1998–99 Liverpool F.C. season

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Liverpool
1998–99 season
ChairmanDavid Moores
ManagerRoy Evans and Gérard Houllier (joint managers until November)
Gérard Houllier (from November)
StadiumAnfield
Premier League7th
FA CupFourth round
League CupFourth round
UEFA CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Michael Owen (18)

All:
Michael Owen (23)

The 1998–99 Liverpool F.C. season was the 107th season in the club's existence, and their 37th consecutive year in the top-flight of English football. In addition to the Premier League, the club also competed in the FA Cup, League Cup, and the UEFA Cup.

This season covered the period of 1 July 1998 to 30 June 1999.

Season overview[edit]

The appointment of former France national team head coach Gérard Houllier as joint manager alongside Roy Evans was seen as Liverpool's best chance of making a title challenge, but Evans did not enjoy the partnership and resigned in November to leave Houllier in sole charge.

Despite Michael Owen's brilliant form, Liverpool were unable to mount anything like a title challenge and seemed to be a side in transition following the appointment of their new head coach and adapting to a new style, which saw new signing Rigobert Song arrive and the likes of Jason McAteer and Rob Jones leave, along with the club's longest serving player Steve Harkness, who joined Benfica on 7 March 1999 after almost ten years at Anfield.

By January, the side was reshuffled but the failure of the club to retain the services of Steve McManaman, transferred to Real Madrid at the end of the season in a deal labelled as the Bosman scandal of the season, hurt the club financially. Performance wise, their seventh-place finish was not enough to attain even a UEFA Cup place, as well as being the club's lowest finish in five years.

The season had not started poorly, with a 2–1 win at Southampton followed by a 0–0 draw at home to the previous season's double winners Arsenal and an impressive 4–1 away win over Newcastle United just days after the Tynesiders had sacked former Liverpool boss Kenny Dalglish. September began with a 2–0 win over Coventry City which saw the Reds top the table after four matches, level on points with Aston Villa, while title favourites Arsenal and Manchester United were fifth and ninth respectively.[1]

However, Liverpool's lead of the Premier League was lost in their fifth match after they lost 2–1 at West Ham United. They travelled to Old Trafford for an encounter with fierce rivals Manchester United on 24 September, but lost 2–0. They were now fourth in the league, while United were third, unfancied Derby County were second and Aston Villa now led the league.[2]

15 September saw the beginning of the club's UEFA Cup campaign, where they defeated Slovakian side Košice 3–0 away in Košice. A comprehensive 5–0 win in the second leg booked Liverpool's place in the next round.

October was a mixed month for the Reds, who crushed Nottingham Forest 5–1 in the Premier League at Anfield but were held to draws by Chelsea and Everton and ended the month with a 1–0 defeat at Leicester City which saw them still restricted to fourth place. However, they were now six points behind leaders Aston Villa – who had a game in hand – and more than a quarter of the league season had now passed. Manchester United were now one point off the top, while Arsenal had re-emerged as contenders for the title they had won the previous season, now occupying third place. Derby County's challenge had fallen away as they slipped to mid-table.[3]

There was positive news on the European scene that late autumn as they edged past Valencia on away goals in the UEFA Cup second round.

Liverpool's League Cup quest began well with a 3–1 home win over Division Two leaders Fulham in the third round, but ended in the next round with a 3–1 home defeat to a Tottenham Hotspur side who were recovering well from their dismal start to the season since the appointment of George Graham as manager. The first half of November was a disaster for the Reds, who lost at home to both Derby County and Leeds United. However, the month ended on a higher note as wins over Aston Villa and Blackburn Rovers lifted them back up to eighth place.[4]

Liverpool's dreams of European glory were ended on 8 December 1998 when they suffered a hefty defeat to Celta Vigo in the UEFA Cup third round. The Reds had stuttered in the league early in the month and a 1–0 defeat at Wimbledon on 13 December saw them occupy 12th place in the league.[5] However, three straight wins saw them rise to seventh by the end of the year.[6]

By the dawn of the new year, Liverpool's last hope of silverware was in the FA Cup. They had an easy start in the competition, travelling to Vale Park for a third round tie with Division One strugglers Port Vale, coming away 3–0 winners. However, their hopes of glory ended in the fourth round when they surrendered a 1–0 lead in the dying minutes to lose 2–1 to Manchester United at Old Trafford. Their dismal league form that month saw them draw 0–0 at Arsenal and lose 2–1 at Coventry City, though they had some wry consolation in the form of a 7–1 hammering of strugglers Southampton at Anfield, in a match that saw Robbie Fowler score his 100th Premier League goal. They were now sixth in the league, now being led by Chelsea, who were eight points ahead of them with a game in hand.[7]

