Scottish Football League 1997-98
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Statistics of the Scottish Football League
in season 1997–98.
Scottish Football League
The Scottish Football League is a league of football teams in Scotland, comprising theScottish First Division, Scottish Second Division and Scottish Third Division. From the league's foundation in 1890 until the breakaway Scottish Premier League was formed in 1998, the Scottish Football League...
in season 1997–98.
Table
| Division Champions & League Cup Winner | |
| Qualified for UEFA Cup | |
| Scottish Cup Winner | |
| Relegated |
Top scorers
| P | Name | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Marco NegriMarco Negri Marco Negri is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a striker for Cosenza, Perugia, Rangers, Bologna and Livorno.- Career :... (Rangers) |
32 |
| 2 |  Kjell OlofssonKjell Olofsson Kjell Olofsson is a Swedish footballer.-Time with Dundee United:Olofsson is perhaps best known for his time with Scottish club Dundee United with whom he joined at the start of the 1996/97 season... (Dundee United) |
18 |
| 3 | Henrik Larsson Henrik Larsson Henrik Edward Larsson MBE is a retired Swedish footballer and current manager of Landskrona BoIS.Larsson began his career with Högaborgs BK. He moved to Helsingborg, where he was one of the key players when they qualified to Allsvenskan 1993. Larsson then moved to Feyenoord for four years before... (Celtic) |
16 |
| = |  Andy SmithAndy Smith (footballer born 1968) Andrew Mark "Andy" Smith , is a retired Scottish football player, who most recently was a temporary manager of Gretna F.C. with Mick Wadsworth.-Career:Smith's first professional club was Airdrieonians... (Dunfermline Athletic) |
16 |
| 5 |  Tommy CoyneTommy Coyne Thomas "Tommy" Coyne is a former international footballer who played for the Republic of Ireland team due to his Irish ancestry.- Club career :... (Motherwell) |
15 |
| 6 | Jim Hamilton (Hearts) |
14 |
| 7 |  Jorg AlbertzJörg Albertz Jörg Albertz is a retired German professional footballer. Between 1996 and 1998 he played three international games for the German national football team.-Career:... (Rangers) |
10 |
| = | Craig Burley Craig Burley Craig William Burley is a Scottish former international association football player who played for clubs including Chelsea, Celtic and Derby County... (Celtic) |
10 |
| = | Owen Coyle Owen Coyle Owen Columba Coyle is a Scottish-born Irish international former professional player and professional association football manager . He is currently the manager of Bolton Wanderers.... (Motherwell) |
10 |
| = | Billy Dodds Billy Dodds William "Billy" Dodds is a Scottish former professional footballer, he was assistant manager at Dundee, but was made redundant when the club went into administration in October 2010, one of his former clubs... (Aberdeen) |
10 |
Table
| P | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dundee Dundee F.C. Dundee Football Club, founded in 1893, are a football club based in the city of Dundee, Scotland. They are nicknamed The Dee or The Dark Blues and play their home matches at Dens Park. Their shirt colour is dark blue. Dundee currently play in the Scottish First Division, having been relegated from... |
36 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 52 | 24 | 28 | 70 |
| 2 | Falkirk Falkirk F.C. Falkirk Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in Falkirk. It is one of two professional football teams from the town, the other being East Stirlingshire... |
36 | 19 | 8 | 9 | 56 | 41 | 15 | 65 |
| 3 | Raith Rovers Raith Rovers F.C. Raith Rovers Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in Kirkcaldy, Fife. They are members of the Scottish Football League, currently playing in the First Division, having secured promotion from the Second Division as champions in 2009. Rovers have won one national trophy, the... |
36 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 51 | 33 | 18 | 60 |
| 4 | Airdrieonians Airdrieonians F.C. Airdrieonians Football Club, more commonly known as Airdrie, were a Scottish professional football team from the town of Airdrie, in the Monklands area of Lanarkshire.... |
36 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 42 | 35 | 7 | 60 |
| 5 | Greenock Morton Greenock Morton F.C. Greenock Morton Football Club are a Scottish professional football club, who currently play in the Scottish Football League First Division. The club was founded as Morton Football Club in 1874, making it one of the oldest senior Scottish clubs.... |
36 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 47 | 48 | -1 | 46 |
| 6 | St. Mirren St. Mirren F.C. St Mirren Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Paisley, Renfrewshire who play in the Scottish Premier League, having been promoted from the First Division in 2005–06.St... |
36 | 11 | 8 | 17 | 41 | 53 | -12 | 41 |
| 7 | Ayr United Ayr United F.C. Ayr United Football Club are a Scottish association football team based in Ayr, South Ayrshire, that plays in the First Division of the Scottish Football League. Formed in 1910 after the merger of former clubs Ayr Parkhouse F.C. and Ayr F.C... |
36 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 40 | 56 | -16 | 40 |
