Scottish Premier Division 1997-98
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| Scottish Premier Division | |
|---|---|
| Season | 1997-98 |
| Champions | Celtic |
| Relegated | Hibernian |
| Champions League | Celtic |
| UEFA Cup | Rangers, Kilmarnock |
| Cup Winners Cup | Hearts |
| Top goalscorer | Marco Negri (32) |
| Biggest home win | Rangers 7-0 Dunfermline (18 Oct) |
| Biggest away win | Kilmarnock 0-3 Rangers (24 Sep) |
| Total goals | 497 ( 7) |
| Average goals/game | 2.8 |
| Highest attendance | 50,500, Celtic 2-0 St Johnstone (09 May) |
| Lowest attendance | 4,385, St Johnstone 1-1 Kilmarnock (13 Dec) |
| Average attendance | 18,036 ( 842) |
| ← Previous season 1996-97 |
Next season → 1998-99 |
The 1997-98 Scottish Premier Division season was the last season of Scottish Premier Division football before the change to the Scottish Premier League. It began on 1 August 1997.
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[edit] Overview
The 1997-98 Scottish Premier Division season ended in success for Celtic who won the title by two points from nearest rivals Rangers, beating St Johnstone on the last day to clinch the title. Hibernian were relegated to the First Division after finishing bottom. As champions, Celtic qualified for the Champions League while Rangers were joined by Kilmarnock in qualifying for the UEFA Cup. Third-placed Hearts qualified for the last-ever Cup Winners' Cup as Scottish Cup winners.[1]
Rangers were involved in some of the season's big transfers with Lorenzo Amoruso and Marco Negri arriving in multi-million pound deals. Paul Gascoigne also left the club, heading for Middlesbrough in a £3.5m deal. Negri went on to become only the second player to score five goals in a Scottish Premier Division match, equalling Paul Sturrock's record by netting all five goals in a 5-1 win over Dundee United.
The season began on 2 August with the first goal of the season scored by Dundee United's Kjell Olofsson as they drew 1-1 at newly-promoted St Johnstone. The season ended on 9 May with Hibernian's Stevie Crawford netting a last-minute equaliser away to Kilmarnock to score the final goal of the season.
[edit] Promotion and relegation from 1996-97
Promoted from First Division to Premier League
Relegated from Premier Division to Scottish First Division
[edit] Events
- 23 Aug: Marco Negri equals Paul Sturrock's record with five goals in one match in the 5-1 win over Dundee United
- Sep: Darren Jackson undergoes surgery for hydrocephalus,[2] returning to action within three months[3]
- 9 May: Celtic win the title after a 2-0 home win over St Johnstone
[edit] Table
| P |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | UEFA Cup 1998-99 Second qualifying round |
| 3 | Hearts | 36 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 70 | 46 | 24 | 67 | Cup Winners' Cup 1998-99 Qualifying round |
| 4 | Kilmarnock | 36 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 40 | 52 | -12 | 50 | UEFA Cup 1998-99 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 First Division |
Source: Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored.
P = Position; Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points; (C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted.
[edit] Results
[edit] Matches 1-18
During matches 1-18 each team plays every other team twice (home and away).
| Home \ Away1 | ABER | CELT | DUNU | DUNF | HEAR | HIBS | KILM | WELL | RANG | STJO |
| Aberdeen | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | |
| Celtic | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | |
| Dundee United | 5–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | |
| Dunfermline Athletic | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | |
| Hearts | 4–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 5–3 | 2–0 | 2–5 | 2–1 | |
| Hibernian | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 5–2 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–4 | 1–1 | |
| Kilmarnock | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | |
| Motherwell | 1–2 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | |
| Rangers | 3–3 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 7–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | |
| St. Johnstone | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–3 | 0–2 |
Source: Soccerbot
1The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; White = draw; Red = away team win.
For coming matches, an a indicates there is an article about the match.
[edit] Matches 19-36
During matches 19-36 each team plays every other team a further two times (home and away).
| Home \ Away1 | ABER | CELT | DUNU | DUNF | HEAR | HIBS | KILM | WELL | RANG | STJO |
| Aberdeen | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | |
| Celtic | 3–1 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
| Dundee United | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | |
| Dunfermline Athletic | 3–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 0–1 | |
| Hearts | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | |
| Hibernian | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | |
| Kilmarnock | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
| Motherwell | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–4 | 6–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | |
| Rangers | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | |
| St. Johnstone | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 |
Source: Soccerbot
1The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; White = draw; Red = away team win.
For coming matches, an a indicates there is an article about the match.
[edit] Top scorers
| 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 |
Hearts | |
| Owen Coyle |
11 | Motherwell |
 Jorg Albertz |
10 | Rangers |
| Craig Burley |
Celtic | |
| Billy Dodds |
Aberdeen | |
| Simon Donnelly |
Celtic | |
| Neil McCann |
Hearts | |
 George O'Boyle |
St Johnstone | |
| Paul Wright |
Kilmarnock |
Source: Soccerbot
[edit] References
- ^ 1997/98 Scottish Premier Division. Soccerbot. Retrieved on 2008-06-03.
- ^ "Winners against the odds", BBC Sport website, 2000-07-20.
- ^ "The Scotland Squad", BBC News & Sport website, 1998-05-03. Retrieved on 2008-06-03.
