1998–99 Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. season

The 1998–99 season was the 100th season of competitive league football in the history of English football club Wolverhampton Wanderers. They played the season in the second tier of the English football system, the Football League First Division.

The season began with Mark McGhee as manager but he left "by mutual agreement" on 5 November after a run of two victories from fourteen games; the team having begun with four consecutive league wins.^[1] Upon McGhee's departure his assistant Colin Lee was placed in charge of the team and, after taking ten points from a possible twelve, he was handed the post for the remainder of the season.^[2]

The team finished in seventh place, one position short of the play-offs. Results on the final day, including their own, failed to go in their favour and so they missed out on a chance of promotion to the Premier League. Nonetheless, following the final match, the Wolves board announced that Colin Lee was to be given a permanent contract as manager.^[3]

Results

Pre-season

Carl Zeiss Jena v Wolverhampton Wanderers

22 July 1998	Carl Zeiss Jena	0–1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Schleiz, Germany
			Bull  21'	Stadium: Sportplatz am Fasanengarten

Union Berlin v Wolverhampton Wanderers

24 July 1998	Union Berlin	1–2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Berlin, Germany
			Robinson  11' Simpson  62'	Stadium: Alte Försterei Attendance: 2,200

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Blackburn Rovers

27 July 1998	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1–1	Blackburn Rovers	Wolverhampton
	Naylor  53'		Johnson  78'	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 8,243 Referee: Mike Fletcher

Northampton Town v Wolverhampton Wanderers

29 July 1998	Northampton Town	2–1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Northampton
	Corazzin  60', 71'		Clarkson  70' (o.g.)	Stadium: Sixfields Attendance: 2,252 Referee: Paul Rejer

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Barcelona

1 August 1998	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2–3	Barcelona	Wolverhampton
	Bull  30' Osborn  41'		Anderson  10', 62' Rosas  40'	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Mike Reed

Football League First Division

A total of 24 teams competed in the Football League First Division in the 1998–99 season. Each team played every other team twice: once at their stadium, and once at the opposition's. Three points were awarded to teams for each win, one point per draw, and none for defeats. Teams finishing level on points were firstly divided by the number of goals scored rather than goal difference.

The provisional fixture list was released on 15 June 1998, but was subject to change in the event of matches being selected for television coverage or police concerns.^[4]

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Tranmere Rovers

8 August 1998 1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2–0	Tranmere Rovers	Wolverhampton
15:00 BST	Keane  19' Curle  88' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 20,203 Referee: Paul Taylor

Oxford United v Wolverhampton Wanderers

15 August 1998 2	Oxford United	0–2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Oxford
15:00 BST			Bull  45' Osborn  80'	Stadium: Manor Ground Attendance: 7,521 Referee: Matt Mathias

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Swindon Town

22 August 1998 3	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1–0	Swindon Town	Wolverhampton
15:00 BST	Curle  29' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 21,537 Referee: Graham Frankland

Watford v Wolverhampton Wanderers

28 August 1998 4	Watford	0–2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Watford
19:45 BST		Report	Bull  44' Keane  46'	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 12,016 Referee: Kevin Lynch

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Stockport County

31 August 1998 5	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2–2	Stockport County	Wolverhampton
15:00 BST	Richards  6' Gómez  37'	Report	Angell  44', 53'	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 22,217 Referee: George Cain

Port Vale v Wolverhampton Wanderers

8 September 1998 6	Port Vale	2–1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Burslem
19:45 BST	Beadle  14' Naylor  58'	Report	Keane  67'	Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 8,087 Referee: John Kirkby

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Sunderland

12 September 1998 7	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1–1	Sunderland	Wolverhampton
15:00 BST	Keane  68'	Report	Phillips  90+3'	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 26,816 Referee: Eddie Wolstenholme

Huddersfield Town v Wolverhampton Wanderers

19 September 1998 8	Huddersfield Town	2–1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Huddersfield
15:00 BST	Dalton  19' Thornley  90+4'	Report	Keane  90+2'	Stadium: McAlpine Stadium Attendance: 13,854 Referee: Chris Foy

