1998–99 Hibernian F.C. season

Season 1998–99 was a successful season for Hibs, as the club bounced back from the relegation suffered in 1998, gaining promotion at the first attempt with a record points total.[2] There was disappointment in the cup competitions, however, as the club were beaten by Stirling Albion in the Scottish Cup, and were hammered 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.[3]

Hibernian
1998–99 season
ManagerAlex McLeish
SFL First Division1st (promoted)
Scottish CupR3
League CupQuarter
Top goalscorerLeague: Crawford, 14
All: Crawford, 15
Highest home attendance14801[1]
Lowest home attendance8649[1]
Average home league attendance10433[1] (down 1592)

League season

Results
4 August 1998 SFL First DivisionGreenock Morton0 – 1HibernianCappielow Park, Greenock
Lavety  90' Attendance: 4,600
Referee: Young
15 August 1998 SFL First DivisionHibernian1 – 2StranraerEaster Road, Edinburgh
Skinner Black  48' (pen.)
Young  58'		 Attendance: 8,000
22 August 1998 SFL First DivisionFalkirk1 – 1HibernianBrockville Park, Falkirk
Keith  21' Dennis  52' Attendance: 5,758
Referee: Dallas
29 August 1998 SFL First DivisionHibernian4 – 2Ayr UnitedEaster Road, Edinburgh
Guggi  14'
Crawford  15', 73' (pen.)
Lovell  69'		 Hurst  49'
Findlay  57' (pen.)		 Attendance: 9,222
Referee: Rowbotham
5 September 1998 SFL First DivisionClydebank2 – 2HibernianBoghead Park, Dumbarton
Teale  73'
Brannigan  90'		 Harper  58'
Crawford  89'		 Attendance: 1,803
Referee: Mitchell
12 September 1998 SFL First DivisionSt Mirren2 – 0HibernianLove Street, Paisley
Yardley  38'
Nicolson  82'		 Attendance: 3,638
19 September 1998 SFL First DivisionHibernian3 – 1Raith RoversEaster Road, Edinburgh
Crawford  68' (pen.), 89'
Guggi  78'		 Wright  60' Attendance: 8,850
26 September 1998 SFL First DivisionHibernian0 – 0Hamilton AcademicalEaster Road, Edinburgh
Attendance: 9,695
Referee: McCluskey
3 October 1998 SFL First DivisionAirdrieonians1 – 3HibernianExcelsior Stadium, Airdrie
Black  63' McGinlay  26', 50'
Paatelainen  33'		 Attendance: 4,995
Referee: Young
10 October 1998 SFL First DivisionStranraer0 – 1HibernianStair Park, Stranraer
Lovell  87' Attendance: 2,256
17 October 1998 SFL First DivisionHibernian2 – 1Greenock MortonEaster Road, Edinburgh
Prenderville  10'
McGinlay  85'		 Twaddle  59' Attendance: 9,520
Referee: Simpson
24 October 1998 SFL First DivisionAyr United3 – 3HibernianSomerset Park, Ayr
Hurst  3', 71'
Walker  25' (pen.)		 Hughes  41', 87'
Paatelainen  85'		 Attendance: 4,684
Referee: Dougal
31 October 1998 SFL First DivisionHibernian2 – 1ClydebankEaster Road, Edinburgh
McGinlay  33'
Paatelainen  85'		 Brown  88' Attendance: 9,027
7 November 1998 SFL First DivisionRaith Rovers1 – 3HibernianStark's Park, Kirkcaldy
Dargo  86' McGinlay  59'
Crawford  62' (pen.)
Paatelainen  77'		 Attendance: 4,927
Referee: Clyde
21 November 1998 SFL First DivisionHamilton Academical2 – 2HibernianFirhill Stadium, Glasgow
Moore  75'
Henderson  88'		 Paatelainen  33', 60' Attendance: 2,288
Referee: Bisset
24 November 1998 SFL First DivisionHibernian4 – 1St MirrenEaster Road, Edinburgh
Lovell  28', 35'
Prenderville  42'
McGinlay  75'		 Yardley  22' Attendance: 9,097
Referee: Fleming
28 November 1998 SFL First DivisionHibernian1 – 0AirdrieoniansEaster Road, Edinburgh
Lovell  82' Attendance: 9,758
Referee: McCurry
5 December 1998 SFL First DivisionGreenock Morton1 – 3HibernianCappielow Park, Greenock
Fenwick  89' Crawford  5'
Lovell  83'
Rougier  90'		 Attendance: 3,150
Referee: Rowbotham
12 December 1998 SFL First DivisionHibernian2 – 1FalkirkEaster Road, Edinburgh
Hughes  6'
Crawford  69'		 Crabbe  79' (pen.) Attendance: 12,570
Referee: Dougal
19 December 1998 SFL First DivisionHibernian3 – 0ClydebankEaster Road, Edinburgh
McGinlay  10', 90'
Latapy  90'		 Attendance: 9,060
Referee: Clark
26 December 1998 SFL First DivisionHibernian3 – 0Ayr UnitedEaster Road, Edinburgh
McGinlay  25'
Paatelainen  41', 58'		 Attendance: 14,106
Referee: McCluskey
2 January 1999 SFL First DivisionHibernian5 – 1Raith RoversEaster Road, Edinburgh
Lovell  1'
McGinlay  12', 43'
Latapy  22'
McEwan  72' (o.g.)		 Dargo  39' Attendance: 14,703
Referee: Herald
9 January 1999 SFL First DivisionSt Mirren1 – 2HibernianLove Street, Paisley
Kerr  87' Paatelainen  51'
Hartley  82'		 Attendance: 6,064
Referee: Toner
16 January 1999 SFL First DivisionHibernian4 – 0Hamilton AcademicalEaster Road, Edinburgh
Paatelainen  37', 61'
Lavety  68'
McGinlay  90'		 Attendance: 10,229
Referee: Dallas
30 January 1999 SFL First DivisionAirdrieonians1 – 3HibernianExcelsior Stadium, Airdrie
Black  30' (pen.) Paatelainen  40'
Lovell  57', 87'		 Attendance: 4,763
Referee: Clyde
6 February 1999 SFL First DivisionHibernian2 – 0StranraerEaster Road, Edinburgh
Crawford  31', 35' Attendance: 8,649
Referee: Elmslie
20 February 1999 SFL First DivisionFalkirk1 – 2HibernianBrockville Park, Falkirk
Keith  52' Hartley  45'
den Bieman  67' (o.g.)		 Attendance: 5,978
Referee: Toner
27 February 1999 SFL First DivisionAyr United1 – 3HibernianSomerset Park, Ayr
Ferguson  5' (pen.) Crawford  19' (pen.), 44', 77' Attendance: 5,010
Referee: Clark
13 March 1999 SFL First DivisionClydebank2 – 0HibernianBoghead Park, Dumbarton
Elliot  43'
Love  57'		 Attendance: 1,695
Referee: Mitchell
20 March 1999 SFL First DivisionHibernian3 – 0AirdrieoniansEaster Road, Edinburgh
Dennis  6'
Holsgrove  14'
Lovering  90'		 Attendance: 9,990
Referee: Martindale
3 April 1999 SFL First DivisionHamilton Academical0 – 2HibernianFirhill Stadium, Glasgow
Latapy  32', 51' Attendance: 4,350
Referee: Rowbotham
10 April 1999 SFL First DivisionRaith Rovers1 – 3HibernianStark's Park, Kirkcaldy
Holmes  29' Latapy  12'
Dennis  52'
Marinkov  84'		 Attendance: 5,740
Referee: Elmslie
17 April 1999 SFL First DivisionHibernian2 – 1St MirrenEaster Road, Edinburgh
Hartley  72'
Latapy  85'		 McGarry  32' Attendance: 8,969
Referee: McCurry
24 April 1999 SFL First DivisionHibernian2 – 1Greenock MortonEaster Road, Edinburgh
Lovell  11'
Sauzee  42'		 Anderson  7' Attendance: 8,874
Referee: Clark
1 May 1999 SFL First DivisionStranraer0 – 4HibernianStair Park, Stranraer
Lovell  20'
Crawford  56'
Miller  77'
Hartley  80'		 Attendance: 1,380[2]
Referee: Clyde
8 May 1999 SFL First DivisionHibernian2 – 1FalkirkEaster 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 36 28 5 3 84 33 +51 89 Promoted to 1999–2000 Scottish 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:

Scottish League Cup

Results
8 August 1998 Scottish League CupHamilton Academical1 – 2HibernianFirhill Stadium, Glasgow
McFarlane  67' Skinner[4]
Lovell  89'		 Attendance: 3,063
Referee: Freeland
19 August 1998 Scottish League CupHibernian1 – 0AberdeenEaster Road, Edinburgh
Crawford  82' (pen) Attendance: 10,500
Referee: Dougal
8 September 1998 Scottish League CupSt Johnstone4 – 0HibernianMcDiarmid Park, Perth
Lowndes  11', 32'
McMahon  24'
O'Neil  57'		 Attendance: 8,165
Referee: Young

Scottish Cup

Results
23 January 1999 Scottish CupHibernian1 – 1Stirling AlbionEaster Road, Edinburgh
Lovering  76' Nicholas  20' Attendance: 8,730
Referee: Simpson
2 February 1999 Scottish CupStirling Albion2 – 1HibernianForthbank Stadium, Stirling
McCallum  14'
Jackson  58'		 Latapy  36' Attendance: 3,592
Referee: Simpson

Transfers

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.[5] Goalkeeper Olafur Gottskalksson played in every competitive match.

No. Pos Nat Player TotalFirst DivisionScottish CupLeague Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK Olafur Gottskalksson 4103602030
DF Derek Anderson 60600000
DF Derek Collins 1701601000
DF Mark Dempsie 100802000
DF Shaun Dennis 3633132030
DF Klaus Dietrich 10100000
DF David Elliot 110800030
DF John Hughes 2632330030
DF Paul Lovering 1921712100
DF Barry Prenderville 1321320000
DF Alan Reid 10100000
DF Michael Renwick 1901600030
DF Rab Shannon 10100000
DF Tom Smith 60501000
MF Scott Bannerman 1201200000
MF Emilio Bottiglieri 10100000
MF Peter Guggi 102820020
MF Kevin Harper 31210010
MF Paul Hartley 1451252000
MF Paul Holsgrove 1911710020
MF Russell Latapy 2572362100
MF Stuart Lovell 361231112031
MF Alex Marinkov 1011010000
MF Pat McGinlay 351230122030
MF Eric Paton 40400000
MF Tony Rougier 1811510030
MF Franck Sauzee 92920000
MF Justin Skinner 3533022031
FW Stephen Crawford 401535142031
FW Barry Lavety 2822521020
FW Tam McManus 10100000
FW Kenny Miller 81710010
FW Mixu Paatelainen 281226122000
FW Paul Tosh 10100000
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See also

Notes
  1. "Average Home League Game Attendances". www.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.
  5. "Hibernian 1998/1999 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 26 January 2010.
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