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1998–99 Newcastle United F.C. season

In the 1998–99 season, Newcastle United competed in the FA Premier League (known as the FA Carling Premiership for sponsorship reasons). Newcastle's season was an almost carbon copy of the one before. They finished 13th in the Premiership and lost in the FA Cup final to enter Europe because the winning side had already qualified for the Champions League.

Newcastle United
1998–99 season
ChairmanDavid Cassidy (until 18 December 1998)
Freddy Shepherd (from 20 December 1998)
ManagerKenny Dalglish
(until 27 August 1998)
Ruud Gullit
(from 27 August 1998)
StadiumSt James' Park
Premier League13th
Cup Winners' CupFirst round
FA CupRunners-up
League CupFourth round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Alan Shearer (14)
All:
Alan Shearer (21)
Average home league attendance36,665

Just after the season started, Kenny Dalglish paid for Newcastle's sub-standard league performances with his job. The task was given to Ruud Gullit to turn things round, but he could not improve on the club's previous league finish of 13th. A dismal league position put them below local rivals Middlesbrough as well as other unfancied sides including Derby County and Sheffield Wednesday.

Season summary edit

 
Ruud Gullit

A poor start to the 1998–99 season led to Kenny Dalglish being sacked.[1] Ruud Gullit, a trophy winning manager with Chelsea a few years previously, was put in charge.[2] The team again started promisingly, but was knocked out of the Cup Winners' Cup in the first round.

Gullit made some high-profile mistakes in the transfer market (notably, Spanish defender Marcelino and forward Silvio Maric bore the brunt of supporters frustrations). Less forgivably, he also fell out with several senior players, including the club captain Rob Lee, who had been the heartbeat of the team for the previous half decade, and was initially not given a squad number.[3]

Newcastle made it to the 1998–99 FA Cup final, their second final in successive seasons. This time around they were to lose to Manchester United 2–0.[4]

Because the FA Cup winners had already won European qualification, this meant Newcastle reached Europe for the fourth season running: this time the 1999–2000 UEFA Cup, due to the discontinuation of the Cup Winners' Cup.

Gullit resigned shortly after the start of the 1999–2000 season.[5]

Off the pitch, controversy was caused when former chairman Freddy Shepherd, who had been forced to resign due to controversy over remarks made in the press the previous season, successfully manoeuvred to reinstate himself to the position within less than a year.

Transfers edit

In edit

Date Pos. Name From Fee
June 1998 MF   Georgios Georgiadis   Panathinaikos £500,000
June 1998 GK   Lionel Pérez   Sunderland Free
June 1998 FW   Stéphane Guivarc'h   Auxerre £3,500,000
July 1998 DF   Carl Serrant   Oldham Athletic £500,000
July 1998 MF   Garry Brady   Tottenham Hotspur £650,000
July 1998 DF   Laurent Charvet   Cannes £750,000
August 1998 MF   Dietmar Hamann   Bayern Munich £4,500,000
August 1998 MF   Nolberto Solano   Boca Juniors £2,500,000
November 1998 FW   Duncan Ferguson   Everton £8,000,000
January 1999 FW   Louis Saha   Metz Loan
January 1999 DF   Didier Domi   PSG £4,000,000
March 1999 MF   Silvio Marić   Croatia Zagreb £3,650,000
  • Total spending:   £28.55m

Out edit

Date Pos. Name From Fee
June 1998 FW   Jon Dahl Tomasson   Feyenoord £2,500,000
June 1998 DF   Darren Peacock   Blackburn Rovers £100,000
July 1998 GK   Shaka Hislop   West Ham United Free
July 1998 GK   Pavel Srníček   Banik Ostrava Free
  • Total spending:   £2.6m