Spring brought a similar pattern of results, and by 21 April, they had slid down to tenth place in the league with even their UEFA Cup qualification hopes looking slim. They needed a good run of results to even finish eighth, the lowest position they had finished in since their current spell as a top flight club began in 1962.[8]

Wins over Blackburn and Tottenham kept the Reds in contention for European qualification with three matches to play,[9] but a draw at home to Manchester United and a defeat at Sheffield Wednesday meant a 3–0 home win over Wimbledon on the final day of the season was not enough for anything higher than seventh place, meaning the 1999–2000 season would be Liverpool's first season in five years without European football.

Players[edit]

First-team squad[edit]

Squad at end of season[10]

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 England ENG David James
2 DF England ENG Rob Jones
3 DF Norway NOR Bjørn Tore Kvarme
4 DF Cameroon CMR Rigobert Song
5 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Steve Staunton
6 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Phil Babb[notes 1]
7 MF England ENG Steve McManaman
8 MF Norway NOR Øyvind Leonhardsen
9 FW England ENG Robbie Fowler
10 FW England ENG Michael Owen
11 MF England ENG Jamie Redknapp
13 FW Germany GER Karl-Heinz Riedle
14 MF Norway NOR Vegard Heggem
15 MF Czech Republic CZE Patrik Berger
16 FW South Africa RSA Sean Dundee[notes 2]
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF England ENG Paul Ince
18 MF France FRA Jean-Michel Ferri
19 GK United States USA Brad Friedel
20 DF Norway NOR Stig Inge Bjørnebye
21 DF England ENG Dominic Matteo[notes 3]
22 GK England ENG Tony Warner[notes 4]
23 DF England ENG Jamie Carragher
24 MF England ENG Danny Murphy
25 MF England ENG David Thompson
26 GK Denmark DEN Jorgen Nielsen
27 MF Iceland ISL Haukur Ingi Guðnason
28 MF England ENG Steven Gerrard
29 DF England ENG Stephen Wright
30 DF Mali MLI Djimi Traoré[notes 5]

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 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Jason McAteer[notes 6] (to Blackburn Rovers)
12 DF England ENG Steve Harkness (to Benfica)
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Wales WAL Danny Williams (to Wrexham)

Reserves[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
MF England ENG Jamie Cassidy
No. Pos. Nation Player
DF Wales WAL Gareth Roberts

Results[edit]

Pre-season and friendlies[edit]

Date Opponents H / A Result

F–A

Scorers
24 July 1998 Crewe Alexandra A 3–1 Murphy 64', Matteo 65' Kvarme 67'
27 July 1998 Randers Freja A 1–1 Riedle 79'
29 July 1998 Rosenborg A 0–2
31 July 1998 St Patrick's Athletic[11] N 3–2 Berger 12', Riedle 29', Murphy 37'
1 August 1998 Leeds United[12] N 2–0 Berger 56', Owen 57'
4 August 1998 Inter Milan[13] H 2–1 Ince 29', Harkness 76'
8 August 1998 Celtic A 1–0 Leonhardsen 36'
17 March 1999 Boulogne A 1–2 Berger 13'
18 May 1999 Sunderland[14] A 3–2 Fowler 39' (pen.), Redknapp 66', Ince 77'

Premier League[edit]

League table[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
5 West Ham United 38 16 9 13 46 53 −7 57 Qualification for the Intertoto Cup third round
6 Aston Villa 38 15 10 13 51 46 +5 55
7 Liverpool 38 15 9 14 68 49 +19 54
8 Derby County 38 13 13 12 40 45 −5 52
9 Middlesbrough 38 12 15 11 48 54 −6 51
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results summary[edit]

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 15 9 14 68 49  +19 54 10 5 4 44 24  +20 5 4 10 24 25  −1

Results by round[edit]

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAAHAAHHAHHAH
ResultWDWWLDLDDWLLLWWLLWWWDWLWLDLLWDDLLWWDLW
Position24112345734811989129977665567988991098787
Source: 11v11.com: 1998-99 Liverpool results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[edit]

