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1998–99 Liverpool F.C. season

The 1998–99 Liverpool F.C. season was the 107th season in the club's existence, and their 37th consecutive year in the top-flight of English football. In addition to the Premier League, the club also competed in the FA Cup, League Cup, and the UEFA Cup.

Liverpool
1998–99 season
ChairmanDavid Moores
ManagerRoy Evans and Gérard Houllier (joint managers until November)
Gérard Houllier (from November)
StadiumAnfield
Premier League7th
FA CupFourth round
League CupFourth round
UEFA CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Michael Owen (18)

All:
Michael Owen (23)

This season covered the period of 1 July 1998 to 30 June 1999.

Season overview

The appointment of former France national team head coach Gérard Houllier as joint manager alongside Roy Evans was seen as Liverpool's best chance of making a title challenge, but Evans did not enjoy the partnership and resigned in November to leave Houllier in sole charge.

Despite Michael Owen's brilliant form, Liverpool were unable to mount anything like a title challenge and seemed to be a side in transition following the appointment of their new head coach and adapting to a new style, which saw new signing Rigobert Song arrive and the likes of Jason McAteer and Rob Jones leave, along with the club's longest serving player Steve Harkness, who joined Benfica on 7 March 1999 after almost ten years at Anfield.

By January, the side was reshuffled but the failure of the club to retain the services of Steve McManaman, transferred to Real Madrid at the end of the season in a deal labelled as the Bosman scandal of the season, hurt the club financially. Performance wise, their seventh-place finish was not enough to attain even a UEFA Cup place, as well as being the club's lowest finish in five years.

The season had not started poorly, with a 2–1 win at Southampton followed by a 0–0 draw at home to the previous season's double winners Arsenal and an impressive 4–1 away win over Newcastle United just days after the Tynesiders had sacked former Liverpool boss Kenny Dalglish. September began with a 2–0 win over Coventry City which saw the Reds top the table after four matches, level on points with Aston Villa, while title favourites Arsenal and Manchester United were fifth and ninth respectively.[1]

However, Liverpool's lead of the Premier League was lost in their fifth match after they lost 2–1 at West Ham United. They travelled to Old Trafford for an encounter with fierce rivals Manchester United on 24 September, but lost 2–0. They were now fourth in the league, while United were third, unfancied Derby County were second and Aston Villa now led the league.[2]

15 September saw the beginning of the club's UEFA Cup campaign, where they defeated Slovakian side Košice 3–0 away in Košice. A comprehensive 5–0 win in the second leg booked Liverpool's place in the next round.

October was a mixed month for the Reds, who crushed Nottingham Forest 5–1 in the Premier League at Anfield but were held to draws by Chelsea and Everton and ended the month with a 1–0 defeat at Leicester City which saw them still restricted to fourth place. However, they were now six points behind leaders Aston Villa – who had a game in hand – and more than a quarter of the league season had now passed. Manchester United were now one point off the top, while Arsenal had re-emerged as contenders for the title they had won the previous season, now occupying third place. Derby County's challenge had fallen away as they slipped to mid-table.[3]

There was positive news on the European scene that late autumn as they edged past Valencia on away goals in the UEFA Cup second round.

Liverpool's League Cup quest began well with a 3–1 home win over Division Two leaders Fulham in the third round, but ended in the next round with a 3–1 home defeat to a Tottenham Hotspur side who were recovering well from their dismal start to the season since the appointment of George Graham as manager. The first half of November was a disaster for the Reds, who lost at home to both Derby County and Leeds United. However, the month ended on a higher note as wins over Aston Villa and Blackburn Rovers lifted them back up to eighth place.[4]

Liverpool's dreams of European glory were ended on 8 December 1998 when they suffered a hefty defeat to Celta Vigo in the UEFA Cup third round. The Reds had stuttered in the league early in the month and a 1–0 defeat at Wimbledon on 13 December saw them occupy 12th place in the league.[5] However, three straight wins saw them rise to seventh by the end of the year.[6]

By the dawn of the new year, Liverpool's last hope of silverware was in the FA Cup. They had an easy start in the competition, travelling to Vale Park for a third round tie with Division One strugglers Port Vale, coming away 3–0 winners. However, their hopes of glory ended in the fourth round when they surrendered a 1–0 lead in the dying minutes to lose 2–1 to Manchester United at Old Trafford. Their dismal league form that month saw them draw 0–0 at Arsenal and lose 2–1 at Coventry City, though they had some wry consolation in the form of a 7–1 hammering of strugglers Southampton at Anfield, in a match that saw Robbie Fowler score his 100th Premier League goal. They were now sixth in the league, now being led by Chelsea, who were eight points ahead of them with a game in hand.[7]

Spring brought a similar pattern of results, and by 21 April, they had slid down to tenth place in the league with even their UEFA Cup qualification hopes looking slim. They needed a good run of results to even finish eighth, the lowest position they had finished in since their current spell as a top flight club began in 1962.[8]

Wins over Blackburn and Tottenham kept the Reds in contention for European qualification with three matches to play,[9] but a draw at home to Manchester United and a defeat at Sheffield Wednesday meant a 3–0 home win over Wimbledon on the final day of the season was not enough for anything higher than seventh place, meaning the 1999–2000 season would be Liverpool's first season in five years without European football.

