1898–99 Hibernian F.C. season

During the 1898–99 season Hibernian, a football club based in Edinburgh, finished fourth out of 10 clubs in the Scottish First Division.

Hibernian

1898–99 season
Scottish First Division	4th
Scottish Cup	2nd Round
Average home league attendance	13,721 (down 618)

Scottish First Division

Main article: 1898–99 Scottish First Division

Match Day	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Hibernian Scorer(s)	Attendance
1	3 September	Partick Thistle	A	1–4		6,000
2	10 September	Celtic	H	2–1		12,000
3	17 September	Dundee	A	4–2		5,000
4	24 September	St Bernard's	H	4–3		4,000
5	26 September	Celtic	A	2–1		12,000
6	1 October	Clyde	A	2–2		4,000
7	8 October	Heart of Midlothian	A	0–4		14,000
8	15 October	Dundee	H	5–0		2,000
9	22 October	St Mirren	H	4–3		17,000
10	29 October 1898	Heart of Midlothian	H	1–5		11,000
11	5 November	Third Lanark	A	1–4		3,000
12	12 November	St Bernard's	A	3–1		2,000
13	19 November	Rangers	H	3–4		10,000
14	26 November	St Mirren	A	0–2		3,500
15	3 December	Third Lanark	H	1–1		3,000
16	10 December	Partick Thistle	H	1–1		5,000
17	17 December	Clyde	H	2–1		1,000
18	24 December	Rangers	A	0–10		7,000

Final League table

P	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
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

Scottish Cup

Main article: 1898-99 Scottish Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Hibernian Scorer(s)	Attendance
R1	14 January	Royal Albert	H	2–1		2,000
R2	11 February	Queen's Park	A	1–5		10,000

See also

• List of Hibernian F.C. seasons

External links

• Hibernian 1898/1899 results and fixtures, Soccerbase