1998–99 Kilmarnock F.C. season

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Kilmarnock
1998–99 season
ManagerBobby Williamson
StadiumRugby Park
Scottish Premier LeagueFourth place
Scottish CupThird round
Scottish League CupQuarter-final
UEFA CupSecond Qualifying Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Ally McCoist (7)
All: Ally McCoist & Paul Wright (8)
Highest home attendance17,608 v Rangers, Premier League, 22 August 1998
Lowest home attendance6,565 v Livingston, League Cup, 18 August 1998
Average home league attendance11,736

The 1998–99 season was Kilmarnock's first season in the newly formed Scottish Premier League. They also competed in the Scottish Cup, Scottish League Cup and UEFA Cup.

Summary[edit]

Season[edit]

Kilmarnock finished fourth in the Scottish Premier League with 56 points. They reached the fourth round of the League Cup, losing to Airdrieonians.[1] Kilmarnock also reached the third round of the Scottish Cup, losing to rivals Ayr United[2] and lost in the second qualifying round of the UEFA Cup to Sigma Olomouc.[3]

Results and fixtures[edit]

Kilmarnock's score comes first

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Scottish Premier League[edit]

Main article: 1998–99 Scottish Premier League
Match Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
1 1 August 1998 Dundee United H 2–0 8,208 Wright 32', Nevin 72'
2 15 August 1998 St Johnstone A 0–0 6,210
3 22 August 1998 Rangers H 1–3 17,608 Wright 52'
4 30 August 1998 Heart of Midlothian H 3–0 10,376 McCoist 8', 61', 86'
5 12 September 1998 Celtic A 1–1 58,361 Vareille 50'
6 19 September 1998 Motherwell A 0–0 6,821
7 23 September 1998 Dundee H 2–1 7,069 McCoist 21', McGowne 89'
8 27 September 1998 Aberdeen A 1–0 13,048 Wright 14'
9 3 October 1998 Dunfermline Athletic H 0–0 8,346
10 17 October 1998 Dundee United A 2–0 8,317 McGowne 12', Vareille 80'
11 24 October 1998 St Johnstone H 2–2 9,336 Roberts 78', Kernaghan 83' (o.g.)
12 31 October 1998 Celtic H 2–0 16,695 Roberts 55', Mitchell 70'
13 7 November 1998 Heart of Midlothian A 1–2 14,363 Wright 87'
14 14 November 1998 Dundee A 1–1 4,249 Vareille 45'
15 21 November 1998 Motherwell H 0–0 10,176
16 28 November 1998 Dunfermline Athletic A 3–0 5,608 Durrant 32', 56', Holt 77'
17 5 December 1998 Aberdeen H 4–0 9,875 Mitchell 6', 34', Vareille 38', Wright 66'
18 12 December 1998 Rangers A 0–1 49,781
19 20 December 1998 Dundee United H 2–0 13,585 Wright 30', Durrant 87'
20 26 December 1998 Heart of Midlothian H 1–0 10,668 Holt 27'
21 1 January 1999 Motherwell A 2–1 8,532 McCoist 15', McGowne 86'
22 30 January 1999 Dundee H 0–0 7,677
23 6 February 1999 Aberdeen A 1–2 9,299 Mahood 66'
24 17 February 1999 Celtic A 0–1 59,126
25 28 February 1999 Rangers H 0–5 16,242
26 6 March 1999 Dunfermline Athletic H 0–0 8,032
27 13 March 1999 St Johnstone A 1–0 5,461 Holt 18'
28 21 March 1999 Celtic H 0–0 14,472
29 3 April 1999 Heart of Midlothian A 2–2 14,689 Henry 73', McCoist 77'
30 10 April 1999 Aberdeen H 4–2 9,048 Mahood 9', MacPherson 19', McCutcheon 86', 90'
31 17 April 1999 Dunfermline Athletic A 6–0 5,617 Henry 26', 75', Mitchell 56', Durrant 58', Vareille 68', McCoist 90'
32 24 April 1999 Dundee A 1–2 4,296 Innes 53'
33 1 May 1999 Motherwell H 0–1 8,867
34 8 May 1999 Dundee United A 0–0 7,190
35 15 May 1999 St Johnstone H 1–1 15,086 Roberts 8'
36 23 May 1999 Rangers A 1–1 48,886 McGowne 41'

Scottish League Cup[edit]

