1998–99 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season

English football club season March 2015 March 2015 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 1998–99 Alan Sugar Christian Gross (until 5 September) Chris Hughton (caretaker from 5–24 September) George Graham (from 24 September) White Hart Lane FA Premier League 11th FA Cup Semi-final League Cup Winners Steffen Iversen (9) Steffen Iversen (13) 36,125 (vs. Liverpool, 5 December) 22,980 (vs. Brentford, 23 September) 34,149 _spurs97-99 _spurs97-99 _spurs97-99 _spurs97-99 _spurs97-99 _vneckwhite _2_stripes_white 800080 800080 800080 800080 800080 1997–98 1999–2000 During the 1998–99 season, Tottenham Hotspur participated in the FA Premier League. Season summary A dismal start to the season saw Christian Gross lose his job as Tottenham manager less than a year after taking over.Gross leaves struggling Spurs https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/sport/football/fa_carling_premiership/165280.stm BBC Sport 9 September 1998 8 July 2012 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.George Graham: Football's comeback king https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/sport/football/fa_carling_premiership/179359.stm BBC Sport 24 September 1998 8 July 2012 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 FA Cup semi-final) to attain only their second European campaign of the post-Heysel era.Nielsen nicks it for Spurs https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/sport/football/300408.stm BBC Sport 22 March 1999 9 July 2012 Final league table 1998–99 FA Premier League TOT Results summary 7 7 5 28 26 4 7 8 19 24 1998-99 FA Premier League table September 2015 Results by matchday table b Match Ground A/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/A/H/H/A/A/H/A/H/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/H/A/A/A/H/A/H/H/A Result L/L/W/W/L/D/D/W/L/W/D/L/D/W/L/W/D/L/D/W/D/D/D/D/D/D/W/L/W/L/D/W/W/L/L/L/D/L Position 20/19/14/8/12/12/13/11/14/8/9/12/14/10/12/11/10/13/13/12/12/11/11/11/13/12/10/11/10/12/12/10/9/10/10/10/11/11 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss 1st 2nd 3rd red1 11v11.com: 1998-99 Tottenham Hotspur results September 2015 Results Tottenham Hotspur's score comes firsthttp://www.statto.com/football/teams/tottenham-hotspur/1998-1999/results Tottenham Hotspur 1998-1999 Results - statto.com 7 December 2014 31 January 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150131031218/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/tottenham-hotspur/1998-1999/results live Legend WinDrawLoss FA Premier League DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 15 August 1998 WimbledonA1–323,031Fox 22 August 1998 Sheffield WednesdayH0–332,129 29 August 1998 EvertonA1–039,378Ferdinand 9 September 1998 Blackburn RoversH2–128,331Nielsen, Ferdinand 13 September 1998 MiddlesbroughH0–330,345 19 September 1998 SouthamptonA1–115,204Fox 26 September 1998 Leeds UnitedH3–335,535Vega, Iversen, Campbell 3 October 1998 Derby CountyA1–030,083Campbell 19 October 1998 Leicester CityA1–220,787Ferdinand 24 October 1998 Newcastle UnitedH2–036,047Iversen (2) 2 November 1998 Charlton AthleticH2–232,202Nielsen, Armstrong 7 November 1998 Aston VillaA2–339,241Anderton (pen), Vega 14 November 1998 ArsenalA0–038,278 21 November 1998 Nottingham ForestH2–035,832Nielsen, Armstrong 28 November 1998 West Ham UnitedA1–226,044Armstrong 5 December 1998 LiverpoolH2–136,125Fox, Carragher (own goal) 12 December 1998 Manchester UnitedH2–236,097Campbell (2) 19 December 1998 ChelseaA0–234,881 26 December 