The 1998–99 season saw St Johnstone compete in the newly formed Scottish Premier League where they finished in third place with 57 points, qualifying for the UEFA Cup. They also reached the 1998 Scottish League Cup Final, losing 2–1 to Rangers.
Results and fixtures
St Johnstone's score comes first
WinDrawLoss
Scottish Premier League
MatchDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers11 August 1998MotherwellA0–15,686215 August 1998KilmarnockH0–06,210323 August 1998DundeeA1–03,641Scott 60'429 August 1998RangersA0–448,732512 September 1998Dunfermline AthleticH1–15,997Squires 37' (o.g.)619 September 1998AberdeenH2–05,814Lowndes 17', McMahon 66'723 September 1998CelticA1–055,889Dasovic 15'826 September 1998Dundee UnitedH1–36,665Grant 84'94 October 1998Heart of MidlothianA1–113,121Preston 58'1017 October 1998MotherwellH5–04,026O'Boyle 39', 85', Kernaghan 53', Simão 62', Dods 88'1124 October 1998KilmarnockA2–29,336Dods 38', Lowndes 62' 1231 October 1998Dunfermline AthleticA1–15,911McQuillan 54'138 November 1998RangersH0–79,6361414 November 1998CelticH2–19,732Simão 45', McAnespie 78'1521 November 1998AberdeenA1–010,004Simão 38'165 December 1998Dundee UnitedA1–17,293Grant 55'179 December 1998Heart of MidlothianH1–14,808Kernaghan 8'1812 December 1998DundeeH1–16,033Bollan 85'1919 December 1998MotherwellA2–15,700Connolly 31', Grant 72'2026 December 1998RangersA0–149,4792129 December 1998Dunfermline AthleticH1–16,070Kane 81'222 January 1999AberdeenH4–18,971Bollan 44', Kernaghan 52', O'Neil 75', 84'2331 January 1999CelticA0–560,092246 February 1999Dundee UnitedH1–05,771Bollan 9'2520 February 1999Heart of MidlothianA2–012,229Scott 59', Kane 63'2627 February 1999DundeeA1–07,245Dods 88'2713 March 1999KilmarnockH0–15,4612820 March 1999Dunfermline AthleticA0–15,504294 April 1999RangersH3–19,704Weir 14', Simão 73', McAnespie 90'3017 April 1999Heart of MidlothianH0–06,1493120 April 1999Dundee UnitedA1–06,714Griffin 42'3224 April 1999CelticH1–010,379O'Halloran 55'331 May 1999AberdeenA0–19,561348 May 1999MotherwellH0–04,5993515 May 1999KilmarnockA1–115,086Bollan 66'3623 May 1999DundeeH1–010,575Kane 71'
Scottish League Cup
MatchDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorersSecond round8 August 1998StranraerH3–02,679O'Halloran 67', Connolly 77', O'Boyle 84'Third round18 August 1998FalkirkA1–03,749Kane 90'Quarter–final8 September 1998HibernianH4–08,165Lowndes 11', 32', McMahon 24', O'Neil 57'Semi–final27 October 1998Heart of MidlothianN3–012,027Dasovic 41', Preston 45', O'Boyle 87'Final29 November 1998RangersN1–245,553Dasovic 8'
Scottish Cup
MatchDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorersThird round23 January 1999Forfar AthleticH1–03,714O'Neil 63'Fourth round13 February 1999LivingstonA3–15,700Grant 18', 59', Scott 40'Quarter–final6 March 1999MotherwellA2–07,660Grant 71', Simão 80'Semi–final11 March 1999RangersN0–420,664
Appearances and goals Source: Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute. Players with names struck through and marked left the club during the playing season. Key to positions: GK – Goalkeeper; DF – Defender; MF – Midfielder; FW – Forward + Players who made a first-team appearanceNamePremier LeagueScottish CupLeague CupTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals1GKAlan Main34040404202DFJohn McQuillan27 (1)1305035 (1)13DFAllan Preston8 (7)10 (1)02 (2)110 (10)24MFNick Dasovic31130523935DFJim Weir6 (1)110007 (1)16DFAlan Kernaghan26330303237MFPhilip Scott 14 (2)2211017 (2)38MFJohn O'Neil33221514049FWRoddy Grant14 (11)43 (1)21 (3)018 (15)610FWGeorge O'Boyle12 (1)2005217 (1)411MFPaul Kane33 (1)3404141 (1)412FWGerry McMahon13 (6)11 (1)03 (1)117 (8)214FWPaddy Connolly6 (3)110118 (3)215DFGary Bollan32 (1)4404040 (1)416DFDanny Griffin14 (5)12 (2)02 (1)018 (8)117MFKeith O'Halloran10 (6)12 (1)01 (1)113 (8)219DFStuart McCluskey5 (2)000005 (2)020MFJohn Paul McBride2 (1)01 (1)0003 (2)021DFAndy Whiteford0 (1)0000 (1)00 (2)022GKAllan Ferguson2 (1)000103 (1)023MFKieran McAnespie8 (10)21 (1)0009 (11)224DFDarren Dods342415043328FWNathan Lowndes12 (17)22 (1)01 (2)215 (20)429FWMiguel Simão20 (6)41 (3)12023 (9)531FWKeigan Parker0 (2)000000 (2)0
League table
References
External links St Johnstone 1998–99 at Soccerbase.com (select relevant season from dropdown list)