Premiership Table: 1.Manchester United 38 22 13 3 80-37 79 Champions - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2.Arsenal 38 22 12 4 59-17 78 Champions' League - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3.Chelsea 38 20 15 3 57-30 75 Champions' League Qualifiers - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4.Leeds United 38 18 13 7 62-34 67 UEFA Cup 5.West Ham United 38 16 9 13 46-53 57 6.Aston Villa 38 15 10 13 51-46 55 7.Liverpool 38 15 9 14 68-49 54 8.Derby County 38 13 13 12 40-45 52 9.Middlesbrough 38 12 15 11 48-54 51 10.Leicester City 38 12 13 13 40-46 49 11.Tottenham Hotspur 38 11 14 13 47-50 47 UEFA Cup (League Cup Winners) 12.Sheffield Wednesday 38 13 7 18 41-42 46 13.Newcastle United 38 11 13 14 48-54 46 UEFA Cup (Cup Finalists) 14.Everton 38 11 10 17 42-47 43 15.Coventry City 38 11 9 18 39-51 42 16.Wimbledon 38 10 12 16 40-63 42 17.Southampton 38 11 8 19 37-64 41 ---------------------------------------------- 18.Charlton Athletic 38 8 12 18 41-56 36 Relegated 19.Blackburn Rovers 38 7 14 17 38-52 35 Relegated 20.Nottingham Forest 38 7 9 22 35-69 30 Relegated Round 1 [Aug 15] Blackburn R 0-0 Derby Co Coventry C 2-1 Chelsea Everton 0-0 A Villa Manchester Utd 2-2 Leicester C Middlesbrough 0-0 Leeds Utd Newcastle Utd 0-0 Charlton A Sheffield Wed 0-1 West Ham Utd Wimbledon 3-1 Tottenham H [Aug 16] Southampton 1-2 Liverpool [Aug 17] Arsenal 2-1 Nottingham F Round 2 [Aug 22] Charlton A 5-0 Southampton Chelsea 1-1 Newcastle Utd Derby Co 0-0 Wimbledon Leicester C 2-0 Everton Liverpool 0-0 Arsenal Nottingham F 1-0 Coventry C Tottenham H 0-3 Sheffield Wed West Ham Utd 0-0 Manchester Utd [Aug 23] A Villa 3-1 Middlesbrough [Aug 24] Leeds Utd 1-0 Blackburn R Round 3 [Aug 29] Arsenal 0-0 Charlton A Blackburn R 1-0 Leicester C Coventry C 0-0 West Ham Utd Everton 0-1 Tottenham H Southampton 1-2 Nottingham F Wimbledon 1-1 Leeds Utd Middlesbrough 1-1 Derby Co Sheffield Wed 0-1 A Villa [Aug 30] Newcastle Utd 1-4 Liverpool [Dec 16] Manchester Utd 1-1 Chelsea Round 4 [Sep 8] Nottingham F 0-2 Everton Leeds Utd 3-0 Southampton [Sep 9] Manchester Utd 4-1 Charlton A A Villa 1-0 Newcastle Utd Chelsea 0-0 Arsenal Derby Co 1-0 Sheffield Wed Leicester C 0-1 Middlesbrough Liverpool 2-0 Coventry C Tottenham H 2-1 Blackburn R West Ham Utd 3-4 Wimbledon Round 5 [Sep 12] A Villa 2-0 Wimbledon Charlton A 1-2 Derby Co Chelsea 2-1 Nottingham F Everton 0-0 Leeds Utd Leicester C 1-1 Arsenal Manchester Utd 2-0 Coventry C Newcastle Utd 4-0 Southampton Sheffield Wed 3-0 Blackburn R West Ham Utd 2-1 Liverpool [Sep 13] Tottenham H 0-3 Middlesbrough Round 6 [Sep 19] Coventry C 1-5 Newcastle Utd Derby Co 2-0 Leicester C Leeds Utd 0-0 A Villa Liverpool 3-3 Charlton A Middlesbrough 2-2 Everton Nottingham F 0-0 West Ham Utd Southampton 1-1 Tottenham H Wimbledon 2-1 Sheffield Wed [Aug 20] Arsenal 3-0 Manchester Utd [Aug 21] Blackburn R 3-4 Chelsea Round 7 [Aug 24] Manchester Utd 2-0 Liverpool [Aug 26] A Villa 1-0 Derby Co Charlton A 1-1 Coventry C Chelsea 2-0 Middlesbrough Everton 0-0 Blackburn R Newcastle Utd 2-0 Nottingham F Sheffield Wed 1-0 Arsenal Tottenham H 3-3 Leeds Utd [Aug 27] Leicester C 1-1 Wimbledon [Aug 28] West Ham Utd 1-0 Southampton Round 8 [Oct 3] Blackburn R 3-0 West Ham Utd Coventry C 1-2 A Villa Derby Co 0-1 Tottenham H Leeds Utd 0-1 Leicester C Middlesbrough 4-0 Sheffield Wed Nottingham F 0-1 Charlton A Southampton 0-3 Manchester Utd Wimbledon 1-2 Everton [Oct 4] Arsenal 3-0 Newcastle Utd Liverpool 1-1 Chelsea Round 9 [Oct 17] Arsenal 1-1 Southampton Chelsea 2-1 