1898–99 Celtic F.C. season

Celtic
1898–99 season
Manager	Willie Maley
Stadium	Celtic Park
Scottish First Division	3rd
Scottish Cup	Winners

1898–99 was Celtic's eleventh season of competitive football. They competed in the Scottish First Division.^[1]

Celtic won the Scottish Cup for the second time in the club's history, as they defeated Rangers 2-0 at Hampden Park. It was the club's sixth major domestic honour. It was also Dan Doyle's second and last season as captain.

Celtic won the Glasgow Charity Cup, 2-0 against Rangers.

Competitions

Scottish First Division

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Rangers (C)	18	18	0	0	79	18	+61	36	Champions
2	Heart of Midlothian	18	12	2	4	56	30	+26	26
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

Source: statto.com
Rules for classification: Teams finish equal if level on points. Points system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss
(C) Champions

Matches

20 August 1898 First Division	Celtic	2–1	Third Lanark	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 17,000

27 August 1898 First Division	Clyde	0–0	Celtic	Glasgow
				Stadium: Shawfield Stadium Attendance: 13,000

3 September 1898 First Division	Celtic	4–1	St Mirren	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 10,000

10 September 1898 First Division	Hibernian	2–1	Celtic	Edinburgh
				Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 12,000

19 September 1898 First Division	Hearts	2–2	Celtic	Edinburgh
				Stadium: Tynecastle Park Attendance: 13,500

24 September 1898 First Division	Celtic	0–4	Rangers	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 44,868

26 September 1898 First Division	Celtic	1–2	Hibernian	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 10,000

1 October 1898 First Division	St Mirren	4–0	Celtic	Paisley
				Stadium: St Mirren Park, Love Street Attendance: 8,000

8 October 1898 First Division	Celtic	1–0	St Bernard's	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 12,000

29 October 1898 First Division	St Bernard's	2–3	Celtic	Edinburgh
				Stadium: New Logie Green Attendance: 2,000

5 November 1898 First Division	Celtic	9–2	Clyde	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 5,000

19 November 1898 First Division	Dundee	1–4	Celtic	Dundee
				Stadium: Carolina Point Attendance: 3,000

26 November 1898 First Division	Celtic	4–0	Partick Thistle	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 2,500

3 December 1898 First Division	Partick Thistle	3–8	Celtic	Glasgow
				Stadium: Meadowside Attendance: 3,000

17 December 1898 First Division	Celtic	3–2	Hearts	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 6,000

31 December 1898 First Division	Third Lanark	2–4	Celtic	Glasgow
				Stadium: Cathkin Park Attendance: 4,000

2 January 1899 First Division	Rangers	4–1	Celtic	Glasgow
				Stadium: Ibrox Park Attendance: 30,000

7 January 1899 First Division	Celtic	4–1	Dundee	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 800

Scottish Cup

14 January 1899 First round

6th GRV

1–8

Celtic

Dalbeattie

4 February 1899 Second round	Celtic	3–0	St Bernard's	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 3,000

25 February 1899 Third round	Celtic	2–1	Queen's Park	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 35,000

11 March 1899 Semi-final	Celtic	4–2	Port Glasgow Athletic	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 9,000

22 April 1899 Final	Celtic	2–0	Rangers	Glasgow
				Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 25,000

References

^ "Results for Celtic for 1898-99". www.londonhearts.com.

[1] "Results for Celtic for 1898-99". www.londonhearts.com.

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List of unbeaten football club seasons

1898–99 in Scottish football
« 1897–98 1899–1900 »
Domestic leagues	Football League Division One Division Two Highland League
Domestic cups	Scottish Cup (Final) Junior Cup
Related to national team	Results British Home Championship
Club seasons
Division One	Celtic Clyde Dundee Heart of Midlothian Hibernian Partick Thistle Rangers St Bernard's St. Mirren Third Lanark
Division Two	Abercorn Airdrieonians Ayr Hamilton Academical Kilmarnock Leith Athletic Linthouse Morton Motherwell Port Glasgow Athletic
Other teams	Dumbarton Queen's Park