1997–98 Scottish Football League

Statistics of the Scottish Football League in season 1997–98.

Scottish Premier Division

Main article: 1997–98 Scottish Premier Division

Table


Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Celtic !Celtic (C)	36	22	8	6	64	24	+40	74	UEFA Champions League 1998-99 First qualifying round
2	Rangers !Rangers	36	21	9	6	76	38	+38	72	1998–99 UEFA Cup Second qualifying round
3	Heart of Midlothian !Heart of Midlothian	36	19	10	7	70	46	+24	67	Cup Winners' Cup 1998-99 Qualifying round
4	Kilmarnock !Kilmarnock	36	13	11	12	40	52	−12	50	1998–99 UEFA Cup First qualifying round
5	St Johnstone !St Johnstone	36	13	9	14	38	42	−4	48
6	Aberdeen !Aberdeen	36	9	12	15	39	53	−14	39
7	Dundee United !Dundee United	36	8	13	15	43	51	−8	37
8	Dunfermline Athletic !Dunfermline Athletic	36	8	13	15	43	68	−25	37
9	Motherwell !Motherwell	36	9	7	20	46	64	−18	34
10	Hibernian !Hibernian (R)	36	6	12	18	38	59	−21	30	Relegation to First Division

Source: Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

	Division Champions & League Cup Winner
	Qualified for UEFA Cup
	Scottish Cup Winner
	Relegated

Top scorers

P	Name	Goals
1	Marco Negri (Rangers)	32
2	Kjell Olofsson (Dundee United)	18
3	Henrik Larsson (Celtic)	16
=	Andy Smith (Dunfermline Athletic)	16
5	Tommy Coyne (Motherwell)	15
6	Jim Hamilton (Hearts)	14
7	Jorg Albertz (Rangers)	10
=	Craig Burley (Celtic)	10
=	Owen Coyle (Motherwell)	10
=	Billy Dodds (Aberdeen)	10

Scottish League Division One

Main article: 1997–98 Scottish First Division

Table

P	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Dundee	36	20	10	6	52	24	28	70
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	47	48	-1	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	36	8	12	16	45	55	-10	36
10	Stirling Albion	36	8	10	18	40	56	-16	34

	Division Champions/Promoted
	Challenge Cup Winner
	Relegated

Top scorers

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	Steve Cooper (Airdrieonians)	11
7	Laurent D'Jaffo (Ayr United)	10
=	Paul Hartley (Raith Rovers)	10
=	Warren Hawke (Morton)	10
=	Marino Keith (Falkirk)	10

Scottish League Division Two

Main article: 1997–98 Scottish Second Division

Table

P	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Stranraer	36	18	7	11	62	44	18	61
2	Clydebank	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 Caledonian Thistle	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	36	10	10	16	44	53	-9	40
10	Brechin City	36	7	11	18	42	73	-31	32

	Division Champions/Promoted
	Promoted
	Relegated

Top scorers

P	Name	Goals
1	Iain Stewart (Inverness CT)	16
2	G 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

Scottish League Division Three

Main article: 1997–98 Scottish Third Division

P	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Alloa Athletic	36	24	4	8	78	39	39	76
2	Arbroath	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

	Division Champions/promoted
	Promoted

References

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1997–98 in Scottish football

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Domestic leagues	Football League Premier Division First Division Second Division Third Division Highland League

Domestic cups	Scottish Cup (Final) League Cup (Final) Challenge Cup (Final) Junior Cup

European competitions	Champions League UEFA Cup UEFA Cup Winners' Cup

Related to national team	Results 1998 World Cup qualifying (Group 4) 1998 World Cup

Club seasons

Premier Division	Aberdeen Celtic Dundee United Dunfermline Athletic Heart of Midlothian Hibernian Kilmarnock Motherwell Rangers St. Johnstone

First Division	Airdrieonians Ayr United Dundee Falkirk Greenock Morton Hamilton Academical Partick Thistle Raith Rovers St. Mirren Stirling Albion

Second Division	Brechin City Clyde Clydebank East Fife Forfar Athletic Inverness Caledonian Thistle Livingston Queen of the South Stenhousemuir Stranraer

Third Division	Albion Rovers Alloa Athletic Arbroath Berwick Rangers Cowdenbeath Dumbarton East Stirlingshire Montrose Queen's Park Ross County

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Cup competitions	Scottish Cup League Cup Challenge Cup Youth Cup

Junior football	SJFA Junior Cup West East North

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1997–98 Scottish Football League

Scottish Premier Division

Table

Top scorers

Scottish League Division One

Table

Top scorers

Scottish League Division Two

Table

Top scorers

Scottish League Division Three

See also

References