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Season 1998-99
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Match Reports
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Opinions
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FA Carling Premiership
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| |
P | |
W | |
D | |
L | |
F | |
A |
| Home | |
19 | |
12 | |
6 | |
1 | |
29 | |
13 |
| Away | |
19 | |
8 | |
9 | |
2 | |
28 | |
17 |
| Total | |
38 | |
20 | |
15 | |
3 | |
57 | |
30 |
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| Date |
Opponents |
Att |
Result |
Scorers |
| 15th Aug 1998 |
Coventry City (A) |
23042 |
1-2 |
Poyet |
| 22nd |
Newcastle Utd (H) |
34795 |
1-1 |
Babayaro |
| 9th Sep 1998 |
Arsenal (H) |
34644 |
0-0 |
|
| 12th |
Nottm Forest (H) |
34809 |
2-1 |
Poyet, Zola |
| 21st |
Blackburn Rovers (A) |
23113 |
4-3 |
Flo (2), Leboeuf, Zola |
| 26th |
Middlesbrough (H) |
34811 |
2-0 |
Pallister (og), Zola |
| 4th Oct 1998 |
Liverpool (A) |
44404 |
1-1 |
Casiraghi |
| 17th |
Charlton (H) |
34639 |
2-1 |
Leboeuf, Poyet |
| 25th |
Leeds Utd (A) |
36292 |
0-0 |
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| 8th Nov 1998 |
West Ham Utd (A) |
26023 |
1-1 |
Babayaro |
| 14th |
Wimbledon (H) |
34757 |
3-0 |
Petrescu, Poyet, Zola |
| 21st |
Leicester City (A) |
21401 |
4-2 |
Flo, Poyet, Zola (2) |
| 28th |
Sheffield Wed (H) |
34451 |
1-1 |
Zola |
| 5th Dec 1998 |
Everton (A) |
36430 |
0-0 |
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| 9th |
Aston Villa (H) |
34765 |
2-1 |
Flo, Zola |
| 12th |
Derby County (A) |
29056 |
2-2 |
Flo, Poyet |
| 16th |
Manchester Utd (A) |
55159 |
1-1 |
Zola |
| 19th |
Tottenham (H) |
34881 |
2-0 |
Flo, Poyet |
| 26th |
Southampton (A) |
15253 |
2-0 |
Flo, Poyet |
| 29th |
Manchester Utd (H) |
34741 |
0-0 |
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| 9th Jan 1999 |
Newcastle Utd (A) |
36711 |
1-0 |
Petrescu |
| 16th |
Coventry City (H) |
34869 |
2-1 |
Di Matteo, Leboeuf |
| 31st |
Arsenal (A) |
38121 |
0-1 |
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| 6th Feb 1999 |
Southampton (H) |
34920 |
1-0 |
Zola |
| 17th |
Blackburn Rovers (H) |
34382 |
1-1 |
Morris |
| 20th |
Nottm Forest (A) |
26351 |
3-1 |
Forssell, Goldbaek (2) |
| 27th |
Liverpool (H) |
34822 |
2-1 |
Goldbaek, Leboeuf |
| 13th Mar 1999 |
West Ham Utd (H) |
34765 |
0-1 |
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| 21st |
Aston Villa (A) |
39217 |
3-0 |
Flo (2), Goldbaek |
| 3rd Apr 1999 |
Charlton (A) |
20046 |
1-0 |
Di Matteo |
| 11th |
Wimbledon (A) |
21577 |
2-1 |
Flo, Poyet |
| 14th |
Middlesbrough (A) |
34406 |
0-0 |
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| 18th |
Leicester City (H) |
34535 |
2-2 |
Petrescu, Zola |
| 25th |
Sheffield Wed (A) |
21652 |
0-0 |
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| 1st May 1999 |
Everton (H) |
34909 |
3-1 |
Petrescu, Zola (2) |
| 5th |
Leeds Utd (H) |
34762 |
1-0 |
Poyet |
| 10th |
Tottenham (A) |
35878 |
2-2 |
Goldbaek, Poyet |
| 16th |
Derby County (H) |
35016 |
2-1 |
Babayaro, Vialli |

