1998–99 Celtic F.C. season

The 1998–99 season was the 112th season of competitive football by Celtic. Celtic competed in the Scottish Premier League, UEFA Cup, Scottish League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Celtic
1998–99 season
ManagerJozef Vengloš
StadiumCeltic Park
Scottish Premier League2nd
Scottish CupRunners-up
Scottish League CupThird round
Champions LeagueSecond qualifying round
UEFA CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Henrik Larsson (29)
All:
Henrik Larsson (38)

As defending league champions, they were now managed by Slovak coach Jozef Venglos following the resignation of Wim Jansen. However, they finished runners-up behind Rangers this season and also lost to them in the Scottish Cup final.

Summary

Season 1998–99 saw Celtic finish second in the league six points behind winner Rangers.[1] They reached the final of the Scottish Cup losing to Rangers,[2] the third round of the League Cup losing to Airdrieonians,[3] the second qualifying round of the Champions League[4] and the second round of the Uefa Cup losing to FC Zürich.[5]

Results and fixtures

[6][7][8]  Win   Draw   Loss

Friendlies
9 July 1998 FriendlyHollandia2 – 1CelticJuliana Sportpark
Veltmeyer  50'
Zaoudi 83'		 Blinker  11' Referee: Van Dongen
10 July 1998 FriendlyASWH1 – 5CelticSportpark Schildman
Koster  71' (Penalty) Elliot  14', 57'
Brattbakk  32', 55'
Stubbs  49'		 Attendance: 1,000
18 July 1998 Ray Montgomerie TestimonialKilmarnock1 – 2CelticRugby Park
Wright  19' Larsson  35'
Donnelly  40'		 Attendance: 6,860
Referee: McCluskey
25 July 1998 FriendlyCeltic2 – 1Tottenham HotspurCeltic Park
Blinker  43'
Jackson  62'		 Armstrong  11' Attendance: 53,872
Referee: McCluskey
4 August 1998 Jimmy Phillips TestimonialBolton Wanderers1 – 1CelticReebok Stadium
Sellars  33' McNamara  87' Attendance: 17,479
Referee: Lomas
8 August 1998 FriendlyCeltic0 – 1LiverpoolCeltic Park
Leonhardsen  36' Attendance: 59,727
Referee: Rowbotham

