1898–99 Scottish Division One
Appearance
Season | 1898–99 |
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Champions | Rangers 2nd title |
Relegated | Partick Thistle |
Matches played | 90 |
Goals scored | 402 (4.47 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Robert Hamilton (25 goals) |
← 1897–98 |
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]
League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Rangers (C) | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 18 | +61 | 36 | Champions |
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 |
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
Results
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 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