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Bury

26 September 1998 9	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1–0	Bury	Wolverhampton
15:00 BST	Bull  66'	Report		Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 20,155 Referee: Mike Jones

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Queens Park Rangers

29 September 1998 10	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1–2	Queens Park Rangers	Wolverhampton
19:45 BST	Foley  75'	Report	Sheron  2', 9'	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 20,201 Referee: David Pugh

Portsmouth v Wolverhampton Wanderers

17 October 1998 12	Portsmouth	1–0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Portsmouth
15:00 BST	McLoughlin  66' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 13,681 Referee: Paul Danson

Crystal Palace v Wolverhampton Wanderers

20 October 1998 13	Crystal Palace	3–2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	London
19:45 BST	Moore  40' Burton  52' Ćurčić  84'	Report	Sedgley  63', 86'	Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 16,417 Referee: Andy Butler

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Grimsby Town

24 October 1998 14	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2–0	Grimsby Town	Wolverhampton
15:00 BST	Foley  21' Curle  36' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 18,480 Referee: Eddie Lomas

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Barnsley

31 October 1998 15	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1–1	Barnsley	Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT	Muscat  5' (pen.)	Report	Ward  52' (pen.)	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 20,714 Referee: Scott Mathieson

Ipswich Town v Wolverhampton Wanderers

3 November 1998 16	Ipswich Town	2–0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Ipswich
19:45 GMT	Scowcroft  17' Stockwell  90'	Report		Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 14,680 Referee: Roger Furnandiz

Bristol City v Wolverhampton Wanderers

7 November 1998 17	Bristol City	1–6	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Bristol
15:00 GMT	Hutchings  12'	Report	Whittingham  19' Connolly  22', 57', 67', 77' Robinson  79'	Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 15,432 Referee: Paul Taylor

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Sheffield United

10 November 1998 18	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2–1	Sheffield United	Wolverhampton
19:45 GMT	Connolly  50' Robinson  55'	Report	Stuart  44'	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 20,804 Referee: Roy Pearson

Norwich City v Wolverhampton Wanderers

14 November 1998 19	Norwich City	0–0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Norwich
15:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 17,275 Referee: Phil Richards

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Birmingham City

22 November 1998 20	Wolverhampton Wanderers	3–1	Birmingham City	Wolverhampton
13:00 GMT	Naylor  72' Robinson  80', 89'	Report	Furlong  21'	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 23,037 Referee: Terry Heilbron

West Bromwich Albion v Wolverhampton Wanderers

29 November 1998 21	West Bromwich Albion	2–0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	West Bromwich
13:00 GMT	Kilbane  46' Murphy  61'	Report		Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 22,682 Referee: Graham Laws

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Bolton Wanderers

5 December 1998 22	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1–1	Bolton Wanderers	Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT	Emblen  72'	Report	Taylor  58'	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 22,537 Referee: Clive Wilkes

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Norwich City

12 December 1998 23	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2–2	Norwich City	Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT	Keane  84', 89'	Report	Adams  31' (pen.) Roberts  60'	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 21,014 Referee: John Kirkby

Bradford City v Wolverhampton Wanderers

19 December 1998 24	Bradford City	2–1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Bradford
15:00 GMT	Blake  20' Mills  50'	Report	Keane  67'	Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 13,846 Referee: Steve Bennett

Swindon Town v Wolverhampton Wanderers

26 December 1998 25	Swindon Town	1–0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Swindon
15:00 GMT	Onuora  89'	Report		Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 11,627 Referee: Fraser Stretton

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Ipswich Town

28 December 1998 26	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1–0	Ipswich Town	Wolverhampton
13:00 GMT	Muscat  88'	Report		Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 24,636 Referee: Mark Halsey

Tranmere Rovers v Wolverhampton Wanderers

8 January 1999 27	Tranmere Rovers	1–2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Birkenhead
19:45 GMT	Santos  20'	Report	Keane  1' Gómez  12'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 6,179 Referee: Kevin Lynch

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Watford

16 January 1999 28	Wolverhampton Wanderers	0–0	Watford	Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 23,408 Referee: Brian Coddington

