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The 1997-98 season is the 101st season of competitive football by Rangers.
[edit] Overview
Rangers played a total of 52 competitive matches during the 1997-98 season. They went into the season in pursuit of a record tenth consecutive league title. The early season form of new signing Marco Negri gave the team fresh imputous but when the then manager Walter Smith announced that he would leave the club at the end of the season the sides form dipped. The side finished the league on 72 points, two behind champions Celtic.
The club ended the season trophyless for the first time in twelve seasons as they lost the Scottish Cup final to Hearts 2-1 and were knocked out League Cup in the quarters by Dundee United.
In Europe, the club failed to reach the Champions League group stages and fell at the first hurdle in the UEFA Cup, losing both legs 2-1 to RC Strasbourg.
[edit] Transfers
[edit] Results
[edit] Scottish Premier Division
| Date |
Opponent |
Venue |
Result |
Attendance |
Scorers |
| 04 Aug 1997 |
Hearts |
H |
3-1 |
48,257 |
Negri (2), Cleland |
| 23 Aug 1997 |
Dundee United |
H |
5-1 |
48,599 |
Negri (5) |
| 13 Sep 1997 |
Aberdeen |
H |
3-3 |
50,030 |
Negri (pen), Albertz, Laudrup |
| 20 Sep 1997 |
St. Johnstone |
A |
2-0 |
10,093 |
Negri (2) |
| 24 Sep 1997 |
Kilmarnock |
A |
3-0 |
15,367 |
Negri (2), Stensaas |
| 27 Sep 1997 |
Motherwell |
H |
2-2 |
48,672 |
Negri, Porrini |
| 04 Oct 1997 |
Hibernian |
A |
4-3 |
15,169 |
Negri (2, 1 pen), Gascoigne, Albertz |
| 18 Oct 1997 |
Dunfermine |
H |
7-0 |
49,696 |
Laudrup, Negri (4), Gascoigne (2) |
| 25 Oct 1997 |
Dundee United |
A |
1-2 |
12,600 |
Negri |
| 01 Nov 1997 |
Kilmarnock |
H |
4-1 |
49,413 |
Negri (3, 1 pen), Porrini |
| 08 Nov 1997 |
Celtic |
H |
1-0 |
50,082 |
Gough |
| 15 Nov 1997 |
Aberdeen |
A |
1-1 |
18,117 |
Albertz |
| 19 Nov 1997 |
Celtic |
A |
1-0 |
49,427 |
Negri |
| 22 Nov 1997 |
Motherwell |
A |
1-0 |
12,018 |
McCoist |
| 29 Nov 1997 |
St Johnstone |
H |
3-2 |
49,142 |
Gattuso, Negri (2) |
| 07 Dec 1997 |
Hibernian |
H |
1-0 |
48,070 |
Negri |
| 13 Dec 1997 |
Dunfermline |
A |
0-0 |
12,443 |
|
| 20 Dec 1997 |
Hearts |
A |
5-2 |
17,092 |
Durie (3), Negri (pen), Albertz |
| 27 Dec 1997 |
Dundee United |
H |
4-1 |
50,017 |
Laudrup, Cleland, Negri (2, 1 pen) |
| 02 Jan 1998 |
Celtic |
A |
0-2 |
49,396 |
|
| 10 Jan 1998 |
Aberdeen |
H |
2-0 |
49,502 |
Laudrup, Porrini |
| 17 Jan 1998 |
Motherwell |
H |
1-0 |
49,443 |
Cleland |
| 31 Jan 1998 |
St Johnstone |
A |
0-2 |
10,441 |
|
| 07 Feb 1998 |
Dunfermline |
H |
1-1 |
49,019 |
Porrini |
| 21 Feb 1998 |
Hibernian |
A |
2-1 |
13,968 |
Negri, Albertz |
| 24 Feb 1998 |
Kilmarnock |
A |
1-1 |
15,931 |
Thern |
| 28 Feb 1998 |
Hearts |
H |
2-2 |
50,046 |
Albertz (2) |
| 14 Mar 1998 |
Motherwell |
A |
1-2 |
11,779 |
McCoist |
| 21 Mar 1998 |
St Johnstone |
H |
2-1 |
49,788 |
Negri (2) |
| 28 Mar 1998 |
Dunfermline |
A |
3-2 |
11,531 |
McCoist (2), Thern |
| 01 Apr 1998 |
Hibernian |
H |
3-0 |
48,488 |
McCoist, Thern, Durie |
| 12 Apr 1998 |
Celtic |
H |
2-0 |
50,042 |
Thern, Albertz |
| 19 Apr 1998 |
Aberdeen |
A |
0-1 |
17,981 |
|
| 25 Apr 1998 |
Hearts |
A |
3-0 |
17,415 |
Gattuso (2), Albertz |
| 02 May 1998 |
Kilmarnock |
H |
0-1 |
50,116 |
|
| 09 May 1998 |
Dundee United |
A |
2-1 |
14,200 |
Laudrup, Albertz (pen) |
[edit] UEFA Champions League
| Date |
Opponent |
Venue |
Result |
Attendance |
Scorers |
| 23 Jul 1997 |
GI Gotu |
A |
5-0 |
2,200 |
Negri, Durie (2), McCoist (2) |
| 30 Jul 1997 |
GI Gotu |
H |
6-0 |
44,433 |
Durie, Negri (2), McCoist, Albertz, Ian Ferguson |
| 13 Aug 1997 |
Gothenburg |
A |
0-3 |
20,000 |
|
| 27 Aug 1997 |
Gothenburg |
H |
1-1 |
45,585 |
Miller |
[edit] UEFA Cup
[edit] Scottish Cup
| Date |
Opponent |
Venue |
Result |
Attendance |
Scorers |
| 24 Jan 1998 |
Hamilton |
A |
2-1 |
11,915 |
Durie, Gough |
| 14 Feb 1998 |
Motherwell |
A |
2-2 |
12,602 |
Negri, Durie |
| 17 Feb 1998 |
Motherwell |
H |
3-0 |
42,043 |
Albertz (2), Durie |
| 09 Mar 1998 |
Dundee |
H |
0-0 |
40,309 |
Negri (2) |
| 18 Mar 1998 |
Dundee |
A |
2-1 |
12,418 |
McCoist (2) |
| 05 Apr 1998 |
Celtic |
A |
2-1 |
48,993 |
McCoist, Albertz |
| 16 May 1998 |
Hearts |
N |
1-2 |
48,946 |
McCoist |
[edit] League Cup
[edit] Appearances
Note - These figures do not include friendly matches.
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Lorenzo Amoruso
Stale Stensaas
Antti Niemi
Richard Gough
Tony Vidmar
Jonas Thern
Paul Gascoigne
Erik Bo Andersen
Basile Boli
Andy Dibble
Jorg Albertz
Gordan Petrić
Theo Snelders
Sebastián Rozental
