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Scottish Premier Division
Season1997–98
ChampionsCeltic
PromotedSt Johnstone
RelegatedHibernian
Champions LeagueCeltic
Cup Winners' CupHeart of Midlothian
UEFA CupRangers
Kilmarnock
Goals scored497 (7)
Average goals/game2.8
Top goalscorerMarco Negri (32)
Biggest home winRangers 7–0 Dunfermline (18 Oct)
Biggest away winKilmarnock 0–3 Rangers (24 Sep)
Highest attendance50,500, Celtic v St Johnstone (9 May)
Lowest attendance4,385, St Johnstone v Kilmarnock (13 Dec)
Average attendance18,036 (842)

The 1997–98 Scottish Premier Division season was the last season of Scottish Football League Premier Division football before the change to the Scottish Premier League. It began on 1 August 1997.

Overview

The 1997–98 Scottish Premier Division season ended in success for Celtic who won the title by two points from nearest rivals Rangers, beating St Johnstone on the last day to clinch the title. Claiming the title would have given Rangers a record breaking 10 Scottish League Championship in a row (having matched Celtic's record the previous season). Heart of Midlothian ran Celtic and Rangers very close to winning the title, and led for large spells of the season before falling away towards the end of the season. Hibernian were relegated to the First Division after finishing bottom. As champions, Celtic qualified for the Champions League while Rangers were joined by Kilmarnock in qualifying for the UEFA Cup. Third-placed Heart of Midlothian qualified for the last-ever Cup Winners' Cup as Scottish Cup winners.[1]

Rangers were involved in some of the season's big transfers with Lorenzo Amoruso and Marco Negri arriving in multimillion-pound deals. Paul Gascoigne also left the club, heading for Middlesbrough in a £3.5m deal. Negri went on to become only the second player to score five goals in a Scottish Premier Division match, equalling Paul Sturrock's record by netting all five goals in a 5–1 win over Dundee United.

The season began on 2 August with the first goal of the season scored by Dundee United's Kjell Olofsson as they drew 1–1 at newly promoted St Johnstone. The season ended on 9 May with Hibernian's Stevie Crawford netting a last-minute equaliser away to Kilmarnock to score the final goal of the season.

Clubs

Promotion and relegation from 1996–97

Promoted from First Division to Premier League

Relegated from Premier Division to First Division


Stadia and locations

Team Location Stadium
Aberdeen Aberdeen Pittodrie Stadium
Celtic Parkhead, Glasgow Celtic Park
Dundee United Dundee Tannadice Park
Dunfermline Athletic Dunfermline East End Park
Heart of Midlothian Gorgie, Edinburgh Tynecastle Park
Hibernian Leith, Edinburgh Easter Road
Kilmarnock Kilmarnock Rugby Park
Motherwell Motherwell Fir Park
Rangers Ibrox, Glasgow Ibrox Park
St Johnstone Perth McDiarmid Park

Managers

Team Manager
Aberdeen Scotland Alex Miller
Celtic Netherlands Wim Jansen
Dundee United Scotland Tommy McLean
Dunfermline Athletic Scotland Bert Paton
Heart of Midlothian Scotland Jim Jefferies
Hibernian Scotland Alex McLeish
Kilmarnock Scotland Bobby Williamson
Motherwell Finland Harri Kampman
Rangers Scotland Walter Smith
St Johnstone Scotland Paul Sturrock

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Date of vacancy Manner of departure Incoming manager Date of appointment
Celtic Scotland Billy Stark 11 May 1997 Caretaker spell ended Netherlands Wim Jansen 4 July 1997
Aberdeen Scotland Roy Aitken 10 November 1997[2] Sacked Scotland Alex Miller 21 November 1997[3]
Hibernian Scotland Jim Duffy 2 February 1998[4] Sacked Scotland Alex McLeish 11 February 1998
Motherwell Scotland Alex McLeish 11 February 1998 Signed by Hibernian Finland Harri Kampman 25 February 1998

Events

League table

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Results

Matches 1–18

During matches 1–18 each team plays every other team twice (home and away).

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Matches 19–36

During matches 19–36 each team plays every other team a further two times (home and away).

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Top scorers

Player Goals Team
Italy Marco Negri 32 Rangers
Sweden Kjell Olofsson 18 Dundee United
Sweden Henrik Larsson 16 Celtic
Scotland Andy Smith Dunfermline Athletic
Republic of Ireland Tommy Coyne 14 Motherwell
Scotland Jim Hamilton Heart of Midlothian
Republic of Ireland Owen Coyle 11 Motherwell
Germany Jorg Albertz 10 Rangers
Scotland Craig Burley Celtic
Scotland Billy Dodds Aberdeen
Scotland Simon Donnelly Celtic
Scotland Neil McCann Heart of Midlothian
Northern Ireland George O'Boyle St Johnstone
Scotland Paul Wright Kilmarnock

Source: Soccerbot

References

  1. ^ "1997/98 Scottish Premier Division". Soccerbot. Retrieved 2008-06-03.
  2. ^ "Roy Aitken". AFC Heritage. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  3. ^ "Miller takes Aberdeen call". The Independent. 22 November 1997. Retrieved 17 February 2018. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  4. ^ "Duffy is sacked by Hibernian". The Independent. 3 February 1998. Retrieved 17 February 2018. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  5. ^ "Winners against the odds". BBC Sport website. 2000-07-20.
  6. ^ "The Scotland Squad". BBC News & Sport website. 1998-05-03. Retrieved 2008-06-03.