1898–99 in Scottish football was the 26th season of competitive football in Scotland and the ninth season of the Scottish Football League.
League competitions Scottish Division One
Rangers were champions of the Scottish Division One.The beginning of glory , Rangers FCRangers Team, 1898-99 (Mitchell Library, Glasgow Collection), The Glasgow Story
Scottish Division Two
Kilmarnock won the Scottish Division Two for the second season in a row.
Other honours Cup honours National
CompetitionWinnerScoreRunner-up Scottish Cup Celtic 2 – 0 Rangers Scottish Qualifying CupEast Stirlingshire4 – 1Arthurlie Scottish Junior Cup Parkhead 4 – 1 Westmarch XI
County
CompetitionWinnerScoreRunner-upAberdeenshire CupOrion5 – 1Victoria UnitedAyrshire CupKilmarnock6 – 3Galston Border Cup Vale of Leithen 3 – 1 SelkirkDumbartonshire CupDumbarton6 – 3RentonEast of Scotland ShieldHearts1 – 0 HibernianFife CupRaith Rovers2 – 0Lochgelly UnitedForfarshire CupArbroath4 – 2Dundee WanderersGlasgow CupQueen's Park1 – 0RangersLanarkshire CupMotherwell3 – 0Albion RoversLinlithgowshire CupBo'ness2 – 1Bathgate North of Scotland Cup Elgin City 2 – 1 ClachnacuddinPerthshire CupFair City Athletic5 – 2Vale of AthollRenfrewshire CupMorton2 – 0St MirrenSouthern Counties CupDumfries 4 – 1Newton Stewart AthleticStirlingshire CupKing's Park4 – 2Camelon
Non-league honours Highland League
Other Senior Leagues DivisionWinner Ayrshire League Annbank Midland League King's Park Northern League Arbroath Scottish Alliance Cowlairs Scottish Federation Royal Albert South of Scotland League unfinished
Scotland national team
DateVenueOpponentsCompetitionScotland scorer(s)18 MarchThe Racecourse, Wrexham (A)6–0BHCRobert Smyth McColl (3), John W. Campbell (2), Harry Marshall 25 MarchCeltic Park, Glasgow (H)9–1BHCRobert Smyth McColl (3), Robert Hamilton (2), John W. Campbell, Jack Bell, Alex Christie, Davidson Berry 8 AprilVilla Park, Birmingham (A)1–2BHCRobert Hamilton
Key: (H) = Home match (A) = Away match BHC = British Home Championship
Other national teams Scottish League XI DateVenueOpponentsScotland scorer(s)11 February Solitude, Belfast (A) Irish League XI1–3 William Michael1 AprilCeltic Park, Glasgow (H) Football League XI1–4 John Campbell
See also 1898–99 Rangers F.C. season
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References
External links Scottish Football Historical Archive