Scottish Premier League 1998/99
| Scottish Premier League 1998/99 | |
| master | Glasgow Rangers |
| Champions League qualification |
Glasgow Rangers |
| UEFA Cup qualification |
Celtic Glasgow FC St. Johnstone FC Aberdeen |
| Cup winners | Glasgow Rangers |
| Relegated | Dunfermline Athletic |
| Teams | 10 |
| Games | 180 |
| Gates | 471 (ø 2.62 per game) |
| Top scorer |
 Henrik Larsson(Celtic Glasgow) |
| ← Premier Division 1997/98 | |
The Scottish Premier League was played for the first time in 1998/99 . It was also the 102nd edition of the highest soccer division within the Scottish Football League in which the Scottish champions were determined. In the 1998/99 season, 10 clubs competed against each other in a total of 36 match days. Each team played twice at home and twice against every other team. In the event of a tie, the goal difference counted .
The Glasgow Rangers won the Scottish Championship for the 48th time in the club's history. The Gers qualified as champions for the 1999/2000 Champions League season . Second, third and fourth placed, Celtic Glasgow , FC St. Johnstone and FC Kilmarnock qualified for the UEFA Cup .
Hibernian Edinburgh was relegated to the First Division at the end of the season . With 29 goals, Henrik Larsson of Celtic Glasgow was the top scorer.
Scottish Premier League teams 1998/99 |
statistics
Closing table
| Pl. | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Glasgow Rangers | 36 | 23 | 8th | 5 | 78:31 | +47 | 77 |
| 2. | Celtic Glasgow (M, L) | 36 | 21st | 8th | 7th | 84:35 | +49 | 71 |
| 3. | St. Johnstone FC | 36 | 15th | 12 | 9 | 39:38 | +1 | 57 |
| 4th | FC Kilmarnock | 36 | 14th | 14th | 8th | 47:29 | +18 | 56 |
| 5. | Dundee FC (N) | 36 | 13 | 7th | 16 | 36:56 | −20 | 46 |
| 6th | Heart of Midlothian (P) | 36 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 44:50 | −6 | 42 |
| 7th | Motherwell FC | 36 | 10 | 11 | 15th | 35:54 | −19 | 41 |
| 8th. | Aberdeen FC | 36 | 10 | 7th | 19th | 43:71 | −28 | 37 |
| 9. | Dundee United | 36 | 8th | 10 | 18th | 37:48 | −11 | 34 |
| 10. | Dunfermline Athletic | 36 | 4th | 16 | 16 | 28:59 | −31 | 28 |
Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd goal difference - 3rd goals scored
| Legend | |
|---|---|
| 1998/99 season | |
| Scottish champion and participation in the 1999/2000 UEFA Champions League | |
| Participation in the 1999/2000 UEFA Cup | |
| Relegated to the first division | |
| At the end of the 1997/98 season | |
| (M) | Champion of the previous year |
| (P) | Cup winner of the previous year |
| (L) | League cup winner of the previous year |
| (N) | Newcomer from the First Division |
Goalscorer
| player | Gates | team |
|---|---|---|
|
Henrik Larsson
|
27 | Celtic Glasgow |
 Rod Wallace
|
19th | Glasgow Rangers |
 Billy Dodds
|
16 | Dundee United |
|
Eoin Jess
|
14th | Aberdeen FC |
|
Robbie Winters
|
13 | Aberdeen FC |
|
Gary McSwegan
|
11 | Heart of Midlothian |
 Jörg Albertz
|
Glasgow Rangers | |
|
Craig Burley
|
9 | Celtic Glasgow |
|
Eddie Annand
|
Dundee FC | |
 Stephane Adam
|
Heart of Midlothian | |
|
Neil McCann
|
8th | Heart of Midlothian |
|
Mark Burchill
|
Celtic Glasgow | |
|
Gary McSwegan
|
Heart of Midlothian | |
|
Andy Smith
|
Dunfermline Athletic |
The Glasgow Rangers championship team
(All players included in the 1998/99 season squad)
| 1. | Glasgow Rangers |
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See also
Web links
- Scottish Premier League 1998/99 at Statto.com
- Scottish Premier League 1998/99 in the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation database
Individual evidence
- ↑ Scottish Football League & Scottish Premier League Top goalscorers per division. (No longer available online.) Scottish-football-historical-archive.com, archived from the original on September 27, 2012 ; accessed on April 15, 2015 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Glasgow Rangers Squad 1998/1999. worldfootball.net, accessed April 20, 2015 .