| 8 | Hamilton Academical Hamilton Academical F.C. Hamilton Academical Football Club, often known as Hamilton Academical, or Accies, are a Scottish football club from Hamilton in South Lanarkshire. They were established in 1874 from the school football team at Hamilton Academy. They remain the only professional club in British football to have... |
36 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 43 | 56 | -13 | 38 |
| 9 | Partick Thistle Partick Thistle F.C. Partick Thistle Football Club are a professional association football club from Glasgow. Despite their name, the club are based in the Maryhill area of the city, and have not played in Partick since 1908... |
36 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 45 | 55 | -10 | 36 |
| 10 | Stirling Albion Stirling Albion F.C. Stirling Albion F.C. are a Scottish football club currently playing in the Scottish Second Division. The club are nicknamed The Binos . They play at Doubletree Dunblane Stadium in Stirling, on the outskirts of the city near the River Forth... |
36 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 40 | 56 | -16 | 34 |
| Division Champions/Promoted | |
| Challenge Cup Winner | |
| Relegated |
Top scorers
| P | Name | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Grady James Grady James Grady is a former Scottish footballer who spent the majority of his career in the top two divisions in Scottish football. He played as a striker, and became player/manager for Greenock Morton in the First Division between 2009 and 2010. He is currently coaching the strikers at Morton's... (Dundee) |
15 |
| 2 | Alex Bone Alex Bone Alexander 'Alex' Bone is a Scottish footballer who plays as a forward. Bone began his career with St Mirren before moving to Stirling Albion in the mid-1990s. Bone went on to score more than a goal every two games for the Albion before winning an £80,000 move to Ayr United in 1999... (Stirling Albion) |
13 |
| 3 | Eddie Annand Eddie Annand Edward 'Eddie' Annand is a Scottish footballer who plays as a striker for Arthurlie after signing in November 2007.-Career:Annand began his career with Partick Thistle, where he played one game before moving to Sligo Rovers... (Dundee) |
12 |
| = | Brian McPhee Brian McPhee Brian McPhee is a Scottish footballer who currently plays as a striker. He signed for Scottish Junior Cup Winners Bathgate Thistle after his release from Dumbarton on 29 April 2008.... (Airdrieonians) |
12 |
| = |  David Moss (Falkirk) |
12 |
| 6 | Steve Cooper Steve Cooper Steve Cooper was an English footballer best known for his time spent with Airdrieonians. His headed goal in the semi-final at Hampden against Hearts ensured that his Airdrie side made it to the 1995 Scottish Cup final and he played the full 90 minutes against Celtic as the Diamonds lost 1-0 to a... (Airdrieonians) |
11 |
| 7 |  Laurent D'JaffoLaurent D'Jaffo Laurent Mayaba D'Jaffo is a retired Beninese football player.D'Jaffo was born in France but moved to Africa at the two years old... (Ayr United) |
10 |
| = | Paul Hartley Paul Hartley Paul James Hartley is a Scottish professional footballer. He is currently player and manager at Alloa Athletic. Hartley began his career as a right winger, but was moved into a central midfield position in 2002... (Raith Rovers) |
10 |
| = | Warren Hawke Warren Hawke Warren Hawke is a former English footballer who played for Sunderland, Berwick Rangers, Greenock Morton and Queen of the South... (Morton) |
10 |
| = | Marino Keith Marino Keith Marino Keith is a Scottish former professional footballer who retired from full-time football in March 2007 before joining Peterhead. He is an alumnus of Mintlaw Academy. He is known as Dan after Dan Marino.-Career:... (Falkirk) |
10 |
Table
| P | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stranraer Stranraer F.C. Stranraer Football Club is a Scottish semi-professional football team based in the town of Stranraer, Dumfries and Galloway. They are members of the Scottish Football League, and currently play in the Third Division.-History:... |
36 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 62 | 44 | 18 | 61 |
| 2 | Clydebank Clydebank F.C. Clydebank Football Club are a Scottish football club based in the town of Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire, near Yoker. The present club, formed in 2003, is a member of the Scottish Junior Football Association, and currently plays in West Super League Premier Division... |
36 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 48 | 31 | 17 | 60 |
| 3 | Livingston Livingston F.C. Livingston Football Club is a Scottish association football club based in Livingston, West Lothian. The club currently plays in the Scottish Football League First Division.The club was founded in 1943 as Ferranti Thistle, a works team... |
36 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 56 | 40 | 16 | 59 |
| 4 | Queen of the South Queen of the South F.C. Queen of the South Football Club is a Scottish professional football club founded in 1919 and located in Dumfries. The club currently plays in the Scottish First Division, the second tier of Scottish football. They are officially nicknamed The Doonhamers, but usually referred to as Queens or QoS... |
36 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 57 | 51 | 6 | 54 |
| 5 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. Inverness Caledonian Thistle Football Club are a Scottish football club from Inverness who compete in the Scottish Premier League. They are currently managed by Terry Butcher and assistant manager Maurice Malpas... |