Charlton A Everton 0-0 Liverpool Manchester Utd 5-1 Wimbledon Middlesbrough 2-1 Blackburn R Newcastle Utd 2-1 Derby C Nottingham F 1-1 Leeds Utd West Ham Utd 0-0 A Villa [Oct 18] Coventry C 1-0 Sheffield Wed [Oct 19] Leicester C 2-1 Tottenham H Round 10 [Oct 24] A Villa 1-1 Leicester C Charlton A 4-2 West Ham Utd Derby Co 1-1 Manchester Utd Liverpool 5-1 Nottingham F Sheffield Wed 0-0 Everton Southampton 2-1 Coventry C Tottenham H 2-0 Newcastle Utd Wimbledon 2-2 Middlesbrough [Oct 25] Blackburn R 1-2 Arsenal Leeds Utd 0-0 Chelsea Round 11 [Oct 31] Coventry C 0-1 Arsenal Derby Co 2-2 Leeds Utd Everton 1-4 Manchester Utd Leicester C 1-0 Liverpool Newcastle Utd 0-3 West Ham Utd Sheffield Wed 0-0 Southampton Wimbledon 1-1 Blackburn R [Nov 1] Middlesbrough 1-1 Nottingham F [Nov 2] Tottenham H 2-2 Charlton A [Dec 9] Chelsea 2-1 A Villa Round 12 [Nov 7] A Villa 3-2 Tottenham H Blackburn R 1-2 Coventry C Charlton A 0-0 Leicester C Liverpool 1-2 Derby Co Nottingham F 0-1 Wimbledon Southampton 3-3 Middlesbrough [Nov 8] Arsenal 1-0 Everton Leeds Utd 2-1 Sheffield Wed Manchester Utd 0-0 Newcastle Utd West Ham Utd 1-1 Chelsea Round 13 [Nov 14] Arsenal 0-0 Tottenham H Charlton A 1-1 Middlesbrough Chelsea 3-0 Wimbledon Liverpool 1-3 Leeds Utd Manchester Utd 3-2 Blackburn R Newcastle Utd 1-1 Sheffield Wed Southampton 1-4 A Villa West Ham Utd 3-2 Leicester C [Nov 15] Coventry C 3-0 Everton [Nov 16] Nottingham F 2-2 Derby Co Round 14 [Nov 21] A Villa 2-4 Liverpool Blackburn R 0-2 Southampton Leeds Utd 4-1 Charlton A Leicester C 2-4 Chelsea Middlesbrough 2-0 Coventry C Sheffield Wed 3-1 Manchester Utd Tottenham H 2-0 Nottingham F Wimbledon 1-0 Arsenal [Nov 22] Derby Co 0-2 West Ham Utd [Nov 23] Everton 1-0 Newcastle Utd Round 15 [Nov 28] Charlton A 1-2 Everton Chelsea 1-1 Sheffield Wed Coventry C 1-1 Leicester C Newcastle Utd 3-1 Wimbledon Nottingham F 2-2 A Villa Southampton 0-1 Derby Co West Ham Utd 2-1 Tottenham H [Nov 29] Arsenal 1-1 Middlesbrough Liverpool 2-0 Blackburn R Manchester Utd 3-2 Leeds Utd Round 16 [Dec 5] A Villa 1-1 Manchester Utd Blackburn R 1-0 Charlton A Derby Co 0-0 Arsenal Everton 0-0 Chelsea Leeds Utd 4-0 West Ham Utd Leicester C 2-0 Southampton Tottenham H 2-1 Liverpool Wimbledon 2-1 Coventry C [Dec 6] Middlesbrough 2-2 Newcastle Utd [Dec 7] Sheffield Wed 3-2 Nottingham F Round 17 [Dec 12] Blackburn R 0-0 Newcastle Utd Derby Co 2-2 Chelsea Everton 1-0 Southampton Leicester C 3-1 Nottingham F Middlesbrough 1-0 West Ham Utd Sheffield Wed 3-0 Charlton A Tottenham H 2-2 Manchester Utd [Dec 13] A Villa 3-2 Arsenal Wimbledon 1-0 Liverpool [Dec 14] Leeds Utd 2-0 Coventry C Round 18 [Dec 19] Chelsea 2-0 Tottenham H Coventry C 1-1 Derby Co Liverpool 2-0 Sheffield Wed Manchester Utd 2-3 Middlesbrough Newcastle Utd 1-0 Leicester C Nottingham F 2-2 Blackburn R Southampton 3-1 Wimbledon West Ham Utd 2-1 Everton [Dec 20] Arsenal 3-1 Leeds Utd [Dec 21] Charlton A 0-1 A Villa Round 19 [Dec 26] Arsenal 1-0 West Ham Utd Southampton 0-2 Chelsea Wimbledon 2-1 Charlton A Everton 0-0 Derby Co Newcastle Utd 0-3 Leeds Utd Sheffield Wed 0-1 Leicester C Middlesbrough 1-3 Liverpool Manchester Utd 3-0 Nottingham F Coventry C 1-1 Tottenham H Blackburn R 2-1 A Villa Round 20 [Dec 28] Charlton A 0-1 Arsenal West Ham Utd 2-0 Coventry C Tottenham H 4-1 Everton Derby Co 2-1 Middlesbrough Liverpool 4-2 Newcastle Utd A Villa 2-1 Sheffield Wed Nottingham F 1-1 Southampton Leicester C 1-1 Blackburn R [Dec 29] Chelsea 0-0 Manchester Utd Leeds Utd 2-2 Wimbledon Round 21 [Jan 9] Arsenal 0-0 Liverpool Blackburn