1998–99 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season

Queens Park Rangers
1998–99 season
ChairmanChris Wright
ManagerRay Harford (until 28 September)
Iain Dowie (caretaker 28 September - 16 October)
Gerry Francis (from 16 October)
StadiumLoftus Road
First Division20th
FA CupThird round
League CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Peacock/Sheron/Gallen (8)
All: Sheron (9)
Highest home attendance18,498 Vs Crystal Palace (9 May 1999)
Lowest home attendance5,052 V Walsall (26 August 1998)
Average home league attendance11,793
Biggest win6-0 Vs Crystal Palace (9 May 1999)
Biggest defeat1-4 Vs Oxford United (26 September 1998)

During the 1998–99 English football season, Queens Park Rangers F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.

Season summary

After a poor start to the 1998–99 season, Harford was sacked in September and replaced by Gerry Francis, returning for his second spell as QPR manager.[1] After another disappointing season, Francis managed to somehow keep them clear of the relegation zone on goals scored at the expense of Bury, with QPR finishing in 20th place with a final day 6-0 win over Crystal Palace proving crucial.

Kit

Le Coq Sportif continued as QPR's kit manufacturers. Telecommunications giant Ericsson continued as kit sponsors.

Final league table

Main article: 1998–99 Football League

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
18 Crewe Alexandra 46 12 12 22 54 78 −24 48
19 Portsmouth 46 11 14 21 57 73 −16 47
20 Queens Park Rangers 46 12 11 23 52 61 −9 47
21 Port Vale 46 13 8 25 45 75 −30 47
22 Bury (R) 46 10 17 19 35 60 −25 47 Relegation to the Second Division
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference
(R) Relegated

Results

Queens Park Rangers' score comes first[2]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

Date Opponent Venue Result Scorers Attendance Position
8 August 1998 Sunderland A 0–1 41,008 22
15 August 1998 Bristol City H 1–1 Ready 13,337 18
22 August 1998 Norwich City A 2–4 Peacock (pen), Sheron 16,317 20
29 August 1998 Bury H 0–0 8,612 20
31 August 1998 Portsmouth A 0–3 12,106 22
8 September 1998 Tranmere Rovers H 0–0 8,070 23
12 September 1998 Watford A 1–2 Slade 14,251 23
19 September 1998 Stockport County H 2–0 Gallen (2) 8,205 20
26 September 1998 Oxford United A 1–4 Scully 7,489 23
29 September 1998 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 2–1 Sheron (2) 20,201 20
3 October 1998 Grimsby Town H 1–2 Maddix 10,240 22
17 October 1998 Huddersfield Town A 0–2 11,276 24
21 October 1998 West Bromwich Albion A 0–2 11,842 24
25 October 1998 Birmingham City H 0–1 10,272 24
31 October 1998 Swindon Town A 1–3 Sheron 8,500 24
4 November 1998 Barnsley H 2–1 Langley, Gallen 8,218 23
7 November 1998 Bolton Wanderers H 2–0 Gallen, Sheron 11,814 21
14 November 1998 Crewe Alexandra A 2–0 Peacock, Sheron 5,001 21
21 November 1998 Sheffield United H 1–2 Peacock (pen) 12,558 22
28 November 1998 Bradford City A 3–0 Peacock, Gallen, Sheron 15,037 21
2 December 1998 Ipswich Town H 1–1 Gallen 12,449 20
5 December 1998 Port Vale H 3–2 Maddix, Talbot (own goal), Sheron 10,498 17
12 December 1998 Crewe Alexandra H 0–1 11,296 17
19 December 1998 Crystal Palace A 1–1 Steiner 17,684 19
26 December 1998 Norwich City H 2–0 Murray, Peacock 15,251 18
28 December 1998 Barnsley A 0–1 17,083 18
9 January 1999 Sunderland H 2–2 Maddix, Gallen 17,444 16
16 January 1999 Bury A 1–1 Dowie 4,609 16
30 January 1999 Portsmouth H 1–1 Peacock 12,270 17
5 February 1999 Bristol City A 0–0 13,841 17
13 February 1999 Tranmere Rovers A 2–3 Maddix, Rowland 5,896 19
20 February 1999 Watford H 1–2 Peacock 14,918 19
27 February 1999 Stockport County A 0–0 7,694 19
3 March 1999 Oxford United H 1-0 Steiner 9.040 19
6 March 1999 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 0–1 13,150 19
13 March 1999 Bolton Wanderers A 1–2 Rowland (pen) 17,919 19
20 March 1999 Swindon Town H 4–0 Steiner, Kiwomya (2), Rowland 11,184 18
3 April 1999 Huddersfield Town H 1–1 Baraclough 11,113 18
5 April 1999 Ipswich Town A 1–3 Kiwomya 22,162 19
10 April 1999 West Bromwich Albion H 2–1 Ready, Peacock 11,158 17
13 April 1999 Grimsby Town A 0–1 4,789 17
17 April 1999 Sheffield United A 0–2 14,341 18
20 April 1999 Birmingham City A 0–1 20,888 18
24 April 1999 Bradford City H 1–3 Gallen 11,641 19
1 May 1999 Port Vale A 0–2 9,851 21
9 May 1999 Crystal Palace H 6–0 Kulcsar, Kiwomya (3), Scully, Breacker 18,498 19

