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1998–99 Celtic F.C. season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| club | Celtic |
| season | 1998–99 |
| manager | Jozef Vengloš |
| stadium | Celtic Park |
| league | Scottish Premier League |
| league result | 2nd |
| cup1 | Scottish Cup |
| cup1 result | Runners-up |
| cup2 | Scottish League Cup |
| cup2 result | Third round |
| cup3 | Champions League |
| cup3 result | Second qualifying round |
| cup4 | UEFA Cup |
| cup4 result | Second round |
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| league topscorer | |
| Henrik Larsson (29) | |
| season topscorer | |
| Henrik Larsson (38) | |
| prevseason | 1997–98 |
| nextseason | 1999–2000 |
Henrik Larsson (29) Henrik Larsson (38)
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.
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. They reached the final of the Scottish Cup losing to Rangers, the third round of the League Cup losing to Airdrieonians, the second qualifying round of the Champions League and the second round of the Uefa Cup losing to FC Zürich.
Transfers
In
| Date | Player | From | Fee | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 September 1998 | NOR Vidar Riseth | AUT LASK Linz | £1,400,000{{ Cite news | url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12335248.dr-jozef-makes-norwegian-midfielder-his-first-parkhead-new-boy-of-the-season-14m-riseth-joins-celts/ | title= |
| 28 October 1998 | SVK Ľubomír Moravčík | GER MSV Duisburg | £370,000 | ||
| 13 November 1998 | ENG Tony Warner | ENG Liverpool | Loan | ||
| 18 November 1998 | SWE Johan Mjallby | SWE AIK | £1,400,000 | ||
| 2 December 1998 | AUS Mark Viduka | CRO Dinamo Zagreb | £3,000,000 | ||
| 20 March 1999 | SCO Scott Marshall | ENG Arsenal | Loan |
Out
| Date | Player | To | Fee | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 September 1998 | SCO Malky Mackay | ENG Norwich City | url=http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=9397 | title=Malky Mackay | work=Soccerbase | publisher=Racing Post | access-date=5 February 2011}} |
| 5 February 1999 | SCO John Paul McBride | SCO St Johnstone | £150,000 | ||||
| 6 February 1999 | SCO David Hannah | SCO Dundee United | £600,000 | ||||
| 25 March 1999 | SCO Darren Jackson | SCO Heart of Midlothian | £450,000 | ||||
| 31 March 1999 | SCO Brian McLaughlin | SCO Dundee United | Loan |
- Expenditure: £6,170,000
- Income: £1,550,000
- Total loss/gain: £4,620,000
Results and fixtures
Friendlies
Zaoudi
Brattbakk
Stubbs
Donnelly
Jackson
Premier League
Main article: 1998–99 Scottish Premier League
Donnelly McKinlay
Blinker Hignett
Burchill
Lambert
French Brattbakk
Mitchell
Burchill Donnelly
McAnespie
Larsson Burchill
O'Donnell
Mjällby Moravčík
Riseth Douglas
Wallace Larsson
Moravčík Larsson
Moravčík Burley Burchill
Larsson
Larsson Burley
Burley Viduka Blinker
Blinker Viduka
Albertz
Johnson Burchill Perry
Champions League
Main article: 1998–99 UEFA Champions League
Larsson
Prosinečki
UEFA Cup
Main article: 1998–99 UEFA Cup
Donnelly
Larsson
Chassot Bartlett Santanna Larsson
League Cup
Main article: 1998–99 Scottish League Cup
Scottish Cup
Main article: 1998–99 Scottish Cup
Stewart O'Donnell
Brattbakk
Larsson
Viduka
Squad
Statistics
League table
References
References
- "1998-99 Premier League". Scottish Football Archive.
- "Scottish Cup Results for 1998-99". London Hearts.
- "Scottish League Cup Results for 1998-99". London Hearts.
- "UEFA Champions League 1998/99 Celtic". Uefa.
- "Celtic 1998/99 Uefa Cup". [[UEFA]].
- (29 October 1998). "Celtic's Dr Venglos defends his signing of 33-year-old Slovakian midfielder: Moravcik will have to fight for team place". The Herald.
- (14 November 1998). "Old Firm solve goalkeeper worries". The Herald.
- (19 November 1998). "Mjallby will outshine Larsson at Parkhead". The Herald.
- (3 December 1998). "Celtic hierarchy make it clear that Norwegian still has a big part to play at Parkhead: Viduka's arrival does not spell the end for Brattbakk". The Herald.
- (20 March 1999). "Sibling rivalry could be the answer to Celtic's troubles". The Herald.
- "Malky Mackay". Racing Post.
- (6 February 1999). "Parkhead pair move on to do battle". The Herald.
- (6 February 1999). "Parkhead pair move on to do battle". The Herald.
- (26 March 1999). "Jackson happy to give his all for Hearts cause: Jefferies calls for fans to forget old animosities and get behind his new boy". The Herald.
- (1 April 1999). "Advocaat ready to discuss extension to his contract". The Herald.
- "Celtic results 1998/1999". Celtic Mad.
- "1998 Fixtures". Celtic Wiki.
- "1999 Fixtures". Celtic Wiki.
- "Celtic FC Player's Squad Numbers 1998-99 to 2011-12". Myfootballfacts.
- "3 Nov 1998 Second round 2nd leg". [[UEFA]].
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