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
Celtic are champions of the Scottish Division One.
Scottish Division Two
Kilmarnock won the Scottish Division Two but were not promoted.
Other honours
Cup honours
National
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|-
!width=160|Competition
!width=135|Winner
!width=80|Score
!width=135|Runner-up
|-
|align=left| Scottish Cup
| Rangers
| 2 – 0
| Kilmarnock
|-
|align=left| Scottish Qualifying Cup
|Port Glasgow Athletic
|4 – 1
|East Stirlingshire
|-
|align=left| Scottish Junior Cup
| Dalziel Rovers
| 2 – 1
| Parkhead
|}
County
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!width=160|Competition
!width=135|Winner
!width=80|Score
!width=135|Runner-up
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|align=left|Aberdeenshire Cup
|Aberdeen
|3 – 2
|Orion
|-
|align=left|Ayrshire Cup
|Kilmarnock
|9 – 3
|Galston
|-
|align=left| Border Cup
| Peebles Rovers
| 4 – 3
| Kelso
|-
|align=left|Dumbartonshire Cup
|Dumbarton
|3 – 2
|Vale of Leven
|-
|align=left|East of Scotland Shield
|Hearts
|2 – 0
|Leith Athletic
|-
|align=left|Fife Cup
|Raith Rovers
|3 – 1
|Alloa Athletic
|-
|align=left|Forfarshire Cup
|Dundee Wanderers
|7 – 5
|Arbroath
|-
|align=left|Glasgow Cup
|Rangers
|4 – 0
|Queen's Park
|-
|align=left|Lanarkshire Cup
|Airdrie
|3 – 2
|Motherwell
|-
|align=left|Linlithgowshire Cup
|Bo'ness
|3 – 0
|Armadale Volunteers
|-
|align=left| North of Scotland Cup
| Clachnacuddin
| 12 – 1
| Inverness Citadel
|-
|align=left|Perthshire Cup
|Fair City Athletic
|3 – 2
|Rob Roy
|-
|align=left|Renfrewshire Cup
|St Mirren
|2 – 0
|Port Glasgow Athletic
|-
|align=left|Southern Counties Cup
|Dumfries
| 2 – 1
|Dumfries Hibs
|-
|align=left|Stirlingshire Cup
|Camelon
|6 – 5
|Falkirk
|}
Non-league honours
Highland League
Other Senior Leagues
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!width=230|Division
! colspan= "2" width=180|Winner
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| Border League
| Selkirk
|
|-
| Central League
| unfinished
| rowspan = "2"|
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| Central Combination
| East Stirlingshire
|-
| Northern League
| Victoria United
|
|-
| Perthshire League
| Scone
|
|-
| Scottish Combination
| Rangers 'A'
|
|-
| Southern Counties League
| unfinished
|
|}
Scotland national team
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!Date
!Venue
!Opponents
!
!Competition
!Scotland scorer(s)
|-bgcolor=#ddffdd
|19 March
|Fir Park, Motherwell (H)
|
|align=center|5–2
|BHC
|James Gillespie (3), James McKee (2)
|-bgcolor=#ddffdd
|26 March
|Solitude Ground, Belfast (A)
|
|align=center|3–0
|BHC
|Thomas Robertson, Robert Smyth McColl, William Stewart
|-bgcolor=#ffdddd
|2 April
|Celtic Park, Glasgow (H)
|
|align=center|1–3
|BHC
|James Millar
|}
Key:
- (A) = Away match
- (H) = Home match
- BHC = British Home Championship
Other national teams
Scottish League XI
{| class="wikitable"
!Date
!Venue
!Opponents
!
!Scotland scorer(s)
|-bgcolor=#ddffdd
|29 January
|Carolina Port, Dundee (H)
| Irish League XI
|align=center|5–0
| Hugh Morgan, Bernard Breslin, Robert Hamilton (2), James Gillespie
|-bgcolor=#ddffdd
|9 April
|Villa Park, Birmingham (A)
| Football League XI
|align=center|2–1
| Robert Hamilton (2)
|}
See also
- 1897–98 Rangers F.C. season
Notes
References
External links
- Scottish Football Historical Archive