1998 Coventry CityA1–123,098Campbell 28 December 1998 EvertonH4–136,053Ferdinand, Armstrong (3) 9 January 1999 Sheffield WednesdayA0–028,204 16 January 1999 WimbledonH0–032,422 30 January 1999 Blackburn RoversA1–129,643Iversen 6 February 1999 Coventry CityH0–034,376 20 February 1999 MiddlesbroughA0–034,687 27 February 1999 Derby CountyH1–135,392Sherwood 2 March 1999 SouthamptonH3–028,580Armstrong, Iversen, Dominguez 10 March 1999 Leeds UnitedA0–234,521 13 March 1999 Aston VillaH1–035,963Sherwood 3 April 1999 Leicester CityH0–235,415 5 April 1999 Newcastle UnitedA1–136,655Anderton (pen) 17 April 1999 Nottingham ForestA1–025,181Iversen 20 April 1999 Charlton AthleticA4–120,043Iversen, Campbell, Dominguez, Ginola 24 April 1999 West Ham UnitedH1–236,089Ginola 1 May 1999 LiverpoolA2–344,007Carragher (own goal), Iversen 5 May 1999 ArsenalH1–336,019Anderton 10 May 1999 ChelseaH2–235,878Iversen, Ginola 16 May 1999 Manchester UnitedA1–255,189Ferdinand FA Cup 1998–99 FA Cup +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR32 January 1999 WatfordH5–236,022Iversen (2), Anderton (pen), Nielsen, FoxR423 January 1999 WimbledonA1–122,229GinolaR4R2 February 1999 WimbledonH3–024,049Sinton, Nielsen (2)R513 February 1999 Leeds UnitedA1–139,696SherwoodR5R24 February 1999 Leeds UnitedH2–032,307Anderton, GinolaQF16 March 1999 BarnsleyA1–018,793GinolaSF11 April 1999 Newcastle UnitedN0–253,609 League Cup 1998–99 Football League Cup +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR2 1st Leg15 September 1998 BrentfordA3–211,831Carr, Vega, DominguezR2 2nd Leg23 September 1998 BrentfordH3–2 (won 6–4 on agg)22,980Campbell, Nielsen, ArmstrongR327 October 1998 Northampton TownA3–17,422Armstrong (2), CampbellR410 November 1998 LiverpoolA3–120,772Iversen, Scales, NielsenQF2 December 1998 Manchester UnitedH3–135,702Armstrong (2), GinolaSF 1st Leg27 January 1999 WimbledonH0–035,997SF 2nd Leg16 February 1999 WimbledonA1–0 (won 1–0 on agg)25,204IversenF21 March 1999 Leicester CityN1–077,892Nielsen First-team squad Squad at end of seasonhttp://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/1998-1999/faprem/tottenha.htm Tottenham Hotspur - 1998/99 FootballSquads 2017-08-21 1 ENG GK Ian Walker 2 IRL DF Stephen Carr 3 ITA DF Paolo Tramezzani 4 GER MF Steffen Freund 5 NOR DF Roger Nilsen 6 DEN MF Allan Nielsen 7 MSR MF Ruel Fox 8 ALG MF Moussa Saïb 9 ENG MF Darren Anderton 10 ENG FW Les Ferdinand 11 ENG FW Chris Armstrong 12 ENG DF Justin Edinburgh 13 NOR GK Espen Baardsen 14 FRA MF David Ginola 15 SUI DF Ramon Vega 16 ENG DF Clive Wilson 17 ENG DF John Scales 18 NOR FW Steffen Iversen 19 ARG DF Mauricio Taricco 20 POR MF José Dominguez 21 ENG FW Rory Allen 22 ENG MF Andy Sinton 23 ENG DF Sol Campbell captain 24 ENG MF Tim Sherwood 25 ENG MF Stephen Clemence 26 ENG DF Ledley King 29 NIR FW Paul McVeigh 30 NED GK Hans Segers 31 ENG GK Simon Brown 32 ENG DF Luke Young 33 ENG MF Mark Gower 35 ENG DF Alton Thelwell Left club during season 4 ITA MF Nicola Berti to Alavés 5 SCO DF Colin Calderwood to Aston Villa 24 ENG FW Neale Fenn on loan to Lincoln City 34 ENG MF Peter Gain to Lincoln City - ENG DF Mark Arber to Barnet Reserve squad - ENG GK Alan Marriott - IRL DF Simon Webb - ENG MF David Lee - ENG MF John Piercy - ENG MF Stuart Thurgood - ENG FW Peter Crouch - ENG FW Ian Stonebridge Statistics Appearances and goals FA Premier League FA Cup League Cup |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Goalkeepers 1 Ian Walker GK ENG 25 0 7 0 4 0 13 Espen Baardsen GK NOR 12 0 0 0 3 0 30 Hans Segers GK NED 1 0 0 0 1 0 |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Defenders 2 Stephen Carr DF IRL 37 0 7 0 8 1 3 Paolo Tramezzani DF ITA 6 0 0 0 1 0 5 Roger Nilsen DF NOR 2 0 0 0 0 0 12 Justin Edinburgh DF ENG 14+2 0 4+1 0 5 0 15 Ramon Vega DF SUI 13+3 2 4 0 5 1 16 Clive Wilson DF ENG 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 17 John Scales DF ENG 7 0 0 0 2 1 19 Mauricio Taricco DF ARG 12+1 0 2+1 0 0 0 23 Sol Campbell DF ENG 37 6 7 0 8 2 26 Ledley King DF ENG 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 32 Luke Young DF ENG 14+1 0 3+2 0 1+1 0 |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Midfielders 4 Steffen Freund MF GER 17 0 6 0 3 0 6 Allan Nielsen MF DEN 25+4 3 2+2 3 7 3 7 Ruel Fox MF MSR 17+3 3 2 1 1+2 0 8 Moussa Saib MF ALG 0+4 0 0 0 0 0 9 Darren Anderton MF ENG 31+1 3 7 2 7 0 14 David Ginola MF FRA 30 3 6 3 8 1 20 José Dominguez MF POR 2+11 2 0 0 0+2 1 22 Andy Sinton MF ENG 12+10 0 2+4 1 3+3 0 24 Tim Sherwood MF ENG 12+2 2 4 1 0 0 25 Stephen Clemence MF ENG 9+8 0 0+1 0 2+1 0 33 Mark Gower MF ENG 0 0 0 0 0+2 0 |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Forwards 10 Les Ferdinand FW ENG 22+2 5 6+1 0 2+2 0 11 Chris Armstrong FW ENG 24+10 7 3+2 0 5 5 18 Steffen Iversen FW NOR 22+5 9 5+2 2 6 2 21 Rory Allen FW ENG 0+4 0 0 0 1+2 0 |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Players transferred out during the season 4 Nicola Berti MF ITA 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 Colin Calderwood DF SCO 11+1 0 0 0 5 0 15 May 1999 [[https://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=2590&teamTabs=stats&season_id=128 Tottenham FC Player Appearances | Past & Present | Soccer Base]] October 2016 Goal scorers 26 July 2020 premierleague.com February 2022 The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal. Rnk Ranking Pos Position No. Squad Number Player FA Premier League FA Cup League Cup Total1 FW 18 NOR Steffen Iversen 9 2 2 132 FW 11 ENG Chris Armstrong 7 0 5 123 MF 6 DEN Allan Nielsen 3 3 3 94 DF 23 ENG Sol Campbell 6 0 2 85 MF 14 FRA David Ginola 3 3 1 76 MF 9 ENG Darren Anderton 3 2 0 5 FW 10 ENG Les Ferdinand 5 0 0 58 DF 6 MSR Ruel Fox 3 1 0 49 DF 15 SUI Ramon Vega 2 0 1 3 MF 20 POR José Dominguez 2 0 1 3 MF 24 ENG Tim Sherwood 2 1 0 312 DF 2 IRL Stephen Carr 0 0 1 1 DF 17 ENG John Scales 0 0 1 1 MF 22 ENG Andy Sinton 0 1 0 1TOTALS45131775 Clean sheets 26 July 2020 premierleague.com February 2022 Rnk Ranking No. Squad NumberPlayerFA Premier LeagueFA CupLeague CupTotal1 1 ENG Ian Walker 7 3 3 132 13 NOR Espen Baardsen 5 0 0 5TOTALS123318 Transfers In Date Pos. Name From Fee29 June 1998DFITA Paolo TramezzaniITA Piacenza£1,350,0009 November 1998DFARG Mauricio TariccoENG Ipswich Town£1,775,00024 December 1998MFGER Steffen FreundGER Borussia Dortmund£750,0004 February 1999MFENG Tim SherwoodENG Blackburn Rovers£4,000,00025 March 1999DFNOR Roger NilsenENG Sheffield UnitedFree transfer17 May 1999MFNED Willem KorstenNED Vitesse Arnhem£1,500,000 Out Date Pos. Name To Fee14 June 1998MFENG David HowellsENG SouthamptonFree transfer17 June 1998MFENG Danny HillENG Oxford UnitedFree transfer1 July 1998DFENG Dean AustinENG Crystal PalaceFree transfer7 July 1998MFSCO Garry BradyENG Newcastle UnitedFree transfer20 November 1998DFENG Mark ArberENG Barnet£75,00031 December 1998MFITA Nicola BertiESP AlavésFree transfer23 March 1999DFSCO Colin CalderwoodENG Aston Villa£225,00025 March 1999MFENG Peter GainENG Lincoln City£15,00018 May 1999MFENG Ross FitzsimonENG Norwich CityFree transfer Transfers in: £9,375,000 Transfers out: £315,000 Total spending: £9,060,000 References Category:Tottenham Hotspur F.C. seasons Tottenham Hotspur