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.
| 1998–99 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | David Moores | |||
| Manager | Roy Evans and Gérard Houllier (joint managers until November) Gérard Houllier (from November) | |||
| Stadium | Anfield | |||
| Premier League | 7th | |||
| FA Cup | Fourth round | |||
| League Cup | Fourth round | |||
| UEFA Cup | Third round | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Michael Owen (18) All: Michael Owen (23) | |||
This season covered the period of 1 July 1998 to 30 June 1999.
Season overview
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
First-team squad
- 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.
Left club during season
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 |  WAL | Danny Williams (to Wrexham) |
Reserves
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | DF | WAL | Gareth Roberts |
Results
Pre-season and friendlies
| 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
League table
| 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 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Results summary
| 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 |
Source: 1998-99 FA Premier League table
Results by round
Matches
| 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
| 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
| 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
First round
Liverpool| 15 September 1998 | Košice  | 0–3 | Liverpool | Košice, Slovakia |
| Report | Berger 18' Riedle 23'Owen 59' | Stadium: Lokomotíva Stadium Attendance: 4,500 |
Košice| 29 September 1998 | Liverpool | 5–0 | Košice | Liverpool, England |
| Redknapp 23', 55' Ince 52'Fowler 53', 90' | Report | Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 23,792 |
Second round
Valencia| 20 October 1998 | Liverpool | 0–0 | Valencia | Liverpool, England |
| Report | Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 26,004 |
Liverpool| 3 November 1998 | Valencia | 2–2 (away goals) | Liverpool | Valencia, Spain |
| López 45', 90' | Report | McManaman 80' Berger 85' | Stadium: Mestalla Stadium Attendance: 53,000 |
Third round
Liverpool| 24 November 1998 | Celta Vigo | 3–1 | Liverpool | Vigo, Spain |
| Mostovoi 49' Karpin 56'Gudelj 90' | Report | Owen 35' | Stadium: Balaídos Attendance: 24,600 |
Celta Vigo| 8 December 1998 | Liverpool | 0–1 | Celta Vigo | Liverpool, England |
| Report | Revivo 57' | Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 30,289 |
Statistics
Appearances and goals
| 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
| 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
| 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 |