The 1998–99 season was the 119th season of competitive football by Rangers.

Overview Rangers played a total of 55 competitive matches during the 1998–99 season. They started the season under new management with Dick Advocaat replacing Walter Smith. The squad Smith had left behind was past its best so Advocaat, with the financial backing of Chairman David Murray, set about rebuilding almost the entire squad.

Success quickly followed and Advocaat built a team that gave the club their first domestic treble since the 1992–93 season. The Scottish Cup was secured by a 1–0 win against Celtic and the League Cup by a 2–1 defeat of St Johnstone.

The club enjoyed its best season in Europe since 1992–93 as well, reaching the third round of the UEFA Cup before being knocked out by Italian side Parma.

Transfers In DatePlayerFromFee19 May 1998 Arthur Numan PSV Eindhoven £5,000,0006 July 1998 Gabriel Amato Real Mallorca £4,200,000 Giovanni van Bronckhorst Feyenoord £5,000,000 plus Peter van Vossen15 July 1998 Andrei Kanchelskis Fiorentina £5,500,00016 July 1998 Lionel Charbonnier Auxerre £1,200,000 Rod Wallace Leeds United Free26 July 1998 Daniel Prodan Atlético Madrid £2,200,0004 August 1998 Colin Hendry Blackburn Rovers £4,000,0006 November 1998 Stéphane Guivarc'h Newcastle United £3,500,00014 December 1998 Neil McCann Heart of Midlothian £1,800,00024 December 1998 Stefan Klos Borussia Dortmund £700,0001 January 1999 Lee Feeney Linfield £100,0001 April 1999 Craig Moore Crystal Palace £1,000,000 Claudio Reyna VfL Wolfsburg £1,200,000

Out DatePlayerToFee13 May 1998 Alan McLaren Retired18 May 1998 Richard Gough San Jose Clash Free26 May 1998 Andy Goram Notts County Free31 May 1998 Michael Rae Huntly Free1 June 1998 Stuart McCall Bradford City Free3 June 1998 Ally McCoist Kilmarnock Free13 June 1998 Ian Durrant Free19 June 1998 Joachim Björklund Valencia £2,500,00029 June 1998 Stephen Wright Bradford City Free1 July 1998 Brian Laudrup Chelsea Free Alec Cleland Everton Free7 July 1998 Peter van Vossen Feyenoord Part-exchange for Giovanni van Bronckhorst6 October 1998 Craig Moore Crystal Palace £800,000 22 October 1998 Gennaro Gattuso Salernitana £2,800,0006 November 1998 Gordan Petric Crystal Palace £400,00013 November 1998 David Graham Dunfermline Athletic Free22 February 1999 Steven Boyack Dundee £25,000

Expendure: £34,900,000 Income: £6,425,000 Total loss/gain: £28,475,000

Appearances

List of squad players, including number of appearances by competition

Results All results are written with Rangers' score first.

Scottish Premier League

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 1 August 1998 Heart of MidlothianA1–215,892Wallace 15 August 1998 MotherwellH2–149,275Wallace, Albertz (pen.) 22 August 1998 KilmarnockA3–117,608Wallace, Albertz (pen.), Miller 29 August 1998 St JohnstoneH4–048,732Wallace, Albertz (pen.), Kanchelskis, van Bronckhorst 12 September 1998 Dundee UnitedA0–012,788 20 September 1998 CelticH0–050,026 23 September 1998 AberdeenA1–117,862Wallace 26 September 1998 Dunfermline AthleticA2–011,507Johansson, B.Ferguson 4 October 1998 DundeeH1–048,348Albertz 17 October 1998 Heart of MidlothianH3–049,749Wallace (2), Johansson 28 October 1998 MotherwellA0–111,777 31 October 1998 Dundee UnitedH2–149,503Wallace, Amoruso 8 November 1998 St JohnstoneA7–09,636Wallace, Johansson, Albertz (2, 2 (pens.)), Kanchelskis, Guivarc'h (2) 14 November 1998 AberdeenH2–149,479van Bronckhorst, Kanchelskis 21 November 1998 CelticA1–559,703van Bronckhorst 5 December 1998 Dunfermline AthleticH1–147,465van Bronckhorst 12 December 1998 KilmarnockH1–049,781Wallace 19 December 1998 Heart of MidlothianA3–217,134Guivarc'h (2), Wallace 26 December 1998 St JohnstoneH1–049,479Porrini 30 December 1998 Dundee UnitedA2–111,707Wilson, Wallace 3 January 1999 CelticH2–250,059Amato, Wallace 27 January 1999 DundeeA4–09,453 Miller (2), Guivarc'h, Johansson 30 January 1999 AberdeenA4–219,537Porrini, Wallace, Albertz (pen.), Kanchelskis 7 February 1999 Dunfermline AthleticA3–011,500Kanchelskis, Johansson (2) 20 February 1999 DundeeH6–149,462Albertz(3, 1 pen), McCann (2), van Bronckhorst 28 February 1999 KilmarnockA5–016,242McCann, Wallace (3), Johansson 13 March 1999 MotherwellH2–149,483Wallace, Johansson 20 March 1999 Dundee UnitedH0–149,164 4 April 1999 St JohnstoneA1–39,740Moore 14 April 1999 Dunfermline AthleticH1–046,220van Bronckhorst 18 April 1999 DundeeA1–111,051Vidmar 25 April 1999 AberdeenH3–149,145Amato (pen.), Kanchelskis, Wallace 2 May 1999 CelticA3–059,918McCann (2), Albertz (pen.) 9 May 1999 Heart of MidlothianH0–049,495 15 May 1999 MotherwellA5–111,078Amato (3, 1 (pen.)), van Bronckhorst, Kanchelskis 23 May 1999 KilmarnockH1–148,835Amato

Scottish League Cup

DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 18 August 1998 R3Alloa AthleticH4–037,201Albertz(2), B.Ferguson, Amoruso 8 September 1998 QFAyr UnitedA2–011,198Miller, Amato 25 October 1998 SFAirdrieoniansN5–021,171Johansson, Wallace (2), I.Ferguson, Durie 29 November 1998 FSt JohnstoneN2–145,533Guivarc'h, Albertz

Scottish Cup

DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 23 January 1999 R3StenhousemuirH2–037,759 Guivarc'h, Wallace 14 February 1999 R4Hamilton AcademicalA6–07,339Johannson (2), Albertz(pen.), Vidmar, Kanchelskis, McCann 6 March 1999 QFFalkirkH2–139,250McCann, Amoruso 11 April 1999 SFSt JohnstoneN4–020,664Wallace, van Bronckhorst, Johansson, McCann 29 May 1999 FCelticN1–052,670Wallace

UEFA Cup

DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 22 July 1998 QR1 ShelbourneN5–36,047Albertz (2 pens), Amato (2), van Bronckhorst 29 July 1998 QR1 ShelbourneH2–046,906Johansson (2) 11 August 1998 QR2 PAOKH2–035,392Wallace, Kanchelskis 25 August 1998 QR2 PAOKA0–030,388 15 September 1998 R1 Beitar JerusalemA1–114,000Albertz 1 October 1998 R1 Beitar JerusalemH4–245,610Johansson, Wallace, Porrini, Gattuso 22 October 1998 R2 Bayer LeverkusenA2–122,000Johansson, van Bronckhorst 5 November 1998 R2 Bayer LeverkusenH1–150,012Johansson 24 November 1998 R3 ParmaH1–149,514Wallace 8 December 1998 R3 ParmaA1–317,000Albertz

League table

References