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Hibernian 1998–99 football season
Hibernian
1998–99 season
ManagerAlex McLeish
SFL First Division1st (promoted)
Scottish CupR3
League CupQuarter
Top goalscorerLeague: Crawford, 14
All: Crawford, 15
Highest home attendance14801
Lowest home attendance8649
Average home league attendance10433 (down 1592)
← 1997–981999–00 →

Season 1998–99 was a successful season for Hibernian F.C. as the club got promoted on their first attempt and achieved a record number of points, following their relegation from the Scottish Premier League the year prior. There was disappointment in the cup competitions, however, as the club were beaten by Stirling Albion in the Scottish Cup, and were defeated convincingly 4–0 by St Johnstone in the League Cup. As a First Division club, Hibs would have entered the Scottish Challenge Cup, but the competition was not played during the 1998–99 season due to a lack of sponsorship.

League season

Results

Greenock Morton v Hibernian
4 August 1998 SFL First Division Greenock Morton 0–1 Hibernian Cappielow Park, Greenock
Lavety 90' Attendance: 4,600
Referee: Young
Hibernian v Stranraer
15 August 1998 SFL First Division Hibernian 1–2 Stranraer Easter Road, Edinburgh
Skinner Black 48' (pen.)
Young 58'		 Attendance: 8,000
Falkirk v Hibernian
22 August 1998 SFL First Division Falkirk 1–1 Hibernian Brockville Park, Falkirk
Keith 21' Dennis 52' Attendance: 5,758
Referee: Dallas
Hibernian v Ayr United
29 August 1998 SFL First Division Hibernian 4–2 Ayr United Easter Road, Edinburgh
Guggi 14'
Crawford 15', 73' (pen.)
Lovell 69'		 Hurst 49'
Findlay 57' (pen.)		 Attendance: 9,222
Referee: Rowbotham
Clydebank v Hibernian
5 September 1998 SFL First Division Clydebank 2–2 Hibernian Boghead Park, Dumbarton
Teale 73'
Brannigan 90'		 Harper 58'
Crawford 89'		 Attendance: 1,803
Referee: Mitchell
St Mirren v Hibernian
12 September 1998 SFL First Division St Mirren 2–0 Hibernian Love Street, Paisley
Yardley 38'
Nicolson 82'		 Attendance: 3,638
Hibernian v Raith Rovers
19 September 1998 SFL First Division Hibernian 3–1 Raith Rovers Easter Road, Edinburgh
Crawford 68' (pen.), 89'
Guggi 78'		 Wright 60' Attendance: 8,850
Hibernian v Hamilton Academical
26 September 1998 SFL First Division Hibernian 0–0 Hamilton Academical Easter Road, Edinburgh
Attendance: 9,695
Referee: McCluskey
Airdrieonians v Hibernian
3 October 1998 SFL First Division Airdrieonians 1–3 Hibernian Excelsior Stadium, Airdrie
Black 63' McGinlay 26', 50'
Paatelainen 33'		 Attendance: 4,995
Referee: Young
Stranraer v Hibernian
10 October 1998 SFL First Division Stranraer 0–1 Hibernian Stair Park, Stranraer
Lovell 87' Attendance: 2,256
Hibernian v Greenock Morton
17 October 1998 SFL First Division Hibernian 2–1 Greenock Morton Easter Road, Edinburgh
Prenderville 10'
McGinlay 85'		 Twaddle 59' Attendance: 9,520
Referee: Simpson
Ayr United v Hibernian
24 October 1998 SFL First Division Ayr United 3–3 Hibernian Somerset Park, Ayr
Hurst 3', 71'
Walker 25' (pen.)		 Hughes 41', 87'
Paatelainen 85'		 Attendance: 4,684
Referee: Dougal
Hibernian v Clydebank
31 October 1998 SFL First Division Hibernian 2–1 Clydebank Easter Road, Edinburgh
McGinlay 33'
Paatelainen 85'		 Brown 88' Attendance: 9,027
Raith Rovers v Hibernian
7 November 1998 SFL First Division Raith Rovers 1–3 Hibernian Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy
Dargo 86' McGinlay 59'
Crawford 62' (pen.)
Paatelainen 77'		 Attendance: 4,927
Referee: Clyde
Hamilton Academical v Hibernian
21 November 1998 SFL First Division Hamilton Academical 2–2 Hibernian Firhill Stadium, Glasgow
Moore 75'
Henderson 88'		 Paatelainen 33', 60' Attendance: 2,288
Referee: Bisset
Hibernian v St Mirren
24 November 1998 SFL First Division Hibernian 4–1 St Mirren Easter Road, Edinburgh
Lovell 28', 35'
Prenderville 42'
McGinlay 75'		 Yardley 22' Attendance: 9,097
Referee: Fleming
Hibernian v Airdrieonians
28 November 1998 SFL First Division Hibernian 1–0 Airdrieonians Easter Road, Edinburgh
Lovell 82' Attendance: 9,758
Referee: McCurry
Greenock Morton v Hibernian
5 December 1998 SFL First Division Greenock Morton 1–3 Hibernian Cappielow Park, Greenock
Fenwick 89' Crawford 5'
Lovell 83'
Rougier 90'		 Attendance: 3,150
Referee: Rowbotham
Hibernian v Falkirk
12 December 1998 SFL First Division Hibernian 2–1 Falkirk Easter Road, Edinburgh
Hughes 6'
Crawford 69'		 Crabbe 79' (pen.) Attendance: 12,570
Referee: Dougal
Hibernian v Clydebank
19 December 1998 SFL First Division Hibernian 3–0 Clydebank Easter Road, Edinburgh
McGinlay 10', 90'
Latapy 90'		 Attendance: 9,060
Referee: Clark
Hibernian v Ayr United
26 December 1998 SFL First Division Hibernian 3–0 Ayr United Easter Road, Edinburgh
McGinlay 25'
Paatelainen 41', 58'		 Attendance: 14,106
Referee: McCluskey
Hibernian v Raith Rovers
2 January 1999 SFL First Division Hibernian 5–1 Raith Rovers Easter Road, Edinburgh
Lovell 1'
McGinlay 12', 43'
Latapy 22'
McEwan 72' (o.g.)		 Dargo 39' Attendance: 14,703
Referee: Herald
St Mirren v Hibernian
9 January 1999 SFL First Division St Mirren 1–2 Hibernian Love Street, Paisley
Kerr 87' Paatelainen 51'
Hartley 82'		 Attendance: 6,064
Referee: Toner
Hibernian v Hamilton Academical
16 January 1999 SFL First Division Hibernian 4–0 Hamilton Academical Easter Road, Edinburgh
Paatelainen 37', 61'
Lavety 68'
McGinlay 90'		 Attendance: 10,229
Referee: Dallas
Airdrieonians v Hibernian
30 January 1999 SFL First Division Airdrieonians 1–3 Hibernian Excelsior Stadium, Airdrie
Black 30' (pen.) Paatelainen 40'
Lovell 57', 87'		 Attendance: 4,763
Referee: Clyde
Hibernian v Stranraer
6 February 1999 SFL First Division Hibernian 2–0 Stranraer Easter Road, Edinburgh
Crawford 31', 35' Attendance: 8,649
Referee: Elmslie
Falkirk v Hibernian
20 February 1999 SFL First Division Falkirk 1–2 Hibernian Brockville Park, Falkirk
Keith 52' Hartley 45'
den Bieman 67' (o.g.)		 Attendance: 5,978
Referee: Toner
Ayr United v Hibernian
27 February 1999 SFL First Division Ayr United 1–3 Hibernian Somerset Park, Ayr
Ferguson 5' (pen.) Crawford 19' (pen.), 44', 77' Attendance: 5,010
Referee: Clark
Clydebank v Hibernian
13 March 1999 SFL First Division Clydebank 2–0 Hibernian Boghead Park, Dumbarton
Elliot 43'
Love 57'		 Attendance: 1,695
Referee: Mitchell
Hibernian v Airdrieonians
20 March 1999 SFL First Division Hibernian 3–0 Airdrieonians Easter Road, Edinburgh
Dennis 6'
Holsgrove 14'
Lovering 90'		 Attendance: 9,990
Referee: Martindale
Hamilton Academical v Hibernian
3 April 1999 SFL First Division Hamilton Academical 0–2 Hibernian Firhill Stadium, Glasgow
Latapy 32', 51' Attendance: 4,350
Referee: Rowbotham
Raith Rovers v Hibernian
10 April 1999 SFL First Division Raith Rovers 1–3 Hibernian Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy
Holmes 29' Latapy 12'
Dennis 52'
Marinkov 84'		 Attendance: 5,740
Referee: Elmslie
Hibernian v St Mirren
17 April 1999 SFL First Division Hibernian 2–1 St Mirren Easter Road, Edinburgh
Hartley 72'
Latapy 85'		 McGarry 32' Attendance: 8,969
Referee: McCurry
Hibernian v Greenock Morton
24 April 1999 SFL First Division Hibernian 2–1 Greenock Morton Easter Road, Edinburgh
Lovell 11'
Sauzee 42'		 Anderson 7' Attendance: 8,874
Referee: Clark
Stranraer v Hibernian
1 May 1999 SFL First Division Stranraer 0–4 Hibernian Stair Park, Stranraer
Lovell 20'
Crawford 56'
Miller 77'
Hartley 80'		 Attendance: 1,380
Referee: Clyde
Hibernian v Falkirk
8 May 1999 SFL First Division Hibernian 2–1 Falkirk Easter Road, Edinburgh
Sauzee 45'
Hartley 47'		 Crabbe 71' Attendance: 14,843
Referee: Freeland

Final table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Hibernian (C, P) 36 28 5 3 84 33 +51 89 Promotion to the 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
Source: "1998-1999 First Division - SPFL Archive". SPFL. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Scottish League Cup

Results

Hamilton Academical v Hibernian
8 August 1998 Scottish League Cup Hamilton Academical 1–2 Hibernian Firhill Stadium, Glasgow
McFarlane 67' Skinner
Lovell 89'		 Attendance: 3,063
Referee: Freeland
Hibernian v Aberdeen
19 August 1998 Scottish League Cup Hibernian 1–0 Aberdeen Easter Road, Edinburgh
Crawford 82' (pen) Attendance: 10,500
Referee: Dougal
St Johnstone v Hibernian
8 September 1998 Scottish League Cup St Johnstone 4–0 Hibernian McDiarmid Park, Perth
Lowndes 11', 32'
McMahon 24'
O'Neil 57'		 Attendance: 8,165
Referee: Young

Scottish Cup

Results

Hibernian v Stirling Albion
23 January 1999 Scottish Cup Hibernian 1–1 Stirling Albion Easter Road, Edinburgh
Lovering 76' Nicholas 20' Attendance: 8,730
Referee: Simpson
Stirling Albion v Hibernian
2 February 1999 Scottish Cup Stirling Albion 2–1 Hibernian Forthbank Stadium, Stirling
McCallum 14'
Jackson 58'		 Latapy 36' Attendance: 3,592
Referee: Simpson

Transfers

Players in

Player From Fee
Scotland Bryan Gunn Norwich City Free
Australia Stuart Lovell Reading Free
England Paul Holsgrove Brighton & Hove Albion £110,000
Finland Mixu Paatelainen Wolverhampton Wanderers £75,000
Scotland Paul Lovering Clydebank £100,000
Scotland Derek Collins Greenock Morton £120,000
Scotland Paul Hartley Raith Rovers £250,000
Scotland Tom Smith Clydebank Free
France Franck Sauzee Montpellier HSC Free
France Alex Marinkov Scarborough £25,000


