During the 1998–99 English football season, Bradford City competed in the
Football League First Division.
Season summary
In the summer, Jewell signed strikers
Lee Mills
Rowan Lee Mills (born 10 July 1970) is an English former footballer who played as a striker.
In a career spanning fourteen years he made 293 appearances in the Football League, scoring 86 goals. He played for numerous clubs and was transferr ...
from
Port Vale
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and
Isaiah Rankin
Isaiah Marcus Rankin (born 22 May 1978) is an English former professional footballer who played as a forward from 1996 to 2014.
He started his professional career with Arsenal where he came through the club's youth setup. He appeared once for ...
from
Arsenal, for £1 million and £1.3 million respectively, and signed former captain
Stuart McCall from
Rangers on a free transfer to lead the side. Despite a poor start, Bradford secured promotion to the top division for the first time in 77 years with a 3–2 victory over
Wolverhampton Wanderers
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in the final game of the
1998-99 season. Bradford's success meant that
Dean Windass
Dean Windass (born 1 April 1969) is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker. He played spells at Bradford City and contributed to his hometown team Hull City's promotion to the Premier League in 2008.
Windass started ...
, who had signed from
Oxford United
Oxford United Football Club is a professional football club in the city of Oxford, England. The team plays in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. The chairman is Grant Ferguson, the manager is Karl Robinson and t ...
in March, became the club's third £1 million signing of the season: Windass had originally been signed for £950,000, but an additional fee of £50,000 was paid to Oxford because of Bradford's promotion.
Final league table
Results
''Bradford City's score comes first''
Legend
Football League First Division
Results per matchday
FA Cup
League Cup
First-team squad
:''Squad at end of season''
Notes
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:1998-99 Bradford City A.F.C. season
Bradford City A.F.C. seasons
Bradford City
Bradford City Association Football Club is an English professional football club in Bradford, West Yorkshire. The team competes in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system and are currently managed by Mark Hughes.
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