The 1998–99 League of Wales was the seventh season of the
League of Wales
The Cymru Premier, known as the JD Cymru Premier for sponsorship reasons, is the national football league of Wales. It has both professional and semi-professional status clubs and is at the top of the Welsh football league system. Prior to 200 ...
, the top division of
Welsh
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* Welsh, referring or related to Wales
* Welsh language, a Brittonic Celtic language spoken in Wales
* Welsh people
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football
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. It began on 22 August 1998 and ended on 1 May 1999.
The league was won for a record fourth consecutive season by
Barry Town.
Just 17 clubs competed in the league this season, as the 18th club
Ebbw Vale
Ebbw Vale (; cy, Glynebwy) is a town at the head of the valley formed by the Ebbw Fawr tributary of the Ebbw River in Wales. It is the largest town and the administrative centre of Blaenau Gwent county borough. The Ebbw Vale and Brynmawr con ...
(who had finished third the previous season) were expelled from the league before the season began due to financial difficulties, and promptly went out of business.
Teams
Managerial changes
League table
Results
Top goalscorers
See also
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1998–99 in Welsh football
*
1998–99 Welsh Cup
*
1998–99 Welsh League Cup
*
1998–99 FAW Premier Cup
References
External links
Official Welsh Premier League websiteWelsh Football Data Archive websiteWelsh Premier Football website
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Cymru Premier seasons
1998–99 in Welsh football leagues
Wales
Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the Wales–England border, east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the ...