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Scottish Premier Division 1997-98

Scottish Premier Division
Season 1997–98
Champions Celtic
Promoted St Johnstone
Relegated Hibernian
Champions League Celtic
Cup Winners' Cup Heart of Midlothian
UEFA Cup Rangers
Kilmarnock
Goals scored 497 (Red Arrow Down.svg7)
Average goals/game 2.8
Top goalscorer Marco Negri (32)
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 (9 May)
Lowest attendance 4,385, St Johnstone v Kilmarnock (13 Dec)
Average attendance 18,036 (Green Arrow Up Darker.svg842)

The 1997–98 Scottish Premier Division season was the last season of Scottish Football League Premier Division football before the change to the Scottish Premier League. It began on 1 August 1997.

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. Claiming the title would have given Rangers a record breaking 10 Scottish League Championship in a row (having matched Celtic's record the previous season). Heart of Midlothian ran Celtic and Rangers very close to winning the title, and led for large spells of the season before falling away towards the end of the season. 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 Heart of Midlothian qualified for the last-ever Cup Winners' Cup as Scottish Cup winners.

Rangers were involved in some of the season's big transfers with Lorenzo Amoruso and Marco Negri arriving in multimillion-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.


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