1998–99 Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. season

Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. competed in the Scottish Second Division in season 1998–99 and the Scottish League Cup and Scottish Cup.

Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C.
1998–99 season
ManagerSteve Paterson
Scottish Second Division2nd
Scottish Cup2nd Round
Scottish League Cup2nd Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Scott McLean (19)
All: Scott McLean (20)
Highest home attendance5,164 vs. Aberdeen, 8 August 1998
Lowest home attendance1,323 vs. Alloa Athletic, 16 December 1998

Results

Scottish Second Division

Main article: 1998–99 Scottish Second Division
Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score ICT Scorer(s) Attendance
1 4 August Partick Thistle A 1–0 Wilson 1,998
2 15 August Livingston H 2–1 Shearer, Wilson 1,897
3 22 August Alloa Athletic A 1–1 Tokely 616
4 29 August East Fife A 5–1 Sheerin, Shearer, Cherry, Bavidge, Teasdale 599
5 5 September Arbroath H 2–1 Crawford (own goal), Shearer 1,842
6 12 September Queen of the South H 3–2 Sheerin, McLean, Wilson 1,912
7 19 September Stirling Albion A 0–1 916
8 26 September Clyde A 1–2 Cherry 978
9 3 October Forfar Athletic H 2–2 McLean, Wilson 1,925
10 10 October Livingston A 1–2 McLean 4,100
11 17 October Partick Thistle H 3–2 McLean (2), Sheerin 2,598
12 24 October East Fife H 4–2 Shearer, Christie, Sheerin, McLean 1,547
13 31 October Arbroath A 1–0 Cherry 934
14 7 November Stirling Albion H 3–1 McLean (2), Wilson 2,026
15 14 November Queen of the South A 2–2 Sheerin, McLean 1,021
16 21 November Clyde H 1–1 Wilson 2,268
17 28 November Forfar Athletic A 2–2 Shearer, McLean 510
18 16 December Alloa Athletic H 3–2 Robertson, McCulloch, McLean 1,323
19 19 December Partick Thistle A 1–2 Wilson 2,141
20 27 December East Fife A 2–3 Teasdale, McLean 994
21 9 January Arbroath H 2–0 Wilson, Sheerin 1,795
22 16 January Clyde A 1–1 Glancy 1,105
23 30 January Forfar Athletic H 2–0 Wilson, Christie 2,018
24 6 February Stirling Albion A 5–1 Glancy (2), Sheerin, McCulloch, Teasdale 890
25 13 February Queen of the South H 1–0 Rowe (own goal) 2,204
26 20 February Alloa Athletic A 4-1 Shearer (2), Wilson, Christie 595
27 27 February Livingston H 3–1 McLean, Wilson, Shearer 3,279
28 6 March Arbroath A 1–3 McLean 705
29 13 March East Fife H 4–0 McLean, Wilson, Sheerin, Teasdale 1,797
30 20 March Forfar Athletic A 3–0 McLean (2), Sheerin 304
31 3 April Clyde H 3–0 Wilson, Sheerin, Shearer 3,019
32 10 April Stirling Albion H 2–2 Shearer (2) 1,778
33 17 April Queen of the South A 1–1 Wilson 1,214
34 24 April Partick Thistle H 3–2 McLean (2), McCulloch 3,246
35 1 May Livingston A 3–4 McCulloch, Christie, Stewart 6,013
36 8 May Alloa Athletic H 2-1 Stewart 2,662

Final League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Livingston (C, P) 36 22 11 3 64 35 +29 77 Promotion to the First Division
2 Inverness CT (P) 36 21 9 6 80 48 +32 72
3 Clyde 36 15 8 13 46 42 +4 53
4 Queen of the South 36 13 9 14 50 45 +5 48
5 Alloa Athletic 36 13 7 16 65 56 +9 46
Source: "1998-1999 Second Division - SPFL Archive". SPFL. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 1998–99 Scottish League Cup
Round Date Opponent H/A Score ICT Scorer(s) Attendance
R1 1 August Queen of the South A 4–1 Sheerin, McLean, Shearer, Cherry 1,227
R2 8 August Aberdeen H 0-3 5,164

Scottish Cup

Main article: 1998–99 Scottish Cup
Round Date Opponent H/A Score ICT Scorer(s) Attendance
R2 2 January Livingston H 1–2 McManus (own goal) 3,367

References

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