1998–99 Scottish First Division
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| Season | 1998–99 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Hibernian |
| Promoted | Hibernian |
| Relegated | Hamilton Academical Stranraer |
| Top goalscorer | Glynn Hurst (18)[1] |
| Biggest home win | Ayr United 7-1 Stranraer, 19.09.1998 |
| Biggest away win | St Mirren 1-5 Airdrieonians, 12.12.1998 St Mirren 1-5 Morton, 10.04.1999 |
← 1997–98 | |
The 1998–99 Scottish First Division was won by Hibernian who bounced straight back up to the Scottish Premier League after relegation the previous season and finished 23 points ahead of nearest challengers Falkirk. Hamilton Academical and Stranraer were relegated to the Second Division. In the case of Stranraer, they didn't manage to compete well enough in this division following on from their promotion a year earlier.
Stadia and locations[edit]
| Airdrieonians | Ayr United | Clydebank | Falkirk |
|---|---|---|---|
| Excelsior Stadium | Somerset Park | Boghead Park, Dumbarton[2] | Brockville Park |
| Capacity: 10,101[3] | Capacity: 10,185[4] | Capacity: 2,500[5] | Capacity: 7,500[6] |
 |  |  | |
| Greenock Morton | Hamilton Academical | ||
| Cappielow Park | Cliftonhill, Coatbridge[7] | ||
| Capacity: 11,612[8] | Capacity: 1,238[9] | ||
 |  | ||
| Hibernian | Raith Rovers | St Mirren | Stranraer |
| Easter Road | Stark's Park | Love Street | Stair Park |
| Capacity: 16,531[10] | Capacity: 9,031[11] | Capacity: 10,900[12] | Capacity: 4,178[13] |
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League table[edit]
| Pos | Team | 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 | |
| 6 | Morton | 36 | 14 | 7 | 15 | 45 | 41 | +4 | 49 | |
| 7 | Clydebank | 36 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 36 | 38 | −2 | 46 | |
| 8 | Raith Rovers | 36 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 37 | 57 | −20 | 35 | |
| 9 | Hamilton Academical (R) | 36 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 62 | −32 | 28 | Relegation to the Second Division |
| 10 | Stranraer (R) | 36 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 29 | 74 | −45 | 17 |
Source: "1998-1999 First Division - SPFL Archive". SPFL. Retrieved 2021-04-29.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
References[edit]
- ^ "Scottish Football League - Top goalscorers per division". Scottish-football-historical-archive.com. Archived from the original on 2012-09-27. Retrieved 2012-04-23.
- ^ Clydebank had been playing at Boghead Park since 1996 after their Kilbowie Park ground was sold.
- ^ "Airdrieonians Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
- ^ "Ayr United Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
- ^ "Boghead Park, former home to Dumbarton". footballgroundmap.com. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
- ^ "SFA prompts venue fury". BBC. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
- ^ Hamilton Academical groundshared at Albion Rovers' Cliftonhill stadium while their new stadium New Douglas Park was being built
- ^ "Greenock Morton Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
- ^ "Albion Rovers Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
- ^ "Hibernian Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
- ^ "Raith Rovers Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Archived from the original on 2013-10-22. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
- ^ "St Mirren Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
- ^ "Stranraer Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.