1998–99 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season

Queens Park Rangers
1998–99 season
Chairman	Chris Wright
Manager	Ray Harford (until 28 September) ; Iain Dowie (caretaker 28 September - 16 October) ; Gerry Francis (from 16 October)
Stadium	Loftus Road
First Division	20th
FA Cup	Third round
League Cup	Second round
Top goalscorer	League: Peacock/Sheron/Gallen (8); All: Sheron (9)
Average home league attendance	11,793

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

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:
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	Watford	A	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


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R3	2 January 1999	Huddersfield Town	H	0-1	11,685

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.		Position	Player
		GK	Luděk Mikloško
		DF	Ian Baraclough
		DF	Karl Ready
		DF	Danny Maddix[notes 1]
		DF	Matthew Rose
		MF	Gavin Peacock
		MF	Paul Murray
		MF	George Kulcsar[notes 2]
		MF	Tony Scully
		FW	Kevin Gallen
		FW	Steve Slade
		DF	Steve Morrow
		DF	Antti Heinola
		DF	Tim Breacker
		DF	Keith Rowland
		FW	Chris Kiwomya
		GK	Lee Harper
		DF	Chris Plummer
		FW	Iain Dowie[notes 3]
		MF	Leon Jeanne
		MF	Richard Langley[notes 4]

No.		Position	Player
		DF	Steve Yates
		FW	Robert Steiner (on loan from Bradford City)
		DF	Andy Linighan (on loan from Crystal Palace)
		DF	Jermaine Darlington
		MF	Vinnie Jones[notes 5]
		DF	Mark Perry
		MF	Mark Graham
		GK	Ademola Bankole
		DF	Paul Bruce
		DF	Richard Ord
		MF	Alvin Bubb[notes 6]
		FW	Luke Cornwall (on loan from Fulham)
		MF	Richard Graham
		DF	Rik Lopez
		MF	Terry McFlynn
		FW	Wayne Purser
		DF	Karl Owen
		FW	Ross Weare
		DF	David Whittle
		MF	Danny Wright

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.		Position	Player
		MF	Nigel Quashie[notes 7] (to Nottingham Forest)
		MF	David Franklin (to Yeovil Town)
		DF	Perry Norman (to Hayes)

No.		Position	Player
		GK	Barry Andrews (to Leyton Orient)
		FW	Mike Sheron (to Barnsley)

References

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

Notes

Maddix was born in Ashford, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in 1998.
Kulcsar was born in Budapest, Hungary, but also qualified to represent Australia internationally and made his international debut for Australia in 1996.
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.
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.
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.
Bubb was born in Westminster, England, but also qualified to represent Grenada internationally.
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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[1] Nixon, Alan (29 September 1998). "Harford resigns as QPR manager". The Independent. London. Retrieved 21 May 2009.

[2] ttp://www.statto.com/football/teams/queens-park-rangers/1998-1999/results

[3] ttp://www.11v11.com/teams/queens-park-rangers/tab/players/season/1999

[4] Maddix was born in Ashford, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in 1998.

[5] Kulcsar was born in Budapest, Hungary, but also qualified to represent Australia internationally and made his international debut for Australia in 1996.

[6] 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.

[7] 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.

[8] 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.

[9] Bubb was born in Westminster, England, but also qualified to represent Grenada internationally.

[10] 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.