1998–99 Rangers F.C. season

The 1998–99 season was the 119th season of competitive football by Rangers.

Rangers
1998–99 season
ChairmanDavid Murray
ManagerDick Advocaat
GroundIbrox Stadium
Scottish Premier League1st
Scottish CupWinners
League CupWinners
UEFA CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Rod Wallace (19)
All:
Rod Wallace (27)

Overview

Rangers played a total of 55 competitive matches during the 1998–99 season. They started the season under new management with Dick Advocaat replacing Walter Smith. The squad Smith had left behind was past its best so Advocaat, with the financial backing of Murray, set about rebuilding almost the entire squad.

Success quickly followed and Advocaat built a team that gave the club their first domestic treble since the 1992–93 season. The Scottish Cup was secured by a 1–0 win against Celtic and the League Cup by a 2–1 defeat of St Johnstone.

The club enjoyed its best season in Europe since 1992–93 as well, reaching the third round of the UEFA Cup before being knocked out by Italian side Parma.

Players

Appearances

List of squad players, including number of appearances by competition

No. Pos Nat Player TotalPremier LeagueFA CupLeague CupOther
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK France FRA Lionel Charbonnier 190110003050
2 DF Italy ITA Sergio Porrini 5433525040101
3 DF Italy ITA Lorenzo Amoruso 493331413190
4 DF Romania ROU Daniel Prodan 0000000000
5 DF Netherlands NED Arthur Numan 1908+20002+1060
6 MF Scotland SCO Barry Ferguson 3922212+1041100
7 MF Russia RUS Andrei Kanchelskis 45930+174+112071
8 MF Netherlands NED Giovanni van Bronckhorst 53103574+114092
9 FW Scotland SCO Gordon Durie 1311+40000+214+20
10 FW Argentina ARG Gabriel Amato 31913+761+20210+62
11 MF Germany GER Jörg Albertz 531933+11151438+24
12 DF Sweden SWE Jonas Thern 2010000010
13 GK Finland FIN Antti Niemi 1407000105+10
14 MF Scotland SCO Ian Ferguson 2614+900+100+315+40
15 DF Serbia SRB Gordan Petrić 200000001+10
15 FW France FRA Stéphane Guivarc'h (from 6 November) 18710+353+111100
16 FW England ENG Rod Wallace 51273419534283
17 MF Scotland SCO Derek McInnes 900+701+100000
18 MF Italy ITA Gennaro Gattuso 1113+2000102+31
18 MF Scotland SCO Neil McCann (from 14 December) 24815+45530000
19 DF Australia AUS Craig Moore 14070001+1050
19 GK Germany GER Stefan Klos (from 24 December) 230180500000
20 FW Finland FIN Jonatan Johansson 371713+1281+23216+15
21 DF Norway NOR Ståle Stensaas 201000000+10
22 DF Scotland SCO Scott Wilson 2017+511+40101+10
23 FW Scotland SCO David Graham 500+3000001+10
24 MF Scotland SCO Barry Nicholson 603+30000000
25 DF Australia AUS Tony Vidmar 39226+2151203+10
27 MF Scotland SCO Charlie Miller 2142+1331+100+210+20
28 DF Italy ITA Luigi Riccio 100+10000000
29 FW Chile CHI Sebastian Rozental 300+30000000
31 FW Northern Ireland NIR Lee Feeney 100+10000000
35 DF Scotland SCO Colin Hendry 32017+30303+104+10
38[1] DF Australia AUS Craig Moore 1111000000
40 MF United States USA Claudio Reyna 6060000000

In
Date Player From Fee
19 May 1998 Netherlands Arthur NumanNetherlands PSV Eindhoven£5,000,000[2]
6 July 1998 Argentina Gabriel AmatoSpain Real Mallorca£4,200,000[3]
6 July 1998 Netherlands Giovanni van BronckhorstNetherlands Feyenoord£5,000,000[4]
15 July 1998 Russia Andrei KanchelskisItaly Fiorentina£5,500,000[5]
16 July 1998 France Lionel CharbonnierFrance AJ Auxerre£1,200,000[6]
16 July 1998 England Rod WallaceEngland Leeds UnitedFree[7]
31 July 1998 Romania Daniel ProdanSpain Atlético Madrid£2.2m
4 August 1998 Scotland Colin HendryEngland Blackburn Rovers£4,000,000[8]
6 November 1998 France Stephane Guivarc'hEngland Newcastle United£3,500,000[9]
14 December 1998 Scotland Neil McCannScotland Hearts£2,000,000[10]
24 December 1998 Germany Stefan KlosGermany Borussia Dortmund£700,000[11]
1 January 1999 Northern Ireland Lee FeeneyNorthern Ireland Linfield£0.1m
1 April 1999 Australia Craig MooreEngland Crystal Palace£1m[12]
1 April 1999 United States Claudio ReynaGermany VfL Wolfsburg£2,000,000[13]

