1998–99 Dundee F.C. season

Dundee
1998–99 season
ManagerJocky Scott
StadiumDens Park
Scottish Premier League5th
Scottish CupThird round
Scottish League CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Eddie Annand (9)
All: Eddie Annand (10)
Highest home attendance12,081 vs. Dundee United,
19 September 1998 (SPL)
Average home league attendance7,176

The 1998–99 season was the 97th season in which Dundee competed at a Scottish national level, playing in the top tier of Scottish football, the Scottish Premier League, for the first time since the 1993–94 season after winning the First Division the previous season.[1][2][3] Dundee would finish the league season in 5th place with 46 points, their highest finish in Scottish football since 1973–74. Dundee would also compete in the Scottish League Cup and the Scottish Cup, where they were knocked out by Alloa Athletic in the 2nd round of the League Cup, and by Greenock Morton in the 3rd round of the Scottish Cup.

Scottish Premier League

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Main article: 1998–99 Scottish Premier League

Legend

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Win Draw Loss

Dundee's score comes first. Statistics provided by Dee Archive

Match Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
1 1 August 1998 Aberdeen H 0–2 7,811
2 15 August 1998 Dunfermline Athletic A 0–2 5,308
3 23 August 1998 St Johnstone H 0–1 3,641
4 29 August 1998 Celtic H 1–1 9,853 Annand 90'
5 12 September 1998 Heart of Midlothian A 2–0 13,117 Adamczuk 48', 82'
6 19 September 1998 Dundee United H 2–2 12,081 Annand 69', Adamczuk 89'
7 23 September 1998 Kilmarnock A 1–2 7,096 Annand 10'
8 26 September 1998 Motherwell H 1–0 5,655 Irvine 8'
9 4 October 1998 Rangers A 0–1 4,834 Irvine 8'
10 17 October 1998 Aberdeen A 2–2 10,004 Annand 60', 70'
11 28 October 1998 Dunfermline Athletic H 1–0 4,619 Falconer 61'
12 31 October 1998 Heart of Midlothian H 1–0 6,142 Weir 77' (o.g.)
13 7 November 1998 Celtic A 1–6 58,093 Annand 21'
14 14 November 1998 Kilmarnock H 1–1 4,249 Annand 29'
15 22 November 1998 Dundee United A 1–0 11,230 Grady 82'
16 12 December 1998 St Johnstone A 1–1 6,033 Adamczuk 74'
17 16 December 1998 Motherwell A 1–2 5,890 Adamczuk 37'
18 19 December 1998 Aberdeen H 1–2 6,340 Rae 18'
19 27 December 1998 Celtic H 0–3 10,004
20 30 December 1998 Heart of Midlothian A 2–1 13,383 Sharp 18, Falconer 42'
21 2 January 1999 Dundee United H 1–3 11,751 McSkimming 28'
22 27 January 1999 Rangers H 0–4 9,453
23 30 January 1999 Kilmarnock A 0–0 7,677
24 6 February 1999 Motherwell H 1–0 4,187 Tweed 3'
25 20 February 1999 Rangers A 1–6 49,462 Adamczuk 28'
26 27 February 1999 St Johnstone H 0–1 7,245
27 13 March 1999 Dunfermline Athletic A 0–2 6,890
28 20 March 1999 Heart of Midlothian H 2–0 6,612 Annand 54', 65'
29 3 April 1999 Celtic A 0–5 59,269
30 10 April 1999 Motherwell A 2–1 5,717 Falconer 65', Grady 73'
31 18 April 1999 Rangers H 1–1 11,051 Anderson 23'
32 24 April 1999 Kilmarnock H 2–1 4,296 Anderson 44', McSkimming 64'
33 1 May 1999 Dundee United A 2–0 12,280 Irvine 67', Grady 90'
34 8 May 1999 Aberdeen A 2–1 7,970 Boyack 41', Anderson 86'
35 15 May 1999 Dunfermline Athletic H 3–1 4,179 Irvine 22', Boyack 50', Falconer 61'
36 23 May 1999 St Johnstone A 0–1 10,575

Final league table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
3 St Johnstone 36 15 12 9 39 38 +1 57 Qualification for the UEFA Cup qualifying round[a]
4 Kilmarnock 36 14 14 8 47 29 +18 56
5 Dundee 36 13 7 16 36 56 −20 46
6 Heart of Midlothian 36 11 9 16 44 50 −6 42
7 Motherwell 36 10 11 15 35 54 −19 41
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
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.


Scottish Cup

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Main article: 1998–99 Scottish Cup

Statistics provided by Dee Archive

Match Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
R3 23 January 1999 Greenock Morton A 1–2 5,550 Annand 41'

Scottish League Cup

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Main article: 1998–99 Scottish League Cup

Statistics provided by Dee Archive

Match Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
R2 8 August 1998 Alloa Athletic H 0–1 2,057

Player statistics

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Statistics provided by Dee Archive

No. Pos Nat Player Total First Division Scottish Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
MF Poland POL Dariusz Adamczuk 28 6 24+2 6 1 0 1 0
MF Scotland SCO Iain Anderson 29 3 17+11 3 0+1 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Eddie Annand 31 10 19+10 9 1 1 1 0
FW Scotland SCO Graham Bayne 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Steven Boyack 8 2 8 2 0 0 0 0
FW Republic of Ireland IRL Tommy Coyne 16 0 7+8 0 0 0 1 0
GK Scotland SCO Rab Douglas 37 0 35 0 1 0 1 0
MF Scotland SCO Willie Falconer 35 4 31+2 4 1 0 1 0
DF Scotland SCO Derek Fleming 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
DF France FRA Éric Garcin 4 0 2+1 0 0 0 1 0
FW Scotland SCO James Grady 28 3 20+6 3 0+1 0 0+1 0
MF Scotland SCO Brian Grant 5 0 0+4 0 1 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Gordon Hunter 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Brian Irvine 34 3 33 3 0 0 1 0
GK Scotland SCO Jamie Langfield 2 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0
DF England ENG Lee Maddison 22 0 21 0 1 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Darren Magee 2 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Steve McCormick 2 0 0+1 0 0 0 0+1 0
MF Scotland SCO Jim McInally 15 0 14+1 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Shaun McSkimming 30 2 25+4 2 0 0 1 0
DF Scotland SCO Willie Miller 29 0 27 0 1 0 1 0
FW Scotland SCO Jerry O'Driscoll 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Stéphane Pounewatchy 4 0 2+1 0 0 0 1 0
MF Scotland SCO Gavin Rae 30 1 23+7 1 0 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Robbie Raeside 22 0 19+2 0 1 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Hugh Robertson 11 0 9+1 0 1 0 0 0
DF England ENG Dave Rogers 11 0 7+4 0 0 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Lee Sharp 6 1 4+2 1 0 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Barry Smith 35 0 29+4 0 1 0 1 0
MF Scotland SCO Gavin Strachan 6 0 4+2 0 0 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Steven Tweed 11 1 10 1 1 0 0 0

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Match Results 2022-23 | Dundee (Dee Archive)". deearchive.co.uk. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Results for Dundee for 1998-99". londonhearts.com. Archived from the original on 26 January 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Scotland 1998/99". RSSSF. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
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