Stockport County v Wolverhampton Wanderers

30 January 1999 29	Stockport County	1–2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Stockport
15:00 GMT	Angell  56'	Report	Richards  54' Robinson  74'	Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 8,654 Referee: George Cain

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Oxford United

6 February 1999 30	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1–1	Oxford United	Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT	Keane  36'	Report	Windass  39'	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 20,811 Referee: Andy Butler

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Port Vale

13 February 1999 31	Wolverhampton Wanderers	3–1	Port Vale	Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT	Simpson  2' Keane  32' Curle  89' (pen.)	Report	Bogie  4'	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 20,488 Referee: Phil Richards

Sunderland v Wolverhampton Wanderers

20 February 1999 32	Sunderland	2–1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Sunderland
15:00 GMT	Johnston  10' Quinn  90+'	Report	Melville  23' (o.g.)	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 41,268 Referee: Phil Richards

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Huddersfield Town

27 February 1999 33	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2–2	Huddersfield Town	Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT	Robinson  10' Gray  64' (o.g.)	Report	Gray  59' Hamilton  90+'	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 21,778 Referee: Scott Mathieson

Queens Park Rangers v Wolverhampton Wanderers

6 March 1999 34	Queens Park Rangers	0–1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	London
15:00 GMT		Report	Sedgley  84'	Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 13,150 Referee: Michael Pierce

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Bristol City

13 March 1999 35	Wolverhampton Wanderers	3–0	Bristol City	Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT	Flo  14', 84' Sebők  53' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 25,237 Referee: David Crick

Bury v Wolverhampton Wanderers

16 March 1999 36	Bury	0–0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Bury
19:45 GMT		Report		Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 5,204 Referee: Paul Robinson

Barnsley v Wolverhampton Wanderers

20 March 1999 37	Barnsley	2–3	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Barnsley
15:00 GMT	Richards  31' (o.g.) Jones  33'	Report	Emblen  41' Connolly  78' Richards  90'	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 16,587 Referee: Mike Dean

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Crewe Alexandra

30 March 1999 38	Wolverhampton Wanderers	3–0	Crewe Alexandra	Wolverhampton
19:45 BST	Robinson  14' Flo  25' Muscat  78' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 24,197 Referee: Eddie Wolstenholme

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Portsmouth

3 April 1999 39	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2–0	Portsmouth	Wolverhampton
15:00 BST	Muscat  71' Flo  76'	Report		Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 23,262 Referee: Clive Wilkes

Sheffield United v Wolverhampton Wanderers

5 April 1999 40	Sheffield United	1–1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Sheffield
15:00 BST	Marcelo  62'	Report	Osborn  86'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 21,761 Referee: Rob Styles

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Crystal Palace

10 April 1999 41	Wolverhampton Wanderers	0–0	Crystal Palace	Wolverhampton
15:00 BST		Report		Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 23,643 Referee: Terry Heilbron

Birmingham City v Wolverhampton Wanderers

17 April 1999 42	Birmingham City	0–1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Birmingham
15:00 BST		Report	Corica  13'	Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 28,143 Referee: Barry Knight

Wolverhampton Wanderers v West Bromwich Albion

25 April 1999 43	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1–1	West Bromwich Albion	Wolverhampton
13:00 BST	Robinson  37'	Report	Evans  18'	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 27,038 Referee: Michael Pierce

Bolton Wanderers v Wolverhampton Wanderers

30 April 1999 44	Bolton Wanderers	1–1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Bolton
19:45 BST	Gardner  36'	Report	Corica  52'	Stadium: Reebok Stadium Attendance: 20,208 Referee: Paul Taylor

Grimsby Town v Wolverhampton Wanderers

4 May 1999 45	Grimsby Town	0–0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Cleethorpes
19:45 BST		Report		Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 7,009 Referee: Graham Frankland

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Bradford City

9 May 1999 46	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2–3	Bradford City	Wolverhampton
13:30 BST	Flo  12' Simpson  81'	Report	Beagrie  25' Mills  40' Blake  64'	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 27,589 Referee: Chris Foy

Final table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
5	Watford	46	21	14	11	65	56	0+9	77
6	Bolton Wanderers	46	20	16	10	78	59	+19	76
7	Wolverhampton Wanderers	46	19	16	11	64	43	+21	73
8	Sheffield United	46	18	13	15	71	66	0+5	67

Source: Statto.com

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
46	19	16	11	64	43	+21	73	11	10	2	37	19	+18	8	6	9	27	24	+3

Source: Statto.com

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Result	W	W	W	W	D	L	D	L	W	L	D	L	L	W	D	L	W	W	D	W	L	D	D	L	L	W	W	D	W	D	W	L	D	W	W	D	W	W	W	D	D	W	D	D	D	L
Position	1	1	4	1	2	4	4	7	4	7	8	10	14	12	10	11	8	7	7	5	8	10	11	12	12	12	10	11	9	9	7	8	7	9	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	6	6	7	7	7

Source: Statto.com

FA Cup

See also: 1998–99 FA Cup

Bolton Wanderers v Wolverhampton Wanderers

2 January 1999 R3	Bolton Wanderers	1–2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Bolton
15:00 GMT	Sellars  57'	Report	Keane  8', 65'	Stadium: Reebok Stadium Attendance: 18,269 Referee: Andy D'Urso

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Arsenal

24 January 1999 R4	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1–2	Arsenal	Wolverhampton
15:30 GMT	Flo  37'	Report	Overmars  10' Bergkamp  69'	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 27,511 Referee: Steve Dunn

League Cup

See also: 1998–99 Football League Cup

Barnet v Wolverhampton Wanderers

11 August 1998 R1.1	Barnet	2–1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	London
19:45 BST	McGleish  68' Currie  90'	Report	Osborn  77'	Stadium: Underhill Attendance: 3,181 Referee: Fraser Stretton

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Barnet

18 August 1998 R1.2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	5–0 (6–2 agg.)	Barnet	Wolverhampton
19:45 BST	Bull  14', 35', 79' Keane  45', 74'	Report		Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 15,296 Referee: Steve Baines

Bournemouth v Wolverhampton Wanderers

15 September 1998 R2.1	Bournemouth	1–1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Bournemouth
19:45 BST	Stein  17'		Ferguson  83'	Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 7,096 Referee: Rob Styles

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Bournemouth

22 September 1998 R2.2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1–2 (2–3 agg.)	Bournemouth	Wolverhampton
19:45 BST	Keane  57'	Report	Stein  21', 60'	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 15,431 Referee: Anthony Leake

Players

Key

  ‡ On loan from another club   * First appearance(s) for the club

# = Squad number Pos = Playing position P = Number of games played G = Number of goals scored

GK = Goalkeeper DF = Defender MF = Midfielder FW = Forward

= Yellow cards = Red cards † Permanent player left club during the season ¤ Loaned to another club for part or all of season

Correct as of end of season. Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances in parentheses where applicable.

Pos	Name	P	G	P	G	P	G	P	G			Notes
		League		FA Cup		League Cup		Total		Discipline
01 !GK	Bray, JustinJustin Bray	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
01 !GK	Murray, MattMatt Murray	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
01 !GK	Nielsen, JørgenJørgen Nielsen ‡	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
01 !GK	Stowell, MikeMike Stowell	46	0	2	0	4	0	52	0	0	0
02 !DF	Curle, KeithKeith Curle (c)	44	4	2	0	3	0	49	4	8	1
02 !DF	Green, RyanRyan Green	01 !1	0	0	0	0	0	01 !1	0	0	0
02 !DF	Muscat, KevinKevin Muscat	22.5 !17(6)	4	2	0	4	0	28.5 !23(6)	4	12	0
02 !DF	Naylor, LeeLee Naylor	29.5 !24(6)	1	0	0	4	0	33.5 !28(6)	1	0	0
02 !DF	Richards, DeanDean Richards	40.5 !40(1)	3	1	0	4	0	45.5 !45(1)	3	5	0
02 !DF	Simms, GordonGordon Simms	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
02 !DF	Williams, AdrianAdrian Williams	0	0	0	0	1	0	01 !1	0	0	0
03 !MF	Atkins, MarkMark Atkins	15	0	2	0	0.5 !0(1)	0	17.5 !17(1)	0	0	1
03 !MF	Corica, SteveSteve Corica	22.5 !18(5)	2	1	0	1.6 !1(1)	0	25.5 !20(6)	2	1	0
03 !MF	Emblen, NeilNeil Emblen	32.5 !30(3)	2	2	0	2.5 !2(1)	0	37.5 !34(4)	2	3	0
03 !MF	Ferguson, DarrenDarren Ferguson ¤	03.5 !2(2)	0	0	0	1.5 !0(2)	1	05.5 !2(4)	1	1	0
03 !MF	Froggatt, SteveSteve Froggatt †	08 !8	0	0	0	2.5 !2(1)	0	10.5 !10(1)	0	2	0
03 !MF	Gilkes, MichaelMichael Gilkes	28.5 !25(4)	0	2	0	0.5 !0(1)	0	31.5 !27(5)	0	3	0
03 !MF	Gómez, FernandoFernando Gómez	18.5 !18(1)	2	1	0	2	0	21.5 !21(1)	2	0	0
03 !MF	Middleton, DarrenDarren Middleton	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
03 !MF	Niestroj, RobertRobert Niestroj	03.5 !2(2)	0	1	0	0	0	04.5 !3(2)	0	1	0
03 !MF	Osborn, SimonSimon Osborn	36.5 !35(2)	2	1	0	4	1	41.5 !40(2)	3	9	0
03 !MF	Robinson, CarlCarl Robinson	23.5 !19(5)	8	2	0	1	0	26.5 !22(5)	8	4	0
03 !MF	Sedgley, SteveSteve Sedgley	43.5 !41(3)	3	0.5 !0(1)	0	3	0	47.5 !44(4)	3	8	0
03 !MF	Simpson, PaulPaul Simpson ¤	10.5 !8(3)	2	0.5 !0(1)	0	1	0	12.5 !9(4)	2	0	0
03 !MF	Turner, AndyAndy Turner	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
FW	Bull, SteveSteve Bull	14.5 !11(4)	3	0	0	2	3	16.5 !13(4)	6	1	0
FW	Claridge, SteveSteve Claridge †	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
FW	Connolly, DavidDavid Connolly ‡	31.5 !18(14)	6	0.5 !0(1)	0	2	0	34.5 !20(15)	6	1	0
FW	Crowe, GlenGlen Crowe ¤†	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
FW	Flo, HåvardHåvard Flo	18.5 !18(1)	5	1	1	0	0	19.5 !19(1)	6	1	0
FW	Foley, DominicDominic Foley ¤	04.5 !2(3)	2	0	0	0	0	04.5 !2(3)	2	0	0
FW	Jones, MarkMark Jones	01.5 !0(2)	0	0	0	1.5 !0(2)	0	03.5 !0(4)	0	1	0
FW	Keane, RobbieRobbie Keane	32.5 !30(3)	11	2	2	4	3	38.5 !36(3)	16	1	0
FW	Larkin, ColinColin Larkin	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
FW	Paatelainen, MixuMixu Paatelainen †	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
FW	Proudlock, AdamAdam Proudlock	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
FW	Whittingham, GuyGuy Whittingham ‡	09.5 !9(1)	1	0	0	0	0	09.5 !9(1)	1	0	0

Transfers

In

Date	Player	From	Fee
5 August 1998	Fernando Gómez	Valencia	Free[5]
13 November 1998	Robert Niestroj	Fortuna Düsseldorf	£500,000[6]
13 January 1999	Håvard Flo	Werder Bremen	£700,000[7]
25 March 1999	Darren Middleton	Aston Villa	Free[8]
25 March 1999	Andy Turner	Crystal Palace	Free[9]

Out

Date	Player	To	Fee
June 1998	Tony Daley	Released	Free[10]
June 1998	Don Goodman	Released	Free[11]
June 1998	Dariusz Kubicki	Released	Free[10]
June 1998	Richard Leadbeater	Released	Free[10]
June 1998	Hans Segers	Released	Free[12]
June 1998	Robbie Slater	Released	Free[10]
June 1998	Chris Westwood	Released	Free[10]
6 August 1998	Dougie Freedman	Nottingham Forest	£950,000[13]
6 August 1998	Jason Roberts	Bristol Rovers	£250,000[14]
10 August 1998	Steve Claridge	Portsmouth	£200,000[15]
11 September 1998	Mixu Paatelainen	Hibernian	£75,000[16]
1 October 1998	Steve Froggatt	Coventry City	£1.9 million[17]
27 January 1999	Glen Crowe	Plymouth Argyle	Free[18]

Loans in

Start date	Player	From	End date
20 August 1998	David Connolly	Feyenoord	End of season[19]
2 November 1998	Guy Whittingham	Sheffield Wednesday	28 December 1998
25 March 1999	Jørgen Nielsen	Liverpool	End of season[8]

Loans out

Start date	Player	To	End date
1 August 1998	Glen Crowe	Exeter City	26 September 1998
18 September 1998	Paul Simpson	Walsall	5 October 1998[20]
8 December 1998	Dominic Foley	Notts County	31 December 1998[21]
11 December 1998	Paul Simpson	Walsall	11 January 1999[22]
26 January 1999	Darren Ferguson	Sparta Rotterdam	26 April 1999[18]
4 February 1999	Dominic Foley	Ethnikos Piraeus	24 March 1999

Kit

The season brought a new home kit as the design returned to a plain gold shirt with black collar. The away kit, a white away shirt with a dark green collar and dark green shorts, was retained from the previous season. Both were manufactured by Puma and sponsored by Goodyear.

References

1. ↑ "Wolves axe McGhee". The Mirror. 6 November 1998. 
2. ↑ "Wolves 'gamble' on boss Lee". Sunday Mirror. 29 November 1998. 
3. ↑ "Stunned Wolves leave it to Lee". The Birmingham Post. 10 May 1999. 
4. ↑ "Champions to tackle Forest fire". The Independent. 16 June 1998. 
5. ↑ "McGhee taking another Spanish step forward". Birmingham Post. 5 August 1998. 
6. ↑ "Reinforcements for Lee's cause". Birmingham Post. 14 November 1998. 
7. ↑ "Flo in at Wolves". The Mirror. 13 January 1999. 
8. 1 2 "Loan raider Lee notches one-in-three strike rate". Birmingham Post. 26 March 1999. 
9. ↑ "Wolves get Turner prize but still want extra rewards". Birmingham Post. 25 March 1999. 
10. 1 2 3 4 5 "Daley cuts his Wolves losses for fresh fields". Birmingham Post. 6 May 1998. 
11. ↑ "Goodman gets a free but has regrets at leaving Molineux". Birmingham Post. 16 April 1998. 
12. ↑ "Healthy dose of pessimism can pep up McGhee". Birmingham Post. 5 August 1998. 
13. ↑ "Forest Freed transfer deal". The Mirror. 7 August 1998. 
14. ↑ "Wolves allow Roberts to go". Birmingham Evening Mail. 6 August 1998. 
15. ↑ "Fernando waiting on debut call at Wolves". Birmingham Post. 11 August 1998. 
16. ↑ "Hibs pay £75,000 for Paatelainen as McLeish says there's no panic". Daily Record. 12 September 1998. 
17. ↑ "Strachan's plans leave Froggatt on firm ground". Birmingham Post. 2 October 1998. 
18. 1 2 "Wolves banking on mutual benefits if Ferguson departs". Birmingham Post. 27 January 1999. 
19. ↑ "Connolly to strike chord as McGhee gets his way". Birmingham Post. 21 August 1998. 
20. ↑ "Walsall light up the Sky". Birmingham Evening Mail. 19 September 1998. 
21. ↑ "Foley goes to County". The Mirror. 9 December 1998. 
22. ↑ "Returning Simpson could ease Graydon's nagging headache". Birmingham Post. 12 December 1998. 

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