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Gate Statistics (FA Carling Premiership)
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| Venue |
Lowest |
Highest |
Total / Games |
Average |
| Home |
34382 (Blackburn Rovers) |
35016 (Derby County) |
660273 / 19 |
34751 |
| Away |
15253 (Southampton) |
55159 (Manchester Utd) |
584132 / 19 |
30744 |
| All |
15253 (Southampton, Away) |
55159 (Manchester Utd, Away) |
1244405 / 38 |
32748 |

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FA Carling Premiership
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| Pos |
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Team |
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P |
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W |
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D |
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L |
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F |
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A |
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Pts |
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GD |
| 1 | |
Manchester Utd | |
38 | |
22 | |
13 | |
3 | |
80 | |
37 | |
79 | |
+43 |
| 2 | |
Arsenal | |
38 | |
22 | |
12 | |
4 | |
59 | |
17 | |
78 | |
+42 |
| 3 | |
Chelsea | |
38 | |
20 | |
15 | |
3 | |
57 | |
30 | |
75 | |
+27 |
| 4 | |
Leeds Utd | |
38 | |
18 | |
13 | |
7 | |
62 | |
34 | |
67 | |
+28 |
| 5 | |
West Ham Utd | |
38 | |
16 | |
9 | |
13 | |
46 | |
53 | |
57 | |
-7 |
| 6 | |
Aston Villa | |
38 | |
15 | |
10 | |
13 | |
51 | |
46 | |
55 | |
+5 |
| 7 | |
Liverpool | |
38 | |
15 | |
9 | |
14 | |
68 | |
49 | |
54 | |
+19 |
| 8 | |
Derby County | |
38 | |
13 | |
13 | |
12 | |
40 | |
45 | |
52 | |
-5 |
| 9 | |
Middlesbrough | |
38 | |
12 | |
15 | |
11 | |
48 | |
54 | |
51 | |
-6 |
| 10 | |
Leicester City | |
38 | |
12 | |
13 | |
13 | |
40 | |
46 | |
49 | |
-6 |
| 11 | |
Tottenham | |
38 | |
11 | |
14 | |
13 | |
47 | |
50 | |
47 | |
-3 |
| 12 | |
Sheffield Wed | |
38 | |
13 | |
7 | |
18 | |
41 | |
42 | |
46 | |
-1 |
| 13 | |
Newcastle Utd | |
38 | |
11 | |
13 | |
14 | |
48 | |
54 | |
46 | |
-6 |
| 14 | |
Everton | |
38 | |
11 | |
10 | |
17 | |
42 | |
47 | |
43 | |
-5 |
| 15 | |
Coventry City | |
38 | |
11 | |
9 | |
18 | |
39 | |
51 | |
42 | |
-12 |
| 16 | |
Wimbledon | |
38 | |
10 | |
12 | |
16 | |
40 | |
63 | |
42 | |
-23 |
| 17 | |
Southampton | |
38 | |
11 | |
8 | |
19 | |
37 | |
64 | |
41 | |
-27 |
| 18 | |
Charlton | |
38 | |
8 | |
12 | |
18 | |
41 | |
56 | |
36 | |
-15 |
| 19 | |
Blackburn Rovers | |
38 | |
7 | |
14 | |
17 | |
38 | |
52 | |
35 | |
-14 |
| 20 | |
Nottm Forest | |
38 | |
7 | |
9 | |
22 | |
35 | |
69 | |
30 | |
-34 |
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Week-By-Week League Positions |
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European Cup-Winners' Cup
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| Match |
Date |
Opponents |
Att |
Result |
Scorers |
| 1st Round |
1st Leg |
17th Sep 1998 |
Helsingborgs IF (H) |
17714 |
1-0 |
Leboeuf |
| 2nd Leg |
1st Oct 1998 |
Helsingborgs IF (A) |
12348 |
0-0 (1-0 agg) |
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| 2nd Round |
1st Leg |
22nd Oct 1998 |
Kobenhavn (H) |
21207 |
1-1 |
Desailly |
| 2nd Leg |
5th Nov 1998 |
Kobenhavn (A) |
25118 |
1-0 (2-1 agg) |
Laudrup |
| Quarter-Final |
1st Leg |
4th Mar 1999 |
Valerenga (H) |
34177 |
3-0 |
Babayaro, Wise, Zola |
| 2nd Leg |
18th Mar 1999 |
Valerenga (A) |
17936 |
3-2 (6-2 agg) |
Flo, Lambourde, Vialli |
| Semi-Final |
1st Leg |
8th Apr 1999 |
Real Mallorca (H) |
32524 |
1-1 |
Flo |
| 2nd Leg |
22nd Apr 1999 |
Real Mallorca (A) |
18848 |
0-1 (1-2 agg) |
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FA Cup
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| Match |
Date |
Opponents |
Att |
Result |
Scorers |
| 3rd Round |
2nd Jan 1999 |
Oldham (A) |
12770 |
2-0 |
Vialli (2) |
| 4th Round |
25th Jan 1999 |
Oxford Utd (A) |
9059 |
1-1 |
Leboeuf |
| 4th Round Replay |
3rd Feb 1999 |
Oxford Utd (H) |
32106 |
4-2 |
Forssell (2), Wise, Zola |
| 5th Round |
13th Feb 1999 |
Sheffield Wed (A) |
29410 |
1-0 |
Di Matteo |
| Quarter-Final |
7th Mar 1999 |
Manchester Utd (A) |
54587 |
0-0 |
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| Quarter-Final Replay |
10th Mar 1999 |
Manchester Utd (H) |
33075 |
0-2 |
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Worthington League Cup
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| Match |
Date |
Opponents |
Att |
Result |
Scorers |
| 3rd Round |
28th Oct 1998 |
Aston Villa (H) |
26790 |
4-1 |
Flo, Vialli (3) |
| 4th Round |
11th Nov 1998 |
Arsenal (A) |
37562 |
5-0 |
Leboeuf, Poyet (2), Vialli (2) |
| Quarter-Final |
1st Dec 1998 |
Wimbledon (A) |
19286 |
1-2 |
Vialli |

