1898, Our Last Men in the Philippines, Plot
During the Philippine Revolution in October 1897, Tagalog rebels allied with the Katipunan attack a Spanish garrison in Baler, Aurora, killing 37 out of 50 soldiers stationed there. Three months later, the 2nd Expeditionary Battalion led by Captain Enrique de las Morenas y Fossí and Lieutenant Martín Cerezo is sent from Manila to retake the village. Despite being informed by Brother Carmelo of the San Luís Obispo de Tolosa church that the rebels have left, Cerezo takes no chances and orders his men to proceed with caution.


1898, Our Last Men in the Philippines, Plot
Upon their arrival, they meet Sergeant Jimeno Costa, a survivor of the massacre, and Teresa, a villager who claims to have no qualms with the Spanish Empire. As the battalion consists of new recruits, they are warned by de las Morenas that the humidity, diseases, typhoons, and wildlife are the rebels' closest allies. Among the cadets is Carlos, an artist from Fuenlabrada de los Montes hoping to study at the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando after the war. He confides with Brother Carmelo, who shares opium with him to relieve their pain.


1898, Our Last Men in the Philippines, Plot
Some time later, a wounded messenger delivers news that the United States has declared war on Spain and have subsequently destroyed the Spanish fleet in Cavite. As Manila is under siege, supplies to the battalion have been cut off. Morenas orders his men to fortify the church against a possible attack. On 30 June 1898, Tagalog rebels attack the battalion, forcing them to retreat into the church. The next morning, Calixto Villacorta, speaking for Commander Teodoro Novicio Luna of the Filipino forces, offers a one-day truce for each side to bury their own. As both sides gather their dead, Spanish cadet Juan defects to the rebels.


1898, Our Last Men in the Philippines, Plot
By 10 October, several cadets fall victim to beriberi due to contamination in the food rations from Manila. As Juan attempts to convince the battalion that they are fighting for a lost cause, Morenas succumbs to beriberi that night, leaving Cerezo in charge of the men. Teresa and the village women bring oranges and the latest newspapers to the church as a peace offering, leading to an argument between Cerezo and Costa over the fate of the battalion. On 31 December, Brother Carmelo dies of beriberi.


1898, Our Last Men in the Philippines, Plot
Days later, upon hearing Teresa singing in the village, Cerezo shoots her, prompting the Tagalog forces to shell the church with artillery in retaliation. Cerezo leads Costa and some cadets to sabotage the rebels' cannon, but an erratic Carlos goes further by stealing the village's food and burning the surrounding houses before retreating back to the church. The next day, Carlos is locked in the basement after Brother Carmelo's opium pipe is found and he is experiencing withdrawal symptoms.


1898, Our Last Men in the Philippines, Plot
On 18 May 1899, after Carlos emerges from his rehabilitation, Lieutenant Colonel Cristóbal Aguilar y Castañeda, on behalf of Governor-General Diego de los Ríos, arrives at the church to deliver newspapers and orders for the battalion to lay down their arms. Cerezo, however, is still not convinced that Spain has lost its colonies to the U.S., believing that the documents he received are false.


1898, Our Last Men in the Philippines, Plot
Carlos offers to travel back to Manila to verify the news they were receiving, but he is captured by Tagalog forces and brought to Luna, who tells him that Spain had sold the Philippines to the Americans for $20 million, leading to the Philippine–American War. He returns to the church to tell Cerezo what he has learned, but Cerezo still refuses to stand down. That night, Carlos, José, and Carvajal attempt to flee the church, but are caught by Costa, who chops off Carlos' right arm while Cerezo has the other two cadets executed. As his men lay wounded from another gun battle, Cerezo realizes the truth when he reads a personnel transfer article on a newspaper indicating that his friend Francisco Díaz was posted to Málaga.


1898, Our Last Men in the Philippines, Plot
On 2 June, Cerezo has Carlos wave the white flag at the church tower, marking the end of the siege. He then hands over his formal surrender to Luna, who agrees not to take the battalion prisoner and to leave their fate to the American forces. He gives them a guard of honor, and they part with the words it has been four centuries, lieutenant." Carlos is given a letter of exemplary conduct by Cerezo, but he threatens to tell the Spanish authorities what his superior did to his battalion. Disillusioned by the ordeal he faced, he throws away his art book before he and the surviving members of the battalion leave the church.


1898, Our Last Men in the Philippines, Plot
The Siege lasted for 337 days, with 17 Spanish casualties and more than 700 Filipino deaths. It also marked the end of the Spanish Empire. Of the survivors of the 2nd Expeditionary Battalion, Cerezo received the Laureate Cross and in the historical events the enlisted men received the Cross of Military Merit and a pension for life.


1898, Our Last Men in the Philippines, Production
1898, Our Last Men in the Philippines was shot in the Canary Islands and Equatorial Guinea as stand-ins for the Philippines.


1898, Our Last Men in the Philippines, Reception, Critical response
Jonathan Holland of The Hollywood Reporter called the film "Spectacular and striking, but none too subtle."


1898–1900 Australian constitutional referendums
A series of referendums on the proposed constitution of Australia were held between 2 June 1898 and 31 July 1900 in the six colonies that were to become the states of the Commonwealth of Australia. The first four referendums were held in New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania and Victoria in June 1898. Although all four saw a majority vote in favour, the majority in New South Wales was insufficient. Knowledge of the result in New South Wales led to  low voter turnout in South Australia.


1898–1900 Australian constitutional referendums
Following a series of amendments made to the proposed constitution at the Secret Premiers meeting on 31 January and 1 February 1899, a second referendum was required in the four states, whilst on 2 September, Queensland held a referendum on the constitution for the first time. All five states saw a majority vote in favour.


1898–1900 Australian constitutional referendums
Three weeks after the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act became law in 1900, Western Australia held a referendum on the constitution, which was also approved. The constitution came into force on 1 January 1901.


1898–1900 Australian constitutional referendums, Background, South Australia
Residents of South Australia were staunchly opposed to federation in the mid-19th century due to the dominance of the colonies of Victoria and New South Wales in issues such as trade and tariffs, as well as a desire to keep unique elements of South Australia intact. The mood had shifted by the 1890s, with what was seen as the looming inevitability of federation a motivator to negotiating a good deal for the less populous colonies, with the argument by the Yes campaign that they may never have such favourable terms again. The No campaign however focused on the potential for increased costs for South Australians, as well as decreased land values.


1898–99 Aston Villa F.C. season
The 1898–99 Football League season was Aston Villa's 11th season in the Football League First Division, the top flight of English football.


1898–99 Aston Villa F.C. season, Season highlights
Three of Villa’s 1897 double-winning team joined Celtic in the summer of 1897, so 1897/98 proved to be a rebuilding period for the club. By the mid-point of 1898/99, Villa had a narrow lead over Everton and Burnley but a late season run by Liverpool dropped them to second place. It came down to ‘last-game decider’, with Villa at home to Liverpool. 41,000spectators shoe-horned themselves into Villa Park to see an emphatic win by the home team, 5–0.


1898–99 Aston Villa F.C. season, Season highlights
The season was notable for one of those one-off, never repeated events that enliven League history. The referee was late arriving for the match at Sheffield Wednesday. After some deliberation, it was decided to start without him. Though he took over at half-time, the delay meant that darkness fell with 10 minutes left to play. Wednesday were the better team on the day and led 3–1 at the time. The League consulted the rule-book and decided that the last 10 minutes would have to be played at a later date.


1898–99 Aston Villa F.C. season, Season highlights
The first suggestion was that perhaps the 10 minutes could be played before the return game at Villa Park. In the end, Villa agreed to play Wednesday in a benefit match for one of their players, and the missing minutes were duly played out before the friendly game. Villa made one change for the second game, Garraty replacing Bedingfield.


1898–99 Aston Villa F.C. season, Season highlights
Villa competed in the 1899 Sheriff of London Charity Shield.


1898–99 Belgian First Division, Overview
This season saw a number of new clubs enter the Championship. along with a new format. It was contested by 9 teams, and F.C. Liégeois won the championship.


1898–99 Blackpool F.C. season
The 1898–99 season was Blackpool F.C. 's third consecutive season in the Football League. They competed in the eighteen-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing sixteenth. As a result, they lost their League status, failed to gain re-election for the following season, and instead competed again in the Lancashire League.


1898–99 Blackpool F.C. season
New signings for the season included goalkeeper Fletcher, defender  Jack Scott, Richard Howson, and Gamble. Out had gone, amongst others, goalkeeper William Douglas, Jimmy Martin, John Clarkin, Bob Norris (to Nottingham Forest), Tommy Bowman (to Aston Villa), and Jack Cox (to Liverpool).


1898–99 Blackpool F.C. season
Bob Birkett was the club's top scorer, with fifteen goals. Jack Parkinson and Jack Scott were ever-present in the club's 34 league games.


1898–99 Blackpool F.C. season
Towards the end of the season, Blackpool F.C. amalgamated with South Shore F.C., which largely accounts for the fact that the club used thirty players during the course of the campaign.


1898–99 Blackpool F.C. season, Season review
Blackpool travelled to Glossop North End on the opening day of the season, 3 September, but returned to Lancashire pointless after a 4–1 defeat. The visitors' goal was an own-goal.


1898–99 Blackpool F.C. season, Season review
A week later, Blackpool welcomed Walsall to Stanley Park's Athletic Grounds. The Saddlers won 2–1, with Jack Leadbetter netting the hosts' goal.


1898–99 Blackpool F.C. season, Season review
Burton Swifts were Blackpool's next opponents. The Seasiders returned from Peel Croft with another defeat behind them, this time 3–1. Jack Parkinson scored his first goal of the season.


1898–99 Blackpool F.C. season, Season review
A fourth-consecutive defeat followed on 24 September at home to Burslem Port Vale. 4–0 was the scoreline.


1898–99 Blackpool F.C. season, Season review
October's first outing provided Blackpool with their first win, 2–1 at home to Loughborough. Bob Birkett opened his scoring account for the season with both Blackpool strikes.


1898–99 Blackpool F.C. season, Season review
After a fortnight's break, Blackpool travelled to Grimsby Town. Birkett scored again, but the home side won 2–1.


1898–99 Blackpool F.C. season, Season review
Into November, Blackpool made the short trip to New Brighton Tower, where they lost 4–0, their sixth defeat in seven games.


1898–99 Blackpool F.C. season, Season review
On 12 November, Lincoln City were the visitors to the Athletic Grounds. Blackpool won 3–0, with Harry Stirzaker and Birkett (two) getting the goals. Fletcher, Blackpool's goalkeeper, kept his first clean sheet of the campaign.


