1998–99 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season
# 1998–99 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season

The 1998–99 season was Heart of Midlothian F.C.'s 16th consecutive season in the top level of Scottish football, the new Scottish Premier League, formed by the clubs from the previous season's Scottish Premier Division. Hearts also competed in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, Scottish Cup and League Cup.

## League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 4 | Kilmarnock | 36 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 47 | 29 | +18 | 56 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup qualifying round |
| 5 | Dundee | 36 | 13 | 7 | 16 | 36 | 56 | −20 | 46 | |
| 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 | |

* ↑ Since Rangers, the winners of the 1998–99 Scottish Cup, already qualified for the UEFA Champions League, Celtic, the losing finalist, earned a spot in the 1999–2000 UEFA Cup. As such, the league's UEFA Cup place moved down to third-placed St Johnstone. Scotland were also awarded an additional UEFA Cup place as the association was top of the UEFA Fair Play ranking. Kilmarnock earned this place as winners of the Scottish Fair Play ranking.

## Stats

### Scorers

| Pos | PLayer | SPL | SC | LC | CWC | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| FW | Stephane Adam | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| FW | Jim Hamilton | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| FW | Gary McSwegan | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| MF | Colin Cameron | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| MF | Neil McCann | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| MF | Steve Fulton | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| MF | Thomas Flogel | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| MF | Lee Makel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| FW | Derek Holmes | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| MF | Gary Locke | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MF | Vincent Guerin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| FW | Darren Jackson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| FW | Derek Lilley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DF | Steven Pressley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DF | Paul Ritchie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DF | David Weir | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
