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1897-98 in Scottish football 

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

Contents

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 Hearts 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 Greenock Morton 18 9 4 5 47 38 9 22
4 Leith Atheltic 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[1] Competition Scotland scorer(s)
March 19 Fir Park, Motherwell (H)  Wales 5–2 BHC James Gillespie (3), James McKie (2)
March 26 Solitude Ground, Belfast (A)  Ireland 3–0 BHC Thomas Robertson, Robert Smith McColl, William Stewart
April 2 Celtic Park, Glasgow (H)  England 1–3 BHC James Millar

Key:

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

Notes and references

  1. ^ Scotland's score is shown first.

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