Scotland 1997/98

Premier Division

 1.Celtic               36  22  8  6  64-24  74  Champions
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
 2.Rangers              36  21  9  6  76-38  72  UEFA Cup
 3.Heart of Midlothian  36  19 10  7  70-46  67  CWC  
 4.Kilmarnock           36  13 11 12  40-52  50  UEFA Cup
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
 5.Saint Johnstone      36  13  9 14  38-42  48 
 6.Aberdeen             36   9 12 15  39-53  39
 7.Dundee United        36   8 13 15  43-51  37  
 8.Dunfermline Athletic 36   8 13 15  43-68  37 
 9.Motherwell           36   9  7 20  46-64  34
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10.Hibernian            36   6 12 18  38-59  30  Relegated

Promoted: Dundee


Scotland Cup 1997/98

Second Round 
[Jan 3]
Inverness Cal/This   2-0 Queen's Park
Peterhead            0-2 Alloa Athletic
Annan Athletic       3-1 Vale of Leithen
Lossiemouth          0-1 Dumbarton
Ross County          3-1 Brechin City
Forfar Athletic      1-2 Albion Rovers
[Jan 6-10]
Stenhousemuir        4-0 Deveronvale 1994
East Stirlingshire   1-1 Edinburgh City
Stranraer            2-1 Fraserburgh
Livingston           2-1 Berwick Rangers
Arbroath             1-1 Queen of the South 
[Jan 12]
Clydebank            6-0 Montrose              

Second Round Replays [Jan 12]
Edinburgh City       0-0 East Stirlingshire     [aet, 4-3 pen]
Queen of the South   4-0 Arbroath

Third Round [Feb 24,25]
Hamilton Academical  1-2 Rangers
Heart of Midlothian  2-0 Clydebank
Saint Johnstone      1-0 Partick Thistle
Dundee United        1-0 Aberdeen
Hibernian            1-2 Raith Rovers        
Celtic               2-0 Greenock Morton
Stranraer            0-2 Kilmarnock
Dunfermline Athletic 7-2 Edinburgh City
Inverness Cal/This   8-1 Annan Athletic
Livingstone          3-3 Albion Rovers
Airdrieonians        2-2 Ross County
Queen of the South   1-3 Stirling Albion
Stenhousemuir        1-3 Falkirk
Dumbarton            1-1 Motherwell
Alloa Athletic       0-3 Ayr United
Dundee               4-2 Saint Mirren

Third Round Replays [Jan 27-Feb 2]
Motherwell           1-0 Dumbarton
Albion Rovers        0-0 Livingstone            [aet, 6-5 pen]
Ross County          1-0 Airdrieonians

1/8 Finals [Feb 13-16]
Saint Johnstone      3-1 Stirling Albion
Raith Rovers         1-3 Falkirk
Ayr United           2-0 Kilmarnock
Heart of Midlothian  3-0 Albion Rovers
Ross County          1-1 Dundee
Motherwell           2-2 Rangers
Dundee United        1-1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle
Dunfermline Athletic 1-2 Celtic

1/8 Finals Replays [Feb 17,18]
Dundee               3-0 Ross County
Rangers              3-0 Motherwell
Inverness Cal/This   2-3 Dundee United          [aet]

Quarterfinals [Mar 7-9]
Falkirk              3-0 Saint Johnstone
Heart of Midlothian  4-1 Ayr United
Dundee United        2-3 Celtic
Rangers              0-0 Dundee

Quarterfinal Replay [Mar 18]
Dundee               1-2 Rangers

Semifinals [Apr 4,5]
Falkirk              1-3 Heart of Midlothian    [at Rangers]
Rangers              2-1 Celtic                 [at Celtic]

Final [May 15]
Heart of Midlothian  2-1 Rangers   
  [Cameron (pen) 2', Adam 55'; McCoist 81']


Challenge Cup 1997/98

Round 1
[Aug 9]
Stranraer           4-4 Arbroath            [aet, 4-2 pen]
[Aug 12]
Ayr United          3-0 Queen's Park
Berwick Rangers     1-0 Montrose
Clyde               2-4 Raith Rovers
Cowdenbeath         0-1 Clydebank
Dumbarton           0-2 Falkirk
East Fife           1-0 Saint Mirren        [aet]
Forfar Athletic     2-1 East Stirlingshire
Hamilton Academical 2-1 Partick Thistle
Greenock Morton     3-1 Albion Rovers
Stenhousemuir       1-1 Livingston          [aet, 4-5 pen]
[Aug 13]
Airdrieonians       1-0 Dundee   
Inverness CT        0-2 Queen of the South
Stirling Albion     2-1 Alloa Athletic
Brechin City        bye
Ross County         bye
 
