1998–99 Celtic F.C. season

Celtic
1998–99 season
ManagerJozef Vengloš
StadiumCeltic Park
Scottish Premier League2nd
Scottish CupRunners-up
Scottish League CupThird round
Champions LeagueSecond qualifying round
UEFA CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Henrik Larsson (29)
All:
Henrik Larsson (38)

The 1998–99 season was the 105th season of competitive football by Celtic. Celtic competed in the Scottish Premier League, UEFA Cup, Scottish League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

As defending league champions, they were now managed by Slovak coach Jozef Venglos following the resignation of Wim Jansen. However, they finished runners-up behind Rangers this season and also lost to them in the Scottish Cup final.

Summary

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]

Transfers

In

Date Player From Fee
21 September 1998 Norway Vidar Riseth Austria LASK Linz £1,400,000[6]
28 October 1998 Slovakia Lubomir Moravcik Germany MSV Duisburg £370,000[7]
13 November 1998 England Tony Warner England Liverpool Loan[8]
18 November 1998 Sweden Johan Mjallby Sweden AIK Stockholm £1,400,000[9]
2 December 1998 Australia Mark Viduka Croatia Croatia Zagreb £3,000,000[10]
20 March 1999 Scotland Scott Marshall England Arsenal Loan[11]

Out

Date Player To Fee
21 September 1998 Scotland Malky Mackay England Norwich City £350,000[12]
5 February 1999 Scotland John Paul McBride Scotland St Johnstone £150,000[13]
6 February 1999 Scotland David Hannah Scotland Dundee United £600,000[14]
25 March 1999 Scotland Darren Jackson Scotland Heart of Midlothian £450,000[15]
31 March 1999 Scotland Brian McLaughlin Scotland Dundee United Loan[16]
  • Expenditure: Decrease £6,170,000
  • Income: Increase £1,550,000
  • Total loss/gain: Decrease £4,620,000

Results and fixtures

[17][18][19]  Win   Draw   Loss

Friendlies

9 July 1998 Friendly Hollandia 2–1 Celtic Juliana Sportpark
Veltmeyer 50'
Zaoudi 83'		 Blinker 11' Referee: Van Dongen
10 July 1998 Friendly ASWH 1–5 Celtic Sportpark Schildman
Koster 71' (Penalty) Elliot 14', 57'
Brattbakk 32', 55'
Stubbs 49'		 Attendance: 1,000
18 July 1998 Ray Montgomerie Testimonial Kilmarnock 1–2 Celtic Rugby Park
Wright 19' Larsson 35'
Donnelly 40'		 Attendance: 6,860
Referee: McCluskey
25 July 1998 Friendly Celtic 2–1 Tottenham Hotspur Celtic Park
Blinker 43'
Jackson 62'		 Armstrong 11' Attendance: 53,872
Referee: McCluskey
4 August 1998 Jimmy Phillips Testimonial Bolton Wanderers 1–1 Celtic Reebok Stadium
Sellars 33' McNamara 87' Attendance: 17,479
Referee: Lomas
8 August 1998 Friendly Celtic 0–1 Liverpool Celtic Park
Leonhardsen 36' Attendance: 59,727
Referee: Rowbotham

