1998–99 Rangers F.C. season

Rangers

1998–99 season
Chairman	David Murray
Manager	Dick Advocaat
Ground	Ibrox Stadium
Scottish Premier League	1st (Champions)
Scottish Cup	Winners
League Cup	Winners
UEFA Cup	Third round
Top goalscorer	League: Rod Wallace (19) All: Rod Wallace (27)
Home colours Away colours

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

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.

Transfers

In

Date	Player	From	Fee
19 May 1998	Arthur Numan	PSV Eindhoven	£5,000,000[1]
6 July 1998	Gabriel Amato	Real Mallorca	£4,200,000[2]
	Giovanni van Bronckhorst	Feyenoord	£5,000,000 plus Peter van Vossen[3]
15 July 1998	Andrei Kanchelskis	Fiorentina	£5,500,000[4]
16 July 1998	Lionel Charbonnier	Auxerre	£1,200,000[5]
	Rod Wallace	Leeds United	Free[6]
26 July 1998	Daniel Prodan	Atlético Madrid	£2,200,000[7]
4 August 1998	Colin Hendry	Blackburn Rovers	£4,000,000[8]
6 November 1998	Stéphane Guivarc'h	Newcastle United	£3,500,000[9]
14 December 1998	Neil McCann	Heart of Midlothian	£1,800,000[10]
24 December 1998	Stefan Klos	Borussia Dortmund	£700,000[11]
1 January 1999	Lee Feeney	Linfield	£100,000
1 April 1999	Craig Moore	Crystal Palace	£1,000,000[12]
	Claudio Reyna	VfL Wolfsburg	£1,200,000[13]

Out

Date	Player	To	Fee
13 May 1998	Alan McLaren	Retired[14]
18 May 1998	Richard Gough	San Jose Clash	Free[15]
26 May 1998	Andy Goram	Notts County	Free[16]
31 May 1998	Michael Rae	Huntly	Free
1 June 1998	Stuart McCall	Bradford City	Free[17]
3 June 1998	Ally McCoist	Kilmarnock	Free[18]
13 June 1998	Ian Durrant		Free[19]
19 June 1998	Joachim Björklund	Valencia	£2,500,000[20]
29 June 1998	Stephen Wright	Bradford City	Free[21]
1 July 1998	Brian Laudrup	Chelsea	Free[22]
1 July 1998	Alec Cleland	Everton	Free[23]
7 July 1998	Peter van Vossen	Feyenoord	Part-exchange for Giovanni van Bronckhorst
6 October 1998	Craig Moore	Crystal Palace	£800,000 [24]
22 October 1998	Gennaro Gattuso	Salernitana	£2,800,000[25]
6 November 1998	Gordan Petric	Crystal Palace	£400,000[26]
13 November 1998	David Graham	Dunfermline Athletic	Free[27]
22 February 1999	Steven Boyack	Dundee	£25,000[28]

• Expendure: £34,900,000
• Income: £6,425,000
• Total loss/gain: £28,475,000

Appearances

List of squad players, including number of appearances by competition

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premier League		FA Cup		League Cup		UEFA Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	FRA	Lionel Charbonnier	19	0	11	0	0	0	3	0	5	0
2	DF	ITA	Sergio Porrini	54	3	35	2	5	0	4	0	10	1
3	DF	ITA	Lorenzo Amoruso	49	3	33	1	4	1	3	1	9	0
4	DF	ROU	Daniel Prodan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	DF	NED	Arthur Numan	19	0	8+2	0	0	0	2+1	0	6	0
6	MF	SCO	Barry Ferguson	39	2	22	1	2+1	0	4	1	10	0
7	MF	RUS	Andrei Kanchelskis	45	9	30+1	7	4+1	1	2	0	7	1
8	MF	NED	Giovanni van Bronckhorst	53	10	35	7	4+1	1	4	0	9	2
9	FW	SCO	Gordon Durie	13	1	1+4	0	0	0	0+2	1	4+2	0
10	FW	ARG	Gabriel Amato	31	9	13+7	6	1+2	0	2	1	0+6	2
11	MF	GER	Jörg Albertz	53	19	33+1	11	5	1	4	3	8+2	4
12	DF	SWE	Jonas Thern	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
13	GK	FIN	Antti Niemi	14	0	7	0	0	0	1	0	5+1	0
14	MF	SCO	Ian Ferguson	26	1	4+9	0	0+1	0	0+3	1	5+4	0
15	DF	YUG	Gordan Petrić	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1+1	0
15	FW	FRA	Stéphane Guivarc'h (from 6 November)	18	7	10+3	5	3+1	1	1	1	0	0
16	FW	ENG	Rod Wallace	51	27	34	19	5	3	4	2	8	3
17	MF	SCO	Derek McInnes	9	0	0+7	0	1+1	0	0	0	0	0
18	MF	ITA	Gennaro Gattuso	11	1	3+2	0	0	0	1	0	2+3	1
18	MF	SCO	Neil McCann (from 14 December)	24	8	15+4	5	5	3	0	0	0	0
19	DF	AUS	Craig Moore	14	0	7	0	0	0	1+1	0	5	0
19	GK	GER	Stefan Klos (from 24 December)	23	0	18	0	5	0	0	0	0	0
20	FW	FIN	Jonatan Johansson	37	17	13+12	8	1+2	3	2	1	6+1	5
21	DF	NOR	Ståle Stensaas	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
22	DF	SCO	Scott Wilson	20	1	7+5	1	1+4	0	1	0	1+1	0
23	FW	SCO	David Graham	5	0	0+3	0	0	0	0	0	1+1	0
24	MF	SCO	Barry Nicholson	6	0	3+3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
25	DF	AUS	Tony Vidmar	39	2	26+2	1	5	1	2	0	3+1	0
27	MF	SCO	Charlie Miller	21	4	2+13	3	1+1	0	0+2	1	0+2	0
28	DF	ITA	Luigi Riccio	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
29	FW	CHI	Sebastian Rozental	3	0	0+3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
31	FW	NIR	Lee Feeney	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
35	DF	SCO	Colin Hendry	32	0	17+3	0	3	0	3+1	0	4+1	0
38[29]	DF	AUS	Craig Moore	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
40	MF	USA	Claudio Reyna	6	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Results

All results are written with Rangers' score first.

Scottish Premier League

Main article: 1998–99 Scottish Premier League

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
1 August 1998	Heart of Midlothian	A	1–2	15,892	Wallace
15 August 1998	Motherwell	H	2–1	49,275	Wallace, Albertz (pen.)
22 August 1998	Kilmarnock	A	3–1	17,608	Wallace, Albertz (pen.), Miller
29 August 1998	St Johnstone	H	4–0	48,732	Wallace, Albertz (pen.), Kanchelskis, van Bronckhorst
12 September 1998	Dundee United	A	0–0	12,788
20 September 1998	Celtic	H	0–0	50,026
23 September 1998	Aberdeen	A	1–1	17,862	Wallace
26 September 1998	Dunfermline Athletic	A	2–0	11,507	Johansson, B.Ferguson
4 October 1998	Dundee	H	1–0	48,348	Albertz
17 October 1998	Heart of Midlothian	H	3–0	49,749	Wallace (2), Johansson
28 October 1998	Motherwell	A	0–1	11,777
31 October 1998	Dundee United	H	2–1	49,503	Wallace, Amoruso
8 November 1998	St Johnstone	A	7–0	9,636	Wallace, Johansson, Albertz (2, 2 (pens.)), Kanchelskis, Guivarc'h (2)
14 November 1998	Aberdeen	H	2–1	49,479	van Bronckhorst, Kanchelskis
21 November 1998	Celtic	A	1–5	59,703	van Bronckhorst
5 December 1998	Dunfermline Athletic	H	1–1	47,465	van Bronckhorst
12 December 1998	Kilmarnock	H	1–0	49,781	Wallace
19 December 1998	Heart of Midlothian	A	3–2	17,134	Guivarc'h (2), Wallace
26 December 1998	St Johnstone	H	1–0	49,479	Porrini
30 December 1998	Dundee United	A	2–1	11,707	Wilson, Wallace
3 January 1999	Celtic	H	2–2	50,059	Amato, Wallace
27 January 1999	Dundee	A	4–0	9,453	Miller (2), Guivarc'h, Johansson
30 January 1999	Aberdeen	A	4–2	19,537	Porrini, Wallace, Albertz (pen.), Kanchelskis
7 February 1999	Dunfermline Athletic	A	3–0	11,500	Kanchelskis, Johansson (2)
20 February 1999	Dundee	H	6–1	49,462	Albertz(3, 1 pen), McCann (2), van Bronckhorst
28 February 1999	Kilmarnock	A	5–0	16,242	McCann, Wallace (3), Johansson
13 March 1999	Motherwell	H	2–1	49,483	Wallace, Johansson
20 March 1999	Dundee United	H	0–1	49,164
4 April 1999	St Johnstone	A	1–3	9,740	Moore
14 April 1999	Dunfermline Athletic	H	1–0	46,220	van Bronckhorst
18 April 1999	Dundee	A	1–1	11,051	Vidmar
25 April 1999	Aberdeen	H	3–1	49,145	Amato (pen.), Kanchelskis, Wallace
2 May 1999	Celtic	A	3–0	59,918	McCann (2), Albertz (pen.)
9 May 1999	Heart of Midlothian	H	0–0	49,495
15 May 1999	Motherwell	A	5–1	11,078	Amato (3, 1 (pen.)), van Bronckhorst, Kanchelskis
23 May 1999	Kilmarnock	H	1–1	48,835	Amato

