1998–99 Celtic F.C. season

The 1998–99 season was the 105th season of competitive football by Celtic. Celtic competed in the Scottish Premier League, UEFA Cup, Scottish League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Celtic

1998–99 season
Manager	Jozef Vengloš
Stadium	Celtic Park
Scottish Premier League	2nd
Scottish Cup	Runners-up
Scottish League Cup	Third round
Champions League	Second qualifying round
UEFA Cup	Second round
Top goalscorer	League: Henrik Larsson (29) All: Henrik Larsson (38)
Home colours Away colours
← 1997–98 1999–2000 →

As defending league champions, they were now managed by Slovak coach Jozef Venglos following the resignation of Wim Jansen. However, they finished runners-up behind Rangers this season and also lost to them in the Scottish Cup final.

Summary

Season 1998–99 saw Celtic finish second in the league six points behind winner Rangers.^[1] They reached the final of the Scottish Cup losing to Rangers,^[2] the third round of the League Cup losing to Airdrieonians,^[3] the second qualifying round of the Champions League^[4] and the second round of the Uefa Cup losing to FC Zürich.^[5]

Transfers

In

Date	Player	From	Fee
21 September 1998	Vidar Riseth	LASK Linz	£1,400,000[6]
28 October 1998	Ľubomír Moravčík	MSV Duisburg	£370,000[7]
13 November 1998	Tony Warner	Liverpool	Loan[8]
18 November 1998	Johan Mjallby	AIK	£1,400,000[9]
2 December 1998	Mark Viduka	Dinamo Zagreb	£3,000,000[10]
20 March 1999	Scott Marshall	Arsenal	Loan[11]

Out

Date	Player	To	Fee
21 September 1998	Malky Mackay	Norwich City	£350,000[12]
5 February 1999	John Paul McBride	St Johnstone	£150,000[13]
6 February 1999	David Hannah	Dundee United	£600,000[14]
25 March 1999	Darren Jackson	Heart of Midlothian	£450,000[15]
31 March 1999	Brian McLaughlin	Dundee United	Loan[16]

• Expenditure: £6,170,000
• Income: £1,550,000
• Total loss/gain: £4,620,000

Results and fixtures

^[17][18][19]  Win   Draw   Loss

Friendlies

Hollandia v Celtic

9 July 1998 Friendly	Hollandia	2 – 1	Celtic	Juliana Sportpark
	Veltmeyer 50' Zaoudi 83'		Blinker 11'	Referee: Van Dongen

ASWH v Celtic

10 July 1998 Friendly	ASWH	1 – 5	Celtic	Sportpark Schildman
	Koster 71' (Penalty)		Elliot 14', 57' Brattbakk 32', 55' Stubbs 49'	Attendance: 1,000

Kilmarnock v Celtic

18 July 1998 Ray Montgomerie Testimonial	Kilmarnock	1 – 2	Celtic	Rugby Park
	Wright 19'		Larsson 35' Donnelly 40'	Attendance: 6,860 Referee: McCluskey

Celtic v Tottenham Hotspur

25 July 1998 Friendly	Celtic	2 – 1	Tottenham Hotspur	Celtic Park
	Blinker 43' Jackson 62'		Armstrong 11'	Attendance: 53,872 Referee: McCluskey

Bolton Wanderers v Celtic

4 August 1998 Jimmy Phillips Testimonial	Bolton Wanderers	1 – 1	Celtic	Reebok Stadium
	Sellars 33'		McNamara 87'	Attendance: 17,479 Referee: Lomas

Celtic v Liverpool

8 August 1998 Friendly	Celtic	0 – 1	Liverpool	Celtic Park
			Leonhardsen 36'	Attendance: 59,727 Referee: Rowbotham

Premier League

Main article: 1998–99 Scottish Premier League

Celtic v Dunfermline Athletic

1 August 1998 Premier League	Celtic	5 – 0	Dunfermline Athletic	Glasgow
15:00 GMT	Burley 45', 84', 89' Donnelly 58' McKinlay 83'			Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 59,377 Referee: Kenny Clark

Aberdeen v Celtic

16 August 1998 Premier League	Aberdeen	3 – 2	Celtic	Aberdeen
18:05 BST	Perry 39' Blinker 56' (o.g.) Hignett 59'		Larsson 69', 90+2' (pen.)	Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 16,440 Referee: Willie Young

Celtic v Dundee United

22 August 1998 Premier League	Celtic	2 – 1	Dundee United	Glasgow
15:00 BST	Burley 80' Burchill 83'		Winters 31'	Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 59,133 Referee: Alan Freeland

Dundee v Celtic

29 August 1998 Premier League	Dundee	1 – 1	Celtic	Dundee
15:00 BST	Annand 90+1' (pen.)		Burley 69'	Stadium: Dens Park Attendance: 9,853 Referee: Garry Mitchell

Celtic v Kilmarnock

12 September 1998 Premier League	Celtic	1 – 1	Kilmarnock	Glasgow
15:00 BST	Blinker 29'		Vareille 50'	Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 58,567 Referee: Hugh Dallas

Rangers v Celtic

20 September 1998 Premier League	Rangers	0 – 0	Celtic	Glasgow
18:05 BST				Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 50,026 Referee: Stuart Dougal

Celtic v St Johnstone

23 September 1998 Premier League	Celtic	0 – 1	St Johnstone	Glasgow
19:45 BST			Dasović 15'	Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 55,745 Referee: Mike McCurry

Celtic v Hearts

26 September 1998 Premier League	Celtic	1 – 1	Hearts	Glasgow
15:00 GMT	Donnelly 32'		Hamilton 53'	Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 59,283 Referee: Willie Young

Motherwell v Celtic

3 October 1998 Premier League	Motherwell	1 – 2	Celtic	Motherwell
15:00 BST	Adams 90+1'		Brattbakk 29' Lambert 45+2'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 12,103 Referee: Jim McCluskey

Dunfermline Athletic v Celtic

17 October 1998 Premier League	Dunfermline Athletic	2 – 2	Celtic	Dunfermline
15:00 BST	Britton 13' (pen.) French 27'		Larsson 16' Brattbakk 37'	Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 10,968 Referee: Hugh Dallas

Celtic v Aberdeen

24 October 1998 Premier League	Celtic	2 – 0	Aberdeen	Glasgow
15:00 GMT	Donnelly 12', 70'			Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 59,963 Referee: Jim McCluskey

Kilmarnock v Celtic

31 October 1998 Premier League	Kilmarnock	2 – 0	Celtic	Kilmarnock
15:00 GMT	Roberts 55' Mitchell 70'			Stadium: Rugby Park Attendance: 16,695 Referee: John Rowbotham

Celtic v Dundee

7 November 1998 Premier League	Celtic	6 – 1	Dundee	Glasgow
15:00 GMT	Larsson 9' (pen.), 18' (pen.), 58' Burchill 27', 53' Donnelly 65'		Annand 21'	Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 58,974 Referee: Stuart Dougal

St Johnstone v Celtic

14 November 1998 Premier League	St Johnstone	2 – 1	Celtic	Perth
15:00 GMT	Simão 45+1' McAnespie 78'		Larsson 51'	Stadium: McDiarmid Park Attendance: 9,762 Referee: Eric Martindale

Celtic v Rangers

21 November 1998 Premier League	Celtic	5 – 1	Rangers	Glasgow
15:00 GMT	Moravčík 11', 49' Larsson 51', 57' Burchill 89'		van Bronckhorst 53'	Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 59,783 Referee: Willie Young

Celtic v Motherwell

28 November 1998 Premier League	Celtic	2 – 0	Motherwell	Glasgow
15:00 GMT	Larsson 40' O'Donnell 46'			Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 59,227 Referee: Kenny Clark

Hearts v Celtic

6 December 1998 Premier League	Hearts	2 – 1	Celtic	Edinburgh
18:05 GMT	Adam 37', 49'		O'Donnell 74'	Stadium: Tynecastle Stadium Attendance: 17,334 Referee: Mike McCurry

Dundee United v Celtic

12 December 1998 Premier League	Dundee United	1 – 1	Celtic	Dundee
15:00 GMT	Zetterlund 49'		Larsson 85'	Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: 11,612 Referee: Jim McCluskey

Celtic v Dunfermline Athletic

19 December 1998 Premier League	Celtic	5 – 0	Dunfermline Athletic	Glasgow
15:00 GMT	Larsson 55', 57' (pen.) Mjällby 60' Moravčík 63', 72'			Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 59,024 Referee: Bobby Orr

Dundee v Celtic

27 December 1998 Premier League	Dundee	0 – 3	Celtic	Dundee
18:05 GMT			O'Donnell 3' Riseth 12' Douglas 56' (o.g.)	Stadium: Dens Park Attendance: 10,043 Referee: Willie Young

Rangers v Celtic

3 January 1999 Premier League	Rangers	2 – 2	Celtic	Glasgow
18:05 GMT	Amato 45+2' Wallace 58'		Stubbs 39' Larsson 66'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 50,059 Referee: Jim McCluskey

Celtic v St Johnstone

31 January 1999 Premier League	Celtic	5 – 0	St Johnstone	Glasgow
18:05 GMT	Brattbakk 6', 76', 78' Moravčík 19' Larsson 31'			Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 59,746 Referee: John Rowbotham

Celtic v Hearts

6 February 1999 Premier League	Celtic	3 – 0	Hearts	Glasgow
15:00 GMT	Larsson 21', 24', 66' (pen.)			Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 59,844 Referee: Stuart Dougal

Celtic v Kilmarnock

17 February 1999 Premier League	Celtic	1 – 0	Kilmarnock	Kilmarnock
19:45 GMT	Riseth 49'			Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 59,220 Referee: Jim McCluskey

Motherwell v Celtic

21 February 1999 Premier League	Motherwell	1 – 7	Celtic	Motherwell
18:05 GMT	Brannan 26'		Larsson 22' (pen.), 65', 86', 87' Moravčík 30' Burley 74' Burchill 85'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 11,963 Referee: Kenny Clark

Celtic v Dundee United

27 February 1999 Premier League	Celtic	2 – 1	Dundee United	Glasgow
15:00 GMT	Burley 74' Larsson 78'		Dodds 25'	Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 59,902 Referee: Mike McCurry

Aberdeen v Celtic

14 March 1999 Premier League	Aberdeen	1 – 5	Celtic	Aberdeen
18:05 GMT	Winters 79'		Viduka 26', 47' Larsson 69', 73' Burley 89'	Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 16,825 Referee: Willie Young

Kilmarnock v Celtic

21 March 1999 Premier League	Kilmarnock	0 – 0	Celtic	Kilmarnock
18:05 GMT				Stadium: Rugby Park Attendance: 14,472 Referee: Mike McCurry

Celtic v Dundee

3 April 1999 Premier League	Celtic	5 – 0	Dundee	Glasgow
15:00 GMT	Larsson 7', 66' (pen.) Burley 32' Viduka 41' Blinker 70'			Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 59,269 Referee: Dougie McDonald

Hearts v Celtic

14 April 1999 Premier League	Hearts	2 – 4	Celtic	Edinburgh
19:45 GMT	Adam 27', 48'		Riseth 2' Blinker 7' Viduka 29', 52'	Stadium: Tynecastle Park Attendance: 16,388 Referee: Stuart Dougal

Celtic v Motherwell

17 April 1999 Premier League	Celtic	1 – 0	Motherwell	Glasgow
15:00 GMT	Larsson 63' (pen.)			Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 59,588 Referee: Jim McCluskey

St Johnstone v Celtic

24 April 1999 Premier League	St Johnstone	1 – 0	Celtic	Perth
15:00 GMT	O'Halloran 55'			Stadium: McDiarmid Park Attendance: 10,393 Referee: Kenny Clark

Celtic v Rangers

2 May 1999 Premier League	Celtic	0 – 3	Rangers	Glasgow
18:05 GMT			McCann 12', 76' Albertz 44' (pen.)	Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 59,918 Referee: Hugh Dallas

Dunfermline Athletic v Celtic

8 May 1999 Premier League	Dunfermline Athletic	1 – 2	Celtic	Dunfermline
15:00 GMT	Coyle 83'		Johnson 2', 44'	Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 8,848 Referee: Willie Young

Celtic v Aberdeen

15 May 1999 Premier League	Celtic	3 – 2	Aberdeen	Glasgow
15:00 GMT	Blinker 1' Johnson 60' Burchill 88'		Mayer 55' Perry 39'	Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 59,138 Referee: Alan Freeland

Dundee United v Celtic

23 May 1999 Premier League	Dundee United	1 – 2	Celtic	Dundee
12:00 GMT	Dodds 59' (pen.)		Burchill 34', 35'	Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: 10,062 Referee: Stuart Dougal

Champions League

Main article: 1998–99 UEFA Champions League

Celtic v St Patrick's Athletic

22 July 1998 First Qualifying Round 1st leg	Celtic	0 – 0	St Patrick's Athletic	Glasgow
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 56,685 Referee: Bohdan Benedik

St Patrick's Athletic v Celtic

29 July 1998 First Qualifying Round 2nd leg	St Patrick's Athletic	0 – 2 (0 – 2 agg.)	Celtic	Dublin
19:45 GMT		Report	Brattbakk 12' Larsson 72'	Stadium: Richmond Park Attendance: 8,929 Referee: Mikko Vuorela

Celtic v Dinamo Zagreb

12 August 1998 Second Qualifying Round 1st leg	Celtic	1 – 0	Dinamo Zagreb	Glasgow
19:45	Jackson 50'	Report		Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 51,500 Referee: José María García-Aranda

Dinamo Zagreb v Celtic

26 August 1998 Second Qualifying Round 2nd leg	Dinamo Zagreb	3 – 0 (3 – 1 agg.)	Celtic	Zagreb
19:15 GMT	Maric 23' Prosinečki 44' (pen.), 68'			Stadium: Stadion Maksimir Attendance: 23,570 Referee: Pierluigi Collina

UEFA Cup

Main article: 1998–99 UEFA Cup

Vitória v Celtic

15 September 1998 First round 1st leg	Vitória	1 – 2	Celtic	Guimarães
21:00 GMT	Geraldo 86'	Report	Larsson 1' Donnelly 70'	Stadium: Estádio D. Afonso Henriques Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Lutz Michael Fröhlich

Celtic v Vitória

29 September 1998 First round 2nd leg	Celtic	2 – 1 (4 – 2 agg.)	Vitória	Glasgow
19:45 GMT	Stubbs 38' Larsson 85', 90+3'	Report	Sodestrom 87'	Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 38,076 Referee: Oguz Sarvan

Celtic v FC Zürich

20 October 1998 Second round 1st leg	Celtic	1 – 1	FC Zürich	Glasgow
20:00	Brattbakk 23'	Report	Fischer 75'	Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 44,121 Referee: Vasyl Melnychuk

FC Zürich v Celtic

3 November 1998 Second round 2nd leg	FC Zürich	4 – 2 (5 – 3 agg.)	Celtic	Zürich
19:15 GMT	Signore 51' Chassot 56' Bartlett 61' Santanna 75'	Report	O'Donnell 57' Larsson 72'	Stadium: Letzigrund Attendance: 14,500 Referee: Leif Sundell

League Cup

Main article: 1998–99 Scottish League Cup

Airdrieonians v Celtic

19 August 1998 Third round	Airdrieonians	1 – 0	Celtic	Airdrie
19:45 BST	Wilson 16'	BBC Report		Stadium: Excelsior Stadium Attendance: 10,500 Referee: Hugh Dallas

Scottish Cup

Main article: 1998–99 Scottish Cup

Celtic v Airdrieonians

23 January 1999 Third round	Celtic	3 – 1	Airdrieonians	Glasgow
15:00 GMT	Larsson 3' Stewart 49' (o.g.) O'Donnell 51'		Cooper 23'	Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 43,642 Referee: Kenny Clark

Celtic v Dunfermline Athletic

13 February 1999 Fourth round	Celtic	4 – 0	Dunfermline Athletic	Glasgow
15:00 GMT	Larsson 26', 31' (pen.), 41' Brattbakk 41'			Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 47,194 Referee: Eric Martindale

Morton v Celtic

8 March 1999 Quarter-final	Morton	0 – 3	Celtic	Greenock
20:00 GMT			Viduka 9', 83' Larsson 58'	Stadium: Cappielow Park Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Kenny Clark

Celtic v Dundee United

10 April 1999 Semi-final	Celtic	2 – 0	Dundee United	Glasgow
15:00 GMT	Blinker 30' Viduka 39'			Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 43,691 Referee: Willie Young

Celtic v Rangers

29 May 1999 Final	Celtic	0 – 1	Rangers	Glasgow
15:00 BST		BBC Report	Wallace 48'	Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 52,670 Referee: Hugh Dallas

Squad

^[20] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  SCO Jonathan Gould 2 DF  SCO Tom Boyd 3 DF  FRA Stéphane Mahé 4 DF  SCO Jackie McNamara 5 DF  DEN Marc Rieper 6 DF  ENG Alan Stubbs 7 FW  SWE Henrik Larsson 8 MF  SCO Craig Burley 9 FW  NOR Harald Brattbakk 10 MF  SCO Phil O'Donnell 11 DF  DEN Morten Wieghorst 12 FW  ENG Tommy Johnson 13 MF  SCO Simon Donnelly 14 MF  SCO Paul Lambert 15 FW  SCO Darren Jackson

No. Pos. Nation Player 16 DF  SCO David Hannah 17 DF  ITA Enrico Annoni 18 DF  SCO Tosh McKinlay 20 MF  NED Regi Blinker 21 GK  SCO Stewart Kerr 22 MF  SCO Brian McLaughlin 23 GK  SCO Andy McCondichie 24 MF  IRL Colin Healy 25 MF  SVK Ľubomír Moravčík 26 FW  SCO John Paul McBride 27 FW  SCO Mark Burchill 28 MF  SCO Barry Elliot 30 DF  NOR Vidar Riseth 35 DF  SWE Johan Mjällby 36 FW  AUS Mark Viduka

Statistics

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Rangers (C)	36	23	8	5	78	31	+47	77	Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
2	Celtic	36	21	8	7	84	35	+49	71	Qualification for the UEFA Cup qualifying round[a]
3	St Johnstone	36	15	12	9	39	38	+1	57
4	Kilmarnock	36	14	14	8	47	29	+18	56
5	Dundee	36	13	7	16	36	56	−20	46

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
(C) Champions
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.

See also

• List of Celtic F.C. seasons