1998–99 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season

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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)
Average home league attendance11,793

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.

Final league table[]

Main article: 1998–99 Football League
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GS Pts Promotion or relegation
18 Crewe Alexandra 46 12 12 22 54 78 54 48
19 Portsmouth 46 11 14 21 57 73 57 47
20 Queens Park Rangers 46 12 11 23 52 61 52 47
21 Port Vale 46 13 8 25 45 75 45 47
22 Bury 46 10 17 19 35 60 35 47 Relegated
Source:[citation needed]
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (F) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).

Results[]

Queens Park Rangers' score comes first[2]

Legend[]

Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division[]

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
8 August 1998 Sunderland A 0–1 41,008
15 August 1998 Bristol City H 1–1 13,337 Ready
22 August 1998 Norwich City A 2–4 16,317 Peacock (pen), Sheron
29 August 1998 Bury H 0–0 8,612
31 August 1998 Portsmouth A 0–3 12,106
8 September 1998 Tranmere Rovers H 0–0 8,070
12 September 1998 Watford A 1–2 14,251 Slade
19 September 1998 Stockport County H 2–0 8,205 Gallen (2)
26 September 1998 Oxford United A 1–4 7,489 Scully
29 September 1998 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 2–1 20,201 Sheron (2)
3 October 1998 Grimsby Town H 1–2 10,240 Maddix
17 October 1998 Huddersfield Town A 0–2 11,276
21 October 1998 West Bromwich Albion A 0–2 11,842
25 October 1998 Birmingham City H 0–1 10,272
31 October 1998 Swindon Town A 1–3 8,500 Sheron
4 November 1998 Barnsley H 2–1 8,218 Langley, Gallen
7 November 1998 Bolton Wanderers H 2–0 11,814 Gallen, Sheron
14 November 1998 Crewe Alexandra A 2–0 5,001 Peacock, Sheron
21 November 1998 Sheffield United H 1–2 12,558 Peacock (pen)
28 November 1998 Bradford City A 3–0 15,037 Peacock, Gallen, Sheron
2 December 1998 Ipswich Town H 1–1 12,449 Gallen
5 December 1998 Port Vale H 3–2 10,498 Maddix, Talbot (own goal), Sheron
12 December 1998 Crewe Alexandra H 0–1 11,296
19 December 1998 Crystal Palace A 1–1 17,684 Steiner
26 December 1998 Norwich City H 2–0 15,251 Murray, Peacock
28 December 1998 Barnsley A 0–1 17,083
9 January 1999 Sunderland H 2–2 17,444 Maddix, Gallen
16 January 1999 Bury A 1–1 4,609 Dowie
30 January 1999 Portsmouth H 1–1 12,270 Peacock
5 February 1999 Bristol City A 0–0 13,841
13 February 1999 Tranmere Rovers A 2–3 5,896 Maddix, Rowland
20 February 1999 Watford H 1–2 14,918 Peacock
27 February 1999 Oxford United H 1–0 8,692 Howe
3 March 1999 Stockport County A 0–0 7,694
6 March 1999 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 0–1 13,150
13 March 1999 Bolton Wanderers A 1–2 17,919 Rowland (pen)
20 March 1999 Swindon Town H 4–0 11,184 Steiner, Kiwomya (2), Rowland
3 April 1999 Huddersfield Town H 1–1 11,113 Baraclough
5 April 1999 Ipswich Town A 1–3 22,162 Kiwomya
10 April 1999 West Bromwich Albion H 2–1 11,158 Ready, Peacock
13 April 1999 Grimsby Town A 0–1 4,789
17 April 1999 Sheffield United A 0–2 14,341
20 April 1999 Birmingham City A 0–1 20,888
24 April 1999 Bradford City H 1–3 11,641 Gallen
1 May 1999 Port Vale A 0–2 9,851
9 May 1999 Crystal Palace H 6–0 18,498 Kulcsar, Kiwomya (3), Scully, Breacker

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 (lost 2–3 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

Players[]

First-team squad[]

Squad at end of season[3]

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 Czech Republic CZE Luděk Mikloško
— DF England ENG Ian Baraclough
— DF Wales WAL Karl Ready
— DF Jamaica JAM Danny Maddix[notes 1]
— DF England ENG Matthew Rose
— MF England ENG Gavin Peacock
— MF England ENG Paul Murray
— MF Australia AUS George Kulcsar[notes 2]
— MF Republic of Ireland IRL Tony Scully
— FW England ENG Kevin Gallen
— FW England ENG Steve Slade
— DF Northern Ireland NIR Steve Morrow
— DF Finland FIN Antti Heinola
— DF England ENG Tim Breacker
— DF Northern Ireland NIR Keith Rowland
— FW England ENG Chris Kiwomya
— GK England ENG Lee Harper
— DF England ENG Chris Plummer
— FW Northern Ireland NIR Iain Dowie[notes 3]
— MF Wales WAL Leon Jeanne
— MF England ENG Richard Langley[notes 4]
No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF England ENG Steve Yates
— FW Sweden SWE Robert Steiner (on loan from Bradford City)
— DF England ENG Andy Linighan (on loan from Crystal Palace)
— DF England ENG Jermaine Darlington
— MF Wales WAL Vinnie Jones[notes 5]
— DF England ENG Mark Perry
— MF Northern Ireland NIR Mark Graham
— GK Nigeria NGA Ademola Bankole
— DF England ENG Paul Bruce
— DF England ENG Richard Ord
— MF Grenada GRN Alvin Bubb[notes 6]
— FW England ENG Luke Cornwall (on loan from Fulham)
— MF Northern Ireland NIR Richard Graham
— DF England ENG Rik Lopez
— MF Northern Ireland NIR Terry McFlynn
— FW England ENG Wayne Purser
— DF England ENG Karl Owen
— FW England ENG Ross Weare
— DF Republic of Ireland IRL David Whittle
— MF England ENG Danny Wright


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Left club during the 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
— MF England ENG Nigel Quashie[notes 7] (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)

References[]

  1. ^ Nixon, Alan (29 September 1998). "Harford resigns as QPR manager". The Independent. London. Retrieved 21 May 2009.
  2. ^ http://www.statto.com/football/teams/queens-park-rangers/1998-1999/results
  3. ^ http://www.11v11.com/teams/queens-park-rangers/tab/players/season/1999

Notes[]

  1. ^ Maddix was born in Ashford, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in 1998.
  2. ^ Kulcsar was born in Budapest, Hungary, but also qualified to represent Australia internationally and made his international debut for Australia in 1996.
  3. ^ Dowie was born in Hatfield, England, but also qualified to represent Northern Ireland internationally through his father and made his international debut for Northern Ireland in 1990.
  4. ^ Langley was born in Brent, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally through his father and made his international debut for Jamaica in 2002.
  5. ^ Jones was born in Watford, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally through his maternal grandmother and made his international debut for Wales in December 1994.
  6. ^ Bubb was born in Westminster, England, but also qualified to represent Grenada internationally.
  7. ^ 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.
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