1998–99 Aberdeen F.C. season

Aberdeen F.C. competed in the inaugural Scottish Premier League, Scottish League Cup and Scottish Cup in season 1998–99.

Aberdeen F.C.

1998-99 season
Chairman	Stewart Milne
Manager	Alex Miller (to November) Paul Hegarty (caretaker manager, until May)
Scottish Premier League	8th
Scottish Cup	3rd Round
Scottish League Cup	4th Round
Top goalscorer	League: Eoin Jess (14) All: Eoin Jess (14)
Highest home attendance	22,000 vs. Manchester United, Teddy Scott Testimonal, 18 January 1999 19,537 vs. Rangers, 30 January 1999
Lowest home attendance	9,048 vs. Kilmarnock, 10 April 1999
Average home league attendance	11,959
← 1997–98 1999–2000 →

Results

Scottish Premier League

Main article: 1998–99 Scottish Premier League

Match Day	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Aberdeen Scorer(s)	Attendance
1	1 August	Dundee	A	2–0	Jess, Hignett	7,811
2	16 August	Celtic	H	3–2	Perry, Hignett, Blinker (Own goal)	16,640
3	22 August	Heart of Midlothian	A	0–2		14,952
4	29 August	Dunfermline Athletic	A	1–1	Perry	6,463
5	12 September	Motherwell	H	1–1	Jess	11,760
6	19 September	St Johnstone	A	0–2		5,814
7	23 September	Rangers	H	1–1	Jess	17,862
8	27 September	Kilmarnock	H	0–1		13,048
9	4 October	Dundee United	A	0–1		8,933
10	17 October	Dundee	H	2–2	Jess (2)	10,004
11	24 October	Celtic	A	0–2		60,081
12	31 October	Motherwell	A	2–2	Newell, Winters	8,146
13	7 November	Dunfermline Athletic	H	2–1	Jess (2)	10,293
14	14 November	Rangers	A	1–2	Jess	49,479
15	21 November	St Johnstone	H	0–1		10,044
16	28 November	Dundee United	H	0–3		11,964
17	5 December	Kilmarnock	A	0–4		9,785
18	12 December	Heart of Midlothian	H	2–0	Winters, Jess	11,137
19	19 December	Dundee	A	2–1	Winters (2)	6,340
20	26 December	Dunfermline Athletic	A	2–1	Inglis, Jess	7,873
21	29 December	Motherwell	H	1–1	Jess	15,269
22	2 January	St Johnstone	A	1–4	Buchan	8,971
23	30 January	Rangers	H	2–4	Newell, Jess	19,537
24	6 February	Kilmarnock	H	2–1	Jess, Mayer	9,299
25	20 February	Dundee United	A	0–3		8,309
26	27 February	Heart of Midlothian	A	2–0	Wyness, Bernard	13,957
27	14 March	Celtic	H	1–5	Winters	16,825
28	20 March	Motherwell	A	1–1	Winters	6,963
29	3 April	Dunfermline Athletic	H	3–1	Winters (3)	11,371
30	10 April	Kilmarnock	A	2–4	Winters, Hamilton	9,048
31	17 April	Dundee United	H	0–4		11,603
32	25 April	Rangers	A	1–3	Perry	49,145
33	1 May	St Johnstone	H	1–0	Winters	9,561
34	8 May	Dundee	H	1–2	Winters	9,057
35	15 May	Celtic	A	2–3	Mayer, Perry	59,138
36	23 May	Heart of Midlothian	H	2–5	Buchan, Jess	13,042

Final League table

P	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
7	Motherwell	36	10	11	15	35	54	–19	41
8	ABERDEEN	36	10	7	19	43	71	–28	37
9	Dundee United	36	8	10	18	37	48	–11	34

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 1998–99 Scottish League Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Aberdeen Scorer(s)	Attendance
R2	8 August	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	A	3–0	Dodds (3)	5,164
R3	19 August	Hibernian	A	0–1		7,457

Scottish Cup

Main article: 1998–99 Scottish Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Aberdeen Scorer(s)	Attendance
R3	23 January	Livingston	H	0–1		10,311

References

• AFC Heritage Trust