1998–99 Dundee F.C. season

The 1998–99 season was the 97th season in which Dundee competed at a Scottish national level, playing in the top tier of Scottish football, the Scottish Premier League, for the first time since the 1993–94 season after winning the First Division the previous season.[1][2][3] Dundee would finish the league season in 5th place with 46 points, their highest finish in Scottish football since 1973–74. Dundee would also compete in the Scottish League Cup and the Scottish Cup, where they were knocked out by Alloa Athletic in the 2nd round of the League Cup, and by Greenock Morton in the 3rd round of the Scottish Cup.

Dundee
1998–99 season
ManagerJocky Scott
Scottish Premier League5th
Scottish CupThird round
Scottish League CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Eddie Annand (9)
All: Eddie Annand (10)
Highest home attendance12,081 vs. Dundee United,
19 September 1998 (SPL)
Average home league attendance7,176

Scottish Premier League
Main article: 1998–99 Scottish Premier League

Legend
Win Draw Loss

Dundee's score comes first. Statistics provided by Dee Archive

MatchDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
11 August 1998AberdeenH0–27,811
215 August 1998Dunfermline AthleticA0–25,308
323 August 1998St JohnstoneH0–13,641
429 August 1998CelticH1–19,853Annand 90'
512 September 1998Heart of MidlothianA2–013,117Adamczuk 48', 82'
619 September 1998Dundee UnitedH2–212,081Annand 69', Adamczuk 89'
723 September 1998KilmarnockA1–27,096Annand 10'
826 September 1998MotherwellH1–05,655Irvine 8'
94 October 1998RangersA0–14,834Irvine 8'
1017 October 1998AberdeenA2–210,004Annand 60', 70'
1128 October 1998Dunfermline AthleticH1–04,619Falconer 61'
1231 October 1998Heart of MidlothianH1–06,142Weir 77' (o.g.)
137 November 1998CelticA1–658,093Annand 21'
1414 November 1998KilmarnockH1–14,249Annand 29'
1522 November 1998Dundee UnitedA1–011,230Grady 82'
1612 December 1998St JohnstoneA1–16,033Adamczuk 74'
1716 December 1998MotherwellA1–25,890Adamczuk 37'
1819 December 1998AberdeenH1–26,340Rae 18'
1927 December 1998CelticH0–310,004
2030 December 1998Heart of MidlothianA2–113,383Sharp 18, Falconer 42'
212 January 1999Dundee UnitedH1–311,751McSkimming 28'
2227 January 1999RangersH0–49,453
2330 January 1999KilmarnockA0–07,677
246 February 1999MotherwellH1–04,187Tweed 3'
2520 February 1999RangersA1–649,462Adamczuk 28'
2627 February 1999St JohnstoneH0–17,245
2713 March 1999Dunfermline AthleticA0–26,890
2820 March 1999Heart of MidlothianH2–06,612Annand 54', 65'
293 April 1999CelticA0–559,269
3010 April 1999MotherwellA2–15,717Falconer 65', Grady 73'
3118 April 1999RangersH1–111,051Anderson 23'
3224 April 1999KilmarnockH2–14,296Anderson 44', McSkimming 64'
331 May 1999Dundee UnitedA2–012,280Irvine 67', Grady 90'
348 May 1999AberdeenA2–17,970Boyack 41', Anderson 86'
3515 May 1999Dunfermline AthleticH3–14,179Irvine 22', Boyack 50', Falconer 61'
3623 May 1999St JohnstoneA0–110,575

Final league table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
3 St Johnstone 36 15 12 9 39 38 +1 57 Qualification for the UEFA Cup qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
4 Kilmarnock 36 14 14 8 47 29 +18 56
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
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:
  1. 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.

Scottish Cup
Main article: 1998–99 Scottish Cup

Statistics provided by Dee Archive

MatchDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
R323 January 1999Greenock MortonA1–25,550Annand 41'

Scottish League Cup
Main article: 1998–99 Scottish League Cup

Statistics provided by Dee Archive

MatchDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
R28 August 1998Alloa AthleticH0–12,057

Player statistics

Statistics provided by Dee Archive

No. Pos Nat Player TotalFirst DivisionScottish CupLeague Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
MF Poland POL Dariusz Adamczuk 28624+261010
MF Scotland SCO Iain Anderson 29317+1130+1000
FW Scotland SCO Eddie Annand 311019+1091110
FW Scotland SCO Graham Bayne 200+200000
MF Scotland SCO Steven Boyack 82820000
FW Republic of Ireland IRL Tommy Coyne 1607+800010
GK Scotland SCO Rab Douglas 3703501010
MF Scotland SCO Willie Falconer 35431+241010
DF Scotland SCO Derek Fleming 10100000
DF France FRA Éric Garcin 402+100010
FW Scotland SCO James Grady 28320+630+100+10
MF Scotland SCO Brian Grant 500+401000
DF Scotland SCO Gordon Hunter 30300000
DF Scotland SCO Brian Irvine 3433330010
GK Scotland SCO Jamie Langfield 201+100000
DF England ENG Lee Maddison 2202101000
MF Scotland SCO Darren Magee 201+100000
FW Scotland SCO Steve McCormick 200+10000+10
MF Scotland SCO Jim McInally 15014+100000
MF Scotland SCO Shaun McSkimming 30225+420010
DF Scotland SCO Willie Miller 2902701010
FW Scotland SCO Jerry O'Driscoll 100+100000
MF Scotland SCO Stéphane Pounewatchy 402+100010
MF Scotland SCO Gavin Rae 30123+710000
DF Scotland SCO Robbie Raeside 22019+201000
MF Scotland SCO Hugh Robertson 1109+101000
DF England ENG Dave Rogers 1107+400000
DF Scotland SCO Lee Sharp 614+210000
DF Scotland SCO Barry Smith 35029+401010
MF Scotland SCO Gavin Strachan 604+200000
DF Scotland SCO Steven Tweed 1111011000

See also

References
  1. "Match Results 2022-23 | Dundee (Dee Archive)". deearchive.co.uk. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
  2. "Results for Dundee for 1998-99". londonhearts.com. Archived from the original on 26 January 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
  3. "Scotland 1998/99". RSSSF. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
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