Players

First-team squad

Squad at end of season[10]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
4 DF   IRL Jason McAteer[notes 6] (to Blackburn Rovers)
12 DF   ENG Steve Harkness (to Benfica)
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   WAL Danny Williams (to Wrexham)

Reserves

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   ENG Jamie Cassidy
No. Pos. Nation Player
DF   WAL Gareth Roberts

Results

Pre-season and friendlies

Date Opponents H / A Result

F–A

Scorers
24 July 1998 Crewe Alexandra A 3–1 Murphy 64', Matteo 65' Kvarme 67'
27 July 1998 Randers Freja A 1–1 Riedle 79'
29 July 1998 Rosenborg A 0–2
31 July 1998 St Patrick's Athletic[11] N 3–2 Berger 12', Riedle 29', Murphy 37'
1 August 1998 Leeds United[12] N 2–0 Berger 56', Owen 57'
4 August 1998 Inter Milan[13] H 2–1 Ince 29', Harkness 76'
8 August 1998 Celtic A 1–0 Leonhardsen 36'
17 March 1999 Boulogne A 1–2 Berger 13'
18 May 1999 Sunderland[14] A 3–2 Fowler 39' (pen.), Redknapp 66', Ince 77'

Premier League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
5 West Ham United 38 16 9 13 46 53 −7 57 Qualification for the Intertoto Cup third round
6 Aston Villa 38 15 10 13 51 46 +5 55
7 Liverpool 38 15 9 14 68 49 +19 54
8 Derby County 38 13 13 12 40 45 −5 52
9 Middlesbrough 38 12 15 11 48 54 −6 51
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 15 9 14 68 49  +19 54 10 5 4 44 24  +20 5 4 10 24 25  −1

Source: 1998-99 FA Premier League table

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAAHAAHHAHHAH
ResultWDWWLDLDDWLLLWWLLWWWDWLWLDLLWDDLLWWDLW
Position24112345734811989129977665567988991098787
Source: 11v11.com: 1998-99 Liverpool results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

16 August 1998 1 Southampton 1–2 Liverpool Southampton, Hampshire
Østenstad   36' Report Riedle   38'
Owen   72'
Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 15,202
22 August 1998 2 Liverpool 0–0 Arsenal Liverpool, Merseyside
Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,429
Referee: David Elleray
30 August 1998 3 Newcastle United 1–4 Liverpool Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear
Guivarc'h   28' Report Owen   17', 18', 32'
Berger   45'
Stadium: St. James' Park
Attendance: 36,740
Referee: Graham Barber
9 September 1998 4 Liverpool 2–0 Coventry City Liverpool, Merseyside
Berger   26'
Redknapp   48'
Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 41,771
12 September 1998 5 West Ham United 2–1 Liverpool Upton Park, London
Hartson   4'
Berkovic   51'
Report Riedle   88' Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 26,010
19 September 1998 6 Liverpool 3–3 Charlton Athletic Liverpool, Merseyside
Fowler   33' (pen.), 82'
Berger   67'
Report Rufus   24'
Mendonca   61'
S. Jones   83'
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,526
Referee: Paul Alcock
24 September 1998 7 Manchester United 2–0 Liverpool Trafford, Greater Manchester
Irwin   19' (pen.)
Scholes   79'
Report Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 55,181
Referee: Stephen Lodge
4 October 1998 8 Liverpool 1–1 Chelsea Liverpool, Merseyside
Redknapp   83' Report Casiraghi   10' Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,404
Referee: Graham Poll
17 October 1998 9 Everton 0–0 Liverpool Liverpool, Merseyside
Report Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 40,185
24 October 1998 10 Liverpool 5–1 Nottingham Forest Liverpool, Merseyside
Owen   10', 38', 71' (pen.), 77'
McManaman   23'
Report Freedman   18' Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,595
Referee: Steve Dunn
31 October 1998 11 Leicester City 1–0 Liverpool Leicester, East Midlands
Cottee   79' Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 21,837
7 November 1998 12 Liverpool 1–2 Derby County Liverpool, Merseyside
Redknapp   84' Report Harper   6'
Wanchope   27'
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,020
Referee: Uriah Rennie
14 November 1998 13 Liverpool 1–3 Leeds United Liverpool, Merseyside
Fowler   68' (pen.) Report Smith   79'
Hasselbaink   81', 86'
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,305
21 November 1998 14 Aston Villa 2–4 Liverpool Birmingham, West Midlands
Dublin   47', 63' Report Ince   2'
Fowler   7', 58', 66'
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 39,241
Referee: Peter Jones
29 November 1998 15 Liverpool 2–0 Blackburn Rovers Liverpool, Merseyside
Ince   30'
Owen   33'
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 41,753
Referee: Jeff Winter
5 December 1998 16 Tottenham Hotspur 2–1 Liverpool Tottenham, London
Fox   28'
Carragher   50' (o.g.)
Berger   55' Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 36,125
13 December 1998 17 Wimbledon 1–0 Liverpool Croydon, London
Earle   48' Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 26,080
19 December 1998 18 Liverpool 2–0 Sheffield Wednesday Liverpool, Merseyside
Berger   19'
Owen   34'
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 40,003
26 December 1998 19 Middlesbrough 1–3 Liverpool Middlesbrough, Teesside
Deane   32' Report Owen   17'
Redknapp   35'
Heggem   88'
Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 34,626
28 December 1998 20 Liverpool 4–2 Newcastle United Liverpool, Merseyside
Owen   67', 80'
Riedle   71', 84'
Solano   29'
Andersson   56'
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,605
9 January 1999 21 Arsenal 0–0 Liverpool Islington, London
Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 38,107
Referee: Graham Barber
16 January 1999 22 Liverpool 7–1 Southampton Liverpool, Merseyside
Fowler   22', 32', 47'
Matteo   35'
Carragher   55'
Owen   63'
Thompson   73'
Report Østenstad   59' Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,011
Referee: Uriah Rennie
30 January 1999 23 Coventry City 2–1 Liverpool Coventry, West Midlands
Boateng   60'
Whelan   71'
McManaman   86' Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 23,057
6 February 1999 24 Liverpool 3–1 Middlesbrough Liverpool, Merseyside
Owen   9'
Heggem   44'
Ince   45'
Stamp   86' Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,384
13 February 1999 25 Charlton Athletic 1–0 Liverpool Charlton, London
Jones   70' Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 20,043
Referee: Mike Reed
20 February 1999 26 Liverpool 2–2 West Ham United Liverpool, Merseyside
Fowler   22'
Owen   45'
Lampard   24' (pen.)
Keller   74'
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,511
27 February 1999 27 Chelsea 2–1 Liverpool Fulham, London
Leboeuf   7'
Goldbæk   38'
Owen   77' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 34,822
Referee: Paul Durkin
13 March 1999 28 Derby County 3–2 Liverpool Derby, East Midlands
Burton   12'
Wanchope   44', 49'
Fowler   36', 57' (pen.) Stadium: Pride Park
Attendance: 32,913
3 April 1999 29 Liverpool 3–2 Everton Liverpool, Merseyside
Fowler   15' (pen.), 21'
Berger   82'
Dacourt   1'
Jeffers   84'
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,852
5 April 1999 30 Nottingham Forest 2–2 Liverpool Nottingham, East Midlands
Freedman   60'
Van Hooijdonk   90'
Redknapp   15'
Owen   72'
Stadium: The City Ground
Attendance: 28,374
12 April 1999 31 Leeds United 0–0 Liverpool Leeds, Yorkshire
Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 39,372
17 April 1999 32 Liverpool 0–1 Aston Villa Liverpool, Merseyside
Report Taylor   33' Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,306
21 April 1999 33 Liverpool 0–1 Leicester City Liverpool, Merseyside
Report Marshall   90' Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 36,019
24 April 1999 34 Blackburn Rovers 1–3 Liverpool Blackburn, Lancashire
Duff   63' McManaman   23'
Redknapp   31'
Leonhardsen   32'
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 29,944
Referee: Rob Harris
1 May 1999 35 Liverpool 3–2 Tottenham Hotspur Liverpool, Merseyside
Redknapp   49' (pen.)
Ince   77'
McManaman   79'
Carragher   13' (o.g.)
Iversen   35'
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,007
Referee: Stephen Lodge
5 May 1999 36 Liverpool 2–2 Manchester United Liverpool, Merseyside
Redknapp   69' (pen.)
Ince   89'
Yorke   23'
Irwin   56' (pen.),   75'
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,712
Referee: David Elleray
8 May 1999 37 Sheffield Wednesday 1–0 Liverpool Sheffield, Yorkshire
Cresswell   87' Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 27,383
16 May 1999 38 Liverpool 3–0 Wimbledon Liverpool, Merseyside
Berger   12'
Riedle   50'
Ince   65'
Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 41,792
Referee: Neale Barry

