1998–99 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season

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

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)
Highest home attendance	18,498 Vs Crystal Palace (9 May 1999)
Lowest home attendance	5,052 V Walsall (26 August 1998)
Average home league attendance	11,793
Biggest win	6-0 Vs Crystal Palace (9 May 1999)
Biggest defeat	1-4 Vs Oxford United (26 September 1998)
Home colours Away colours
← 1997–98 1999–2000 →

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 v t e	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. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  ENG Nigel Quashie[notes 1] (to Nottingham Forest) — MF  ENG David Franklin (to Yeovil Town) — DF  ENG Perry Norman (to Hayes)

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK  IRL Barry Andrews (to Leyton Orient) — FW  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.