Out
Date Player To Fee
13 May 1998 Scotland Alan McLarenRetired[14]
18 May 1998 Scotland Richard GoughUnited States San Jose EarthquakesFree[15]
19 May 1998 Scotland Alec ClelandEngland EvertonFree[16]
31 May 1998 Scotland Ally McCoistScotland KilmarnockReleased
31 May 1998 Scotland Andy GoramEngland Notts CountyReleased
31 May 1998 Scotland Stephen WrightEngland Bradford CityReleased
31 May 1998 Scotland Michael RaeScotland HuntlyReleased
1 June 1998 Scotland Stuart McCallEngland Bradford CityFree[17]
7 June 1998 Denmark Brian LaudrupEngland ChelseaFree
15 June 1998 Scotland Ian DurrantScotland KilmarnockFree
19 June 1998 Sweden Joachim BjörklundSpain Valencia£2,500,000[18]
7 July 1998 Netherlands Peter van VossenNetherlands FeyenoordExchange[19]
24 October 1998 Italy Gennaro GattusoItaly Salernitana£4m
10 October 1998 Australia Craig MooreEngland Crystal Palace£800,000[20]
6 November 1998 Serbia Gordan PetricEngland Crystal Palace£400,000[21]
13 November 1998 Scotland David GrahamScotland DunfermlineFree[22]
22 February 1999 Scotland Steven BoyackScotland Dundee£25,000[23]
  • Expendure: Decrease £35,900,000
  • Income: Increase £7,625,000
  • Total loss/gain: Decrease £28,275,000

Results

All results are written with Rangers' score first.

Scottish Premier League
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
1 August 1998Heart of MidlothianA1–215,892Wallace
15 August 1998MotherwellH2–149,275Wallace, Albertz (pen.)
22 August 1998KilmarnockA3–117,608Wallace, Albertz (pen.), Miller
29 August 1998St JohnstoneH4–048,732Wallace, Albertz (pen.), Kanchelskis, van Bronckhorst
12 September 1998Dundee UnitedA0–012,788
20 September 1998CelticH0–050,026
23 September 1998AberdeenA1–117,862Wallace
26 September 1998Dunfermline AthleticA2–011,507B.Ferguson, Johansson
4 October 1998DundeeH1–048,348Albertz
17 October 1998Heart of MidlothianH3–049,749Wallace (2), Johansson
28 October 1998MotherwellA0–111,777
31 October 1998Dundee UnitedH2–149,503Wallace, Amoruso
8 November 1998St JohnstoneA7–09,636Wallace, Johansson, Kanchelskis,
Albertz (2, 2 (pens.)), Guivarc'h (2)
14 November 1998AberdeenH2–149,479Kanchelskis, van Bronckhorst
21 November 1998CelticA1–559,703van Bronckhorst
5 December 1998Dunfermline AthleticH1–147,465van Bronckhorst
12 December 1998KilmarnockH1–049,781Wallace
19 December 1998Heart of MidlothianA3–217,134Wallace, Guivarc'h (2)
26 December 1998St JohnstoneH1–049,479Porrini
30 December 1998Dundee UnitedA2–111,707Wallace, Wilson
3 January 1999CelticH2–250,059Wallace, Amato
27 January 1999DundeeA4–09,453Guivarc'h, Miller (2), Johansson
30 January 1999AberdeenA4–219,537Wallace, Albertz (pen.), Kanchelskis, Porrini
7 February 1999Dunfermline AthleticA3–011,500Kanchelskis, Johansson (2)
20 February 1999DundeeH6–149,462Albertz(3, 1 (pen.)), van Bronckhorst, McCann (2)
28 February 1999KilmarnockA5–016,242Wallace (3), Johansson, McCann
13 March 1999MotherwellH2–149,483Wallace, Johansson
20 March 1999Dundee UnitedH0–149,164
4 April 1999St JohnstoneA1–39,740Moore
14 April 1999Dunfermline AthleticH1–046,220van Bronckhorst
18 April 1999DundeeA1–111,051Vidmar
25 April 1999AberdeenH3–149,145Wallace, Kanchelskis, Amato (pen.)
2 May 1999CelticA3–059,918McCann (2), Albertz (pen.)
9 May 1999Heart of MidlothianH0–049,495
15 May 1999MotherwellA5–111,078Amato (3, 1 (pen.)), van Bronckhorst, Kanchelskis
23 May 1999KilmarnockH1–148,835Amato

UEFA Cup
DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
22 July 1998QR1ShelbourneN5–36,047Albertz (2 pens), van Bronckhorst, Amato (2)
29 July 1998QR1ShelbourneH2–046,906Johansson (2)
11 August 1998QR2PAOKH2–035,392Wallace, Kanchelskis
25 August 1998QR2PAOKA0–030,388
15 September 1998R1Beitar JerusalemA1–114,000Albertz
1 October 1998R1Beitar JerusalemH4–245,610Johansson, Wallace, Porrini, Gattuso
22 October 1998R2Bayer LeverkusenA2–122,000Johansson, van Bronckhorst
5 November 1998R2Bayer LeverkusenH1–150,012Johansson
24 November 1998R3ParmaH1–149,514Wallace
8 December 1998R3ParmaA1–317,000Albertz