1898–99 Blackpool F.C. season, Season review
Two weeks later, Luton Town travelled to the seaside, and their 3–2 victory (Cartmell and Leadbetter getting the goals) sparked a run of eight consecutive defeats for Blackpool. The other seven were: 4–0 at Leicester Fosse, 3–1 at Newton Heath (Birkett), 7–0 at Gainsborough Trinity, 4–2 at home to Manchester City (Andrew Hateley and Thomas Hoyle), 5–0 at Small Heath, 2–1 at home to Glossop (Parkinson), and 6–0 at Walsall. This set a new club record for Blackpool, and one that lasted for 67 years.


1898–99 Blackpool F.C. season, Season review
At the start of 1899 the club returned to Raikes Hall, and the winless run was ended on 14 January with a 3–0 win at home to Burton Swifts, a double from Parkinson and a penalty from Jack Scott did the damage.


1898–99 Blackpool F.C. season, Season review
Another heavy defeat followed, Blackpool's fifteenth loss in eighteen games, 6–1 at Burslem Port Vale on 21 January. Blackpool played the entire game with only ten players. Parkinson scored the visitors' goal.


1898–99 Blackpool F.C. season, Season review
Blackpool completed a double over Loughborough on 4 February with a 3–1 away victory. Scott and Birkett (two) were the Seasiders scorers.


1898–99 Blackpool F.C. season, Season review
It was back to losing ways, however, the following week. Blackpool travelled to Barnsley and returned empty-handed after a 2–1 reversal. Alex Stuart got the Blackpool goal.


1898–99 Blackpool F.C. season, Season review
Two more defeats followed — 6–3 at home to Grimsby Town on 18 February (a Birkett double and Parkinson finding the net for the hosts), and 2–1 at home to New Brighton Tower on 4 March. Parkinson was again Blackpool's scorer.


1898–99 Blackpool F.C. season, Season review
Four days later, Blackpool faced Small Heath in a third-consecutive home match. 23 games into the season, Blackpool obtained their first draw, 1–1, with Scott scoring for the Lancastrians.


1898–99 Blackpool F.C. season, Season review
A second draw ensued, at Lincoln City on 11 March.


1898–99 Blackpool F.C. season, Season review
Blackpool made it three games without a defeat, which remained their longest unbeaten run of the season, with a victory at home to Barnsley on 15 March. Parkinson and two goals from Gamble gave both points to the hosts.


1898–99 Blackpool F.C. season, Season review
Two games against Woolwich Arsenal followed. On 18 March, the Londoners won 6–0 on their own turf; four days later, in the reverse fixture in Lancashire, honours were shared courtesy of a 1–1 draw. Gamble scored his third goal in as many games for the northerners.


1898–99 Blackpool F.C. season, Season review
Blackpool's fourth game in ten days occurred on 25 March, and it ended in defeat at Luton Town. Leadbetter and Birkett got Blackpool's goals in a 2–3 scoreline.


1898–99 Blackpool F.C. season, Season review
In the final game of March, Blackpool achieved their largest win of the season, 6–0 at home to Lancashire neighbours Darwen. Parkinson, Henry Parr, Jack Morris (two, on his debut), Birkett and Williams scored the goals.


1898–99 Blackpool F.C. season, Season review
A 2–2 draw followed, at home to Leicester Fosse on 1 April, with Scott and Morris getting the home side's strikes.


1898–99 Blackpool F.C. season, Season review
Two days later, at Newton Heath, Blackpool lost by a single goal.


1898–99 Blackpool F.C. season, Season review
The season ended for Blackpool with two victories and a defeat in their final three games: 2–0 at Darwen (Leadbetter and Morris), 4–0 at home to Gainsborough Trinity (Leadbetter and Birkett netting two apiece), and 1–4 at Manchester City (Birkett). The victories came too late to save the club from relegation.


1898–99 Blackpool F.C. season, Transfers, Out
The following players left after the final game of the previous season:


1898–99 Brentford F.C. season
During the 1898–99 English football season, Brentford competed in the Southern League Second Division London. Though the season was largely viewed as a disappointment, the Bees finished in 4th place.


1898–99 Brentford F.C. season, Season summary
Brentford enjoyed a meteoric rise in London amateur football during a three-year period, going from playing only friendly and cup matches in 1895–96, to being promoted through the London League and elected into the Southern League for 1898–99 season. The club paid for its success and a number of its better players were lured away during the off-season, with forwards Oakey Field and David Lloyd turning professional and signing for Sheffield United and Thames Ironworks respectively.


1898–99 Brentford F.C. season, Season summary
On the financial front, attendances had consistently improved year-on-year for the previous three seasons, but the leaseholder of the club's Shotter's Lane ground took the opportunity to increase the rent to an unacceptable amount. The club, which had made a loss on the previous season, were forced to move out of Brentford to Cross Roads, an unsatisfactory patch of ground located near South Ealing tube station. To compound the financial problems, while the club remained officially amateur, it was illegally forced to pay some of its new signings more than their travelling expenses to entice them to play.


1898–99 Brentford F.C. season, Season summary
Despite the goals of Oakey Field's replacement C. Ward, Brentford had a modest start to life in the London section of the Southern League Second Division, but after the departure of Ward in early November 1898, wins over Southall and St Albans put the club top of the division late in the month. The Bees subsequently fell away badly, taking just one point from a possible 10 over the next five matches.


1898–99 Brentford F.C. season, Season summary
After winning two cups during the previous season, the club experienced little joy in 1898–99, suffering early exits in the FA Cup, London Senior Cup, Middlesex Senior Cup and suffering a semi-final defeat to Harrow Athletic in the West Middlesex Cup. The club entered the FA Amateur Cup for the only time, but withdrew after progressing to the second round. Though the season was largely a disappointment, Brentford finished in a credible 4th place in the London section of the Southern League Second Division.


1898–99 Brentford F.C. season, Playing squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1898–99 Brentford F.C. season, Playing squad, Left club during season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1898–99 British Home Championship
The 1898–99 British Home Championship was an international football tournament between the British Home Nations. A very high scoring affair, the competition featured the highest scoreline ever achieved in the Home Championships when England defeated Ireland 13–2 in Sunderland, including a hat-trick in four minutes from Gilbert Smith. It was the first of two particularly heavy defeats for the Irish side, who nevertheless still managed to finish third, courtesy of a victory over Wales.


1898–99 British Home Championship
England's win over the Ireland was the start of the tournament and placed them immediately on top of the table, a position Ireland joined them in with their 1–0 victory over Wales in the second game. Scotland began their bid for the title in the third match with a strong 6–0 win over Wales in Wrexham. Wales' poor competition was finished in their next game when England again took top position by beating them 4–0. In the penultimate game, Scotland joined England at the top of the table with a 9–1 demolition of Ireland, who had conceded 21 goals in two games but still finished third. In the deciding match, England and Scotland both played a strong game but England eventually proved stronger, winning 2–1.


1898–99 Brown men's ice hockey season
The 1898–99 Brown men's ice hockey season was the 2nd season of play for the program.


1898–99 Brown men's ice hockey season, Season
While Brown continued to play most of their games on the road, the men's team did play their first game at home, hosting Harvard on the first of February. This was the last time Brown finished with a winning record until 1929.


1898–99 Brown men's ice hockey season, Season
Note: Brown University did not formally adopt the Bear as its mascot until the fall of 1905.


1898–99 Bucknell Bison men's basketball team
The 1898–99 Bucknell Bison men's basketball team represented Bucknell University during the 1898–99 college men's basketball season. The team finished with an overall record of 3–5.


1898–99 Burnley F.C. season
The 1898–99 Burnley F.C. season was the 17th season in the history of Burnley Football Club and their 11th in the Football League.


1898–99 Burslem Port Vale F.C. season
The 1898–99 season was Burslem Port Vale's fifth season of football in the English Football League; it followed a two-season absence, which the club spent in the Midland Football League. A solid return to the Football League, they finished in mid-table. They had the strongest defence in the division as they conceded less goals than any other team in the division. It was instead a lack of firepower in front of goal that prevented a push for promotion.


1898–99 Burslem Port Vale F.C. season
Winning their opening six league games, just two points gained from their final five games ensured a top two position was out of their reach. Safety from the lottery of re-election was never in doubt though, as they finished nineteen points above the re-election places. Over the next eight seasons they never bettered their league finish of 1898–99, though they twice equalled it.


1898–99 Burslem Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Second Division
Their FA Cup win over First Division champions Sheffield United in 1897–98 won Vale the respect (and votes) they needed to win re-election to the Football League for 1898–99. To ensure a competitive campaign they signed striker Howard Harvey from Aston Villa for £50. Winning their opening six league games, the semi-professional side conceded just one goal in this run. However Tommy Clare broke a leg at their final win of the streak of six, and their run ended at Newton Heath the following week – the team badly missed Clare. Their fading hopes of promotion were bolstered by four wins in January, including a 6–1 win over Blackpool aided by a four-goal haul from James Peake. Yet they finished the season with two points from five games, dropping into ninth place – their lowest position all season.


1898–99 Burslem Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Second Division
Of the two clubs that failed to gain re-election, Darwen, who picked up a League record eighteen consecutive defeats, played regional football for the rest of their existence; whereas Blackpool gained re-election at the end of the following season, and never lost their League status again.


1898–99 Burslem Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Second Division
Right-half Lucien Boullemier was an ever-present throughout the campaign, with goalkeeper Herbert Birchenough missing just one game. Winger Billy Heames and forward Howard Harvey rarely missed a game between them.


1898–99 Burslem Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Cup competitions
Defending champions of the Staffordshire Senior Cup, Vale reached the semi-final, where they lost 4–0 to Walsall in a replay. In the Birmingham Senior Cup, they defeated Walsall in the semi-final, in a replay, going on to lose 4–0 to Aston Villa in the final. In the FA Cup they were turned over 7–0 at Small Heath in the qualification rounds.


1898–99 Celtic F.C. season
During the 1898–99 Scottish football season, Celtic competed in the Scottish First Division.


1898–99 Columbia men's ice hockey season
The 1898–99 Columbia men's ice hockey season was the 3rd season of play for the program.


1898–99 Columbia men's ice hockey season, Season
Note: Columbia University adopted the Lion as its mascot in 1910.


1898–99 Cornell Big Red men's basketball team
The 1898–99 Cornell Big Red men's basketball team represented Cornell University during the 1898–99 college men's basketball season. The team finished with a final record of 1–3.


1898–99 Dumbarton F.C. season
The 1898–99 season was the 26th Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at national level entering the Scottish Cup and the Scottish Qualifying Cup. In addition Dumbarton played in the Dumbartonshire Cup.


