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
	Away colours
	Away colours

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.		Position	Player
		GK	Jonathan Gould
		GK	Stewart Kerr
		GK	Gordon Marshall
		GK	Andy McCondichie
		DF	Tom Boyd (captain)
		DF	Stuart Gray^[1]
		DF	Malky Mackay
		DF	Tosh McKinlay
		DF	Jackie McNamara
		DF	Graeme Morrison
		DF	Alan Stubbs
		DF	Enrico Annoni
		DF	Stéphane Mahé
		DF	Marc Rieper
		MF	Craig Burley
		MF	Simon Donnelly

No.		Position	Player
		MF	Peter Grant
		MF	David Hannah
		MF	Paul Lambert
		MF	John Paul McBride
		MF	Brian McLaughlin
		MF	Phil O'Donnell
		MF	Regi Blinker^[2]
		MF	Morten Wieghorst
		FW	Barry Elliot^[3]
		FW	Chris Hay
		FW	Darren Jackson
		FW	Tommy Johnson
		FW	Andreas Thom
		FW	Henrik Larsson
		FW	Harald Brattbakk

Kit numbers in UEFA Cup

1: Gordon Marshall, James 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. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.		Position	Player
		GK	Barry John Corr
		DF	Stephen Crainey
		DF	Stephen McManus
		MF	Liam Keogh

No.		Position	Player
		MF	Brian McColligan
		MF	Jamie Smith
		MF	Jim Goodwin
		MF	Liam Miller
		FW	Mark Burchill

Results

Premier League

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	Donnelly 32'		Hamilton 53'	Stadium: Tynecastle Stadium Attendance: 16,977 Referee: W Young

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

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	McCoist 75' Albertz 88'		Burley 90'	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', 29'	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 34', 69' Thom 45' Burley 70', 90' Wieghorst 90'	Report	Mayrleb 39' Severeyns 45' 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

In

Henrik Larsson - Feyenoord - £650,000
Paul Lambert - Borussia Dortmund - £2,000,000

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

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[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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