1997–98 Scottish First Division
Football league season
| Season | 1997–98 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Dundee |
| Promoted | Dundee |
| Relegated | Partick Thistle Stirling Albion |
| Top goalscorer | James Grady (15)[1] |
| Biggest home win | Ayr United 6-0 Airdrieonians, 22.11.1997 |
| Biggest away win | Stirling Albion 0-6 Falkirk, 03.01.1998 |
← 1996–97 1998–99 → | |
The 1997–98 Scottish First Division was won by Dundee who were promoted 5 points ahead of runner up Falkirk.
Promotion and relegation from 1996–97
Promoted from First Division to Premier Division
Relegated from Premier Division to First Division
Promoted from Second Division to First Division
Relegated from First Division to Second Division
- Clydebank
- East Fife
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dundee (C, P) | 36 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 52 | 24 | +28 | 70 | Promotion to the Premier League |
| 2 | Falkirk | 36 | 19 | 8 | 9 | 56 | 41 | +15 | 65 | |
| 3 | Raith Rovers | 36 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 51 | 33 | +18 | 60 | |
| 4 | Airdrieonians | 36 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 42 | 35 | +7 | 60 | |
| 5 | Greenock Morton | 36 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 40 | 47 | −7 | 46 | |
| 6 | St Mirren | 36 | 11 | 8 | 17 | 41 | 53 | −12 | 41 | |
| 7 | Ayr United | 36 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 40 | 56 | −16 | 40 | |
| 8 | Hamilton Academical | 36 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 43 | 56 | −13 | 38 | |
| 9 | Partick Thistle (R) | 36 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 45 | 55 | −10 | 36 | Relegation to the Second Division |
| 10 | Stirling Albion (R) | 36 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 40 | 56 | −16 | 34 |
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Top scorers
| P | Name | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  James Grady (Dundee) | 15 |
| 2 | Alex Bone (Stirling Albion) | 13 |
| 3 | Eddie Annand (Dundee) | 12 |
| = | Brian McPhee (Airdrieonians) | 12 |
| = |  David Moss (Falkirk) | 12 |
| 6 | Stephen Cooper (Airdrieonians) | 11 |
| 7 |  Laurent D'Jaffo (Ayr United) | 10 |
| = | Paul Hartley (Raith Rovers) | 10 |
| = | Warren Hawke (Morton) | 10 |
| = | Marino Keith (Falkirk) | 10 |
References
- ^ "Scottish Football League - Top goalscorers per division". Scottish-football-historical-archive.com. Archived from the original on 2012-09-27. Retrieved 2012-04-23.
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