FA Cup

3 January 1999 3 Port Vale 0–3 Liverpool Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire
Owen   34' (pen.)
Ince   38'
Fowler   90'
Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 16,557
Referee: Rob Harris
24 January 1999 4 Manchester United 2–1 Liverpool Trafford, Greater Manchester
Yorke   88'
Solskjær   90'
Report Owen   3' Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 54,591
Referee: Graham Poll

League Cup

27 October 1998 3 Liverpool 3–1 Fulham Liverpool, Merseyside
Morgan   53' (o.g.)
Fowler   66' (pen.)
Ince   76'
Peschisolido   60' Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 22,296
Referee: Peter Jones
10 November 1998 4 Liverpool 1–3 Tottenham Hotspur Liverpool, Merseyside
Owen   81' Iversen   2'
Scales   20'
Nielsen   62'
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 20,772
Referee: Gary Willard

UEFA Cup

First round

15 September 1998 Košice   0–3   Liverpool Košice, Slovakia
Report Berger   18'
Riedle   23'
Owen   59'
Stadium: Lokomotíva Stadium
Attendance: 4,500
29 September 1998 Liverpool   5–0   Košice Liverpool, England
Redknapp   23', 55'
Ince   52'
Fowler   53', 90'
Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 23,792

Second round

20 October 1998 Liverpool   0–0   Valencia Liverpool, England
Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 26,004
3 November 1998 Valencia   2–2
(away goals)
  Liverpool Valencia, Spain
López   45', 90' Report McManaman   80'
Berger   85'
Stadium: Mestalla Stadium
Attendance: 53,000

Third round

24 November 1998 Celta Vigo   3–1   Liverpool Vigo, Spain
Mostovoi   49'
Karpin   56'
Gudelj   90'
Report Owen   35' Stadium: Balaídos
Attendance: 24,600
8 December 1998 Liverpool   0–1   Celta Vigo Liverpool, England
Report Revivo   57' Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 30,289

