# 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.

## 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. 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

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 |

## Results

Queens Park Rangers' score comes first

### 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

| 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 (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 | 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 (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 |