| 1898–99 season | |
|---|---|
| Scottish First Division | 4th |
| Scottish Cup | 2nd Round |
| Average home league attendance | 13,721[1] (down 618) |
During the 1898–99 seasonHibernian, afootball club based inEdinburgh, finished fourth out of 10 clubs in theScottish First Division.
| Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Hibernian Scorer(s) | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 September | Partick Thistle | A | 1–4 | 6,000 | |
| 2 | 10 September | Celtic | H | 2–1 | 12,000 | |
| 3 | 17 September | Dundee | A | 4–2 | 5,000 | |
| 4 | 24 September | St Bernard's | H | 4–3 | 4,000 | |
| 5 | 26 September | Celtic | A | 2–1 | 12,000 | |
| 6 | 1 October | Clyde | A | 2–2 | 4,000 | |
| 7 | 8 October | Heart of Midlothian | A | 0–4 | 14,000 | |
| 8 | 15 October | Dundee | H | 5–0 | 2,000 | |
| 9 | 22 October | St Mirren | H | 4–3 | 17,000 | |
| 10 | 29 October 1898 | Heart of Midlothian | H | 1–5 | 11,000 | |
| 11 | 5 November | Third Lanark | A | 1–4 | 3,000 | |
| 12 | 12 November | St Bernard's | A | 3–1 | 2,000 | |
| 13 | 19 November | Rangers | H | 3–4 | 10,000 | |
| 14 | 26 November | St Mirren | A | 0–2 | 3,500 | |
| 15 | 3 December | Third Lanark | H | 1–1 | 3,000 | |
| 16 | 10 December | Partick Thistle | H | 1–1 | 5,000 | |
| 17 | 17 December | Clyde | H | 2–1 | 1,000 | |
| 18 | 24 December | Rangers | A | 0–10 | 7,000 |
| P | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Hibernian Scorer(s) | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | 14 January | Royal Albert | H | 2–1 | 2,000 | |
| R2 | 11 February | Queen's Park | A | 1–5 | 10,000 |