1998–99 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season

The 1998–99 season is the first year of play in the Scottish Premier League after the league changed from the Premier Division Hearts also competed in the Uefa Cup Winners' Cup, Scottish Cup and League Cup.

Heart of Midlothian
1998–99 season
Manager Jim Jefferies
StadiumTynecastle Stadium
Scottish Premier League6th
Uefa Cup Winners' Cup1st Round
Scottish Cup3rd Round
League CupSemi Final
Top goalscorerLeague:
Stephane Adam (9)
All:
Jim Hamilton (10)
Stephane Adam (10)
Highest home attendance17,334 v Celtic SPL 6 December 1998
Lowest home attendance12,323 v Motherwell SPL 23 September 1998
Average home league attendance14,233

Fixtures

Friendlies
12 July 1998 FriendlyBohemian0 – 1HeartsDalymount Park
Quitongo Attendance: 550
14 July 1998 FriendlySt Patricks Athletic0 – 1HeartsRichmond Park
S Carr [Carr] Attendance: 1,900
18 July 1998 FriendlyEast Stirlingshire0 – 0HeartsOchilview Park
20 July 1998 FriendlyCowdenbeath1 – 3HeartsCentral Park
21 July 1998 FriendlyMetz1 – 0HeartsStade Municipal
Attendance: 2,050
23 July 1998 FriendlyBerwick Rangers2 – 1HeartsShielfield Park
25 July 1998 FriendlyHearts1 – 0Coventry CityTynecastle Stadium
McCann Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Kenny Clark
27 July 1998 FriendlyMorton4 – 3HeartsCappielow Park
30 July 1998 FriendlyRaith Rovers4 – 2HeartsStark's Park
13 February 1999 FriendlySt Mirren0 – 2HeartsLove Street
Juanjo Attendance: 500
15 February 1999 FriendlyRaith Rovers0 – 3HeartsStark's Park
Hamilton Attendance: 1,100
25 March 1999 FriendlyEast Stirlingshire2 – 3HeartsOchilview Park
Locke Fulton Quitongo Attendance: 436

Cup winners' cup
Main article: 1998–99 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
13 August 1998 Uefa Cup Winners' Cup Qualifying RoundLantana0 – 1HeartsKadrioru Staadionil
Makel  21' Attendance: 1,300
Referee: Michal Benes
27 August 1998 Uefa Cup Winners' Cup Qualifying RoundHearts5 – 0LantanaTynecastle Stadium
Hamilton  18' Fulton  29' McCann  41' Flogel  75' Holmes  89' Attendance: 15,053
Referee: Jan Wegereef
17 September 1998 Uefa Cup Winners' Cup Round 1Hearts0 – 1Real MallorcaTynecastle Stadium
Sierra  17' Attendance: 13,573
Referee: Alfredo Trentalange
1 October 1998 Uefa Cup Winners' Cup Round 1Real Mallorca1 – 1HeartsEstadio Lluis Sitjar
Lopez  49' Hamilton  76' Attendance: 12,218
Referee: Hermann Albrecht

League Cup
19 August 1998 Scottish League CupHearts4 – 2 (a.e.t.)Raith RoversTynecastle Stadium
Adam  4' Hamilton  22' Kamp  106' (og.) Fulton  120' Shields  41' Hartley  86' Attendance: 11,653
Referee: Willie Young
9 September 1998 Scottish League Cup QFHearts1 – 1 Hearts win 3-0 On PenaltiesRoss CountyTynecastle Stadium
Holmes  71' McBain  40' Attendance: 11,672
Referee: Kenny Clark
27 October 1998 Scottish League Cup SFHearts0 – 3St JohnstoneEaster Road
Dasovic  41' Preston  45' O'Boyle  87' Attendance: 12,027
Referee: Willie Young

Scottish Cup
Main article: 1998–99 Scottish Cup
24 January 1999 Scottish Cup R3Motherwell3 – 1HeartsFir Park
Brannan  13' Coyle  65' Thomas  74' Hamilton  56' Attendance: 9,327
Referee: Mike McCurry

Scottish Premier League
Main article: 1998–99 Scottish Premier League
2 August 1998 SPLHearts2 – 1RangersTynecastle Stadium
Adam  6' Hamilton  20' Wallace  28' Attendance: 15,272
Referee: Hugh Dallas
16 August 1998 SPLDundee United0 – 0HeartsTannadice Park
Attendance: 9,629
Referee: Stuart Dougal
22 August 1998 SPLHearts2 – 0AberdeenTynecastle Stadium
Fulton  7' Pressley  11' Attendance: 14,416
Referee: Jim McCluskey
30 August 1998 SPLKilmarnock3 – 0HeartsRugby Park
McCoist  8' (61), 86' Attendance: 10,376
Referee: Willie Young
12 September 1998 SPLHearts0 – 2DundeeTynecastle Stadium
Adamczuk  48' (82) Attendance: 13,117
Referee: Alan Freeland
20 September 1998 SPLDunfermline Athletic1 – 1HeartsEast End Park
Hamilton  58' Smith  12' Attendance: 5,963
Referee: Mike McCurry
23 September 1998 SPLHearts3 – 0MotherwellTynecastle Stadium
Weir  71' McCann  87' (pen.), 90' Attendance: 12,323
Referee: Kenny Clark
26 September 1998 SPLCeltic1 – 1HeartsCeltic Park
Donnelly  32' Hamilton  53' Attendance: 59,283
Referee: Willie Young
4 October 1998 SPLHearts1 – 1St JohnstoneTynecastle Stadium
Makel  79' Preston  58' Attendance: 13,121
Referee: Garry Mitchell
17 October 1998 SPLRangers3 – 0HeartsIbrox
Johansson  50' Wallace  61' (90) Attendance: 49,749
Referee: Stuart Dougal
24 October 1998 SPLHearts0 – 1Dundee UnitedTynecastle Stadium
Mathie  84' Attendance: 13,124
Referee: George Simpson
31 October 1998 SPLDundee1 – 0HeartsDens Park
Weir  77' (og.) Attendance: 6,142
Referee: Mike McCurry
7 November 1998 SPLHearts2 – 1KilmarnockTynecastle Stadium
Adam  6' Fulton  86' Wright  87' Attendance: 14,363
Referee: Willie Young
14 November 1998 SPLMotherwell2 – 3HeartsFir Park
Hamilton  69' (pen.) Guerin  85' Spencer  40' Coyle  68' (84) Attendance: 8,912
Referee: Martin Clark
21 November 1998 SPLHearts2 – 1DunfermlineTynecastle Stadium
Flogel  61' McCann  90' Neto  18' Attendance: 13,268
Referee: Stuart Dougal
6 December 1998 SPLHearts2 – 1CelticTynecastle Stadium
Adam  37' (49) O'Donnell  74' Attendance: 17,334
Referee: Mike McCurry
9 December 1998 SPLSt Johnstone1 – 1HeartsMcDiarmid Park
Kernaghan  8' Hamilton  31' Attendance: 4,808
Referee: Alan Freeland
12 December 1998 SPLAberdeen2 – 0HeartsPittodrie
Winters  32' Jess  37' Attendance: 11,137
Referee: Kenny Clark
19 December 1998 SPLHearts2 – 3RangersTynecastle Stadium
Locke  2' Hamilton  69' Guivarc'h  16' (63) Wallace  58' Attendance: 17,134
Referee: Stuart Dougal
26 December 1998 SPLKilmarnock1 – 0HeartsRugby Park
Holt  27' Attendance: 10,668
Referee: John Rowbotham
30 December 1998 SPLHearts1 – 2DundeeTynecastle Stadium
Lilley  37' Sharp  18' (pen.) Falconer  42' Attendance: 13,383
Referee: Hugh Dallas
2 January 1999 SPLDunfermline0 – 0HeartsEast End Park
Attendance: 9,227
Referee: George Simpson
30 January 1999 SPLHearts0 – 2MotherwellTynecastle Stadium
McCulloch  48' Adams  71' Attendance: 12,821
Referee: Willie Young
6 February 1999 SPLCeltic3 – 0HeartsCeltic Park
Larsson  21' (24), 66' (pen.) Attendance: 59,844
Referee: Stuart Dougal
20 February 1999 SPLHearts0 – 2St JohnstoneTynecastle Stadium
Scott  59' Kane  63' Attendance: 12,229
Referee: Hugh Dallas
27 February 1999 SPLHearts0 – 2AberdeenTynecastle Stadium
Bernard  53' Wyness  71' Attendance: 13,957
Referee: Eric Martindale
20 March 1999 SPLDundee2 – 0HeartsDens Park
Annand  54' (65) Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Kenny Clark
3 April 1999 SPLHearts2 – 2KilmarnockTynecastle Stadium
McSwegan  16' (43) Henry  73' McCoist  77' Attendance: 14,689
Referee: Kenny Clark
6 April 1999 SPLDundee United1 – 3HeartsTannadice Park
Dodds  7' McSwegan  25' (45) Cameron  60' Attendance: 10,648
Referee: Jim McCluskey
14 April 1999 SPLHearts2 – 4CelticTynecastle Stadium
Adam  27' (48) Riseth  2' Blinker  7' Viduka  29' (52) Attendance: 16,388
Referee: Stuart Dougal
17 April 1999 SPLSt Johnstone0 – 0HeartsMcDiarmid Park
Attendance: 6,154
Referee: Willie Young
24 April 1999 SPLMotherwell0 – 4HeartsFir Park
Jackson  21' Adam  46' (59) Cameron  90' Attendance: 8,926
Referee: Alan Freeland
3 May 1999 SPLHearts2 – 0Dunfermline AthleticTynecastle Stadium
Cameron  55' (81) Attendance: 15,176
Referee: Kenny Clark
9 May 1999 SPLRangers0 – 0HeartsIbrox
Attendance: 49,495
Referee: Stuart Dougal
15 May 1999 SPLHearts4 – 1Dundee UnitedTynecastle Stadium
Ritchie  41' McSwegan  50' Adam  67' Cameron  77' Eustace  90' Attendance: 13,187
Referee: Dougie Smith
23 May 1999 SPLAberdeen2 – 5HeartsPittodrie
McSwegan  2' (47), 49' Cameron  52' (pen.) Flogel  64' Buchan  7' Jess  61' Attendance: 13,042
Referee: John Rowbotham

