1898–99_Scottish_Division_One
1898–99 Scottish Division One
6th season of top-tier football league in Scotland
The 1898–99 Scottish Division One season was won by Rangers by ten points over nearest rival Heart of Midlothian. Rangers won all 18 of their league matches.[1][2][3][4]
Quick Facts Season, Champions ...
| Season | 1898–99 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Rangers |
| Relegated | Partick Thistle |
← 1897–98 | |
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More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rangers (C) | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 18 | +61 | 36 | |
| 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 |
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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
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
More information Home \ Away, CEL ...
| Home \ Away | CEL | CLY | DND | HOM | HIB | PAR | RAN | STB | STM | THI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Celtic | 9–2 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | |
| Clyde | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–3 | |
| Dundee | 1–4 | 1–3 | 2–5 | 2–4 | 5–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–7 | 1–3 | |
| Heart of Midlothian | 2–2 | 4–0 | 6–3 | 4–0 | 5–1 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 2–1 | |
| Hibernian | 2–1 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 3–4 | 4–3 | 4–3 | 1–1 | |
| Partick Thistle | 3–8 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 0–5 | 0–3 | 1–4 | 1–3 | |
| Rangers | 4–1 | 8–0 | 7–0 | 3–1 | 10–1 | 6–2 | 5–2 | 3–2 | 4–1 | |
| St Bernard's | 2–3 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 4–2 | |
| St Mirren | 4–0 | 2–2 | 5–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 4–1 | |
| Third Lanark | 2–4 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 |
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- 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 2020-12-29 at the Wayback Machine, Rangers FC
- Rangers Team, 1898-99 (Mitchell Library, Glasgow Collection), The Glasgow Story
- The first great Rangers team whose 'perfect season' remains unique in British football 122 years on, Matthew Lindsay, Glasgow Times, 7 January 2021