1998–99 Hibernian F.C. season

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Hibernian 1998–99 football season

Hibernian
1998–99 season
Manager	Alex McLeish
SFL First Division	1st (promoted)
Scottish Cup	R3
League Cup	Quarter
Top goalscorer	League: Crawford, 14 All: Crawford, 15
Highest home attendance	14801
Lowest home attendance	8649
Average home league attendance	10433 (down 1592)
← 1997–98 1999–00 →

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

Players out

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

Loans in

Player	From
Barry Prenderville	Coventry City

Loans out

Player	To
Paul Riley	Brechin City
Paul Tosh	Partick Thistle
Kenny Miller	Stenhousemuir
Emilio Bottiglieri	Albion Rovers
David Elliot	Wigan Athletic
Paul Tosh	Exeter City
Russell Huggon	Stenhousemuir
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
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK	ISL	Olafur Gottskalksson	41	0	36	0	2	0	3	0
	DF	SCO	Derek Anderson	6	0	6	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	SCO	Derek Collins	17	0	16	0	1	0	0	0
	DF	SCO	Mark Dempsie	10	0	8	0	2	0	0	0
	DF	SCO	Shaun Dennis	36	3	31	3	2	0	3	0
	DF	AUT	Klaus Dietrich	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	SCO	David Elliot	11	0	8	0	0	0	3	0
	DF	SCO	John Hughes	26	3	23	3	0	0	3	0
	DF	SCO	Paul Lovering	19	2	17	1	2	1	0	0
	DF	EIR	Barry Prenderville	13	2	13	2	0	0	0	0
	DF	SCO	Alan Reid	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	SCO	Michael Renwick	19	0	16	0	0	0	3	0
	DF	SCO	Rab Shannon	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	SCO	Tom Smith	6	0	5	0	1	0	0	0
	MF	SCO	Scott Bannerman	12	0	12	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	CAN	Emilio Bottiglieri	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	AUT	Peter Guggi	10	2	8	2	0	0	2	0
	MF	SCO	Kevin Harper	3	1	2	1	0	0	1	0
	MF	SCO	Paul Hartley	14	5	12	5	2	0	0	0
	MF	ENG	Paul Holsgrove	19	1	17	1	0	0	2	0
	MF	TRI	Russell Latapy	25	7	23	6	2	1	0	0
	MF	AUS	Stuart Lovell	36	12	31	11	2	0	3	1
	MF	FRA	Alex Marinkov	10	1	10	1	0	0	0	0
	MF	SCO	Pat McGinlay	35	12	30	12	2	0	3	0
	MF	SCO	Eric Paton	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	TRI	Tony Rougier	18	1	15	1	0	0	3	0
	MF	FRA	Franck Sauzee	9	2	9	2	0	0	0	0
	MF	ENG	Justin Skinner	35	3	30	2	2	0	3	1
	FW	SCO	Stephen Crawford	40	15	35	14	2	0	3	1
	FW	SCO	Barry Lavety	28	2	25	2	1	0	2	0
	FW	SCO	Tam McManus	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	SCO	Kenny Miller	8	1	7	1	0	0	1	0
	FW	FIN	Mixu Paatelainen	28	12	26	12	2	0	0	0
	FW	SCO	Paul Tosh	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0

Notes

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

External links

Hibernian 1998/1999 results and fixtures Archived 12 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine, Soccerbase

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Domestic leagues	Premier League Football League First Division Second Division Third Division Highland League
Domestic cups	Scottish Cup Final League Cup Final Junior Cup Highland League Cup North of Scotland Cup
European competitions	Champions League European Cup Winners' Cup UEFA Cup
Related to national team	Results Euro 2000 qualifying (Group 9)
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Premier League	Aberdeen Celtic Dundee Dundee United Dunfermline Athletic Heart of Midlothian Kilmarnock Motherwell Rangers St Johnstone
First Division	Airdrieonians Ayr United Clydebank Falkirk Greenock Morton Hamilton Academical Hibernian Raith Rovers St. Mirren Stranraer
Second Division	Alloa Athletic Arbroath Clyde East Fife Forfar Athletic Inverness Caledonian Thistle Livingston Partick Thistle Queen of the South Stirling Albion
Third Division	Albion Rovers Berwick Rangers Brechin City Cowdenbeath Dumbarton East Stirlingshire Montrose Queen's Park Ross County Stenhousemuir

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Results

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Results

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