Statistics

Appearances and Goals

No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier League FA Cup League Cup UEFA Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK   ENG David James 33 0 26 0 2 0 0 0 5 0
19 GK   USA Brad Friedel 16 0 12 0 0 0 2 0 1+1 0
Defenders
3 DF   NOR Bjørn Tore Kvarme 8 0 2+5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
4 DF   CMR Rigobert Song 13 0 10+3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 DF   IRL Steve Staunton 40 0 31 0 1 0 2 0 5+1 0
6 DF   IRL Phil Babb 30 0 24+1 0 1 0 0 0 3+1 0
14 DF   NOR Vegard Heggem 36 2 27+2 2 1 0 1 0 4+1 0
20 DF   NOR Stig Inge Bjørnebye 31 0 20+3 0 2 0 2 0 4 0
21 DF   ENG Dominic Matteo 23 1 16+4 1 1 0 0 0 1+1 0
23 DF   ENG Jamie Carragher 44 1 34 1 2 0 2 0 6 0
Midfielders
7 MF   ENG Steve McManaman 31 5 25+3 4 0 0 0 0 3 1
8 MF   NOR Øyvind Leonhardsen 13 1 7+2 1 0 0 1 0 1+2 0
11 MF   ENG Jamie Redknapp 40 10 33+1 8 2 0 0 0 4 2
15 MF   CZE Patrik Berger 41 9 30+2 7 2 0 1 0 6 2
17 MF   ENG Paul Ince 41 9 34 6 2 1 2 1 3 1
18 MF   FRA Jean-Michel Ferri 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 MF   ENG Danny Murphy 4 0 0+1 0 0 0 1+1 0 0+1 0
25 MF   ENG David Thompson 18 1 4+10 1 0 0 2 0 2 0
28 MF   ENG Steven Gerrard 13 0 4+8 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Forwards
9 FW   ENG Robbie Fowler 35 18 23+2 14 1+1 1 2 1 5+1 2
10 FW   ENG Michael Owen 40 23 30 18 2 2 2 1 5+1 2
13 FW   GER Karl-Heinz Riedle 40 6 16+18 5 1 0 0+1 0 2+2 1
16 FW   RSA Sean Dundee 5 0 0+3 0 0 0 0+1 0 0+1 0
Players transferred out during the season
4 MF   IRL Jason McAteer 22 0 6+7 0 1+1 0 2 0 3+2 0
12 DF   ENG Steve Harkness 11 0 4+2 0 1+1 0 0+1 0 1+1 0

Last updated: 15 May 1999
Source: Competitions

Goal scorers

Rank No. Pos Nat Name Premier League FA Cup League Cup UEFA Cup Total
1 10 FW   Michael Owen 18 2 1 2 23
2 9 FW   Robbie Fowler 14 1 1 2 18
3 11 MF   Jamie Redknapp 8 0 0 2 10
4 15 MF   Patrick Berger 7 0 0 2 9
17 MF   Paul Ince 6 1 1 1 9
6 13 FW   Karl-Heinz Riedle 5 0 0 1 6
7 7 MF   Steve McManaman 4 0 0 1 5
8 14 DF   Vegard Heggem 2 0 0 0 2
9 8 MF   Øyvind Leonhardsen 1 0 0 0 1
21 DF   Dominic Matteo 1 0 0 0 1
23 DF   Jamie Carragher 1 0 0 0 1
25 MF   David Thompson 1 0 0 0 1
Own goal 0 0 1 0 1
Totals 68 4 4 11 87

Competition top scorers

Notes

  1. ^ Babb was born in Lambeth, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in 1994.
  2. ^ Dundee was born in Durban, South Africa, but also holds German nationality and would make his international debut for the Germany B team in March 2000.
  3. ^ Matteo was born in Dumfries, Scotland, but was raised in England from the age of four and represented them at U-21 and B level before making his international debut for Scotland in November 2000.
  4. ^ Warner was born in Liverpool, England, but also qualified to represent Trinidad and Tobago internationally and would make his international debut for Trinidad and Tobago in February 2006.
  5. ^ Traoré was born in Saint-Ouen, France, but also qualified to represent Mali internationally and would make his international debut for Mali in 2004.
  6. ^ McAteer was born in Tranmere, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in March 1994.

References

  1. ^ "Liverpool News - LFC Online".
  2. ^ "Liverpool News - LFC Online".
  3. ^ "Liverpool News - LFC Online".
  4. ^ "Liverpool News - LFC Online".
  5. ^ "Liverpool News - LFC Online".
  6. ^ "Liverpool News - LFC Online".
  7. ^ "Liverpool News - LFC Online".
  8. ^ "Liverpool News - LFC Online".
  9. ^ "Liverpool News - LFC Online".
  10. ^ "FootballSquads - Liverpool - 1998/99".
  11. ^ 1998 Carlsberg Trophy
  12. ^ 1998 Carlsberg Trophy final
  13. ^ Coppa Pirelli
  14. ^ 100th Football League Championship Challenge match

