1997–98_Celtic_F.C._season

1997–98 Celtic F.C. season

1997–98 Celtic F.C. season

Celtic F.C. 1997–98 football season

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Season summary

Despite winning the title to stop Rangers bid for 10 league championships in a row, as well as winning the Scottish League Cup, manager Wim Jansen resigned at the end of the season, to be replaced by Jozef Vengloš.

First-team squad

Squad at end of season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

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Kit numbers in UEFA Cup

Reserve squad

The following players played for Celtic's reserve team during the season, but were not called up for the first team.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

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Competitions

Scottish Premier Division

Main article: 1997–98 Scottish Premier Division

League table

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Source: Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions

Matches

3 August 1997 Premier League Hibernian 2 – 1 Celtic Edinburgh
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Easter Road Stadium
Attendance: 13,216
16 August 1997 Premier League Celtic 1 – 2 Dunfermline Athletic Glasgow
15:00 GMT Match Report Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 45,120
23 August 1997 Premier League St Johnstone 0 – 2 Celtic Perth
15:00 GMT Stadium: McDiarmid Park
Attendance: 7,488
13 September 1997 Premier League Motherwell 2 – 3 Celtic Motherwell
15:00 GMT Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 11,500
20 September 1997 Premier League Celtic 2 – 0 Aberdeen Glasgow
15:00 GMT Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 48,483
27 September 1997 Premier League Dundee United 1 – 2 Celtic Dundee
15:00 GMT Stadium: Tannadice Park
Attendance: 11,668
4 October 1997 Premier League Celtic 4 – 0 Kilmarnock Glasgow
15:00 GMT Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 47,955
18 October 1997 Premier League Hearts 1 – 2 Celtic Edinburgh
15:00 GMT Cameron 65' Reiper 17' Larsson 21' Stadium: Tynecastle Stadium
Attendance: 16,977
Referee: John Rowbotham
25 October 1997 Premier League Celtic 2 – 0 St Johnstone Glasgow
15:00 GMT Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 46,687
1 November 1997 Premier League Dunfermline Athletic 0 – 2 Celtic Dunfermline
15:00 GMT Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 16,659
8 November 1997 Premier League Rangers 1 – 0 Celtic Glasgow
15:00 GMT Gough 51' Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 50,082
15 November 1997 Premier League Celtic 0 – 2 Motherwell Glasgow
15:00 GMT Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 47,464
19 November 1997 Premier League Celtic 1 – 1 Rangers Glasgow
20:00 GMT Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 49,427
22 November 1997 Premier League Celtic 4 – 0 Dundee United Glasgow
15:00 GMT Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 48,200
6 December 1997 Premier League Kilmarnock 0 – 0 Celtic Kilmarnock
15:00 GMT Stadium: Rugby Park
Attendance: 15,632
9 December 1997 Premier League Aberdeen 0 – 2 Celtic Aberdeen
19:30 GMT Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: 16,981
13 December 1997 Premier League Celtic 1 – 0 Hearts Glasgow
15:00 GMT Adam 37' (49) O'Donnell 74' Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 49,806
Referee: Mike McCurry
20 December 1997 Premier League Celtic 5 – 0 Hibernian Glasgow
15:00 GMT Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 48,605
27 December 1997 Premier League St Johnstone 1 – 0 Celtic Perth
15:00 GMT Stadium: McDiarmid Park
Attendance: 10,485
2 January 1998 Premier League Celtic 2 – 0 Rangers Glasgow
20:00 GMT Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 49,396
10 January 1998 Premier League Motherwell 1 – 1 Celtic Motherwell
15:00 GMT Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 12,350
27 January 1998 Premier League Dundee United 1 – 2 Celtic Dundee
15:00 GMT Stadium: Tannadice Park
Attendance: 14,004
2 February 1998 Premier League Celtic 3 – 1 Aberdeen Glasgow
19:45 GMT Larsson 21' (24), 66' (pen.) Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 49,844
Referee: Dougal
8 February 1998 Premier League Hearts 1 – 1 Celtic Edinburgh
15:00 GMT Stadium: Tynecastle Park
Attendance: 17,657
21 February 1998 Premier League Celtic 4 – 0 Kilmarnock Kilmarnock
15:00 GMT Stadium: Rugby Park
Attendance: 48,477
25 February 1998 Premier League Celtic 5 – 1 Dunfermline Athletic Glasgow
19:45 GMT Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 48,576
28 February 1998 Premier League Hibernian 0 – 1 Celtic Edinburgh
15:00 GMT Stadium: Easter Road Stadium
Attendance: 15,137
15 March 1998 Premier League Celtic 1 – 1 Dundee United Glasgow
15:00 GMT Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 48,564
21 March 1998 Premier League Aberdeen 0 – 1 Celtic Aberdeen
15:00 GMT Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: 18,009
28 March 1998 Premier League Celtic 0 – 0 Hearts Glasgow
15:00 GMT Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 50,038
Referee: Bobby Tait
8 April 1998 Premier League Kilmarnock 1 – 2 Celtic Kilmarnock
15:00 GMT Stadium: Rugby Park
Attendance: 18,076
12 April 1998 Premier League Rangers 2 – 0 Celtic Glasgow
16:00 GMT Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 50,042
18 April 1998 Premier League Celtic 4 – 1 Motherwell Glasgow
15:00 GMT Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 49,351
25 April 1998 Premier League Celtic 0 – 0 Hibernian Glasgow
15:00 GMT Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 49,619
3 May 1998 Premier League Dunfermline Athletic 1 – 1 Celtic Dunfermline
15:00 GMT Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 12,719
9 May 1998 Premier League Celtic 2 – 0 St Johnstone Glasgow
15:00 GMT Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 49,701

