Season · Premier League · 1998-99
1998-99 Premier League
Manchester United FC — champions with 79 points
Manchester United FC — champions with 79 points Covers every Premier League season since 1992-93 — the openly licensed record starts at the rebrand, so pre-1992 First Division history is out of scope by design.
Manchester United FC took the title by a single point from Arsenal FC. 959 goals in 380 matches, and the season's biggest win: Nottingham Forest FC 1-8 Manchester United FC.
20
Clubs
380
Matches
959
Goals
Champions: Manchester United FC Runners-up: Arsenal FCRelegated: Blackburn Rovers FC, Charlton Athletic FC, Nottingham Forest FC
Runners-up: Arsenal FC◧
Title margin — 1 point (79 to 78).
Manchester United FC won the 1998-99 Premier League with 79 points, 1 clear of Arsenal FC.
Quick answers
- Who won the Premier League in 1998-99?
- Manchester United FC won the 1998-99 Premier League title with 79 points, 1 point ahead of Arsenal FC.
- Who finished second in the Premier League in 1998-99?
- Arsenal FC finished second with 78 points.
- Who was relegated from the Premier League in 1998-99?
- Blackburn Rovers FC, Charlton Athletic FC, Nottingham Forest FC went down at the end of 1998-99.
The final table story
20 clubs, 380 matches, 959 goals. The season's biggest win: Nottingham Forest FC 1-8 Manchester United FC (Manchester United FC won 8-1 away at Nottingham Forest FC).
Top of the table
| # | Club | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester United FC | 22 | 13 | 3 | +43 | 79 |
| 2 | Arsenal FC | 22 | 12 | 4 | +42 | 78 |
| 3 | Chelsea FC | 20 | 15 | 3 | +27 | 75 |
| 4 | Leeds United FC | 18 | 13 | 7 | +28 | 67 |
Going down
Relegated at the end of 1998-99: Blackburn Rovers FC, Charlton Athletic FC, Nottingham Forest FC.
Source: 1998-99 Premier League match data, via openfootball/england (CC0 1.0) — source
✓ Every fact computed from public match records — openfootball/england, CC0 1.0.