1897–98 in Scottish football

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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

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 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:
  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

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) Champions; (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.

Other honours

Cup honours

National

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

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

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

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:

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

Scottish League XI

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

Notes

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

References

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