title: 1898–99 Scottish Football League
text: # 1898–99 Scottish Football League
  
  Statistics of the Scottish Football League in season 1898–99.
  
  ## Overview
  
  Rangers were champions of the Scottish Division One.
  
  Kilmarnock won the Scottish Division Two for the second season in a row.
  
  ## Scottish League Division One
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Rangers (C) | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 18 | +61 | 36 | |
  | 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 | |
  | 6 | Third Lanark | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 33 | 38 | −5 | 17 | |
  | 7 | Clyde | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 23 | 48 | −25 | 12 | |
  | 7 | St Bernard's | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 30 | 37 | −7 | 12 | |
  | 9 | Partick Thistle (R) | 18 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 19 | 58 | −39 | 6 | Relegated to the 1899–1900 Scottish Division Two |
  | 10 | Dundee | 18 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 23 | 65 | −42 | 4 | |
  
  ## Scottish League Division Two
  
  | Pos | Team v t e | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Kilmarnock (C, P) | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 73 | 24 | +49 | 32 | Promoted to the 1899–1900 Scottish First Division |
  | 2 | Leith Athletic | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 63 | 38 | +25 | 27 | |
  | 3 | Port Glasgow Athletic | 18 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 75 | 51 | +24 | 25 | |
  | 4 | Motherwell | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 41 | 40 | +1 | 20 | |
  | 5 | Airdrieonians | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 36 | 46 | −10 | 15 | |
  | 5 | Hamilton Academical | 18 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 48 | 58 | −10 | 15 | |
  | 7 | Ayr | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 35 | 51 | −16 | 13 | |
  | 7 | Morton | 18 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 36 | 42 | −6 | 13 | |
  | 9 | Linthouse | 18 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 29 | 62 | −33 | 11 | |
  | 10 | Abercorn | 18 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 41 | 65 | −24 | 9 | |
  