1998–99 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season

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Heart of Midlothian
1998–99 season
ManagerScotland Jim Jefferies
StadiumTynecastle Stadium
Scottish Premier League6th
Uefa Cup Winners' Cup1st Round
Scottish Cup3rd Round
League CupSemi Final
Top goalscorerLeague:
France Stephane Adam (9)
All:
Scotland Jim Hamilton (10)
France Stephane Adam (10)
Highest home attendance17,334 v Celtic SPL 6 December 1998
Lowest home attendance12,323 v Motherwell SPL 23 September 1998
Average home league attendance14,233

The 1998–99 season was Heart of Midlothian F.C.'s 16th consecutive season in the top level of Scottish football, the new Scottish Premier League, formed by the clubs from the previous season's Scottish Premier Division. Hearts also competed in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, Scottish Cup and League Cup.

Fixtures[]

Friendlies[]

12 July 1998 Friendly Bohemian 0–1 Hearts Dalymount Park
Quitongo Goal Attendance: 550
14 July 1998 Friendly St Patricks Athletic 0–1 Hearts Richmond Park
[Carr]Goal Attendance: 1,900
18 July 1998 Friendly East Stirlingshire 0–0 Hearts Ochilview Park
20 July 1998 Friendly Cowdenbeath 1–3 Hearts Central Park
Goal Goal Goal Goal
21 July 1998 Friendly Metz 1–0 Hearts Stade Municipal
Goal Attendance: 2,050
23 July 1998 Friendly Berwick Rangers 2–1 Hearts Shielfield Park
Goal Goal Goal
25 July 1998 Friendly Hearts 1–0 Coventry City Tynecastle Stadium
McCann Goal Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Kenny Clark
27 July 1998 Friendly Morton 4–3 Hearts Cappielow Park
Goal Goal Goal Goal Goal Goal Goal
30 July 1998 Friendly Raith Rovers 4–2 Hearts Stark's Park
Goal Goal Goal Goal Goal Goal
13 February 1999 Friendly St Mirren 0–2 Hearts Love Street
Juanjo Goal Goal Attendance: 500
15 February 1999 Friendly Raith Rovers 0–3 Hearts Stark's Park
HamiltonGoal Goal Goal Attendance: 1,100
25 March 1999 Friendly East Stirlingshire 2–3 Hearts Ochilview Park
Goal Goal Locke Goal Fulton Goal Quitongo Goal Attendance: 436

Cup winners' cup[]

Main article: 1998–99 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
13 August 1998 Uefa Cup Winners' Cup Qualifying Round Lantana 0–1 Hearts Kadrioru Staadionil
Makel Goal 21' Attendance: 1,300
Referee: Michal Benes
27 August 1998 Uefa Cup Winners' Cup Qualifying Round Hearts 5–0 Lantana Tynecastle Stadium
Hamilton Goal 18' Fulton Goal 29' McCann Goal 41' Flogel Goal 75' Holmes Goal 89' Attendance: 15,053
Referee: Jan Wegereef
17 September 1998 Uefa Cup Winners' Cup Round 1 Hearts 0–1 Real Mallorca Tynecastle Stadium
Sierra Goal 17' Attendance: 13,573
Referee: Alfredo Trentalange
1 October 1998 Uefa Cup Winners' Cup Round 1 Real Mallorca 1–1 Hearts Estadio Lluis Sitjar
Lopez Goal 49' Hamilton Goal 76' Attendance: 12,218
Referee: Hermann Albrecht

League Cup[]

Main article: Scottish League Cup 1998–99
19 August 1998 Scottish League Cup Hearts 4–2 (a.e.t.) Raith Rovers Tynecastle Stadium
Adam Goal 4' Hamilton Goal 22' Kamp Goal 106' (og.) Fulton Goal 120' Shields Goal 41' Hartley Goal 86' Attendance: 11,653
Referee:
9 September 1998 Scottish League Cup QF Hearts 1–1 Hearts win 3-0 on Penalties Ross County Tynecastle Stadium
Holmes Goal 71' McBain Goal 40' Attendance: 11,672
Referee: Kenny Clark
27 October 1998 Scottish League Cup SF Hearts 0–3 St Johnstone Easter Road
Dasovic Goal 41' Preston Goal 45' O'Boyle Goal 87' Attendance: 12,027
Referee:

Scottish Cup[]

Main article: 1998–99 Scottish Cup
24 January 1999 Scottish Cup R3 Motherwell 3–1 Hearts Fir Park
Brannan Goal 13' Coyle Goal 65' Thomas Goal 74' Hamilton Goal 56' Attendance: 9,327
Referee: Mike McCurry

Scottish Premier League[]

Main article: 1998–99 Scottish Premier League
2 August 1998 SPL Hearts 2–1 Rangers Tynecastle Stadium
Adam Goal 6' Hamilton Goal 20' Wallace Goal 28' Attendance: 15,272
Referee: Hugh Dallas
16 August 1998 SPL Dundee United 0–0 Hearts Tannadice Park
Attendance: 9,629
Referee: Stuart Dougal
22 August 1998 SPL Hearts 2–0 Aberdeen Tynecastle Stadium
Fulton Goal 7' Pressley Goal 11' Attendance: 14,416
Referee: Jim McCluskey
30 August 1998 SPL Kilmarnock 3–0 Hearts Rugby Park
McCoist Goal 8' (61), 86' Attendance: 10,376
Referee:
12 September 1998 SPL Hearts 0–2 Dundee Tynecastle Stadium
Adamczuk Goal 48' (82) Attendance: 13,117
Referee: Alan Freeland
20 September 1998 SPL Dunfermline Athletic 1–1 Hearts East End Park
Hamilton Goal 58' Goal 12' Attendance: 5,963
Referee: Mike McCurry
23 September 1998 SPL Hearts 3–0 Motherwell Tynecastle Stadium
Weir Goal 71' McCann Goal 87' (pen.), 90' Attendance: 12,323
Referee: Kenny Clark
26 September 1998 SPL Celtic 1–1 Hearts Celtic Park
Donnelly Goal 32' Hamilton Goal 53' Attendance: 59,283
Referee:
4 October 1998 SPL Hearts 1–1 St Johnstone Tynecastle Stadium
Makel Goal 79' Preston Goal 58' Attendance: 13,121
Referee:
17 October 1998 SPL Rangers 3–0 Hearts Ibrox
Johansson Goal 50' Wallace Goal 61' (90) Attendance: 49,749
Referee: Stuart Dougal
24 October 1998 SPL Hearts 0–1 Dundee United Tynecastle Stadium
Mathie Goal 84' Attendance: 13,124
Referee:
31 October 1998 SPL Dundee 1–0 Hearts Dens Park
Weir Goal 77' (og.) Attendance: 6,142
Referee: Mike McCurry
7 November 1998 SPL Hearts 2–1 Kilmarnock Tynecastle Stadium
Adam Goal 6' Fulton Goal 86' Wright Goal 87' Attendance: 14,363
Referee:
14 November 1998 SPL Motherwell 2–3 Hearts Fir Park
Hamilton Goal 69' (pen.) Guerin Goal 85' Spencer Goal 40' Coyle Goal 68' (84) Attendance: 8,912
Referee:
21 November 1998 SPL Hearts 2–1 Dunfermline Tynecastle Stadium
Flogel Goal 61' McCann Goal 90' Neto Goal 18' Attendance: 13,268
Referee: Stuart Dougal
6 December 1998 SPL Hearts 2–1 Celtic Tynecastle Stadium
Adam Goal 37' (49) O'Donnell Goal 74' Attendance: 17,334
Referee: Mike McCurry
9 December 1998 SPL St Johnstone 1–1 Hearts McDiarmid Park
Kernaghan Goal 8' Hamilton Goal 31' Attendance: 4,808
Referee: Alan Freeland
12 December 1998 SPL Aberdeen 2–0 Hearts Pittodrie
Winters Goal 32' Jess Goal 37' Attendance: 11,137
Referee: Kenny Clark
19 December 1998 SPL Hearts 2–3 Rangers Tynecastle Stadium
Locke Goal 2' Hamilton Goal 69' Guivarc'h Goal 16' (63) Wallace Goal 58' Attendance: 17,134
Referee: Stuart Dougal
26 December 1998 SPL Kilmarnock 1–0 Hearts Rugby Park
Holt Goal 27' Attendance: 10,668
Referee:
30 December 1998 SPL Hearts 1–2 Dundee Tynecastle Stadium
Lilley Goal 37' Sharp Goal 18' (pen.) Falconer Goal 42' Attendance: 13,383
