1997–98 Highland Football League

Highland League
Season 1997–1998
Champions Huntly

The 1997–1998 Highland Football League was won by Huntly for the fifth year in a row, the greatest number of consecutive Highland League titles won by any club. Nairn County finished bottom.

Table

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
1 Huntly (C) 30 22 5 3 92 32+60 71
2 Fraserburgh 30 21 5 4 69 31+38 68
3 Peterhead 30 20 5 5 88 34+54 65
4 Cove Rangers 30 19 4 7 100 39+61 61
5 Elgin City 30 16 7 7 59 33+26 55
6 Keith 30 15 6 9 65 54+11 51
7 Forres Mechanics 30 13 6 11 64 58+6 45
8 Clachnacuddin 30 14 3 13 59 57+2 45
9 Deveronvale 30 11 6 13 59 61−2 39
10 Buckie Thistle 30 11 6 13 42 47−5 39
11 Brora Rangers 30 10 4 16 54 66−12 34
12 Lossiemouth 30 9 6 15 39 66−27 33
13 Rothes 30 7 8 15 41 56−15 29
14 Wick Academy 30 5 5 20 40 74−34 20
15 Fort William 30 3 4 23 31 130−99 13
16 Nairn County 30 3 3 24 30 94−64 12

Source: Scottish Football Historical Archive - Highland League Final Tables
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.