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Leading League goalscorer:
Marco Gabbiadini
 (Darlington)
 23  goals

On Saturday September 5th 1998 manager Barry Fry watched his Peterborough United team defeat one of his former clubs, Barnet, 9-1 at  Underhill. It was Peterborough's record League victory, the record away score in the Third Division and Guiliano Grazioli's five goals was also a club record. Just to show that result was no fluke Posh's next highest score (5-2) in the season was against Barnet in the home fixture.

After their ejection from the Goldstone Ground Brighton attract just 1073 fans to their first home competitive match at their new ground-share 'home' - Gillingham's Priestfield Stadium. They had a 1-1 League Cup draw with Leyton Orient.

With just seconds left of their final match of the season Carlisle needed a goal against Plymouth to save their place in the Football League. With the whistle about to be blown Carlisle goalkeeper Jimmy Glass went upfield for a last-ditch Carlisle corner - and scored the winning goal. So by scoring a goal in one of just 3 appearances he made for Carlisle goalkeeper Jimmy Glass became a club legend!

   P W D L F A Pts
    Results 1 Brentford 46 26 7 13 79 56 85 Promoted
    Results 2 Cambridge United 46 23 12 11 78 48 81 Promoted
    3 Cardiff City 46 22 14 10 60 39 80 Promoted
    4 Scunthorpe United 46 22 8 16 69 58 74 Promoted
    5 Rotherham United 46 20 13 13 79 61 73 Play Off
    6 Leyton Orient 46 19 15 12 68 59 72 Play Off
    7 Swansea City 46 19 14 13 56 48 71 Play Off
    8 Mansfield Town 46 19 10 17 60 58 67
    Results 9 Peterborough United 46 18 12 16 72 56 66
    10 Halifax Town 46 17 15 14 58 56 66
    11 Darlington 46 18 11 17 69 58 65
    12 Exeter City 46 17 12 17 47 50 63
    13 Plymouth Argyle 46 17 10 19 58 54 61
    14 Chester City 46 13 18 15 57 66 57
    15 Shrewsbury Town 46 14 14 18 52 63 56
    Results 16 Barnet 46 14 13 19 54 71 55
    Results 17 Brighton & Hove Albion 46 16 7 23 49 66 55
    18 Southend United 46 14 12 20 52 58 54
    19 Rochdale 46 13 15 18 42 55 54
    20 Torquay United 46 12 17 17 47 58 53
    21 Hull City 46 14 11 21 44 62 53
    22 Hartlepool United 46 13 12 21 52 65 51
    23 Carlisle United 46 11 16 19 43 53 49
    24 Scarborough 46 14 6 26 50 77 48 Left League
   
   

Left League Scarborough were relegated from the League, their place being taken by Conference champions Cheltenham Town (1998/99 Conference table).

   
   
Play Off Semi-Finals    Play Off
1st Leg
Sun May 16 Leyton Orient 0 - 0 Rotherham United
Sun May 16 Swansea City 1 - 0 Scunthorpe United
2nd Leg
Wed May 19 Rotherham United 0 - 0 Leyton Orient
Wed May 19 Scunthorpe United 3 - 1 Swansea City
Aggregate scores
Leyton Orient 0 - 0 Rotherham United
   (Leyton Orient won 4 - 2 on penalties)
Scunthorpe United 3 - 2 Swansea City
Play Off Final (at Wembley)
Sat May 29 Scunthorpe United 1 - 0 Leyton Orient
Scunthorpe United were promoted to Division 2
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
     

 

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