Premier League
Main article: 1998–99 Scottish Premier League
1 August 1998 Premier LeagueCeltic5 – 0Dunfermline AthleticGlasgow
15:00 GMT Burley(hattrick), Donnelly, Mackay Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 59,377
16 August 1998 Premier LeagueAberdeen3 – 2CelticAberdeen
18:05 BST Larsson, Larsson Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: 16,440
22 August 1998 Premier LeagueCeltic2 – 1Dundee UnitedGlasgow
15:00 BST Burley, Burchill Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 59,133
29 August 1998 Premier LeagueDundee1 – 1CelticDundee
15:00 BST Burley Stadium: Dens Park
Attendance: 9,853
12 September 1998 Premier LeagueCeltic1 – 1KilmarnockGlasgow
15:00 BST Blinker Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 58,567
20 September 1998 Premier LeagueRangers0 – 0CelticGlasgow
18:05 BST Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 50,026
23 September 1998 Premier LeagueCeltic0 – 1St JohnstoneGlasgow
19:45 BST Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 55,745
26 September 1998 Premier LeagueCeltic1 – 1HeartsGlasgow
15:00 GMT Donnelly Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 59,283
Referee: Willie Young
3 October 1998 Premier LeagueMotherwell1 – 2CelticMotherwell
15:00 BST Brattbakk, Lambert Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 12,103
17 October 1998 Premier LeagueDunfermline Athletic2 – 2CelticDunfermline
15:00 BST Larsson, Brattbakk Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 10,968
24 October 1998 Premier LeagueCeltic2 – 0AberdeenGlasgow
15:00 GMT Donnelly, Donnelly Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 59,963
31 October 1998 Premier LeagueKilmarnock2 – 0CelticKilmarnock
15:00 GMT Stadium: Rugby Park
Attendance: 16,695
7 November 1998 Premier LeagueCeltic6 – 1DundeeGlasgow
15:00 GMT Larsson, Burchill, Larsson, Burchill, Larsson, Donnelly Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 58,974
14 November 1998 Premier LeagueSt Johnstone2 – 1CelticPerth
15:00 GMT Larsson Stadium: McDiarmid Park
Attendance: 9,762
21 November 1998 Premier LeagueCeltic5 – 1RangersGlasgow
15:00 GMT Moravcik, Moravcik, Larsson, Larsson, Burchill Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 59,783
28 November 1998 Premier LeagueCeltic2 – 0MotherwellGlasgow
15:00 GMT Larsson, O'Donnell Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 59,227
6 December 1998 Premier LeagueHearts2 – 1CelticEdinburgh
18:05 GMT Adam  37' (49) O'Donnell  74' Stadium: Tynecastle Stadium
Attendance: 17,334
Referee: Mike McCurry
12 December 1998 Premier LeagueDundee United1 – 1CelticDundee
15:00 GMT O'Donnell Stadium: Tannadice Park
Attendance: 11,612
19 December 1998 Premier LeagueCeltic5 – 0Dunfermline AthleticGlasgow
15:00 GMT Larsson, Larsson, Mjallby, Moravcik, Moravcik Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 59,024
27 December 1998 Premier LeagueDundee0 – 3CelticDundee
18:05 GMT O'Donnell, Riseth, own goal Stadium: Dens Park
Attendance: 10,043
3 January 1999 Premier LeagueRangers2 – 2CelticGlasgow
18:05 GMT Stubbs, Larsson Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 50,059
31 January 1999 Premier LeagueCeltic5 – 0St JohnstoneGlasgow
18:05 GMT Brattbakk, Moravcik, Larsson, Brattbakk, Brattbakk Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 59,746
6 February 1999 Premier LeagueCeltic3 – 0HeartsGlasgow
15:00 GMT Larsson  21' (24), 66' (pen.) Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 59,844
Referee: Stuart Dougal
17 February 1999 Premier LeagueCeltic1 – 0KilmarnockKilmarnock
19:45 GMT Riseth Stadium: Rugby Park
Attendance: 59,220
21 February 1999 Premier LeagueMotherwell1 – 7CelticMotherwell
18:05 GMT Larsson, Larsson, Larsson, Larsson, Moravcik, Burley, Burchill Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 11,963
27 February 1999 Premier LeagueCeltic2 – 1Dundee UnitedGlasgow
15:00 GMT Burley, Larsson Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 59,902
14 March 1999 Premier LeagueAberdeen1 – 5CelticAberdeen
18:05 GMT Viduka, Viduka, Larsson, Larsson, Burley Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: 16,825
21 March 1999 Premier LeagueKilmarnock0 – 0CelticKilmarnock
18:05 GMT Stadium: Rugby Park
Attendance: 14,472
3 April 1999 Premier LeagueCeltic5 – 0DundeeGlasgow
15:00 GMT Larsson, Burley, Viduka, Larsson, Blinker Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 59,269
14 April 1999 Premier LeagueHearts2 – 4CelticEdinburgh
19:45 GMT Adam  27' (48) Riseth  2' Blinker  7' Viduka Stadium: Tynecastle Park
Attendance: 16,388
Referee: Stuart Dougal
17 April 1999 Premier LeagueCeltic1 – 0MotherwellGlasgow
15:00 GMT Larsson Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 59,588
24 April 1999 Premier LeagueSt Johnstone1 – 0CelticPerth
15:00 GMT Stadium: McDiarmid Park
Attendance: 10,393
2 May 1999 Premier LeagueCeltic0 – 3RangersGlasgow
18:05 GMT Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 59,918
8 May 1999 Premier LeagueDunfermline Athletic1 – 2CelticDunfermline
15:00 GMT Johnson, Johnson Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 8,848
15 May 1999 Premier LeagueCeltic3 – 2AberdeenGlasgow
15:00 GMT Blinker, Johnson, Burchill Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 59,138
23 May 1999 Premier LeagueDundee United1 – 2CelticDundee
12:00 GMT Burchill, Burchill Stadium: Tannadice Park
Attendance: 10,062

Champions League
Main article: 1998–99 UEFA Champions League
22 July 1998 First Qualifying Round 1st LegCeltic 0 - 0 St Patrick's AthleticGlasgow
19:45 GMT Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 56,685
Referee: Bohdan Benedik
29 July 1998 First Qualifying Round 2nd LegSt Patrick's Athletic 0 - 2
(0 – 2 agg.)		 CelticDublin
19:45 GMT Report Brattbakk  12'
Larsson  72'		 Stadium: Richmond Park
Attendance: 8,929
Referee: Mikko Vuorela
12 August 1998 Second Qualifying Round 1st LegCeltic 1 - 0 Dinamo ZagrebGlasgow
19:45 Jackson  50' Report Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 51,500
Referee: José María García-Aranda
26 August 1998 Second Qualifying Round 2nd LegDinamo Zagreb 3 - 0
(3 – 1 agg.)		 CelticZagreb
19:15 GMT Maric  23'
Prosinecki  44' (Penalty), 68'		 Stadium: Stadion Maksimir
Attendance: 23,570
Referee: Pierluigi Collina

UEFA Cup
Main article: 1998–99 UEFA Cup
15 September 1998 First Round 1st LegVitória 1 - 2 CelticGuimarães
21:00 GMT Geraldo  86' Report Larsson  1'
Donnelly  70'		 Stadium: Estádio D. Afonso Henriques
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Lutz Michael Fröhlich
29 September 1998 First Round 2nd LegCeltic 2 - 1
(4 – 2 agg.)		 VitóriaGlasgow
19:45 GMT Stubbs  38'
Larsson  90' 85'		 Report Sodestrom  87' Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 38,076
Referee: Oguz Sarvan
20 October 1998 Second Round 1st LegCeltic 1 - 1 FC ZürichGlasgow
20:00 Brattbakk  23'
Boyd  45'		 Report Fischer  75' Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 44,121
Referee: Vasyl Melnychuk
3 November 1998 Second Round 2nd LegFC Zürich 4 - 2
(5 – 3 agg.)		 CelticZurich
19:15 GMT Signore  51'
Chassot  56'
Bartlett  61'
Santanna  75'		 Report O'Donnell  57'
Larsson  72'		 Stadium: Letzigrund
Attendance: 14,500
Referee: Leif Sundell

League Cup
Main article: 1998–99 Scottish League Cup
19 August 1998 Third RoundAirdrieonians1 - 0CelticAirdrie
19:45 BST Wilson  16' BBC Report Stadium: Excelsior Stadium
Attendance: 10,500
Referee: Hugh Dallas

Scottish Cup
Main article: 1998–99 Scottish Cup
23 January 1999 Third RoundCeltic3 – 1AirdrieoniansGlasgow
15:00 GMT Larsson  3'
Stewart  49' (Own Goal)
O'Donnell  51'		 Cooper  23' Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 43,642
Referee: Kenny Clark
13 February 1999 Fourth RoundCeltic4 - 0Dunfermline AthleticGlasgow
15:00 GMT Larsson  26', 31' (Penalty), 41'
Brattbakk  41'		 Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 47,194
Referee: Eddie Martindale
8 March 1999 Quarter-FinalMorton0 - 3CelticGreenock
20:00 GMT Viduka  9', 83'
Larsson  58'
Mjällby  85'		 Stadium: Cappielow Park
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Kenny Clark
10 April 1999 Semi-FinalCeltic2 - 0Dundee UnitedGlasgow
15:00 GMT Blinker  30'
Viduka  39'		 Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 43,691
Referee: Willie Young
29 May 1999 FinalCeltic0 - 1RangersGlasgow
15:00 BST BBC Report Wallace  48' Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 52,670
Referee: Hugh Dallas

Squad

[9] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  SCO Jonathan Gould
2 DF  SCO Tom Boyd
3 DF  FRA Stéphane Mahé
4 DF  SCO Jackie McNamara
5 DF  DEN Marc Rieper
6 DF  ENG Alan Stubbs
7 FW  SWE Henrik Larsson
8 MF  SCO Craig Burley
9 FW  NOR Harald Brattbakk
10 MF  SCO Phil O'Donnell
11 DF  DEN Morten Wieghorst
12 FW  ENG Tommy Johnson
13 MF  SCO Simon Donnelly
14 MF  SCO Paul Lambert
15 FW  SCO Darren Jackson
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 DF  SCO David Hannah
17 DF  ITA Enrico Annoni
18 DF  SCO Tosh McKinlay
20 MF  NED Regi Blinker
21 GK  SCO Stewart Kerr
22 MF  SCO Brian McLaughlin
23 GK  SCO Andy McCondichie
24 MF  EIR Colin Healy
25 MF  SVK Ľubomír Moravčík
26 FW  SCO John Paul McBride
27 FW  SCO Mark Burchill
28 MF  SCO Barry Elliot
30 DF  NOR Vidar Riseth
35 DF  SWE Johan Mjällby
36 FW  AUS Mark Viduka

Statistics

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Rangers (C) 36 23 8 5 78 31 +47 77 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
2 Celtic 36 21 8 7 84 35 +49 71 Qualification for the UEFA Cup qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
3 St Johnstone 36 15 12 9 39 38 +1 57
4 Kilmarnock 36 14 14 8 47 29 +18 56
5 Dundee 36 13 7 16 36 56 −20 46
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
(C) Champion.
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.

See also

References
  1. "1998-99 Premier League". Scottish Football Archive. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 5 December 2011.
  2. "Scottish Cup Results for 1998-99". London Hearts. Retrieved 5 December 2011.
  3. "Scottish League Cup Results for 1998-99". London Hearts. Retrieved 5 December 2011.
  4. "UEFA Champions League 1998/99 Celtic". Uefa. Retrieved 5 December 2011.
  5. "Celtic 1998/99 Uefa Cup". Uefa.com. Retrieved 5 December 2011.
  6. "Celtic results 1998/1999". Celtic Mad. Retrieved 5 December 2011.
  7. "1998 Fixtures". Celtic Wiki. Retrieved 5 December 2011.
  8. "1999 Fixtures". Celtic Wiki. Retrieved 5 December 2011.
  9. "Celtic FC Player's Squad Numbers 1998-99 to 2011-12". Myfootballfacts. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
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