| August | 15 | Sat | Charlton | H | 0-0 | |
| 22 | Sat | Chelsea | A | 1-1 | ||
| 29 | Sat | Liverpool | H | 1-4 | ||
| September | 9 | Wed | Aston Villa | A | 0-1 | |
| 12 | Sat | Southampton | H | 4-0 | ||
| 17 | Thu | Partizan Beograd | H | 2-1 | CWC 1 (1) | |
| 19 | Sat | Coventry | A | 5-1 | ||
| 26 | Sat | Notts Forest | H | 2-0 | ||
| October | 1 | Thu | Partizan Beograd | A | 0-1 | CWC 1 (1) |
| 4 | Sun | Arsenal | A | 0-3 | ||
| 17 | Sat | Derby | H | 2-1 | ||
| 24 | Sat | Spurs | A | 0-2 | ||
| 27 | Tue | Tranmere | A | 1-0 | WC 3 | |
| 31 | Sat | West Ham | H | 0-3 | ||
| November | 8 | Sun | ManUre | A | 0-0 | |
| 11 | Wed | Blackburn | H | 1-1 | WC 4 | |
| 14 | Sat | Sheff Wed | H | 1-1 | ||
| 23 | Mon | Everton | A | 0-1 | ||
| 28 | Sat | Wimbledon | H | 3-1 | ||
| December | 6 | Sun | Smoggies | A | 2-2 | |
| 12 | Sat | Blackburn | A | 0-0 | ||
| 19 | Sat | Leicester | H | 2-0 | ||
| 26 | Sat | Leeds | H | 0-3 | ||
| 28 | Mon | Liverpool | A | 2-4 | ||
| January 1999 | 2 | Sat | Crystal Palace | H | 2-1 | FA Cup 3 |
| 9 | Sat | Chelsea | H | 0-1 | ||
| 17 | Sun | Charlton | A | 2-2 | ||
| 23 | Sat | Bradford | H | 3-0 | FA Cup 4 | |
| 30 | Sat | Aston Villa | H | 2-1 | ||
| February | 6 | Sat | Leeds | A | 1-0 | |
| 14 | Sun | Blackburn | H | 0-0 | FA Cup 5 | |
| 17 | Wed | Coventry | H | 4-1 | ||
| 20 | Sat | Southampton | A | 1-2 | ||
| 24 | Wed | Blackburn | A | 1-0 | FA Cup 5 (R) | |
| 28 | Sun | Arsenal | H | 1-1 | ||
| March | 7 | Sun | Everton | H | 4-1 | FA Cup 6 |
| 10 | Wed | Notts Forest | A | 2-1 | ||
| 13 | Sat | ManUre | H | 1-2 | ||
| 20 | Sat | West Ham | A | 0-2 | ||
| April | 3 | Sat | Derby | A | 4-3 | |
| 5 | Mon | Spurs | H | 1-1 | ||
| 11 | Sun | Spurs | 2-0 | FA Cup Semi | ||
| 17 | Sat | Everton | H | 1-3 | ||
| 21 | Wed | Sheff Wed | A | 1-1 | ||
| 24 | Sat | Wimbledon | A | 1-1 | ||
| May | 1 | Sat | Smoggies | H | 1-1 | |
| 8 | Sat | Leicester | A | 0-2 | ||
| 16 | Sun | Blackburn | H | 1-1 | ||
| 22 | Sat | ManUre | 0-2 | FA Cup Final |
