1997β98 in Scottish football | |
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Premier League champions | |
Celtic | |
Division One champions | |
Dundee | |
Division Two champions | |
Stranraer | |
Division Three champions | |
Alloa Athletic | |
Scottish Cup winners | |
Heart of Midlothian | |
League Cup winners | |
Celtic | |
Challenge Cup winners | |
Falkirk | |
Junior Cup winners | |
Arthurlie | |
Teams in Europe | |
Celtic, Dundee United, Kilmarnock, Rangers | |
Scotland national team | |
1998 World Cup qualification, 1998 World Cup | |
β 1996β97 1998β99 β |
The 1997β98 season was the 101st season of competitive football in Scotland. Celtic won the Premier Division championship, preventing rivals Rangers from winning a record 10th successive championship. [1]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Celtic (C) | 36 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 64 | 24 | +40 | 74 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round |
2 | Rangers | 36 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 76 | 38 | +38 | 72 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first qualifying round |
3 | Heart of Midlothian | 36 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 70 | 46 | +24 | 67 | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup qualifying round |
4 | Kilmarnock | 36 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 40 | 52 | −12 | 50 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first qualifying round |
5 | St Johnstone | 36 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 38 | 42 | −4 | 48 | |
6 | Aberdeen | 36 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 39 | 53 | −14 | 39 | |
7 | Dundee United | 36 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 43 | 51 | −8 | 37 | |
8 | Dunfermline Athletic | 36 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 43 | 68 | −25 | 37 | |
9 | Motherwell | 36 | 9 | 7 | 20 | 46 | 64 | −18 | 34 | |
10 | Hibernian (R) | 36 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 38 | 59 | −21 | 30 | Relegation to the First Division |
Player | Goals | Team |
---|---|---|
Marco Negri | 32 | Rangers |
Kjell Olofsson | 18 | Dundee United |
Henrik Larsson | 16 | Celtic |
Andy Smith | Dunfermline Athletic | |
Tommy Coyne | 14 | Motherwell |
Jim Hamilton | Heart of Midlothian | |
Owen Coyle | 11 | Motherwell |
JΓΆrg Albertz | 10 | Rangers |
Craig Burley | Celtic | |
Billy Dodds | Aberdeen | |
Simon Donnelly | Celtic | |
Neil McCann | Heart of Midlothian | |
George O'Boyle | St Johnstone | |
Paul Wright | Kilmarnock |
Source: Soccerbot
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Dundee (C, P) | 36 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 52 | 24 | +28 | 70 | Promotion to the Premier League |
2 | Falkirk | 36 | 19 | 8 | 9 | 56 | 41 | +15 | 65 | |
3 | Raith Rovers | 36 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 51 | 33 | +18 | 60 | |
4 | Airdrieonians | 36 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 42 | 35 | +7 | 60 | |
5 | Greenock Morton | 36 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 40 | 47 | −7 | 46 | |
6 | St Mirren | 36 | 11 | 8 | 17 | 41 | 53 | −12 | 41 | |
7 | Ayr United | 36 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 40 | 56 | −16 | 40 | |
8 | Hamilton Academical | 36 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 43 | 56 | −13 | 38 | |
9 | Partick Thistle (R) | 36 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 45 | 55 | −10 | 36 | Relegation to the Second Division |
10 | Stirling Albion (R) | 36 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 40 | 56 | −16 | 34 |
P | Name | Goals |
---|---|---|
1 | James Grady (Dundee) | 15 |
2 | Alex Bone (Stirling Albion) | 13 |
3 | Eddie Annand (Dundee) | 12 |
= | Brian McPhee (Airdrieonians) | 12 |
= | David Moss (Falkirk) | 12 |
6 | Stephen Cooper (Airdrieonians) | 11 |
7 | Laurent D'Jaffo (Ayr United) | 10 |
= | Paul Hartley (Raith Rovers) | 10 |
= | Warren Hawke (Morton) | 10 |
= | Marino Keith (Falkirk) | 10 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Stranraer (C, P) | 36 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 62 | 44 | +18 | 61 | Promotion to the First Division |
2 | Clydebank (P) | 36 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 48 | 31 | +17 | 60 | |
3 | Livingston | 36 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 56 | 40 | +16 | 59 | |
4 | Queen of the South | 36 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 57 | 51 | +6 | 54 | |
5 | Inverness CT | 36 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 65 | 51 | +14 | 49 | |
6 | East Fife | 36 | 14 | 6 | 16 | 51 | 59 | −8 | 48 | |
7 | Forfar Athletic | 36 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 51 | 61 | −10 | 46 | |
8 | Clyde | 36 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 40 | 53 | −13 | 42 | |
9 | Stenhousemuir (R) | 36 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 44 | 53 | −9 | 40 | Relegation to the Third Division |
10 | Brechin City (R) | 36 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 42 | 73 | −31 | 32 |
P | Name | Goals |
---|---|---|
1 | Iain Stewart (Inverness CT) | 16 |
2 | Graham Harvey (Livingston) | 15 |
= | Ian Little (Stenhousemuir) | 15 |
4 | Martin McLauchan (Forfar Athletic) | 14 |
5 | Colin McDonald (Clydebank) | 13 |
= | B Thomson (Inverness CT) | 13 |
7 | Ben Honeyman (Forfar Athletic) | 12 |
8 | Tommy Bryce (Queen of the South) | 11 |
= | Matthew Dyer (East Fife) | 11 |
= | Gordon Young (Stranraer) | 11 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Alloa Athletic (C, P) | 36 | 24 | 4 | 8 | 78 | 39 | +39 | 76 | Promotion to the Second Division |
2 | Arbroath (P) | 36 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 67 | 39 | +28 | 68 | |
3 | Ross County | 36 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 71 | 36 | +35 | 67 | |
4 | East Stirlingshire | 36 | 17 | 6 | 13 | 50 | 48 | +2 | 57 | |
5 | Albion Rovers | 36 | 13 | 5 | 18 | 60 | 73 | −13 | 44 | |
6 | Berwick Rangers | 36 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 47 | 55 | −8 | 42 | |
7 | Queen's Park | 36 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 42 | 55 | −13 | 41 | |
8 | Cowdenbeath | 36 | 12 | 2 | 22 | 33 | 57 | −24 | 38 | |
9 | Montrose | 36 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 53 | 80 | −27 | 38 | |
10 | Dumbarton | 36 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 42 | 61 | −19 | 31 |
Pos | Player | Club | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Colin McGlashan | Montrose | 20 |
2 | Willie Irvine | Alloa Athletic | 18 |
3 | Billy Spence | Arbroath | 16 |
4 | Derek Adams | Ross County | 15 |
5 | Willie Watters | Albion Rovers | 13 |
Davie Watt | East Stirlingshire | ||
7 | Paul Forrester | Berwick Rangers | 10 |
Lee Gardner | Albion Rovers | ||
Brian Grant | Arbroath | ||
Colin McKinnon | Dumbarton |
Competition | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Report |
---|---|---|---|---|
Scottish Cup 1997β98 | Heart of Midlothian | 2 β 1 | Rangers | Wikipedia article |
League Cup 1997β98 | Celtic | 3 β 0 | Dundee United | Wikipedia article |
Challenge Cup 1997β98 | Falkirk | 1 β 0 | Queen of the South | Wikipedia article |
Youth Cup | Heart of Midlothian | 2 β 0 | Dundee United | |
Junior Cup | Arthurlie | 4 β 0 | Pollok |
Award | Winner | Club |
---|---|---|
Players' Player of the Year | Jackie McNamara | Celtic |
Young Player of the Year | Gary Naysmith | Heart of Midlothian |
Award | Winner | Club |
---|---|---|
Footballer of the Year | Craig Burley | Celtic |
Young Player of the Year | Henrik Larsson | Celtic |
Manager of the Year | Wim Jansen | Celtic |
Club | Competition(s) | Final round | Coef. |
---|---|---|---|
Rangers |
UEFA Champions League UEFA Europa League |
Second qualifying round First round |
2.50 |
Kilmarnock | UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | First round | 2.50 |
Celtic | UEFA Europa League | First round | 5.00 |
Dundee United | UEFA Europa League | Second qualifying round | 2.50 |
Average coefficient β 3.125
Date | Venue | Opponents | Score [2] | Competition | Scotland scorer(s) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
7 September | Pittodrie, Aberdeen (H) | Belarus | 4β1 | WCQG4 | Kevin Gallacher (2), David Hopkin (2) |
11 October | Celtic Park, Glasgow (H) | Latvia | 2β0 | WCQG4 | Kevin Gallacher, Gordon Durie |
12 November | Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, St Etienne (A) | France | 1β2 | Friendly | Gordon Durie |
25 March | Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow (H) | Denmark | 0β1 | Friendly | |
22 April | Easter Road, Edinburgh (H) | Finland | 1β1 | Friendly | Darren Jackson |
23 May | Giants Stadium, East Rutherford NJ (A) | Colombia | 2β2 | Friendly | John Collins, Craig Burley |
30 May | RFK Memorial Stadium, Washington DC (A) | USA | 0β0 | Friendly | |
10 June | Stade de France, Saint-Denis (N) | Brazil | 1β2 | WCGA | John Collins ( pen.) |
16 June | Stade Lescure, Bordeaux (N) | Norway | 1β1 | WCGA | Craig Burley |
23 June | Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, St Etienne (N) | Morocco | 0β3 | WCGA |
Key:
1997β98 in Scottish football | |
---|---|
Premier League champions | |
Celtic | |
Division One champions | |
Dundee | |
Division Two champions | |
Stranraer | |
Division Three champions | |
Alloa Athletic | |
Scottish Cup winners | |
Heart of Midlothian | |
League Cup winners | |
Celtic | |
Challenge Cup winners | |
Falkirk | |
Junior Cup winners | |
Arthurlie | |
Teams in Europe | |
Celtic, Dundee United, Kilmarnock, Rangers | |
Scotland national team | |
1998 World Cup qualification, 1998 World Cup | |
β 1996β97 1998β99 β |
The 1997β98 season was the 101st season of competitive football in Scotland. Celtic won the Premier Division championship, preventing rivals Rangers from winning a record 10th successive championship. [1]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Celtic (C) | 36 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 64 | 24 | +40 | 74 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round |
2 | Rangers | 36 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 76 | 38 | +38 | 72 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first qualifying round |
3 | Heart of Midlothian | 36 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 70 | 46 | +24 | 67 | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup qualifying round |
4 | Kilmarnock | 36 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 40 | 52 | −12 | 50 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first qualifying round |
5 | St Johnstone | 36 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 38 | 42 | −4 | 48 | |
6 | Aberdeen | 36 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 39 | 53 | −14 | 39 | |
7 | Dundee United | 36 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 43 | 51 | −8 | 37 | |
8 | Dunfermline Athletic | 36 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 43 | 68 | −25 | 37 | |
9 | Motherwell | 36 | 9 | 7 | 20 | 46 | 64 | −18 | 34 | |
10 | Hibernian (R) | 36 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 38 | 59 | −21 | 30 | Relegation to the First Division |
Player | Goals | Team |
---|---|---|
Marco Negri | 32 | Rangers |
Kjell Olofsson | 18 | Dundee United |
Henrik Larsson | 16 | Celtic |
Andy Smith | Dunfermline Athletic | |
Tommy Coyne | 14 | Motherwell |
Jim Hamilton | Heart of Midlothian | |
Owen Coyle | 11 | Motherwell |
JΓΆrg Albertz | 10 | Rangers |
Craig Burley | Celtic | |
Billy Dodds | Aberdeen | |
Simon Donnelly | Celtic | |
Neil McCann | Heart of Midlothian | |
George O'Boyle | St Johnstone | |
Paul Wright | Kilmarnock |
Source: Soccerbot
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Dundee (C, P) | 36 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 52 | 24 | +28 | 70 | Promotion to the Premier League |
2 | Falkirk | 36 | 19 | 8 | 9 | 56 | 41 | +15 | 65 | |
3 | Raith Rovers | 36 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 51 | 33 | +18 | 60 | |
4 | Airdrieonians | 36 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 42 | 35 | +7 | 60 | |
5 | Greenock Morton | 36 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 40 | 47 | −7 | 46 | |
6 | St Mirren | 36 | 11 | 8 | 17 | 41 | 53 | −12 | 41 | |
7 | Ayr United | 36 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 40 | 56 | −16 | 40 | |
8 | Hamilton Academical | 36 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 43 | 56 | −13 | 38 | |
9 | Partick Thistle (R) | 36 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 45 | 55 | −10 | 36 | Relegation to the Second Division |
10 | Stirling Albion (R) | 36 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 40 | 56 | −16 | 34 |
P | Name | Goals |
---|---|---|
1 | James Grady (Dundee) | 15 |
2 | Alex Bone (Stirling Albion) | 13 |
3 | Eddie Annand (Dundee) | 12 |
= | Brian McPhee (Airdrieonians) | 12 |
= | David Moss (Falkirk) | 12 |
6 | Stephen Cooper (Airdrieonians) | 11 |
7 | Laurent D'Jaffo (Ayr United) | 10 |
= | Paul Hartley (Raith Rovers) | 10 |
= | Warren Hawke (Morton) | 10 |
= | Marino Keith (Falkirk) | 10 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Stranraer (C, P) | 36 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 62 | 44 | +18 | 61 | Promotion to the First Division |
2 | Clydebank (P) | 36 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 48 | 31 | +17 | 60 | |
3 | Livingston | 36 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 56 | 40 | +16 | 59 | |
4 | Queen of the South | 36 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 57 | 51 | +6 | 54 | |
5 | Inverness CT | 36 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 65 | 51 | +14 | 49 | |
6 | East Fife | 36 | 14 | 6 | 16 | 51 | 59 | −8 | 48 | |
7 | Forfar Athletic | 36 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 51 | 61 | −10 | 46 | |
8 | Clyde | 36 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 40 | 53 | −13 | 42 | |
9 | Stenhousemuir (R) | 36 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 44 | 53 | −9 | 40 | Relegation to the Third Division |
10 | Brechin City (R) | 36 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 42 | 73 | −31 | 32 |
P | Name | Goals |
---|---|---|
1 | Iain Stewart (Inverness CT) | 16 |
2 | Graham Harvey (Livingston) | 15 |
= | Ian Little (Stenhousemuir) | 15 |
4 | Martin McLauchan (Forfar Athletic) | 14 |
5 | Colin McDonald (Clydebank) | 13 |
= | B Thomson (Inverness CT) | 13 |
7 | Ben Honeyman (Forfar Athletic) | 12 |
8 | Tommy Bryce (Queen of the South) | 11 |
= | Matthew Dyer (East Fife) | 11 |
= | Gordon Young (Stranraer) | 11 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Alloa Athletic (C, P) | 36 | 24 | 4 | 8 | 78 | 39 | +39 | 76 | Promotion to the Second Division |
2 | Arbroath (P) | 36 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 67 | 39 | +28 | 68 | |
3 | Ross County | 36 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 71 | 36 | +35 | 67 | |
4 | East Stirlingshire | 36 | 17 | 6 | 13 | 50 | 48 | +2 | 57 | |
5 | Albion Rovers | 36 | 13 | 5 | 18 | 60 | 73 | −13 | 44 | |
6 | Berwick Rangers | 36 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 47 | 55 | −8 | 42 | |
7 | Queen's Park | 36 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 42 | 55 | −13 | 41 | |
8 | Cowdenbeath | 36 | 12 | 2 | 22 | 33 | 57 | −24 | 38 | |
9 | Montrose | 36 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 53 | 80 | −27 | 38 | |
10 | Dumbarton | 36 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 42 | 61 | −19 | 31 |
Pos | Player | Club | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Colin McGlashan | Montrose | 20 |
2 | Willie Irvine | Alloa Athletic | 18 |
3 | Billy Spence | Arbroath | 16 |
4 | Derek Adams | Ross County | 15 |
5 | Willie Watters | Albion Rovers | 13 |
Davie Watt | East Stirlingshire | ||
7 | Paul Forrester | Berwick Rangers | 10 |
Lee Gardner | Albion Rovers | ||
Brian Grant | Arbroath | ||
Colin McKinnon | Dumbarton |
Competition | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Report |
---|---|---|---|---|
Scottish Cup 1997β98 | Heart of Midlothian | 2 β 1 | Rangers | Wikipedia article |
League Cup 1997β98 | Celtic | 3 β 0 | Dundee United | Wikipedia article |
Challenge Cup 1997β98 | Falkirk | 1 β 0 | Queen of the South | Wikipedia article |
Youth Cup | Heart of Midlothian | 2 β 0 | Dundee United | |
Junior Cup | Arthurlie | 4 β 0 | Pollok |
Award | Winner | Club |
---|---|---|
Players' Player of the Year | Jackie McNamara | Celtic |
Young Player of the Year | Gary Naysmith | Heart of Midlothian |
Award | Winner | Club |
---|---|---|
Footballer of the Year | Craig Burley | Celtic |
Young Player of the Year | Henrik Larsson | Celtic |
Manager of the Year | Wim Jansen | Celtic |
Club | Competition(s) | Final round | Coef. |
---|---|---|---|
Rangers |
UEFA Champions League UEFA Europa League |
Second qualifying round First round |
2.50 |
Kilmarnock | UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | First round | 2.50 |
Celtic | UEFA Europa League | First round | 5.00 |
Dundee United | UEFA Europa League | Second qualifying round | 2.50 |
Average coefficient β 3.125
Date | Venue | Opponents | Score [2] | Competition | Scotland scorer(s) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
7 September | Pittodrie, Aberdeen (H) | Belarus | 4β1 | WCQG4 | Kevin Gallacher (2), David Hopkin (2) |
11 October | Celtic Park, Glasgow (H) | Latvia | 2β0 | WCQG4 | Kevin Gallacher, Gordon Durie |
12 November | Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, St Etienne (A) | France | 1β2 | Friendly | Gordon Durie |
25 March | Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow (H) | Denmark | 0β1 | Friendly | |
22 April | Easter Road, Edinburgh (H) | Finland | 1β1 | Friendly | Darren Jackson |
23 May | Giants Stadium, East Rutherford NJ (A) | Colombia | 2β2 | Friendly | John Collins, Craig Burley |
30 May | RFK Memorial Stadium, Washington DC (A) | USA | 0β0 | Friendly | |
10 June | Stade de France, Saint-Denis (N) | Brazil | 1β2 | WCGA | John Collins ( pen.) |
16 June | Stade Lescure, Bordeaux (N) | Norway | 1β1 | WCGA | Craig Burley |
23 June | Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, St Etienne (N) | Morocco | 0β3 | WCGA |
Key: