1998–99 Celtic F.C. season

Season 1998–99 saw Celtic finish second in the league six points behind winner Rangers.^[1] They reached the final of the Scottish Cup losing to Rangers,^[2] the third round of the League Cup losing to Airdrieonians^[3], the second qualifying round of the Champions League^[4] and the second round of the Uefa Cup losing to FC Zürich.^[5]

Results and fixtures

^[6]^[7]^[8] Win Draw Loss

Friendlies

Friendly	Hollandia		2 – 1		Celtic	Juliana Sportpark	9 July 1998
Veltmeyer 50' Zaoudi 83'					Blinker 11'	Referee: Van Dongen

Friendly	ASWH		1 – 5		Celtic	Sportspark Schildman	10 July 1998
Koster 71' (Penalty)					Elliot 14', 57' Brattbakk 32', 55' Stubbs 49'	Attendance: 1,000

Ray Montgomerie Testimonial	Kilmarnock		1 – 2		Celtic	Rugby Park	18 July 1998
Wright 19'					Larsson 35' Donnelly 40'	Attendance: 6,860 Referee: McCluskey

Friendly	Celtic		2 – 1		Tottenham Hotspur	Celtic Park	25 July 1998
Blinker 43' Jackson 62'					Armstrong 11'	Attendance: 53,872 Referee: McCluskey

Jimmy Phillips Testimonial	Bolton Wanderers		1 – 1		Celtic	Reebok Stadium	4 August 1998
Sellars 33'					McNamara 87'	Attendance: 17,479 Referee: Lomas

Friendly	Celtic		0 – 1		Liverpool	Celtic Park	8 August 1998
					Leonhardsen 36'	Attendance: 59,727 Referee: Rowbotham

Premier League

Main article: 1998–99 Scottish Premier League

SPL	Celtic		5 – 0		Dunfermline Athletic	Celtic Park	1 August 1998

SPL	Aberdeen		3 – 2		Celtic	Pittodrie	16 August 1998

SPL	Celtic		2 – 1		Dundee United	Celtic Park	22 August 1998

SPL	Dundee		1 – 1		Celtic	Dens Park	29 August 1998

SPL	Celtic		1 – 1		Kilmarnock	Celtic Park	12 September 1998

SPL	Rangers		0 – 0		Celtic	Ibrox Stadium	20 September 1998

SPL	Celtic		0 – 1		St. Johnstone	Celtic Park	23 September 1998

SPL	Celtic		1 – 1		Heart of Midlothian	Celtic Park	26 September 1998
Donnelly 32'					Hamilton 53'	Attendance: 59,283 Referee: Willie Young

SPL	Motherwell		1 – 2		Celtic	Fir Park	3 October 1998

SPL	Dunfermline Athletic		2 – 2		Celtic	East End Park	17 October 1998

SPL	Celtic		2 – 0		Aberdeen	Celtic Park	24 October 1998

SPL	Kilmarnock		2 – 0		Celtic	Rugby Park	31 October 1998

SPL	Celtic		6 – 1		Dundee	Celtic Park	7 November 1998

SPL	St. Johnstone		2 – 1		Celtic	McDiarmid Park	14 November 1998

SPL	Celtic		5– 1		Rangers	Celtic Park	21 November 1998

SPL	Celtic		2– 0		Motherwell	Celtic Park	28 November 1998

SPL	Heart of Midlothian		2 – 1		Celtic	Tynecastle Stadium	6 December 1998
Adam 37' (49)					O'Donnell 74'	Attendance: 17,334 Referee: Mike McCurry

SPL	Dundee United		1 – 1		Celtic	Tannadice	12 December 1998

SPL	Celtic		5– 0		Dunfermline Athletic	Celtic Park	19 December 1998

SPL	Dundee		0 – 3		Celtic	Dens Park	27 December 1998

SPL	Rangers		2 – 2		Celtic	Ibrox Stadium	3 January 1999

SPL	Celtic		5– 0		St. Johnstone	Celtic Park	31 January 1999

SPL	Celtic		3– 0		Heart of Midlothian	Celtic Park	6 Febraury 1999
Larsson 21' (24), 66' (pen.)						Attendance: 59,844 Referee: Dougal

SPL	Celtic		1– 0		Kilmarnock	Celtic Park	17 Febraury 1999

SPL	Motherwell		1 – 7		Celtic	Fir Park	21 February 1999

SPL	Celtic		2– 1		Dundee United	Celtic Park	27 Febraury 1999

SPL	Aberdeen		1 – 5		Celtic	Pittodrie	14 March 1999

SPL	Kilmarnock		0 – 0		Celtic	Rugby Park	21 March 1999

SPL	Celtic		5– 0		Dundee	Celtic Park	3 April 1999

SPL	Heart of Midlothian		2 – 4		Celtic	Tynecastle Stadium	14 April 1999
Adam 27' (48)					Riseth 2' Blinker 7' Viduka 29' (52)	Attendance: 16,388 Referee: Dougal

