Scottish Second Division 1998/99
| Scottish Second Division 1998/99 | |
| master | Livingston FC |
| Climbers | Livingston FC Inverness Caledonian Thistle |
| Relegated |
East Fife FC Forfar Athletic |
| Teams | 10 |
| Games | 180 |
| Gates | 520 (ø 2.89 per game) |
| Top scorer |
 Alex Bone( Stirling Albion ) |
| ← Second Division 1997/98 | |
| ^ First Division 1998/99 | |
The Scottish Football League Second Division was played in 1998/99 for the 24th time after the introduction of the Premier League as the third highest Scottish league . In addition, it was the twenty-fourth edition of the men's third-highest division football in Scotland under the name Second Division . In the 1998/99 season, 10 clubs competed against each other in a total of 36 match days. Each team played four times against each other team. In the event of a tie, the goal difference counted .
The championship was won by Livingston FC , which also secured participation in the 1999/2000 First Division season . In addition to Livingston , the runner-up, Inverness Caledonian Thistle also rose. FC East Fife and Forfar Athletic had to relegate to the third division . The top scorer with 21 goals was Alex Bone from Stirling Albion .
statistics
Closing table
| Pl. | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Livingston FC | 36 | 22nd | 11 | 3 | 66:35 | +31 | 77 |
| 2. | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 36 | 21st | 9 | 6th | 80:48 | +32 | 72 |
| 3. | Clyde FC | 36 | 15th | 8th | 13 | 46:42 | +4 | 53 |
| 4th | Queen of the South | 36 | 13 | 9 | 14th | 50:45 | +5 | 48 |
| 5. | Alloa Athletic (N) | 36 | 13 | 7th | 16 | 65:56 | +9 | 46 |
| 6th | Stirling Albion (A) | 36 | 12 | 8th | 16 | 50:63 | −13 | 44 |
| 7th | FC Arbroath (N) | 36 | 12 | 8th | 16 | 37:52 | −15 | 44 |
| 8th. | Partick Thistle (A) | 36 | 12 | 7th | 17th | 36:45 | −9 | 43 |
| 9. | East Fife FC | 36 | 12 | 6th | 18th | 42:64 | −22 | 42 |
| 10. | Forfar Athletic | 36 | 8th | 7th | 21st | 48:70 | −22 | 31 |
Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd goal difference - 3rd goals scored - 4th direct comparison (points, goal difference, goals scored)
| Legend | |
|---|---|
| 1998/99 season | |
| Promoted to the First Division | |
| Relegated to the third division | |
| At the end of the 1997/98 season | |
| (A) | Relegated from the First Division |
| (N) | Newcomer from the third division |
Web links
- Scottish Second Division 1998/99 at Statto.com
- Scottish Second Division 1998/99 in the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation database
- League Tables at spfl.co.uk
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 February 2, 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.
