1897–98 Scottish Division One
| Season | 1897–98 | 
|---|---|
| Champions | Celtic | 
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 ← 96-97  98-99 →   | |
The 1897–98 Scottish Division One season was won by Celtic by four points over nearest rival Rangers.
League table
| Pos | 
Team | 
Pld | 
W | 
D | 
L | 
GF | 
GA | 
GD | 
Pts | Qualification or relegation | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Celtic (C) | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 56 | 13 | +43 | 33 | |
| 2 | Rangers | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 71 | 15 | +56 | 29 | |
| 3 | Hibernian | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 47 | 29 | +18 | 22 | |
| 4 | Heart of Midlothian | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 54 | 33 | +21 | 20 | |
| 5 | St Mirren | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 30 | 36 | −6 | 18 | |
| 5 | Third Lanark | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 37 | 38 | −1 | 18 | |
| 7 | Dundee | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 29 | 36 | −7 | 13‡ | |
| 8 | Partick Thistle | 18 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 34 | 64 | −30 | 13‡ | |
| 9 | St Bernard's | 18 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 35 | 67 | −32 | 9 | |
| 10 | Clyde | 18 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 21 | 83 | −62 | 5 | 
Source: statto.com
Rules for classification: 
Teams finish equal if level on points. Points system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss
‡ Dundee and Partick Thistle finished level on points but Dundee won a play-off match to determine ranking positions.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round. 
Only applicable when the season is not finished: 
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
References
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