1997–98 Scottish Football League

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

Scottish Premier Division

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Celtic (C) 36 22 8 6 64 24 +40 74 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 Rangers 36 21 9 6 76 38 +38 72 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first qualifying round
3 Heart of Midlothian 36 19 10 7 70 46 +24 67 Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup qualifying round
4 Kilmarnock 36 13 11 12 40 52 −12 50 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first qualifying round
5 St Johnstone 36 13 9 14 38 42 −4 48
6 Aberdeen 36 9 12 15 39 53 −14 39
7 Dundee United 36 8 13 15 43 51 −8 37
8 Dunfermline Athletic 36 8 13 15 43 68 −25 37
9 Motherwell 36 9 7 20 46 64 −18 34
10 Hibernian (R) 36 6 12 18 38 59 −21 30 Relegation to the First Division
Source: Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Top scorers

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

Source: Soccerbot

Scottish League Division One

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Dundee (C, P) 36 20 10 6 52 24 +28 70 Promotion to the Premier League
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 40 47 −7 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 (R) 36 8 12 16 45 55 −10 36 Relegation to the Second Division
10 Stirling Albion (R) 36 8 10 18 40 56 −16 34
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Top scorers

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

Scottish League Division Two

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Stranraer (C, P) 36 18 7 11 62 44 +18 61 Promotion to the First Division
2 Clydebank (P) 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 CT 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 (R) 36 10 10 16 44 53 −9 40 Relegation to the Third Division
10 Brechin City (R) 36 7 11 18 42 73 −31 32
Source: "1997-1998 Second Division - SPFL Archive". SPFL (in Malay). Retrieved 2021-04-29.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Top scorers

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

Scottish League Division Three

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Alloa Athletic (C, P) 36 24 4 8 78 39 +39 76 Promotion to the Second Division
2 Arbroath (P) 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
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

See also

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References

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