV_LEI=0–1 |match_LIV_MUN=2–2 |match_LIV_MID=3–1 |match_LIV_NEW=4–2 |match_LIV_NFO=5–1 |match_LIV_SHW=2–0 |match_LIV_SOU=7–1 |match_LIV_TOT=3–2 |match_LIV_WHU=2–2 |match_LIV_WIM=3–0

|name_MUN=Manchester United |match_MUN_ARS=1–1 |match_MUN_AVL=2–1 |match_MUN_BLB=3–2 |match_MUN_CHA=4–1 |match_MUN_CHE=1–1 |match_MUN_COV=2–0 |match_MUN_DER=1–0 |match_MUN_EVE=3–1 |match_MUN_LEE=3–2 |match_MUN_LEI=2–2 |match_MUN_LIV=2–0 |match_MUN_MID=2–3 |match_MUN_NEW=0–0 |match_MUN_NFO=3–0 |match_MUN_SHW=3–0 |match_MUN_SOU=2–1 |match_MUN_TOT=2–1 |match_MUN_WHU=4–1 |match_MUN_WIM=5–1

|name_MID=Middlesbrough |match_MID_ARS=1–6 |match_MID_AVL=0–0 |match_MID_BLB=2–1 |match_MID_CHA=2–0 |match_MID_CHE=0–0 |match_MID_COV=2–0 |match_MID_DER=1–1 |match_MID_EVE=2–2 |match_MID_LEE=0–0 |match_MID_LEI=0–0 |match_MID_LIV=1–3 |match_MID_MUN=0–1 |match_MID_NEW=2–2 |match_MID_NFO=1–1 |match_MID_SHW=4–0 |match_MID_SOU=3–0 |match_MID_TOT=0–0 |match_MID_WHU=1–0 |match_MID_WIM=3–1

|name_NEW=Newcastle United |match_NEW_ARS=1–1 |match_NEW_AVL=2–1 |match_NEW_BLB=1–1 |match_NEW_CHA=0–0 |match_NEW_CHE=0–1 |match_NEW_COV=4–1 |match_NEW_DER=2–1 |match_NEW_EVE=1–3 |match_NEW_LEE=0–3 |match_NEW_LEI=1–0 |match_NEW_LIV=1–4 |match_NEW_MUN=1–2 |match_NEW_MID=1–1 |match_NEW_NFO=2–0 |match_NEW_SHW=1–1 |match_NEW_SOU=4–0 |match_NEW_TOT=1–1 |match_NEW_WHU=0–3 |match_NEW_WIM=3–1

|name_NFO=Nottingham Forest |match_NFO_ARS=0–1 |match_NFO_AVL=2–2 |match_NFO_BLB=2–2 |match_NFO_CHA=0–1 |match_NFO_CHE=1–3 |match_NFO_COV=1–0 |match_NFO_DER=2–2 |match_NFO_EVE=0–2 |match_NFO_LEE=1–1 |match_NFO_LEI=1–0 |match_NFO_LIV=2–2 |match_NFO_MUN=1–8 |match_NFO_MID=1–2 |match_NFO_NEW=1–2 |match_NFO_SHW=2–0 |match_NFO_SOU=1–1 |match_NFO_TOT=0–1 |match_NFO_WHU=0–0 |match_NFO_WIM=0–1

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Season statistics

Scoring

Top scorers

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Liverpool's Michael Owen was the joint top scorer for the second time, with 18 goals.
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Template:Flagicon Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink Leeds United 18
Template:Flagicon Michael Owen Liverpool
Template:Flagicon Dwight Yorke Manchester United
4 Template:Flagicon Nicolas Anelka Arsenal 17
Template:Flagicon Andy Cole Manchester United
6 Template:Flagicon Hámilton Ricard Middlesbrough 15
7 Template:Flagicon Dion Dublin Aston Villa 14
Template:Flagicon Robbie Fowler Liverpool
Template:Flagicon Julian Joachim Aston Villa
Template:Flagicon Alan Shearer Newcastle United