R 1-0 Leeds Utd Coventry C 4-0 Nottingham F Everton 0-0 Leicester C Middlesbrough 0-0 A Villa Newcastle Utd 0-1 Chelsea Sheffield Wed 0-0 Tottenham H Southampton 3-1 Charlton A Wimbledon 2-1 Derby Co [Jan 10] Manchester Utd 4-1 West Ham Utd Round 22 [Jan 16] Chelsea 2-1 Coventry C Derby Co 1-0 Blackburn R Leeds Utd 2-0 Middlesbrough Leicester C 2-6 Manchester Utd Liverpool 7-1 Southampton Nottingham F 0-1 Arsenal Tottenham H 0-0 Wimbledon West Ham Utd 0-4 Sheffield Wed [Jan 17] Charlton A 2-2 Newcastle Utd [Jan 18] A Villa 3-0 Everton Round 23 [Jan 30] Blackburn R 1-1 Tottenham H Coventry C 2-1 Liverpool Everton 0-1 Nottingham F Middlesbrough 0-0 Leicester C Newcastle Utd 2-1 A Villa Sheffield Wed 0-1 Derby Co Southampton 3-0 Leeds Utd Wimbledon 0-0 West Ham Utd [Jan 31] Arsenal 1-0 Chelsea Charlton A 0-1 Manchester Utd Round 24 [Feb 6] A Villa 1-3 Blackburn R Chelsea 1-0 Southampton Leeds Utd 0-1 Newcastle Utd Leicester C 0-2 Sheffield Wed Liverpool 3-1 Middlesbrough Nottingham F 1-8 Manchester Utd Tottenham H 0-0 Coventry C West Ham Utd 0-4 Arsenal [Feb 7] Derby Co 2-1 Everton [Feb 8] Charlton A 2-0 Wimbledon Round 25 [Feb 13] Charlton A 1-0 Liverpool West Ham Utd 2-1 Nottingham F [Feb 17] A Villa 1-2 Leeds Utd Chelsea 1-1 Blackburn R Newcastle Utd 4-1 Coventry C Everton 5-0 Middlesbrough Manchester Utd 1-1 Arsenal [Mar 2] Tottenham H 3-0 Southampton [Mar 3] Sheffield Wed 1-2 Wimbledon [May 5] Leicester C 1-2 Derby Co Round 26 [Feb 20] Arsenal 5-0 Leicester C Blackburn R 1-4 Sheffield Wed Coventry C 0-1 Manchester Utd Derby Co 0-2 Charlton A Leeds Utd 1-0 Everton Liverpool 2-2 West Ham Utd Middlesbrough 0-0 Tottenham H Nottingham F 1-3 Chelsea Southampton 2-1 Newcastle Utd [Feb 21] Wimbledon 0-0 A Villa Round 27 [Feb 27] A Villa 1-4 Coventry C Charlton A 0-0 Nottingham F Chelsea 2-1 Liverpool Everton 1-1 Wimbledon Manchester Utd 2-1 Southampton Sheffield Wed 3-1 Middlesbrough Tottenham H 1-1 Derby Co West Ham Utd 2-0 Blackburn R [Feb 28] Newcastle Utd 1-1 Arsenal [Mar 1] Leicester C 1-2 Leeds Utd Round 28 [Mar 6] Coventry C 2-1 Charlton A Southampton 1-0 West Ham Utd Wimbledon 0-1 Leicester C [Mar 10] Arsenal 3-0 Sheffield Wed [Mar 11] Blackburn R 1-2 Everton Derby Co 2-1 A Villa Leeds Utd 2-0 Tottenham H Nottingham F 1-2 Newcastle Utd [Apr 14] Middlesbrough 0-0 Chelsea [May 5] Liverpool 2-2 Manchester Utd Round 29 [Mar 13] Chelsea 0-1 West Ham Utd Coventry C 1-1 Blackburn R Derby Co 3-2 Liverpool Everton 0-2 Arsenal Leicester C 1-1 Charlton A Newcastle Utd 1-2 Manchester Utd Sheffield Wed 0-2 Leeds Utd Tottenham H 1-0 A Villa Wimbledon 1-3 Nottingham F [Mar 14] Middlesbrough 3-0 Southampton Round 30 [Mar 20] Arsenal 2-0 Coventry C Blackburn R 3-1 Wimbledon Leeds Utd 4-1 Derby Co Nottingham F 1-2 Middlesbrough Southampton 1-0 Sheffield Wed West Ham Utd 2-0 Newcastle Utd [Mar 21] A Villa 0-3 Chelsea Manchester Utd 3-1 Everton [Apr 20] Charlton A 1-4 Tottenham H [Apr 21] Liverpool 0-1 Leicester C Round 31 [Apr 2] A Villa 0-0 West Ham Utd [Apr 3] Blackburn R 0-0 Middlesbrough Charlton A 0-1 Chelsea Derby Co 3-4 Newcastle Utd Leeds Utd 3-1 Nottingham F Liverpool 3-2 Everton Sheffield Wed 1-2 Coventry C Southampton 0-0 Arsenal Tottenham H 0-2 Leicester C Wimbledon 1-1 Manchester Utd Round 32 [Feb 3] Manchester Utd 1-0 Derby Co [Apr 5] Coventry C 1-0 Southampton Everton 1-2 Sheffield Wed Middlesbrough 3-1 Wimbledon Newcastle Utd 1-1 Tottenham H Nottingham F 2-2 Liverpool West Ham Utd 0-1 Charlton A [Apr 6] Arsenal 1-0 Blackburn R Leicester C 2-2 A Villa [May 5] Chelsea 1-0 Leeds