Premier League 1998/99
Manchester United won the 1998/99 Premier League with 79 points, 1 point ahead of Arsenal. Charlton Athletic, Blackburn Rovers and Nottingham Forest were relegated. The season's 380 matches produced 959 goals, 2.52 a game.
Man United
Champions
959
Goals
2.52
Goals a game
44%
Home wins
Final table
| 1 |  Manchester UnitedMan United | 38 | 22 | 13 | 3 | 80 | 37 | +43 | 79 |
| 2 |  ArsenalArsenal | 38 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 59 | 17 | +42 | 78 |
| 3 |  ChelseaChelsea | 38 | 20 | 15 | 3 | 57 | 30 | +27 | 75 |
| 4 |  Leeds UnitedLeeds United | 38 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 62 | 34 | +28 | 67 |
| 5 |  West Ham UnitedWest Ham | 38 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 46 | 53 | -7 | 57 |
| 6 |  Aston VillaAston Villa | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 51 | 46 | +5 | 55 |
| 7 |  LiverpoolLiverpool | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 68 | 49 | +19 | 54 |
| 8 |  Derby CountyDerby County | 38 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 40 | 45 | -5 | 52 |
| 9 |  MiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough | 38 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 48 | 54 | -6 | 51 |
| 10 |  Leicester CityLeicester City | 38 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 40 | 46 | -6 | 49 |
| 11 |  Tottenham HotspurTottenham | 38 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 47 | 50 | -3 | 47 |
| 12 |  Sheffield WednesdaySheffield Wed | 38 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 41 | 42 | -1 | 46 |
| 13 |  Newcastle UnitedNewcastle | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 48 | 54 | -6 | 46 |
| 14 |  EvertonEverton | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 42 | 47 | -5 | 43 |
| 15 |  Coventry CityCoventry City | 38 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 39 | 51 | -12 | 42 |
| 16 |  WimbledonWimbledon | 38 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 40 | 63 | -23 | 42 |
| 17 |  SouthamptonSouthampton | 38 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 37 | 64 | -27 | 41 |
| 18 |  Charlton AthleticCharlton | 38 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 41 | 56 | -15 | 36 |
| 19 |  Blackburn RoversBlackburn | 38 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 38 | 52 | -14 | 35 |
| 20 |  Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest | 38 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 35 | 69 | -34 | 30 |
▌ Champions ▌ Relegated. Three points for a win, one for a draw. Sort and filter it on the all-time table →
The 1998/99 title race
The top four's points, match day by match day. Pick other clubs or measures on the race chart →
Points, Sun 16 May 1999
1
Man United
79
2
Arsenal
78
3
Chelsea
75
4
Leeds United
67
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1998/99 · Sun 16 May 1999
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The 1998/99 scoreline grid
Every result of the season, home goals along the bottom and away goals up the side. Each square counts the matches that finished that way; ringed squares are results the Premier League had never seen before this season. Select a square to see those matches.
Times it's happened
Never
Once
2
3–4
5–9
10–19
20+
First-ever results
One result in 1998/99 had never happened in the Premier League before, counting home and away separately:
Biggest wins
Highest-scoring matches
Comebacks
8 matches in 1998/99 were won by a side that was behind at half-time; the biggest are below. Every Premier League comeback →
Most common results
How 1998/99 compares
At 2.52 goals a game, 1998/99 was the 31st highest-scoring of the 34 completed Premier League seasons (the average is 2.69). Home sides won 44% of matches, against 46% across all seasons; 30% were draws and 25% away wins.