# 1998–99 Dunfermline Athletic F.C. season

The 1998–99 season saw Dunfermline Athletic compete in the Scottish Premier League where they finished in 10th position with 28 points, suffering relegation to the 1999–2000 Scottish First Division.

## Results

Dunfermline Athletic's score comes first

### Legend

| Win | Draw | Loss |

### Scottish Premier League

| Match | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| 1 | 1 August 1998 | Celtic | A | 0–5 | 59,220 | |
| 2 | 15 August 1998 | Dundee | H | 2–0 | 5,308 | Smith 45', Shaw 46' |
| 3 | 22 August 1998 | Motherwell | A | 0–0 | 9,858 | |
| 4 | 29 August 1998 | Aberdeen | H | 1–1 | 6,463 | French 88' |
| 5 | 12 September 1998 | St Johnstone | A | 1–1 | 5,997 | Smith 49' |
| 6 | 20 September 1998 | Heart of Midlothian | H | 1–1 | 5,963 | Smith 12' |
| 7 | 23 September 1998 | Dundee United | A | 1–1 | 6,449 | Squires 40' |
| 8 | 26 September 1998 | Rangers | H | 0–2 | 11,507 | |
| 9 | 3 October 1998 | Kilmarnock | A | 0–0 | 8,346 | |
| 10 | 17 October 1998 | Celtic | H | 2–2 | 10,968 | Britton 13', French 27' |
| 11 | 28 October 1998 | Dundee | A | 0–1 | 4,619 | |
| 12 | 31 October 1998 | St Johnstone | H | 1–1 | 5,911 | Smith 22' |
| 13 | 7 November 1998 | Aberdeen | A | 1–2 | 10,293 | Squires 81' |
| 14 | 15 November 1998 | Dundee United | H | 2–1 | 10,704 | Tod 26', McCulloch 35' |
| 15 | 21 November 1998 | Heart of Midlothian | A | 1–2 | 13,268 | Edinho 18' |
| 16 | 28 November 1998 | Kilmarnock | H | 0–3 | 5,608 | |
| 17 | 5 December 1998 | Rangers | A | 1–1 | 47,465 | Petrie 76' |
| 18 | 12 December 1998 | Motherwell | H | 1–1 | 5,182 | Smith 79' |
| 19 | 19 December 1998 | Celtic | A | 0–5 | 59,024 | |
| 20 | 26 December 1998 | Aberdeen | H | 1–2 | 7,873 | Shaw 53' |
| 21 | 29 December 1998 | St Johnstone | A | 1–1 | 6,070 | Smith 68' |
| 22 | 2 January 1999 | Heart of Midlothian | H | 0–0 | 9,227 | |
| 23 | 30 January 1999 | Dundee United | A | 1–1 | 7,646 | Smith 46' |
| 24 | 7 February 1999 | Rangers | H | 0–3 | 11,500 | |
| 25 | 27 February 1999 | Motherwell | A | 1–1 | 6,094 | Britton 86' |
| 26 | 6 March 1999 | Kilmarnock | A | 0–0 | 8,032 | |
| 27 | 13 March 1999 | Dundee | H | 2–1 | 6,890 | Thomson 63', Graham 89' |
| 28 | 20 March 1999 | St Johnstone | H | 1–0 | 5,504 | Petrie 61' |
| 29 | 3 April 1999 | Aberdeen | A | 1–3 | 11,371 | Graham 7' |
| 30 | 14 April 1999 | Rangers | A | 0–1 | 46,220 | |
| 31 | 17 April 1999 | Kilmarnock | H | 0–6 | 5,617 | |
| 32 | 24 April 1999 | Dundee United | H | 2–2 | 6,190 | Millar 46', Smith 54' |
| 33 | 3 May 1999 | Heart of Midlothian | A | 0–2 | 15,176 | |
| 34 | 8 May 1999 | Celtic | H | 1–2 | 8,809 | Coyle 83' |
| 35 | 15 May 1999 | Dundee | A | 1–3 | 4,176 | Thomson 49' |
| 36 | 23 May 1999 | Motherwell | H | 1–2 | 3,532 | Boyle 20' |

### Scottish League Cup

| Match | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| R2 | 8 August 1998 | Livingston | A | 0–1 | 3,038 | |

### Scottish Cup

| Match | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| R3 | 23 January 1999 | Partick Thistle | A | 2–1 | 4,650 | Smith 17', 32' |
| R4 | 13 February 1999 | Celtic | A | 0–4 | 47,194 | |

## League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 6 | Heart of Midlothian | 36 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 44 | 50 | −6 | 42 | |
| 7 | Motherwell | 36 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 35 | 54 | −19 | 41 | |
| 8 | Aberdeen | 36 | 10 | 7 | 19 | 43 | 71 | −28 | 37 | |
| 9 | Dundee United | 36 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 37 | 48 | −11 | 34 | |
| 10 | Dunfermline Athletic (R) | 36 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 28 | 59 | −31 | 28 | Relegation to the 1999–2000 Scottish First Division |