1898–99 Dumbarton F.C. season, Scottish Qualifying Cup
Since 1895, the smaller clubs required to enter the Scottish Qualifying Cup in order to gain access to the Scottish Cup proper. This season, for the first time, Dumbarton were required to pre-qualify for the Scottish Cup and did so by reaching the fourth round of the Qualifying Cup before losing out to Renton.


1898–99 Dumbarton F.C. season, Scottish Cup
Dumbarton's appearance in the Scottish Cup itself was short-lived being knocked out in the first round by East Stirlingshire.


1898–99 Dumbarton F.C. season, Dumbartonshire Cup
Dumbarton continued to dominate the local scene by retaining the Dumbartonshire Cup, beating Vale of Leven in a two-legged semi final then Renton in the final.


1898–99 Dumbarton F.C. season, Friendlies
For a second season Dumbarton were without league fixtures, and the task of building a fixture list with attractive opponents was becoming more difficult.


1898–99 Dumbarton F.C. season, Friendlies
During the season, 15 'friendly' matches were played, including close defeats home and away against Celtic, and fixtures against Ayrshire Cup holders, Kilmarnock, Lanarkshire Cup holders, Airdrie and Perthshire Cup holders, Fair City Athletic, in the latter case to open Fair City's new ground. In all, 6 were won and 9 lost, scoring 45 goals and conceding 45.


1898–99 Dumbarton F.C. season, Player statistics
The lack of league participation continued to take a toll on the players willing to serve the club and, amongst others, John Docherty, James Richmond and internationalist William Thomson left the club to join Celtic, Partick Thistle and Clyde respectively.


1898–99 Dumbarton F.C. season, Reserve team
Dumbarton lost in the second round of the Scottish Second XI Cup to Rangers.


1898–99 Dundee F.C. season
The 1898–99 season was the sixth season in which Dundee competed at a Scottish national level, playing in Division One and finishing bottom in 10th place, but were not relegated due to re-election to Division One. Dundee would also compete in the Scottish Cup.


1898–99 FA Cup
The 1898–1899 FA Cup was the 28th season of the world's oldest association football competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup (more usually known as the FA Cup). The cup was won by Sheffield United, who defeated Derby County 4–1 in the final of the competition, played at Crystal Palace in London.


1898–99 FA Cup
Matches were scheduled to be played at the stadium of the team named first on the date specified for each round, which was always a Saturday. If scores were level after 90 minutes had been played, a replay would take place at the stadium of the second-named team later the same week. If the replayed match was drawn further replays would be held at neutral venues until a winner was determined. If scores were level after 90 minutes had been played in a replay, a 30-minute period of extra time would be played.


1898–99 FA Cup, Calendar
The format of the FA Cup for the season had a preliminary round, five qualifying rounds, three proper rounds, and the semi finals and final.


1898–99 FA Cup, First round proper
The First Round Proper contained sixteen ties between 32 teams. The 18 First Division sides were given a bye to this round, as were Newton Heath, Woolwich Arsenal and Manchester City from the Second Division, and non-league Southampton. Most of the other Second Division sides were entered into the Third Qualifying Round, with the exceptions of Barnsley, who started in the Second Qualifying Round, and Burton Swifts, Blackpool and Loughborough who were placed in the First Qualifying Round. Of those sides, only Grimsby Town, Small Heath and Glossop North End qualified to the FA Cup Proper. Seven non-league sides also qualified.


1898–99 FA Cup, First round proper
The matches were played on Saturday, 28 January 1899. Four matches were drawn, with the replays taking place in the following midweek fixture.


1898–99 FA Cup, Second Round Proper
The eight Second Round matches were scheduled for Saturday, 11 February 1899, although only three games were played on this date. The other five games were played the following Saturday. There were three replays, played in the following midweek fixture.


1898–99 FA Cup, Third round proper
The four Third Round matches were scheduled for Saturday, 25 February 1899. There were no replays.


1898–99 FA Cup, Semi-Finals
The semi-final matches were both played on Saturday, 18 March 1899. The Sheffield United–Liverpool match went to a replay, played the following Thursday. The match was again replayed a week later, when Sheffield managed a 1–0 win. They went on to meet Derby County in the final at Crystal Palace.


1898–99 FA Cup, Final
The final took place on Saturday, 15 April 1899 at Crystal Palace. Just under 74,000 supporters attended the match, a record attendance at the time. John Boag opened the scoring for Derby County after 12 minutes. Derby's lead was maintained until midway through the second half, until Sheffield struck back with three goals in ten minutes from Walter Bennett, Billy Beer and John Almond. Fred Priest scored the fourth and final goal in the eighty-ninth minute, to cap a good victory for the Yorkshire side.


1898–99 FC Basel season
The FC Basel 1898–99 season was their sixth season since the club's foundation on 15 November 1893. This was the first season in which they competed for the Swiss championship. The club's chairman was Charlie Volderauer, who was chairman between 1896 and 1900. He was the third chairman in the club's history, following Roland Geldner (1893–1896) and Emanuel Schiess (1896). FC Basel played their home games in the Landhof, in the Quarter Kleinbasel.


1898–99 FC Basel season, Overview
In the early years of the Basel first team the club did not have a trainer or coach. The work of leading the team trainings and the responsibility of choosing the player line-ups was done by the team captain. Hermann Schneider was appointed as team captain for this season by the club's board of directors under club chairman Charlie Volderauer. The team played four friendly matches in the first half of the season and three after the new year. Three of the games were played at home and four were played away. Four of the friendlies ended with a victory and three ended with a defeat. The team scored 11 goals in these friendlies, but conceded 23.


1898–99 FC Basel season, Overview
Although the first national championship in Switzerland took place in 1897–98 it is considered as unofficial because it was not organized by the Swiss Football Association (SFA; founded in 1895). FC Basel did not participate in the first unofficial championship, but did in the first official edition during this season 1898–99. The club did not compete in the following season either, but have participated in every season since 1900–01.


1898–99 FC Basel season, Overview
The 1898–99 championship was played as a knock out competition, divided into three regional groups, an east (region Zürich), a central (regional north-west Switzerland) and west group (Romandy). The winners of each group played the finals in a round-robin tournament. Basel played in the central group against Old Boys. Because the game was drawn, one goal each, it required a replay. This was also drawn, despite an agreed two times 20 minutes extra time.


1898–99 FC Basel season, Overview
Because the Old Boys then complained that the first FCB goal had been scored by hand they protested and the SFA had to deal with the matter. Subsequently, the protest was approved and awarded - and the disputed goal was simply deducted from the score to give the final result. Thus the Old Boys became the first forfait winners in Swiss football history. The Old Boys advanced to the finals, but the Anglo-American Club Zürich became Swiss champions.


1898–99 FC Basel season, Overview
A curiosity in this season was the game in Zürich on 5 March 1899. The majority of them English students, had formed a club and the members of the Anglo-American Club even attended the founder meeting of the Swiss Football Association (ASF-SFV) in April 1895. They had found a place to play their games, although the Zurich commons was by no means ideal. It was often that the players found the grounds very sludgy or with freshly raised molehills. But at least, it was a homestead that was soon called "Anglo-Platz".


1898–99 FC Basel season, Overview
Suddenly the announcement: "By decree of the military directorate of the canton of Zurich it is forbidden until further notice to play on the military training area Allmend". In the age of mobile communications, a short-term postponement may not attract much attention. But at the end of the 19th century constant accessibility wasn't even wishful thinking. The following could be read about the game against FC Basel which was brought forward from the afternoon to the morning: “As a result, the Anglos, who were only partially able to notify their people, started the game with only seven men.


1898–99 FC Basel season, Overview
Only during the course of the game was the team completed to the full eleven. There were also replacements in Basel's team, because some players did not arrive until a later train. The appointed referee was not there because he been scheduled for the afternoon. The crowd consisted of approximately 10 to 20 spectators. Under such circumstances, such an important match should not have been played." Despite all the obstacles: The game became a demonstration of the superiority of the British players from Zurich. The Anglo American Football Club won the match 10–0, with their center forward Robert Collinson alone scoring 8 goals. By then, at the latest, it was clear that the Anglos would be unstoppable on their way to the title.


1898–99 FC Basel season, Players
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1898–99 FC Basel season, Results, Serie A, Central group
NB: Old Boys win 2–1 after protesting to the SFA. The first goal FCB goal was struck out of the result.


1898–99 FC Basel season, Notes, Sources
(NB: Despite all efforts, the editors of these books and the authors in "Basler Fussballarchiv" have failed to be able to identify all the players, their date and place of birth or date and place of death, who played in the games during the early years of FC Basel.)


1898–99 Football League
The 1898–99 season was the 11th season of The Football League. Two teams were able to win the First Division title going into the final day of the season: Aston Villa and Liverpool; second-placed Liverpool travelled to Villa Park for the final match, needing a win to overtake Villa and win the title, but Villa won 5–0 to win their fourth First Division title.


1898–99 Football League
Defending champions Sheffield United had the first poor title defence in English top flight history, finishing 16th out of 18, barely avoiding the two relegation places.


1898–99 Football League, Final league tables
The tables below are reproduced here in the exact form that they can be found at  website and in Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79, with home and away statistics separated.


1898–99 Football League, Final league tables
Beginning with the season 1894–95, clubs finishing level on points were separated according to goal average (goals scored divided by goals conceded), or more properly put, goal ratio. In case one or more teams had the same goal difference, this system favoured those teams who had scored fewer goals. The goal average system was eventually scrapped beginning with the 1976–77 season.


1898–99 Football League, Final league tables
During the first five seasons of the league, that is until the season, 1893–94, re-election process concerned the clubs which finished in the bottom four of the league. From the 1894–95 season and until the 1920–21 season the re-election process was required of the clubs which finished in the bottom three of the league.


1898–99 Football Tournament, Overview
It was contested by 6 teams, and Akademisk Boldklub won the championship.


1898–99 French Rugby Union Championship
The 1898–99 French Rugby Union Championship  was won by SBUC  that defeated Stade Français in the final.


1898–99 French Rugby Union Championship
The final was played between the team winner of the "provincial tournament" and the best of club from Paris, Stade Bordelais that defeated S.O.E. Toulousain (3–0) and le FC Lyon par forfait, and the Stade Français from Paris.


1898–99 French Rugby Union Championship, Preliminary round
Le Stade Français won the first division championship of Paris on Racing Club de France thanks to a 5–3 victory. Follow l'Olympique, the Cosmopolitan Club, the Ligue Athlétique and l'Union Athlétique du Primer Arrondissement.


