The 1998–99 season was the 119th season of competitive
football
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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
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Advocaat was successful as a football player and as a coach, including three sti ...
replacing
Walter Smith
Walter Ferguson Smith (24 February 1948 – 26 October 2021) was a Scottish association football player, manager and director, primarily associated with his two spells as manager of Glasgow club Rangers.
A defender, Smith's playing car ...
. The squad Smith had left behind was past its best so Advocaat, with the financial backing of 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
The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,[Celtic
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and the
League Cup
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by a 2–1 defeat of
St Johnstone
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.
The club enjoyed its best season in Europe since 1992–93 as well, reaching the third round of the
UEFA Cup
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before being knocked out by
Italian
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side
Parma
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.
Players
Appearances
''List of squad players, including number of appearances by competition''
Transfers
In
Out
*Expendure: £35,950,000
*Income: £7,625,000
*Total loss/gain: £28,325,000
Results
All results are written with Rangers' score first.
Scottish Premier League
UEFA Cup
Scottish Cup
League Cup
League table
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:1998-99 Rangers F.C. season
Rangers F.C. seasons
Rangers
Scottish football championship-winning seasons