SPL	Celtic		1– 0		Motherwell	Celtic Park	17 April 1999

SPL	St. Johnstone		1 – 0		Celtic	McDiarmid Park	24 April 1999

SPL	Celtic		0– 3		Rangers	Celtic Park	2 May 1999

SPL	Dunfermline Athletic		1 – 2		Celtic	East End Park	8 May 1999

SPL	Celtic		3– 2		Aberdeen	Celtic Park	15 May 1999

SPL	Dundee United		1 – 2		Celtic	Tannadice Park	23 May 1999

Champions League

Main article: 1998–99 UEFA Champions League

QF1 First Leg	Celtic		0 – 0		St Patrick's Athletic	Celtic Park	22 July 1998
						Attendance: 56,864 Referee: Benedik

QF1 Second Leg	St Patrick's Athletic		0 – 2		Celtic	Richmond Park	29 July 1998
					Brattbakk 12' Larsson 72'	Attendance: 9,500 Referee: Vuorola Report: Report

QF2 First Leg	Celtic		1 – 0		Dinamo Zagreb	Celtic Park	12 August 1998
Jackson 50'						Attendance: 51,500 Referee: Garcia Aranda Report: Report

QF2 Second Leg	Dinamo Zagreb		3 – 0		Celtic	Stadion Maksimir	26 August 1998
					Maric 23' Prosinecki 44' (Penalty), 68'	Attendance: 23,570 Referee: Collina

UEFA Cup

Main article: 1998–99 UEFA Cup

Uefa Cup R1 First Leg	Vitória		1 – 2		Celtic	Estádio D. Afonso Henriques	15 September 1998
Geraldo 86'					Larsson 1' Donnelly 70'	Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Frohlich Report: Report

Uefa Cup R1 Second Leg	Celtic		2 – 1		Vitória	Celtic Park	29 September 1998
Stubbs 38' Larsson 90'					Sodestrom 87'	Attendance: 38,076 Referee: Sarvan Report: Report

Uefa Cup R2 First Leg	Celtic		1 – 1		FC Zürich	Celtic Park	20 October 1998
Brattbakk 23' Boyd 45'					Fischer 75'	Attendance: 44,121 Referee: Melnichuk Report: Report

Uefa Cup R2 Second Leg	FC Zürich		4 – 2		Celtic	Letzigrund	3 November 1998
Signore 51' Chassot 56' Bartlett 61' Santanna 75'					O'Donnell 57' Larsson 72'	Attendance: 14,500 Referee: Sundell Report: Report

League Cup

Main article: 1998–99 Scottish League Cup

League Cup R3	Airdrieonians		1 – 0		Celtic	Excelsior Stadium	19 August 1998
Wilson 16'						Attendance: 10,500 Referee: Dallas Report: BBC Report

Scottish Cup

Main article: 1998–99 Scottish Cup

Scottish Cup R3	Celtic		3 – 1		Airdrieonians	Celtic Park	23 January 1999
Larsson 3' Stewart 49' (Own Goal) O'Donnell 51'					Cooper 23'	Attendance: 43,642 Referee: Clark Report: Report

Scottish Cup R4	Celtic		4 – 0		Dunfermline Athletic	Celtic Park	13 February 1999
Larsson 26', 31' (Penalty), 41' Brattbakk 41'						Attendance: 47,194 Referee: Martindale

Scottish Cup QF	Celtic		0 – 3		Greenock Morton	Celtic Park	8 March 1999
					Viduka 9', 83' Larsson 58' Mjällby 85'	Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Clark Report: Report

Scottish Cup SF	Celtic		2 – 0		Dundee United	Ibrox Stadium	10 April 1999
Blinker 30' Viduka 39'						Referee: Young

Scottish Cup Final	Celtic		0 – 1		Rangers	Hampden Park	29 May 1999
					Wallace 48'	Attendance: 52,670 Referee: Dallas Report: BBC Report

Squad

^[9] Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Jonathan Gould
2	DF	Tom Boyd
3	DF	Stéphane Mahé
4	DF	Jackie McNamara
5	DF	Marc Rieper
6	DF	Alan Stubbs
7	FW	Henrik Larsson
8	MF	Craig Burley
9	FW	Harald Brattbakk
10	MF	Phil O'Donnell
11	DF	Morten Wieghorst
12	FW	Tommy Johnson
13	MF	Simon Donnelly
14	MF	Paul Lambert
15	FW	Darren Jackson

No.	Position	Player
16	DF	David Hannah
17	DF	Enrico Annoni
18	DF	Tosh McKinlay
20	MF	Regi Blinker
21	GK	Stewart Kerr
22	MF	Brian McLaughlin
23	GK	Andy McCondichie
24	MF	Colin Healy
25	MF	Ľubomír Moravčík
26	FW	John Paul McBride
27	FW	Mark Burchill
28	MF	Barry Elliot
30	MF	Vidar Riseth
35	MF	Johan Mjällby

Statistics

League Table

P	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Rangers	36	23	8	5	78	31	47	77	UEFA Champions League 1999-2000 Second qualifying round
2	Celtic	36	21	8	7	84	35	49	71	UEFA Cup 1999-00 Qualifying round
3	St. Johnstone	36	15	12	9	39	38	1	57	UEFA Cup 1999-00 Qualifying round
4	Kilmarnock	36	14	14	8	47	29	18	56	UEFA Cup 1999-00 Qualifying round
5	Dundee	36	13	7	16	36	56	-20	46
6	Hearts	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	36	4	16	16	28	59	-31	28	Relegated to First Division 1999-00

Source: SPL official website

References

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