1898–99 French Rugby Union Championship, Preliminary round
The ranking of second division was : 1. Association Vélocipédique d'Amateurs (6pts) ; 2. Sporting Club Amateurs (3pts), Association Sportive Internationale (3pts) ; 4. Athlétique (0pt).


1898–99 French Rugby Union Championship, Preliminary round
The FC Lyon finish first in city of Lyon tournament beating Lycée Ampère.


1898–99 Fulham F.C. season
The 1898–99 season was Fulham's first season as a professional club. They competed in the London section of the Southern League Division Two, where they finished 10th out of 12 clubs.


1898–99 Harvard Crimson men's ice hockey season
The 1898–99 Harvard Crimson men's ice hockey season was the 2nd season of play for the program.


1898–99 Harvard Crimson men's ice hockey season, Season
Despite scheduling several games, Harvard was only able to play one official match. They also played a few exhibition games against class club teams. This was the only losing season for Harvard until 1923–24.


1898–99 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season
During the 1898–99 season Hearts competed in the Scottish First Division, the Scottish Cup and the East of Scotland Shield.


1898–99 Hibernian F.C. season
During the 1898–99 season Hibernian, a football club based in Edinburgh, finished fourth out of 10 clubs in the Scottish First Division.


1898–99 Irish League
The Irish League in season 1898–99 comprised 6 teams, and Distillery won the championship after a play-off with Linfield.


1898–99 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team
The 1898–99 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas in its first season of collegiate basketball. The head coach was James Naismith, the inventor of the game, who served his 1st year. The Jayhawks, who were not a member of a conference, finished the season 7–4.


1898–99 Liverpool F.C. season
The 1898-99 season was the seventh season in Liverpool F.C. 's existence, and was their sixth year in The Football League, in which they competed in the first division. The season covers the period from 1 July 1898 to 30 June 1899.


1898–99 Manchester City F.C. season
The 1898–99 season was Manchester City F.C. 's eighth season of league football and seventh season in the Football League. The season saw their first title as they won the Football League Second Division, earning promotion to the First Division.


1898–99 Michigan State Normal Normalites men's basketball team
1898–99 was the second year of basketball at Michigan State Normal School. Both games were played at home against Albion College in Ypsilanti,Michigan. Michigan State Normal School ended up splitting the games and finished 1–1. The team captain was H.W. Conklin.


1898–99 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team
The 1898–99 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team represented Michigan State University (known as State Agricultural College at the time) during the 1898–99 college men's basketball season. The season marked the school's first season. There was no official coach for the team, and the team finished the season with an overall record of 0–2.


1898–99 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team
The 1898–99 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team represented the University of Nebraska during the 1898–99 collegiate men's basketball season. The head coach was Frank Lehmer, coaching the huskers in his third season. The team played their home games at Grant Memorial Hall in Lincoln, Nebraska.


1898–99 Netherlands Football League Championship
The Netherlands Football League Championship 1898–1899 was contested by twelve teams participating in two divisions. The national champion would be determined by a play-off match featuring the winners of the eastern and western football division of the Netherlands. RAP won this year's championship by beating PW Enschede 3-2 and 2–1.


1898–99 Newcastle United F.C. season
The 1898–99 season was Newcastle United's first season in the Football League First Division, the top flight of English football at the time. Newcastle finished the season in 13th place.


1898–99 Newton Heath F.C. season
The 1898–99 season was Newton Heath's seventh season in the Football League and their fifth in the Second Division. They finished fourth in the league, which was not enough to earn promotion back to the First Division. In the FA Cup, the Heathens managed to take Tottenham Hotspur to a replay back at Bank Street after a 1–1 draw at Northumberland Park, before losing 5–3 in the replay.


1898–99 Newton Heath F.C. season
The club also entered teams in the Lancashire and Manchester Senior Cups in 1898–99, but little progress was made in either competition. The club received a bye to the third round of the Manchester Senior Cup, but lost 4–1 to Bury. It was a similar story in the Lancashire Cup, as they beat Darwen 5–0 in the first round before losing 6–1 to Blackburn Rovers in the second round.


1898–99 Northern Football League
The 1898–99 Northern Football League season was the tenth in the history of the Northern Football League, a football competition in Northern England.


1898–99 Northern Football League, Division One
The division featured 9 clubs which competed in the last season, no new clubs joined the league this season.


1898–99 Northern Football League, Division Two
The division featured 4 clubs which competed in the last season, along with six new clubs:


1898–99 Northern Rugby Football Union season
The 1897–98 Northern Rugby Football Union season was the fourth season of rugby league football.


1898–99 Northern Rugby Football Union season, Season summary
The Lancashire Senior Competition was won by Broughton Rangers and the Yorkshire Senior Competition by Batley.


1898–99 Northern Rugby Football Union season, Lancashire Senior Competition
Although participating in the Lancashire Senior Competition, Runcorn and Stockport were from Cheshire. Champions Broughton Rangers beat a team representing the rest of the Lancashire competition 5–3 in an end of season finale on 22 April 1899. Morecambe finished bottom of the competition and lost the promotion/relegation test match to Millom - winners of the Lancashire second competition - by 11 points to 3. Millom were admitted to the Senior Competition and Morecambe were admitted to the second competition.


1898–99 Northern Rugby Football Union season, Yorkshire Senior Competition
Champions Batley played a team representing the rest of the Yorkshire competition at Mount Pleasant on 22 April 1899 with Batley winning 3–0. The promotion/relegation test match was contested by Heckmondwike who finished bottom of the competition and Hull Kingston Rovers, winners of the no.2 competition. Hull Kingston Rovers won the match 21–3 to take Heckmondwike's place.


1898–99 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team
The 1898–99 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team represented the Ohio State University in its first season of collegiate basketball. Their coach was Unknown. They finished with a 12-4 record.


1898–99 Ottawa Hockey Club season
The 1898–99 Ottawa Hockey Club season was the club's 14th season of play. Ottawa placed third in the league.


1898–99 Ottawa Hockey Club season, Team business
The rival Ottawa Capitals applied to join the Amateur Hockey Association of Canada (AHAC). When the AHAC league accepted the Capitals, Ottawa, along with Montreal, Quebec and Victorias left the AHAC. The clubs would form the Canadian Amateur Hockey League (CAHL) along with the Montreal Shamrocks.


1898–99 Ottawa Hockey Club season, Season
The future Hall of Fame brothers Hod and Bruce Stuart made their debuts for Ottawa this season. Harvey Pulford did not play this season, recovering from a collarbone injury sustained in the Canadian football championship game. Chauncy Kirby would return to captain the team in his place.


1898–99 Ottawa Hockey Club season, Season, Highlights
A controversy erupted between goaltender Fred Chittick and the Ottawa club, prompting accusations that Chittick was a "shamateur" receiving payment to play. Bouse Hutton would replace Chittick in net, starting on February 18, after Chittick gave up 16 goals in a game on February 11. Chittick attempted to score by himself, rushing the length of the ice from his net, without success.


1898–99 Penn Quakers men's ice hockey season
The 1898–99 Penn Quakers men's ice hockey season was the 3rd season of play for the program.


1898–99 Penn Quakers men's ice hockey season, Season
Penn was to open its season in mid-December against the Quaker City Hockey Club, an organization captained by program founder George Orton, but the school's athletic department refused to allow the team to play. shortly afterwards the university opted to officially recognize the team for the first time. With this official approval also came the insistence that Penn join the Intercollegiate Hockey Association and play against the likes of Yale and Brown.


1898–99 Penn Quakers men's ice hockey season, Season
While those plans were being ironed out the Philadelphia Hockey League, of which Penn was still a member, replaced Haverford College with Central High School and arranged inter-squad games between each of the four clubs. In late December a team composed of current and former Quaker members played Yale, losing 3–4. The game had been arranged earlier but as many Quaker players had returned home for the holidays the team needed to use graduates as replacements.


1898–99 Penn Quakers men's ice hockey season, Season
When the team finally played its first official game on January 10 they opened with a bang, defeating Central High School 12–0. The Quakers played well through several games but after the managers of the West Park Ice Palace failed to carry through on an agreement for a benefit night the school refused to use the rink for the remainder of the season.


1898–99 Penn Quakers men's ice hockey season, Season
The team did not have a head coach but Benjamin Parish served as team manager.


1898–99 Penn Quakers men's ice hockey season, Season
In December of the following year the Athletic department released the figures for all of the athletic programs the university supported. They did this due to the $12,000 deficit the school had incurred from all programs over the previous fiscal year. The ice hockey team cost the school $210 to support, seventh out of ten programs, but the team had brought in just $38 in gate receipts. With the debt from the school's athletic department mounting, combined with the closing of the West Park Ice Palace, the ice hockey team was suspended as a luxury that it could not afford.


1898–99 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team
The 1898–1899 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team represented Penn State University during the 1898–99 college men's basketball season. The team finished with a final record of 2–3.


1898–99 Rangers F.C. season
The 1898–99 season was the 25th season of competitive football played by Rangers F.C.


1898–99 Rangers F.C. season, Overview
Rangers played a total of 39 competitive matches during the 1898–99 season. They finished top of Scottish League Division One with a one hundred percent record of 18 wins from 18 matches.


1898–99 Rangers F.C. season, Overview
The club ended the season without any other trophies: in the Scottish Cup, despite beating Hearts and St Mirren en route to the final, they lost to Celtic 2–0. Earlier in the season they had also lost in the final of the less important Glasgow Cup 1–0 to Queen's Park, and at its end they lost in the minor Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup final, another 2–0 loss to Celtic, also finishing as runners-up to the same opponents in the supplementary Glasgow Football League.


1898–99 Rangers F.C. season, Overview
Regardless of these setbacks, the perfect league campaign of 1898–99 remains a unique achievement in the annals of British football.


1898–99 Rugby Union County Championship
The 1898–99 Rugby Union County Championship was the 11th edition of England's premier rugby union club competition at the time.


1898–99 Rugby Union County Championship
Devon won the competition for the first time defeating Northumberland in the final.


1898–99 Scottish Cup
The 1898–99 Scottish Cup was the 26th season of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The Cup was won by Celtic when they beat Rangers 2-0 in the final.


1898–99 Scottish Districts season
The 1898–99 Scottish Districts season is a record of all the rugby union matches for Scotland's district teams.


1898–99 Scottish Districts season, History
Stevenson for the Anglo-Scots scored the first try on the SRU's new pitch.


