1997–98 Celtic F.C. season

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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK  SCO Jonathan Gould
— GK  SCO Stewart Kerr
— GK  SCO Gordon Marshall
— GK  SCO Andy McCondichie
— DF  SCO Tom Boyd (captain)
— DF  SCO Stuart Gray[1]
— DF  SCO Malky Mackay
— DF  SCO Tosh McKinlay
— DF  SCO Jackie McNamara
— DF  SCO Graeme Morrison
— DF  ENG Alan Stubbs
— DF  ITA Enrico Annoni
— DF  FRA Stéphane Mahé
— DF  DEN Marc Rieper
— MF  SCO Craig Burley
— MF  SCO Simon Donnelly
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  SCO Peter Grant
— MF  SCO David Hannah
— MF  SCO Paul Lambert
— MF  SCO John Paul McBride
— MF  SCO Brian McLaughlin
— MF  SCO Phil O'Donnell
— MF  NED Regi Blinker[2]
— MF  DEN Morten Wieghorst
— FW  SCO Barry Elliot[3]
— FW  SCO Chris Hay
— FW  SCO Darren Jackson
— FW  ENG Tommy Johnson
— FW  GER Andreas Thom
— FW  SWE Henrik Larsson
— FW  NOR Harald Brattbakk

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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK  SCO Barry John Corr
— DF  SCO Stephen Crainey
— DF  SCO Stephen McManus
— MF  SCO Liam Keogh
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  SCO Brian McColligan
— MF  SCO Jamie Smith
— MF  IRL Jim Goodwin
— MF  IRL Liam Miller
— FW  SCO Mark Burchill

Competitions

Scottish Premier Division

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Celtic (C) 36 22 8 6 64 24 +40 74 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 Rangers 36 21 9 6 76 38 +38 72 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first qualifying round
3 Heart of Midlothian 36 19 10 7 70 46 +24 67 Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup qualifying round
4 Kilmarnock 36 13 11 12 40 52 −12 50 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first qualifying round
5 St Johnstone 36 13 9 14 38 42 −4 48
Source: Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champion.

Matches

3 August 1997 Premier League Hibernian 2 – 1 Celtic Edinburgh
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Easter Road Stadium
Attendance: 13,216
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: 59,844
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
9 May 1998 Premier League Celtic 2 – 0 St Johnstone Glasgow
15:00 GMT Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 49,701

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

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

23 July 1997 First Qualifying Round 1st Leg Inter CableTel AFC 0 - 3 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 5 - 0
(8 – 0 agg.)
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 2 - 1 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 6 - 3
(7 – 5 agg.)
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 2 - 2 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 0 - 0
(2 – 2 agg.)
Celtic Liverpool
19:45 GMT Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 38,205
Referee: E Steinborn (Germany)

Transfers

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See also

References

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