Season 1998–99 was a successful season for Hibernian F.C. as the club got promoted on their first attempt and achieved a record number of points, following their relegation from the Scottish Premier League the year prior. There was disappointment in the cup competitions, however, as the club were beaten by Stirling Albion in the Scottish Cup, and were defeated convincingly 4–0 by St Johnstone in the League Cup. As a First Division club, Hibs would have entered the Scottish Challenge Cup, but the competition was not played during the 1998–99 season due to a lack of sponsorship.Scottish League Challenge Cup Finals, RSSSF.
League season
Results
Final table
Scottish League Cup
Results
Scottish Cup
Results
Transfers
Players in
PlayerFromFee Bryan GunnNorwich CityFree Stuart LovellReadingFree Paul HolsgroveBrighton & Hove Albion£110,000 Mixu PaatelainenWolverhampton Wanderers£75,000 Paul LoveringClydebank£100,000 Derek CollinsGreenock Morton£120,000 Paul HartleyRaith Rovers£250,000 Tom SmithClydebankFree Franck SauzeeMontpellier HSCFree Alex MarinkovScarborough£25,000
Players out
PlayerToFee Jamie McQuilkenFalkirkFree Andy DowAberdeen£80,000 Darren DodsSt Johnstone£70,000 Willie MillerDundeeFree Graeme DonaldStirling AlbionFree Gordon HunterCanberra CosmosFree Stuart McCaffreyAberdeenFree Jimmy BocoRetiredFree Ian McDonaldStenhousemuirFree John MartinEast FifeFree Kevin HarperDerby County£300,000 Bjarni LarussonWalsallFree Tony RougierPort Vale£175,000 Rab ShannonEast FifeFree Klaus DietrichFree Bryan GunnRetiredFree
Loans in
PlayerFrom Barry PrendervilleCoventry City
Loans out
PlayerTo Paul RileyBrechin City Paul ToshPartick Thistle Kenny MillerStenhousemuir Emilio BottiglieriAlbion Rovers David ElliotWigan Athletic Paul ToshExeter City Russell HuggonStenhousemuir Jamie CarterEast Stirlingshire
Player stats
During the 1998–99 season, Hibs used 34 different players in competitive games. The table below shows the number of appearances and goals scored by each player. Goalkeeper Olafur Gottskalksson played in every competitive match.
See also List of Hibernian F.C. seasons
Notes
External links Hibernian 1998/1999 results and fixtures , Soccerbase