Season | 1897β98 | |
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1897β98 in Scottish football | |
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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 1897β98 in Scottish football was the 25th season of competitive football in Scotland and the eighth season of the Scottish Football League.
Celtic are champions of the Scottish Division One.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Celtic (C) | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 56 | 13 | +43 | 33 |
2 | Rangers | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 71 | 15 | +56 | 29 |
3 | Hibernian | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 47 | 29 | +18 | 22 |
4 | Heart of Midlothian | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 54 | 33 | +21 | 20 |
5 | St Mirren | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 30 | 36 | −6 | 18 |
5 | Third Lanark | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 37 | 38 | −1 | 18 |
7 | Dundee | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 29 | 36 | −7 | 13 [a] |
8 | Partick Thistle | 18 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 34 | 64 | −30 | 13 [a] |
9 | St Bernard's | 18 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 35 | 67 | −32 | 9 |
10 | Clyde | 18 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 21 | 83 | −62 | 5 |
Kilmarnock won the Scottish Division Two but were not promoted.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Kilmarnock (C) | 18 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 64 | 29 | +35 | 29 | |
2 | Port Glasgow Athletic | 18 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 66 | 36 | +30 | 25 | |
3 | Morton | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 47 | 38 | +9 | 22 | |
4 | Leith Athletic | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 40 | 39 | +1 | 20 | |
5 | Abercorn | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 33 | 41 | −8 | 16 | |
5 | Ayr | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 36 | 43 | −7 | 16 | |
5 | Linthouse | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 38 | 39 | −1 | 16 | |
8 | Airdrieonians | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 45 | 56 | −11 | 14 | |
9 | Hamilton Academical | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 26 | 32 | −6 | 12 [a] | |
10 | Motherwell | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 31 | 56 | −25 | 10 | |
- | Renton (R) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 19 | −17 | 0 | Resigned [b] |
Competition | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
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Scottish Cup | Rangers | 2 β 0 | Kilmarnock |
Scottish Qualifying Cup | Port Glasgow Athletic | 4 β 1 | East Stirlingshire |
Scottish Junior Cup | Dalziel Rovers | 2 β 1 | Parkhead |
Competition | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
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Aberdeenshire Cup | Aberdeen | 3 β 2 | Orion |
Ayrshire Cup | Kilmarnock | 9 β 3 | Galston |
Border Cup | Peebles Rovers | 4 β 3 | Kelso |
Dumbartonshire Cup | Dumbarton | 3 β 2 | Vale of Leven |
East of Scotland Shield | Hearts | 2 β 0 [a] | Leith Athletic |
Fife Cup | Raith Rovers | 3 β 1 | Alloa Athletic |
Forfarshire Cup | Dundee Wanderers | 7 β 5 [a] | Arbroath |
Glasgow Cup | Rangers | 4 β 0 | Queen's Park |
Lanarkshire Cup | Airdrie | 3 β 2 | Motherwell |
Linlithgowshire Cup | Bo'ness | 3 β 0 | Armadale Volunteers |
North of Scotland Cup | Clachnacuddin | 12 β 1 | Inverness Citadel |
Perthshire Cup | Fair City Athletic | 3 β 2 [a] | Rob Roy |
Renfrewshire Cup | St Mirren | 2 β 0 | Port Glasgow Athletic |
Southern Counties Cup | Dumfries | 2 β 1 | Dumfries Hibs |
Stirlingshire Cup | Camelon | 6 β 5 | Falkirk |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Clachnacuddin | 16 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 74 | 8 | +66 | 31 |
2 | Inverness Caledonian | 16 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 49 | 20 | +29 | 27 |
3 | Elgin City | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 44 | 30 | +14 | 18 |
Other Senior Leagues
Division | Winner | |
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Border League | Selkirk | [2] |
Central League | unfinished | [3] |
Central Combination | East Stirlingshire | |
Northern League | Victoria United | [4] |
Perthshire League | Scone | [5] |
Scottish Combination | Rangers 'A' | [6] |
Southern Counties League | unfinished | [7] |
Date | Venue | Opponents | Score [b] | Competition | Scotland scorer(s) |
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19 March | Fir Park, Motherwell (H) | ![]() |
5β2 | BHC | James Gillespie (3), James McKee (2) |
26 March | Solitude Ground, Belfast (A) | ![]() |
3β0 | BHC | Thomas Robertson, Robert Smyth McColl, William Stewart |
2 April | Celtic Park, Glasgow (H) | ![]() |
1β3 | BHC | James Millar |
Key:
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 6 |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 4 |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 2 |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 0 |
Date | Venue | Opponents [10] [11] | Score [c] | Scotland scorer(s) |
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29 January | Carolina Port, Dundee (H) |
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5β0 | Hugh Morgan, Bernard Breslin, Robert Hamilton (2), James Gillespie |
9 April | Villa Park, Birmingham (A) |
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2β1 | Robert Hamilton (2) |