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European Super Cup
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| Date |
Opponents |
Att |
Result |
Scorers |
| 28th Aug 1998 |
Real Madrid |
9762 |
1-0 |
Poyet |

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Goal Scorers
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Key |
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League |
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FA Carling Premiership |
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ECW Cup |
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European Cup-Winners' Cup |
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WLC |
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Worthington League Cup |
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Super Cup |
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European Super Cup |
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| Player |
Total |
League |
ECW Cup |
FA Cup |
WLC |
Super Cup |
| Gianfranco Zola |
15 |
13 |
1 |
1 |
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| Gustavo Poyet |
14 |
11 |
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2 |
1 |
| Tore Andre Flo |
13 |
10 |
2 |
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1 |
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| Gianluca Vialli |
10 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
6 |
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| Frank Leboeuf |
7 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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| Bjarne Goldbaek |
5 |
5 |
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| Dan Petrescu |
4 |
4 |
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| Celestine Babayaro |
4 |
3 |
1 |
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| Roberto Di Matteo |
3 |
2 |
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1 |
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| Mikael Forssell |
3 |
1 |
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2 |
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| Dennis Wise |
2 |
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1 |
1 |
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| Pierluigi Casiraghi |
1 |
1 |
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| Jody Morris |
1 |
1 |
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| Marcel Desailly |
1 |
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1 |
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| Bernard Lambourde |
1 |
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1 |
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| Brian Laudrup |
1 |
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1 |
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| Total |
85 |
56 |
10 |
8 |
10 |
1 |

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Appearances
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Key |
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League |
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FA Carling Premiership |
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ECW Cup |
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European Cup-Winners' Cup |
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WLC |
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Worthington League Cup |
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Super Cup |
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European Super Cup |
The first number is the number of appearances
as a starter; the second number is the number
of appearances as a substitute.
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| Player |
Total |
League |
ECW Cup |
FA Cup |
WLC |
Super Cup |
| Ed De Goey |
49/- |
35/- |
7/- |
6/- |
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1/- |
| Gianfranco Zola |
47/2 |
35/2 |
5/- |
6/- |
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1/- |
| Frank Leboeuf |
46/- |
33/- |
6/- |
4/- |
2/- |
1/- |
| Graeme Le Saux |
45/1 |
30/1 |
8/- |
6/- |
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1/- |
| Marcel Desailly |
44/1 |
30/1 |
7/- |
6/- |
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1/- |
| Celestine Babayaro |
40/4 |
26/2 |
6/1 |
4/1 |
3/- |
1/- |
| Albert Ferrer |
40/1 |
30/- |
7/- |
2/- |
-/1 |
1/- |
| Roberto Di Matteo |
39/7 |
26/4 |
7/- |
4/2 |
1/1 |
1/- |
| Dennis Wise |
36/1 |
21/1 |
7/- |
5/- |
2/- |
1/- |
| Dan Petrescu |
34/11 |
23/9 |
4/2 |
4/- |
3/- |
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| Gustavo Poyet |
27/11 |
21/7 |
3/3 |
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3/- |
-/1 |
| Tore Andre Flo |
26/19 |
18/12 |
4/4 |
2/1 |
2/1 |
-/1 |
| Michael Duberry |
26/7 |
18/7 |
2/- |
2/- |
3/- |
1/- |
| Jody Morris |
22/5 |
14/4 |
1/1 |
5/- |
2/- |
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| Gianluca Vialli |
20/- |
9/- |
5/- |
3/- |
3/- |
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| Bernard Lambourde |
18/7 |
12/5 |
2/1 |
2/- |
2/1 |
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| Bjarne Goldbaek |
17/14 |
13/10 |
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2/4 |
2/- |
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| Pierluigi Casiraghi |
13/2 |
10/- |
2/2 |
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1/- |
| Brian Laudrup |
8/3 |
5/2 |
3/- |
|
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-/1 |
| Mikael Forssell |
5/8 |
4/6 |
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1/2 |
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| Dmitri Kharine |
5/- |
1/- |
1/- |
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3/- |
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| John Terry |
3/4 |
-/2 |
1/- |
2/1 |
-/1 |
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| Mark Nicholls |
2/14 |
-/9 |
-/2 |
-/3 |
2/- |
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| Kevin Hitchcock |
2/1 |
2/1 |
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| Eddie Newton |
1/8 |
1/6 |
-/1 |
-/1 |
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| Andy Myers |
1/3 |
1/- |
-/1 |
-/2 |
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| Neil Clement |
-/2 |
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-/2 |
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| Jon Harley |
-/1 |
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-/1 |
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| Luca Percassi |
-/1 |
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-/1 |
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| Games Played |
56 |
38 |
8 |
6 |
3 |
1 |

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Discipline
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Key |
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League |
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FA Carling Premiership |
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ECW Cup |
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European Cup-Winners' Cup |
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WLC |
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Worthington League Cup |
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Super Cup |
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European Super Cup |
The first number is the number of bookings; the
second number is the number of dismissals.
|
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| Player |
Total |
League |
ECW Cup |
FA Cup |
WLC |
Super Cup |
| Roberto Di Matteo |
12/1 |
9/- |
1/- |
1/1 |
1/- |
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| Dennis Wise |
10/3 |
8/1 |
1/- |
1/1 |
-/1 |
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| Albert Ferrer |
10/- |
9/- |
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1/- |
| Dan Petrescu |
10/- |
8/- |
1/- |
|
1/- |
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| Michael Duberry |
10/- |
8/- |
|
1/- |
1/- |
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| Marcel Desailly |
9/- |
5/- |
2/- |
2/- |
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| Celestine Babayaro |
9/- |
5/- |
|
2/- |
1/- |
1/- |
| Frank Leboeuf |
8/1 |
7/1 |
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1/- |
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| Graeme Le Saux |
4/1 |
4/1 |
|
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| Gianluca Vialli |
4/1 |
3/1 |
|
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1/- |
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| Jody Morris |
4/- |
4/- |
|
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| Gustavo Poyet |
4/- |
4/- |
|
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| Bernard Lambourde |
3/- |
3/- |
|
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| Pierluigi Casiraghi |
3/- |
2/- |
1/- |
|
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| Ed De Goey |
2/- |
2/- |
|
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| Tore Andre Flo |
2/- |
2/- |
|
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| Bjarne Goldbaek |
2/- |
2/- |
|
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|
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| Gianfranco Zola |
1/- |
1/- |
|
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|
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| Brian Laudrup |
1/- |
|
1/- |
|
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| Total |
108/7 |
86/4 |
7/- |
7/2 |
6/1 |
2/- |

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