Referee: Hugh Dallas
2 January 1999 SPL Dunfermline 0–0 Hearts East End Park
Attendance: 9,227
Referee:
30 January 1999 SPL Hearts 0–2 Motherwell Tynecastle Stadium
McCulloch Goal 48' Adams Goal 71' Attendance: 12,821
Referee:
6 February 1999 SPL Celtic 3–0 Hearts Celtic Park
Larsson Goal 21' (24), 66' (pen.) Attendance: 59,844
Referee: Stuart Dougal
20 February 1999 SPL Hearts 0–2 St Johnstone Tynecastle Stadium
Scott Goal 59' Kane Goal 63' Attendance: 12,229
Referee: Hugh Dallas
27 February 1999 SPL Hearts 0–2 Aberdeen Tynecastle Stadium
Bernard Goal 53' Wyness Goal 71' Attendance: 13,957
Referee:
20 March 1999 SPL Dundee 2–0 Hearts Dens Park
Goal 54' (65) Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Kenny Clark
3 April 1999 SPL Hearts 2–2 Kilmarnock Tynecastle Stadium
McSwegan Goal 16' (43) Henry Goal 73' McCoist Goal 77' Attendance: 14,689
Referee: Kenny Clark
6 April 1999 SPL Dundee United 1–3 Hearts Tannadice Park
Dodds Goal 7' McSwegan Goal 25' (45) Cameron Goal 60' Attendance: 10,648
Referee: Jim McCluskey
14 April 1999 SPL Hearts 2–4 Celtic Tynecastle Stadium
Adam Goal 27' (48) Riseth Goal 2' Goal 7' Viduka Goal 29' (52) Attendance: 16,388
Referee: Stuart Dougal
17 April 1999 SPL St Johnstone 0–0 Hearts McDiarmid Park
Attendance: 6,154
Referee:
24 April 1999 SPL Motherwell 0–4 Hearts Fir Park
Jackson Goal 21' Adam Goal 46' (59) Cameron Goal 90' Attendance: 8,926
Referee: Alan Freeland
3 May 1999 SPL Hearts 2–0 Dunfermline Athletic Tynecastle Stadium
Cameron Goal 55' (81) Attendance: 15,176
Referee: Kenny Clark
9 May 1999 SPL Rangers 0–0 Hearts Ibrox
Attendance: 49,495
Referee: Stuart Dougal
15 May 1999 SPL Hearts 4–1 Dundee United Tynecastle Stadium
Ritchie Goal 41' McSwegan Goal 50' Adam Goal 67' Cameron Goal 77' Eustace Goal 90' Attendance: 13,187
Referee:
23 May 1999 SPL Aberdeen 2–5 Hearts Pittodrie
McSwegan Goal 2' (47), 49' Cameron Goal 52' (pen.) Flogel Goal 64' Buchan Goal 7' Jess Goal 61' Attendance: 13,042
Referee:

League table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
4 Kilmarnock 36 14 14 8 47 29 +18 56 Qualification for the UEFA Cup qualifying round[a]
5 Dundee 36 13 7 16 36 56 −20 46
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
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.


Stats[]

Scorers[]

Pos PLayer SPL SC LC CWC Total
FW France Stephane Adam 9 0 1 0 10
FW Scotland Jim Hamilton 6 1 1 2 10
FW Scotland Gary McSwegan 8 0 0 0 8
MF Scotland Colin Cameron 6 0 0 0 6
MF Scotland Neil McCann 3 0 0 1 4
MF Scotland Steve Fulton 2 0 1 1 4
MF Austria Thomas Flogel 2 0 0 1 3
MF England Lee Makel 1 0 0 1 2
FW Scotland Derek Holmes 0 0 1 1 2
MF Scotland Gary Locke 1 0 0 0 1
MF France Vincent Guerin 1 0 0 0 1
FW Scotland Darren Jackson 1 0 0 0 1
FW Scotland Derek Lilley 1 0 0 0 1
DF Scotland Steven Pressley 1 0 0 0 1
DF Scotland Paul Ritchie 1 0 0 0 1
DF Scotland David Weir 1 0 0 0 1

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