1997–98 Celtic F.C. season
| 1997–98 season | |||
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| Scottish Premier Division | 1st | ||
| Scottish Cup | Semi-finals | ||
| Scottish League Cup | Winners | ||
| UEFA Cup | First round | ||
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Season summary
Despite winning the title and 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.
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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.
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Results
Scottish Cup
| Quarter-finals | Dundee United | 2 – 3 | Celtic | Tannadice Park, Dundee |
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| 5 April 1998 Semi-final | Rangers | 2 – 1 | