1997–98 in Scottish football

The 1997–98 season was the 101st season of competitive football in Scotland. Celtic won the Premier Division championship, preventing rivals Rangers from winning a record 10th successive championship.

Scottish clubs in Europe
Average coefficient – 3.125

Scotland national team
Key:
 * (H) = Home match
 * (A) = Away match
 * WCQG4 = World Cup qualifying – Group 4
 * WCGA = World Cup – Group A

Notable events

 * After the end of the season, the 10 Premier Division clubs formed a breakaway Scottish Premier League similar to the one formed in England six years earlier.
 * Celtic won the Premier Division title after nine successive title wins by Rangers.
 * Walter Smith resigned as manager of Rangers after seven years to be succeeded by Dutchman Dick Advocaat.
 * Rangers lost the Scottish Cup final 2–1 to Hearts, leaving them without a major trophy for the first time since 1986.
 * Paul Gascoigne left Rangers in March to return to England in a £3.4million move to Middlesbrough.
 * Ally McCoist left Rangers after 15 years and more than 300 goals to sign for Kilmarnock on a free transfer.
 * Goalkeeper Andy Goram left Rangers after seven years, having just walked out of the Scotland squad for the World Cup in France.
 * Also leaving Rangers after seven years was Stuart McCall, who moved to England and signed for Bradford City.
 * After signing from Perugia in a £3.5million deal at the start of the season, Italian striker Marco Negri had a dream start to his career at Rangers – scoring 23 goals in his first 10 league games. However, after playing 27 league games and scoring 32 goals, his season was ended by a serious eye injury off the field in March.
 * Brian Laudrup ended his four-year spell with Rangers and signed for Chelsea at the end of the season.