| Club: | Dunfermline Athletic |
| Season: | 1998–99 |
| Manager: | Bert Paton (until 5 January) Dick Campbell (from 5 January)[1] |
| Stadium: | East End Park |
| League: | Scottish Premier League |
| League Result: | Tenth Place |
| Cup1: | Scottish Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | Fourth round |
| Cup2: | Scottish League Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | Second round |
| Pattern La1: | _black_stripes |
| Pattern B1: | _blackstripes3 |
| Pattern Ra1: | _black_stripes |
| Pattern So1: | _2whitestripes |
| Shorts1: | 000000 |
| Socks1: | 000000 |
| Prevseason: | 1997–98 |
| Nextseason: | 1999–2000 |
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.[2]
Dunfermline Athletic's score comes first
| Win | Draw | Loss |
See main article: article and 1998–99 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' |
See main article: article and 1998–99 Scottish League Cup.
See main article: article and 1998–99 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 |