Utd Round 33 [Apr 10] A Villa 3-0 Southampton Derby Co 1-0 Nottingham F Leicester C 0-0 West Ham Utd Middlesbrough 2-0 Charlton A [Apr 11] Everton 2-0 Coventry C Wimbledon 1-2 Chelsea [Apr 12] Leeds Utd 0-0 Liverpool [Apr 21] Sheffield Wed 1-1 Newcastle Utd [May 5] Tottenham H 1-3 Arsenal [May 12] Blackburn R 0-0 Manchester Utd Round 34 [Apr 17] Charlton A 1-1 Leeds Utd Coventry C 1-2 Middlesbrough Liverpool 0-1 A Villa Manchester Utd 3-0 Sheffield Wed Newcastle Utd 1-3 Everton Nottingham F 0-1 Tottenham H Southampton 3-3 Blackburn R West Ham Utd 5-1 Derby Co [Apr 18] Chelsea 2-2 Leicester C [Apr 19] Arsenal 5-1 Wimbledon Round 35 [Apr 24] A Villa 2-0 Nottingham F Blackburn R 1-3 Liverpool Derby Co 0-0 Southampton Everton 4-1 Charlton A Leicester C 1-0 Coventry C Middlesbrough 1-6 Arsenal Tottenham H 1-2 West Ham Utd Wimbledon 1-1 Newcastle Utd [Apr 25] Leeds Utd 1-1 Manchester Utd Sheffield Wed 0-0 Chelsea Round 36 [May 1] Charlton A 0-0 Blackburn R Chelsea 3-1 Everton Coventry C 2-1 Wimbledon Liverpool 3-2 Tottenham H Manchester Utd 2-1 A Villa Newcastle Utd 1-1 Middlesbrough Nottingham F 2-0 Sheffield Wed Southampton 2-1 Leicester C West Ham Utd 1-5 Leeds Utd [May 2] Arsenal 1-0 Derby Co Round 37 [May 8] A Villa 3-4 Charlton A Blackburn R 1-2 Nottingham F Derby Co 0-0 Coventry C Leicester C 2-0 Newcastle Utd Sheffield Wed 1-0 Liverpool Wimbledon 0-2 Southampton Everton 6-0 West Ham Utd [May 9] Middlesbrough 0-1 Manchester Utd [May 10] Tottenham H 2-2 Chelsea [May 11] Leeds Utd 1-0 Arsenal Round 38 [May 16] Arsenal 1-0 A Villa Charlton A 0-1 Sheffield Wed Chelsea 2-1 Derby Co Coventry C 2-2 Leeds Utd Liverpool 3-0 Wimbledon Manchester Utd 2-1 Tottenham H Newcastle Utd 1-1 Blackburn R Nottingham F 1-0 Leicester C Southampton 2-0 Everton West Ham Utd 4-0 Middlesbrough Table: 1.Manchester United 38 22 13 3 80-37 79 Champions - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2.Arsenal 38 22 12 4 59-17 78 Champions' League - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3.Chelsea 38 20 15 3 57-30 75 Champions' League Qualifiers - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4.Leeds United 38 18 13 7 62-34 67 UEFA Cup 5.West Ham United 38 16 9 13 46-53 57 6.Aston Villa 38 15 10 13 51-46 55 7.Liverpool 38 15 9 14 68-49 54 8.Derby County 38 13 13 12 40-45 52 9.Middlesbrough 38 12 15 11 48-54 51 10.Leicester City 38 12 13 13 40-46 49 11.Tottenham Hotspur 38 11 14 13 47-50 47 UEFA Cup (League Cup Winners) 12.Sheffield Wednesday 38 13 7 18 41-42 46 13.Newcastle United 38 11 13 14 48-54 46 UEFA Cup (Cup Finalists) 14.Everton 38 11 10 17 42-47 43 15.Coventry City 38 11 9 18 39-51 42 16.Wimbledon 38 10 12 16 40-63 42 17.Southampton 38 11 8 19 37-64 41 ---------------------------------------------- 18.Charlton Athletic 38 8 12 18 41-56 36 Relegated 19.Blackburn Rovers 38 7 14 17 38-52 35 Relegated 20.Nottingham Forest 38 7 9 22 35-69 30 Relegated Topscorers: Hasselbaink (Leeds United) 18 Owen (Liverpool) 18 Yorke (Manchester United) 18 Anelka (Arsenal) 17 Cole (Manchester United) 16 Red card overview 1998/99. England Cup 1998/99 Third Round [Jan 2] Aston Villa 3-0 Hull Citgy Blackburn Rovers 2-0 Charlton Athletic Bolton Wanderers 1-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers AFC Bournemouth 1-0 West Bromwich Albion Bradford City 2-1 Grimsby Town Bristol City 0-2 Everton Bury 0-3 Stockport County Cardiff City 1-1 Yeovil Town Coventry City 7-0 Macclesfield Town Crewe Alexandra 1-3 Oxford United Leicester City 4-2 Birmingham City Lincoln City 0-1 Sunderland Newcastle United 2-1 Crystal Palace Nottingham Forest 0-1 Portsmouth Oldham Athletic 0-2 Chelsea Plymouth Argyle 0-3 Derby County Queen's Park Rangers 0-1 Huddersfield Town Rotherham United 0-1 Bristol Rovers Rushden & Diamonds 0-0 Leeds United Sheffield United 1-1 Notts County Southampton 1-1 Fulham Southport 0-2 Leyton Orient Swindon Town 0-0 Barnsley Tottenham Hotspur 5-2 Watford Tranmere Rovers 0-1 Ipswich Town West Ham United 1-1 Swansea City Wimbledon 1-0 Manchester City Wrexham 4-3 Scunthorpe United [Jan 3] Manchester United 3-1 Middlesbrough Port Vale 0-3 Liverpool Sheffield Wednesday 4-1 Norwich City [Jan 4] Preston North End 2-4 Arsenal Third Round Replays [Jan 12] Yeovil Town 1-2 Cardiff City [aet] [Jan 13] Fulham 1-0 Southampton Leeds United 3-1 Rushden & Diamonds Swansea City 1-0 West Ham United [Jan 19] Barnsley 3-1 Swindon Town [Jan 23] Notts County 3-4 Sheffield United Fourth Round [Jan 23] Aston Villa 0-2 Fulham Barnsley 3-1 AFC Bournemouth Blackburn Rovers 1-0 Sunderland Bristol Rovers 3-1 Leyton Orient Everton 1-0 Ipswich Town Leicester City 0-3 Coventry City Newcastle United 3-0 Bradford City Portsmouth 1-5 Leeds United Sheffield Wednesday 2-0 Stockport County Swansea City 0-1 Derby County Wimbledon 1-1 Tottenham Hotspur Wrexham 1-1 Huddersfield Town [Jan 24] Manchester United 2-1 Liverpool Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-2 Arsenal [Jan 25] Oxford United 1-1 Chelsea [Jan 27] Sheffield United 4-1 Cardiff City Fourth Round Replays [Feb 2] Tottenham Hotspur 3-0 Wimbledon [Feb 3] Chelsea 4-2 Oxford United Huddersfield Town 2-1 Wrexham Fifth Round [Feb 13] Arsenal 2-1 Sheffield United [match annulled] Barnsley 4-1 Bristol Rovers Everton 2-1 Coventry City Huddersfield Town 2-2 Derby County Leeds United 1-1 Tottenham Hotspur Sheffield Wednesday 0-1 Chelsea [Feb 14] Manchester United 1-0 Fulham Newcastle United 0-0 Blackburn Rovers [Feb 23] Arsenal 2-1 Sheffield United Fifth Round Replays [Feb 24] Blackburn Rovers 0-1 Newcastle United Derby County 3-1 Huddersfield Town Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 Leeds United Quarterfinals [Mar 6] Arsenal 1-0 Derby Country [Mar 7] Manchester United 0-0 Chelsea Newcastle United 4-1 Everton [Mar 16] Barnsley 0-1 Tottenham Hotspur Quarterfinal Replay [Mar 10] Chelsea 0-2 Manchester United Semifinals [Apr 11] Manchester United 0-0 Arsenal [aet] [Villa Park] Newcastle United 2-0 Tottenham Hotspur [aet] [Old Trafford] Semifinal Replay [Apr 14] Manchester United 2-1 Arsenal [aet] [Villa Park] Final [Wembley, May 22, att: 79101] Manchester United 2-0 Newcastle United [11' Sheringham, 53' Scholes] Manchester United: 1-Peter Schmeichel; 12-Philip Neville, 4-David May, 5-Ronny Johnsen, 2-Gary Neville; 7-David Beckham, 18-Paul Scholes (6-Jaap Stam 77), 16-Roy Keane (10-Teddy Sheringham 9), 11-Ryan Giggs; 9-Andy Cole (19-Dwight Yorke 61), 20-Ole Gunnar Solskjaer Newcastle United: 13-Steve Harper; 38-Andy Griffin, 16-Laurent Charvet, 34-Nikos Dabizas, 4-Didier Domi; 24-Nolberto Solano (10-Silvio Maric 68), 11-Gary Speed, 12-Dietmar Hamann (20-Duncan Ferguson 46), 7-Robert Lee; 14-Temuri Ketsbaia (17-Stephen Glass 79), 9-Alan Shearer Referee: Peter Jones League Cup Two preliminary rounds with 36 and 24 games (two legs each) respectively. Premier League clubs are seeded for second round, teams engaged in European competitions are seeded for third round. P ... Premier League 1 ... First Division 2 ... Second Division 3 ... Third Division Third Round [Oct 27,28] Barnsley (1) - Bournemouth (2) 2-1 Birmingham (1) - Wimbledon (P) 1-2 Charlton (P) - Leichester (P) 1-2 Chelsea (P) - Aston Villa (P) 4-1 Crewe (1) - Blackburn (P) 0-1 Derby (P) - Arsenal (P) 1-2 Leeds (P) - Bradford (1) 1-0 Liverpool (P) - Fulham (2) 3-1 Luton (2) - Coventry (P) 2-0 Manchester United (P) - Bury (1) 2-0 [aet] Middlesbrough (P) - Everton (P) 2-3 Northampton (2) - Tottenham (P) 1-3 Norwich (1) - Bolton (1) 1-1 [aet, pen 1-3] Nottingham (P) - Cambridge (3) 3-3 [aet, pen 4-3] Sunderland (1) - Grimsby (1) 2-1 [aet] Tranmere (1) - Newcastle (P) 0-1 Fourth Round [Nov 10,11] Arsenal - Chelsea 0-5 Bolton - Wimbledon 1-2 Everton - Sunderland 1-1 [aet, pen 4-5] Leichester - Leeds 2-1 Liverpool - Tottenham 1-3 Luton - Barnsley 1-0 Manchester United - Nottingham 2-1 Newcastle - Blackburn 1-1 [aet, pen 2-4] Quarter Finals [Dec 1,2] Leichester - Blackburn 1-0 Sunderland - Luton 3-0 Tottenham - Manchester United 3-1 Wimbledon - Chelsea 2-1 Semi Finals First Leg [Jan 26,27] Sunderland - Leichester 1-2 Tottenham - Wimbledon 0-0 Second Leg [Feb 16,17] Leichester - Sunderland 1-1 Wimbledon - Tottenham 0-1 Final London [Mar 21] Tottenham Hotspur - Leichester City 1-0 Goal: Nielsen (90') Tottenham: Walker, Carr, Campbell, Vega, Freund, Anderton, Edinburgh (dismissed, 63'), Ginola (90' Sinton), Nielsen, Iverson, Ferdinand First Division (second level) Final Table: 1.Sunderland 46 31 12 3 91-28 105 Promoted 2.Bradford City 46 26 9 11 82-47 87 Promoted -------------------------------------------------- 3.Ipswich Town 46 26 8 12 69-32 86 Promotion Playoff 4.Birmingham City 46 23 12 11 66-37 81 Promotion Playoff 5.Watford 46 21 14 11 65-56 77 Promotion Playoff 6.Bolton Wanderers 46 20 16 10 78-59 76 Promotion Playoff - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7.Wolverhampton Wanderers 46 19 16 11 64-43 73 8.Sheffield United 46 18 13 15 71-66 67 9.Norwich City 46 15 17 14 62-61 62 10.Huddersfield Town 46 15 16 15 62-71 61 11.Grimsby Town 46 17 10 19 40-52 61 12.West Bromwich Albion 46 16 11 19 69-76 59 13.Barnsley 46 14 17 15 59-56 59 14.Crystal Palace 46 14 16 16 58-71 58 15.Tranmere Rovers 46 12 20 14 63-61 56 16.Stockport County 46 12 17 17 49-60 53 17.Swindon Town 46 13 11 22 59-81 50 18.Crewe Alexandra 46 12 12 22 54-78 48 19.Portsmouth 46 11 14 21 57-73 47 20.Queens Park Rangers 46 12 11 23 52-61 47 21.Port Vale 46 13 8 25 45-75 47 -------------------------------------------------- 22.Bury 46 10 17 19 35-60 47 Relegated 23.Oxford United 46 10 14 22 48-71 44 Relegated 24.Bristol City 46 9 15 22 57-80 42 Relegated Promotion Playoffs Semifinals First Legs [May 16] Bolton Wanderers 1-0 Ipswich Town Watford 1-0 Birmingham City Second Legs [May 19] Ipswich Town 4-3 Bolton Wanderers [aet] [May 20] Birmingham City 1-0 Watford [aet, 6-7pen] Final [May 31] Bolton Wanderers 0-2 Watford [Nick Wright 37, Allan Smart 89; att: 70,343] Second Division (third level) Final Table: 1.Fulham 46 31 8 7 79-32 101 Promoted 2.Walsall 46 26 9 11 63-47 87 Promoted -------------------------------------------------- 3.Manchester City 46 22 16 8 69-33 82 Promotion Playoff 4.Gillingham 46 22 14 10 75-44 80 Promotion Playoff 5.Preston North End 46 22 13 11 78-50 79 Promotion Playoff 6.Wigan Athletic 46 22 10 14 75-48 76 Promotion Playoff - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7.AFC Bournemouth 46 21 13 12 63-41 76 8.Stoke City 46 21 6 19 59-63 69 9.Chesterfield 46 17 13 16 46-44 64 10.Millwall 46 17 11 18 52-59 62 11.Reading 46 16 13 17 54-63 61 12.Luton Town 46 16 10 20 51-60 58 13.Bristol Rovers 46 13 17 16 65-56 56 14.Blackpool 