1898–99 Scottish Districts season, Results, Inter-City
Glasgow District: J. G. Couper (West of Scotland), Robert Neilson (West of Scotland), George A.W. Lamond (Kelvinside Academicals), John Tulloch (Kelvinside Academicals), Charles France (Kelvinside Academicals), Bill Donaldson (West of Scotland), John Knox (Kelvinside Academicals), James Couper (West of Scotland), William Thomson (West of Scotland), Gordon Neilson (West of Scotland), John Dykes (Glasgow HSFP), G. Wingate (Kelvinside Academicals), Lawrence Harvey (Greenock Wanderers), J. M. Bell (Clydesdale), Harvey Anderson (Glasgow Academicals)Edinburgh District: J. Graham (Watsonians), Alf Bucher (Edinburgh Academicals), William Morrison (Edinburgh Academicals), J. D. Little (Watsonians), H. M. Simson (Watsonians), Jimmy Gillespie (Edinburgh Academicals), M. W. Robertson (Watsonians), Bill McEwan (Edinburgh Academicals), W. Dors (Edinburgh Academicals), G. Moncreiff (Edinburgh Academicals), Mark Coxon Morrison (Royal HSFP), Harry Smith (Watsonians), Andrew Balfour (Watsonians), A. Forbes (Watsonians), J. Greig (Edinburgh Wanderers)


1898–99 Scottish Districts season, Results, Other Scottish matches
Midlands: J. Shepherd (Newport), W. Burrows (Panmure), C. A. Air (Panmure), J. Lockhart (Kirkcaldy), P. Watson (Newport), E. A. Shepherd (Panmure) and T. Longmuir (St Andrews University), T. D. Murray (Panmure), G. F. Whyte (Panmure), D. Meldrum (Dundee HSFP), P. A. Anderson (Dundee HSFP), J. Fullerton (Dundee HSFP), H. E. White (Kirkcaldy), D. L. Barrie (Newport), and T. Gillespie (St Andrews University).


1898–99 Scottish Districts season, Results, Other Scottish matches
North of Scotland: A. J. Milne (Aberdeen GSFP), J. A. Butchart (Aberdeen GSFP), G. O. Gauld (Aberdeen GSFP), J. Oglivie (Aberdeen GSFP),  J. W. Milne (Aberdeen University) W. B. Butchart (Aberdeen GSFP), W. Y. Hay (Aberdeenshire), W. Pope (Aberdeen GSFP), A. B. Butchart (Aberdeen GSFP), W. Irons (Aberdeenshire) and A. S. Pirie (Aberdeenshire), P. Croll (Aberdeen University), A. M. Cran (Aberdeen University), and W. Alexander (University), H. Barker (Nomads).


1898–99 Scottish Districts season, Results, Other Scottish matches
Anglo-Scots: W. Wilson (London Scottish), George Campbell (London Scottish), Douglas Monypenny (London Scottish), John Crabbie (Oxford University), William Morrison (Edinburgh Academicals), M. A. Black (Cambridge University), Frank Fasson (Cambridge University), Andrew MacKinnon (London Scottish), F. A. Davidson (London Scottish), T. Gowans (London Scottish), Graham Kerr (Old Dunelmians, Durham), R. C. Stevenson (Northumberland), A. Davidson (Lancashire), A. S. Pringle (Cambridge University), James Greenlees (Cambridge University)South of Scotland: J. Hogg (Hawick), Dodds (JedForest), J. Scott (Langholm), Oliver (JedForest), Bunyan (Melrose), Joe Mabon (Jedburgh), Brownlie (Jedburgh), B. L. Greig (Jedburgh), J. Stillie (Langholm), D. Elliot (Langholm), Tom Scott (Hawick), J. N. Corrie (Langholm), Mitchell (Selkirk), Carter (Gala), Jeffrey (Jedburgh)


1898–99 Scottish Division One
The 1898–99 Scottish Division One season was won by Rangers by ten points over nearest rival Heart of Midlothian. Rangers won all 18 of their league matches.


1898–99 Scottish Division Two
The 1898–99 Scottish Second Division was won by Kilmarnock with Abercorn finishing bottom.


1898–99 Scottish Football League, Overview
Kilmarnock won the Scottish Division Two for the second season in a row.


1898–99 Sheffield Shield season
The 1898–99 Sheffield Shield season was the seventh season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. Victoria won the championship.


1898–99 Small Heath F.C. season
The 1898–99 Football League season was Small Heath's seventh in the Football League and their fifth in the Second Division. With four games of the seasons remaining, they were in fourth place, two points below the promotion positions, but a draw and three defeats in those last four games left them with an eight-place finish in the 18-team league. They also took part in the 1898–99 FA Cup, entering at the third qualifying round and progressing to the second round proper (round of 16), at which stage they were eliminated by Stoke after a replay. In local cup competitions, Small Heath reached the second round of the Birmingham Cup and Staffordshire Cup, and lost to West Bromwich Albion in the first round of the Mayor of Birmingham's Charity Cup.


1898–99 Small Heath F.C. season
Twenty-three players made at least one appearance in nationally organised first-team competition, and there were thirteen different goalscorers. Walter Abbott scored 42 goals, of which 34 were scored in the league, a season's best for the Second Division. Both totals remain as of 2012 club records. Abbott, half back Alex Leake and forward Sid Wharton each played in all 40 league and FA Cup matches over the season, and three other players missed only one such game.


1898–99 Small Heath F.C. season, Background
In the 1897–98 season, Small Heath finished sixth in the 16-team Second Division, nine points behind the promotion test match positions. After the test match series left two teams needing to play out a goalless draw in their final match for both to be promoted, which unsurprisingly is what happened, the Football League's Annual General Meeting agreed that the First Division be extended from 16 to 18 clubs and that the top two teams in the Second Division at the end of each season should automatically replace the bottom two teams in the First.


1898–99 Small Heath F.C. season, Background
A vote was taken on the teams to take the two additional places in the First Division; Small Heath came fourth in the vote, so remained in the Second Division for the 1898–99 season. They were again awarded exemption only for the first two rounds of the qualifying competition for the FA Cup.


1898–99 Small Heath F.C. season, Background
A Football League committee ruled on irregularities in the transfer of Jimmy Inglis to Southern League club Swindon Town. The transfer took place on a Sunday, contrary to league rules, and the forms were falsified. The player was suspended for the first month of the coming season, two Swindon Town directors were suspended for three months, each club was fined £10, and each secretary was warned as to his future conduct.


1898–99 Small Heath F.C. season, Background
Apart from Jack Kirton, who also joined Swindon, and Charlie Hare, who left the club for Watford of the Southern League, having "secured a business engagement" in that town, the remaining players signed on again for the new season. Great things were expected of Bob McRoberts, the pacy and skilful Gainsborough Trinity centre forward for whom Small Heath paid a £150 transfer fee.


1898–99 Small Heath F.C. season, Background
There were no changes to the team's kit of light blue shirts with navy collar trim, cuffs and pocket, white knickerbockers and navy socks.


1898–99 Small Heath F.C. season, Review, September–October
Burton Swifts led Small Heath at half time in the first game of the league season. Early in the second half, debutant Bob McRoberts tapped in to equalise after Sid Wharton's fierce shot could only be parried, then Swifts regained the lead via a twice-taken penalty, but the game was one-sided thereafter, and the final score was 6–2 to the visitors. The Nottinghamshire Guardian's correspondent thought Small Heath "appeared a well-balanced team all round." A comfortable victory followed at home to Lincoln City on the Tuesday.


1898–99 Small Heath F.C. season, Review, September–October
Billy Bennett opened the scoring, Alex Leake contributed a penalty, and Walter Abbott took his tally to four from two games. In front of a large crowd at Coventry Road, Burslem Port Vale continued their winning opening to the season. The Dart was unimpressed by the home team's shooting – "fully half-a-dozen excellent chances were missed right in front of goal", including a Leake penalty.


1898–99 Small Heath F.C. season, Review, September–October
Small Heath took a three-goal lead in the first round of the Mayor of Birmingham's Charity Cup, but visitors West Bromwich Albion scored four times in the second half to progress to the semi-final. In the absence of Henry Clutterbuck, Ike Webb made his Football League debut in goal in a comfortable 3–1 win at home to Barnsley, newly elected to the Second Division.


1898–99 Small Heath F.C. season, Review, September–October
The Dart enthused about McRoberts, who "again gave a creditable display and scored one magnificent goal, after as pretty a run as I have witnessed in many a day", but was concerned about the quality of his teammates. September ended with a trip to Loughborough which "on paper ... appeared a certainty for the Heathens, but in actual play Loughborough were the masters, and richly deserved two points instead of one." This was the first match of the season in which Abbott failed to score.


1898–99 Small Heath F.C. season, Review, September–October
Grimsby Town achieved their first win of the season, by two goals to nil at home to Small Heath, despite the visitors' insistence that the second should not have counted as the ball had entered the goal through the side netting. In the second half, McRoberts hit the post and Grimsby had a third "goal" disallowed for offside. The first-round Staffordshire Cup-tie at Wolverhampton Wanderers was drawn, the home goalkeeper saving a penalty.


1898–99 Small Heath F.C. season, Review, September–October
Playing with a vocal crowd of 5,000 spectators and a strong wind behind them, Small Heath's first two goals against Newton Heath were disallowed, both for offside, before they conceded against the run of play, but they then took advantage of the conditions to score three times before half-time, through Abbott, Walton and Robertson. Against the wind, they changed their style of play: "they no longer indulged in short passing, but in long kicking and rushing", the defence, particularly Billy Pratt stood firm, and Inglis made the final score 4–1. The Dart picked out McRoberts, who "played a clever game in the centre", and Walton and Inglis as "a decided improvement" on Bennett and Good on the right wing.


1898–99 Small Heath F.C. season, Review, September–October
Away from home, results were different. New Brighton Tower had no difficulty in remaining unbeaten, overcoming Small Heath by four goals, all scored in the first half. Back at Coventry Road, Small Heath knocked Wolverhampton Wanderers out of the Staffordshire Cup by six goals to four, and enjoyed a comfortable win in the third qualifying round of the FA Cup, defeating Chirk 8–0 with three goals from Walton, two each by Abbott and Inglis, and one from Leake.


1898–99 Small Heath F.C. season, Review, November–December
In front of 7,000 spectators, Woolwich Arsenal outclassed Small Heath in a match where Clutterbuck played well to keep their score down to two. According to the Penny Illustrated Paper, "the game was of lively character, but by no means high class from the football point of view. However, the Arsenal won, and the crowd were satisfied, their feeling of exultation being heightened by the fact that the visitors inclined to unfair tactics in the effort to alter the score." In a match "hardly up to cup tie standard", Walsall eliminated Small Heath from the Staffordshire Cup.


1898–99 Small Heath F.C. season, Review, November–December
New signing Arthur Gardner scored twice and William Robertson three times as Small Heath began a run of high-scoring games with a 9–0 win at home to Luton Town. They went one better at home to Druids in the FA Cup, McRoberts contributing a hat-trick, and in front of the lowest league crowd of the season, around 2,000, "completely outplayed" Darwen, Walter Abbott scoring five of his team's eight goals.


1898–99 Small Heath F.C. season, Review, November–December
Small Heath failed to continue their winning ways at Gainsborough Trinity, the home side equalising with a last-minute penalty. The Dart predicted Burslem Port Vale might prove stiffer opposition in the FA Cup than did Chirk and Druids in the previous rounds, but in a game "too one-sided to be really interesting", Small Heath progressed into the competition proper by seven goals to nil. In a game "contested in spiritless fashion", Small Heath knocked Burton Wanderers out of the Birmingham Cup, the 4–0 score completing a sequence of six home games in which they scored no fewer than 49 goals.


1898–99 Small Heath F.C. season, Review, November–December
The Owl acknowledged that if their away form were in any way comparable, promotion would be "a foregone conclusion", but "they have fared very badly away from home, and there will have to be a vast improvement in their form in "out" matches if they are to overtake Newton Heath and Manchester City" at the top of the division.


1898–99 Small Heath F.C. season, Review, November–December
Sid Wharton starred in an expected win at Glossop North End, preceding a close game at home to Walsall in which "feeling ran high, and the whistle was going frequently for free kicks", settled by a McRoberts goal after an hour. In pouring rain on Boxing Day, Small Heath beat Blackpool 5–0, and the next day, in similar weather, a large crowd turned up to see Manchester City team lose 4–1. The Manchester Guardian gave credit where due: "The visitors, however, did not come quite up to expectation, though no liberties could be taken with them. The home side played exceedingly well". The year finished with a fourth consecutive win, this time at home to Burton Swifts, who "made a better show than Manchester did on Tuesday" but still lost 4–1.


1898–99 Small Heath F.C. season, Review, January–February
Going into the new year in fourth position in the table, three points behind the leaders with a game in hand, the club committee were reported to have offered the players "special inducements" to achieve promotion. They began the year with a defeat; on a pitch in "wretched" condition, Burslem Port Vale scored the only goal three minutes from the end of an even game. At Barnsley, the home side were three goals to the good after only 15 minutes.


1898–99 Small Heath F.C. season, Review, January–February
After the interval, McRoberts and Barnsley's John McCartney were spoken to by the referee for "getting keen", the visitors rallied, then scored from a scramble after the ball hit the crossbar. With 20 minutes remaining, Barnsley scored a fourth, and the visitors were beaten. Although Wharton scored a second near the end, the final score was 7–2. In the second round of the Birmingham Cup, played "in terrible weather, and with the pitch in fearful condition", former Small Heath hero Fred Wheldon scored twice to secure a draw for Aston Villa. Conditions had not improved by the next league game. "Scientific football was quite out of the question" as Small Heath, playing with "tremendous dash", beat Loughborough 6–1, with three goals for Abbott, two for Wharton, and a first goal for Harry Wilcox.


1898–99 Small Heath F.C. season, Review, January–February
The players underwent "special preparation" for the first-round FA Cup-tie at home to Manchester City. According to the Sheffield Independent, "probably the visitors, Manchester City, are the more skilful team, but Small Heath are gluttons for goals at Coventry road, and there is likely to be a very lively hour and half's play". A crowd estimated at between 15,000 and 18,000 attended to witness that prediction prove accurate. Early goals from Abbott and City's George Dougal preceded Small Heath taking a half-time lead via "a very clever piece of work" by McRoberts.


1898–99 Small Heath F.C. season, Review, January–February
City were "showing perhaps the greater skill, but Small Heath working most pluckily". After an equaliser from Billie Gillespie, Small Heath "had more than one easy chance of scoring, the men missing opportunities which should have been utilised", until five minutes from time, McRoberts gave them the victory. Cab-drivers who regularly transported football followers from Aston Villa's ground back to the city centre were hopeful of taking advantage of the large attendance to do the same from Small Heath.


1898–99 Small Heath F.C. season, Review, January–February
However, they had few takers, "quite half the brakes returned to the centre of the city empty", and the Owl wondered if one might infer that "those who go to Aston can afford to ride, whereas those who patronise Small Heath find it cheaper to walk". Without Pratt, Leake and Inglis, Small Heath lost the Birmingham Cup replay 5–2.


1898–99 Small Heath F.C. season, Review, January–February
On a slippery surface, Abbott opened the scoring at home to Grimsby Town straight from the kick-off, James Cockshutt equalised from a penalty, and Robertson scored the winner near the end, to put his team fifth in the table, two points behind the promotion places with a game in hand. Drawn at First Division Stoke in the second round of the FA Cup, Small Heath were a goal behind at the interval and had lost McRoberts to a broken collarbone.


1898–99 Small Heath F.C. season, Review, January–February
Despite the numerical disadvantage, they had the wind in their favour, and took the lead ten minutes into the second half through Abbott and wharton. The lead did not last long, and despite a frantic finish, the match was drawn. Wilcox took McRoberts' place for the replay four days later. In a game "contested in a most lively fashion" despite the heavy pitch, Stoke took a two-goal lead, Inglis pulled one back for Small Heath, but the home side were eliminated.


1898–99 Small Heath F.C. season, Review, January–February
Missing Gardner and Robertson through suspension, and also without full-back Archer, Small Heath nevertheless beat New Brighton Tower 3–2 in a "wonderfully fine game", Wilcox supplying the late winner. A "disappointing" Small Heath team "fought bravely" but lost 2–0 at Newton Heath to go into March in sixth place, still with games on hand on those above them. The club confirmed that McRoberts had returned home to Scotland to recover from the injury that was expected to keep him out for the rest of the season, and that he had agreed to renew his contract for the following season despite interest from First Division clubs.


1898–99 Small Heath F.C. season, Review, March–April
Having failed to sign Walsall's Scottish centre-forward Tommy Vail on loan, Wilcox again filled in for McRoberts at home to Woolwich Arsenal. On a rain-soaked pitch and during a first-half hailstorm, Small Heath completed a comfortable victory. Will Devey returned from non-League football to open the scoring away at Blackpool, but the home team equalised soon after the interval, and were judged unfortunate not to take both points.


1898–99 Small Heath F.C. season, Review, March–April
Using as an illustration the £10 apiece "besides special prizes from the committee and tradespeople" to be received by Small Heath's players should they achieve promotion, the Manchester Times reported with disapproval on the concept of success-related bonus payments.


1898–99 Small Heath F.C. season, Review, March–April
Where "one would naturally and fairly conclude that like honest men [players] have done the best they can for their employers", said employers offer additional rewards "which it is expected will stimulate the players to renewed exertions", "the whole proceeding being a stigma on sport, stamping it with a ring of low commercialism that is very obnoxious to the old lover of amateur football."


1898–99 Small Heath F.C. season, Review, March–April
Luton Town's poor run continued with a 3–2 defeat at home to Small Heath, coming back from two goals down but then conceding a second-half penalty. A three-nil home defeat left Small Heath in fifth place in the table, three points behind the day's opponents, Leicester Fosse, in third and four behind the promotion places. The visit to Darwen saw the unexpected return from injury of Bob McRoberts, who scored an equalising goal, but the draw, against a team with only six points at this late stage of the season, dropped Small Heath to sixth place in the table. Their poor results continued at Lincoln City, where they needed an apparently offside goal from Billy Bennett to come back from a two-goal deficit to earn a draw.


1898–99 Small Heath F.C. season, Review, March–April
Despite losing full-back Billy Pratt to a dislocated collarbone in the first half, Small Heath beat Gainsborough Trinity 6–1 to raise their goals tally to more than that of any team either division. Walter Wigmore, who joined Small Heath from Gainsborough in March for a £150 fee to resume his forward partnership with McRoberts, scored twice against his former club.


1898–99 Small Heath F.C. season, Review, March–April
A one-nil friendly win against West Bromwich Albion preceded the return fixture with Gainsborough, won by Small Heath by a single goal in a match where the visitors "rarely crossed the centre line" in the second half and the home side missed numerous chances. The win took Small Heath up to fourth place, two points behind the second promotion position with four matches remaining.


1898–99 Small Heath F.C. season, Review, March–April
The visit to league leaders Manchester City produced a two-goal defeat. Playing into the sun and wind, Small Heath were mostly on the defensive, and Clutterbuck played well to keep City at bay. On change of ends, the visitors improved, but City full backs Di Jones and Dick Ray were on top form. In the last twenty minutes, City were on top, and Fred Williams scored twice, the second coming from a penalty after Billy Meredith was fouled. Off the field, the West Midlands clubs submitted a complaint to the football authorities about attempts by the southern clubs to poach their players, which led to the suspension of "an agent of a well-known Southern club" and the temporary closure of Thames Ironworks' ground.


1898–99 Small Heath F.C. season, Review, March–April
In a game "contested with warmth" in which "the referee's whistle was often heard", McRoberts gave the home team a short-lived lead against second-placed Glossop North End, but the match was drawn, leaving it extremely unlikely, albeit still mathematically possible, for Small Heath to be promoted. After Abbott missed an early penalty at Walsall, Small Heath put up a poor performance to lose 2–0, and the league programme ended at Leicester Fosse. Neither club fielded a full-strength team, and an "interesting" game finished goalless.


1898–99 Small Heath F.C. season, Summary and aftermath
After being close to the second promotion place throughout the season, Small Heath eventually finished eighth, five points behind second-placed Glossop North End and a further six behind champions Manchester City. They scored more goals than any other team in the division except Manchester City, and scored more at home than any other, but their away record was poor. The Dart suggested that "the backs are all right, the defect that needs remedying is the half-back line, which is hardly up to the necessary standard."


1898–99 Small Heath F.C. season, Summary and aftermath
Of the 47 players registered for the club during the season, 23 made at least one appearance in nationally organised first-team competition, and there were thirteen different goalscorers. Walter Abbott scored 42 goals, of which 34 were scored in the league, a season's best for the Second Division. Both totals remain (as of 2012) club records. Abbott, half back Alex Leake and forward Sid Wharton each played in all 40 league and FA Cup matches over the season, and goalkeeper Henry Clutterbuck and full backs Arthur Archer and Billy Pratt missed only one such game.


1898–99 Small Heath F.C. season, Summary and aftermath
Off the field, the club made a profit of £755, which was the second highest in the Second Division, albeit way behind Woolwich Arsenal's £3,643, despite Small Heath's gate receipts exceeding those of Arsenal by £360.


1898–99 Small Heath F.C. season, Summary and aftermath
Abbott left for First Division club Everton for a fee of £250 plus the proceeds of a midweek friendly match, William Robertson signed for Bristol Rovers, and Clutterbuck joined Southern League club Queens Park Rangers. Walter Main, a forward from Scottish club Airdrieonians, was "expected to be a worthy successor to Abbott", and half-back Tom Farnall returned from Bristol Rovers.


1898–99 Small Heath F.C. season, Squad statistics
This table includes appearances and goals in nationally organised competitions – the Football League and FA Cup – only. For a description of the playing positions, see Formation (association football)#2–3–5 (Pyramid).


1898–99 Southampton F.C. season
The 1898–99 season was the 14th since the foundation of Southampton F.C. and their fifth in league football, as members of the Southern League.


1898–99 Southampton F.C. season
They ended the season as champions of the Southern League for the third consecutive season and reached the Third Round of the FA Cup where they were eliminated by Derby County of the Football League First Division.


1898–99 Southampton F.C. season, Pre-season
Having spent two seasons as temporary residents of Hampshire County Cricket Club, the "Saints" became resident at a new stadium about 200 yards down Northlands Road, nicknamed "The Dell", which had been built by George Thomas, a fish merchant who was a director of the football club. At the time of its opening, The Dell was considered to be the most compact ground in the country — the players got their first taste of their new home when they participated in a sports meeting there on 27 August 1898.


1898–99 Southampton F.C. season, Pre-season
Determined to build on their success of the previous season, the club signed several new players during the summer of 1898, including five present or former internationals — Scotsmen  Geordie Dewar, Peter Meechan and John Robertson and Englishmen Jack Robinson and Harry Wood. Robinson, the current England goalkeeper, and Robertson had played against each other in the Scotland vs. England international at Celtic Park on 2 April 1898, in which England were 3–1 victors, thus claiming the 1898 British Home Championship.


1898–99 Southampton F.C. season, League season
The first league season in the new ground started on 3 September 1898, with a match against  Brighton United, who were playing their first-ever league match. On a hot Saturday afternoon, in front of a crowd of 6,524, the Mayor of Southampton (Alderman G.J. Tilling) kicked off "like an international". The Saints soon took the lead when with "a little finessing", Tom Smith passed the ball through to Watty Keay who scored The Dell's first goal. Jim McKenzie missed some good chances and, with Southampton attacking in numbers, Bullimer in the Brighton goal was kept busy.


1898–99 Southampton F.C. season, League season
Towards the end of the first-half, Arthur Chadwick accidentally caught Brighton's centre-forward Willie McArthur on the chin with a high kick. Bleeding profusely, McArthur left the pitch and Brighton had to continue with only ten men. Shortly before the interval, Abe Hartley scored the second goal, after a smart run up the left by McKenzie. In the second half, McKenzie added a third before Roddy McLeod reduced the deficit. With over a quarter of an hour to play, Smith completed the scoring, with  a goal described as "just such a goal as there is no doubt about – a shot which beats the goalkeeper almost before it is made".


1898–99 Southampton F.C. season, League season
Despite having signed five present or former international players during the summer, Southampton were unable to dominate the league as they had done in the previous year, losing their second match to New Brompton and drawing four matches before the New Year. In November, the referee, Mr. T.W.H. Saywell, mistakenly ended the match at Millwall ten minutes early with Southampton leading 4–1. He soon realised his error and tried to bring the teams back to complete the match, but the crowd had invaded the pitch and refused to leave. The match was completed five months later on 12 April 1899 before a Western League match at The Dell, with no further score.


1898–99 Southampton F.C. season, League season
On 3 December, the Saints defeated Warmley 6–0 at The Dell, but this result was expunged when Warmley withdrew from the league before the end of the season. Reserve goalkeeper, John Joyce made his "debut" in this match, but with the result being expunged, had to wait  until 21 October 1899 before his official debut. The New Year started with two away defeats; in the match at Sheppey United on 7 January, Arthur Chadwick was dismissed, becoming the first Southampton player to be sent off in a league match.


1898–99 Southampton F.C. season, League season
The Saints won five of the next seven games and entered the last day of the season level on points with Bristol City, their final-day opponents. Bristol City were playing their second season in the Southern League having finished as runners-up in 1897–98, and were undefeated at their St John's Lane ground. Southampton had the superior goal average, so a draw would give them the title for the third time.


1898–99 Southampton F.C. season, League season
A crowd of 13,000 attended the match, including 400 Saints' supporters. Early in the game, England international goalkeeper Jack Robinson damaged his right hand, attempting to prevent a goal from Billy Langham, City's outside-right. Whilst Robinson was receiving medical attention, Harry Haynes took over in goal, preventing further goals until Robinson's return. Robinson played on in considerable pain but was unable to prevent the ball entering the goal off the cross bar from a Langham free-kick; thus the first half ended with Bristol City having a 2–0 lead.


1898–99 Southampton F.C. season, League season
For the second half, Southampton made a tactical change, switching Roddy McLeod to centre-forward with Duncan McLean moving to inside-right and within 12 minutes of the restart the scores were level, after long shots from Arthur Chadwick and Jock Robertson, the latter going in after a "gentle hint" from Harry Wood turned the ball past goalkeeper, Hugh Monteith who had come too far out of his goal. The Southampton fullbacks continued to protect Robinson in goal and the Saints gradually began to have the better of the game.


1898–99 Southampton F.C. season, League season
A move involving Robertson and Wood ended with McLean giving Southampton the lead before Wood scored the fourth goal, with a simple header from a corner. Although Caie pulled one back for the home side, Southampton were able to hang on to their lead to win 4–3 and take the Championship for the third consecutive season.


1898–99 Southampton F.C. season, League season
The news of the result had reached Southampton by telegraph and when the team's special train arrived at the Docks station at 10.30pm, it was greeted by huge crowds of enthusiastic supporters who cheered the team on their victory parade through the streets of the town, accompanied by the Town Band.


1898–99 Southampton F.C. season, FA Cup
Southampton were excused the qualifying competition of the FA Cup, having reached the semi-finals in the previous year. In Round One, they met fellow Southern League side, New Brompton, with Abe Hartley scoring the winner 20 minutes from time. In the Second Round, Hartley was again the goalscorer, "dribbling through a bewildered Notts County defence before scoring with a glorious shot".


1898–99 Southampton F.C. season, FA Cup
This set up the first FA Cup match to be played at The Dell, against Derby County of the Football League First Division, who were the beaten finalists from the previous year. Although Tom Nicol scored the first-ever FA Cup goal at The Dell, goals from Steve Bloomer and Billy McDonald eased Derby through, on their way to another final.


1898–99 Southampton F.C. season, Friendly matches
Towards the end of the season, Southampton played a series of friendly matches against the Corinthians — the first two (both played away) were drawn, but the third the famous amateur side visited The Dell on 1 April 1899. Amongst the Corinthian XI was C.B. Fry, who charged Robinson in the Saints' goal late in the first half, fracturing his own cheekbone. Although he received treatment from the Southampton club president, Dr. Bencraft, Fry was unable to continue and had to be helped from the pitch. Despite playing on with only ten men, the Corinthians still managed to win 2–1.


1898–99 Southampton F.C. season, Friendly matches
Two days later, Southampton entertained Rangers, the newly crowned Scottish Football League champions, with the Saints going down by the single goal.


1898–99 Southern Football League
The 1898–99 season was the fifth in the history of the Southern League. This season saw the expansion of Division One up to 14 teams and creation of Division Two South-West, though it was disbanded at the end of the season after all its clubs left. No Southern League clubs applied for promotion to the Football League. Southampton were Division One champions for the third season in a row. Overall Division Two champions being decided in a playoff in which Thames Ironworks defeated Cowes 3-1 at The Den.


1898–99 Southern Football League, Division One
A total of 14 teams contest the division, including ten sides from previous season and four new teams.


1898–99 Southern Football League, Division Two London
Division Two London was formed on basis of previous season Division Two. A total of 12 teams contest the division, including eight sides from previous season and four new teams.


1898–99 Southern Football League, Division Two South-West
Division Two South-West was newly formed and short-lived formation. At the end of the season division was liquidated and the League returned to 2-division structure.


1898–99 Southern Football League, Promotion-relegation test matches
At the end of the season, test matches were held between the bottom two clubs in Division One and the top club in both Division Twos. Royal Artillery Portsmouth lost 4-1 to Cowes and were relegated to Division Two, whilst Cowes were promoted. Royal Artillery Portsmouth then disbanded. Sheppey United and Thames Ironworks drew 1-1, leading to Sheppey remaining in Division One and Thames Ironworks joining them.


1898–99 St Helens RLFC season
The 1898-99 St Helens R.F.C. season was the club's fourth in the Northern Rugby Football Union, the 25th in their history. The club finished 8th out of 14 in the Lancashire League. In the Challenge Cup, St Helens were beaten in the third round by Salford.


1898–99 Stoke F.C. season
The 1898–99 season was Stoke's tenth season in the Football League.


1898–99 Stoke F.C. season
With automatic promotion and relegation now introduced thanks to Stoke and Burnley's antics last season, Stoke improved marginally as they took 12th place with 33 points. Stoke form was erratic throughout the season and with neither any hopes of mounting a title challenge or any relegation fears Stoke went on to enjoy their best performance so far in the FA Cup. They reached the semi-final of the competition for the first time losing 3–1 to eventual runners-up Derby County.


1898–99 Stoke F.C. season, Season review, League
The 1898–99 season saw the introduction of automatic promotion and relegation between the First and Second Divisions of the Football League, and Stoke's fortunes improved marginally as they finished in 12th position. The season hardly started well when three players were suspended for a breach of club rules during pre-season training for drinking champagne. In August 1898 club secretary, former manager and goalkeeper Bill Rowley transferred himself to Leicester Fosse and even agreed his own signing on fee. This transaction caused uproar by the FA who suspended Rowley.


1898–99 Stoke F.C. season, Season review, League
Stoke's form-rate in 1898–99 was erratic with only three wins coming in their opening 12 matches, five in the middle 12 and five in the last 10. The highlight was undoubtedly a convincing 3–0 victory over champions-to-be Aston Villa on New Year's Eve, while Burnley and Sheffield United were both beaten 4–1. At the end of the season club legend Joe Schofield decided to retire from playing after spending eight years with Stoke.


1898–99 Stoke F.C. season, Season review, FA Cup
Stoke reached the semi-finals of the competition for the first time after seeing off Sheffield Wednesday, Small Heath and Tottenham Hotspur. They succumbed to a 3–1 defeat to Derby County at neutral Molineux with Steve Bloomer scoring a fine hat-trick for the "Rams".