Players edit

First-team squad edit

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   IRL Shay Given
2 DF   ENG Warren Barton
3 DF   ENG Stuart Pearce
4 DF   FRA Didier Domi
5 DF   ITA Alessandro Pistone
6 DF   ENG Steve Howey
7 MF   ENG Rob Lee
9 FW   ENG Alan Shearer (captain)
10 MF   CRO Silvio Marić
11 MF   WAL Gary Speed
12 MF   GER Dietmar Hamann
13 GK   ENG Steve Harper
14 MF   GEO Temuri Ketsbaia
15 MF   GRE Georgios Georgiadis
16 DF   FRA Laurent Charvet
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF   SCO Stephen Glass
18 FW   FRA Louis Saha
20 FW   SCO Duncan Ferguson
21 DF   ENG Carl Serrant
24 MF   PER Nolberto Solano
25 FW   SCO Paul Dalglish
27 DF   BEL Philippe Albert
28 DF   NIR Aaron Hughes
29 MF   SCO Garry Brady
33 DF   ENG David Beharall
34 DF   GRE Nikos Dabizas
36 MF   ENG Jamie McClen
38 DF   ENG Andy Griffin
40 FW   SWE Andreas Andersson

Left club during season edit

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
4 MF   ENG David Batty (to Leeds United)
8 FW   FRA Stéphane Guivarc'h (to Rangers)
10 MF   ENG John Barnes (to Charlton Athletic)
18 MF   NIR Keith Gillespie (to Blackburn Rovers)
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 DF   ENG Steve Watson (to Aston Villa)
— MF   ISL Bjarni Guðjónsson (released)
— DF   FRA David Terrier (to Nice)

Reserve squad edit

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
22 MF   ENG Des Hamilton
23 GK   FRA Lionel Pérez
26 MF   ENG David Burt
30 DF   SCO Paddy Kelly
31 MF   ENG Stuart Elliott
No. Pos. Nation Player
32 MF   GER Ralf Keidel
35 FW   ENG Paul Robinson
37 DF   SCO Steven Caldwell
39 GK   ENG Peter Keen

Trialists edit

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   GER Marc Ziegler (on trial from VfB Stuttgart)
— GK    Juan Carlos Martin (on trial from San Pedro)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF    Miguel Aguilar (on trial from San Pedro)

Statistics edit

Appearances, goals and cards edit

(Starts + substitute appearances)
No. Pos. Name League FA Cup League Cup Europe Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals    
1 GK   Shay Given 31 0 6 0 2 0 2 0 41 0 0 1
2 DF   Warren Barton 18+6 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 24+6 0 5 0
3 DF   Stuart Pearce 12 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 16 0 1 1
4 MF   David Batty 6+2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 9+2 0 4 0
4 DF   Didier Domi 14 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 1 0
5 DF   Alessandro Pistone 2+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2+1 0 1 0
6 DF   Steve Howey 14 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 1 0
7 MF   Rob Lee 20+6 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 24+6 0 6 0
8 FW   Stéphane Guivarc'h 2+2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2+2 1 0 0
9 FW   Alan Shearer 29+1 14 6 5 2 1 2 1 39+1 21 7 0
10 MF   John Barnes 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
10 MF   Silvio Marić 9+1 0 1+2 0 0 0 0 0 10+3 0 1 0
11 MF   Gary Speed 34+3 4 6 1 1+1 0 2 0 43+4 5 8 0
12 MF   Dietmar Hamann 22+1 4 7 1 1 0 0 0 30+1 5 7 1
13 GK   Steve Harper 7+1 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0 8+2 0 0 0
14 MF   Temuri Ketsbaia 14+12 5 6 3 0 0 2 0 22+12 8 2 0
15 MF   Georgios Georgiadis 7+3 0 0+2 1 1 0 0 0 8+5 1 2 0
16 DF   Laurent Charvet 30+1 1 5 0 1 0 2 0 38+1 1 3 0
17 MF   Stephen Glass 18+4 3 2+2 0 2 0 2 0 24+6 3 1 0
18 MF   Keith Gillespie 5+2 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 5+3 0 0 0
18 FW   Louis Saha 5+6 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 6+6 2 1 0
19 DF   Steve Watson 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 0 0 0
20 FW   Duncan Ferguson 7 2 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 7+2 2 0 0
21 DF   Carl Serrant 3+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3+1 0 1 0
24 MF   Nolberto Solano 24+4 6 7 0 1 0 1+1 0 33+5 6 3 0
25 FW   Paul Dalglish 6+5 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 8+5 2 2 0
27 DF   Philippe Albert 3+3 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 3+4 0 2 0
28 DF   Aaron Hughes 12+2 0 1+1 0 1 0 0 0 14+3 0 1 0
29 MF   Garry Brady 3+6 0 2+1 0 0 0 0 0 5+7 0 0 0
33 DF   David Beharall 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0
34 DF   Nikos Dabizas 25+5 3 6 0 2 0 2 1 35+5 4 8 2
36 MF   Jamie McClen 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
38 DF   Andy Griffin 14 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 19 0 2 0
40 FW   Andreas Andersson 10+4 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 12+4 2 0 0

