Scottish Division One 1897/98

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Scottish Division One 1897/98
master Celtic Glasgow
Cup winners Glasgow Rangers
Teams 10
Games 90
Gates 404  (ø 4.49 per game)
Top scorer ScotlandScotland Robert Hamilton
(Glasgow Rangers)
Division One 1896/97

The Scottish Football League Division One was played for the fifth time in 1897/98 . It was also the eighth edition of the top soccer division within the Scottish Football League in which the Scottish champions were determined. It began on September 4, 1897 and ended on April 11, 1898. In the 1897/98 season, 10 clubs competed against each other in a total of 18 game days. Each team played once at home and away against every other team. The 2-point rule applied . In the event of a tie, the clubs (with the same number of points) were placed tied.

The championship won for the fourth time in the club's history Celtic Glasgow . No team was relegated this season after all top clubs were re-elected. The top scorer was Robert Hamilton of the Glasgow Rangers with 18 goals .

statistics

Closing table

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. Celtic Glasgow  18th  15th  3  0 056:130 +43 33: 30
 2. Glasgow Rangers (P)  18th  13  3  2 071:150 +56 29: 70
 3. Hibernian Edinburgh  18th  10  2  6th 047:290 +18 22:14
 4th Heart of Midlothian (M)  18th  8th  4th  6th 054:330 +21 20:16
 5. Third Lanark  18th  8th  2  8th 037:380  −1 18:18
5. FC St. Mirren  18th  8th  2  8th 030:360  −6 18:18
 7th Dundee FC  18th  5  3  10 038:300  +8 13:23
7th Partick Thistle (N)  18th  6th  1  11 034:640 −30 13:23
 9. FC St. Bernard's  18th  4th  1  13 035:670 −32 09:27
10. Clyde FC  18th  1  3  14th 021:830 −62 05:31
Legend
1897/98 season
  • Scottish master
  • At the end of the season 1896/97
    (M) - Champion of the previous year
    (P) - Cup winner of the previous year
    (N) - New entry from Division Two

    Play-off for 7th place

    The game was played on March 24, 1898 in Meadowside Park ( Partick ). It decided which club stood for re-election.

    Result
    Dundee FC 2-0 Partick Thistle

    Election procedure

    The regulations of the Scottish Football League stipulated that the three worst-placed teams had to stand for re-election at the end of the season. Voting took place at the annual general meeting of the Scottish Football League, at which new admissions were also decided. This electoral system determined the promotion and relegation between Division One and Division Two until 1922 .

    society # Be right Result division
    FC St. Bernard's re-elected Division One
    Partick Thistle re-elected Division One
    Clyde FC re-elected Division One
    FC Kilmarnock not elected Division Two
    Morton not elected Division Two
    Port Glasgow Athletic not elected Division Two

    The FC Clyde has a second round against FC Kilmarnock won.

    See also

    Web links

    Individual evidence

    1. Scottish Football League & Scottish Premier League Top goalscorers per division. (No longer available online.) Scottish-football-historical-archive.com, archived from the original on September 27, 2012 ; accessed on April 4, 2015 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / scottish-football-historical-archive.com