1898–99 in Scottish football
Appearance
1898–99 in Scottish football | ||
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Division One champions | ||
Rangers | ||
Division Two champions | ||
Kilmarnock | ||
Scottish Cup winners | ||
Celtic | ||
Junior Cup winners | ||
Parkhead | ||
Scotland national team | ||
1899 BHC |
1898–99 in Scottish football was the 26th season of competitive football in Scotland and the ninth season of the Scottish Football League.
Scottish Division One
Rangers were champions of the Scottish Division One.
P | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Rangers | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 18 | 61 | 36 |
2 | Heart of Midlothian | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 56 | 30 | 26 | 26 |
3 | Celtic | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 51 | 33 | 18 | 24 |
4 | Hibernian | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 42 | 43 | −1 | 23 |
5 | St Mirren | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 46 | 32 | 14 | 20 |
6 | Third Lanark | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 33 | 38 | −5 | 17 |
7 | St Bernard's | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 30 | 37 | −7 | 12 |
= | Clyde | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 23 | 48 | −25 | 12 |
9 | Partick Thistle | 18 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 19 | 58 | −39 | 6 |
10 | Dundee | 18 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 23 | 65 | −42 | 4 |
Scottish Division Two
Kilmarnock won the Scottish Division Two for the second season in a row.
P | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Kilmarnock | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 73 | 24 | 49 | 32 |
2 | Leith Athletic | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 63 | 38 | 25 | 27 |
3 | Port Glasgow Athletic | 18 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 75 | 51 | 24 | 25 |
4 | Motherwell | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 41 | 40 | 1 | 20 |
5 | Hamilton Academical | 18 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 48 | 58 | −10 | 15 |
= | Airdrieonians | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 35 | 46 | −11 | 15 |
7 | Morton | 18 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 36 | 41 | −5 | 13 |
8 | Ayr | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 35 | 51 | −16 | 13 |
9 | Linthouse | 18 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 29 | 62 | −33 | 11 |
10 | Abercorn | 18 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 41 | 65 | −24 | 9 |
Scottish Cup
The Scottish Cup was won by Celtic after they beat rivals Rangers 2–0 in the final.
Other Honours
Winner | Score | Runner-up |
---|---|---|
East Stirlingshire | 4 – 1 | Arthurlie |
County Cups
Competition | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
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Aberdeenshire Cup | Orion | 5 – 1 * | Victoria Un |
Ayrshire Cup | Kilmarnock | 6 – 3 | Galston |
Dumbartonshire Cup | Dumbarton | 6 – 3 | Renton |
East of Scotland Shield | Hearts | 1 – 0 | Hibernian |
Fife Cup | Raith Rovers | 2 – 0 | Lochgelly Un |
Forfarshire Cup | Arbroath | 4 – 2 | Dundee Wanderers |
Glasgow Cup | Queen's Park | 1 – 0 | Rangers |
Lanarkshire Cup | Motherwell | 3 – 0 | Albion Rovers |
Linlithgowshire Cup | Bo'ness | 2 – 1 | Bathgate |
Perthshire Cup | Fair City Ath | 5 – 2 | Vale of Atholl |
Renfrewshire Cup | Morton | 2 – 0 * | St Mirren |
Southern Counties Cup | Dumfries | 4 – 1 | Newton Stewart Ath |
Stirlingshire Cup | King's Park | 4 – 2 | Camelon |
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Top Three
P | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Inverness Caledonian | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 39 | 14 | 25 | 24 |
2 | Clachnacuddin | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 48 | 25 | 23 | 21 |
3 | Elgin City | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 44 | 19 | 25 | 16 |
Junior Cup
Parkhead won the Junior Cup after they beat Westmarch XI 4–1 in the final.
Scotland national team
Date | Venue | Opponents | Score[1] | Competition | Scotland scorer(s) |
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18 March | The Racecourse, Wrexham (A) | Wales | 6–0 | BHC | Robert Smyth McColl (3), John Campbell (2), Henry Marshall |
25 March | Celtic Park, Glasgow (H) | Ireland | 9–1 | BHC | Robert Smyth McColl (3), John Campbell (2), Robert Hamilton (2), Jack Bell, Alexander Christie |
8 April | Villa Park, Birmingham (A) | England | 1–2 | BHC | Robert Hamilton |
Key:
- (H) = Home match
- (A) = Away match
- BHC = British Home Championship
See also
Notes and references
- ^ Scotland's score is shown first.