1897–98 in Scottish football

1897–98 in Scottish football
Division One champions
Celtic
Division Two champions
Kilmarnock
Scottish Cup winners
Rangers
Junior Cup winners
Dalziel Rovers
Scotland national team
1898 BHC

The season of 1897–98 in Scottish football was the eighth season of the Scottish Football League.

Scottish Division One

Celtic are champions of the Scottish Division One.

P	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Celtic	18	15	3	0	56	13	43	33
2	Rangers	18	13	3	2	71	15	56	29
3	Hibernian	18	10	2	6	48	28	20	22
4	Heart of Midlothian	18	8	4	6	54	33	21	20
5	Third Lanark	18	8	2	8	37	38	−1	18
=	St. Mirren	18	8	2	8	30	36	−6	18
7	Dundee	18	5	3	10	29	36	−7	13
=	Partick Thistle	18	6	1	11	34	64	−30	13
=	St Bernard's	18	4	1	13	35	67	−32	13
10	Clyde	18	1	3	14	20	84	−64	5

Scottish Division Two

Kilmarnock won the Scottish Division Two but were not promoted.

P	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Kilmarnock	18	14	1	3	64	29	35	29
2	Port Glasgow Athletic	18	12	1	5	66	35	31	25
3	Morton	18	9	4	5	47	38	9	22
4	Leith Athletic	18	9	2	7	39	38	1	20
5	Linthouse	18	6	4	8	37	39	−2	16
=	Ayr	18	7	2	9	36	42	−6	16
=	Abercorn	18	6	4	8	33	41	−8	16
8	Airdrieonians	18	6	2	10	44	56	−12	14
9	Hamilton Academical	18	5	2	11	28	51	−23	12
10	Motherwell	18	3	4	11	31	56	−25	10

Scottish Cup

Rangers were winners of the Scottish cup after a 2–0 win over Kilmarnock.

Junior Cup

Dalziel Rovers were winners of the Junior Cup after a 2–1 win over Parkhead.

Scotland national team

Main article: Scotland national football team results and fixtures

Date	Venue	Opponents	Score	Competition	Scotland scorer(s)
19 March	Fir Park, Motherwell (H)	Wales	5–2	BHC	James Gillespie (3), James McKie (2)
26 March	Solitude Ground, Belfast (A)	Ireland	3–0	BHC	Thomas Robertson, Robert Smith McColl, William Stewart
2 April	Celtic Park, Glasgow (H)	England	1–3	BHC	James Millar

Key:

• (A) = Away match
• (H) = Home match
• BHC = British Home Championship

See also

1897-98 Rangers F.C. season