1998–99 in Scottish football
Premier League champions
Rangers
First Division champions
Hibernian
Second Division champions
Livingston
Third Division champions
Ross County
Scottish Cup winners
Rangers
League Cup winners
Rangers
Junior Cup winners
Kilwinning Rangers
Teams in Europe
Celtic, Heart of Midlothian, Kilmarnock, Rangers
Scotland national team
2002 World Cup qualification

The 1998–99 season was the 102nd season of Scottish league football.

Contents 1 League Competitions 1.1 Scottish Premier League 1.1.1 Summary 1.1.2 Table 1.2 Scottish First Division 1.3 Scottish Second Division 1.4 Scottish Third Division 2 Other honours 2.1 Cup honours 2.2 Individual honours 2.2.1 SPFA awards 2.2.2 SFWA awards 3 Scottish clubs in Europe 4 Scotland national team 5 Notes and references

[edit] League Competitions

[edit] Scottish Premier League

[edit] Summary

The 1998–99 SPL season was one that ended in success for Rangers. Dutchman Dick Advocaat was brought in to replace Walter Smith at Rangers and made major changes, bringing in many players.

Rangers were comfortable for most of the season, being top for most of it. Their main low of the season was a 5–1 defeat to Celtic at Parkhead. After beating Aberdeen 3–1 at Ibrox on the 25th of April, Rangers had a chance to clinch the title at Parkhead on the 2nd of May. Rangers had never won the league at Parkhead before, but Celtic had won the league at Ibrox in the past.

Rangers did what they wanted to do with a 3–0 victory. 2 goals from Neil McCann and a Jorg Albertz penalty gave Rangers their 100th league victory over Celtic. The match was overshadowed by the controversy during and after the game. 3 players were sent off and referee Hugh Dallas was hit by a coin thrown from the Celtic end.^[1]

Rangers were presented with the trophy the following week at home to Hearts. The match ended 0–0. Dunfermline Athletic were relegated to the First Division.

[edit] Table

P	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Rangers	36	23	8	5	78	31	47	77	UEFA Champions League 1999–2000 Second qualifying round
2	Celtic	36	21	8	7	84	35	49	71	UEFA Cup 1999-00 Qualifying round
3	St. Johnstone	36	15	12	9	39	38	1	57	UEFA Cup 1999-00 Qualifying round
4	Kilmarnock	36	14	14	8	47	29	18	56	UEFA Cup 1999-00 Qualifying round
5	Dundee	36	13	7	16	36	56	−20	46
6	Heart of Midlothian	36	11	9	16	44	50	−6	42
7	Motherwell	36	10	11	15	35	54	−19	41
8	Aberdeen	36	10	7	19	43	71	−28	37
9	Dundee United	36	8	10	18	37	48	−9	34
10	Dunfermline Athletic	36	4	16	16	28	59	−31	28	Relegated to First Division 1999-00

[edit] Scottish First Division

P	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Hibernian	36	28	5	3	84	33	51	89	Promoted to Scottish Premier League 1999-00
2	Falkirk	36	20	6	10	60	38	22	66
3	Ayr United	36	19	5	12	66	42	24	62
4	Airdrieonians	36	18	5	13	42	43	−1	59
5	St. Mirren	36	14	10	12	42	43	−1	52
6	Greenock Morton	36	14	7	15	45	41	4	49
7	Clydebank	36	11	13	12	36	38	−2	46
8	Raith Rovers	36	8	11	17	37	57	−20	35
9	Hamilton Academical	36	6	10	20	30	62	−32	28	Relegated to Second Division 1999-00
10	Stranraer	36	5	2	29	29	74	−45	17

[edit] Scottish Second Division

P	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Livingston	36	22	11	3	64	35	29	77	Promoted to First Division 1999-00
2	Inverness CT	36	21	9	6	80	48	32	72
3	Clyde	36	15	8	13	46	42	2	53
4	Queen of the South	36	13	9	14	50	45	5	48
5	Alloa Athletic	36	13	7	16	65	56	9	46
6	Stirling Albion	36	12	8	16	50	63	−13	44
7	Arbroath	36	12	8	16	37	52	−15	44
8	Partick Thistle	36	12	7	17	36	45	−9	43
9	East Fife	36	12	6	18	42	64	−24	42	Relegated to Third Division 1999-00
10	Forfar Athletic	36	8	7	21	48	68	−20	31

