1897–98 Scottish Division One

Scottish Division One
Season	1897–98
Champions	Celtic; 4th title
Matches played	90
Goals scored	414 (4.6 per match)
Top goalscorer	Robert Hamilton; (18 goals)
	← 1896-97 1898-99 →

The 1897–98 Scottish Division One season was won by Celtic by four points over nearest rival Rangers.

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Celtic (C)	18	15	3	0	56	13	+43	33	Champions
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:

^ ^a ^b Dundee and Partick Thistle finished level on points but Dundee won a play-off match to determine ranking positions.^[1]

Results

Home \ Away	CEL	CLY	DND	HOM	HIB	PAR	RAN	STB	STM	THI
Celtic		6–1	2–1	3–2	4–1	3–1	0–0	5–1	3–0	4–0
Clyde	1–9		1–5	2–2	2–4	2–3	1–8	4–2	2–3	1–1
Dundee	1–2	6–0		1–6	1–1	5–0	2–1	0–0	0–0	4–2
Heart of Midlothian	0–0	8–1	2–0		3–2	6–2	2–2	5–1	2–4	2–3
Hibernian	1–2	5–0	2–0	1–1		4–2	0–5	6–1	3–1	6–0
Partick Thistle	3–6	1–1	3–1	3–2	0–3		1–5	5–3	1–0	5–2
Rangers	0–4	7–0	5–0	2–0	1–0	6–1		8–1	9–0	0–0
St Bernard's	0–2	3–1	4–1	1–5	3–2	9–1	2–4		1–2	1–3
St Mirren	0–0	4–0	2–1	3–1	2–3	1–0	1–5	7–2		0–1
Third Lanark	0–1	6–1	3–0	2–5	1–3	5–2	0–3	6–0	2–0

Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

References

^ 1897-98, Partick Thistle - The Early Years

Scottish Football Archive

[table_hth_DND0.049909024056936-2] Dundee and Partick Thistle finished level on points but Dundee won a play-off match to determine ranking positions.^[1]

[1] 1897-98, Partick Thistle - The Early Years

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Club seasons
Division One	Celtic Clyde Dundee Heart of Midlothian Hibernian Partick Thistle Rangers St Bernard's St. Mirren Third Lanark
Division Two	Abercorn Airdrieonians Ayr Hamilton Academical Kilmarnock Leith Athletic Linthouse Morton Motherwell Port Glasgow Athletic Renton
Other teams	Dumbarton Queen's Park

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