During the 1998β99 English football season,
Charlton Athletic competed in the
FA Premier League (known as the FA Carling Premiership for sponsorship reasons).
Season summary
Back in the top flight after an eight-year exile, Charlton Athletic made a good start to the Premiership campaign and
Alan Curbishley was voted Manager of the Month for August. Their form soon dipped, but they were never completely outclassed by the rest of the Premiership sides. In the end, they were the last team to make the drop following a late revival by
Southampton.[1] But Curbishley's job was still safe, as the board had every confidence in his ability to regain a hard-earned place among the elite for the Addicks.
Key players in Charlton's ultimately unsuccessful bid to avoid relegation included
Richard Rufus despite his being sent off in his first Premier League game against
Newcastle United.
^Robinson was born in
Bulawayo,
Rhodesia (now
Zimbabwe), but also qualified to represent
Wales internationally and represented them at
U-21 level before making his international debut for
Wales in 1995.
^Lisbie was born in
Hackney,
England, but also qualified to represent
Jamaica internationally and would make his international debut for
Jamaica in 2002.
^Barnes was born in
Kingston,
Jamaica, but was raised in
England from the age of 12 and represented them at
U-21 level before making his international debut for
England in May 1983.
^McCammon was born in
Barnet,
England, but also qualified to represent
Barbados internationally and would make his international debut for
Barbados in 2006.