[edit] Scottish Third Division

P	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Ross County	36	24	5	7	87	42	45	77	Promoted to Second Division 1999-00
2	Stenhousemuir	36	19	7	10	62	42	20	64
3	Brechin City	36	17	7	12	47	44	3	58
4	Dumbarton	36	16	9	11	53	40	13	57
5	Berwick Rangers	36	12	14	10	53	49	4	50
6	Queen's Park	36	11	11	14	41	46	−5	44
7	Albion Rovers	36	12	8	16	43	63	−20	44
8	East Stirlingshire	36	9	13	14	50	48	2	40
9	Cowdenbeath	36	9	6	21	35	65	−30	33
10	Montrose	36	8	6	22	42	74	−32	30

[edit] Other honours

[edit] Cup honours

The Scottish League Cup (CIS Insurance Cup) began in August and ended in November. Eventual winners Rangers defeated Alloa Athletic, Ayr United and Airdrieonians en route to the final which was held at Celtic Park. Rangers defeated SPL side St. Johnstone 2–1 to give Dick Advocaat his first trophy as Rangers manager.

The (Tennents) Scottish Cup began in January and ended in May. Eventual winners Rangers defeated Stenhousemuir, Hamilton Academical, Falkirk and St. Johnstone en route the final. At the new Hampden Park, Rangers met Old Firm rivals Celtic. A Rod Wallace goal clinched a domestic treble for Rangers in Dick Advocaat's first season as manager.

Competition	Winner	Score	Runner-up
Scottish Cup 1998–99	Rangers	1 – 0	Celtic
League Cup 1998–99	Rangers	2 – 1	St. Johnstone
Youth Cup	Celtic	4 – 0	Dundee
Junior Cup	Kilwinning Rangers	1 – 0	Kelty Hearts
Challenge Cup	No competition

[edit] Individual honours

[edit] SPFA awards

Award	Winner	Club
Players' Player of the Year	Henrik Larsson	Celtic
Young Player of the Year	Barry Ferguson	Rangers

[edit] SFWA awards

Award	Winner	Club
Footballer of the Year	Henrik Larsson	Celtic
Young Player of the Year	Unknown	Unknown
Manager of the Year	Dick Advocaat	Rangers

[edit] Scottish clubs in Europe

Club	Competition(s)	Final round	Coef.
Celtic	UEFA Champions League UEFA Cup	Second qualifying round Second round	7.50
Heart of Midlothian	UEFA Cup Winners' Cup	First round	3.00
Rangers	UEFA Cup	Third round	10.50
Kilmarnock	UEFA Cup	Second qualifying round	1.50

Average coefficient - 5.625

[edit] Scotland national team

Date	Venue	Opponents	Score[2]	Competition	Scotland scorer(s)
5 September	Zalgirio Stadionas, Vilnius (A)	Lithuania	0–0	WCQG6
10 October	Tyencastle Park, Edinburgh (A)	Estonia	3–2	WCQG6	Billy Dodds (2), Sergei Hohlov-Simson (o.g.)
14 October	Pittodrie, Aberdeen (H)	Faroe Islands	2–1	WCQG6	Billy Dodds, Craig Burley
31 March	Celtic Park, Glasgow (H)	Czech Republic	1–2	WCQG6	Eoin Jess
28 April	Weserstadion, Bremen (A)	Germany	1–0	Friendly	Don Hutchison
5 June	Svangaskarð, Toftir (A)	Faroe Islands	1–1	WCQG6	Allan Johnston
9 June	Sparta Stadion, Prague (A)	Czech Republic	2–3	WCQG6	Paul Ritchie, Allan Johnston

Key:

• (A) = Away match
• (H) = Home match
• WCQG6 = World Cup Qualifying - Group 6

[edit] Notes and references

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