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 & with a record points total following the relegation suffered in 1998.[2] There was disappointment in the cup competitions, however, as the club were beaten by Stirling Albion in the Scottish Cup, and were hammered 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

Results

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
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
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

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Hibernian 36 28 5 3 84 33 +51 89 Promoted to 1999–2000 Scottish 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.

Scottish League Cup

Results

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

Results

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

Player stats

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 TotalFirst DivisionScottish CupLeague Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK Iceland ISL Olafur Gottskalksson 4103602030
DF Scotland SCO Derek Anderson 60600000
DF Scotland SCO Derek Collins 1701601000
DF Scotland SCO Mark Dempsie 100802000
DF Scotland SCO Shaun Dennis 3633132030
DF Austria AUT Klaus Dietrich 10100000
DF Scotland SCO David Elliot 110800030
DF Scotland SCO John Hughes 2632330030
DF Scotland SCO Paul Lovering 1921712100
DF Ireland EIR Barry Prenderville 1321320000
DF Scotland SCO Alan Reid 10100000
DF Scotland SCO Michael Renwick 1901600030
DF Scotland SCO Rab Shannon 10100000
DF Scotland SCO Tom Smith 60501000
MF Scotland SCO Scott Bannerman 1201200000
MF Canada CAN Emilio Bottiglieri 10100000
MF Austria AUT Peter Guggi 102820020
MF Scotland SCO Kevin Harper 31210010
MF Scotland SCO Paul Hartley 1451252000
MF England ENG Paul Holsgrove 1911710020
MF Trinidad and Tobago TRI Russell Latapy 2572362100
MF Australia AUS Stuart Lovell 361231112031
MF France FRA Alex Marinkov 1011010000
MF Scotland SCO Pat McGinlay 351230122030
MF Scotland SCO Eric Paton 40400000
MF Trinidad and Tobago TRI Tony Rougier 1811510030
MF France FRA Franck Sauzee 92920000
MF England ENG Justin Skinner 3533022031
FW Scotland SCO Stephen Crawford 401535142031
FW Scotland SCO Barry Lavety 2822521020
FW Scotland SCO Tam McManus 10100000
FW Scotland SCO Kenny Miller 81710010
FW Finland FIN Mixu Paatelainen 281226122000
FW Scotland SCO Paul Tosh 10100000

See also

Notes

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