1998–99 Highland League Cup

1998-99 Tennents Aggregates Highland League Cup
Country  Scotland
Teams 16
Champions Forres Mechanics
Runners-up Keith

The 1998-99 Tennents Highland League Cup was the 54th edition of the Highland League's premier knock-out football competition. The winners were Forres Mechanics, who defeated Keith 1-0 in the final at Borough Briggs in Elgin.

Group Stage

The first stage of the Cup was a group stage consisting of four groups, called districts, of four teams. The four group winners qualified for the semi-finals.

District 1

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1 Keith 3 2 1 0 4 1+3 7
2 Peterhead 3 2 0 1 5 4+1 6
3 Fraserburgh 3 1 0 2 8 5+3 3
4 Rothes 3 0 1 2 2 97 1

District 2

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1 Huntly 3 2 1 0 5 0+5 7
2 Cove Rangers 3 2 0 1 4 51 6
3 Buckie Thistle 3 1 0 2 3 52 3
4 Deveronvale 3 0 1 2 2 42 1

District 3

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1 Forres Mechanics 3 2 1 0 8 3+5 7
2 Lossiemouth 3 2 1 0 5 1+4 7
3 Nairn County 3 1 0 2 4 95 3
4 Elgin City 3 0 0 3 1 54 0

District 4

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1 Brora Rangers 3 3 0 0 5 1+4 9
2 Clachnacuddin 3 2 0 1 8 1+7 6
3 Fort William 3 0 1 2 3 63 1
4 Wick Academy 3 0 1 2 2 108 1

Semi-Finals

Ties in the semi-finals took place on Saturday 1st May

Home team Score Away team
Brora Rangers0-1Keith
Forres Mechanics2-1Huntly

Final

8 May 1999 (1999-05-08)
Forres Mechanics 1-0 Keith
Bavidge

References

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