1998–99 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season

During the 1998–99 season, Tottenham Hotspur participated in the English Premier League.

Tottenham Hotspur
1998–99 season
ChairmanAlan Sugar
ManagerChristian Gross (until 5 September)
Chris Hughton (caretaker from 5-24 September)
George Graham (from 24 September)
StadiumWhite Hart Lane
Premiership11th
FA CupSemi-finals
Worthington CupWinners
Top goalscorerLeague: Iversen (9)
All: Iversen (13)
Highest home attendance36,125 (vs. Liverpool, 5 December)
Lowest home attendance22,980 (vs. Brentford, 23 September)
Average home league attendance34,149

Season summary

A dismal start to the season saw Christian Gross lose his job as Tottenham manager less than a year after taking over.[1] There were a few raised eyebrows when the job went to George Graham – who had achieved so much success during his reign at Tottenham's deadly rivals Arsenal.[2] But the appointment brought instant success: though Tottenham were unable to progress beyond 11th place in the final Premiership table, they triumphed in the Worthington Cup (while also reaching the F.A. Cup semi-final) to attain only their second European campaign of the post-Heysel era.[3]

Final league table
Main article: 1998–99 FA Premier League
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
9 Middlesbrough 38 12 15 11 48 54 −6 51
10 Leicester City 38 12 13 13 40 46 −6 49
11 Tottenham Hotspur 38 11 14 13 47 50 −3 47 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round[lower-alpha 1]
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[lower-alpha 2]
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 summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 11 14 13 47 50  −3 47 7 7 5 28 26  +2 4 7 8 19 24  −5
Results by matchday
Match1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHHAHAAHHAAHAHHAAHAHAHAHHAHHAAAHAHHA
ResultLLWWLDDWLWDLDWLWDLDWDDDDDDWLWLDWWLLLDL
Position201914812121311148912141012111013131212111111131210111012121091010101111
Source: 11v11.com: 1998-99 Tottenham Hotspur results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

Tottenham Hotspur's score comes first[4]

Legend
Win Draw Loss

FA Premier League
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
15 August 1998WimbledonA1–323,031Fox
22 August 1998Sheffield WednesdayH0–332,129
29 August 1998EvertonA1–039,378Ferdinand
9 September 1998Blackburn RoversH2–128,331Nielsen, Ferdinand
13 September 1998MiddlesbroughH0–330,345
19 September 1998SouthamptonA1–115,204Fox
26 September 1998Leeds UnitedH3–335,535Vega, Iversen, Campbell
3 October 1998Derby CountyA1–030,083Campbell
19 October 1998Leicester CityA1–220,787Ferdinand
24 October 1998Newcastle UnitedH2–036,047Iversen (2)
2 November 1998Charlton AthleticH2–232,202Nielsen, Armstrong
7 November 1998Aston VillaA2–339,241Anderton (pen), Vega
14 November 1998ArsenalA0–038,278
21 November 1998Nottingham ForestH2–035,832Nielsen, Armstrong
28 November 1998West Ham UnitedA1–226,044Armstrong
5 December 1998LiverpoolH2–136,125Fox, Carragher (own goal)
12 December 1998Manchester UnitedH2–236,097Campbell (2)
19 December 1998ChelseaA0–234,881
26 December 1998Coventry CityA1–123,098Campbell
28 December 1998EvertonH4–136,053Ferdinand, Armstrong (3)
9 January 1999Sheffield WednesdayA0–028,204
16 January 1999WimbledonH0–032,422
30 January 1999Blackburn RoversA1–129,643Iversen
6 February 1999Coventry CityH0–034,376
20 February 1999MiddlesbroughA0–034,687
27 February 1999Derby CountyH1–135,392Sherwood
2 March 1999SouthamptonH3–028,580Armstrong, Iversen, Dominguez
10 March 1999Leeds UnitedA0–234,521
13 March 1999Aston VillaH1–035,963Sherwood
3 April 1999Leicester CityH0–235,415
5 April 1999Newcastle UnitedA1–136,655Anderton (pen)
17 April 1999Nottingham ForestA1–025,181Iversen
20 April 1999Charlton AthleticA4–120,043Iversen, Campbell, Dominguez, Ginola
24 April 1999West Ham UnitedH1–236,089Ginola
1 May 1999LiverpoolA2–344,007Carragher (own goal), Iversen
5 May 1999ArsenalH1–336,019Anderton
10 May 1999ChelseaH2–235,878Iversen, Ginola
16 May 1999Manchester UnitedA1–255,189Ferdinand

FA Cup
Main article: 1998–99 FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R32 January 1999WatfordH5–236,022Iversen (2), Anderton (pen), Nielsen, Fox
R423 January 1999WimbledonA1–122,229Ginola
R4R2 February 1999WimbledonH3–024,049Sinton, Nielsen (2)
R513 February 1999Leeds UnitedA1–139,696Sherwood
R5R24 February 1999Leeds UnitedH2–032,307Anderton, Ginola
QF16 March 1999BarnsleyA1–018,793Ginola
SF11 April 1999Newcastle UnitedN0–253,609

League Cup
Main article: 1998–99 Football League Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R2 1st Leg15 September 1998BrentfordA3–211,831Carr, Vega, Dominguez
R2 2nd Leg23 September 1998BrentfordH3–2 (won 6-4 on agg)22,980Campbell, Nielsen, Armstrong
R327 October 1998Northampton TownA3–17,422Armstrong (2), Campbell
R410 November 1998LiverpoolA3–120,772Iversen, Scales, Nielsen
QF2 December 1998Manchester UnitedH3–135,702Armstrong (2), Ginola
SF 1st Leg27 January 1999WimbledonH0–035,997
SF 2nd Leg16 February 1999WimbledonA1–0 (won 1-0 on agg)25,204Iversen
F21 March 1999Leicester CityN1–077,892Nielsen

First-team squad
Squad at end of season[5]

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  ENG Ian Walker
2 DF  IRL Stephen Carr
3 DF  ITA Paolo Tramezzani
4 MF  GER Steffen Freund
5 DF  NOR Roger Nilsen
6 MF  DEN Allan Nielsen
7 MF  MSR Ruel Fox
8 MF  ALG Moussa Saïb
9 MF  ENG Darren Anderton
10 FW  ENG Les Ferdinand
11 FW  ENG Chris Armstrong
12 DF  ENG Justin Edinburgh
13 GK  NOR Espen Baardsen
14 MF  FRA David Ginola
15 DF   SUI Ramon Vega
16 DF  ENG Clive Wilson
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 DF  ENG John Scales
18 FW  NOR Steffen Iversen
19 DF  ARG Mauricio Taricco
20 MF  POR José Dominguez
21 FW  ENG Rory Allen
22 MF  ENG Andy Sinton
23 DF  ENG Sol Campbell (captain)
24 MF  ENG Tim Sherwood
25 MF  ENG Stephen Clemence
26 DF  ENG Ledley King
29 FW  NIR Paul McVeigh
30 GK  NED Hans Segers
31 GK  ENG Simon Brown
32 DF  ENG Luke Young
33 MF  ENG Mark Gower
35 DF  ENG Alton Thelwell

Left club during 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
4 MF  ITA Nicola Berti (to Alavés)
5 DF  SCO Colin Calderwood (to Aston Villa)
24 FW  ENG Neale Fenn (on loan to Lincoln City)
No. Pos. Nation Player
34 MF  ENG Peter Gain (to Lincoln City)
- DF  ENG Mark Arber (to Barnet)

Reserve squad

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  ENG Alan Marriott
- DF  IRL Simon Webb
- MF  ENG David Lee
- MF  ENG John Piercy
No. Pos. Nation Player
- MF  ENG Stuart Thurgood
- FW  ENG Peter Crouch
- FW  ENG Ian Stonebridge

Statistics

Appearances and goals
No. Pos Nat Player TotalPremier LeagueFA CupLeague Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Ian Walker 3602507040
13 GK Espen Baardsen 1501200030
30 GK Hans Segers 20100010
Defenders
2 DF Stephen Carr 5213707081
3 DF Paolo Tramezzani 70600010
5 DF Roger Nilsen 30300000
12 DF Justin Edinburgh 26014+204+1050
15 DF Ramon Vega 25313+324051
16 DF Clive Wilson 1000000+10
17 DF John Scales 91700021
19 DF Mauricio Taricco 16012+102+1000
23 DF Sol Campbell 5283767082
26 DF Ledley King 100+100000
32 DF Luke Young 22014+103+201+10
Midfielders
4 MF Steffen Freund 2601706030
6 MF Allan Nielsen 39924+432+2373
7 MF Ruel Fox 25417+33211+20
8 MF Moussa Saib 400+400000
9 MF Darren Anderton 46531+137270
14 MF David Ginola 4473036381
20 MF Jose Dominguez 1532+112000+21
22 MF Andy Sinton 34112+1002+413+30
24 MF Tim Sherwood 18312+224100
25 MF Stephen Clemence 2209+900+102+10
33 MF Mark Gower 2000000+20
Forwards
10 FW Les Ferdinand 35522+256+102+20
11 FW Chris Armstrong 441224+1073+2055
18 FW Steffen Iversen 401322+595+2262
21 FW Rory Allen 800+50001+20
Players transferred out during the season
4 MF Nicola Berti 60400020
5 DF Colin Calderwood 17011+100050

Last updated: 15 May 1999
Source: Competitions

Starting 11
Considering starts in all competitions[6][7]
Considering a 4-4-2 formation

Transfers

In
Date Pos. Name From Fee
29 June 1998 DF Paolo Tramezzani Piacenza £1,350,000
9 November 1998 DF Mauricio Taricco Ipswich Town £1,775,000
24 December 1998 MF Steffen Freund Borussia Dortmund £750,000
4 February 1999 MF Tim Sherwood Blackburn Rovers £4,000,000
25 March 1999 DF Roger Nilsen Sheffield United Free transfer
17 May 1999 MF Willem Korsten Vitesse Arnhem £1,500,000

Out
Date Pos. Name To Fee
14 June 1998 MF David Howells Southampton Free transfer
17 June 1998 MF Danny Hill Oxford United Free transfer
1 July 1998 DF Dean Austin Crystal Palace Free transfer
7 July 1998 MF Garry Brady Newcastle United Free transfer
20 November 1998 DF Mark Arber Barnet £75,000
31 December 1998 MF Nicola Berti Alavés Free transfer
23 March 1999 DF Colin Calderwood Aston Villa £225,000
25 March 1999 MF Peter Gain Lincoln City £15,000
18 May 1999 MF Ross Fitzsimon Norwich City Free transfer
Transfers in: £9,375,000
Transfers out: £315,000
Total spending: £9,060,000
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References
  1. "Gross leaves struggling Spurs". BBC Sport. 9 September 1998. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
  2. "George Graham: Football's comeback king". BBC Sport. 24 September 1998. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
  3. "Nielsen nicks it for Spurs". BBC Sport. 22 March 1999. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
  4. http://www.statto.com/football/teams/tottenham-hotspur/1998-1999/results
  5. "Tottenham Hotspur - 1998/99". FootballSquads. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
  6. "All Tottenham Hotspur players: 1999". 11v11.com. 6 December 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
  7. "Football scores Tottenham Hotspur 1998-1999". Football-lineups.com. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
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