Hat-tricks

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Manchester United's Ole Gunnar Solskjær became the first player to score a hat-trick as a substitute in the Premier League.
Player For Against Result Date Ref
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Template:Flagicon Template:Sortname Liverpool Newcastle United 4–1 (A) Template:Dts <ref>Template:Cite newsTemplate:Cbignore</ref>
Template:Flagicon Template:Sortname4 Liverpool Nottingham Forest 5–1 (H) Template:Dts <ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Flagicon Template:Sortname Aston Villa Leicester City 4–1 (A) Template:Dts <ref>Template:Cite newsTemplate:Cbignore</ref>
Template:Flagicon Template:Sortname Liverpool Aston Villa 4–2 (A) Template:Dts <ref>Template:Cite newsTemplate:Cbignore</ref>
Template:Flagicon Template:Sortname Tottenham Hotspur Everton 4–1 (H) Template:Dts <ref>Template:Cite newsTemplate:Cbignore</ref>
Template:Flagicon Template:Sortname Coventry City Nottingham Forest 4–0 (H) Template:Dts <ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Flagicon Template:SortnameP Liverpool Southampton 7–1 (H) Template:Dts <ref>Template:Cite newsTemplate:Cbignore</ref>
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Template:Flagicon Template:Sortname4 Template:Dagger Manchester United Nottingham Forest 8–1 (A) Template:Dts <ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Flagicon Template:Sortname Arsenal Leicester City 5–0 (H) Template:Dts <ref>Template:Cite newsTemplate:Cbignore</ref>
Template:Flagicon Template:Sortname Everton West Ham United 6–0 (H) Template:Dts <ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
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Top assists

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Arsenal's Dennis Bergkamp was the joint top assist provider with 13 goals for the club in the 1998–99 Premier League season.
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1 Template:Flagicon Dennis Bergkamp Arsenal 13
Template:Flagicon Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink Leeds United
3 Template:Flagicon David Beckham Manchester United 11
Template:Flagicon Eyal Berkovic West Ham United
Template:Flagicon Steve Guppy Leicester City
Template:Flagicon Dwight Yorke Manchester United
7 Template:Flagicon David Ginola Tottenham Hotspur 10
8 Template:Flagicon Darren Anderton Tottenham Hotspur 9
Template:Flagicon Harry Kewell Leeds United
10 Template:Flagicon James Beattie Southampton 7

Awards

Monthly awards

Month Manager of the Month Player of the Month
Manager Club Player Club
August Template:Flagicon Alan Curbishley Charlton Athletic Template:Flagicon Michael Owen Liverpool
September Template:Flagicon John Gregory Aston Villa Template:Flagicon Alan Shearer Newcastle United
October Template:Flagicon Martin O'Neill Leicester City Template:Flagicon Roy Keane Manchester United
November Template:Flagicon Harry Redknapp West Ham United Template:Flagicon Dion Dublin Aston Villa
December Template:Flagicon Brian Kidd Blackburn Rovers<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Template:Flagicon David Ginola Tottenham Hotspur
January Template:Flagicon Alex Ferguson Manchester United Template:Flagicon Dwight Yorke Manchester United
February Template:Flagicon Alan Curbishley Charlton Athletic Template:Flagicon Nicolas Anelka Arsenal
March Template:Flagicon David O'Leary Leeds United Template:Flagicon Ray Parlour Arsenal
April Template:Flagicon Alex Ferguson Manchester United Template:Flagicon Kevin Campbell Everton

Annual awards

Award Winner Club
Premier League Manager of the Season Template:Flagicon Alex Ferguson Manchester United
Premier League Player of the Season Template:Flagicon Dwight Yorke Manchester United
PFA Players' Player of the Year Template:Flagicon David Ginola Tottenham Hotspur
PFA Young Player of the Year Template:Flagicon Nicolas Anelka Arsenal
FWA Footballer of the Year Template:Flagicon David Ginola Tottenham Hotspur
PFA Team of the Year
Goalkeeper Template:Flagicon Nigel Martyn (Leeds United)
Defenders Template:Flagicon Gary Neville (Manchester United) Template:Flagicon Sol Campbell (Tottenham Hotspur) Template:Flagicon Jaap Stam (Manchester United) Template:Flagicon Denis Irwin (Manchester United)
Midfielders Template:Flagicon David Beckham (Manchester United) Template:Flagicon Emmanuel Petit (Arsenal) Template:Flagicon Patrick Vieira (Arsenal) Template:Flagicon David Ginola (Tottenham Hotspur)
Forwards Template:Flagicon Dwight Yorke (Manchester United) Template:Flagicon Nicolas Anelka (Arsenal)

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