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 1998–99 Scottish League Cup

Date	Round	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
18 August 1998	R3	Alloa Athletic	H	4–0	37,201	Albertz(2), B.Ferguson, Amoruso
8 September 1998	QF	Ayr United	A	2–0	11,198	Miller, Amato
25 October 1998	SF	Airdrieonians	N	5–0	21,171	Johansson, Wallace (2), I.Ferguson, Durie
29 November 1998	F	St Johnstone	N	2–1	45,533	Guivarc'h, Albertz

Scottish Cup

Main article: 1998–99 Scottish Cup

Date	Round	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
23 January 1999	R3	Stenhousemuir	H	2–0	37,759	Guivarc'h, Wallace
14 February 1999	R4	Hamilton Academical	A	6–0	7,339	Johannson (2), Albertz(pen.), Vidmar, Kanchelskis, McCann
6 March 1999	QF	Falkirk	H	2–1	39,250	McCann, Amoruso
11 April 1999	SF	St Johnstone	N	4–0	20,664	Wallace, van Bronckhorst, Johansson, McCann
29 May 1999	F	Celtic	N	1–0	52,670	Wallace

UEFA Cup

Main article: 1998–99 UEFA Cup

Date	Round	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
22 July 1998	QR1	Shelbourne	N	5–3	6,047	Albertz (2 pens), Amato (2), van Bronckhorst
29 July 1998	QR1	Shelbourne	H	2–0	46,906	Johansson (2)
11 August 1998	QR2	PAOK	H	2–0	35,392	Wallace, Kanchelskis
25 August 1998	QR2	PAOK	A	0–0	30,388
15 September 1998	R1	Beitar Jerusalem	A	1–1	14,000	Albertz
1 October 1998	R1	Beitar Jerusalem	H	4–2	45,610	Johansson, Wallace, Porrini, Gattuso
22 October 1998	R2	Bayer Leverkusen	A	2–1	22,000	Johansson, van Bronckhorst
5 November 1998	R2	Bayer Leverkusen	H	1–1	50,012	Johansson
24 November 1998	R3	Parma	H	1–1	49,514	Wallace
8 December 1998	R3	Parma	A	1–3	17,000	Albertz

League table

Pos	Team v t e	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[a]
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. "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.
2. "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.
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. "Kanchelskis becomes third £5m man as coach chases striker and defender: Rangers' spending poised to hit £30m". The Herald. 16 July 1998.
5. "Wallace prefers Ibrox to Souness". The Herald. 17 July 1998.
6. "Wallace prefers Ibrox to Souness". The Herald. 17 July 1998.
7. "Hendry switch to Ibrox back on: £3m Col wants to head north". Daily Record. 27 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. "Caat gets cream with man of the Times". 3 April 1999.
13. "Caat gets cream with man of the Times". 3 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. "Tabloids hounded me out of the World Cup". The Herald. 27 May 1998.
17. "Veteran strikers interest McLeish". The Herald. 2 June 1998.
18. "McCoist is not ready to hang up his boots". The Herald. 4 June 1998.
19. "Killie snatch Durrant on 3 year deal". Sunday Mail. 14 June 1998.
20. "Swede leaves, then tips Rangers". The Herald. 20 June 1998.
21. "Blackburn swoop for £3m Perez". The Independent. 30 June 1998.
22. "Laudrup explains why the high-profile challenge of Chelsea lured him away from Ibrox: English Premier too big to resist". The Herald. 20 February 1998.
23. "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.
24. "Rangers seek SFA help to obtain £1.2m from Palace". The Herald. 11 March 1999.
25. "Gattuso goes as Rangers cut price". Daily Record. 23 October 1998.
26. "Rangers seek SFA help to obtain £1.2m from Palace". The Herald. 11 March 1999.
27. "Pars take vital points as Sturrock blames bad attitude". The Herald. 16 November 1998.
28. "Scott signs Boyack". The Herald. 23 February 1999.
29. Upon his return from Crystal Palace as his previous number was taken