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1898–99 Scottish Division One

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Scottish Division One
Season1898–99
ChampionsRangers
2nd title
RelegatedPartick Thistle
Matches played90
Goals scored402 (4.47 per match)
Top goalscorerRobert Hamilton
(25 goals)

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

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
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

Results

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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
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ The beginning of glory Archived 2020-12-29 at the Wayback Machine, Rangers FC
  3. ^ Rangers Team, 1898-99 (Mitchell Library, Glasgow Collection), The Glasgow Story
  4. ^ The first great Rangers team whose 'perfect season' remains unique in British football 122 years on, Matthew Lindsay, Glasgow Times, 7 January 2021