1998–99 Kilmarnock F.C. season

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.

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: McCoist (7)
All: McCoist & 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

Summary

Season

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

Kilmarnock's score comes first

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Scottish Premier League

MatchDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
11 August 1998Dundee UnitedH2–08,208Wright 32', Nevin 72'
215 August 1998St JohnstoneA0–06,210
322 August 1998RangersH1–317,608Wright 52'
430 August 1998Heart of MidlothianH3–010,376McCoist 8', 61', 86'
512 September 1998CelticA1–158,361Vareille 50'
619 September 1998MotherwellA0–06,821
723 September 1998DundeeH2–17,069McCoist 21', McGowne 89'
827 September 1998AberdeenA1–013,048Wright 14'
93 October 1998Dunfermline AthleticH0–08,346
1017 October 1998Dundee UnitedA2–08,317McGowne 12', Vareille 80'
1124 October 1998St JohnstoneH2–29,336Roberts 78', Kernaghan 83' (o.g.)
1231 October 1998CelticH2–016,695Roberts 55', Mitchell 70'
137 November 1998Heart of MidlothianA1–214,363Wright 87'
1414 November 1998DundeeA1–14,249Vareille 45'
1521 November 1998MotherwellH0–010,176
1628 November 1998Dunfermline AthleticA3–05,608Durrant 32', 56', Holt 77'
175 December 1998AberdeenH4–09,875Mitchell 6', 34', Vareille 38', Wright 66'
1812 December 1998RangersA0–149,781
1920 December 1998Dundee UnitedH2–013,585Wright 30', Durrant 87'
2026 December 1998Heart of MidlothianH1–010,668Holt 27'
211 January 1999MotherwellA2–18,532McCoist 15', McGowne 86'
2230 January 1999DundeeH0–07,677
236 February 1999AberdeenA1–29,299Mahood 66'
2417 February 1999CelticA0–159,126
2528 February 1999RangersH0–516,242
266 March 1999Dunfermline AthleticH0–08,032
2713 March 1999St JohnstoneA1–05,461Holt 18'
2821 March 1999CelticH0–014,472
293 April 1999Heart of MidlothianA2–214,689Henry 73', McCoist 77'
3010 April 1999AberdeenH4–29,048Mahood 9', MacPherson 19', McCutcheon 86', 90'
3117 April 1999Dunfermline AthleticA6–05,617Henry 26', 75', Mitchell 56', Durrant 58', Vareille 68', McCoist 90'
3224 April 1999DundeeA1–24,296Innes 53'
331 May 1999MotherwellH0–18,867
348 May 1999Dundee UnitedA0–07,190
3515 May 1999St JohnstoneH1–115,086Roberts 8'
3623 May 1999RangersA1–148,886McGowne 41'

UEFA Cup

MatchDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
QR1 1st leg22 July 1998ŽeljezničarA1–115,000McGowne 55'
QR1 2nd leg29 July 1998ŽeljezničarH1–014,512Mahood 31'
QR2 1st leg11 August 1998Sigma OlomoucA0–24,000
QR2 2nd leg25 August 1998Sigma OlomoucH0–211,140

Scottish League Cup

MatchDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
R318 August 1998LivingstonH3–16,565Wright 25, 116', McCoist 92'
R48 September 1998AirdrieoniansH0–17,900

Scottish Cup

MatchDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
R323 January 1999Ayr UnitedA0–310,153

Squad statistics

As of 23 May 1999 (UTC)[4]
No. Pos Nat Player TotalPremier LeagueLeague CupScottish CupUEFA Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Gordon Marshall 43036+002+001+004+00
2 DF Gus McPherson 38131+012+001+004+00
3 DF Dylan Kerr 19016+002+000+001+00
4 DF Ray Montgomerie 32227+023+001+001+00
5 DF Kevin McGowne 39532+042+001+004+01
6 MF John Henry 1137+430+000+000+00
7 MF Pat Nevin 512+110+001+001+00
7 MF Mark Reilly 19017+100+001+000+00
8 MF Gary Holt 40333+032+001+004+00
9 FW Paul Wright 39825+862+020+004+00
10 MF Ian Durrant 43436+042+001+004+00
11 MF Ally Mitchell 39427+641+101+003+00
12 GK Colin Meldrum 000+000+000+000+00
13 FW Ally McCoist 29816+1071+111+000+00
14 MF Alan Mahood 35316+1222+000+103+11
15 FW Jérôme Vareille 27520+351+100+001+10
16 DF Martin Baker 27023+000+001+003+00
17 DF Steven Hamilton 505+000+000+000+00
18 MF Martin O'Neill 000+000+000+000+00
19 FW Mark Roberts 2739+1330+101+000+30
20 MF Alan Kerr 000+000+000+000+00
21 DF Chris Innes 414+010+000+000+00
22 DF Jim Lauchlan 19014+000+001+004+00
23 MF David Bagan 501+400+000+000+00
24 DF Garry Hay 000+000+000+000+00
25 FW Alex Burke 2102+1500+100+002+10
26 FW Rod Lennox 000+000+000+000+00
27 FW Gary McCutcheon 1322+1020+000+000+10
28 MF Stuart Davidson 000+000+000+000+00
29 GK Adam Strain 000+000+000+000+00

Final league table

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[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
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

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

Transfers

References

  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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