Players out

Player To Fee
Scotland Jamie McQuilken Falkirk Free
Scotland Andy Dow Aberdeen £80,000
Scotland Darren Dods St Johnstone £70,000
Scotland Willie Miller Dundee Free
Scotland Graeme Donald Stirling Albion Free
Scotland Gordon Hunter Canberra Cosmos Free
Scotland Stuart McCaffrey Aberdeen Free
Benin Jimmy Boco Retired Free
Scotland Ian McDonald Stenhousemuir Free
Scotland John Martin East Fife Free
Scotland Kevin Harper Derby County £300,000
Iceland Bjarni Larusson Walsall Free
Trinidad and Tobago Tony Rougier Port Vale £175,000
Scotland Rab Shannon East Fife Free
Austria Klaus Dietrich Free
Scotland Bryan Gunn Retired Free

Loans in

Player From
Republic of Ireland Barry Prenderville Coventry City

Loans out

Player To
Scotland Paul Riley Brechin City
Scotland Paul Tosh Partick Thistle
Scotland Kenny Miller Stenhousemuir
Canada Emilio Bottiglieri Albion Rovers
Scotland David Elliot Wigan Athletic
Scotland Paul Tosh Exeter City
Scotland Russell Huggon Stenhousemuir
Scotland Jamie Carter East Stirlingshire

Player stats

During the 1998–99 season, Hibs used 34 different players in competitive games. The table below shows the number of appearances and goals scored by each player. Goalkeeper Olafur Gottskalksson played in every competitive match.

No. Pos Nat Player Total First Division Scottish Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK Iceland ISL Olafur Gottskalksson 41 0 36 0 2 0 3 0
DF Scotland SCO Derek Anderson 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Derek Collins 17 0 16 0 1 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Mark Dempsie 10 0 8 0 2 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Shaun Dennis 36 3 31 3 2 0 3 0
DF Austria AUT Klaus Dietrich 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO David Elliot 11 0 8 0 0 0 3 0
DF Scotland SCO John Hughes 26 3 23 3 0 0 3 0
DF Scotland SCO Paul Lovering 19 2 17 1 2 1 0 0
DF Ireland EIR Barry Prenderville 13 2 13 2 0 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Alan Reid 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Michael Renwick 19 0 16 0 0 0 3 0
DF Scotland SCO Rab Shannon 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Tom Smith 6 0 5 0 1 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Scott Bannerman 12 0 12 0 0 0 0 0
MF Canada CAN Emilio Bottiglieri 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
MF Austria AUT Peter Guggi 10 2 8 2 0 0 2 0
MF Scotland SCO Kevin Harper 3 1 2 1 0 0 1 0
MF Scotland SCO Paul Hartley 14 5 12 5 2 0 0 0
MF England ENG Paul Holsgrove 19 1 17 1 0 0 2 0
MF Trinidad and Tobago TRI Russell Latapy 25 7 23 6 2 1 0 0
MF Australia AUS Stuart Lovell 36 12 31 11 2 0 3 1
MF France FRA Alex Marinkov 10 1 10 1 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Pat McGinlay 35 12 30 12 2 0 3 0
MF Scotland SCO Eric Paton 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
MF Trinidad and Tobago TRI Tony Rougier 18 1 15 1 0 0 3 0
MF France FRA Franck Sauzee 9 2 9 2 0 0 0 0
MF England ENG Justin Skinner 35 3 30 2 2 0 3 1
FW Scotland SCO Stephen Crawford 40 15 35 14 2 0 3 1
FW Scotland SCO Barry Lavety 28 2 25 2 1 0 2 0
FW Scotland SCO Tam McManus 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Kenny Miller 8 1 7 1 0 0 1 0
FW Finland FIN Mixu Paatelainen 28 12 26 12 2 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Paul Tosh 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

See also

Notes

  1. ^ "Average Home League Game Attendances". fitbastats.com. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
  2. ^ Hibs' tidal wave of success engulfs team all at sea, Scotland on Sunday, 2 May 1999.
  3. Scottish League Challenge Cup Finals, RSSSF.
  4. 08/08/98 - Hamilton v Hibs
  5. "Hibernian 1998/1999 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 26 January 2010.

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