Premier League

Main article: 1998–99 Scottish Premier League
1 August 1998 Premier League Celtic 5–0 Dunfermline Athletic Glasgow
15:00 GMT Burley(hattrick), Donnelly, Mackay Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 59,377
16 August 1998 Premier League Aberdeen 3–2 Celtic Aberdeen
18:05 BST Larsson, Larsson Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: 16,440
22 August 1998 Premier League Celtic 2–1 Dundee United Glasgow
15:00 BST Burley, Burchill Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 59,133
29 August 1998 Premier League Dundee 1–1 Celtic Dundee
15:00 BST Burley Stadium: Dens Park
Attendance: 9,853
12 September 1998 Premier League Celtic 1–1 Kilmarnock Glasgow
15:00 BST Blinker Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 58,567
20 September 1998 Premier League Rangers 0–0 Celtic Glasgow
18:05 BST Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 50,026
23 September 1998 Premier League Celtic 0–1 St Johnstone Glasgow
19:45 BST Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 55,745
26 September 1998 Premier League Celtic 1–1 Hearts Glasgow
15:00 GMT Donnelly Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 59,283
Referee: Willie Young
3 October 1998 Premier League Motherwell 1–2 Celtic Motherwell
15:00 BST Brattbakk, Lambert Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 12,103
17 October 1998 Premier League Dunfermline Athletic 2–2 Celtic Dunfermline
15:00 BST Larsson, Brattbakk Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 10,968
24 October 1998 Premier League Celtic 2–0 Aberdeen Glasgow
15:00 GMT Donnelly, Donnelly Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 59,963
31 October 1998 Premier League Kilmarnock 2–0 Celtic Kilmarnock
15:00 GMT Stadium: Rugby Park
Attendance: 16,695
7 November 1998 Premier League Celtic 6–1 Dundee Glasgow
15:00 GMT Larsson, Burchill, Larsson, Burchill, Larsson, Donnelly Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 58,974
14 November 1998 Premier League St Johnstone 2–1 Celtic Perth
15:00 GMT Larsson Stadium: McDiarmid Park
Attendance: 9,762
21 November 1998 Premier League Celtic 5–1 Rangers Glasgow
15:00 GMT Moravcik, Moravcik, Larsson, Larsson, Burchill Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 59,783
28 November 1998 Premier League Celtic 2–0 Motherwell Glasgow
15:00 GMT Larsson, O'Donnell Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 59,227
6 December 1998 Premier League Hearts 2–1 Celtic Edinburgh
18:05 GMT Adam 37' (49) O'Donnell 74' Stadium: Tynecastle Stadium
Attendance: 17,334
Referee: Mike McCurry
12 December 1998 Premier League Dundee United 1–1 Celtic Dundee
15:00 GMT O'Donnell Stadium: Tannadice Park
Attendance: 11,612
19 December 1998 Premier League Celtic 5–0 Dunfermline Athletic Glasgow
15:00 GMT Larsson, Larsson, Mjallby, Moravcik, Moravcik Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 59,024
27 December 1998 Premier League Dundee 0–3 Celtic Dundee
18:05 GMT O'Donnell, Riseth, own goal Stadium: Dens Park
Attendance: 10,043
3 January 1999 Premier League Rangers 2–2 Celtic Glasgow
18:05 GMT Stubbs, Larsson Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 50,059
31 January 1999 Premier League Celtic 5–0 St Johnstone Glasgow
18:05 GMT Brattbakk, Moravcik, Larsson, Brattbakk, Brattbakk Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 59,746
6 February 1999 Premier League Celtic 3–0 Hearts Glasgow
15:00 GMT Larsson 21' (24), 66' (pen.) Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 59,844
Referee: Stuart Dougal
17 February 1999 Premier League Celtic 1–0 Kilmarnock Kilmarnock
19:45 GMT Riseth Stadium: Rugby Park
Attendance: 59,220
21 February 1999 Premier League Motherwell 1–7 Celtic Motherwell
18:05 GMT Larsson, Larsson, Larsson, Larsson, Moravcik, Burley, Burchill Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 11,963
27 February 1999 Premier League Celtic 2–1 Dundee United Glasgow
15:00 GMT Burley, Larsson Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 59,902
14 March 1999 Premier League Aberdeen 1–5 Celtic Aberdeen
18:05 GMT Viduka, Viduka, Larsson, Larsson, Burley Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: 16,825
21 March 1999 Premier League Kilmarnock 0–0 Celtic Kilmarnock
18:05 GMT Stadium: Rugby Park
Attendance: 14,472
3 April 1999 Premier League Celtic 5–0 Dundee Glasgow
15:00 GMT Larsson, Burley, Viduka, Larsson, Blinker Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 59,269
14 April 1999 Premier League Hearts 2–4 Celtic Edinburgh
19:45 GMT Adam 27' (48) Riseth 2' Blinker 7' Viduka Stadium: Tynecastle Park
Attendance: 16,388
Referee: Stuart Dougal
17 April 1999 Premier League Celtic 1–0 Motherwell Glasgow
15:00 GMT Larsson Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 59,588
24 April 1999 Premier League St Johnstone 1–0 Celtic Perth
15:00 GMT Stadium: McDiarmid Park
Attendance: 10,393
2 May 1999 Premier League Celtic 0–3 Rangers Glasgow
18:05 GMT Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 59,918
8 May 1999 Premier League Dunfermline Athletic 1–2 Celtic Dunfermline
15:00 GMT Johnson, Johnson Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 8,848
15 May 1999 Premier League Celtic 3–2 Aberdeen Glasgow
15:00 GMT Blinker, Johnson, Burchill Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 59,138
23 May 1999 Premier League Dundee United 1–2 Celtic Dundee
12:00 GMT Burchill, Burchill Stadium: Tannadice Park
Attendance: 10,062

Champions League

Main article: 1998–99 UEFA Champions League
22 July 1998 First Qualifying Round 1st leg Celtic Scotland 0–0 Republic of Ireland St Patrick's Athletic Glasgow
19:45 GMT Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 56,685
Referee: Bohdan Benedik
29 July 1998 First Qualifying Round 2nd leg St Patrick's Athletic Republic of Ireland 0–2
(0 – 2 agg.)		 Scotland Celtic Dublin
19:45 GMT Report Brattbakk 12'
Larsson 72'		 Stadium: Richmond Park
Attendance: 8,929
Referee: Mikko Vuorela
12 August 1998 Second Qualifying Round 1st leg Celtic Scotland 1–0 Croatia Dinamo Zagreb Glasgow
19:45 Jackson 50' Report Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 51,500
Referee: José María García-Aranda
26 August 1998 Second Qualifying Round 2nd leg Dinamo Zagreb Croatia 3–0
(3 – 1 agg.)		 Scotland Celtic Zagreb
19:15 GMT Maric 23'
Prosinečki 44' (Penalty), 68'		 Stadium: Stadion Maksimir
Attendance: 23,570
Referee: Pierluigi Collina