16 August 1998 1 Southampton 1–2 Liverpool Southampton, Hampshire
Østenstad 36' Report Riedle 38'
Owen 72'
Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 15,202
22 August 1998 2 Liverpool 0–0 Arsenal Liverpool, Merseyside
Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,429
Referee: David Elleray
30 August 1998 3 Newcastle United 1–4 Liverpool Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear
Guivarc'h 28' Report Owen 17', 18', 32'
Berger 45'
Stadium: St. James' Park
Attendance: 36,740
Referee: Graham Barber
9 September 1998 4 Liverpool 2–0 Coventry City Liverpool, Merseyside
Berger 26'
Redknapp 48'
Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 41,771
12 September 1998 5 West Ham United 2–1 Liverpool Upton Park, London
Hartson 4'
Berkovic 51'
Report Riedle 88' Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 26,010
19 September 1998 6 Liverpool 3–3 Charlton Athletic Liverpool, Merseyside
Fowler 33' (pen.), 82'
Berger 67'
Report Rufus 24'
Mendonca 61'
S. Jones 83'
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,526
Referee: Paul Alcock
24 September 1998 7 Manchester United 2–0 Liverpool Trafford, Greater Manchester
Irwin 19' (pen.)
Scholes 79'
Report Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 55,181
Referee: Stephen Lodge
4 October 1998 8 Liverpool 1–1 Chelsea Liverpool, Merseyside
Redknapp 83' Report Casiraghi 10' Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,404
Referee: Graham Poll
17 October 1998 9 Everton 0–0 Liverpool Liverpool, Merseyside
Report Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 40,185
24 October 1998 10 Liverpool 5–1 Nottingham Forest Liverpool, Merseyside
Owen 10', 38', 71' (pen.), 77'
McManaman 23'
Report Freedman 18' Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,595
Referee: Steve Dunn
31 October 1998 11 Leicester City 1–0 Liverpool Leicester, East Midlands
Cottee 79' Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 21,837
7 November 1998 12 Liverpool 1–2 Derby County Liverpool, Merseyside
Redknapp 84' Report Harper 6'
Wanchope 27'
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,020
Referee: Uriah Rennie
14 November 1998 13 Liverpool 1–3 Leeds United Liverpool, Merseyside
Fowler 68' (pen.) Report Smith 79'
Hasselbaink 81', 86'
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,305
21 November 1998 14 Aston Villa 2–4 Liverpool Birmingham, West Midlands
Dublin 47', 63' Report Ince 2'
Fowler 7', 58', 66'
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 39,241
Referee: Peter Jones
29 November 1998 15 Liverpool 2–0 Blackburn Rovers Liverpool, Merseyside
Ince 30'
Owen 33'
Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 41,753
Referee: Jeff Winter
5 December 1998 16 Tottenham Hotspur 2–1 Liverpool Tottenham, London
Fox 28'
Carragher 50' (o.g.)
Berger 55' Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 36,125
13 December 1998 17 Wimbledon 1–0 Liverpool Croydon, London
Earle 48' Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 26,080
19 December 1998 18 Liverpool 2–0 Sheffield Wednesday Liverpool, Merseyside
Berger 19'
Owen 34'
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 40,003
26 December 1998 19 Middlesbrough 1–3 Liverpool Middlesbrough, Teesside
Deane 32' Report Owen 17'
Redknapp 35'
Heggem 88'
Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 34,626
28 December 1998 20 Liverpool 4–2 Newcastle United Liverpool, Merseyside
Owen 67', 80'
Riedle 71', 84'
Solano 29'
Andersson 56'
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,605
9 January 1999 21 Arsenal 0–0 Liverpool Islington, London
Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 38,107
Referee: Graham Barber
16 January 1999 22 Liverpool 7–1 Southampton Liverpool, Merseyside
Fowler 22', 32', 47'
Matteo 35'
Carragher 55'
Owen 63'
Thompson 73'
Report Østenstad 59' Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,011
Referee: Uriah Rennie
30 January 1999 23 Coventry City 2–1 Liverpool Coventry, West Midlands
Boateng 60'
Whelan 71'
McManaman 86' Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 23,057
6 February 1999 24 Liverpool 3–1 Middlesbrough Liverpool, Merseyside
Owen 9'
Heggem 44'
Ince 45'
Stamp 86' Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,384
13 February 1999 25 Charlton Athletic 1–0 Liverpool Charlton, London
Jones 70' Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 20,043
Referee: Mike Reed
20 February 1999 26 Liverpool 2–2 West Ham United Liverpool, Merseyside
Fowler 22'
Owen 45'
Lampard 24' (pen.)
Keller 74'
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,511
27 February 1999 27 Chelsea 2–1 Liverpool Fulham, London
Leboeuf 7'
Goldbæk 38'
Owen 77' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 34,822
Referee: Paul Durkin
13 March 1999 28 Derby County 3–2 Liverpool Derby, East Midlands
Burton 12'
Wanchope 44', 49'
Fowler 36', 57' (pen.) Stadium: Pride Park
Attendance: 32,913
3 April 1999 29 Liverpool 3–2 Everton Liverpool, Merseyside
Fowler 15' (pen.), 21'
Berger 82'
Dacourt 1'
Jeffers 84'
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,852
12 April 1999 31 Leeds United 0–0 Liverpool Leeds, Yorkshire
Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 39,372
17 April 1999 32 Liverpool 0–1 Aston Villa Liverpool, Merseyside
Report Taylor 33' Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,306
21 April 1999 33 Liverpool 0–1 Leicester City Liverpool, Merseyside
Report Marshall 90' Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 36,019
24 April 1999 34 Blackburn Rovers 1–3 Liverpool Blackburn, Lancashire
Duff 63' McManaman 23'
Redknapp 31'
Leonhardsen 32'
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 29,944
Referee: Rob Harris
1 May 1999 35 Liverpool 3–2 Tottenham Hotspur Liverpool, Merseyside
Redknapp 49' (pen.)
Ince 77'
McManaman 79'
Carragher 13' (o.g.)
Iversen 35'
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,007
Referee: Stephen Lodge
5 May 1999 36 Liverpool 2–2 Manchester United Liverpool, Merseyside
Redknapp 69' (pen.)
Ince 89'
Yorke 23'
Irwin 56' (pen.), Red card 75'
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,712
Referee: David Elleray
16 May 1999 38 Liverpool 3–0 Wimbledon Liverpool, Merseyside
Berger 12'
Riedle 50'
Ince 65'
Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 41,792
Referee: Neale Barry

FA Cup[edit]

3 January 1999 3 Port Vale 0–3 Liverpool Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire
Owen 34' (pen.)
Ince 38'
Fowler 90'
Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 16,557
Referee: Rob Harris

League Cup[edit]

27 October 1998 3 Liverpool 3–1 Fulham Liverpool, Merseyside
Morgan 53' (o.g.)
Fowler 66' (pen.)
Ince 76'
Peschisolido 60' Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 22,296
Referee: Peter Jones
10 November 1998 4 Liverpool 1–3 Tottenham Hotspur Liverpool, Merseyside
Owen 81' Iversen 2'
Scales 20'
Nielsen 62'
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 20,772
Referee: Gary Willard

UEFA Cup[edit]

First round[edit]

15 September 1998 Košice Slovakia 0–3 England Liverpool Košice, Slovakia
Report Berger 18'
Riedle 23'
Owen 59'
Stadium: Lokomotíva Stadium
Attendance: 4,500
29 September 1998 Liverpool England 5–0 Slovakia Košice Liverpool, England
Redknapp 23', 55'
Ince 52'
Fowler 53', 90'
Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 23,792

Second round[edit]

20 October 1998 Liverpool England 0–0 Spain Valencia Liverpool, England
Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 26,004
3 November 1998 Valencia Spain 2–2
(away goals)
England Liverpool Valencia, Spain
López 45', 90' Report McManaman 80'
Berger 85'
Stadium: Mestalla Stadium
Attendance: 53,000

Third round[edit]

24 November 1998 Celta Vigo Spain 3–1 England Liverpool Vigo, Spain
Mostovoi 49'
Karpin 56'
Gudelj 90'
Report Owen 35' Stadium: Balaídos
Attendance: 24,600
8 December 1998 Liverpool England 0–1 Spain Celta Vigo Liverpool, England
Report Revivo 57' Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 30,289

Statistics[edit]

Appearances and goals[edit]

