1898–99 Scottish Division Two

Scottish Second Division 1898–99 Kilmarnock Kilmarnock 1897–98 1899–1900 The 1898–99 Scottish Second Division was the sixth season of the Scottish Football League Second Division. Defending champions Kilmarnock retained their title after going through the full season unbeaten. It was the only time that a team has gone unbeaten for a full season in the second tier of Scottish football. Kilmarnock were subsequently elected to the Scottish Football League First Division for the 1899–1900 season. Background The Scottish Football League Second Division was formed in 1893 and first contested in the 1893–94 season.Abbink Dinant Scotland - Final Tables Second Level 1894-2005 https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/scot2hist.html RSSSF 16 July 2025 6 March 2024 Kilmarnock were the defending champions having won the 1897–98 title by four points over nearest rivals Port Glasgow Athletic.Ross David 2001 Every game: The new official history of Kilmarnock Football Club Irvine Kilmarnock Football Club 153 0-9541653-0-6 However, they were not elected to Division One as the three proceeding league champions had been and instead would remain in Division Two. Only once previously had the Division Two winners not been elected to Division One – Hibernian in 1893–94. Format The league took on a traditional double round robin format. Each team played every other team twice – once at home and once away from home – for a total of 18 matches each. Two points were awarded for a win, one point was awarded for a draw and nothing was awarded for a loss. Teams were ranked on total number of points accumulated. There were no tie breakers so teams finishing level on points were considered of equal rank. Table main WDL 5 PR y 2 KIL Kilmarnock LEI Leith Athletic PGA Port Glasgow Athletic MOT Motherwell AIR Airdrieonians HAM 5 Hamilton Academical AYR Ayr GMO 7 Morton LNT Linthouse ABC Abercorn 14 4 0 73 24 C,P 12 3 3 63 38 12 1 5 75 51 7 6 5 41 40 6 3 9 36 46 7 1 10 48 58 5 3 10 35 51 6 1 11 36 42 5 1 12 29 62 4 1 13 41 65 green1 Elected to the 1899–1900 Scottish First Division P complete 1898-1899 Division 2 https://spfl.co.uk/league/championship/archive/201 Scottish Professional Football League 16 July 2025 Teams finish equal if level on points. Points system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss. Aftermath Having successfully defended their title, Kilmarnock were later elected to Scottish Football League First Division for the 1899–1900 season. This was the only time that a team completed an unbeaten season in the second tier of Scottish football. References Category:Scottish Division Two seasons 2