UEFA Cup

Main article: 1998–99 UEFA Cup
15 September 1998 First round 1st leg Vitória Portugal 1–2 Scotland Celtic Guimarães
21:00 GMT Geraldo 86' Report Larsson 1'
Donnelly 70'		 Stadium: Estádio D. Afonso Henriques
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Lutz Michael Fröhlich
29 September 1998 First round 2nd leg Celtic Scotland 2–1
(4 – 2 agg.)		 Portugal Vitória Glasgow
19:45 GMT Stubbs 38'
Larsson 90' 85'		 Report Sodestrom 87' Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 38,076
Referee: Oguz Sarvan
20 October 1998 Second round 1st leg Celtic Scotland 1–1 Switzerland FC Zürich Glasgow
20:00 Brattbakk 23'
Boyd Red card 45'		 Report Fischer 75' Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 44,121
Referee: Vasyl Melnychuk
3 November 1998 Second round 2nd leg FC Zürich Switzerland 4–2
(5 – 3 agg.)		 Scotland Celtic Zürich
19:15 GMT Signore 51'
Chassot 56'
Bartlett 61'
Santanna 75'		 Report O'Donnell 57'
Larsson 72'		 Stadium: Letzigrund
Attendance: 14,500
Referee: Leif Sundell

League Cup

Main article: 1998–99 Scottish League Cup
19 August 1998 Third round Airdrieonians 1–0 Celtic Airdrie
19:45 BST Wilson 16' BBC Report Stadium: Excelsior Stadium
Attendance: 10,500
Referee: Hugh Dallas

Scottish Cup

Main article: 1998–99 Scottish Cup
23 January 1999 Third round Celtic 3–1 Airdrieonians Glasgow
15:00 GMT Larsson 3'
Stewart 49' (Own Goal)
O'Donnell 51'		 Cooper 23' Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 43,642
Referee: Kenny Clark
13 February 1999 Fourth round Celtic 4–0 Dunfermline Athletic Glasgow
15:00 GMT Larsson 26', 31' (Penalty), 41'
Brattbakk 41'		 Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 47,194
Referee: Eric Martindale
8 March 1999 Quarter-final Morton 0–3 Celtic Greenock
20:00 GMT Viduka 9', 83'
Larsson 58'
Mjällby Red card 85'		 Stadium: Cappielow Park
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Kenny Clark
10 April 1999 Semi-final Celtic 2–0 Dundee United Glasgow
15:00 GMT Blinker 30'
Viduka 39'		 Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 43,691
Referee: Willie Young
29 May 1999 Final Celtic 0–1 Rangers Glasgow
15:00 BST BBC Report Wallace 48' Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 52,670
Referee: Hugh Dallas

Squad

[20] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Scotland SCO Jonathan Gould
2 DF Scotland SCO Tom Boyd
3 DF France FRA Stéphane Mahé
4 DF Scotland SCO Jackie McNamara
5 DF Denmark DEN Marc Rieper
6 DF England ENG Alan Stubbs
7 FW Sweden SWE Henrik Larsson
8 MF Scotland SCO Craig Burley
9 FW Norway NOR Harald Brattbakk
10 MF Scotland SCO Phil O'Donnell
11 DF Denmark DEN Morten Wieghorst
12 FW England ENG Tommy Johnson
13 MF Scotland SCO Simon Donnelly
14 MF Scotland SCO Paul Lambert
15 FW Scotland SCO Darren Jackson
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 DF Scotland SCO David Hannah
17 DF Italy ITA Enrico Annoni
18 DF Scotland SCO Tosh McKinlay
20 MF Netherlands NED Regi Blinker
21 GK Scotland SCO Stewart Kerr
22 MF Scotland SCO Brian McLaughlin
23 GK Scotland SCO Andy McCondichie
24 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Colin Healy
25 MF Slovakia SVK Ľubomír Moravčík
26 FW Scotland SCO John Paul McBride
27 FW Scotland SCO Mark Burchill
28 MF Scotland SCO Barry Elliot
30 DF Norway NOR Vidar Riseth
35 DF Sweden SWE Johan Mjällby
36 FW Australia AUS Mark Viduka

Statistics

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Rangers (C) 36 23 8 5 78 31 +47 77 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
2 Celtic 36 21 8 7 84 35 +49 71 Qualification for the UEFA Cup qualifying round[a]
3 St Johnstone 36 15 12 9 39 38 +1 57
4 Kilmarnock 36 14 14 8 47 29 +18 56
5 Dundee 36 13 7 16 36 56 −20 46
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
(C) Champions
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.


See also

References

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  14. ^ "Parkhead pair move on to do battle". The Herald. 6 February 1999.
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  16. ^ "Advocaat ready to discuss extension to his contract". The Herald. 1 April 1999.
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