1998–99 Liverpool F.C. season

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.

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)

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

Season overview

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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

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First-team squad

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Squad at end of season[10]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

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

Left club during season

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

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

Reserves

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   ENG Jamie Cassidy
No. Pos. Nation Player
DF   WAL Gareth Roberts

Pre-season and friendlies

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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'

Competitions

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Premier League

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League table

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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

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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

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

Matches

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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
5 April 1999 30 Nottingham Forest 2–2 Liverpool Nottingham, East Midlands
Freedman   60'
Van Hooijdonk   90'
Redknapp   15'
Owen   72'
Stadium: The City Ground
Attendance: 28,374
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.),   75'
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,712
Referee: David Elleray
8 May 1999 37 Sheffield Wednesday 1–0 Liverpool Sheffield, Yorkshire
Cresswell   87' Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 27,383
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

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Matches

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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
24 January 1999 4 Manchester United 2–1 Liverpool Trafford, Greater Manchester
Yorke   88'
Solskjær   90'
Report Owen   3' Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 54,591
Referee: Graham Poll

League Cup

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Matches

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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

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Matches

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15 September 1998 1 Košice   0–3   Liverpool Košice, Slovakia
Report Berger   18'
Riedle   23'
Owen   59'
Stadium: Lokomotíva Stadium
Attendance: 4,500
29 September 1998 1 Liverpool   5–0   Košice Liverpool, England
Redknapp   23', 55'
Ince   52'
Fowler   53', 90'
Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 23,792
20 October 1998 2 Liverpool   0–0   Valencia Liverpool, England
Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 26,004
3 November 1998 2 Valencia   2–2
(away goals)
  Liverpool Valencia, Spain
López   45', 90' Report McManaman   80'
Berger   85'
Stadium: Mestalla Stadium
Attendance: 53,000
24 November 1998 3 Celta Vigo   3–1   Liverpool Vigo, Spain
Mostovoi   49'
Karpin   56'
Gudelj   90'
Report Owen   35' Stadium: Balaídos
Attendance: 24,600
8 December 1998 3 Liverpool   0–1   Celta Vigo Liverpool, England
Report Revivo   57' Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 30,289

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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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   ENG David James 33 0 26 0 2 0 0 0 5 0
19 GK   USA Brad Friedel 16 0 12 0 0 0 2 0 1+1 0
Defenders
3 DF   NOR Bjørn Tore Kvarme 8 0 2+5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
4 DF   CMR Rigobert Song 13 0 10+3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 DF   IRL Steve Staunton 40 0 31 0 1 0 2 0 5+1 0
6 DF   IRL Phil Babb 30 0 24+1 0 1 0 0 0 3+1 0
14 DF   NOR Vegard Heggem 36 2 27+2 2 1 0 1 0 4+1 0
20 DF   NOR Stig Inge Bjørnebye 31 0 20+3 0 2 0 2 0 4 0
21 DF   ENG Dominic Matteo 23 1 16+4 1 1 0 0 0 1+1 0
23 DF   ENG Jamie Carragher 44 1 34 1 2 0 2 0 6 0
Midfielders
7 MF   ENG Steve McManaman 31 5 25+3 4 0 0 0 0 3 1
8 MF   NOR Øyvind Leonhardsen 13 1 7+2 1 0 0 1 0 1+2 0
11 MF   ENG Jamie Redknapp 40 10 33+1 8 2 0 0 0 4 2
15 MF   CZE Patrik Berger 41 9 30+2 7 2 0 1 0 6 2
17 MF   ENG Paul Ince 41 9 34 6 2 1 2 1 3 1
18 MF   FRA Jean-Michel Ferri 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 MF   ENG Danny Murphy 4 0 0+1 0 0 0 1+1 0 0+1 0
25 MF   ENG David Thompson 18 1 4+10 1 0 0 2 0 2 0
28 MF   ENG Steven Gerrard 13 0 4+8 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Forwards
9 FW   ENG Robbie Fowler 35 18 23+2 14 1+1 1 2 1 5+1 2
10 FW   ENG Michael Owen 40 23 30 18 2 2 2 1 5+1 2
13 FW   GER Karl-Heinz Riedle 40 6 16+18 5 1 0 0+1 0 2+2 1
16 FW   RSA Sean Dundee 5 0 0+3 0 0 0 0+1 0 0+1 0
Players transferred out during the season
4 MF   IRL Jason McAteer 22 0 6+7 0 1+1 0 2 0 3+2 0
12 DF   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

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

Competition top scorers

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

Notes

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  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

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  1. ^ "Liverpool News - LFC Online".
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  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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