Round 2 [Aug 26]
Ayr United          0-1 Clydebank           [aet]
Berwick Rangers     1-4 Airdrieonians
Brechin City        2-1 Livingston
Falkirk             3-1 Forfar Athletic
Hamilton Academical 2-1 East Fife     
Queen of the South  2-0 Stirling Albion
Raith Rovers        0-1 Stranraer
Ross County         0-2 Greenock Morton     
 
Quarterfinals                
[Sep 2]
Queen of the South  3-2 Airdrieonians
[Sep 3]
Falkirk             3-0 Stranraer
Greenock Morton     1-0 Clydebank 
[Sep 5]
Hamilton Academical 5-0 Brechin City
 
Semifinals
[Sep 15]
Hamilton Academical 1-2 Falkirk
[Sep 17]
Greenock Morton     0-2 Queen of the South
 
Final [Nov 2, Fir Park, Motherwell; att: 9.735]
Falkirk             1-0 Queen of the South
  [Hagen 65]


First Division (Second Level)

 1.Dundee               36  20 10  6  52-24  70  Promoted
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 2.Falkirk              36  19  8  9  56-41  65  
 3.Raith Rovers         36  17  9 10  51-33  60
 4.Airdrieonians        36  16 12  8  42-35  60 
 5.Greenock Morton      36  12 10 14  47-48  46 
 6.Saint Mirren         36  11  8 17  41-53  41
 7.Ayr United           36  10 10 16  40-56  40  
 8.Hamilton Academical  36   9 11 16  43-56  38 
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 9.Partick Thistle      36   8 12 16  45-55  36  Relegated
10.Stirling Albion      36   8 10 18  40-56  34  Relegated


Second Division (Third Level)

 1.Stranraer            36  18  7 11  62-44  61  Promoted
 2.Clydebank            36  16 12  8  48-31  60  Promoted
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 3.Livingston           36  16 11  9  56-40  59
 4.Queen of the South   36  15  9 12  57-51  54 
 5.Inverness Caled. Th. 36  13 10 13  65-51  49 
 6.East Fife            36  14  6 16  51-59  48
 7.Forfar Athletic      36  12 10 14  51-61  46  
 8.Clyde                36  10 12 14  40-53  42 
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 9.Stenhousemuir        36  10 10 16  44-53  40  Relegated
10.Brechin City         36   7 11 18  42-73  32  Relegated


Third Division (Fourth Level)

 1.Alloa Athletic       36  24  4  8  78-39  76  Promoted
 2.Arbroath             36  20  8  8  67-39  68  Promoted
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 3.Ross County          36  19 10  7  71-36  67
 4.East Stirlingshire   36  17  6 13  50-48  57 
 5.Albion Rovers        36  13  5 18  60-73  44 
 6.Berwick Rangers      36  10 12 14  47-55  42
 7.Queen's Park         36  10 11 15  42-55  41  
 8.Cowdenbeath          36  12  2 22  33-57  38 
 9.Montrose             36  10  8 18  53-80  38
10.Dumbarton            36   7 10 19  42-61  31


Highland League ("Fifth Level" - strongest league outside of the pyramid)

Final Table

 1.Huntly            30  22  5  3  92- 32  71
 2.Fraserburgh       30  21  4  5  69- 31  67
 3.Peterhead         30  20  5  5  88- 34  65
 4.Cove Rangers      30  19  4  7 100- 39  61
 5.Elgin City        30  16  7  7  59- 33  55
 6.Keith             30  15  6  9  65- 54  51
 7.Forres Mechanics  30  13  6 11  64- 58  45
 8.Clachnacuddin     30  14  3 13  59- 57  45
 9.Deveronvale       30  11  6 13  59- 61  39
10.Buckie Thistle    30  11  6 13  42- 47  39
11.Brora Rangers     30  10  4 16  54- 66  34
12.Lossiemouth       30   9  6 15  39- 66  33
13.Rothes            30   7  8 15  41- 56  29
14.Wick Academy      30   5  5 20  40- 74  20
15.Fort William      30   3  4 23  31-130  13
16.Nairn County      30   3  3 24  30- 94  12

1996/97.

1998/99.

list of champions.

list of final tables.

list of 2nd division champions.

list of 2nd level final tables.

list of 3rd division champions.

list of 3rd level final tables.

list of 4th division champions.

all-time table.

list of divisional movements.

list of cup winners.

list of league cup winners.

list of qualifying cup winners.


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