During the 1998–99 English football season, Coventry City competed in the FA Premier League.
Season summary
Coventry City finished 15th in the Premiership – four places lower than last season – but were never in any real danger of being relegated, despite the loss of key striker
Dion Dublin to local rivals
Aston Villa
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.
The biggest news of Coventry's season was the announcement of a move to a new
45,000-seat stadium at
Foleshill, which was anticipated to be ready by 2002. Manager
Gordon Strachan
Gordon David Strachan ( born 9 February 1957) is a Scottish former football coach and player. He played for Dundee, Aberdeen, Manchester United, Leeds United and Coventry City, as well as the Scotland national team. He has since managed Cove ...
then signed
Moroccan international football star
Mustapha Hadji, knowing that it would be important to have a top quality team to match the forthcoming new home.
Final league table
;Results summary
;Results by round
Results
''Coventry City's score comes first''
Legend
FA Premier League
FA Cup
League Cup
Squad
Left club during season
Reserve squad
Transfers
In
Out
:Transfers in: £11,300,000
:Transfers out: £14,150,000
:Total spending: £2,850,000
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:1998-99 Coventry City F.C. season
Coventry City F.C. seasons
Coventry City
Coventry City Football Club is a professional association football club based in Coventry, West Midlands (county), West Midlands, England. The team currently compete in the EFL Championship, Championship, the second tier of the English footbal ...