Scottish Premier Division 1997–98

Infobox Football league season
competition = Scottish Premier Division
season = 1997–98
winners = Celtic
promoted =
relegated = Hibernian
continentalcup1 = Champions League
continentalcup1 qualifiers = Celtic
continentalcup2 = UEFA Cup
continentalcup2 qualifiers = Rangers, Kilmarnock
continentalcup3 = Cup Winners Cup
continentalcup3 qualifiers = Hearts
league topscorer = Marco Negri (32)
total goals = 497 (7)
average goals = 2.8
biggest home win = Rangers 7–0 Dunfermline (18 Oct)
biggest away win = Kilmarnock 0–3 Rangers (24 Sep)
highest attendance = 50,500, Celtic v St. Johnstone (09 May)
lowest attendance = 4,385, St. Johnstone v Kilmarnock (13 Dec)
average attendance = 18,036 (842)
prevseason = 1996–97
nextseason = 1998–99The 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.

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. [cite web|url=http://www.soccerbot.com/scot/results/sdprem98.htm|title=1997/98 Scottish Premier Division|publisher=Soccerbot|accessdate=2008-06-03]

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.

Promotion and relegation from 1996–97

Promoted from First Division to Premier League
*St. Johnstone

Relegated from Premier Division to First Division
*Raith Rovers

Events

*23 Aug: Marco Negri equals Paul Sturrock's record with five goals in one match in the 5–1 win over Dundee United
*00 Sep: Darren Jackson undergoes surgery for hydrocephalus,cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/848867.stm|publisher=BBC Sport website|title=Winners against the odds|date=2000-07-20] returning to action within three monthscite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/nol/ukfs_news/hi/newsid_80000/newsid_84200/84229.stm|title=The Scotland Squad|date=1998-05-03|publisher=BBC News & Sport website|accessdate=2008-06-03]
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9 May: Celtic win the title after a 2–0 home win over St. Johnstone

Table

Results

Matches 1-18

During matches 1-18 each team plays every other team twice (home and away).

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Matches 19-36

During matches 19-36 each team plays every other team a further two times (home and away).

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Top scorers

Source: [http://www.soccerbot.com/scot/results/sdprem98.htm Soccerbot]

References

ee also

*1997-98 in Scottish football
*Rangers F.C. season 1997-98
*Dundee United F.C. season 1997-98