Scottish Premier Division 1997/98
| Scottish Premier Division 1997/98 | |
| master | Celtic Glasgow |
| Champions League | Celtic Glasgow |
| Uefa cup |
Glasgow Rangers FC Kilmarnock |
| Cup winners | Heart of Midlothian |
| European Cup Winners' Cup |
Heart of Midlothian |
| Relegated | Hibernian Edinburgh |
| Teams | 10 |
| Games | 180 |
| Gates | 497 (ø 2.76 per game) |
| Top scorer |
 Marco Negri(Glasgow Rangers) |
| ← Premier Division 1997/98 | |
The Scottish Football League Premier Division was played for the 23rd and final time in 1997/98 . After this season, the Scottish Premier League was founded, which separated from the Scottish Football League . It was also the 101st edition of a top soccer division within the Scottish Football League in which the Scottish champions were determined. In the 1997/98 season, 10 clubs competed against each other in a total of 36 match days. Each team played twice at home and twice against every other team. In the event of a tie, the goal difference counted .
Celtic Glasgow won the Scottish Championship for the 36th time in the club's history. This ended the period of 9 titles in a row of city rivals Glasgow Rangers . The Bhoys qualified as champions for the 1998/99 Champions League season . As a cup winner , Heart of Midlothian qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup . The second and fourth placed, Glasgow Rangers and FC Kilmarnock qualified for the UEFA Cup .
Hibernian Edinburgh was relegated to the First Division at the end of the season . With 32 goals Marco Negri of the Glasgow Rangers became the top scorer.
societies
Location of the clubs in the Scottish Premier Division 1997/98 |
statistics
Closing table
| Pl. | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Celtic Glasgow | 36 | 22nd | 8th | 6th | 64:24 | +40 | 74 |
| 2. | Glasgow Rangers (M, L) | 36 | 21st | 9 | 6th | 76:38 | +38 | 72 |
| 3. | Heart of Midlothian | 36 | 19th | 10 | 7th | 70:46 | +24 | 67 |
| 4th | FC Kilmarnock (P) | 36 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 40:52 | −12 | 50 |
| 5. | FC St. Johnstone (N) | 36 | 13 | 9 | 14th | 38:42 | −4 | 48 |
| 6th | Aberdeen FC | 36 | 9 | 12 | 15th | 39:53 | −14 | 39 |
| 7th | Dundee United | 36 | 8th | 13 | 15th | 43:51 | −8 | 37 |
| 8th. | Dunfermline Athletic | 36 | 8th | 13 | 15th | 43:68 | −25 | 37 |
| 9. | Motherwell FC | 36 | 9 | 7th | 20th | 46:64 | −18 | 34 |
| 10. | Hibernian Edinburgh | 36 | 6th | 12 | 18th | 38:59 | −21 | 30th |
Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd goal difference - 3rd goals scored
| Legend | |
|---|---|
| 1997/98 season | |
| Scottish champion and participation in the 1998/99 UEFA Champions League | |
| Participation in the 1998/99 UEFA Cup | |
| Participation in the European Cup Winners' Cup 1998/99 | |
| Relegated to the first division | |
| At the end of the 1996/97 season | |
| (M) | Champion of the previous year |
| (P) | Cup winner of the previous year |
| (L) | League cup winner of the previous year |
| (N) | Newcomer from the First Division |
List of goalscorers
If the number of goals is the same, the players are sorted alphabetically by surname or artist name.
| Pl. | Nat. | Surname | logo | team | Gates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
|
Marco Negri |
|
Glasgow Rangers | 32 |
| 2. |
|
Kjell Olofsson |
|
Dundee United | 18th |
| 3. |
|
Henrik Larsson |
|
Celtic Glasgow | 16 |
|
Andy Smith |
|
Dunfermline Athletic | ||
| 5. |
|
Tommy Coyne |
|
Motherwell FC | 14th |
|
|
Jim Hamilton |
|
Heart of Midlothian | ||
| 7th |
|
Owen Coyle |
|
Motherwell FC | 11 |
| 8th. |
|
Jörg Albertz |
|
Glasgow Rangers | 10 |
|
|
Craig Burley |
|
Celtic Glasgow | ||
|
|
Billy Dodds |
|
Aberdeen FC | ||
|
|
Simon Donnelly |
|
Celtic Glasgow | ||
|
|
Neil McCann |
|
Heart of Midlothian | ||
|
George O'Boyle |
|
St. Johnstone FC | ||
|
|
Paul Wright |
|
FC Kilmarnock |
Change of coach
| society | Trainer | reason | date | successor | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Celtic Glasgow |
Billy Stark
|
Interim trainer | 4th July 1997 |
 Wim Jansen
|
|
Aberdeen FC |
Roy Aitken
|
Dismiss | November 21, 1997 |
Alex Miller
|
 |
Hibernian Edinburgh |
Jim Duffy
|
Dismiss | February 11, 1998 |
Alex McLeish
|
|
Motherwell FC |
Alex McLeish
|
Moved to Hibernian Edinburgh | February 25, 1998 |
 Harri Kampman
|
The championship team from Celtic Glasgow
(All players included in the roster for the 1997/98 season.)
| 1. | Celtic Glasgow |
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See also
Web links
- Scottish Premier Division 1997/98 at Statto.com
- Scottish Premier Division 1997/98 in the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation database
Individual evidence
- ↑ 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 15, 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.
- ^ Celtic FC Squad 1997/98. worldfootball.net, accessed April 15, 2015 .
