1998–99 Dunfermline Athletic F.C. season

Dunfermline Athletic 1998–99 football season
Dunfermline Athletic
1998–99 season
ManagerBert Paton (until 5 January 1999)
Dick Campbell (from 5 January 1999)[1]
StadiumEast End Park
Scottish Premier League10th
Scottish CupFourth Round
Scottish League CupSecond Round
Home colours
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The 1998–99 season saw Dunfermline Athletic compete in the Scottish Premier League where they finished in 10th position with 28 points, suffering relegation to the 1999–2000 Scottish First Division.[2]

Final league table

Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
6 Heart of Midlothian 36 11 9 16 44 50 −6 42
7 Motherwell 36 10 11 15 35 54 −19 41
8 Aberdeen 36 10 7 19 43 71 −28 37
9 Dundee United 36 8 10 18 37 48 −11 34
10 Dunfermline Athletic (R) 36 4 16 16 28 59 −31 28 Relegation to the 1999–2000 Scottish First Division
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
(R) Relegated


Results

Dunfermline Athletic's score comes first

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Scottish Premier League

Match Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
1 1 August 1998 Celtic A 0–5 59,220
2 15 August 1998 Dundee H 2–0 5,308 Smith 45', Shaw 46'
3 22 August 1998 Motherwell A 0–0 9,858
4 29 August 1998 Aberdeen H 1–1 6,463 French 88'
5 12 September 1998 St Johnstone A 1–1 5,997 Smith 49'
6 20 September 1998 Heart of Midlothian H 1–1 5,963 Smith 12'
7 23 September 1998 Dundee United A 1–1 6,449 Squires 40'
8 26 September 1998 Rangers H 0–2 11,507
9 3 October 1998 Kilmarnock A 0–0 8,346
10 17 October 1998 Celtic H 2–2 10,968 Britton 13', French 27'
11 28 October 1998 Dundee A 0–1 4,619
12 31 October 1998 St Johnstone H 1–1 5,911 Smith 22'
13 7 November 1998 Aberdeen A 1–2 10,293 Squires 81'
14 15 November 1998 Dundee United H 2–1 10,704 Tod 26', McCulloch 35'
15 21 November 1998 Heart of Midlothian A 1–2 13,268 Edinho 18'
16 28 November 1998 Kilmarnock H 0–3 5,608
17 5 December 1998 Rangers A 1–1 47,465 Petrie 76'
18 12 December 1998 Motherwell H 1–1 5,182 Smith 79'
19 19 December 1998 Celtic A 0–5 59,024
20 26 December 1998 Aberdeen H 1–2 7,873 Shaw 53'
21 29 December 1998 St Johnstone A 1–1 6,070 Smith 68'
22 2 January 1999 Heart of Midlothian H 0–0 9,227
23 30 January 1999 Dundee United A 1–1 7,646 Smith 46'
24 7 February 1999 Rangers H 0–3 11,500
25 27 February 1999 Motherwell A 1–1 6,094 Britton 86'
26 6 March 1999 Kilmarnock A 0–0 8,032
27 13 March 1999 Dundee H 2–1 6,890 Thomson 63', Graham 89'
28 20 March 1999 St Johnstone H 1–0 5,504 Petrie 61'
29 3 April 1999 Aberdeen A 1–3 11,371 Graham 7'
30 14 April 1999 Rangers A 0–1 46,220
31 17 April 1999 Kilmarnock H 0–6 5,617
32 24 April 1999 Dundee United H 2–2 6,190 Millar 46', Smith 54'
33 3 May 1999 Heart of Midlothian A 0–2 15,176
34 8 May 1999 Celtic H 1–2 8,809 Coyle 83'
35 15 May 1999 Dundee A 1–3 4,176 Thomson 49'
36 23 May 1999 Motherwell H 1–2 3,532 Boyle 20'

Scottish Cup

Match Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
R3 23 January 1999 Partick Thistle A 2–1 4,650 Smith 17', 32'
R4 13 February 1999 Celtic A 0–4 47,194

Scottish League Cup

Match Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
R2 8 August 1998 Livingston A 0–1 3,038

References

  1. ^ "Dunfermline Manager History". Soccerbase. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Scotland 1998/99". RSSSF. Retrieved 22 February 2019.

External links

  • Dunfermline Athletic 1998–99 at Soccerbase.com (select relevant season from dropdown list)
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