36 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 65 | 51 | 14 | 49 |
| 6 | East Fife East Fife F.C. East Fife Football Club are a Scottish football club based in the Fife coastal town of Methil... |
36 | 14 | 6 | 16 | 51 | 59 | -8 | 48 |
| 7 | Forfar Athletic Forfar Athletic F.C. Forfar Athletic Football Club are a Scottish semi-professional football club from the town of Forfar, Angus. They are members of the Scottish Football League and currently play in the Second Division... |
36 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 51 | 61 | -10 | 46 |
| 8 | Clyde Clyde F.C. Clyde Football Club are a Scottish professional football team currently playing in the Third Division of the Scottish Football League. Although based for the last fifteen years in the new town of Cumbernauld, they are traditionally associated with an area that covers Rutherglen in South... |
36 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 40 | 53 | -13 | 42 |
| 9 | Stenhousemuir Stenhousemuir F.C. Stenhousemuir FC is a Scottish football club located in Stenhousemuir. The club is a member of the Scottish Football League and currently plays in the Scottish Second Division.... |
36 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 44 | 53 | -9 | 40 |
| 10 | Brechin City Brechin City F.C. Brechin City Football Club is a Scottish football team based in Brechin, Angus. They are members of the Scottish Football League and play in the Second Division in the 2010–11 season... |
36 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 42 | 73 | -31 | 32 |
| Division Champions/Promoted | |
| Promoted | |
| Relegated |
Top scorers
| P | Name | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iain Stewart (Inverness CT) |
16 |
| 2 | G Harvey (Livingston) |
15 |
| = | Ian Little(Stenhousemuir) |
15 |
| 4 | Martin McLauchan (Forfar Athletic) |
14 |
| 5 | Colin McDonald (Clydebank)) |
13 |
| = | B Thomson(Inverness CT) |
13 |
| 7 |  Ben HoneymanBen Honeyman Ben Honeyman is a former Australian football player who currently plays cricket for Glenrothes Cricket Club.-Football career:... (Forfar Athletic) |
12 |
| 8 | Tommy Bryce (Queen of the South) |
11 |
| = | Matthew Dyer (East Fife) |
11 |
| = | Gordon Young(Stranraer) |
11 |
Scottish League Division Three
| P | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alloa Athletic Alloa Athletic F.C. Alloa Athletic Football Club are a Scottish football team based in Alloa, Clackmannanshire. They are members of the Scottish Football League and currently play in the Third Division.... |
36 | 24 | 4 | 8 | 78 | 39 | 39 | 76 |
| 2 | Arbroath Arbroath F.C. Arbroath F.C. are a Scottish football club currently playing in the Scottish Second Division. They were founded in 1878 and currently play their home matches at Gayfield, Arbroath, Angus. They play in maroon strips, and are nicknamed "The Red Lichties" due to the red light that used to guide... |
36 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 67 | 39 | 28 | 68 |
| 3 | Ross County Ross County F.C. Ross County Football Club are a Scottish professional football team from the town of Dingwall, Ross and Cromarty. Founded in 1929 they currently compete in the Scottish Football League First Division and play their home matches at Victoria Park. Prior to the 1994–95 season they played in the... |
36 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 71 | 36 | 35 | 67 |
| 4 | East Stirlingshire East Stirlingshire F.C. East Stirlingshire Football Club is a Scottish football club originating in Falkirk. Founded in 1880, originally as Bainsford Britannia, the club changed to their current name a year later in 1881... |
36 | 17 | 6 | 13 | 50 | 48 | 2 | 57 |
| 5 | Albion Rovers | 36 | 13 | 5 | 18 | 60 | 73 | -13 | 44 |
| 6 | Berwick Rangers Berwick Rangers F.C. Berwick Rangers Football Club are a football team based in the English Border town of Berwick-upon-Tweed, although they play in the Scottish Football League Third Division... |
36 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 47 | 55 | -8 | 42 |
| 7 | Queen's Park Queen's Park F.C. Queen's Park Football Club are an association football club based in Glasgow, Scotland. The club are currently the only amateur club in the Scottish League; their amateur status is reflected by their motto, Ludere Causa Ludendi – to play for the sake of playing.Queen's Park are the oldest... |
36 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 42 | 55 | -13 | 41 |
| 8 | Cowdenbeath Cowdenbeath F.C. Cowdenbeath Football Club are a professional Scottish football team based in the town of Cowdenbeath, Fife. They currently play in the Second Division of the Scottish Football League. The club plays its home games at Central Park in the centre of the town which has the unusual feature of a motor... |
36 | 12 | 2 | 22 | 33 | 57 | -24 | 38 |
| 9 | Montrose Montrose F.C. Montrose Football Club is a Scottish semi-professional football team, based in the town of Montrose, Angus. They are members of the Scottish Football League and currently play in the Third Division.- Early years :... |
36 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 53 | 80 | -27 | 38 |
| 10 | Dumbarton Dumbarton F.C. Dumbarton Football Club is Scotland's 4th oldest football club – founded in 1872, just after Queen's Park , Kilmarnock and Stranraer... |
36 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 42 | 61 | -19 | 31 |
| Division Champions/promoted | |
| Promoted |