Chelsea 1998/99 squad
Chelsea finished 3rd in 1998/99 with 75 points, 4 points behind champions Manchester United. They drew 15 times, the joint most in the league. That was one place higher than in 1997/98, when they finished 4th. Gianfranco Zola was their top scorer with 13 league goals, 23% of the team's 57. 22 players made a league appearance; nobody played every game, and Gianfranco Zola made the most with 37.
- League finish
- 3rd of 20
- Points
- 75
- Record
- Won 20, drew 15, lost 3
- Goals
- 57 scored, 30 conceded
From the 1998/99 Premier League final table.
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Gianfranco Zola (forward, £8.5m) scored 13 and set up 6: 2.24 goals plus assists per £1m, the most of any Chelsea player with at least half a season of league minutes.
The club's most expensive player in the game was Gus Poyet at £10.5m, with 11 goals and 2 assists in 28 appearances.
Chelsea 1998/99 squad
Every player who made a Premier League appearance for Chelsea in 1998/99, with their price in our game.
| Player | Price | Apps | Goals | Assists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed de Goey Goalkeeper | £6.0m | 35 | 0 | 1 |
| Kevin Hitchcock Goalkeeper | £4.0m | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Leboeuf Defender | £6.0m | 33 | 4 | 1 |
| Dan Petrescu Defender | £6.5m | 32 | 4 | 4 |
| Marcel Desailly Defender | £5.0m | 31 | 0 | 1 |
| Graeme Le Saux Defender | £5.0m | 31 | 0 | 2 |
| Albert Ferrer Defender | £5.0m | 30 | 0 | 2 |
| Celestine Babayaro Defender | £6.0m | 28 | 3 | 2 |
| Michael Duberry Defender | – | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| Bernard Lambourde Defender | – | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| Roberto Di Matteo Midfielder | £6.0m | 30 | 2 | 4 |
| Gus Poyet Midfielder | £10.5m | 28 | 11 | 2 |
| Bjarne Goldbæk Midfielder | £6.5m | 23 | 5 | 2 |
| Dennis Wise Midfielder | £5.5m | 22 | 0 | 4 |
| Jody Morris Midfielder | £5.5m | 18 | 1 | 1 |
| Brian Laudrup Midfielder | £5.0m | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| Eddie Newton Midfielder | – | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Gianfranco Zola Forward | £8.5m | 37 | 13 | 6 |
| Tore André Flo Forward | £7.5m | 30 | 10 | 4 |
| Pierluigi Casiraghi Forward | – | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| Mikael Forssell Forward | – | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| Gianluca Vialli Forward | £5.0m | 9 | 1 | 2 |
League appearances, goals and assists only. A dash means the player is not in the game’s draftable pool, usually for playing too few minutes. Players who moved clubs mid-season are listed under the club they played most for.