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]
1998–99 season | |
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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[1] |
Lowest home attendance | 8649[1] |
Average home league attendance | 10433[1] (down 1592) |
League season
Results
4 August 1998 SFL First Division | Greenock Morton | 0 – 1 | Hibernian | Cappielow Park, Greenock |
Lavety |
Attendance: 4,600 Referee: Young |
15 August 1998 SFL First Division | Hibernian | 1 – 2 | Stranraer | Easter Road, Edinburgh |
Skinner |
Black Young |
Attendance: 8,000 |
22 August 1998 SFL First Division | Falkirk | 1 – 1 | Hibernian | Brockville Park, Falkirk |
Keith |
Dennis |
Attendance: 5,758 Referee: Dallas |
29 August 1998 SFL First Division | Hibernian | 4 – 2 | Ayr United | Easter Road, Edinburgh |
Guggi Crawford Lovell |
Hurst Findlay |
Attendance: 9,222 Referee: Rowbotham |
5 September 1998 SFL First Division | Clydebank | 2 – 2 | Hibernian | Boghead Park, Dumbarton |
Teale Brannigan |
Harper Crawford |
Attendance: 1,803 Referee: Mitchell |
12 September 1998 SFL First Division | St Mirren | 2 – 0 | Hibernian | Love Street, Paisley |
Yardley Nicolson |
Attendance: 3,638 |
19 September 1998 SFL First Division | Hibernian | 3 – 1 | Raith Rovers | Easter Road, Edinburgh |
Crawford Guggi |
Wright |
Attendance: 8,850 |
26 September 1998 SFL First Division | Hibernian | 0 – 0 | Hamilton Academical | Easter Road, Edinburgh |
Attendance: 9,695 Referee: McCluskey |
3 October 1998 SFL First Division | Airdrieonians | 1 – 3 | Hibernian | Excelsior Stadium, Airdrie |
Black |
McGinlay Paatelainen |
Attendance: 4,995 Referee: Young |
10 October 1998 SFL First Division | Stranraer | 0 – 1 | Hibernian | Stair Park, Stranraer |
Lovell |
Attendance: 2,256 |
17 October 1998 SFL First Division | Hibernian | 2 – 1 | Greenock Morton | Easter Road, Edinburgh |
Prenderville McGinlay |
Twaddle |
Attendance: 9,520 Referee: Simpson |
24 October 1998 SFL First Division | Ayr United | 3 – 3 | Hibernian | Somerset Park, Ayr |
Hurst Walker |
Hughes Paatelainen |
Attendance: 4,684 Referee: Dougal |
31 October 1998 SFL First Division | Hibernian | 2 – 1 | Clydebank | Easter Road, Edinburgh |
McGinlay Paatelainen |
Brown |
Attendance: 9,027 |
7 November 1998 SFL First Division | Raith Rovers | 1 – 3 | Hibernian | Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy |
Dargo |
McGinlay Crawford Paatelainen |
Attendance: 4,927 Referee: Clyde |
21 November 1998 SFL First Division | Hamilton Academical | 2 – 2 | Hibernian | Firhill Stadium, Glasgow |
Moore Henderson |
Paatelainen |
Attendance: 2,288 Referee: Bisset |
24 November 1998 SFL First Division | Hibernian | 4 – 1 | St Mirren | Easter Road, Edinburgh |
Lovell Prenderville McGinlay |
Yardley |
Attendance: 9,097 Referee: Fleming |
28 November 1998 SFL First Division | Hibernian | 1 – 0 | Airdrieonians | Easter Road, Edinburgh |
Lovell |
Attendance: 9,758 Referee: McCurry |
5 December 1998 SFL First Division | Greenock Morton | 1 – 3 | Hibernian | Cappielow Park, Greenock |
Fenwick |
Crawford Lovell Rougier |
Attendance: 3,150 Referee: Rowbotham |
12 December 1998 SFL First Division | Hibernian | 2 – 1 | Falkirk | Easter Road, Edinburgh |
Hughes Crawford |
Crabbe |
Attendance: 12,570 Referee: Dougal |
19 December 1998 SFL First Division | Hibernian | 3 – 0 | Clydebank | Easter Road, Edinburgh |
McGinlay Latapy |
Attendance: 9,060 Referee: Clark |
26 December 1998 SFL First Division | Hibernian | 3 – 0 | Ayr United | Easter Road, Edinburgh |
McGinlay Paatelainen |
Attendance: 14,106 Referee: McCluskey |
2 January 1999 SFL First Division | Hibernian | 5 – 1 | Raith Rovers | Easter Road, Edinburgh |
Lovell McGinlay Latapy McEwan |
Dargo |
Attendance: 14,703 Referee: Herald |
9 January 1999 SFL First Division | St Mirren | 1 – 2 | Hibernian | Love Street, Paisley |
Kerr |
Paatelainen Hartley |
Attendance: 6,064 Referee: Toner |
16 January 1999 SFL First Division | Hibernian | 4 – 0 | Hamilton Academical | Easter Road, Edinburgh |
Paatelainen Lavety McGinlay |
Attendance: 10,229 Referee: Dallas |
30 January 1999 SFL First Division | Airdrieonians | 1 – 3 | Hibernian | Excelsior Stadium, Airdrie |
Black |
Paatelainen Lovell |
Attendance: 4,763 Referee: Clyde |
6 February 1999 SFL First Division | Hibernian | 2 – 0 | Stranraer | Easter Road, Edinburgh |
Crawford |
Attendance: 8,649 Referee: Elmslie |
20 February 1999 SFL First Division | Falkirk | 1 – 2 | Hibernian | Brockville Park, Falkirk |
Keith |
Hartley den Bieman |
Attendance: 5,978 Referee: Toner |
27 February 1999 SFL First Division | Ayr United | 1 – 3 | Hibernian | Somerset Park, Ayr |
Ferguson |
Crawford |
Attendance: 5,010 Referee: Clark |
13 March 1999 SFL First Division | Clydebank | 2 – 0 | Hibernian | Boghead Park, Dumbarton |
Elliot Love |
Attendance: 1,695 Referee: Mitchell |
20 March 1999 SFL First Division | Hibernian | 3 – 0 | Airdrieonians | Easter Road, Edinburgh |
Dennis Holsgrove Lovering |
Attendance: 9,990 Referee: Martindale |
