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Football in Scotland
Season1898–99
← 1897–98 Scotland 1899–1900 →
1898–99 in Scottish football
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.

League competitions

Scottish Division One

Main article: 1898–99 Scottish Division One

Rangers were champions of the Scottish Division One.[1][2][3]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Rangers (C) 18 18 0 0 79 18 +61 36 Champions
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 Clyde 18 4 4 10 23 48 −25 12
7 St Bernard's 18 4 4 10 30 37 −7 12
9 Partick Thistle (R) 18 2 2 14 19 58 −39 6 Relegated to the 1899–1900 Scottish Division Two
10 Dundee 18 1 2 15 23 65 −42 4
Source: statto.com
Rules for classification: Teams finish equal if level on points. Points system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Scottish Division Two

Main article: 1898–99 Scottish Division Two

Kilmarnock won the Scottish Division Two for the second season in a row.

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Kilmarnock (C, P) 18 14 4 0 73 24 +49 32 Promoted to the 1899–1900 Scottish First Division
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 Airdrieonians 18 6 3 9 36 46 −10 15
5 Hamilton Academical 18 7 1 10 48 58 −10 15
7 Ayr 18 5 3 10 35 51 −16 13
7 Morton 18 6 1 11 36 42 −6 13
9 Linthouse 18 5 1 12 29 62 −33 11
10 Abercorn 18 4 1 13 41 65 −24 9
Source: statto.com
Rules for classification: Teams finish equal if level on points. Points system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Other honours

Cup honours

National

Competition Winner Score Runner-up
Scottish Cup Celtic 2 – 0 Rangers
Scottish Qualifying Cup East Stirlingshire 4 – 1 Arthurlie
Scottish Junior Cup Parkhead 4 – 1 Westmarch XI

County

Competition Winner Score Runner-up
Aberdeenshire Cup Orion 5 – 1[a] Victoria United
Ayrshire Cup Kilmarnock 6 – 3 Galston
Border Cup Vale of Leithen 3 – 1[b] Selkirk
Dumbartonshire Cup Dumbarton 6 – 3 Renton
East of Scotland Shield Hearts 1 – 0 Hibernian
Fife Cup Raith Rovers 2 – 0 Lochgelly United
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
North of Scotland Cup Elgin City 2 – 1 Clachnacuddin
Perthshire Cup Fair City Athletic 5 – 2 Vale of Atholl
Renfrewshire Cup Morton 2 – 0[a] St Mirren
Southern Counties Cup Dumfries 4 – 1 Newton Stewart Athletic
Stirlingshire Cup King's Park 4 – 2 Camelon

Non-league honours

Senior

Highland League

Top three
Pos 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
Source: RSSSF

Other Leagues

Division Winner
Ayrshire League Annbank [4]
Midland League King's Park [5]
Northern League Arbroath [6]
Scottish Alliance Cowlairs [7]
Scottish Federation Royal Albert [8]
South of Scotland League unfinished [9]

Scotland national team

Main articles: 1898–99 British Home Championship and Scotland national football team 1872–1914 results
Date Venue Opponents Score[c] Competition Scotland scorer(s)
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
Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 England (C) 3 3 0 0 19 3 +16 6
 Scotland 3 2 0 1 16 3 +13 4
 Ireland 3 1 0 2 4 22 −18 2
 Wales 3 0 0 3 0 11 −11 0
Source: [10][11]
Rules for classification: 1) points. The points system worked as follows: 2 points for a win and 1 point for a draw.
(C) Champions

Other national teams

Scottish League XI

Date Venue Opponents[12][13] Score[d] Scotland scorer(s)
11 February Solitude, Belfast (A) Northern Ireland Irish League XI 1–3 William Michael
1 April Celtic Park, Glasgow (H) England Football League XI 1–4 John Campbell

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b Replay needed.
  2. ^ Second replay needed.
  3. ^ Scotland's score is shown first.
  4. ^ Scottish League XI's score is shown first.

References

  1. ^ Stuart Spencer (16 January 2019). "The Season of 1898-99". Scottish Football Museum. Archived from the original on 18 April 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
  2. ^ The beginning of glory Archived 29 December 2020 at the Wayback Machine, Rangers FC
  3. ^ Rangers Team, 1898-99 (Mitchell Library, Glasgow Collection), The Glasgow Story
  4. ^ "Ayrshire League". Scottish Football Historical Archive. 28 July 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  5. ^ "Midland League (including the Central Combination, the Central League)". Scottish Football Historical Archive. 11 August 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  6. ^ "Northern League". Scottish Football Historical Archive. 10 August 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  7. ^ "Scottish Alliance". Scottish Football Historical Archive. 2 August 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  8. ^ "Scottish Federation". Scottish Football Historical Archive. 2 August 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  9. ^ "Southern Counties League". Scottish Football Historical Archive. 20 August 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  10. ^ Reyes, Macario; Morrison, Neil (1 October 1999). "British Home Championship 1884–1899". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  11. ^ "British Championships 1899". Scotland Football Stats. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  12. ^ "SFL XI v The Football League XI Record". London Hearts Supporters Club. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  13. ^ "SFL XI v Irish Football League XI Record". London Hearts Supporters Club. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
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