Scottish Cup
DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
23 January 1999R3StenhousemuirH2–037,759Wallace, Guivarc'h
14 February 1999R4Hamilton AcademicalA6–07,339Vidmar, Kanchelskis, McCann, Albertz(pen.),
Johansson (2)
6 March 1999QFFalkirkH2–139,250McCann, Amoruso
11 April 1999SFSt JohnstoneN4–020,664McCann, Johansson, van Bronckhorst, Wallace
29 May 1999FCelticN1–052,670Wallace

League Cup
DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
18 August 1998R3Alloa AthleticH4–037,201Albertz(2), B.Ferguson, Amoruso
8 September 1998QFAyr UnitedA2–011,198Miller, Amato
25 October 1998SFAirdrieoniansN5–021,171Johansson, Wallace (2), I.Ferguson, Durie
29 November 1998FSt JohnstoneN2–145,533Guivarc'h, Albertz

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Rangers (C) 36 23 8 5 78 31 +47 77 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
2 Celtic 36 21 8 7 84 35 +49 71 Qualification for the UEFA Cup qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
3 St Johnstone 36 15 12 9 39 38 +1 57
4 Kilmarnock 36 14 14 8 47 29 +18 56
5 Dundee 36 13 7 16 36 56 −20 46
Updated to match(es) played on end of season. Source: Soccerway and SPL official website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. Since Rangers, the winners of the 1998–99 Scottish Cup, already qualified for the UEFA Champions League, Celtic, the losing finalist, earned a spot in the 1999–2000 UEFA Cup. As such, the league's UEFA Cup place moved down to third-placed St Johnstone. Scotland were also awarded an additional UEFA Cup place as the association was top of the UEFA Fair Play ranking. Kilmarnock earned this place as winners of the Scottish Fair Play ranking.

References
  1. Upon his return from Crystal Palace as his previous number was taken
  2. "As first of Advocaat's men arrives at Rangers, defender could be the next out of Parkhead: Numan in at start of the Ibrox revolution". The Herald. 20 May 1998.
  3. "Murray reveals van Vossen will leave as part of van Bronckhorst package: Amato on parade and others set to follow". The Herald. 7 July 1998.
  4. "Murray reveals van Vossen will leave as part of van Bronckhorst package: Amato on parade and others set to follow". The Herald. 7 July 1998.
  5. "Kanchelskis becomes third £5m man as coach chases striker and defender: Rangers' spending poised to hit £30m". The Herald. 16 July 1998.
  6. "Wallace prefers Ibrox to Souness". The Herald. 17 July 1998.
  7. "Wallace prefers Ibrox to Souness". The Herald. 17 July 1998.
  8. "Hendry at last a Ranger: As one well-known face lands his dream move to Ibrox another finally makes an exit". The Herald. 5 August 1998.
  9. "Ae fond kiss as Rangers acquire some more French flair". The Herald. 7 November 1998.
  10. "Baptism of fire for new boy McCann: Rangers' £2m acquisition could make quick return to old stomping ground". The Herald. 15 December 1998.
  11. "German goalkeeper digs deep into his own pocket to make sure that deal goes through". The Herald. 26 December 1998.
  12. "Football: A club in turmoil: How Palace operated under Goldberg". Independent.co.uk. 30 July 1999.
  13. "Rangers snap up Reyna". 2 April 1999.
  14. "Knee injury forces young Rangers defender into an early retirement: The game is finally over for McLaren". The Herald. 14 May 1998.
  15. "Curtain falls on a great Scottish footballing era: Swan-song decidedly off-key for departing Ibrox maestros". The Herald. 18 May 1998.
  16. "As first of Advocaat's men arrives at Rangers, defender could be the next out of Parkhead: Numan in at start of the Ibrox revolution". The Herald. 20 May 1998.
  17. "Veteran strikers interest McLeish". The Herald. 2 June 1998.
  18. "Swede leaves, then tips Rangers". The Herald. 20 June 1998.
  19. "Murray reveals van Vossen will leave as part of van Bronckhorst package: Amato on parade and others set to follow". The Herald. 7 July 1998.
  20. "Rangers seek SFA help to obtain £1.2m from Palace". The Herald. 11 March 1999.
  21. "Rangers seek SFA help to obtain £1.2m from Palace". The Herald. 11 March 1999.
  22. "Pars take vital points as Sturrock blames bad attitude". The Herald. 16 November 1998.
  23. "Scott signs Boyack". The Herald. 23 February 1999.
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