FA Cup

Main article: 1998–99 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 2 January 1999 Huddersfield Town H 0–1 11,685

League Cup

Main article: 1998–99 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 1st Leg 11 August 1998 Walsall A 0–0 3,691
R1 2nd Leg 26 August 1998 Walsall H 3–1 (Won 3-1 on agg) 5,052 Sheron, Maddix, Slade
R2 1st Leg 16 September 1998 Charlton Athletic H 0–2 6,497
R2 2nd Leg 22 September 1998 Charlton Athletic A 0–1 (lost 0–3 on agg) 11,726

Squad

Position Nationality Name League Appearances League Goals Cup Appearances League.Cup Goals F.A.Cup Goals Total Appearances Total Goals
GK  CZE Ludek Miklosko 31 1 32
GK  ENG Lee Harper 15 4 19
DF  ENG Danny Maddix 37 4 4 1 41 5
DF  WAL Karl Ready 40 2 5 46 2
DF  ENG Jermaine Darlington 4 4
DF  ENG Tim Breacker 18 1 18 1
DF  ENG Leon Jeanne 7 10
DF  FIN Antti Heinola 23 4 27
DF  ENG Matthew Rose 27 2 31
DF  NIR Steve Morrow 24 1 25
DF  ENG Steve Yates 6 3 9
DF  ENG Andy Linighan 4 7
DF  AUS George Kulcsar 17 1 19 1
DF  ENG Chris Plummer 8 10
DF  ENG Ian Baraclough 41 1 5 48 1
MF  ENG Paul Murray 32 1 5 44 1
MF  ENG Keith Rowland 16 3 2 31 3
MF  ENG Mark Perry 1 1
MF  ENG Gavin Peacock 41 8 5 47 8
MF  ENG Richard Langley 7 1 8 1
MF  NIR Richard Graham 2
MF  WAL Vinnie Jones 1 2
FW  IRE Tony Scully 10 2 4 26 2
FW  ENG Kevin Gallen 41 8 5 49 8
FW  SWE Rob Steiner 5 3 12 3
FW  ENG Chris Kiwomya 12 6 18 4
FW  NIR Ian Dowie 7 1 21 1
FW  ENG Steve Slade 10 1 3 1 25 2
FW  ENG Mike Sheron 21 8 2 1 27 9

Left club during the season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF England ENG Nigel Quashie[notes 1] (to Nottingham Forest)
— MF England ENG David Franklin (to Yeovil Town)
— DF England ENG Perry Norman (to Hayes)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK Republic of Ireland IRL Barry Andrews (to Leyton Orient)
— FW England ENG Mike Sheron (to Barnsley)


Transfers Out

Name from Date Fee Date Club Fee
Tony Roberts Queens Park Rangers Juniors July 1987 August 1998 Millwall
Nigel Quashie Queens Park Rangers Juniors August 1995 August 1998 Nottingham Forest £2,500,000
Simon Barker Blackburn Rovers July 1988 £400,000 September 1998 Port Vale
Mike Sheron Stoke City July 1997 £2,350,000 January 1999 Barnsley £1,500,000
Vinnie Jones Wimbledon March 1998 £750,000 July 1999 Retired

Transfers In

Name from Date Fee
Chris Kiwomya Arsenal August 1998 Free
Luděk Mikloško West Ham United October 1998 Loan Then £50,000
Tim Breacker West Ham United October 1998 Loan
Robert Steiner Bradford City November 1998 Loan
Alvin Bubb Queens Park Rangers Juniors November 1998
Tim Breacker West Ham United February 1999
Jermaine Darlington Aylesbury United March 1999 £25,000
Andy Linighan Crystal Palace March 1999 Loan
Ross Weare East Ham United March 1999
Robert Steiner Bradford City July 1999 £215,000
Stuart Wardley Saffron Walden Town July 1999 £15,000

References

  1. ^ Nixon, Alan (29 September 1998). "Harford resigns as QPR manager". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 21 May 2009.
  2. ^ "Queens Park Rangers 1998-1999 Results - statto.com". Archived from the original on 14 March 2014. Retrieved 14 March 2014.

Notes

  1. ^ Quashie was born in Southwark, England, and represented them at U-21 and B level, but also qualified to represent Ghana internationally through his father and Scotland through his grandfather and would make his international debut for Scotland in May 2004.