1998–99 Kilmarnock F.C. season
Kilmarnock 1998–99 football 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 .
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
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
Match
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Scorers
Third Round
18 August 1998
Livingston
H
3–1
6,565
Wright 25, 116', McCoist 92'
Quarter-final
8 September 1998
Airdrieonians
H
0–1
7,900
Scottish Cup
Match
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Scorers
Third Round
23 January 1999
Ayr United
A
0–3
10,153
UEFA Cup
Match
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Scorers
First Qualifying Round 1st leg
22 July 1998
Željezničar
A
1–1
15,000
McGowne 55'
First Qualifying Round 2nd leg
29 July 1998
Željezničar
H
1–0
14,512
Mahood 31'
Second Qualifying Round 1st leg
11 August 1998
Sigma Olomouc
A
0–2
4,000
Second Qualifying Round 2nd leg
25 August 1998
Sigma Olomouc
H
0–2
11,140
Squad statistics
As of 23 May 1999 (UTC) [ 4]
Final league table
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:
Division summary
Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 Ground H A H H A A H A H A H H A A H A H A H H A H A A H H A H A H A A H A H A Result W D L W D D W W D W D W L D D W W L W W W D L L L D W D D W W L L D D D Position 3 2 5 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4
Source:
[ 5] A = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = Loss
Transfers
References
External links
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