1897–98 in Scottish football

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1897–98 in Scottish football
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Division One champions
Celtic
Division Two champions
Kilmarnock
Scottish Cup winners
Rangers
Junior Cup winners
Dalziel Rovers
Scotland national team
1898 BHC

The season of 1897–98 in Scottish football was the 25th season of competitive football in Scotland and the eighth season of the Scottish Football League.

Scottish Division One[]

Main article: 1897–98 Scottish Division One

Celtic are champions of the Scottish Division One.

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Celtic (C) 18 15 3 0 56 13 +43 33
2 Rangers 18 13 3 2 71 15 +56 29
3 Hibernian 18 10 2 6 47 29 +18 22
4 Heart of Midlothian 18 8 4 6 54 33 +21 20
5 St Mirren 18 8 2 8 30 36 −6 18
5 Third Lanark 18 8 2 8 37 38 −1 18
7 Dundee 18 5 3 10 29 36 −7 13[a]
8 Partick Thistle 18 6 1 11 34 64 −30 13[a]
9 St Bernard's 18 4 1 13 35 67 −32 9
10 Clyde 18 1 3 14 21 83 −62 5
Source: statto.com
Rules for classification: Teams finish equal if level on points. Points system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss
(C) Champion
Notes:
  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Dundee and Partick Thistle finished level on points but Dundee won a play-off match to determine ranking positions.[1]

Scottish Division Two[]

Main article: 1897–98 Scottish Division Two

Kilmarnock won the Scottish Division Two but were not promoted.

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Kilmarnock (C) 18 14 1 3 64 29 +35 29
2 Port Glasgow Athletic 18 12 1 5 66 36 +30 25
3 Morton 18 9 4 5 47 38 +9 22
4 Leith Athletic 18 9 2 7 40 39 +1 20
5 Abercorn 18 6 4 8 33 41 −8 16
5 Ayr 18 7 2 9 36 43 −7 16
5 Linthouse 18 6 4 8 38 39 −1 16
8 Airdrieonians 18 6 2 10 45 56 −11 14
9 Hamilton Academical 14 5 2 7 26 32 −6 12[a]
10 Motherwell 18 3 4 11 31 56 −25 10
- Renton (R) 4 0 0 4 2 19 −17 0 Resigned[b]
Source: statto.com
Rules for classification: Teams finish equal if level on points. Points system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Hamilton Academical took Renton's place in the league and fulfilled the club's remaining fixtures.
  2. ^ Renton resigned after playing four games.

Scottish Cup[]

Main article: 1897–98 Scottish Cup

Rangers were winners of the Scottish cup after a 2–0 win over Kilmarnock.

Other Honours[]

Scottish Qualifying Cup[]

Winner Score Runner-up
Port Glasgow Ath 4 – 1 East Stirlingshire

County Cups[]

Competition Winner Score Runner-up
Aberdeenshire Cup Aberdeen 3 – 2 Orion
Ayrshire Cup Kilmarnock 9 – 3 Galston
Dumbartonshire Cup Dumbarton 3 – 2 Vale of Leven
East of Scotland Shield Hearts 2 – 0 * Leith Ath
Fife Cup Raith Rovers 3 – 1 Alloa Ath
Forfarshire Cup Dundee Wanderers 7 – 5 * Arbroath
Glasgow Cup Rangers 4 – 0 Queen's Park
Lanarkshire Cup Airdrie 3 – 2 Motherwell
Linlithgowshire Cup Bo'ness 3 – 0
Perthshire Cup 3 – 2 *
Renfrewshire Cup St Mirren 2 – 0 Port Glasgow Ath
Southern Counties Cup Dumfries 2 – 1
Stirlingshire Cup Camelon 6 – 5 Falkirk
  • replay

Highland League[]

Top three
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Clachnacuddin 16 15 1 0 74 8 +66 31
2 Inverness Caledonian 16 13 1 2 49 20 +29 27
3 Elgin City 13 8 2 3 44 30 +14 18
Source:[citation needed]

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 1872–1914 results
Date Venue Opponents Score[2] Competition Scotland scorer(s)
19 March Fir Park, Motherwell (H)  Wales 5–2 BHC James Gillespie (3), James McKee (2)
26 March Solitude Ground, Belfast (A)  Ireland 3–0 BHC Thomas Robertson, Robert Smyth McColl, William Stewart
2 April Celtic Park, Glasgow (H)  England 1–3 BHC James Millar

Key:

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

See also[]

Notes and references[]

  1. ^ 1897-98, Partick Thistle - The Early Years
  2. ^ Scotland's score is shown first.

External links[]

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