1998–99 Scottish First Division

Scottish First Division
Season	1998–99
Champions	Hibernian
Promoted	Hibernian
Relegated	Hamilton Academical Stranraer
Top goalscorer	Glynn Hurst (18)^[1]
Biggest home win	Ayr United 7-1 Stranraer, 19.09.1998
Biggest away win	St Mirren 1-5 Airdrieonians, 12.12.1998 St Mirren 1-5 Morton, 10.04.1999
← 1997–98 1999–2000 →

The 1998–99 Scottish First Division was won by Hibernian who bounced straight back up to the Scottish Premier League after relegation the previous season and finished an amazing 23 points ahead of nearest challengers Falkirk. Hamilton Academical and Stranraer were relegated to the Second Division. In the case of Stranraer, they didn't manage to compete well enough in this division following on from their promotion a year earlier.

Table

P	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
6	Morton	36	14	7	15	45	41	4	49
7	Clydebank	36	11	13	12	36	38	-2	46
8	Raith Rovers	36	8	11	17	37	57	-20	35
9	Hamilton Academical	36	6	10	20	30	62	-32	28	Relegated to Second Division 1999-2000
10	Stranraer	36	5	2	29	29	74	-45	17	Relegated to Second Division 1999-2000

References

^ "Scottish Football League - Top goalscorers per division". Scottish-football-historical-archive.com. Retrieved 2012-04-23.

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