46 14 14 18 44-54 56 15.Burnley 46 13 16 17 54-73 55 16.Notts County 46 14 12 20 52-61 54 17.Wrexham 46 13 14 19 43-62 53 18.Colchester United 46 12 16 18 52-70 52 19.Wycombe Wanderers 46 13 12 21 52-58 51 20.Oldham Athletic 46 14 9 23 48-66 51 -------------------------------------------------- 21.York City 46 13 11 22 56-80 50 Relegated 22.Northampton Town 46 10 18 18 43-57 48 Relegated 23.Lincoln City 46 13 7 26 42-74 46 Relegated 24.Macclesfield Town 46 11 10 25 43-63 43 Relegated Promotion Playoffs Semifinals First Legs [May 16] Wigan Athletic 1-1 Manchester City Preston North End 1-1 Gillingham Second Legs [May 19] Manchester City 1-0 Wigan Athletic Gillingham 1-0 Preston North End Final [May 30] Gillingham 2-2 Manchester City [1-3 pen] [81 Carl Asaba, 86 Robert Taylor; 89 Kevin Horlock, 90 Paul Dickov] Manchester City promoted. Third Division (fourth level) Final Table: 1.Brentford 46 26 7 13 79-56 85 Promoted 2.Cambridge United 46 23 12 11 78-48 81 Promoted 3.Cardiff City 46 22 14 10 60-39 80 Promoted -------------------------------------------------- 4.Scunthorpe United 46 22 8 16 69-58 74 Promotion Playoff 5.Rotherham United 46 20 13 13 79-61 73 Promotion Playoff 6.Leyton Orient 46 19 15 12 68-59 72 Promotion Playoff 7.Swansea City 46 19 14 13 56-48 71 Promotion Playoff - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8.Mansfield Town 46 19 10 17 60-58 67 9.Peterborough United 46 18 12 16 72-56 66 10.Halifax Town 46 17 15 14 58-56 66 11.Darlington 46 18 11 17 69-58 65 12.Exeter City 46 17 12 17 47-50 63 13.Plymouth Argyle 46 17 10 19 58-54 61 14.Chester City 46 13 18 15 57-66 57 15.Shrewsbury Town 46 14 14 18 52-63 56 16.Barnet 46 14 13 19 54-71 55 17.Brighton & Hove Albion 46 16 7 23 49-66 55 18.Southend United 46 14 12 20 52-58 54 19.Rochdale 46 13 15 18 42-55 54 20.Torquay United 46 12 17 17 47-58 53 21.Hull City 46 14 11 21 44-62 53 22.Hartlepool United 46 13 12 21 52-65 51 23.Carlisle United 46 11 16 19 43-53 49 -------------------------------------------------- 24.Scarborough 46 14 6 26 50-77 48 Relegated Promotion Playoffs Semifinals First Legs [May 16] Swansea City 1-0 Scunthorpe United Leyton Orient 0-0 Rotherham United Second Legs [May 19] Scunthorpe United 3-1 Swansea City [aet] Rotherham United 0-0 Leyton Orient [aet, 2-4 pen] Final [May 29] Leyton Orient 0-1 Scunthorpe United Scunthorpe United promoted. Conference (fifth level) Final Table: 1.Cheltenham Town 42 22 14 6 71-36 80 Promoted -------------------------------------------------- 2.Kettering Town 42 22 10 10 58-37 76 3.Hayes 42 22 8 12 63-50 74 4.Rushden and Diamonds 42 20 12 10 71-42 72 5.Yeovil Town 42 20 11 11 68-54 71 6.Stevenage Borough 42 17 17 8 62-45 68 7.Northwich Victoria 42 19 9 14 60-51 66 8.Kingstonian 42 17 13 12 50-49 64 9.Woking 42 18 9 15 51-45 63 10.Hednesford Town 42 15 16 11 49-44 61 11.Dover Athletic 42 15 13 14 54-48 58 12.Forest Green Rovers 42 15 13 14 55-50 58 13.Hereford United 42 15 10 17 49-46 55 14.Morecambe 42 15 8 19 60-76 53 15.Kidderminster Harriers 42 14 9 19 56-52 51 16.Doncaster Rovers 42 12 12 18 51-55 48 17.Telford United 42 10 16 16 44-60 46 18.Southport 42 10 15 17 47-59 45 19.Barrow 42 11 10 21 40-63 43 -------------------------------------------------- 20.Welling United 42 9 14 19 44-65 41 Relegated 21.Leek Town 42 8 8 26 48-76 32 Relegated 22.Farnborough Town 42 7 11 24 41-89 32 Relegated [NB: Barrow may be demoted for financial reasons, in which case Welling United would remain in the Conference.] Sixth Level (Conference Feeders) Ryman League Premier Division Final Table: Sutton United...............42 27 7 8 89:39 88 Aylesbury United............42 23 8 11 67:38 77 Dagenham & Redbridge........42 20 13 9 71:44 73 Purfleet....................42 22 7 13 71:52 73 Enfield.....................42 21 9 12 73:49 72 St Albans City..............42 17 17 8 71:52 68 Aldershot Town..............42 16 14 12 83:48 62 Basingstoke Town............42 17 10 15 63:53 61 Harrow Borough..............42 17 9 16 72:66 60 Gravesend & Northfleet......42 18 6 18 54:53 60 Slough Town.................42 16 11 15 60:53 59 Billericay Town.............42 15 13 14 54:56 58 Hendon......................42 16 9 17 70:71 57 Boreham Wood................42 14 15 13 59:63 57 Chesham United..............42 15 9 18 58:79 54 Dulwich Hamlet..............42 14 8 20 53:63 50 Heybridge Swifts............42 13 9 20 51:85 48 Walton & Hersham............42 12 7 23 50:77 43 Hampton.....................42 10 12 20 41:71 42 Carshalton Athletic.........42 10 10 22 47:82 40 Bishop's Stortford..........42 9 10 23 49:90 37 Bromley.....................42 8 11 23 50:72 35 Dr Martens League Premier Division Final Table: Nuneaton Borough............42 27 9 6 91:33 90 Boston United...............42 17 16 9 69:51 67 Ilkeston Town...............42 18 13 11 72:59 67 Bath City...................42 18 11 13 70:44 65 Hastings Town...............42 18 11 13 57:49 65 Gloucester City.............42 18 11 13 57:52 65 Worcester City..............42 18 9 15 58:54 63 Halesowen Town..............42 17 11 14 72:61 62 Tamworth....................42 19 5 18 62:67 62 King's Lynn.................42 17 10 15 53:46 61 Crawley Town................42 17 10 15 57:58 61 Salisbury City..............42 16 12 14 56:61 60 Burton Albion...............42 17 7 18 58:52 58 Weymouth....................42 14 14 14 56:55 56 Merthyr Tydfil..............42 15 8 19 52:62 53 Atherstone United...........42 12 14 16 47:52 50 Grantham Town...............42 14 8 20 51:58 50 Dorchester Town.............42 11 15 16 49:63 48 Rothwell Town...............42 13 9 20 47:67 48 Cambridge City..............42 11 12 19 47:68 45 Gresley Rovers..............42 12 8 22 49:73 44 Bromsgrove Rovers...........42 8 7 27 39:84 31 UniBond League Premier Division Final Table: Altrincham..................42 23 11 8 67:33 80 Worksop Town................42 22 10 10 66:48 76 Guiseley....................42 21 9 12 64:47 72 Bamber Bridge...............42 18 15 9 63:48 69 Gateshead...................42 18 11 13 69:58 65 Gainsborough Trinity........42 19 8 15 65:59 65 Whitby Town.................42 17 13 12 77:62 64 Leigh RMI...................42 16 15 11 63:54 63 Hyde United.................42 16 11 15 61:48 59 Stalybridge Celtic..........42 16 11 15 71:63 59 Winsford United.............42 14 15 13 56:52 57 Runcorn.....................42 12 19 11 46:49 55 Emley.......................42 12 17 13 47:49 53 Blyth Spartans..............42 14 9 19 56:64 51 Colwyn Bay..................42 12 13 17 60:71 49 Frickley Athletic...........42 11 15 16 55:71 48 Marine......................42 10 17 15 61:69 47 Spennymoor United...........42 12 11 19 52:71 47 Lancaster City..............42 11 13 18 50:62 46 Bishop Auckland.............42 10 15 17 49:67 45 Chorley.....................42 8 15 19 45:68 39 Accrington Stanley..........42 9 9 24 47:77 36
Thanks to Andreas Exenberger (Andreas.Exenberger@uibk.ac.at) for the league Cup information and to Stephen Mulrine (stephen@moroder.scotnet.co.uk) for the Conference feeders
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