No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier League FA Cup League Cup UEFA Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK England ENG David James 33 0 26 0 2 0 0 0 5 0
19 GK United States USA Brad Friedel 16 0 12 0 0 0 2 0 1+1 0
Defenders
3 DF Norway NOR Bjørn Tore Kvarme 8 0 2+5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
4 DF Cameroon CMR Rigobert Song 13 0 10+3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Steve Staunton 40 0 31 0 1 0 2 0 5+1 0
6 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Phil Babb 30 0 24+1 0 1 0 0 0 3+1 0
14 DF Norway NOR Vegard Heggem 36 2 27+2 2 1 0 1 0 4+1 0
20 DF Norway NOR Stig Inge Bjørnebye 31 0 20+3 0 2 0 2 0 4 0
21 DF England ENG Dominic Matteo 23 1 16+4 1 1 0 0 0 1+1 0
23 DF England ENG Jamie Carragher 44 1 34 1 2 0 2 0 6 0
Midfielders
7 MF England ENG Steve McManaman 31 5 25+3 4 0 0 0 0 3 1
8 MF Norway NOR Øyvind Leonhardsen 13 1 7+2 1 0 0 1 0 1+2 0
11 MF England ENG Jamie Redknapp 40 10 33+1 8 2 0 0 0 4 2
15 MF Czech Republic CZE Patrik Berger 41 9 30+2 7 2 0 1 0 6 2
17 MF England ENG Paul Ince 41 9 34 6 2 1 2 1 3 1
18 MF France FRA Jean-Michel Ferri 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 MF England ENG Danny Murphy 4 0 0+1 0 0 0 1+1 0 0+1 0
25 MF England ENG David Thompson 18 1 4+10 1 0 0 2 0 2 0
28 MF England ENG Steven Gerrard 13 0 4+8 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Forwards
9 FW England ENG Robbie Fowler 35 18 23+2 14 1+1 1 2 1 5+1 2
10 FW England ENG Michael Owen 40 23 30 18 2 2 2 1 5+1 2
13 FW Germany GER Karl-Heinz Riedle 40 6 16+18 5 1 0 0+1 0 2+2 1
16 FW South Africa RSA Sean Dundee 5 0 0+3 0 0 0 0+1 0 0+1 0
Players transferred out during the season
4 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Jason McAteer 22 0 6+7 0 1+1 0 2 0 3+2 0
12 DF England ENG Steve Harkness 11 0 4+2 0 1+1 0 0+1 0 1+1 0

Last updated: 15 May 1999
Source: Competitions

Goal scorers[edit]

Rank No. Pos Nat Name Premier League FA Cup League Cup UEFA Cup Total
1 10 FW England Michael Owen 18 2 1 2 23
2 9 FW England Robbie Fowler 14 1 1 2 18
3 11 MF England Jamie Redknapp 8 0 0 2 10
4 15 MF Czech Republic Patrick Berger 7 0 0 2 9
17 MF England Paul Ince 6 1 1 1 9
6 13 FW Germany Karl-Heinz Riedle 5 0 0 1 6
7 7 MF England Steve McManaman 4 0 0 1 5
8 14 DF Norway Vegard Heggem 2 0 0 0 2
9 8 MF Norway Øyvind Leonhardsen 1 0 0 0 1
21 DF England Dominic Matteo 1 0 0 0 1
23 DF England Jamie Carragher 1 0 0 0 1
25 MF England David Thompson 1 0 0 0 1
Own goal 0 0 1 0 1
Totals 68 4 4 11 87

Competition top scorers[edit]

Competition Result Top scorer
Premier League 7th England Michael Owen, 18
UEFA Cup Third round Czech Republic Patrik Berger, 2
England Robbie Fowler, 2
England Michael Owen, 2
England Jamie Redknapp, 2
FA Cup Fourth round England Michael Owen, 2
League Cup Fourth round England Robbie Fowler, 1
England Paul Ince, 1
England Michael Owen, 1
Overall England Michael Owen, 23

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Babb was born in Lambeth, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in 1994.
  2. ^ Dundee was born in Durban, South Africa, but also holds German nationality and would make his international debut for the Germany B team in March 2000.
  3. ^ Matteo was born in Dumfries, Scotland, but was raised in England from the age of four and represented them at U-21 and B level before making his international debut for Scotland in November 2000.
  4. ^ Warner was born in Liverpool, England, but also qualified to represent Trinidad and Tobago internationally and would make his international debut for Trinidad and Tobago in February 2006.
  5. ^ Traoré was born in Saint-Ouen, France, but also qualified to represent Mali internationally and would make his international debut for Mali in 2004.
  6. ^ McAteer was born in Tranmere, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in March 1994.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Liverpool News - LFC Online".
  2. ^ "Liverpool News - LFC Online".
  3. ^ "Liverpool News - LFC Online".
  4. ^ "Liverpool News - LFC Online".
  5. ^ "Liverpool News - LFC Online".
  6. ^ "Liverpool News - LFC Online".
  7. ^ "Liverpool News - LFC Online".
  8. ^ "Liverpool News - LFC Online".
  9. ^ "Liverpool News - LFC Online".
  10. ^ "FootballSquads - Liverpool - 1998/99".
  11. ^ 1998 Carlsberg Trophy
  12. ^ 1998 Carlsberg Trophy final
  13. ^ Coppa Pirelli
  14. ^ 100th Football League Championship Challenge match

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