1898–99 in Scottish football

1898–99 in Scottish football
1898–99 in Scottish football
Division One champions
	Rangers
Division Two champions
	Kilmarnock
Scottish Cup winners
	Celtic
Junior Cup winners
	Parkhead
Scotland national team
	1899 BHC

1898–99 in Scottish football was the 26th season of competitive football in Scotland and the ninth season of the Scottish Football League.

League competitions

Scottish Division One

Rangers were champions of the Scottish Division One.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Rangers (C)	18	18	0	0	79	18	+61	36	Champions
2	Heart of Midlothian	18	12	2	4	56	30	+26	26
3	Celtic	18	11	2	5	51	33	+18	24
4	Hibernian	18	10	3	5	42	43	−1	23
5	St Mirren	18	8	4	6	46	32	+14	20
6	Third Lanark	18	7	3	8	33	38	−5	17
7	Clyde	18	4	4	10	23	48	−25	12
7	St Bernard's	18	4	4	10	30	37	−7	12
9	Partick Thistle (R)	18	2	2	14	19	58	−39	6	Relegated to the 1899–1900 Scottish Division Two
10	Dundee	18	1	2	15	23	65	−42	4

Source: statto.com
Rules for classification: Teams finish equal if level on points. Points system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Scottish Division Two

Kilmarnock won the Scottish Division Two for the second season in a row.

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Kilmarnock (C, P)	18	14	4	0	73	24	+49	32	Promoted to the 1899–1900 Scottish First Division
2	Leith Athletic	18	12	3	3	63	38	+25	27
3	Port Glasgow Athletic	18	12	1	5	75	51	+24	25
4	Motherwell	18	7	6	5	41	40	+1	20
5	Airdrieonians	18	6	3	9	36	46	−10	15
5	Hamilton Academical	18	7	1	10	48	58	−10	15
7	Ayr	18	5	3	10	35	51	−16	13
7	Morton	18	6	1	11	36	42	−6	13
9	Linthouse	18	5	1	12	29	62	−33	11
10	Abercorn	18	4	1	13	41	65	−24	9

Source: statto.com
Rules for classification: Teams finish equal if level on points. Points system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Other honours

Cup honours

National

Competition	Winner	Score	Runner-up
Scottish Cup	Celtic	2 – 0	Rangers
Scottish Qualifying Cup	East Stirlingshire	4 – 1	Arthurlie
Scottish Junior Cup	Parkhead	4 – 1	Westmarch XI

County

Competition	Winner	Score	Runner-up
Aberdeenshire Cup	Orion	5 – 1^[a]	Victoria United
Ayrshire Cup	Kilmarnock	6 – 3	Galston
Border Cup	Vale of Leithen	3 – 1^[b]	Selkirk
Dumbartonshire Cup	Dumbarton	6 – 3	Renton
East of Scotland Shield	Hearts	1 – 0	Hibernian
Fife Cup	Raith Rovers	2 – 0	Lochgelly United
Forfarshire Cup	Arbroath	4 – 2	Dundee Wanderers
Glasgow Cup	Queen's Park	1 – 0	Rangers
Lanarkshire Cup	Motherwell	3 – 0	Albion Rovers
Linlithgowshire Cup	Bo'ness	2 – 1	Bathgate
North of Scotland Cup	Elgin City	2 – 1	Clachnacuddin
Perthshire Cup	Fair City Athletic	5 – 2	Vale of Atholl
Renfrewshire Cup	Morton	2 – 0^[a]	St Mirren
Southern Counties Cup	Dumfries	4 – 1	Newton Stewart Athletic
Stirlingshire Cup	King's Park	4 – 2	Camelon

Non-league honours

Highland League

Top three
Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Inverness Caledonian	14	11	2	1	39	14	+25	24
2	Clachnacuddin	14	9	3	2	48	25	+23	21
3	Elgin City	12	7	2	3	44	19	+25	16

Source: RSSSF

Other Senior Leagues

Division	Winner
Ayrshire League	Annbank	^[4]
Midland League	King's Park	^[5]
Northern League	Arbroath	^[6]
Scottish Alliance	Cowlairs	^[7]
Scottish Federation	Royal Albert	^[8]
South of Scotland League	unfinished	^[9]

Scotland national team

Date	Venue	Opponents	Score^[c]	Competition	Scotland scorer(s)
18 March	The Racecourse, Wrexham (A)	Wales	6–0	BHC	Robert Smyth McColl (3), John Campbell (2), Henry Marshall
25 March	Celtic Park, Glasgow (H)	Ireland	9–1	BHC	Robert Smyth McColl (3), John Campbell (2), Robert Hamilton (2), Jack Bell, Alexander Christie
8 April	Villa Park, Birmingham (A)	England	1–2	BHC	Robert Hamilton

Key:

(H) = Home match
(A) = Away match
BHC = British Home Championship

Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
England (C)	3	3	0	19	3	+16	6
Scotland	3	2	1	16	3	+13	4
Ireland	3	1	2	4	22	−18	2
Wales	3	0	3	0	11	−11	0

Source: ^[10]^[11]
Rules for classification: 1) points. The points system worked as follows: 2 points for a win and 1 point for a draw.
(C) Champions

Other national teams

Scottish League XI

Date	Venue	Opponents^[12]^[13]	Score^[d]	Scotland scorer(s)
11 February	Solitude, Belfast (A)	Irish League XI	1–3	William Michael
1 April	Celtic Park, Glasgow (H)	Football League XI	1–4	John Campbell

Notes

^ ^a ^b Replay needed.
^ Second replay needed.
^ Scotland's score is shown first.
^ Scottish League XI's score is shown first.

References

^ Stuart Spencer (16 January 2019). "The Season of 1898-99". Scottish Football Museum. Archived from the original on 18 April 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
^ The beginning of glory Archived 29 December 2020 at the Wayback Machine, Rangers FC
^ Rangers Team, 1898-99 (Mitchell Library, Glasgow Collection), The Glasgow Story
^ "Ayrshire League". Scottish Football Historical Archive. 28 July 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
^ "Midland League (including the Central Combination, the Central League)". Scottish Football Historical Archive. 11 August 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
^ "Northern League". Scottish Football Historical Archive. 10 August 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
^ "Scottish Alliance". Scottish Football Historical Archive. 2 August 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
^ "Scottish Federation". Scottish Football Historical Archive. 2 August 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
^ "Southern Counties League". Scottish Football Historical Archive. 20 August 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
^ Reyes, Macario; Morrison, Neil (1 October 1999). "British Home Championship 1884–1899". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
^ "British Championships 1899". Scotland Football Stats. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
^ "SFL XI v The Football League XI Record". London Hearts Supporters Club. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
^ "SFL XI v Irish Football League XI Record". London Hearts Supporters Club. Retrieved 3 October 2022.