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1997–98 Scottish First Division

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Scottish First Division
Season1997–98
ChampionsDundee
PromotedDundee
RelegatedPartick Thistle
Stirling Albion
Top goalscorerJames Grady (15)[1]
Biggest home winAyr United 6-0 Airdrieonians, 22.11.1997
Biggest away winStirling Albion 0-6 Falkirk, 03.01.1998

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

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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

League table

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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

Top scorers

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P Name Goals
1 Scotland James Grady (Dundee) 15
2 Scotland Alex Bone (Stirling Albion) 13
3 Scotland Eddie Annand (Dundee) 12
= Scotland Brian McPhee (Airdrieonians) 12
= England David Moss (Falkirk) 12
6 England Stephen Cooper (Airdrieonians) 11
7 Benin Laurent D'Jaffo (Ayr United) 10
= Scotland Paul Hartley (Raith Rovers) 10
= England Warren Hawke (Morton) 10
= Scotland Marino Keith (Falkirk) 10

References

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  1. ^ "Scottish Football League - Top goalscorers per division". Scottish-football-historical-archive.com. Archived from the original on 2012-09-27. Retrieved 2012-04-23.

See also

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