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
4 Kilmarnock 36 14 14 8 47 29 +18 56 Qualification for the UEFA Cup qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
5 Dundee 36 13 7 16 36 56 −20 46
6 Heart of Midlothian 36 11 9 16 44 50 −6 42
7 Motherwell 36 10 11 15 35 54 −19 41
8 Aberdeen 36 10 7 19 43 71 −28 37
Updated to match(es) played on end of season. Source: Soccerway and SPL official website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Notes:
  1. Since Rangers, the winners of the 1998–99 Scottish Cup, already qualified for the UEFA Champions League, Celtic, the losing finalist, earned a spot in the 1999–2000 UEFA Cup. As such, the league's UEFA Cup place moved down to third-placed St Johnstone. Scotland were also awarded an additional UEFA Cup place as the association was top of the UEFA Fair Play ranking. Kilmarnock earned this place as winners of the Scottish Fair Play ranking.

Stats

Scorers
PosPLayerSPLSCLCCWCTotal
FW Stephane Adam901010
FW Jim Hamilton611210
FW Gary McSwegan80008
MF Colin Cameron60006
MF Neil McCann30014
MF Steve Fulton20114
MF Thomas Flogel20013
MF Lee Makel10012
FW Derek Holmes00112
MF Gary Locke10001
MF Vincent Guerin10001
FW Darren Jackson10001
FW Derek Lilley10001
DF Steven Pressley10001
DF Paul Ritchie10001
DF David Weir10001
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