1998–99 Newcastle United F.C. season

In the 1998–99 season, Newcastle United competed in the FA Premier League (known as the FA Carling Premiership for sponsorship reasons). Newcastle's season was an almost carbon copy of the one before. They finished 13th in the Premiership and lost in the FA Cup final to enter Europe because the winning side had already qualified for the Champions League.

Newcastle United
1998–99 season
ChairmanDavid Cassidy (until 18 December 1998)
Freddy Shepherd (from 20 December 1998)
ManagerKenny Dalglish
(until 27 August 1998)
Ruud Gullit
(from 27 August 1998)
StadiumSt James' Park
Premier League13th
Cup Winners' CupFirst round
FA CupRunners-up
League CupFourth round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Alan Shearer (14)

All:
Alan Shearer (21)
Average home league attendance36,665

Just after the season started, Kenny Dalglish paid for Newcastle's sub-standard league performances with his job. The task was given to Ruud Gullit to turn things round, but he could not improve on the club's previous league finish of 13th. A dismal league position put them below local rivals Middlesbrough as well as other unfancied sides including Derby County and Sheffield Wednesday.

Season summary

Ruud Gullit

A poor start to the 1998–99 season led to Kenny Dalglish being sacked.[1] Ruud Gullit, a trophy winning manager with Chelsea a few years previously, was put in charge.[2] The team again started promisingly, but was knocked out of the Cup Winners' Cup in the first round.

Gullit made some high-profile mistakes in the transfer market (notably, Spanish defender Marcelino and forward Silvio Maric bore the brunt of supporters frustrations). Less forgivably, he also fell out with several senior players, including the club captain Rob Lee, who had been the heartbeat of the team for the previous half decade, and was initially not given a squad number.[3]

Newcastle made it to the 1998–99 FA Cup final, their second final in successive seasons. This time around they were to lose to Manchester United 2–0.[4]

Because the FA Cup winners had already won European qualification, this meant Newcastle reached Europe for the fourth season running: this time the 1999–2000 UEFA Cup, due to the discontinuation of the Cup Winners' Cup.

Gullit resigned shortly after the start of the 1999–2000 season.[5]

Off the pitch, controversy was caused when former chairman Freddy Shepherd, who had been forced to resign due to controversy over remarks made in the press the previous season, successfully manoeuvred to reinstate himself to the position within less than a year.

Transfers

In

Date Pos. Name From Fee
June 1998 MF Greece Georgios Georgiadis Greece Panathinaikos £500,000
June 1998 GK France Lionel Pérez England Sunderland Free
June 1998 FW France Stéphane Guivarc'h France Auxerre £3,500,000
July 1998 DF England Carl Serrant England Oldham Athletic £500,000
July 1998 MF Scotland Garry Brady England Tottenham Hotspur £650,000
July 1998 DF France Laurent Charvet France Cannes £750,000
August 1998 MF Germany Dietmar Hamann Germany Bayern Munich £4,500,000
August 1998 MF Peru Nolberto Solano Argentina Boca Juniors £2,500,000
November 1998 FW Scotland Duncan Ferguson England Everton £8,000,000
January 1999 FW France Louis Saha France Metz Loan
January 1999 DF France Didier Domi France PSG £4,000,000
March 1999 MF Croatia Silvio Marić Croatia Croatia Zagreb £3,650,000
  • Total spending: Decrease £28.55m

Out

Date Pos. Name From Fee
June 1998 FW Denmark Jon Dahl Tomasson Netherlands Feyenoord £2,500,000
June 1998 DF England Darren Peacock England Blackburn Rovers £100,000
July 1998 GK Trinidad and Tobago Shaka Hislop England West Ham United Free
July 1998 GK Czech Republic Pavel Srníček Czech Republic Banik Ostrava Free
  • Total spending: Decrease £2.6m

Players

First-team squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Republic of Ireland IRL Shay Given
2 DF England ENG Warren Barton
3 DF England ENG Stuart Pearce
4 DF France FRA Didier Domi
5 DF Italy ITA Alessandro Pistone
6 DF England ENG Steve Howey
7 MF England ENG Rob Lee
9 FW England ENG Alan Shearer (captain)
10 MF Croatia CRO Silvio Marić
11 MF Wales WAL Gary Speed
12 MF Germany GER Dietmar Hamann
13 GK England ENG Steve Harper
14 MF Georgia (country) GEO Temuri Ketsbaia
15 MF Greece GRE Georgios Georgiadis
16 DF France FRA Laurent Charvet
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF Scotland SCO Stephen Glass
18 FW France FRA Louis Saha
20 FW Scotland SCO Duncan Ferguson
21 DF England ENG Carl Serrant
24 MF Peru PER Nolberto Solano
25 FW Scotland SCO Paul Dalglish
27 DF Belgium BEL Philippe Albert
28 DF Northern Ireland NIR Aaron Hughes
29 MF Scotland SCO Garry Brady
33 DF England ENG David Beharall
34 DF Greece GRE Nikos Dabizas
36 MF England ENG Jamie McClen
38 DF England ENG Andy Griffin
40 FW Sweden SWE Andreas Andersson

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 MF England ENG David Batty (to Leeds United)
8 FW France FRA Stéphane Guivarc'h (to Rangers)
10 MF England ENG John Barnes (to Charlton Athletic)
18 MF Northern Ireland NIR Keith Gillespie (to Blackburn Rovers)
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 DF England ENG Steve Watson (to Aston Villa)
MF Iceland ISL Bjarni Guðjónsson (released)
DF France FRA David Terrier (to Nice)

Reserve squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
22 MF England ENG Des Hamilton
23 GK France FRA Lionel Pérez
26 MF England ENG David Burt
30 DF Scotland SCO Paddy Kelly
31 MF England ENG Stuart Elliott
No. Pos. Nation Player
32 MF Germany GER Ralf Keidel
35 FW England ENG Paul Robinson
37 DF Scotland SCO Steven Caldwell
39 GK England ENG Peter Keen

Trialists

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK Germany GER Marc Ziegler (on trial from VfB Stuttgart)
GK   Juan Carlos Martin (on trial from San Pedro)
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   Miguel Aguilar (on trial from San Pedro)

Statistics

Appearances, goals and cards

(Starts + substitute appearances)
No. Pos. Name League FA Cup League Cup Europe Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1GKRepublic of Ireland Shay Given 31060202041001
2DFEngland Warren Barton 18+6050100024+6050
3DFEngland Stuart Pearce 12000202016011
4MFEngland David Batty 6+200020109+2040
4DFFrance Didier Domi 14040000018010
5DFItaly Alessandro Pistone 2+100000002+1010
6DFEngland Steve Howey 14040000018010
7MFEngland Rob Lee 20+6030001024+6060
8FWFrance Stéphane Guivarc'h 2+210000002+2100
9FWEngland Alan Shearer 29+11465212139+12170
10MFEngland John Barnes 0+100000000+1000
10MFCroatia Silvio Marić 9+101+20000010+3010
11MFWales Gary Speed 34+34611+102043+4580
12MFGermany Dietmar Hamann 22+1471100030+1571
13GKEngland Steve Harper 7+101+1000008+2000
14MFGeorgia (country) Temuri Ketsbaia 14+12563002022+12820
15MFGreece Georgios Georgiadis 7+300+2110008+5120
16DFFrance Laurent Charvet 30+1150102038+1130
17MFScotland Stephen Glass 18+432+20202024+6310
18MFNorthern Ireland Keith Gillespie 5+20000+10005+3000
18FWFrance Louis Saha 5+611100006+6210
19DFEngland Steve Watson 700000108000
20FWScotland Duncan Ferguson 720+2000007+2200
21DFEngland Carl Serrant 3+100000003+1010
24MFPeru Nolberto Solano 24+4670101+1033+5630
25FWScotland Paul Dalglish 6+510021008+5220
27DFBelgium Philippe Albert 3+3000000+103+4020
28DFNorthern Ireland Aaron Hughes 12+201+10100014+3010
29MFScotland Garry Brady 3+602+1000005+7000
33DFEngland David Beharall 400000004000
34DFGreece Nikos Dabizas 25+5360202135+5482
36MFEngland Jamie McClen 100000001000
38DFEngland Andy Griffin 14030101019020
40FWSweden Andreas Andersson 10+4210001012+4200

Starting 11

Coaching staff

Position Staff
Manager Netherlands Ruud Gullit
Assistant manager Scotland Steve Clarke
Goalkeeping coach England Andy Woodman
Reserve team coach England Terry McDermott

Last updated: 3 May 2011
Source:

Results

Pre-season

27 July 1998 Bohemian 1–1 Newcastle United Dublin
Swan 78' (pen.) Keidel 73' Stadium: Dalymount Park
Attendance: 5,000
1 August 1998 JD Sports Cup Newcastle United 0–0
(3–4 p)
Benfica Middlesbrough
Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 5,430
Penalties
Watson soccer ball with check mark
Pearce soccer ball with check mark
Ketsbaia soccer ball with check mark
soccer ball with check mark
soccer ball with check mark
soccer ball with check mark
soccer ball with check mark
2 August 1998 JD Sports Cup Middlesbrough 1–1
(3–4 p)
Newcastle United Middlesbrough
Mustoe 27' Shearer 50' (pen.) Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 5,230
Penalties
soccer ball with check mark
soccer ball with check mark
soccer ball with check mark
Shearer soccer ball with check mark
Lee soccer ball with check mark
Albert soccer ball with check mark
Pistone soccer ball with check mark
5 August 1998 Bray Wanderers 0–6 Newcastle United Bray
Shearer 11', 29', 41'
Dalglish 61', 88'
Hamann 81'
Stadium: Carlisle Grounds
Attendance: 5,700
10 August 1998 Newcastle United 2–1 Juventus Newcastle upon Tyne
Hamann 25'
Pearce 40'
Blanchard 88' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 32,590

Premier League

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
11 Tottenham Hotspur 38 11 14 13 47 50 3 47 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round[lower-alpha 1]
12 Sheffield Wednesday 38 13 7 18 41 42 1 46
13 Newcastle United 38 11 13 14 48 54 6 46 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round[lower-alpha 2]
14 Everton 38 11 10 17 42 47 5 43
15 Coventry City 38 11 9 18 39 51 12 42
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. Tottenham Hotspur qualified for the UEFA Cup as League Cup winners.
  2. As Manchester United qualified for the Champions League, their UEFA Cup place as FA Cup winners defaulted to Newcastle United, the runners-up.

Results by matchday

22 August 1998 2 Chelsea 1–1 Newcastle United London
Babayaro 23' Andersson 43' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 34,795
Referee: Uriah Rennie
30 August 1998 3 Newcastle United 1–4 Liverpool Newcastle upon Tyne
Guivarc'h 28' Owen 17', 18', 32'
Berger 45'
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 36,740
Referee: Graham Barber
9 September 1998 4 Aston Villa 1–0 Newcastle United Birmingham
Hendrie 64' (pen.) Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 39,241
Referee: Graham Poll
12 September 1998 5 Newcastle United 4–0 Southampton Newcastle upon Tyne
Shearer 8', 37' (pen.)
Marshall 88' (o.g.)
Ketsbaia 90'
Dodd Red card 38' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 36,454
Referee: Mike Riley
19 September 1998 6 Coventry City 1–5 Newcastle United Coventry
Whelan 4' Dabizas 14'
Shearer 42', 90'
Speed 43'
Glass 58'
Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 22,656
Referee: R. Harris
26 September 1998 7 Newcastle United 2–0 Nottingham Forest Newcastle upon Tyne
Shearer 11', 88' (pen.) Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 36,760
Referee: David Elleray
4 October 1998 8 Arsenal 3–0 Newcastle United London
Bergkamp 21', 66' (pen.)
Anelka 29'
Dabizas Yellow card 65' Red card Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 38,102
Referee: Mike Reed
17 October 1998 9 Newcastle United 2–1 Derby County Newcastle upon Tyne
Dabizas 13'
Glass 17'
Griffin 73' (o.g.) Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 36,750
Referee: Keith Burge
24 October 1998 10 Tottenham Hotspur 2–0 Newcastle United London
Iversen 39', 76'
Calderwood Yellow card 86' Red card
Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 36,047
Referee: Graham Barber
31 October 1998 11 Newcastle United 0–3 West Ham United Newcastle upon Tyne
Dabizas Red card 48' Wright 56', 90'
Sinclair 76'
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 36,744
Referee: Graham Poll
8 November 1998 12 Manchester United 0–0 Newcastle United Manchester
Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 55,174
Referee: Steve Dunn
23 November 1998 14 Everton 1–0 Newcastle United Liverpool
Ball 18' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 30,357
Referee: Neale Barry
28 November 1998 15 Newcastle United 3–1 Wimbledon Newcastle upon Tyne
Solano 37'
Ferguson 59', 90'
Gayle 33' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 36,623
Referee: Uriah Rennie
6 December 1998 16 Middlesbrough 2–2 Newcastle United Middlesbrough
Townsend 13'
Cooper 59'
Charvet 39'
Dabizas 84'
Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 34,629
Referee: Uriah Rennie
12 December 1998 17 Blackburn Rovers 0–0 Newcastle United Blackburn
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 27,569
Referee: R. Harris
19 December 1998 18 Newcastle United 1–0 Leicester City Newcastle upon Tyne
Glass 66' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 36,718
Referee: Jeff Winter
26 December 1998 19 Newcastle United 0–3 Leeds United Newcastle upon Tyne
Kewell 38'
Bowyer 62'
Hasselbaink 90'
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 36,783
Referee: G. Willard
28 December 1998 20 Liverpool 4–2 Newcastle United Liverpool
Owen 67', 80'
Riedle 71', 84'
Solano 29'
Hamann Yellow card 30' Red card
Andersson 56'
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,605
Referee: Stephen Lodge
9 January 1999 21 Newcastle United 0–1 Chelsea Newcastle upon Tyne
Petrescu 39' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 36,711
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
17 January 1999 22 Charlton Athletic 2–2 Newcastle United London
Bright 64'
Pringle 90'
Ketsbaia 13'
Solano 55'
Dabizas Yellow card 77' Red card
Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 20,043
Referee: Peter Jones
30 January 1999 23 Newcastle United 2–1 Aston Villa Newcastle upon Tyne
Shearer 4'
Ketsbaia 27'
Merson 61' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 36,766
Referee: R. Harris
6 February 1999 24 Leeds United 0–1 Newcastle United Leeds
Solano 63' Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 40,202
Referee: Uriah Rennie
17 February 1999 25 Newcastle United 4–1 Coventry City Newcastle upon Tyne
Shearer 19', 75'
Speed 55'
Saha 58'
Whelan 18' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 36,352
Referee: Steve Dunn
20 February 1999 26 Southampton 2–1 Newcastle United Southampton
Beattie 12'
Dodd 43' (pen.)
Hamann 86' Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 15,244
Referee: Graham Poll
28 February 1999 27 Newcastle United 1–1 Arsenal Newcastle upon Tyne
Hamann 77' Anelka 36' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 36,708
Referee: Mike Reed
10 March 1999 28 Nottingham Forest 1–2 Newcastle United Nottingham
Freedman 12'
Louis-Jean Yellow card 50' Red card
Shearer 45' (pen.)
Hamann 77'
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 22,852
Referee: Jeff Winter
20 March 1999 30 West Ham United 2–0 Newcastle United London
Di Canio 17'
Kitson 82'
Stadium: Upton Park
Attendance: 25,997
Referee: Paul Durkin
3 April 1999 31 Derby County 3–4 Newcastle United Derby
Burton 8'
Baiano 22' (pen.)
Wanchope 90'
Speed 11', 14'
Ketsbaia 39'
Solano 60'
Stadium: Pride Park
Attendance: 32,039
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
17 April 1999 33 Newcastle United 1–3 Everton Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 Shearer 82' (pen.) Campbell 1', 44'
Gemmill 88'
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 36,775
Referee: Graham Poll
21 April 1999 34 Sheffield Wednesday 1–1 Newcastle United Sheffield
Scott 52' Shearer 45' (pen.) Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 21,545
Referee: Paul Alcock
24 April 1999 35 Wimbledon 1–1 Newcastle United London
Hartson 24' Shearer 18' Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 21,172
Referee: Peter Jones
1 May 1999 36 Newcastle United 1–1 Middlesbrough Newcastle upon Tyne
Shearer 64' (pen.) Mustoe 60' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 36,552
Referee: Mike Reed
8 May 1999 37 Leicester City 2–0 Newcastle United Leicester
Izzet 20'
Cottee 41'
Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 21,125
Referee: Uriah Rennie

UEFA Cup Winners' Cup

FA Cup

2 January 1999 Round 3 Newcastle United 2–1 Crystal Palace Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 Given Red card 14'
Speed 48'
Shearer 69'
(Report) Bradbury 18' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 36,536
Referee: M. Reed

League Cup

27 October 1998 Round 3 Tranmere Rovers 0–1 Newcastle United Tranmere
19:45 Report Dalglish 31' Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 12,017
Referee: Steve Dunn

References

  1. Dalglish Sacked by Newcastle Archived 21 July 2013 at the Wayback Machine. On This Football Day. Retrieved 14 August 2013
  2. "Gullit named Newcastle boss". BBC News. 27 August 1998.
  3. Louise Taylor (Sunday Times 02.01.00) Robert Lee Interview. nufc.com. Retrieved 14 August 2013
  4. "FA Cup Final 1999". fa-cupfinals.co.uk. Archived from the original on 11 March 2007. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  5. "Gullit quits Newcastle". BBC News. 28 August 1999.
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