1997–98 Celtic F.C. season

Celtic F.C.
1997–98 season
Manager	Wim Jansen
Scottish Premier Division	1st
Scottish Cup	Semi-finals
Scottish League Cup	Winners
UEFA Cup	First round
Home colours	Away colours
	← 1996–97 1998–99 →

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; some limited exceptions apply. 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

1: Gordon Marshall, Stewart Kerr
2: Tom Boyd
3: Tosh McKinlay, Stéphane Mahé
4: Jackie McNamara
5: Malky Mackay
6: Alan Stubbs
7: Henrik Larsson
8: Darren Jackson, Craig Burley
10: Andreas Thom
11: Tommy Johnson, Darren Jackson, Regi Blinker
12: Enrico Annoni, Simon Donnelly
13: Gordon Marshall, Jonathan Gould
14: Enrico Annoni, Simon Donnelly
15: Phil O'Donnell, Stéphane Mahé
16: David Hannah
17: Morten Wieghorst, David Hannah
18: Chris Hay, Tosh McKinlay, Brian McLaughlin
19: Stuart Gray, Enrico Annoni
20: Stuart Gray, Phil O'Donnell
21: Graeme Morrison, Peter Grant
23: Andy McCondichie, Jonathan Gould
25: Barry Elliot
28: John Paul McBride

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; some limited exceptions apply. 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 v t e	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) 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

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

Transfers In

Darren Jackson - Hibernian - £1,250,000 - July 1997^[7]
Craig Burley - Chelsea - £2,500,000 - July 1997^[8]
Henrik Larsson - Feyenoord - £650,000 - July 1997^[9]
Stephane Mahe - Rennes - £500,000 - July 1997^[10]
Regi Blinker - Sheffield Wednesday - Exchange - August 1997^[11]
Jonathan Gould - Bradford City - Free Transfer - August 1997^[12]
Marc Rieper - West Ham United - £1,500,000 - September 1997^[13]
Paul Lambert - Borussia Dortmund - £1,900,000 - November 1997^[14]
Harald Brattbakk - Rosenborg BK - £2,000,000 - December 1997^[15]
Kevin Pilkington - Manchester United - Loan Deal - March 1998^[16]

Transfers Out

Paul McStay - Retired - Out of Contract - July 1997
Paddy Kelly - Newcastle United - Free Transfer - July 1997
Brian O'Neil - Aberdeen - £750,000 - July 1997^[17]
Paolo Di Canio - Sheffield Wednesday - £3,000,000 plus player exchange - August 1997^[18]
Peter Grant - Norwich City - £200,000 - August 1997^[19]
Jorge Cadete - Celta Vigo - £3,000,000 - August 1997^[20]
Andreas Thom - Hertha BSC - £275,000 - January 1998^[21]
Gordon Marshall - Kilmarnock - £150,000 - January 1998^[22]

References

^ Gray was born in Harrogate, England.
^ Blinker was born in Paramaribo, Suriname.
^ Elliot was born in Carlisle, England.
^ Venue decided by coin flip with Hampden Park being redeveloped
^ Match played at Tynecastle rather than Berwick Rangers' own ground Shielfield Park
^ Match played at Ibrox due to Hampden Park being redeveloped
^ "Celtic make first strike". The Herald. 14 July 1997.
^ "Celtic bring an end to Burley's unrest". The Herald. 25 July 1997.
^ "Signing escape for Swede: Larsson's problem is solved by Celtic". The Herald. 26 July 1997.
^ "Mahe moves to Paradise". The Herald. 30 July 1997.
^ "Brown defends stance over the Di Canio affair". The Herald. 6 August 1997.
^ "Gould keeps Celtic in the hunt". The Herald. 13 August 1997.
^ "Rieper is one of the Bhoys at last". The Herald. 13 September 1997.
^ "Lambert's ambitions sky high for Celtic: New signing feels Parkhead men are on verge of a return to glory days". The Herald. 8 November 1997.
^ "Celtic finally get their man". The Herald. 6 December 1997.
^ "McManus turns down £100,000 move to Motherwell". The Herald. 1 April 1998.
^ "O'Neil aims for more caps". The Herald. 2 July 1997.
^ "Brown defends stance over the Di Canio affair". The Herald. 6 August 1997.
^ "Grant heads for Norwich as Celtic return to Perth". The Herald. 23 August 1997.
^ "Celtic face another Battle of Britain". The Herald. 30 August 1997.
^ "Thom quits for place at home". The Herald. 15 January 1998.
^ "Kilmarnock call on Gordon to Marshall their defence". The Herald. 20 January 1998.

[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

[7] "Celtic make first strike". The Herald. 14 July 1997.

[8] "Celtic bring an end to Burley's unrest". The Herald. 25 July 1997.

[9] "Signing escape for Swede: Larsson's problem is solved by Celtic". The Herald. 26 July 1997.

[10] "Mahe moves to Paradise". The Herald. 30 July 1997.

[11] "Brown defends stance over the Di Canio affair". The Herald. 6 August 1997.

[12] "Gould keeps Celtic in the hunt". The Herald. 13 August 1997.

[13] "Rieper is one of the Bhoys at last". The Herald. 13 September 1997.

[14] "Lambert's ambitions sky high for Celtic: New signing feels Parkhead men are on verge of a return to glory days". The Herald. 8 November 1997.

[15] "Celtic finally get their man". The Herald. 6 December 1997.

[16] "McManus turns down £100,000 move to Motherwell". The Herald. 1 April 1998.

[17] "O'Neil aims for more caps". The Herald. 2 July 1997.

[18] "Brown defends stance over the Di Canio affair". The Herald. 6 August 1997.

[19] "Grant heads for Norwich as Celtic return to Perth". The Herald. 23 August 1997.

[20] "Celtic face another Battle of Britain". The Herald. 30 August 1997.

[21] "Thom quits for place at home". The Herald. 15 January 1998.

[22] "Kilmarnock call on Gordon to Marshall their defence". The Herald. 20 January 1998.

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