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1 League competitions  


1.1  Scottish Division One  




1.2  Scottish Division Two  






2 Other honours  


2.1  Cup honours  


2.1.1  National  




2.1.2  County  






2.2  Non-league honours  






3 Scotland national team  




4 Other national teams  


4.1  Scottish League XI  






5 See also  




6 Notes  




7 References  




8 External links  













1897–98 in Scottish football






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Football in Scotland
Season1897–98
← 1896–97 Scotland 1898–99 →
1897–98 in Scottish football
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.

League competitions[edit]

Scottish Division One[edit]

Main article: 1897–98 Scottish Division One

Celtic are champions of the Scottish Division One.

Pos Team
  • t
  • e
    		•  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) Champions
    Notes:
    1. ^ 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[edit]

    Main article: 1897–98 Scottish Division Two

    Kilmarnock won the Scottish Division Two but were not promoted.

    Pos Team
  • t
  • e
    		•  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) Champions; (R) Relegated
    Notes:
    1. ^ Hamilton Academical took Renton's place in the league and fulfilled the club's remaining fixtures.
  • ^ Renton resigned after playing four games.

    • Other honours[edit]

    Cup honours[edit]

    National[edit]

    Competition Winner Score Runner-up
    Scottish Cup Rangers 2 – 0 Kilmarnock
    Scottish Qualifying Cup Port Glasgow Athletic 4 – 1 East Stirlingshire
    Scottish Junior Cup Dalziel Rovers 2 – 1 Parkhead

    County[edit]

    Competition Winner Score Runner-up
    Aberdeenshire Cup Aberdeen 3 – 2 Orion
    Ayrshire Cup Kilmarnock 9 – 3 Galston
    Border Cup Peebles Rovers 4 – 3 Kelso
    Dumbartonshire Cup Dumbarton 3 – 2 Vale of Leven
    East of Scotland Shield Hearts 2 – 0[a] Leith Athletic
    Fife Cup Raith Rovers 3 – 1 Alloa Athletic
    Forfarshire Cup Dundee Wanderers 7 – 5[a] Arbroath
    Glasgow Cup Rangers 4 – 0 Queen's Park
    Lanarkshire Cup Airdrie 3 – 2 Motherwell
    Linlithgowshire Cup Bo'ness 3 – 0 Armadale Volunteers
    North of Scotland Cup Clachnacuddin 12 – 1 Inverness Citadel
    Perthshire Cup Fair City Athletic 3 – 2[a] Rob Roy
    Renfrewshire Cup St Mirren 2 – 0 Port Glasgow Athletic
    Southern Counties Cup Dumfries 2 – 1 Dumfries Hibs
    Stirlingshire Cup Camelon 6 – 5 Falkirk

    Non-league honours[edit]

    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: RSSSF

    Other Senior Leagues

    Division Winner
    Border League Selkirk [2]
    Central League unfinished [3]
    Central Combination East Stirlingshire
    Northern League Victoria United [4]
    Perthshire League Scone [5]
    Scottish Combination Rangers 'A' [6]
    Southern Counties League unfinished [7]

    Scotland national team[edit]

    Main articles: 1897–98 British Home Championship and Scotland national football team 1872–1914 results
    Date Venue Opponents Score[b] 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:

    Team
  • t
  • e
    		•  Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
     England (C) 3 3 0 0 9 3 +6 6
     Scotland 3 2 0 1 9 5 +4 4
     Ireland 3 1 0 2 3 6 −3 2
     Wales 3 0 0 3 2 9 −7 0
    Source: [8][9]
    Rules for classification: 1) points. The points system worked as follows: 2 points for a win and 1 point for a draw.
    (C) Champions

    Other national teams[edit]

    Scottish League XI[edit]

    Date Venue Opponents[10][11] Score[c] Scotland scorer(s)
    29 January Carolina Port, Dundee (H) Northern Ireland Irish League XI 5–0 Hugh Morgan, Bernard Breslin, Robert Hamilton (2), James Gillespie
    9 April Villa Park, Birmingham (A) England Football League XI 2–1 Robert Hamilton (2)

    See also[edit]

    Notes[edit]

    1. ^ a b c Replay needed.
  • ^ Scotland's score is shown first.
  • ^ Scottish League XI's score is shown first.

    • References[edit]

    1. ^ 1897-98, Partick Thistle - The Early Years
  • ^ "Border League Competitions". Scottish Football Historical Archive. 7 August 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  • ^ "Midland League (including the Central Combination, the Central League)". Scottish Football Historical Archive. 11 August 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  • ^ "Northern League". Scottish Football Historical Archive. 10 August 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  • ^ "Perthshire League". Scottish Football Historical Archive. 7 March 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  • ^ "Scottish Combination". Scottish Football Historical Archive. 7 August 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  • ^ "Southern Counties League". Scottish Football Historical Archive. 20 August 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  • ^ Reyes, Macario; Morrison, Neil (1 October 1999). "British Home Championship 1884–1899". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  • ^ "British Championships 1898". Scotland Football Stats. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  • ^ "SFL XI v The Football League XI Record". London Hearts Supporters Club. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  • ^ "SFL XI v Irish Football League XI Record". London Hearts Supporters Club. Retrieved 3 October 2022.

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