3 April 1999 SFL First Division | Hamilton Academical | 0 – 2 | Hibernian | Firhill Stadium, Glasgow |
Latapy |
Attendance: 4,350 Referee: Rowbotham |
10 April 1999 SFL First Division | Raith Rovers | 1 – 3 | Hibernian | Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy |
Holmes |
Latapy Dennis Marinkov |
Attendance: 5,740 Referee: Elmslie |
17 April 1999 SFL First Division | Hibernian | 2 – 1 | St Mirren | Easter Road, Edinburgh |
Hartley Latapy |
McGarry |
Attendance: 8,969 Referee: McCurry |
24 April 1999 SFL First Division | Hibernian | 2 – 1 | Greenock Morton | Easter Road, Edinburgh |
Lovell Sauzee |
Anderson |
Attendance: 8,874 Referee: Clark |
1 May 1999 SFL First Division | Stranraer | 0 – 4 | Hibernian | Stair Park, Stranraer |
Lovell Crawford Miller Hartley |
Attendance: 1,380[2] Referee: Clyde |
8 May 1999 SFL First Division | Hibernian | 2 – 1 | Falkirk | Easter Road, Edinburgh |
Sauzee Hartley |
Crabbe |
Attendance: 14,843 Referee: Freeland |
Final table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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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 |
Scottish League Cup
Results
8 August 1998 Scottish League Cup | Hamilton Academical | 1 – 2 | Hibernian | Firhill Stadium, Glasgow |
McFarlane |
Skinner[4] Lovell |
Attendance: 3,063 Referee: Freeland |
19 August 1998 Scottish League Cup | Hibernian | 1 – 0 | Aberdeen | Easter Road, Edinburgh |
Crawford |
Attendance: 10,500 Referee: Dougal |
8 September 1998 Scottish League Cup | St Johnstone | 4 – 0 | Hibernian | McDiarmid Park, Perth |
Lowndes McMahon O'Neil |
Attendance: 8,165 Referee: Young |
Scottish Cup
Results
23 January 1999 Scottish Cup | Hibernian | 1 – 1 | Stirling Albion | Easter Road, Edinburgh |
Lovering |
Nicholas |
Attendance: 8,730 Referee: Simpson |
2 February 1999 Scottish Cup | Stirling Albion | 2 – 1 | Hibernian | Forthbank Stadium, Stirling |
McCallum Jackson |
Latapy |
Attendance: 3,592 Referee: Simpson |
Transfers
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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 | Total | First Division | Scottish Cup | League Cup | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
GK | Olafur Gottskalksson | 41 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
DF | Derek Anderson | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
DF | Derek Collins | 17 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
DF | Mark Dempsie | 10 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
DF | Shaun Dennis | 36 | 3 | 31 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
DF | Klaus Dietrich | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
DF | David Elliot | 11 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
DF | John Hughes | 26 | 3 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
DF | Paul Lovering | 19 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
DF | Barry Prenderville | 13 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
DF | Alan Reid | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
DF | Michael Renwick | 19 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
DF | Rab Shannon | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
DF | Tom Smith | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
MF | Scott Bannerman | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
MF | Emilio Bottiglieri | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
MF | Peter Guggi | 10 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
MF | Kevin Harper | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
MF | Paul Hartley | 14 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
MF | Paul Holsgrove | 19 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
MF | Russell Latapy | 25 | 7 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
MF | Stuart Lovell | 36 | 12 | 31 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | ||
MF | Alex Marinkov | 10 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
MF | Pat McGinlay | 35 | 12 | 30 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
MF | Eric Paton | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
MF | Tony Rougier | 18 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
MF | Franck Sauzee | 9 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
MF | Justin Skinner | 35 | 3 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | ||
FW | Stephen Crawford | 40 | 15 | 35 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | ||
FW | Barry Lavety | 28 | 2 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
FW | Tam McManus | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
FW | Kenny Miller | 8 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
FW | Mixu Paatelainen | 28 | 12 | 26 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
FW | Paul Tosh | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
See also
Notes
- "Average Home League Game Attendances". www.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.
- "Hibernian 1998/1999 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 26 January 2010.