External links

  • 1998–99 Liverpool F.C. season at LFC History

1998, liverpool, season, 107th, season, club, existence, their, 37th, consecutive, year, flight, english, football, addition, premier, league, club, also, competed, league, uefa, liverpool1998, seasonchairmandavid, mooresmanagerroy, evans, gérard, houllier, jo. The 1998 99 Liverpool F C season was the 107th season in the club s existence and their 37th consecutive year in the top flight of English football In addition to the Premier League the club also competed in the FA Cup League Cup and the UEFA Cup Liverpool1998 99 seasonChairmanDavid MooresManagerRoy Evans and Gerard Houllier joint managers until November Gerard Houllier from November StadiumAnfieldPremier League7thFA CupFourth roundLeague CupFourth roundUEFA CupThird roundTop goalscorerLeague Michael Owen 18 All Michael Owen 23 Home coloursAway coloursThird colours 1997 981999 2000 This season covered the period of 1 July 1998 to 30 June 1999 Contents 1 Season overview 2 Players 2 1 First team squad 2 2 Left club during season 2 3 Reserves 3 Results 3 1 Pre season and friendlies 4 Premier League 4 1 League table 4 2 Results summary 4 3 Results by round 4 4 Matches 4 5 FA Cup 4 6 League Cup 4 7 UEFA Cup 4 7 1 First round 4 7 2 Second round 4 7 3 Third round 5 Statistics 5 1 Appearances and Goals 5 2 Goal scorers 5 3 Competition top scorers 6 Notes 7 References 8 External linksSeason overview EditThe appointment of former France national team head coach Gerard Houllier as joint manager alongside Roy Evans was seen as Liverpool s best chance of making a title challenge but Evans did not enjoy the partnership and resigned in November to leave Houllier in sole charge Despite Michael Owen s brilliant form Liverpool were unable to mount anything like a title challenge and seemed to be a side in transition following the appointment of their new head coach and adapting to a new style which saw new signing Rigobert Song arrive and the likes of Jason McAteer and Rob Jones leave along with the club s longest serving player Steve Harkness who joined Benfica on 7 March 1999 after almost ten years at Anfield By January the side was reshuffled but the failure of the club to retain the services of Steve McManaman transferred to Real Madrid at the end of the season in a deal labelled as the Bosman scandal of the season hurt the club financially Performance wise their seventh place finish was not enough to attain even a UEFA Cup place as well as being the club s lowest finish in five years The season had not started poorly with a 2 1 win at Southampton followed by a 0 0 draw at home to the previous season s double winners Arsenal and an impressive 4 1 away win over Newcastle United just days after the Tynesiders had sacked former Liverpool boss Kenny Dalglish September began with a 2 0 win over Coventry City which saw the Reds top the table after four matches level on points with Aston Villa while title favourites Arsenal and Manchester United were fifth and ninth respectively 1 However Liverpool s lead of the Premier League was lost in their fifth match after they lost 2 1 at West Ham United They travelled to Old Trafford for an encounter with fierce rivals Manchester United on 24 September but lost 2 0 They were now fourth in the league while United were third unfancied Derby County were second and Aston Villa now led the league 2 15 September saw the beginning of the club s UEFA Cup campaign where they defeated Slovakian side Kosice 3 0 away in Kosice A comprehensive 5 0 win in the second leg booked Liverpool s place in the next round October was a mixed month for the Reds who crushed Nottingham Forest 5 1 in the Premier League at Anfield but were held to draws by Chelsea and Everton and ended the month with a 1 0 defeat at Leicester City which saw them still restricted to fourth place However they were now six points behind leaders Aston Villa who had a game in hand and more than a quarter of the league season had now passed Manchester United were now one point off the top while Arsenal had re emerged as contenders for the title they had won the previous season now occupying third place Derby County s challenge had fallen away as they slipped to mid table 3 There was positive news on the European scene that late autumn as they edged past Valencia on away goals in the UEFA Cup second round Liverpool s League Cup quest began well with a 3 1 home win over Division Two leaders Fulham in the third round but ended in the next round with a 3 1 home defeat to a Tottenham Hotspur side who were recovering well from their dismal start to the season since the appointment of George Graham as manager The first half of November was a disaster for the Reds who lost at home to both Derby County and Leeds United However the month ended on a higher note as wins over Aston Villa and Blackburn Rovers lifted them back up to eighth place 4 Liverpool s dreams of European glory were ended on 8 December 1998 when they suffered a hefty defeat to Celta Vigo in the UEFA Cup third round The Reds had stuttered in the league early in the month and a 1 0 defeat at Wimbledon on 13 December saw them occupy 12th place in the league 5 However three straight wins saw them rise to seventh by the end of the year 6 By the dawn of the new year Liverpool s last hope of silverware was in the FA Cup They had an easy start in the competition travelling to Vale Park for a third round tie with Division One strugglers Port Vale coming away 3 0 winners However their hopes of glory ended in the fourth round when they surrendered a 1 0 lead in the dying minutes to lose 2 1 to Manchester United at Old Trafford Their dismal league form that month saw them draw 0 0 at Arsenal and lose 2 1 at Coventry City though they had some wry consolation in the form of a 7 1 hammering of strugglers Southampton at Anfield in a match that saw Robbie Fowler score his 100th Premier League goal They were now sixth in the league now being led by Chelsea who were eight points ahead of them with a game in hand 7 Spring brought a similar pattern of results and by 21 April they had slid down to tenth place in the league with even their UEFA Cup qualification hopes looking slim They needed a good run of results to even finish eighth the lowest position they had finished in since their current spell as a top flight club began in 1962 8 Wins over Blackburn and Tottenham kept the Reds in contention for European qualification with three matches to play 9 but a draw at home to Manchester United and a defeat at Sheffield Wednesday meant a 3 0 home win over Wimbledon on the final day of the season was not enough for anything higher than seventh place meaning the 1999 2000 season would be Liverpool s first season in five years without European football Players EditFirst team squad Edit Squad at end of season 10 Note Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation Player1 GK ENG David James2 DF ENG Rob Jones3 DF NOR Bjorn Tore Kvarme4 DF CMR Rigobert Song5 DF IRL Steve Staunton6 DF IRL Phil Babb notes 1 7 MF ENG Steve McManaman8 MF NOR Oyvind Leonhardsen9 FW ENG Robbie Fowler10 FW ENG Michael Owen11 MF ENG Jamie Redknapp13 FW GER Karl Heinz Riedle14 MF NOR Vegard Heggem15 MF CZE Patrik Berger16 FW RSA Sean Dundee notes 2 No Pos Nation Player17 MF ENG Paul Ince18 MF FRA Jean Michel Ferri19 GK USA Brad Friedel20 DF NOR Stig Inge Bjornebye21 DF ENG Dominic Matteo notes 3 22 GK ENG Tony Warner notes 4 23 DF ENG Jamie Carragher24 MF ENG Danny Murphy25 MF ENG David Thompson26 GK DEN Jorgen Nielsen27 MF ISL Haukur Ingi Gudnason28 MF ENG Steven Gerrard29 DF ENG Stephen Wright30 DF MLI Djimi Traore notes 5 Left club during season Edit Note Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation Player4 DF IRL Jason McAteer notes 6 to Blackburn Rovers 12 DF ENG Steve Harkness to Benfica No Pos Nation Player MF WAL Danny Williams to Wrexham Reserves Edit Note Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation Player MF ENG Jamie Cassidy No Pos Nation Player DF WAL Gareth RobertsResults EditPre season and friendlies Edit Date Opponents H A Result F A Scorers24 July 1998 Crewe Alexandra A 3 1 Murphy 64 Matteo 65 Kvarme 67 27 July 1998 Randers Freja A 1 1 Riedle 79 29 July 1998 Rosenborg A 0 231 July 1998 St Patrick s Athletic 11 N 3 2 Berger 12 Riedle 29 Murphy 37 1 August 1998 Leeds United 12 N 2 0 Berger 56 Owen 57 4 August 1998 Inter Milan 13 H 2 1 Ince 29 Harkness 76 8 August 1998 Celtic A 1 0 Leonhardsen 36 17 March 1999 Boulogne A 1 2 Berger 13 18 May 1999 Sunderland 14 A 3 2 Fowler 39 pen Redknapp 66 Ince 77 Premier League EditMain article 1998 99 FA Premier League League table Edit Pos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation5 West Ham United 38 16 9 13 46 53 7 57 Qualification for the Intertoto Cup third round6 Aston Villa 38 15 10 13 51 46 5 557 Liverpool 38 15 9 14 68 49 19 548 Derby County 38 13 13 12 40 45 5 529 Middlesbrough 38 12 15 11 48 54 6 51Source Premier LeagueRules for classification 1 points 2 goal difference 3 number of goals scored Results summary Edit Overall Home AwayPld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD38 15 9 14 68 49 19 54 10 5 4 44 24 20 5 4 10 24 25 1Source 1998 99 FA Premier League table Results by round Edit Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738GroundAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAAHAAHHAHHAHResultWDWWLDLDDWLLLWWLLWWWDWLWLDLLWDDLLWWDLWPosition24112345734811989129977665567988991098787Source 11v11 com 1998 99 Liverpool resultsA Away H Home W Win D Draw L Loss Matches Edit Southampton v Liverpool 16 August 1998 1Southampton1 2LiverpoolSouthampton HampshireOstenstad 36 Report Riedle 38 Owen 72 Stadium The Dell Attendance 15 202 Liverpool v Arsenal 22 August 1998 2Liverpool0 0ArsenalLiverpool MerseysideReport Stadium Anfield Attendance 44 429Referee David Elleray Newcastle United v Liverpool 30 August 1998 3Newcastle United1 4LiverpoolNewcastle upon Tyne Tyne and WearGuivarc h 28 Report Owen 17 18 32 Berger 45 Stadium St James Park Attendance 36 740Referee Graham Barber Liverpool v Coventry City 9 September 1998 4Liverpool2 0Coventry CityLiverpool MerseysideBerger 26 Redknapp 48 Report Stadium Anfield Attendance 41 771 West Ham United v Liverpool 12 September 1998 5West Ham United2 1LiverpoolUpton Park LondonHartson 4 Berkovic 51 Report Riedle 88 Stadium Boleyn Ground Attendance 26 010 Liverpool v Charlton Athletic 19 September 1998 6Liverpool3 3Charlton AthleticLiverpool MerseysideFowler 33 pen 82 Berger 67 Report Rufus 24 Mendonca 61 S Jones 83 Stadium Anfield Attendance 44 526Referee Paul Alcock Manchester United v Liverpool 24 September 1998 7Manchester United2 0LiverpoolTrafford Greater ManchesterIrwin 19 pen Scholes 79 Report Stadium Old Trafford Attendance 55 181Referee Stephen Lodge Liverpool v Chelsea 4 October 1998 8Liverpool1 1ChelseaLiverpool MerseysideRedknapp 83 Report Casiraghi 10 Stadium Anfield Attendance 44 404Referee Graham Poll Everton v Liverpool 17 October 1998 9Everton0 0LiverpoolLiverpool MerseysideReport Stadium Goodison Park Attendance 40 185 Liverpool v Nottingham Forest 24 October 1998 10Liverpool5 1Nottingham ForestLiverpool MerseysideOwen 10 38 71 pen 77 McManaman 23 Report Freedman 18 Stadium Anfield Attendance 44 595Referee Steve Dunn Leicester City v Liverpool 31 October 1998 11Leicester City1 0LiverpoolLeicester East MidlandsCottee 79 Stadium Filbert Street Attendance 21 837 Liverpool v Derby County 7 November 1998 12Liverpool1 2Derby CountyLiverpool MerseysideRedknapp 84 Report Harper 6 Wanchope 27 Stadium Anfield Attendance 44 020Referee Uriah Rennie Liverpool v Leeds United 14 November 1998 13Liverpool1 3Leeds UnitedLiverpool MerseysideFowler 68 pen Report Smith 79 Hasselbaink 81 86 Stadium Anfield Attendance 44 305 Aston Villa v Liverpool 21 November 1998 14Aston Villa2 4LiverpoolBirmingham West MidlandsDublin 47 63 Report Ince 2 Fowler 7 58 66 Stadium Villa Park Attendance 39 241Referee Peter Jones Liverpool v Blackburn Rovers 29 November 1998 15Liverpool2 0Blackburn RoversLiverpool MerseysideInce 30 Owen 33 Report Stadium Anfield Attendance 41 753Referee Jeff Winter Tottenham Hotspur v Liverpool 5 December 1998 16Tottenham Hotspur2 1LiverpoolTottenham LondonFox 28 Carragher 50 o g Berger 55 Stadium White Hart Lane Attendance 36 125 Wimbledon v Liverpool 13 December 1998 17Wimbledon1 0LiverpoolCroydon LondonEarle 48 Stadium Selhurst Park Attendance 26 080 Liverpool v Sheffield Wednesday 19 December 1998 18Liverpool2 0Sheffield WednesdayLiverpool MerseysideBerger 19 Owen 34 Stadium Anfield Attendance 40 003 Middlesbrough v Liverpool 26 December 1998 19Middlesbrough1 3LiverpoolMiddlesbrough TeessideDeane 32 Report Owen 17 Redknapp 35 Heggem 88 Stadium Riverside Stadium Attendance 34 626 Liverpool v Newcastle United 28 December 1998 20Liverpool4 2Newcastle UnitedLiverpool MerseysideOwen 67 80 Riedle 71 84 Solano 29 Andersson 56 Stadium Anfield Attendance 44 605 Arsenal v Liverpool 9 January 1999 21Arsenal0 0LiverpoolIslington LondonStadium Highbury Attendance 38 107Referee Graham Barber Liverpool v Southampton 16 January 1999 22Liverpool7 1SouthamptonLiverpool MerseysideFowler 22 32 47 Matteo 35 Carragher 55 Owen 63 Thompson 73 Report Ostenstad 59 Stadium Anfield Attendance 44 011Referee Uriah Rennie Coventry City v Liverpool 30 January 1999 23Coventry City2 1LiverpoolCoventry West MidlandsBoateng 60 Whelan 71 McManaman 86 Stadium Highfield Road Attendance 23 057 Liverpool v Middlesbrough 6 February 1999 24Liverpool3 1MiddlesbroughLiverpool MerseysideOwen 9 Heggem 44 Ince 45 Stamp 86 Stadium Anfield Attendance 44 384 Charlton Athletic v Liverpool 13 February 1999 25Charlton Athletic1 0LiverpoolCharlton LondonJones 70 Stadium The Valley Attendance 20 043Referee Mike Reed Liverpool v West Ham United 20 February 1999 26Liverpool2 2West Ham UnitedLiverpool MerseysideFowler 22 Owen 45 Lampard 24 pen Keller 74 Stadium Anfield Attendance 44 511 Chelsea v Liverpool 27 February 1999 27Chelsea2 1LiverpoolFulham LondonLeboeuf 7 Goldbaek 38 Owen 77 Stadium Stamford Bridge Attendance 34 822Referee Paul Durkin Derby County v Liverpool 13 March 1999 28Derby County3 2LiverpoolDerby East MidlandsBurton 12 Wanchope 44 49 Fowler 36 57 pen Stadium Pride Park Attendance 32 913 Liverpool v Everton 3 April 1999 29Liverpool3 2EvertonLiverpool MerseysideFowler 15 pen 21 Berger 82 Dacourt 1 Jeffers 84 Stadium Anfield Attendance 44 852 Nottingham Forest v Liverpool 5 April 1999 30Nottingham Forest2 2LiverpoolNottingham East MidlandsFreedman 60 Van Hooijdonk 90 Redknapp 15 Owen 72 Stadium The City Ground Attendance 28 374 Leeds United v Liverpool 12 April 1999 31Leeds United0 0LiverpoolLeeds YorkshireStadium Elland Road Attendance 39 372 Liverpool v Aston Villa 17 April 1999 32Liverpool0 1Aston VillaLiverpool MerseysideReport Taylor 33 Stadium Anfield Attendance 44 306 Liverpool v Leicester City 21 April 1999 33Liverpool0 1Leicester CityLiverpool MerseysideReport Marshall 90 Stadium Anfield Attendance 36 019 Blackburn Rovers v Liverpool 24 April 1999 34Blackburn Rovers1 3LiverpoolBlackburn LancashireDuff 63 McManaman 23 Redknapp 31 Leonhardsen 32 Stadium Ewood Park Attendance 29 944Referee Rob Harris Liverpool v Tottenham Hotspur 1 May 1999 35Liverpool3 2Tottenham HotspurLiverpool MerseysideRedknapp 49 pen Ince 77 McManaman 79 Carragher 13 o g Iversen 35 Stadium Anfield Attendance 44 007Referee Stephen Lodge Liverpool v Manchester United 5 May 1999 36Liverpool2 2Manchester UnitedLiverpool MerseysideRedknapp 69 pen Ince 89 Yorke 23 Irwin 56 pen 75 Stadium Anfield Attendance 44 712Referee David Elleray Sheffield Wednesday v Liverpool 8 May 1999 37Sheffield Wednesday1 0LiverpoolSheffield YorkshireCresswell 87 Stadium Hillsborough Attendance 27 383 Liverpool v Wimbledon 16 May 1999 38Liverpool3 0WimbledonLiverpool MerseysideBerger 12 Riedle 50 Ince 65 Report Stadium Anfield Attendance 41 792Referee Neale Barry FA Cup Edit Port Vale v Liverpool 3 January 1999 3Port Vale0 3LiverpoolStoke on Trent StaffordshireOwen 34 pen Ince 38 Fowler 90 Stadium Vale Park Attendance 16 557Referee Rob Harris Manchester United v Liverpool 24 January 1999 4Manchester United2 1LiverpoolTrafford Greater ManchesterYorke 88 Solskjaer 90 Report Owen 3 Stadium Old Trafford Attendance 54 591Referee Graham Poll League Cup Edit Liverpool v Fulham 27 October 1998 3Liverpool3 1FulhamLiverpool MerseysideMorgan 53 o g Fowler 66 pen Ince 76 Peschisolido 60 Stadium Anfield Attendance 22 296Referee Peter Jones Liverpool v Tottenham Hotspur 10 November 1998 4Liverpool1 3Tottenham HotspurLiverpool MerseysideOwen 81 Iversen 2 Scales 20 Nielsen 62 Stadium Anfield Attendance 20 772Referee Gary Willard UEFA Cup Edit First round Edit Kosice v Liverpool 15 September 1998Kosice 0 3 LiverpoolKosice SlovakiaReport Berger 18 Riedle 23 Owen 59 Stadium Lokomotiva Stadium Attendance 4 500 Liverpool v Kosice 29 September 1998Liverpool 5 0 KosiceLiverpool EnglandRedknapp 23 55 Ince 52 Fowler 53 90 Report Stadium Anfield Attendance 23 792 Second round Edit Liverpool v Valencia 20 October 1998Liverpool 0 0 ValenciaLiverpool EnglandReport Stadium Anfield Attendance 26 004 Valencia v Liverpool 3 November 1998Valencia 2 2 away goals LiverpoolValencia SpainLopez 45 90 Report McManaman 80 Berger 85 Stadium Mestalla Stadium Attendance 53 000 Third round Edit Celta Vigo v Liverpool 24 November 1998Celta Vigo 3 1 LiverpoolVigo SpainMostovoi 49 Karpin 56 Gudelj 90 Report Owen 35 Stadium Balaidos Attendance 24 600 Liverpool v Celta Vigo 8 December 1998Liverpool 0 1 Celta VigoLiverpool EnglandReport Revivo 57 Stadium Anfield Attendance 30 289Statistics EditAppearances and Goals Edit No Pos Nat Player Total Premier League FA Cup League Cup UEFA CupApps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps GoalsGoalkeepers1 GK ENG David James 33 0 26 0 2 0 0 0 5 019 GK USA Brad Friedel 16 0 12 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0Defenders3 DF NOR Bjorn Tore Kvarme 8 0 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 04 DF CMR Rigobert Song 13 0 10 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 05 DF IRL Steve Staunton 40 0 31 0 1 0 2 0 5 1 06 DF IRL Phil Babb 30 0 24 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 1 014 DF NOR Vegard Heggem 36 2 27 2 2 1 0 1 0 4 1 020 DF NOR Stig Inge Bjornebye 31 0 20 3 0 2 0 2 0 4 021 DF ENG Dominic Matteo 23 1 16 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 023 DF ENG Jamie Carragher 44 1 34 1 2 0 2 0 6 0Midfielders7 MF ENG Steve McManaman 31 5 25 3 4 0 0 0 0 3 18 MF NOR Oyvind Leonhardsen 13 1 7 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 011 MF ENG Jamie Redknapp 40 10 33 1 8 2 0 0 0 4 215 MF CZE Patrik Berger 41 9 30 2 7 2 0 1 0 6 217 MF ENG Paul Ince 41 9 34 6 2 1 2 1 3 118 MF FRA Jean Michel Ferri 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 024 MF ENG Danny Murphy 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 025 MF ENG David Thompson 18 1 4 10 1 0 0 2 0 2 028 MF ENG Steven Gerrard 13 0 4 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 0Forwards9 FW ENG Robbie Fowler 35 18 23 2 14 1 1 1 2 1 5 1 210 FW ENG Michael Owen 40 23 30 18 2 2 2 1 5 1 213 FW GER Karl Heinz Riedle 40 6 16 18 5 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 116 FW RSA Sean Dundee 5 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0Players transferred out during the season4 MF IRL Jason McAteer 22 0 6 7 0 1 1 0 2 0 3 2 012 DF ENG Steve Harkness 11 0 4 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0Last updated 15 May 1999Source Competitions Goal scorers Edit Rank No Pos Nat Name Premier League FA Cup League Cup UEFA Cup Total1 10 FW Michael Owen 18 2 1 2 232 9 FW Robbie Fowler 14 1 1 2 183 11 MF Jamie Redknapp 8 0 0 2 104 15 MF Patrick Berger 7 0 0 2 917 MF Paul Ince 6 1 1 1 96 13 FW Karl Heinz Riedle 5 0 0 1 67 7 MF Steve McManaman 4 0 0 1 58 14 DF Vegard Heggem 2 0 0 0 29 8 MF Oyvind Leonhardsen 1 0 0 0 121 DF Dominic Matteo 1 0 0 0 123 DF Jamie Carragher 1 0 0 0 125 MF David Thompson 1 0 0 0 1Own goal 0 0 1 0 1Totals 68 4 4 11 87Competition top scorers Edit Competition Result Top scorerPremier League 7th Michael Owen 18UEFA Cup Third round Patrik Berger 2 Robbie Fowler 2 Michael Owen 2 Jamie Redknapp 2FA Cup Fourth round Michael Owen 2League Cup Fourth round Robbie Fowler 1 Paul Ince 1 Michael Owen 1Overall Michael Owen 23Notes Edit Babb was born in Lambeth England but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in 1994 Dundee was born in Durban South Africa but also holds German nationality and would make his international debut for the Germany B team in March 2000 Matteo was born in Dumfries Scotland but was raised in England from the age of four and represented them at U 21 and B level before making his international debut for Scotland in November 2000 Warner was born in Liverpool England but also qualified to represent Trinidad and Tobago internationally and would make his international debut for Trinidad and Tobago in February 2006 Traore was born in Saint Ouen France but also qualified to represent Mali internationally and would make his international debut for Mali in 2004 McAteer was born in Tranmere England but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in March 1994 References Edit Liverpool News LFC Online Liverpool News LFC Online Liverpool News LFC Online Liverpool News LFC Online Liverpool News LFC Online Liverpool News LFC Online Liverpool News LFC Online Liverpool News LFC Online Liverpool News LFC Online FootballSquads Liverpool 1998 99 1998 Carlsberg Trophy 1998 Carlsberg Trophy final Coppa Pirelli 100th Football League Championship Challenge matchExternal links Edit1998 99 Liverpool F C season at LFC History Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1998 99 Liverpool F C season amp oldid 1048123428, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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