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1998–99 Hibernian F.C. season

Season 1998–99 was a successful season for Hibernian F.C. as the club got promoted at the first attempt and had achieved a record number of points, following their relegation from the Scottish Premier League the year prior.[2] There was disappointment in the cup competitions, however, as the club were beaten by Stirling Albion in the Scottish Cup, and were defeated convincingly 4–0 by St Johnstone in the League Cup. As a First Division club, Hibs would have entered the Scottish Challenge Cup, but the competition was not played during the 1998–99 season due to a lack of sponsorship.[3]

Hibernian
1998–99 season
ManagerAlex McLeish
SFL First Division1st (promoted)
Scottish CupR3
League CupQuarter
Top goalscorerLeague: Crawford, 14
All: Crawford, 15
Highest home attendance14801[1]
Lowest home attendance8649[1]
Average home league attendance10433[1] (down 1592)

League season edit

Results edit

4 August 1998 SFL First Division Greenock Morton 0–1 Hibernian Cappielow Park, Greenock
Lavety   90' Attendance: 4,600
Referee: Young
15 August 1998 SFL First Division Hibernian 1–2 Stranraer Easter Road, Edinburgh
Skinner   Black   48' (pen.)
Young   58'		 Attendance: 8,000
22 August 1998 SFL First Division Falkirk 1–1 Hibernian Brockville Park, Falkirk
Keith   21' Dennis   52' Attendance: 5,758
Referee: Dallas
29 August 1998 SFL First Division Hibernian 4–2 Ayr United Easter Road, Edinburgh
Guggi   14'
Crawford   15', 73' (pen.)
Lovell   69'		 Hurst   49'
Findlay   57' (pen.)		 Attendance: 9,222
Referee: Rowbotham
5 September 1998 SFL First Division Clydebank 2–2 Hibernian Boghead Park, Dumbarton
Teale   73'
Brannigan   90'		 Harper   58'
Crawford   89'		 Attendance: 1,803
Referee: Mitchell
12 September 1998 SFL First Division St Mirren 2–0 Hibernian Love Street, Paisley
Yardley   38'
Nicolson   82'		 Attendance: 3,638
19 September 1998 SFL First Division Hibernian 3–1 Raith Rovers Easter Road, Edinburgh
Crawford   68' (pen.), 89'
Guggi   78'		 Wright   60' Attendance: 8,850
26 September 1998 SFL First Division Hibernian 0–0 Hamilton Academical Easter Road, Edinburgh
Attendance: 9,695
Referee: McCluskey
3 October 1998 SFL First Division Airdrieonians 1–3 Hibernian Excelsior Stadium, Airdrie
Black   63' McGinlay   26', 50'
Paatelainen   33'		 Attendance: 4,995
Referee: Young
10 October 1998 SFL First Division Stranraer 0–1 Hibernian Stair Park, Stranraer
Lovell   87' Attendance: 2,256
17 October 1998 SFL First Division Hibernian 2–1 Greenock Morton Easter Road, Edinburgh
Prenderville   10'
McGinlay   85'		 Twaddle   59' Attendance: 9,520
Referee: Simpson
24 October 1998 SFL First Division Ayr United 3–3 Hibernian Somerset Park, Ayr
Hurst   3', 71'
Walker   25' (pen.)		 Hughes   41', 87'
Paatelainen   85'		 Attendance: 4,684
Referee: Dougal
31 October 1998 SFL First Division Hibernian 2–1 Clydebank Easter Road, Edinburgh
McGinlay   33'
Paatelainen   85'		 Brown   88' Attendance: 9,027
7 November 1998 SFL First Division Raith Rovers 1–3 Hibernian Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy
Dargo   86' McGinlay   59'
Crawford   62' (pen.)
Paatelainen   77'		 Attendance: 4,927
Referee: Clyde
21 November 1998 SFL First Division Hamilton Academical 2–2 Hibernian Firhill Stadium, Glasgow
Moore   75'
Henderson   88'		 Paatelainen   33', 60' Attendance: 2,288
Referee: Bisset
24 November 1998 SFL First Division Hibernian 4–1 St Mirren Easter Road, Edinburgh
Lovell   28', 35'
Prenderville   42'
McGinlay   75'		 Yardley   22' Attendance: 9,097
Referee: Fleming
28 November 1998 SFL First Division Hibernian 1–0 Airdrieonians Easter Road, Edinburgh
Lovell   82' Attendance: 9,758
Referee: McCurry
5 December 1998 SFL First Division Greenock Morton 1–3 Hibernian Cappielow Park, Greenock
Fenwick   89' Crawford   5'
Lovell   83'
Rougier   90'		 Attendance: 3,150
Referee: Rowbotham
12 December 1998 SFL First Division Hibernian 2–1 Falkirk Easter Road, Edinburgh
Hughes   6'
Crawford   69'		 Crabbe   79' (pen.) Attendance: 12,570
Referee: Dougal
19 December 1998 SFL First Division Hibernian 3–0 Clydebank Easter Road, Edinburgh
McGinlay   10', 90'
Latapy   90'		 Attendance: 9,060
Referee: Clark
26 December 1998 SFL First Division Hibernian 3–0 Ayr United Easter Road, Edinburgh
McGinlay   25'
Paatelainen   41', 58'		 Attendance: 14,106
Referee: McCluskey
2 January 1999 SFL First Division Hibernian 5–1 Raith Rovers Easter Road, Edinburgh
Lovell   1'
McGinlay   12', 43'
Latapy   22'
McEwan   72' (o.g.)		 Dargo   39' Attendance: 14,703
Referee: Herald
9 January 1999 SFL First Division St Mirren 1–2 Hibernian Love Street, Paisley
Kerr   87' Paatelainen   51'
Hartley   82'		 Attendance: 6,064
Referee: Toner
16 January 1999 SFL First Division Hibernian 4–0 Hamilton Academical Easter Road, Edinburgh
Paatelainen   37', 61'
Lavety   68'
McGinlay   90'		 Attendance: 10,229
Referee: Dallas
30 January 1999 SFL First Division Airdrieonians 1–3 Hibernian Excelsior Stadium, Airdrie
Black   30' (pen.) Paatelainen   40'
Lovell   57', 87'		 Attendance: 4,763
Referee: Clyde
6 February 1999 SFL First Division Hibernian 2–0 Stranraer Easter Road, Edinburgh
Crawford   31', 35' Attendance: 8,649
Referee: Elmslie
20 February 1999 SFL First Division Falkirk 1–2 Hibernian Brockville Park, Falkirk
Keith   52' Hartley   45'
den Bieman   67' (o.g.)		 Attendance: 5,978
Referee: Toner
27 February 1999 SFL First Division Ayr United 1–3 Hibernian Somerset Park, Ayr
Ferguson   5' (pen.) Crawford   19' (pen.), 44', 77' Attendance: 5,010
Referee: Clark
13 March 1999 SFL First Division Clydebank 2–0 Hibernian Boghead Park, Dumbarton
Elliot   43'
Love   57'		 Attendance: 1,695
Referee: Mitchell
20 March 1999 SFL First Division Hibernian 3–0 Airdrieonians Easter Road, Edinburgh
Dennis   6'
Holsgrove   14'
Lovering   90'		 Attendance: 9,990
Referee: Martindale
3 April 1999 SFL First Division Hamilton Academical 0–2 Hibernian Firhill Stadium, Glasgow
Latapy   32', 51' Attendance: 4,350
Referee: Rowbotham
10 April 1999 SFL First Division Raith Rovers 1–3 Hibernian Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy
Holmes   29' Latapy   12'
Dennis   52'
Marinkov   84'		 Attendance: 5,740
Referee: Elmslie
17 April 1999 SFL First Division Hibernian 2–1 St Mirren Easter Road, Edinburgh
Hartley   72'
Latapy   85'		 McGarry   32' Attendance: 8,969
Referee: McCurry
24 April 1999 SFL First Division Hibernian 2–1 Greenock Morton Easter Road, Edinburgh
Lovell   11'
Sauzee   42'		 Anderson   7' Attendance: 8,874
Referee: Clark
1 May 1999 SFL First Division Stranraer 0–4 Hibernian Stair Park, Stranraer
Lovell   20'
Crawford   56'
Miller   77'
Hartley   80'		 Attendance: 1,380[2]
Referee: Clyde
8 May 1999 SFL First Division Hibernian 2–1 Falkirk Easter Road, Edinburgh
Sauzee   45'
Hartley   47'		 Crabbe   71' Attendance: 14,843
Referee: Freeland

Final table edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Hibernian (C, P) 36 28 5 3 84 33 +51 89 Promotion to the Premier League
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
Source: "1998-1999 First Division - SPFL Archive". SPFL. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Scottish League Cup edit

Results edit

8 August 1998 Scottish League Cup Hamilton Academical 1–2 Hibernian Firhill Stadium, Glasgow
McFarlane   67' Skinner[4]  
Lovell   89'		 Attendance: 3,063
Referee: Freeland
19 August 1998 Scottish League Cup Hibernian 1–0 Aberdeen Easter Road, Edinburgh
Crawford   82' (pen) Attendance: 10,500
Referee: Dougal
8 September 1998 Scottish League Cup St Johnstone 4–0 Hibernian McDiarmid Park, Perth
Lowndes   11', 32'
McMahon   24'
O'Neil   57'		 Attendance: 8,165
Referee: Young

Scottish Cup edit

Results edit

23 January 1999 Scottish Cup Hibernian 1–1 Stirling Albion Easter Road, Edinburgh
Lovering   76' Nicholas   20' Attendance: 8,730
Referee: Simpson
2 February 1999 Scottish Cup Stirling Albion 2–1 Hibernian Forthbank Stadium, Stirling
McCallum   14'
Jackson   58'		 Latapy   36' Attendance: 3,592
Referee: Simpson

Transfers edit

Player stats edit

During the 1998–99 season, Hibs used 34 different players in competitive games. The table below shows the number of appearances and goals scored by each player.[5] Goalkeeper Olafur Gottskalksson played in every competitive match.

No. Pos Nat Player Total First Division Scottish Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK   ISL Olafur Gottskalksson 41 0 36 0 2 0 3 0
DF   SCO Derek Anderson 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 0
DF   SCO Derek Collins 17 0 16 0 1 0 0 0
DF   SCO Mark Dempsie 10 0 8 0 2 0 0 0
DF   SCO Shaun Dennis 36 3 31 3 2 0 3 0
DF   AUT Klaus Dietrich 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
DF   SCO David Elliot 11 0 8 0 0 0 3 0
DF   SCO John Hughes 26 3 23 3 0 0 3 0
DF   SCO Paul Lovering 19 2 17 1 2 1 0 0
DF   EIR Barry Prenderville 13 2 13 2 0 0 0 0
DF   SCO Alan Reid 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
DF   SCO Michael Renwick 19 0 16 0 0 0 3 0
DF   SCO Rab Shannon 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
DF   SCO Tom Smith 6 0 5 0 1 0 0 0
MF   SCO Scott Bannerman 12 0 12 0 0 0 0 0
MF   CAN Emilio Bottiglieri 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
MF   AUT Peter Guggi 10 2 8 2 0 0 2 0
MF   SCO Kevin Harper 3 1 2 1 0 0 1 0
MF   SCO Paul Hartley 14 5 12 5 2 0 0 0
MF   ENG Paul Holsgrove 19 1 17 1 0 0 2 0
MF   TRI Russell Latapy 25 7 23 6 2 1 0 0
MF   AUS Stuart Lovell 36 12 31 11 2 0 3 1
MF   FRA Alex Marinkov 10 1 10 1 0 0 0 0
MF   SCO Pat McGinlay 35 12 30 12 2 0 3 0
MF   SCO Eric Paton 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
MF   TRI Tony Rougier 18 1 15 1 0 0 3 0
MF   FRA Franck Sauzee 9 2 9 2 0 0 0 0
MF   ENG Justin Skinner 35 3 30 2 2 0 3 1
FW   SCO Stephen Crawford 40 15 35 14 2 0 3 1
FW   SCO Barry Lavety 28 2 25 2 1 0 2 0
FW   SCO Tam McManus 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
FW   SCO Kenny Miller 8 1 7 1 0 0 1 0
FW   FIN Mixu Paatelainen 28 12 26 12 2 0 0 0
FW   SCO Paul Tosh 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ a b c "Average Home League Game Attendances". fitbastats.com. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
  2. ^ a b Hibs' tidal wave of success engulfs team all at sea, Scotland on Sunday, 2 May 1999.
  3. ^ Scottish League Challenge Cup Finals, RSSSF.
  4. ^ 08/08/98 - Hamilton v Hibs
  5. ^ "Hibernian 1998/1999 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 26 January 2010.

External links edit

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