Starting 11 edit

Coaching staff edit

Position Staff
Manager   Ruud Gullit
Assistant manager   Steve Clarke
Goalkeeping coach   Andy Woodman
Reserve team coach   Terry McDermott

Last updated: 3 May 2011
Source: [1]

Results edit

Pre-season edit

27 July 1998 Bohemian 1–1 Newcastle United Dublin
Swan   78' (pen.) Keidel   73' Stadium: Dalymount Park
Attendance: 5,000
1 August 1998 JD Sports Cup Newcastle United 0–0
(3–4 p)		 Benfica Middlesbrough
Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 5,430
Penalties
Watson  
Pearce  
Ketsbaia  		  
 
 
 
2 August 1998 JD Sports Cup Middlesbrough 1–1
(3–4 p)		 Newcastle United Middlesbrough
Mustoe   27' Shearer   50' (pen.) Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 5,230
Penalties
 
 
 		 Shearer  
Lee  
Albert  
Pistone  
5 August 1998 Bray Wanderers 0–6 Newcastle United Bray
Shearer   11', 29', 41'
Dalglish   61', 88'
Hamann   81'		 Stadium: Carlisle Grounds
Attendance: 5,700
10 August 1998 Newcastle United 2–1 Juventus Newcastle upon Tyne
Hamann   25'
Pearce   40'		 Blanchard   88' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 32,590

Premier League edit

Main article: 1998–99 FA Premier League
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
11 Tottenham Hotspur 38 11 14 13 47 50 −3 47 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round[a]
12 Sheffield Wednesday 38 13 7 18 41 42 −1 46
13 Newcastle United 38 11 13 14 48 54 −6 46 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round[b]
14 Everton 38 11 10 17 42 47 −5 43
15 Coventry City 38 11 9 18 39 51 −12 42
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Tottenham Hotspur qualified for the UEFA Cup as League Cup winners.
  2. ^ As Manchester United qualified for the Champions League, their UEFA Cup place as FA Cup winners defaulted to Newcastle United, the runners-up.

Results by matchday edit

15 August 1998 1 Newcastle United 0–0 Charlton Athletic Newcastle upon Tyne
Rufus   25' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 36,719
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
22 August 1998 2 Chelsea 1–1 Newcastle United London
Babayaro   23' Andersson   43' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 34,795
Referee: Uriah Rennie
30 August 1998 3 Newcastle United 1–4 Liverpool Newcastle upon Tyne
Guivarc'h   28' Owen   17', 18', 32'
Berger   45'		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 36,740
Referee: Graham Barber
9 September 1998 4 Aston Villa 1–0 Newcastle United Birmingham
Hendrie   64' (pen.) Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 39,241
Referee: Graham Poll
12 September 1998 5 Newcastle United 4–0 Southampton Newcastle upon Tyne
Shearer   8', 37' (pen.)
Marshall   88' (o.g.)
Ketsbaia   90'		 Dodd   38' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 36,454
Referee: Mike Riley
19 September 1998 6 Coventry City 1–5 Newcastle United Coventry
Whelan   4' Dabizas   14'
Shearer   42', 90'
Speed   43'
Glass   58'		 Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 22,656
Referee: R. Harris
26 September 1998 7 Newcastle United 2–0 Nottingham Forest Newcastle upon Tyne
Shearer   11', 88' (pen.) Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 36,760
Referee: David Elleray
4 October 1998 8 Arsenal 3–0 Newcastle United London
Bergkamp   21', 66' (pen.)
Anelka   29'		 Dabizas   65'   Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 38,102
Referee: Mike Reed
17 October 1998 9 Newcastle United 2–1 Derby County Newcastle upon Tyne
Dabizas   13'
Glass   17'		 Griffin   73' (o.g.) Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 36,750
Referee: Keith Burge
24 October 1998 10 Tottenham Hotspur 2–0 Newcastle United London
Iversen   39', 76'
Calderwood   86'  		 Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 36,047
Referee: Graham Barber
31 October 1998 11 Newcastle United 0–3 West Ham United Newcastle upon Tyne
Dabizas   48' Wright   56', 90'
Sinclair   76'		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 36,744
Referee: Graham Poll
8 November 1998 12 Manchester United 0–0 Newcastle United Manchester
Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 55,174
Referee: Steve Dunn
14 November 1998 13 Newcastle United 1–1 Sheffield Wednesday Newcastle upon Tyne
Dalglish   4' Rudi   80' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 36,698
Referee: Peter Jones
23 November 1998 14 Everton 1–0 Newcastle United Liverpool
Ball   18' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 30,357
Referee: Neale Barry
28 November 1998 15 Newcastle United 3–1 Wimbledon Newcastle upon Tyne
Solano   37'
Ferguson   59', 90'		 Gayle   33' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 36,623
Referee: Uriah Rennie
6 December 1998 16 Middlesbrough 2–2 Newcastle United Middlesbrough
Townsend   13'
Cooper   59'		 Charvet   39'
Dabizas   84'		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 34,629
Referee: Uriah Rennie
12 December 1998 17 Blackburn Rovers 0–0 Newcastle United Blackburn
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 27,569
Referee: R. Harris
19 December 1998 18 Newcastle United 1–0 Leicester City Newcastle upon Tyne
Glass   66' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 36,718
Referee: Jeff Winter
26 December 1998 19 Newcastle United 0–3 Leeds United Newcastle upon Tyne
Kewell   38'
Bowyer   62'
Hasselbaink   90'		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 36,783
Referee: G. Willard
28 December 1998 20 Liverpool 4–2 Newcastle United Liverpool
Owen   67', 80'
Riedle   71', 84'		 Solano   29'
Hamann   30'  
Andersson   56'		 Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,605
Referee: Stephen Lodge
9 January 1999 21 Newcastle United 0–1 Chelsea Newcastle upon Tyne
Petrescu   39' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 36,711
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
17 January 1999 22 Charlton Athletic 2–2 Newcastle United London
Bright   64'
Pringle   90'		 Ketsbaia   13'
Solano   55'
Dabizas   77'  		 Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 20,043
Referee: Peter Jones
30 January 1999 23 Newcastle United 2–1 Aston Villa Newcastle upon Tyne
Shearer   4'
Ketsbaia   27'		 Merson   61' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 36,766
Referee: R. Harris
6 February 1999 24 Leeds United 0–1 Newcastle United Leeds
Solano   63' Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 40,202
Referee: Uriah Rennie
17 February 1999 25 Newcastle United 4–1 Coventry City Newcastle upon Tyne
Shearer   19', 75'
Speed   55'
Saha   58'		 Whelan   18' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 36,352
Referee: Steve Dunn
20 February 1999 26 Southampton 2–1 Newcastle United Southampton
Beattie   12'
Dodd   43' (pen.)		 Hamann   86' Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 15,244
Referee: Graham Poll
28 February 1999 27 Newcastle United 1–1 Arsenal Newcastle upon Tyne
Hamann   77' Anelka   36' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 36,708
Referee: Mike Reed
10 March 1999 28 Nottingham Forest 1–2 Newcastle United Nottingham
Freedman   12'
Louis-Jean   50'  		 Shearer   45' (pen.)
Hamann   77'		 Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 22,852
Referee: Jeff Winter
13 March 1999 29 Newcastle United 1–2 Manchester United Newcastle upon Tyne
Solano   16' Cole   25', 51' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 36,500
Referee: David Elleray
20 March 1999 30 West Ham United 2–0 Newcastle United London
Di Canio   17'
Kitson   82'		 Stadium: Upton Park
Attendance: 25,997
Referee: Paul Durkin
3 April 1999 31 Derby County 3–4 Newcastle United Derby
Burton   8'
Baiano   22' (pen.)
Wanchope   90'		 Speed   11', 14'
Ketsbaia   39'
Solano   60'		 Stadium: Pride Park
Attendance: 32,039
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
5 April 1999 32 Newcastle United 1–1 Tottenham Hotspur Newcastle upon Tyne
Ketsbaia   78' Anderton   50' (pen.) Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 36,655
Referee: Mike Riley
17 April 1999 33 Newcastle United 1–3 Everton Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 Shearer   82' (pen.) Campbell   1', 44'
Gemmill   88'		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 36,775
Referee: Graham Poll
21 April 1999 34 Sheffield Wednesday 1–1 Newcastle United Sheffield
Scott   52' Shearer   45' (pen.) Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 21,545
Referee: Paul Alcock
24 April 1999 35 Wimbledon 1–1 Newcastle United London
Hartson   24' Shearer   18' Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 21,172
Referee: Peter Jones
1 May 1999 36 Newcastle United 1–1 Middlesbrough Newcastle upon Tyne
Shearer   64' (pen.) Mustoe   60' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 36,552
Referee: Mike Reed
8 May 1999 37 Leicester City 2–0 Newcastle United Leicester
Izzet   20'
Cottee   41'		 Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 21,125
Referee: Uriah Rennie
16 May 1999 38 Newcastle United 1–1 Blackburn Rovers Newcastle upon Tyne
Hamann   51' Wilcox   37' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 36,623
Referee: Jeff Winter

UEFA Cup Winners' Cup edit

17 September 1998 Round 1 1st leg Newcastle United 2–1 Partizan Belgrade Newcastle upon Tyne
Shearer   12'
Dabizas   71'		 Report Rašović   69' (pen.) Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 26,599
1 October 1998 Round 1 2nd leg Partizan Belgrade 1–0
(2a – 2 agg.)		 Newcastle United Belgrade
Rašović   53' (pen.) Report Stadium: Stadion FK Partizan
Attendance: 26,000

FA Cup edit

2 January 1999 Round 3 Newcastle United 2–1 Crystal Palace Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 Given   14'
Speed   48'
Shearer   69'		 (Report) Bradbury   18' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 36,536
Referee: M. Reed
23 January 1999 Round 4 Newcastle United 3–0 Bradford City Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 Hamann   33'
Shearer   52'
Ketsbaia   86'		 (Report) Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 36,698
Referee: Paul Durkin
14 February 1999 Round 5 Newcastle United 0–0 Blackburn Rovers Newcastle upon Tyne
16:00 (Report) Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 36,295
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
24 February 1999 Round 5R Blackburn Rovers 0–1 Newcastle United Blackburn
19:45 (Report) Saha   28' Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 27,483
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
7 March 1999 Round 6 Newcastle United 4–1 Everton Newcastle upon Tyne
16:00 Ketsbaia   21', 73'
Georgiadis   61'
Shearer   81'		 (Report) Unsworth   57' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 36,584
Referee: Graham Barber
11 April 1999 Semi-final Newcastle United 2–0 (a.e.t.) Tottenham Hotspur Manchester
15:00 Shearer   109' (pen.), 118' (Report) Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 53,609
Referee: Paul Durkin
22 May 1999 Final Manchester United 2–0 Newcastle United London
15:00 Sheringham   11'
Scholes   53'		 (Report) Stadium: Wembley
Attendance: 79,101
Referee: Peter Jones

League Cup edit

27 October 1998 Round 3 Tranmere Rovers 0–1 Newcastle United Tranmere
19:45 Report Dalglish   31' Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 12,017
Referee: Steve Dunn
11 November 1998 Round 4 Newcastle United 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(2–4 p)		 Blackburn Rovers Newcastle
Shearer   9' Report Sherwood   30' Stadium: St. James Park
Attendance: 34,702
Referee: Neale Barry
Penalties
 
 		  
 
 
 

References edit

  1. ^ Dalglish Sacked by Newcastle Archived 21 July 2013 at the Wayback Machine. On This Football Day. Retrieved 14 August 2013
  2. ^ "Gullit named Newcastle boss". BBC News. 27 August 1998.
  3. ^ Louise Taylor (Sunday Times 02.01.00) Robert Lee Interview. nufc.com. Retrieved 14 August 2013
  4. ^ "FA Cup Final 1999". fa-cupfinals.co.uk. Archived from the original on 11 March 2007. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Gullit quits Newcastle". BBC News. 28 August 1999.

External links edit

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