Main article: 1998–99 Scottish League Cup
Match Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
Third Round 18 August 1998 Livingston H 3–1 6,565 Wright 25, 116', McCoist 92'
Fourth Round 8 September 1998 Airdrieonians H 0–1 7,900

Scottish Cup[edit]

Main article: 1998–99 Scottish Cup
Match Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
Third Round 23 January 1999 Ayr United A 0–3 10,153

UEFA Cup[edit]

Main article: 1998–99 UEFA Cup
Match Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
First Qualifying Round 1st leg 22 July 1998 Bosnia and Herzegovina Željezničar A 1–1 15,000 McGowne 55'
First Qualifying Round 2nd leg 29 July 1998 Bosnia and Herzegovina Željezničar H 1–0 14,512 Mahood 31'
Second Qualifying Round 1st leg 11 August 1998 Czech Republic Sigma Olomouc A 0–2 4,000
Second Qualifying Round 2nd leg 25 August 1998 Czech Republic Sigma Olomouc H 0–2 11,140

Squad statistics[edit]

As of 23 May 1999 (UTC)[4]
No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier League League Cup Scottish Cup UEFA Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Scotland SCO Gordon Marshall 43 0 36+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0 4+0 0
2 DF Scotland SCO Gus McPherson 38 1 31+0 1 2+0 0 1+0 0 4+0 0
3 DF Malta MLT Dylan Kerr 19 0 16+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
4 DF Scotland SCO Ray Montgomerie 32 2 27+0 2 3+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
5 DF Scotland SCO Kevin McGowne 39 5 32+0 4 2+0 0 1+0 0 4+0 1
6 MF Scotland SCO John Henry 11 3 7+4 3 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
7 MF Scotland SCO Pat Nevin 5 1 2+1 1 0+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
7 MF Scotland SCO Mark Reilly 19 0 17+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
8 MF Scotland SCO Gary Holt 40 3 33+0 3 2+0 0 1+0 0 4+0 0
9 FW Scotland SCO Paul Wright 39 8 25+8 6 2+0 2 0+0 0 4+0 0
10 MF Scotland SCO Ian Durrant 43 4 36+0 4 2+0 0 1+0 0 4+0 0
11 MF Scotland SCO Ally Mitchell 39 4 27+6 4 1+1 0 1+0 0 3+0 0
12 GK Scotland SCO Colin Meldrum 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
13 FW Scotland SCO Ally McCoist 29 8 16+10 7 1+1 1 1+0 0 0+0 0
14 MF Scotland SCO Alan Mahood 35 3 16+12 2 2+0 0 0+1 0 3+1 1
15 FW France FRA Jérôme Vareille 27 5 20+3 5 1+1 0 0+0 0 1+1 0
16 DF Scotland SCO Martin Baker 27 0 23+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 3+0 0
17 DF Scotland SCO Steven Hamilton 5 0 5+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
18 MF Scotland SCO Martin O'Neill 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
19 FW Scotland SCO Mark Roberts 27 3 9+13 3 0+1 0 1+0 0 0+3 0
20 MF Scotland SCO Alan Kerr 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
21 DF Scotland SCO Chris Innes 4 1 4+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
22 DF Scotland SCO Jim Lauchlan 19 0 14+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 4+0 0
23 MF Scotland SCO David Bagan 5 0 1+4 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
24 DF Scotland SCO Garry Hay 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
25 FW Scotland SCO Alex Burke 21 0 2+15 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 2+1 0
26 FW Scotland SCO Rod Lennox 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
27 FW Scotland SCO Gary McCutcheon 13 2 2+10 2 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
28 MF Scotland SCO Stuart Davidson 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
29 GK Scotland SCO Adam Strain 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

Final league table[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
2 Celtic 36 21 8 7 84 35 +49 71 Qualification for the UEFA Cup qualifying round[a]
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
6 Heart of Midlothian 36 11 9 16 44 50 −6 42
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.


Division summary[edit]

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536
GroundHAHHAAHAHAHHAAHAHAHHAHAAHHAHAHAAHAHA
ResultWDLWDDWWDWDWLDDWWLWWWDLLLDWDDWWLLDDD
Position325333222222222222222223333333333334
Source: [5]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Transfers[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Results for Kilmarnock for 1998-99". londonhearts.com. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Results for Kilmarnock for 1998-99". londonhearts.com. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Kilmarnock 0 2 Sigma Olomouc". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Kilmarnock 1998/1999 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  5. ^ "Scottish Premiership 1998/1999". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 18 April 2020.

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