| League Record 1998-1999 [for the same period] |
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| Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | GFA | GAA | | PpG | Pts | Rank |
| Home Record | 23 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 50 | 12 | 38 | 2.17 | 0.52 | | 2.60 | 60 | 1 |
| Away Record | 23 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 20 | 9 | 1.26 | 0.86 | | 1.78 | 41 | 1 |
| Overall Record | 46 | 31 | 8 | 7 | 79 | 32 | 47 | 1.71 | 0.69 | | 2.19 | 101 | 1 |
| English Div 1 |
| No. | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
| 1 | 07-Aug-99 | A | Birmingham City | D | 2-2 | (1-0) | 24,042 |
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| 2 | 14-Aug-99 | H | Manchester City | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 16,754 |
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| 3 | 21-Aug-99 | A | Grimsby Town | D | 1-1 | (1-1) | 6,196 |
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| 4 | 28-Aug-99 | H | Charlton Athletic | W | 2-1 | (2-0) | 15,154 |
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| 5 | 30-Aug-99 | A | West Bromwich Albion | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 17,120 |
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| 6 | 11-Sep-99 | A | Port Vale | W | 2-0 | (1-0) | 6,130 |
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| 7 | 18-Sep-99 | H | Queens Park Rangers | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | 19,623 |
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| 8 | 25-Sep-99 | H | Crewe Alexandra | W | 3-0 | (3-0) | 12,156 |
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| 9 | 02-Oct-99 | A | Norwich City | W | 2-1 | (0-1) | 16,332 |
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| 10 | 16-Oct-99 | H | Swindon Town | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 13,715 |
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| 11 | 19-Oct-99 | H | Wolverhampton Wndrs | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | 13,160 |
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| 12 | 23-Oct-99 | A | Huddersfield Town | D | 1-1 | (1-0) | 13,350 |
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| 13 | 26-Oct-99 | A | Crewe Alexandra | D | 1-1 | (1-1) | 5,493 |
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| 14 | 30-Oct-99 | H | Norwich City | D | 1-1 | (1-0) | 13,552 |
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| 15 | 06-Nov-99 | A | Stockport County | L | 1-2 | (0-2) | 7,200 |
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| 16 | 09-Nov-99 | H | Portsmouth | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 13,229 |
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| 17 | 13-Nov-99 | H | Barnsley | L | 1-3 | (1-1) | 10,634 |
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| 18 | 20-Nov-99 | A | Blackburn Rovers | L | 0-2 | (0-1) | 18,543 |
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| 19 | 23-Nov-99 | H | Bolton Wanderers | D | 1-1 | (1-1) | 9,642 |
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| 20 | 26-Nov-99 | A | Walsall | W | 3-1 | (1-1) | 5,449 |
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| 21 | 04-Dec-99 | H | Birmingham City | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 12,290 |
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| 22 | 15-Dec-99 | A | Nottingham Forest | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 14,250 |
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| 23 | 18-Dec-99 | A | Crystal Palace | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 17,480 |
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| 24 | 26-Dec-99 | H | Ipswich Town | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 17,255 |
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| 25 | 28-Dec-99 | A | Sheffield United | L | 0-2 | (0-0) | 17,375 |
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| 26 | 03-Jan-00 | H | Tranmere Rovers | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | 11,377 |
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| 27 | 16-Jan-00 | A | Manchester City | L | 0-4 | (0-1) | 30,057 |
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| 28 | 22-Jan-00 | H | Grimsby Town | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | 10,802 |
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| 29 | 05-Feb-00 | H | West Bromwich Albion | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 12,044 |
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| 30 | 12-Feb-00 | A | Portsmouth | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 17,337 |
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| 31 | 15-Feb-00 | A | Charlton Athletic | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | 19,940 |
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| 32 | 19-Feb-00 | H | Walsall | W | 2-0 | (0-0) | 10,540 |
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| 33 | 28-Feb-00 | A | Queens Park Rangers | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 16,308 |
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| 34 | 04-Mar-00 | H | Port Vale | W | 3-1 | (2-0) | 10,418 |
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| 35 | 07-Mar-00 | H | Stockport County | W | 4-1 | (1-0) | 8,688 |
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| 36 | 11-Mar-00 | A | Bolton Wanderers | L | 1-3 | (0-1) | 12,761 |
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| 37 | 18-Mar-00 | H | Blackburn Rovers | D | 2-2 | (1-1) | 15,108 |
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| 38 | 21-Mar-00 | A | Barnsley | L | 0-1 | (0-1) | 14,262 |
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| 39 | 25-Mar-00 | A | Ipswich Town | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | 20,168 |
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| 40 | 01-Apr-00 | H | Crystal Palace | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | 16,356 |
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| 41 | 09-Apr-00 | A | Tranmere Rovers | D | 1-1 | (0-0) | 7,132 |
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| 42 | 15-Apr-00 | H | Sheffield United | W | 4-0 | (1-0) | 12,197 |
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| 43 | 22-Apr-00 | A | Swindon Town | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | 7,556 |
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| 44 | 24-Apr-00 | H | Nottingham Forest | D | 1-1 | (1-1) | 12,696 |
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| 45 | 30-Apr-00 | A | Wolverhampton Wndrs | L | 0-3 | (0-0) | 19,912 |
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| 46 | 07-May-00 | H | Huddersfield Town | W | 3-0 | (1-0) | 13,728 |
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| English FA Cup |
| Round | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
| 3 | 11-Dec-99 | H | Luton Town | D | 2-2 | (2-1) | 8,251 |
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| 3r | 21-Dec-99 | A | Luton Town | W | 3-0 | (0-0) | 8,170 |
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| 4 | 08-Jan-00 | H | Wimbledon | W | 3-0 | (2-0) | 16,877 |
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| 5 | 29-Jan-00 | H | Tranmere Rovers | L | 1-2 | (1-1) | 13,859 |
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| English League Cup |
| Round | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
| 1 L1 | 10-Aug-99 | A | Northampton Town | W | 2-1 | (0-0) | 4,415 |
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| 1 L2 | 24-Aug-99 | H | Northampton Town | W | 3-1 | (3-1) | 5,515 |
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| 2 L1 | 14-Sep-99 | A | Norwich City | W | 4-0 | (1-0) | 11,760 |
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| 2 L2 | 21-Sep-99 | H | Norwich City | W | 2-0 | (1-0) | 5,246 |
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| 3 | 12-Oct-99 | A | West Bromwich Albion | W | 2-1 | (1-1) | 10,556 |
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| 4 | 01-Dec-99 | H | Tottenham Hotspur | W | 3-1 | (2-1) | 18,134 |
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| QF | 12-Jan-00 | A | Leicester City | D | 3-3 | (0-0) | 13,576 |
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Home and away results against each team, listed in the current league table standings
| Home | 1998-1999 | Team | 1998-1999 | Away | Pts |
| W 2-1 | - | Charlton Athletic | - | L 0-1 | 3 |
| D 0-0 | [3-0] | Manchester City | [0-3] | L 0-4 | 1 |
| D 0-0 | - | Ipswich Town | - | L 0-1 | 1 |
| L 1-3 | - | Barnsley | - | L 0-1 | 0 |
| D 0-0 | - | Birmingham City | - | D 2-2 | 2 |
| D 1-1 | - | Bolton Wanderers | - | L 1-3 | 1 |
| L 0-1 | - | Wolverhampton Wndrs | - | L 0-3 | 0 |
| W 3-0 | - | Huddersfield Town | - | D 1-1 | 4 |
| | Fulham | | |
| W 1-0 | - | Queens Park Rangers | - | D 0-0 | 4 |
| D 2-2 | - | Blackburn Rovers | - | L 0-2 | 1 |
| D 1-1 | - | Norwich City | - | W 2-1 | 4 |
| W 1-0 | - | Tranmere Rovers | - | D 1-1 | 4 |
| D 1-1 | - | Nottingham Forest | - | D 0-0 | 2 |
| W 1-0 | - | Crystal Palace | - | D 0-0 | 4 |
| W 4-0 | - | Sheffield United | - | L 0-2 | 3 |
| W 4-1 | - | Stockport County | - | L 1-2 | 3 |
| W 1-0 | - | Portsmouth | - | W 1-0 | 6 |
| W 3-0 | - | Crewe Alexandra | - | D 1-1 | 4 |
| L 0-1 | - | Grimsby Town | - | D 1-1 | 1 |
| W 1-0 | - | West Bromwich Albion | - | D 0-0 | 4 |
| W 2-0 | [4-1] | Walsall | [2-2] | W 3-1 | 6 |
| W 3-1 | - | Port Vale | - | W 2-0 | 6 |
| W 1-0 | - | Swindon Town | - | L 0-1 | 3 |
| Leading Scorers |
League Cup |
| Horsfield | | 14 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Clark | | 9 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Hayles | | 9 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Peschisolido | | 7 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Coleman | | 5 | |  |  |  |  |  |
| Collins | | 5 | |  |  |  |  |  |
| Riedle | | 5 | |  |  |  |  |  |
| Davis | | 3 | |  |  |  |
| Finnan | | 3 | |  |  |  |
| Goldbaek | | 3 | |  |  |  |
| Melville | | 3 | |  |  |  |
| Phelan | | 2 | |  |  |
| Symons | | 2 | |  |  |
| Ball | | 1 | |  |
| Cadamarteri | | 1 | |  |
| Collymore | | 1 | |  |
| Hayward | | 1 | |  |
| Neilson | | 1 | |  |
| (own goals) | | 2 | |  |  |
Score distributions by match - goals scored by row, and goals conceded by column. Each box shows the number of this season's matches with the resulting scoreline.
| League | Cup |
 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 0 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 |
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 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 0 |
| 1 | | | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | | 1 |
| 4 | 1 |
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When the goals have been scored and conceded this season
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