Bristol City finished bottom and suffered immediate relegation back to Division Two, as the club's decision to replace promotion-winning manager John Ward with Benny Lennartsson just a few weeks into the season failed to pay off. Oxford United finished second-bottom amid increasing financial turmoil, and Bury were relegated on the last day due to the League's usage of goals scored over goal difference to separate sides on the same number of points (Port Vale would otherwise have been relegated due to their considerably worse goal difference). Adding to Bury's frustration, goal difference was reinstated the following season.
Reference 1: P (played), W (won), F (goals for) and Pts.
Reference 2: Sunderland (C, P), Bradford City (P), Ipswich Town, Birmingham City, Watford (P), Bolton Wanderers, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Sheffield United, Norwich City, Huddersfield Town, Grimsby Town, West Bromwich Albion, Barnsley, Crystal Palace, Tranmere Rovers, Stockport County, Swindon Town, Crewe Alexandra, Portsmouth, Queens Park Rangers, Port Vale, Bury (R), Oxford United (R) and Bristol City (R).
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998-99_in_English_football
Reference 2: Sunderland (C, P), Bradford City (P), Ipswich Town, Birmingham City, Watford (P), Bolton Wanderers, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Sheffield United, Norwich City, Huddersfield Town, Grimsby Town, West Bromwich Albion, Barnsley, Crystal Palace, Tranmere Rovers, Stockport County, Swindon Town, Crewe Alexandra, Portsmouth, Queens Park Rangers, Port Vale, Bury (R), Oxford United (R) and Bristol City (R).
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998-99_in_English_football
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