Scottish Cup

Main article: 1997–98 Scottish Cup
24 January 1998 Third round Celtic 2 – 0 Morton Glasgow
15:00 GMT Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 40,014
16 February 1998 Fourth round Dunfermline Athletic 1 - 2 Celtic Dunfermline
20:00 GMT Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 12,322
8 March 1998 Quarter-final Dundee United 2 - 3 Celtic Glasgow
20:00 GMT Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 12,640
5 April 1998 Semi-final Celtic 1 - 2 Rangers Glasgow[4]
16:00 GMT Burley 90' McCoist 75'
Albertz 88'		 Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 48,993
Referee: Jim McCluskey

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 1997–98 Scottish League Cup
9 August 1997 Second round Berwick Rangers 0 - 7 Celtic Edinburgh[5]
15:00 GMT Stadium: Tynecastle Stadium
Attendance: 6,267
19 August 1997 Third round St Johnstone 0 - 1 (a.e.t.) Celtic Perth
19:45 GMT Stadium: McDiarmid Park
Attendance: 7,488
Referee: Hugh Dallas (Motherwell)
10 September 1997 Quarter-final Celtic 1 - 0 Motherwell Glasgow
19:45 GMT Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 14,442
14 October 1997 Semi-final Celtic 1 - 0 Dunfermline Athletic Glasgow
19:45 GMT Burley 70' Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 27,796
Referee: Jim McCluskey
30 November 1997 Final Celtic 3 - 0 Dundee United Glasgow[6]
15:00 GMT Rieper 21'
Larsson 24'
Burley 59'		 Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 49,305
Referee: Jim McCluskey

UEFA Cup

Main article: 1997–98 UEFA Cup
23 July 1997 First Qualifying Round 1st leg Inter CableTel AFC Wales 0 - 3 Scotland Celtic Cardiff
19:45 GMT Report Thom 6' (pen.)
Johnson 45'
Wieghorst 81'		 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 6,980
Referee: A Ibanez (Spain)
30 July 1997 First Qualifying Round 2nd leg Celtic Scotland 5 - 0
(8 – 0 agg.)		 Wales Inter CableTel AFC Glasgow
19:45 GMT Thom 19' (pen.)
Jackson 42'
Johnson 45'
Hannah 63'
Hay 85'		 Report Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 41,537
Referee: A Micallef (Malta)
12 August 1997 Second Qualifying Round 1st leg Tirol Innsbruck Austria 2 - 1 Scotland Celtic Innsbruck
20:00 Mayrleb 22', 28' Report Stubbs 82' Stadium: Tivoli
Attendance: 6,700
Referee: R Lunge (Netherlands)
26 August 1997 Second Qualifying Round 2nd leg Celtic Scotland 6 - 3
(7 – 5 agg.)		 Austria Tirol Innsbruck Glasgow
19:45 GMT Donnelly 30', 63'
Thom 40'
Burley 69', 90'
Wieghorst 85'		 Report Mayrleb 35'
Larsson 42' (o.g.)
Krinner 82'		 Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 47,017
Referee: K E Fisker (Denmark)
13 September 1997 First round 1st leg Celtic Scotland 2 - 2 England Liverpool Glasgow
20:00 McNamara 53'
Donnelly 74' (pen.)		 Report Owen 6'
McManaman 89'		 Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 48,526
Referee: C Graziano (Italy)
30 September 1997 First round 2nd leg Liverpool England 0 - 0
(2 – 2 agg.)		 Scotland Celtic Liverpool
19:45 GMT Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 38,205
Referee: E Steinborn (Germany)

Transfers

Transfers In

Transfers Out

See also

References

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    Gray was born in Harrogate, England.
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    Blinker was born in Paramaribo, Suriname.
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    Elliot was born in Carlisle, England.
  4. [4]
    Venue decided by coin flip with Hampden Park being redeveloped
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    Match played at Tynecastle rather than Berwick Rangers' own ground Shielfield Park
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    Match played at Ibrox due to Hampden Park being redeveloped
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