The 1998–99 season was Heart of Midlothian F.C.'s 16th consecutive season in the top level of Scottish football, the new Scottish Premier League, formed by the clubs from the previous season's Scottish Premier Division. Hearts also competed in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, Scottish Cup and League Cup.
| 1998–99 season | |
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| Manager | Jim Jefferies |
| Stadium | Tynecastle Stadium |
| Scottish Premier League | 6th |
| Uefa Cup Winners' Cup | 1st round |
| Scottish Cup | 3rd round |
| League Cup | Semi-final |
| Top goalscorer | League: Stephane Adam (9) All: Jim Hamilton (10) Stephane Adam (10) |
| Highest home attendance | 17,334 v Celtic SPL 6 December 1998 |
| Lowest home attendance | 12,323 v Motherwell SPL 23 September 1998 |
| Average home league attendance | 14,233 |
Fixtures edit
Friendlies edit
| 12 July 1998 Friendly | Bohemian | 0–1 | Hearts | Dalymount Park |
Quitongo  |
Attendance: 550 |
| 14 July 1998 Friendly | St Patricks Athletic | 0–1 | Hearts | Richmond Park |
| S Carr [Carr] |
Attendance: 1,900 |
| 18 July 1998 Friendly | East Stirlingshire | 0–0 | Hearts | Ochilview Park |
| 20 July 1998 Friendly | Cowdenbeath | 1–3 | Hearts | Central Park |
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| 21 July 1998 Friendly | Metz | 1–0 | Hearts | Stade Municipal |
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Attendance: 2,050 |
| 23 July 1998 Friendly | Berwick Rangers | 2–1 | Hearts | Shielfield Park |
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| 25 July 1998 Friendly | Hearts | 1–0 | Coventry City | Tynecastle Stadium |
| McCann |
Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Kenny Clark |
| 27 July 1998 Friendly | Morton | 4–3 | Hearts | Cappielow Park |
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| 30 July 1998 Friendly | Raith Rovers | 4–2 | Hearts | Stark's Park |
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| 13 February 1999 Friendly | St Mirren | 0–2 | Hearts | Love Street |
| Juanjo |
Attendance: 500 |
| 15 February 1999 Friendly | Raith Rovers | 0–3 | Hearts | Stark's Park |
| Hamilton |
Attendance: 1,100 |
| 25 March 1999 Friendly | East Stirlingshire | 2–3 | Hearts | Ochilview Park |
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Locke Fulton Quitongo |
Attendance: 436 |
Cup winners' cup edit
| 13 August 1998 Uefa Cup Winners' Cup qualifying round | Lantana | 0–1 | Hearts | Kadrioru Staadionil |
| Makel 21' |
Attendance: 1,300 Referee: Michal Benes |
| 27 August 1998 Uefa Cup Winners' Cup qualifying round | Hearts | 5–0 | Lantana | Tynecastle Stadium |
| Hamilton 18' Fulton 29' McCann 41' Flogel 75' Holmes 89' |
Attendance: 15,053 Referee: Jan Wegereef |
| 17 September 1998 Uefa Cup Winners' Cup round 1 | Hearts | 0–1 | Real Mallorca | Tynecastle Stadium |
| Sierra 17' |
Attendance: 13,573 Referee: Alfredo Trentalange |
| 1 October 1998 Uefa Cup Winners' Cup round 1 | Real Mallorca | 1–1 | Hearts | Estadio Lluis Sitjar |
| Lopez 49' |
Hamilton 76' |
Attendance: 12,218 Referee: Hermann Albrecht |
League Cup edit
| 19 August 1998 Scottish League Cup | Hearts | 4–2 (a.e.t.) | Raith Rovers | Tynecastle Stadium |
| Adam 4' Hamilton 22' Kamp 106' (og.) Fulton 120' |
Shields 41' Hartley 86' |
Attendance: 11,653 Referee: Willie Young |
| 9 September 1998 Scottish League Cup QF | Hearts | 1–1 Hearts win 3-0 on Penalties | Ross County | Tynecastle Stadium |
| Holmes 71' |
McBain 40' |
Attendance: 11,672 Referee: Kenny Clark |
| 27 October 1998 Scottish League Cup SF | Hearts | 0–3 | St Johnstone | Easter Road |
| Dasovic 41' Preston 45' O'Boyle 87' |
Attendance: 12,027 Referee: Willie Young |
Scottish Cup edit
| 24 January 1999 Scottish Cup R3 | Motherwell | 3–1 | Hearts | Fir Park |
| Brannan 13' Coyle 65' Thomas 74' |
Hamilton 56' |
Attendance: 9,327 Referee: Mike McCurry |
Scottish Premier League edit
| 2 August 1998 SPL | Hearts | 2–1 | Rangers | Tynecastle Stadium |
| Adam 6' Hamilton 20' |
Wallace 28' |
Attendance: 15,272 Referee: Hugh Dallas |
| 16 August 1998 SPL | Dundee United | 0–0 | Hearts | Tannadice Park |
| Attendance: 9,629 Referee: Stuart Dougal |
| 22 August 1998 SPL | Hearts | 2–0 | Aberdeen | Tynecastle Stadium |
| Fulton 7' Pressley 11' |
Attendance: 14,416 Referee: Jim McCluskey |
| 30 August 1998 SPL | Kilmarnock | 3–0 | Hearts | Rugby Park |
| McCoist 8' (61), 86' |
Attendance: 10,376 Referee: Willie Young |
| 12 September 1998 SPL | Hearts | 0–2 | Dundee | Tynecastle Stadium |
| Adamczuk 48' (82) |
Attendance: 13,117 Referee: Alan Freeland |
| 20 September 1998 SPL | Dunfermline Athletic | 1–1 | Hearts | East End Park |
| Hamilton 58' |
Smith 12' |
Attendance: 5,963 Referee: Mike McCurry |
| 23 September 1998 SPL | Hearts | 3–0 | Motherwell | Tynecastle Stadium |
| Weir 71' McCann 87' (pen.), 90' |
Attendance: 12,323 Referee: Kenny Clark |
| 26 September 1998 SPL | Celtic | 1–1 | Hearts | Celtic Park |
| Donnelly 32' |
Hamilton 53' |
Attendance: 59,283 Referee: Willie Young |
| 4 October 1998 SPL | Hearts | 1–1 | St Johnstone | Tynecastle Stadium |
| Makel 79' |
Preston 58' |
Attendance: 13,121 Referee: Garry Mitchell |
| 17 October 1998 SPL | Rangers | 3–0 | Hearts | Ibrox |
| Johansson 50' Wallace 61' (90) |
Attendance: 49,749 Referee: Stuart Dougal |
| 24 October 1998 SPL | Hearts | 0–1 | Dundee United | Tynecastle Stadium |
| Mathie 84' |
Attendance: 13,124 Referee: George Simpson |
| 31 October 1998 SPL | Dundee | 1–0 | Hearts | Dens Park |
| Weir 77' (og.) |
Attendance: 6,142 Referee: Mike McCurry |
| 7 November 1998 SPL | Hearts | 2–1 | Kilmarnock | Tynecastle Stadium |
| Adam 6' Fulton 86' |
Wright 87' |
Attendance: 14,363 Referee: Willie Young |
| 14 November 1998 SPL | Motherwell | 2–3 | Hearts | Fir Park |
| Hamilton 69' (pen.) Guerin 85' |
Spencer 40' Coyle 68' (84) |
Attendance: 8,912 Referee: Martin Clark |
| 21 November 1998 SPL | Hearts | 2–1 | Dunfermline | Tynecastle Stadium |
| Flogel 61' McCann 90' |
Neto 18' |
Attendance: 13,268 Referee: Stuart Dougal |
| 6 December 1998 SPL | Hearts | 2–1 | Celtic | Tynecastle Stadium |
| Adam 37' (49) |
O'Donnell 74' |
Attendance: 17,334 Referee: Mike McCurry |
| 9 December 1998 SPL | St Johnstone | 1–1 | Hearts | McDiarmid Park |
| Kernaghan 8' |
Hamilton 31' |
Attendance: 4,808 Referee: Alan Freeland |
| 12 December 1998 SPL | Aberdeen | 2–0 | Hearts | Pittodrie |
| Winters 32' Jess 37' |
Attendance: 11,137 Referee: Kenny Clark |
| 19 December 1998 SPL | Hearts | 2–3 | Rangers | Tynecastle Stadium |
| Locke 2' Hamilton 69' |
Guivarc'h 16' (63) Wallace 58' |
Attendance: 17,134 Referee: Stuart Dougal |
| 26 December 1998 SPL | Kilmarnock | 1–0 | Hearts | Rugby Park |
| Holt 27' |
Attendance: 10,668 Referee: John Rowbotham |
| 30 December 1998 SPL | Hearts | 1–2 | Dundee | Tynecastle Stadium |
| Lilley 37' |
Sharp 18' (pen.) Falconer 42' |
Attendance: 13,383 Referee: Hugh Dallas |
| 2 January 1999 SPL | Dunfermline | 0–0 | Hearts | East End Park |
| Attendance: 9,227 Referee: George Simpson |
| 30 January 1999 SPL | Hearts | 0–2 | Motherwell | Tynecastle Stadium |
| McCulloch 48' Adams 71' |
Attendance: 12,821 Referee: Willie Young |
| 6 February 1999 SPL | Celtic | 3–0 | Hearts | Celtic Park |
| Larsson 21' (24), 66' (pen.) |
Attendance: 59,844 Referee: Stuart Dougal |
| 20 February 1999 SPL | Hearts | 0–2 | St Johnstone | Tynecastle Stadium |
| Scott 59' Kane 63' |
Attendance: 12,229 Referee: Hugh Dallas |
| 27 February 1999 SPL | Hearts | 0–2 | Aberdeen | Tynecastle Stadium |
| Bernard 53' Wyness 71' |
Attendance: 13,957 Referee: Eric Martindale |
| 3 April 1999 SPL | Hearts | 2–2 | Kilmarnock | Tynecastle Stadium |
| McSwegan 16' (43) |
Henry 73' McCoist 77' |
Attendance: 14,689 Referee: Kenny Clark |
| 6 April 1999 SPL | Dundee United | 1–3 | Hearts | Tannadice Park |
| Dodds 7' |
McSwegan 25' (45) Cameron 60' |
Attendance: 10,648 Referee: Jim McCluskey |
| 14 April 1999 SPL | Hearts | 2–4 | Celtic | Tynecastle Stadium |
| Adam 27' (48) |
Riseth 2' Blinker 7' Viduka 29' (52) |
Attendance: 16,388 Referee: Stuart Dougal |
| 17 April 1999 SPL | St Johnstone | 0–0 | Hearts | McDiarmid Park |
| Attendance: 6,154 Referee: Willie Young |
| 24 April 1999 SPL | Motherwell | 0–4 | Hearts | Fir Park |
| Jackson 21' Adam 46' (59) Cameron 90' |
Attendance: 8,926 Referee: Alan Freeland |
| 3 May 1999 SPL | Hearts | 2–0 | Dunfermline Athletic | Tynecastle Stadium |
| Cameron 55' (81) |
Attendance: 15,176 Referee: Kenny Clark |
| 9 May 1999 SPL | Rangers | 0–0 | Hearts | Ibrox |
| Attendance: 49,495 Referee: Stuart Dougal |
| 15 May 1999 SPL | Hearts | 4–1 | Dundee United | Tynecastle Stadium |
| Ritchie 41' McSwegan 50' Adam 67' Cameron 77' |
Eustace 90' |
Attendance: 13,187 Referee: Dougie Smith |
League table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 4 | Kilmarnock | 36 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 47 | 29 | +18 | 56 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup qualifying round[a] |
| 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 |
Updated to match(es) played on end of season. Source: Soccerway and SPL official website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Notes:
- ^ Since Rangers, the winners of the 1998–99 Scottish Cup, already qualified for the UEFA Champions League, Celtic, the losing finalist, earned a spot in the 1999–2000 UEFA Cup. As such, the league's UEFA Cup place moved down to third-placed St Johnstone. Scotland were also awarded an additional UEFA Cup place as the association was top of the UEFA Fair Play ranking. Kilmarnock earned this place as winners of the Scottish Fair Play ranking.
Stats edit
Scorers edit
| Pos | PLayer | SPL | SC | LC | CWC | Total |
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| FW |  Stephane Adam |
9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| FW |  Jim Hamilton |
6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| FW | Gary McSwegan |
8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| MF | Colin Cameron |
6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| MF | Neil McCann |
3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| MF | Steve Fulton |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| MF |  Thomas Flogel |
2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| MF |  Lee Makel |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| FW | Derek Holmes |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| MF | Gary Locke |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MF | Vincent Guerin |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| FW | Darren Jackson |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| FW | Derek Lilley |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DF | Steven Pressley |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DF | Paul Ritchie |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DF | David Weir |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |