1998–99 FA Premier League

Also known as 1998-99 FA Premier League

7th season of the Premier League

Key facts

Season: 1998–99
Dates: 15 August 1998 – 16 May 1999
Champions: Manchester United , 5th Premier League title, 12th English title
Relegated: Charlton Athletic , Blackburn Rovers , Nottingham Forest
Champions league: Manchester United, Arsenal , Chelsea
Uefa cup: Leeds United , Newcastle United , Tottenham Hotspur
Intertoto cup: West Ham United
Goals: 959 (2.52 per match)
Top goalscorer: Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink , Michael Owen , Dwight Yorke , (18 goals each)
Best goalkeeper: David Seaman (19 clean sheets)
Biggest home win: Liverpool 7–1 Southampton , (16 January 1999), Everton 6–0 West Ham United , (8 May 1999)

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Winner's medal from the 1998–99 Premier League (Manchester United Museum)

The 1998–99 FA Premier League (known as the FA Carling Premiership for sponsorship reasons) was the seventh season of the Premier League, the top division of English football, since its establishment in 1992. Manchester United won a treble of the league title, the FA Cup and the UEFA Champions League. They secured their fifth league title in seven seasons after outlasting Arsenal and Chelsea in a closely fought title race, losing just three league games all season.