1997–98 Scottish Football League

Statistics of the Scottish Football League in season 1997–98.

Scottish Premier Division

Table

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Celtic (C) 36 22 8 6 64 24+40 74 UEFA Champions League 1998-99 First qualifying round
2 Rangers 36 21 9 6 76 38+38 72 1998–99 UEFA Cup Second qualifying round
3 Heart of Midlothian 36 19 10 7 70 46+24 67 Cup Winners' Cup 1998-99
Qualifying round
4 Kilmarnock 36 13 11 12 40 5212 50 1998–99 UEFA Cup First qualifying round
5 St Johnstone 36 13 9 14 38 424 48
6 Aberdeen 36 9 12 15 39 5314 39
7 Dundee United 36 8 13 15 43 518 37
8 Dunfermline Athletic 36 8 13 15 43 6825 37
9 Motherwell 36 9 7 20 46 6418 34
10 Hibernian (R) 36 6 12 18 38 5921 30 Relegation to First Division

Source: Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Division Champions & League Cup Winner
Qualified for UEFA Cup
Scottish Cup Winner
Relegated

Top scorers

P Name Goals
1 Italy Marco Negri (Rangers) 32
2 Sweden Kjell Olofsson (Dundee United) 18
3 Sweden Henrik Larsson (Celtic) 16
= Scotland Andy Smith (Dunfermline Athletic) 16
5 Republic of Ireland Tommy Coyne (Motherwell) 15
6 Scotland Jim Hamilton (Hearts) 14
7 Germany Jorg Albertz (Rangers) 10
= Scotland Craig Burley (Celtic) 10
= Republic of Ireland Owen Coyle (Motherwell) 10
= Scotland Billy Dodds (Aberdeen) 10

Scottish League Division One

Table

P Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Dundee 36 20 10 6 52 24 28 70
2 Falkirk 36 19 8 9 56 41 15 65
3 Raith Rovers 36 17 9 10 51 33 18 60
4 Airdrieonians 36 16 12 8 42 35 7 60
5 Greenock Morton 36 12 10 14 47 48 -1 46
6 St Mirren 36 11 8 17 41 53 -12 41
7 Ayr United 36 10 10 16 40 56 -16 40
8 Hamilton Academical 36 9 11 16 43 56 -13 38
9 Partick Thistle 36 8 12 16 45 55 -10 36
10 Stirling Albion 36 8 10 18 40 56 -16 34
Division Champions/Promoted
Challenge Cup Winner
Relegated

Top scorers

P Name Goals
1 Scotland James Grady (Dundee) 15
2 Scotland Alex Bone (Stirling Albion) 13
3 Scotland Eddie Annand (Dundee) 12
= Scotland Brian McPhee (Airdrieonians) 12
= England David Moss (Falkirk) 12
6 England Steve Cooper (Airdrieonians) 11
7 Benin Laurent D'Jaffo (Ayr United) 10
= Scotland Paul Hartley (Raith Rovers) 10
= England Warren Hawke (Morton) 10
= Scotland Marino Keith (Falkirk) 10

Scottish League Division Two

Table

P Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Stranraer 36 18 7 11 62 44 18 61
2 Clydebank 36 16 12 8 48 31 17 60
3 Livingston 36 16 11 9 56 40 16 59
4 Queen of the South 36 15 9 12 57 51 6 54
5 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 36 13 10 13 65 51 14 49
6 East Fife 36 14 6 16 51 59 -8 48
7 Forfar Athletic 36 12 10 14 51 61 -10 46
8 Clyde 36 10 12 14 40 53 -13 42
9 Stenhousemuir 36 10 10 16 44 53 -9 40
10 Brechin City 36 7 11 18 42 73 -31 32
Division Champions/Promoted
Promoted
Relegated

Top scorers

P Name Goals
1 Scotland Iain Stewart (Inverness CT) 16
2 Scotland G Harvey (Livingston) 15
= Scotland Ian Little(Stenhousemuir) 15
4 Scotland Martin McLauchan (Forfar Athletic) 14
5 Scotland Colin McDonald (Clydebank)) 13
= Scotland B Thomson(Inverness CT) 13
7 Australia Ben Honeyman (Forfar Athletic) 12
8 Scotland Tommy Bryce (Queen of the South) 11
= Scotland Matthew Dyer (East Fife) 11
= Scotland Gordon Young(Stranraer) 11

Scottish League Division Three

P Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Alloa Athletic 36 24 4 8 78 39 39 76
2 Arbroath 36 20 8 8 67 39 28 68
3 Ross County 36 19 10 7 71 36 35 67
4 East Stirlingshire 36 17 6 13 50 48 2 57
5 Albion Rovers 36 13 5 18 60 73 -13 44
6 Berwick Rangers 36 10 12 14 47 55 -8 42
7 Queen's Park 36 10 11 15 42 55 -13 41
8 Cowdenbeath 36 12 2 22 33 57 -24 38
9 Montrose 36 10 8 18 53 80 -27 38
10 Dumbarton 36 7 10 19 42 61 -19 31
Division Champions/promoted
Promoted

See also

References

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