1898–99 Stoke F.C. season, Season review, FA Cup
The Evening Sentinel commented: "Derby had their halves to thank for victory, Stoke were decidedly the better side in the first half and it was Derby's luck to get on level terms by means of a scrimmage which was produced by full-back Tom Robertson's miss kick. Stoke did most of the attacking again in the second half until Derby got the lead in an unexpected manner. Of course this put new life into Derby and very little seemed to go wrong with them afterwards although Stoke played up strongly. The weakness in their attack was the centre-forward Fred Molyneux. The Derby players were very vigorous and did not spare the Stoke team in bumping them about. Derby scored a third goal to put the contest beyond the brave Stoke players much to the disappointment of the Stoke spectators."


1898–99 Stoke F.C. season, Season review, FA Cup
The Stoke players received a £5 bonus for their cup exploits and it would be another 72 years before the club reached the semi-final stage again.


1898–99 Swiss Serie A
The 1898–99 Swiss Serie A season was the 1898–99 season of the Swiss national football league championship.


1898–99 Swiss Serie A, Overview
The Swiss championship was played as a knock out competition. It was divided into three regional groups, East (region Zürich) Central (regional north-west Switzerland) and West (Romandy). The winners of each group played the finals in a round-robin tournament.


1898–99 Swiss Serie A, Overview
In group East the Anglo-American Club Zürich were matched against Grasshopper Club Zürich. The game was drawn and thus a replay was required, which was won by the Anglo-American Club. In the next round they played against FC Zürich and won 5-0. They therefore qualified for the finals.


1898–99 Swiss Serie A, Overview
In the central group FC Basel played against Old Boys ending in a draw and so it required a replay as well, which was played a month later and also drawn. Because the Old Boys complained that one of the two FCB goals, in this replay match, had been scored by the players hand they protested. The Swiss Football Association had to deal with the matter and subsequently the protest was approved. The disputed goal simply deducted from the result and thus the Old Boys proceeded to the finals.


1898–99 Swiss Serie A, Overview
In the final play-off group the majority of the English players from Lausanne Football and Cricket Club refused to play the match against the Old Boys because it was scheduled for a Sunday thus forfeiting victory for the Old Boys. This was the first forfeit in Swiss football history. Finally the Anglo-American Club won the championship.


1898–99 Swiss Serie A, Finals
NB: The British players of Lausanne refused to play on Sunday.


1898–99 Thames Ironworks F.C. season
The 1898–99 season was Thames Ironworks' fourth season after the club's formation in 1895.


1898–99 Thames Ironworks F.C. season
During the summer of 1898, Thames Ironworks became a professional outfit for the first time, to match their new status as new members of the Southern League. It was a decision reluctantly taken by Ironworks chairman Arnold Hills, who had always believed in the classical ideal of competitive sport being for its own sake. But with the success the club had been enjoying, together with the increased crowds at their Memorial Grounds venue, he relented, and was quoted as saying "It may be necessary to introduce a little ferment of professional experience to leaven the heavy lump."


1898–99 Thames Ironworks F.C. season
New signings came thick and fast and included the controversial capture of goalkeeper Tommy Moore from arch-rivals Millwall. This meant that there would be no place for keeper David Furnell in the squad, and he was allowed to transfer to Hammersmith Athletic. The team further strengthened defensively with the signing of George Neil from West Norwood, full-backs Tommy Dunn and Arthur Marjeram from Chatham and Swanscombe respectively and Scottish left-half Roddy McEachrane, who had played for Inverness Thistle alongside Irons wing-half Simon Chisholm, and had also worked at the actual Thames Iron Works.


1898–99 Thames Ironworks F.C. season
Thames Ironworks raided Warmley of three of the players, with centre half Peter McManus, along with forwards George Reid and Henderson all making the journey east. The team's attacking options were further increased with the signings of wingers J. Reynolds from Gravesend and Patrick Leonard from Manchester City, along with the snaring of centre forward David Lloyd from former rivals 3rd Grenadier Guards.


1898–99 Thames Ironworks F.C. season
They kicked off the season on 10 September 1898 away to Shepherd's Bush, and were in fine form, beating the West London outfit 3–0, with two goals from Atkinson and one from Adams. The form continued with a 3–1 home win over Brentford a fortnight later, and a 2–0 FA Cup 1st qualifying round win soon followed when "The Irons" were again pitted against Royal Engineers Training Battalion.


1898–99 Thames Ironworks F.C. season
October proved to be Thames Ironworks' difficult month during the season, when they failed to record a single win. They first lost away to Uxbridge 1–2, before facing Brighton United in the second qualifying round of the FA Cup. The Irons drew 0–0 away to the south coast, before losing the replay four days later 1–4, with the only goal being scored by Henry Hird. The month ended farcically when in a Southern League game on 29 October, they faced a Wycombe side who had lost their previous five matches.


1898–99 Thames Ironworks F.C. season
The Irons missed their train and arrives at the Buckinghamshire's Loakes Park ground an hour late. The obviously unsettled side eventually played the game in torrential rain and were two goals down after 15 minutes from goals scored by Jim Aldridge. Aldridge had completed his hat-trick by half time. Wycombe were 4–0 ahead before irons inside-forward Jimmy Reid pulled one back in the 88th minute.


1898–99 Thames Ironworks F.C. season
This was to be Thames Ironworks' last defeat of the season, and they could go on to win an impressive 17 of their last 18 games, only drawing away at Watford 0–0. The year ended with The Irons biggest win of the season so far, in an away game against Maidenhead on 31 December 1898, which Thames Ironworks won 4–0. It was in this game that Charlie Dove completed the distinction of playing in every position for the club when he deputised for goalkeeper Tommy Moore, and it is perhaps even more impressive that he managed to keep a clean sheet.


1898–99 Thames Ironworks F.C. season
Thames Ironworks played their first game of the new year at the Memorial Grounds on 14 January 1899, when they entertained Wycombe. This time, the Wycombe goalkeeper Ernie Wheeler missed the train, and the team began the game with only ten players on the pitch. Their full-back Henry Turner began in goal, and had soon conceded an own goal from one of his defenders. A Wycombe fan, who often filled in for them when they were unexpectedly short, took over as goalkeeper, but he  was also soon beaten by a low shot from Irons centre-half McEwan.


1898–99 Thames Ironworks F.C. season
Irons centre forward David Lloyd then missed two chances, before grabbing a brace to put The Irons 4–0 up by half-time. The second half saw two penalties, one missed by Lloyd and one scored by Wycombe player Fred Keen, to make the final score 4–1 and a complete reverse of the scoreline in their previous encounter. Their great form would continue for the rest of the season, including a thrilling 4–3 win away to Wolverton London & North Western Railway, which also saw their lowest attendance of only 200, and an 8–1 home win over Chesham Town


1898–99 Thames Ironworks F.C. season
Already confirmed as Southern League Division Two champions, having won the previous 14 games, Thames Ironworks showed little restraint for the final game of the season against Maidenhead on 15 April 1898. With their largest home crowd of the season, 3000 spectators saw The Irons demolish the bottom club of the division 10–0. The goals included four from Patrick Leonard, a hat-trick from David Lloyd and a brace from Jimmy Reid. The other goal was scored by Henderson.


1898–99 Thames Ironworks F.C. season
Although they won the Southern League Second Division by 9 points, Thames Ironworks were required to play Test Matches to decide their promotion to Division One. The first came against Cowes from the Isle of Wight on 22 April. They had qualified for the Test Match by winning the South West section of the league structure, and the game was played at the supposedly neutral East Ferry Road ground of Irons' rivals Millwall. A 10,000 strong crowd saw Thames Ironworks win the game 3–1, with goals coming from David Lloyd, Patrick Leonard and Henderson.


1898–99 Thames Ironworks F.C. season
The Ironworks then had to face Sheppey United, who had finished 12th in the 13 team Southern League Division One, and had beaten The Irons two and a half years previously 8–0 in an FA Cup game. The game took place at Chatham's ground on 29 April and finished 1–1, with David Lloyd once again the goalscorer.


1898–99 Thames Ironworks F.C. season
Before a replay could be staged, it was decided to enlarge the top division of the Southern League to 19 teams, thus enabling Thames Ironworks F.C., as well as Sheppey United, Bristol Rovers and Q.P.R. to join the higher tier.


1898–99 Thames Ironworks F.C. season
Roddy McEachrane was the only ever-present in the team during the season, making 27 appearances.


1898–99 Thames Ironworks F.C. season
The top goalscorer was David Lloyd with 14 goals. 12 of these were scored in the Southern League, with the other two coming in the Test Matches against Cowes and Sheppey.


1898–99 United States collegiate men's ice hockey season
The 1898–99 United States collegiate men's ice hockey season was the 4th season of collegiate ice hockey.


1898–99 United States collegiate men's ice hockey season
College hockey lost several teams prior to the 1898–99 season, including the first school to field a team (Johns Hopkins University).


1898–99 WPHL season
The 1898–99 WPHL season was the second season of operation for the Western Pennsylvania Hockey League. Four Pittsburgh-area teams competed in the season, in which all games were played at the Duquesne Gardens. The league reconstituted in the newly finished hockey rink at the Duquesne Gardens, after the Schenley Park Casino was destroyed in an 1896 fire that cut short the previous WPHL season. The old venue's in-house, Pittsburgh Casino team, was not reformed and only three teams played in the league.


1898–99 WPHL season
The Pittsburgh Athletic Club won 9 of 12 games to win their first WPHL championship.


1898–99 Washington Huskies men's basketball team
The 1898–99 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represents the University of Washington during the 1898–99 college men's basketball season.


1898–99 Welsh Amateur Cup
The 1898–99 Welsh Amateur Cup was the ninth season of the Welsh Amateur Cup. The cup was won by Oswestry United Reserves who defeated Shrewsbury based team Singleton & Coles 1-0 in the final, at Welshpool.


1898–99 Western Football League
The 1898–99 season was the seventh in the history of the Western Football League.


1898–99 Western Football League
For this season the league was restructured again after many clubs left the league. The Professional Section of last season was renamed Division One, and the two-division Amateur Section became one single division, Division Two.


1898–99 Western Football League
Swindon Town were the champions of Division One, and also competed in the Southern League during this season, along with Southampton and Bedminster. Trowbridge Town and multiple champions Warmley also competed in both leagues, but both clubs disbanded during the season. The Division Two champions for the first time were Staple Hill.


1898–99 Western Football League, Final tables, Division One
Two new clubs joined Division One, which was reduced to seven clubs from eight after Bristol City, Reading and Eastleigh left.


1898–99 Western Football League, Final tables, Division Two (Amateur)
This eight-club division was a merger of the old Amateur Section Divisions One and Two, containing the surviving clubs from both divisions, plus two new clubs: