1997–98 in Scottish football
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Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Script error: No such module "Infobox". The 1997–98 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]
Scottish Premier Division
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Top scorers
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Scottish League Division One
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1997–98 Scottish First Division
Top scorers
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Scottish League Division Two
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1997–98 Scottish Second Division
Top scorers
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Scottish League Division Three
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1997–98 Scottish Third Division
Top scorers
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Other honours
Cup honours
| Competition | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scottish Cup 1997–98 | Heart of Midlothian | 2 – 1 | Rangers | Wikipedia article |
| League Cup 1997–98 | Celtic | 3 – 0 | Dundee United | Wikipedia article |
| Challenge Cup 1997–98 | Falkirk | 1 – 0 | Queen of the South | Wikipedia article |
| Youth Cup | Heart of Midlothian | 2 – 0 | Dundee United | |
| Junior Cup | Arthurlie | 4 – 0 | Pollok |
Individual honours
SPFA awards
| Award | Winner | Club |
|---|---|---|
| Players' Player of the Year | Template:Flagicon Jackie McNamara | Celtic |
| Young Player of the Year | Template:Flagicon Gary Naysmith | Heart of Midlothian |
SFWA awards
| Award | Winner | Club |
|---|---|---|
| Footballer of the Year | Template:Flagicon Craig Burley | Celtic |
| Young Player of the Year | Template:Flagicon Henrik Larsson | Celtic |
| Manager of the Year | Template:Flagicon Wim Jansen | Celtic |
Scottish clubs in Europe
| 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 – 3.125
Scotland national team
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| Date | Venue | Opponents | Score[2] | Competition | Scotland scorer(s) | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September | Pittodrie, Aberdeen (H) | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Belarus | flag alias = Flag of Belarus.svg | flag alias-1991 = Flag of Belarus (1918, 1991–1995).svg | flag alias-1995 = Flag of Belarus (1995–2012).svg | flag alias-air force = Flag of Belarusian Air Force.svg | link alias-air force = Belarusian Air Force | flag alias-army = Flag of the Belarusian Ground Forces.png | link alias-army = Belarusian Ground Forces | flag alias-military = Flag of the Armed Forces of Belarus.png | link alias-military = Armed Forces of Belarus | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | variant =
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4–1 | WCQG4 | Kevin Gallacher (2), David Hopkin (2) |
| 11 October | Celtic Park, Glasgow (H) | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Latvia | flag alias = Flag of Latvia.svg | flag alias-pantone = Flag of Latvia (Textile).svg | flag alias-air force = Flag of the Latvian Air Forces.svg | link alias-air force = Latvian Air Force | flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Latvia.svg | link alias-naval = Latvian Naval Forces | link alias-army = Latvian Land Forces | flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Latvia.svg | link alias-navy = Latvian Naval Forces | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | variant =
}} |
2–0 | WCQG4 | Kevin Gallacher, Gordon Durie |
| 12 November | Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, St Etienne (A) | Template:Flagicon France | 1–2 | Friendly | Gordon Durie | ||||||||||||||
| 25 March | Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow (H) | Template:Flagicon Denmark | 0–1 | Friendly | |||||||||||||||
| 22 April | Easter Road, Edinburgh (H) | Template:Flagicon Finland | 1–1 | Friendly | Darren Jackson | ||||||||||||||
| 23 May | Giants Stadium, East Rutherford NJ (A) | Template:Flagicon Colombia | 2–2 | Friendly | John Collins, Craig Burley | ||||||||||||||
| 30 May | RFK Memorial Stadium, Washington DC (A) | Template:Flagicon USA | 0–0 | Friendly | |||||||||||||||
| 10 June | Stade de France, Saint-Denis (N) | Template:Flagicon Brazil | 1–2 | WCGA | John Collins (pen.) | ||||||||||||||
| 16 June | Stade Lescure, Bordeaux (N) | Template:Flagicon Norway | 1–1 | WCGA | Craig Burley | ||||||||||||||
| 23 June | Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, St Etienne (N) | Template:Flagicon Morocco | 0–3 | WCGA |
Key:
- (H) = Home match
- (A) = Away match
- WCQG4 = World Cup qualifying – Group 4
- WCGA = World Cup – Group A
Notable events
- After the end of the season, the 10 Premier Division clubs formed a breakaway Scottish Premier League similar to the one formed in England six years earlier.
- Celtic won the Premier Division title after nine successive title wins by Rangers.
- Walter Smith resigned as manager of Rangers after seven years to be succeeded by Dutchman Dick Advocaat.
- Rangers lost the Scottish Cup final 2–1 to Hearts, leaving them without a major trophy for the first time since 1986.
- Paul Gascoigne left Rangers in March to return to England in a £3.4million move to Middlesbrough.
- Ally McCoist left Rangers after 15 years and more than 300 goals to sign for Kilmarnock on a free transfer.
- Goalkeeper Andy Goram left Rangers after seven years, having just walked out of the Scotland squad for the World Cup in France.
- Also leaving Rangers after seven years was Stuart McCall, who moved to England and signed for Bradford City.
- After signing from Perugia in a £3.5million deal at the start of the season, Italian striker Marco Negri had a dream start to his career at Rangers – scoring 23 goals in his first 10 league games. However, after playing 27 league games and scoring 32 goals, his season was ended by a serious eye injury off the field in March.
- Brian Laudrup ended his four-year spell with Rangers and signed for Chelsea at the end of the season.
Notes and references
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