1998/99
All Results and information



Squad Photograph from the 1998/99 season in which Exeter finished 12th in the Third Division.

In the FA Cup they reached the Second Round, and only the First Round in the League Cup. Although in the Football League Association Members' Cup Exeter fared better and were knocked out in the Quarter Final South.

League Stats: Position: 12th P: 46, W: 17, D: 12, L: 17 Goals For: 47 Goals Against: 50 Points: 63.

FA Cup First Round: Tamworth (A), 2-2. Replay, 4-1 Second Round: Bristol Rovers (H), 2-2. Replay, 5-0

League Cup First Round: Ipswich Town (H), 1-1 and (A), 5-1. Exeter lost 2-6 on aggregate Football League

Association Members' Cup First Round: Bye Second Round South: Southend United (H), 3-1 Quarter Final South: Cambridge United (A), 1-1. Exeter lost 3-5 on penalties.

League Results

1998/99

League Results

Date

Opponent

Venue

Exeter Score 1st

Att

Posn

Goalscorers

08/08/98

Swansea City

A

0-2

5809

20

:

15/08/98

Scarborough

H

1-0

2703

18

Gittens

22/08/98

Torquay United

A

0-1

3739

20

:

29/08/98

Carlisle United

H

2-0

2661

10

Breslan, Flack

31/08/98

Peterborough U

A

1-4

4256

14

Rowbotham

05/09/98

Chester City

H

0-1

2551

21

:

08/09/98

Brighton and HA

H

1-0

2519

20

Breslan

12/09/98

Hartlepool United

A

3-4

2106

19

Rowbotham, McConnell, Breslan

19/09/98

Barnet

H

1-0

2523

14

Rowbotham

26/09/98

Cambridge United

A

1-1

3061

16

Richardson

03/10/98

Mansfield Town

H

2-1

3024

11

Flack, Richardson

09/10/98

Leyton Orient

A

0-2

3349

13

:

17/10/98

Scunthorpe United

H

2-2

2885

15

Wilkinson, Flack

20/10/98

Hull City

H

3-0

2101

13

McConnell, Richardson,Rowbotham

31/10/1998

Cardiff City

A

0-1

5411

:

07/11/1998

Southend United

H

2-1

2855

McConnell, Flack

10/11/1998

Rochdale

A

1-1

1639

Gittens

21/11/1998

Shrewsbury Town

H

0-1

3510

:

28/11/1998

Rotherham United

A

0-0

3489

:

12/12/1998

Brentford

H

0-1

2793

:

19/12/1998

Halifax Town

A

1-1

2342

Stoneman (Og)

26/12/1998

Torquay United

H

1-1

5575

Flack

28/12/1998

Plymouth Argyle

A

0-1

11936

:

02/01/1999

Carlisle United

A

3-1

3340

Rees, Holloway, Flack

09/01/1999

Swansea City

H

4-0

3213

Curran, Flack 2, Quailey

16/01/1999

Scarborough

A

0-1

2002

:

23/01/1999

Peterborough U

H

2-0

2933

Flack 2

30/01/1999

Plymouth Argyle

H

1-1

6746

Fry

06/02/1999

Chester City

A

0-0

2243

:

13/02/1999

Brighton & HA

A

1-0

4005

Rowbotham

20/02/1999

Hartlepool United

H

2-1

2987

Quailey, Flack

27/02/1999

Barnet

A

1-0

2072

Tosh

06/03/1999

Cambridge United

H

0-3

3478

:

13/03/1999

Southend United

A

0-0

3695

:

20/03/1999

Cardiff City

H

0-2

3982

:

26/03/1999

Darlington

H

0-0

3179

:

03/04/1999

Scunthorpe United

A

0-2

3419

:

05/04/1999

Leyton Orient

H

1-1

2764

Wilkinson

10/04/1999

Hull City

A

1-2

5836

McConnell

13/04/1999

Rotherham United

H

3-0

1929

Curran, Whelan (Og), McConnell (pen)

17/04/1999

Shrewsbury Town

A

1-1

2419

Tosh

24/04/1999

Rochdale

H

2-1

2543

Curran, Fry

27/04/1999

Mansfield Town

A

1-0

2830

Breslan

01/05/1999

Brentford

A

0-3

6977

:

04/05/1999

Darlington

A

0-4

2450

:

08/05/1999

Halifax Town

H

2-1

3180

Thackeray og, Curran, 90;

 


Football League Division 3
 

Final Table
1998/99

Pld

W

D

L

F

A

Diff

Pts

Brentford

46

26

7

13

79

56

+23

85

Cambridge United

46

23

12

11

78

48

+30

81

Cardiff City

46

22

14

10

60

39

+21

80

Scunthorpe United

46

22

8

16

69

58

+11

74

Rotherham United

46

20

13

13

79

61

+18

73

Leyton Orient

46

19

15

12

68

59

+9

72

Swansea City

46

19

14

13

56

48

+8

71

Mansfield Town

46

19

10

17

60

58

+2

67

Peterborough U

46

18

12

16

72

56

+16

66

Halifax Town

46

17

15

14

58

56

+2

66

Darlington

46

18

11

17

69

58

+11

65

Exeter City

46

17

12

17

47

50

-3

63

Plymouth Argyle

46

17

10

19

58

54

+4

61

Chester City

46

13

18

15

57

66

-9

57

Shrewsbury Town

46

14

14

18

52

63

-11

56

Barnet

46

14

13

19

54

71

-17

55

Brighton & HA

46

16

7

23

49

66

-17

55

Southend United

46

14

12

20

52

58

-6

54

Rochdale

46

13

15

18

42

55

-13

54

Torquay United

46

12

17

17

47

58

-11

53

Hull City

46

14

11

21

44

62

-18

53

Hartlepool United

46

13

12

21

52

65

-13

51

 Carlisle United

46

11

16

19

43

53

-10

49

Scarborough

46

14

6

26

50

77

-27

48

Other Games

FA Cup

Exeter Score 1st

14/11/1998

Tamworth

Away

2-2

2485

Gittens, Richardson

R1

24/11/1998

Tamworth

Home

4-1

3152

Rowe (og), Rowbotham 2, Flack

R1 Replay

05/12/1998

Bristol Rovers

Home

2-2

4352

Flack, Gardener

R2

15/12/1998

Bristol Rovers

Away

0-5

5093

:

R2 Replay

League Cup

1998/99

Exeter Score 1st 

Round 

11/08/1998

Ipswich Town

Home

1-1

3233

Richardson

LC 1 Ist Leg

18/08/1998

Ipswich Town

Away

1-5

7952

Richardson

LC 1 2nd Leg

Football League Trophy

Auto Windscreens Shield

Exeter Score 1st

Round

05/01/1999

Southend United

Home

R2

3-1

Quailley, Clark, Flack

1143

Bye in R1

19/01/1999

Cambridge United

Away

QF S

1-1

Flack

2758

Lost 5-3 on Pens

Devon Bowl

Exeter Score 1st

Round 

08/12/1998

Barnstaple

Away

2-0

Waugh, Breslan.

192

R1

24/02/1999

Bideford

Away

6-0

QF

29/04/1999

Tiverton Town

Away

5-3

Rowbotham 2, Gardner, Chesterfield, Waugh

849

SF

10/05/1999

Plymouth Argyle

Away

0-1

:

370

F

Friendlies

Exeter score 1st

15/07/1998

Birmingham City

Home

0-4

1316

:

17/07/1998

Portsmouth

Home

0-2

1005

:

21/07/1998

Panionos

Home

1-2

1165

Rees

Fissas and Gary Haylock scored for Paniions

25/07/1998

Oxford United

Home

0-0

856

:

29/07/1998

Newquay

Away

4-1

500

Blake, Gittens, og, Rowbotham

Chatles Legg a trialist from Porthleven plays and breaks his leg.

31/07/1998

Lympstone

Away

11-1

450

Waugh 3, McConnell 2, Luke Vinnicombe 2, Holloway, Walker (Scott), Stephen Hensor, Steve Kent         Reserve Friendly

01/08/1998

Weymouth

Away

3-2

419

Rees. Rowbotham, Gittens

05/08/1998

St Blazey

Away

2-0

200

Waugh, Speakman

09/08/1988

Exmouth Town

Away

25/08/1998

Portsmouth

Away

2-2

Waugh, McConnell

Adam Stansfield made his debut at 19 on trial from Elmore

17/03/1999

Northlew

Away

New Changing Rooms


FA Youth Cup

Exeter Score 1st

10/11/1998

Wellingborough

5-2

Away

Waugh, Shaun Watts 2, Michael Cooper, Tom Wainwright

45

R1

25/11/1998

Notts County

0-2

Home

:

125

R2

Jermaine Pennannt played for Notts Cty

Youth Teams

Youth Results

South West Counties Youth League
29/08/1998 League Newport County Away 4-2 Smith (P) pen Waugh  Parry (Ian) Watts (Shaun)  
05/09/1998 League Yeovil Town Home 1-1 Waugh        
12/09/1998 League Swindon Town Away 4-1 Baines 2 Butterworth Watts    
19/09/1998 League Torquay United Home 4-1 Waugh Powell (og) Watts Parry  
26/09/1998 League Bath City Home 0-0 :        
03/10/1998 League Yeovil Town Away 4-2 Waugh Og Watts Kent  
10/10/1998 League Swansea City Home 3-1 Waugh 2 Speakman      
17/10/1998 League Bashley Away 7-2 Waugh 3 Watts  Smith (P) pen Baines Speakman
07/11/1998 League Cirencester Home 0-0 :        
14/11/1998 League Cheltenham Away 7-2 Waugh 3 Speakman 2 Watts Butterworth  
28/11/1998 Cup 1 Yeovil Town Away 5-1 Waugh 2 Pointing Speakman Smith (Pete) pen  
05/12/1998 League Plymouth Argyle Away 0-0 :        
19/12/1998 League Newport County Home 3-0 Speakman 2 Waugh       
30/01/1999 League Bath City Away 2-1 Penprase (Mark) Speakman      
06/02/1999 League Swansea City Away 4-1 Speakman 2 Waugh  Baines    
13/02/1999 League Bashley Home 9-0 Watts 3 Cooper (M) Waugh 2 Speakman 2 Wainwright (Tom)
20/02/1999 League Bristol Rovers Away 4-1 Speakman 2 Parry 2      
27/02/1999 League Cardiff City Home 2-1 Waugh Cronin      
06/03/1999 League Cirencester Away 1-0 Wainwright (Tom)        
13/03/1999 League Cheltenham Home 6-0 Speakman 3 Watts  Chris May Og  
20/03/1999 Cup 2 Cardiff City Away 0-3 :        
27/03/1999 League Swindon Town Home 2-0 Speakman Cooper (M)      
03/04/1999 League Bristol Rovers Home 3-0 Watts Waugh  Speakman    
10/04/1999 League Cardiff City Away 0-0 :        
17/04/1999 League Torquay United Away 3-1 Watts  Smith (Pete) (pen) Chris May    
24/04/1999 League Plymouth Argyle Home 3-4 Speakman 2 Waugh       



South West Counties Youth League
Results

  • Exeter finished 2nd, 3 points behind Plymouth, the title was dependant on the last game, where Exeter lost at home to Plymouth 4-3.

Final Table

South West Counties Youth League 1998-99
Position Team P W D L F A Pts
1 Plymouth Argyle  24 20 2 2 70 12 62
2 Exeter City 24 18 5 1 76 21 59
3 Cardiff City 23 14 2 7 56 27 44
4 Cirencester 23 12 6 5 57 17 42
5 Torquay United 24 13 3 8 55 30 42
6 Swansea City 24 12 3 9 40 28 39
7 Yeovil Town  24 9 4 11 36 59 31
8 Newport AFC 21 9 2 10 35 39 29
9 Bath City 23 7 5 11 35 43 26
10 Swindon Town 22 7 3 12 34 46 24
11 Bristol Rovers  23 5 6 12 29 54 21
12 Bashley 24 2 2 20 27 87 8
13 Cheltenham Town 24 2 1 21 16 99 7

It appears that the matches were not completed. 

Football League South West Trophy.
Results

Football League South West Trophy
15/09/1998 Trophy Plymouth Argyle Home 3-0 Wilkinson Crowe 2   Adam Stansfield played on trial
22/09/1998 Trophy Cardiff City Away 0-0 :        
30/09/1998 Trophy Bristol Rovers Away 3-7 Wilkinson Gale McConnell    
06/10/1998 Trophy Swansea City Home 1-0 Stansfield        
27/10/1998 Trophy Plymouth Argyle Away 0-0 :        
03/11/1998 Trophy Cardiff City Home 3-3 Charlie Griffin 2 Waugh       
18/11/1998 Trophy Bristol Rovers Home 3-0 Wilkinson Fry Templar Loake    
03/02/1999 Trophy Bristol Rovers Away 4-2 Rowbotham 2 Stansfield Baines    
16/02/1999 Trophy Cardiff City Away 1-2 Quailey        
03/03/1999 Trophy Swansea City Home 1-0 Speakman        
23/03/1999 Trophy Plymouth Argyle Away 2-1 Speakman  McConnell      
30/03/1999 Trophy Swansea City Away 3-3 Speakman 3        
07/04/1999 Trophy Bristol Rovers Home 2-0 McConnell 2        
13/04/1999 Trophy Cardiff City Home 1-2 Holloway        
04/05/1999 Trophy Swansea City Away            
10/05/1999 Trophy Plymouth Argyle Home            


Final Table


Devon and Exeter Youth League
Results

Devon and Exeter Youth League
30/08/1998 League Newton St Cyres Away 1-1 Jee        
03/09/1998 League Alphington Away 3-1          
06/09/1998 League Okehampton Argyle Home 8-1 Mudge 3 Parry 2 Casey Hensor Pointing (pen)
13/09/1998 FR Cup 1 Bideford Away 2-0          
20/09/1998 League Staddiscombe Colts Home 5-0 Parry 2 Butterworth 2 Kent    
27/09/1998 League Torquay United Away 2-2 Parry Butterworth      
04/10/1998 Devon Cup U-18 Torbay Tornadoes Away 8-0 Mudge 4 Gross 2 Parry (Ian) Casey  
11/10/1998 League Twyford Spartans Home 4-2 Jee Parry  Pointing 2 (1pen)    
08/11/1998 League Plymstock United Away 3-0          
15/11/1998 League Barnstaple Town Home 9-0 Mudge 2 Parry 2 Kent 2 Casey Butterworth Own-Goal 
20/11/1998 Devon Cup U-18 Elm United Home 9-0 Casey 3 Mudge 2 Ovey 2 Orchard Breslan
29/11/1998 League Appledore/Bideford Home 3-0          
06/12/1998 League Budleigh Salterton Away 0-1 :        
13/12/1998 League Dawlish Villa Home 5-1 Jack Orchard Mudge Tony Kyle Hensor Cooper (M)
20/12/1998 League Dawlish Villa Away 13-0 Parry 6 Mudge 3 Butterworth Gross Cooper (M) Pointing
24/01/1999 Devon Cup U-18 Plymouth Kolts C & F 8-1 Mudge 4 Chris May 2 Wainwright Breslan (Gavin)  
31/01/1999 League Plymstock United Away 7-0 Parry 3 Mudge 2 Jee Gross  
07/02/1999 League Staddiscombe Colts Away 2-1 Pointing (pen) Jee      
14/02/1999 League Alphington Home 6-2 Mudge 3 Parry 2 Og    
21/02/1999 Devon Cup U-18 SF Torquay United Home 2-1 Mudge 2        
28/02/1999 League Barnstaple Town Away (C& F) 1-0 Breslan (Gavin)        
14/03/1999 League Appledore/Bideford Away 5-0          
21/03/1999 League Newton St Cyres Home 2-0 Parry 2        
28/03/1999 League Budleigh Salterton Home 3-1 Quinn (Ciaran) 3        
30/03/1999 League Launceston Away 2-1 Kent Parry      
04/04/1999 League Bideford Home 0-0 :        
06/04/1999 League Twyford Spartans Away 2-0 Butterworth Breslan (Gavin)      
18/04/1999 FR Cup 2 Alphington Away 3-1 Casey 2 Jee      
25/04/1999 FR Cup 3 Barnstaple Town Home 3-1 Parry Butterworth Kent    
02/05/1999 League Launceston Home            
09/05/1999 FR Cup Final Torquay United Neutral 3-6 Gavin Breslan 2 Cooper (M)     At Budleigh
16/05/1999 League Torquay United Home 1-1          
  League Okehampton Argyle Away            
  League Bideford Away            



Final Table

Final Table  P W D F F A
1 Exeter City 26 20 4 2 96 19 64
2 Staddiscombe 26 19 1 6 70 38 58
3 Launceston 26 18 1 7 74 34 55
4 Torquay United 26 16 4 6 103 31 52
5 Twyford Spartans 25 15 2 8 76 54 47
6 Budleigh Salterton * 26 14 4 8 66 37 45
7 Alphington 25 14 2 9 54 50 44
8 Bideford Youth 26 10 6 10 55 55 36
9 Newton St Cyres 26 9 4 13 58 67 31
10 Okehampton 26 9 4 13 38 58 31
11 Barnstaple Town 26 9 1 16 47 63 28
12 Plymstock * 25 6 1 18 35 68 16
13 Bideford/Appledore BAAC 26 2 1 23 18 115 7
14 Dawlish Villa 26 1 1 24 29 130 4
Note: Plymstock v Alphington void




Other Information



Youth Friendlies

Youth Friendlies
Aug-98 Friendly  Ilfracombe C & F 6-1 Speakman 3 Waugh  Watts (Shaun) Og  
Aug-98 Friendly  Lympstone  (Att. 450) Away 11-1 Waugh 3, McConnell 2, Vinnicombe 2, Holloway, Walker (Scott), Hensor, Kent
Aug-98 Friendly  St Blazey Away 2-0 Waugh Speakman       
10/08/1998 Friendly  Dorchester Cosmos Away 3-0 Chris May Hensor Smith (Peter)    
12/08/1998 Friendly  Hamworthy Royals Away 4-1 Waugh 2 Kent Butterworth    
14/08/1998 Friendly  Hamworthy Select X1 Away 5-1 Speakman 3 Cronin Cowan (Gavin)    
18/10/1998 U-16 Friendly  Perranporth  Away 17-1 Oliver Kernick 6, Gavin Breslan 3, Warren Smith 3, Gary Wills 2, Stenpen Rampaul, Casey, Og

 

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League game V Brighton 08/09/98. Score was 1-0 as shown with the goal scored by Breslan. You incorrectly show Flack as scorer of a non existant second goal. This goal also needs to be deducted from his career total shown on the leading goalscorers list at:

https://grecianarchive.exeter.ac.uk/items/show/5323

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