Arsenal 1998-99 season

Arsenal finished 2nd in the 1998-99 Premier League with 78 points (22 won, 12 drawn, 4 lost; 59 scored, 17 conceded). Top scorer: Nicolas Anelka with 19 goals in all competitions.

2ndLeague position

78Points

22-12-4W-D-L

59–17Goals

Cups and Europe

Competition	Result
FA Cup	SF
League Cup	R4
Community Shield	W
Champions League	Group

Manager: Arsène Wenger

Biggest win: Middlesbrough 1–6 Arsenal (24 Apr 1999)
Heaviest defeat: Aston Villa 3–2 Arsenal (13 Dec 1998)
Home: 14W 5D 0L · Away: 8W 7D 4L

Premier League results

Date	H/A	Opponent	Score	HT
17 Aug 1998	H	Nottingham Forest	2–1	0–0	W
22 Aug 1998	A	Liverpool	0–0		D
29 Aug 1998	H	Charlton Athletic	0–0		D
9 Sep 1998	A	Chelsea	0–0		D
12 Sep 1998	A	Leicester City	1–1	0–1	D
20 Sep 1998	H	Manchester United	3–0	2–0	W
26 Sep 1998	A	Sheffield Wednesday	0–1	0–0	L
4 Oct 1998	H	Newcastle United	3–0	2–0	W
17 Oct 1998	H	Southampton	1–1	1–0	D
25 Oct 1998	A	Blackburn Rovers	2–1	2–0	W
31 Oct 1998	A	Coventry City	1–0	0–0	W
8 Nov 1998	H	Everton	1–0	1–0	W
14 Nov 1998	H	Tottenham Hotspur	0–0		D
21 Nov 1998	A	Wimbledon	0–1	0–0	L
29 Nov 1998	H	Middlesbrough	1–1	0–1	D
5 Dec 1998	A	Derby County	0–0		D
13 Dec 1998	A	Aston Villa	2–3	2–0	L
20 Dec 1998	H	Leeds United	3–1	1–0	W
26 Dec 1998	H	West Ham United	1–0	1–0	W
28 Dec 1998	A	Charlton Athletic	1–0	0–0	W
9 Jan 1999	H	Liverpool	0–0		D
16 Jan 1999	A	Nottingham Forest	1–0	1–0	W
31 Jan 1999	H	Chelsea	1–0	1–0	W
6 Feb 1999	A	West Ham United	4–0	2–0	W
17 Feb 1999	A	Manchester United	1–1	0–0	D
20 Feb 1999	H	Leicester City	5–0	4–0	W
28 Feb 1999	A	Newcastle United	1–1	1–0	D
9 Mar 1999	H	Sheffield Wednesday	3–0	0–0	W
13 Mar 1999	A	Everton	2–0	1–0	W
20 Mar 1999	H	Coventry City	2–0	1–0	W
3 Apr 1999	A	Southampton	0–0		D
6 Apr 1999	H	Blackburn Rovers	1–0	1–0	W
19 Apr 1999	H	Wimbledon	5–1	1–0	W
24 Apr 1999	A	Middlesbrough	6–1	3–0	W
2 May 1999	H	Derby County	1–0	1–0	W
5 May 1999	A	Tottenham Hotspur	3–1	2–1	W
11 May 1999	A	Leeds United	0–1	0–0	L
16 May 1999	H	Aston Villa	1–0	0–0	W

Final table 1998-99

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Manchester United	38	22	13	3	80	37	+43	79
2	Arsenal	38	22	12	4	59	17	+42	78
3	Chelsea	38	20	15	3	57	30	+27	75
4	Leeds United	38	18	13	7	62	34	+28	67
5	West Ham United	38	16	9	13	46	53	-7	57
6	Aston Villa	38	15	10	13	51	46	+5	55
7	Liverpool	38	15	9	14	68	49	+19	54
8	Derby County	38	13	13	12	40	45	-5	52
9	Middlesbrough	38	12	15	11	48	54	-6	51
10	Leicester City	38	12	13	13	40	46	-6	49
11	Tottenham Hotspur	38	11	14	13	47	50	-3	47
12	Sheffield Wednesday	38	13	7	18	41	42	-1	46
13	Newcastle United	38	11	13	14	48	54	-6	46
14	Everton	38	11	10	17	42	47	-5	43
15	Coventry City	38	11	9	18	39	51	-12	42
16	Wimbledon	38	10	12	16	40	63	-23	42
17	Southampton	38	11	8	19	37	64	-27	41
18	Charlton Athletic	38	8	12	18	41	56	-15	36
19	Blackburn Rovers	38	7	14	17	38	52	-14	35
20	Nottingham Forest	38	7	9	22	35	69	-34	30

Table computed from every match of the season; points deductions applied by the league to other clubs are not shown.

Sources: Wikipedia, List of Arsenal F.C. seasons (CC BY-SA 4.0); openfootball (public domain). How this data is built.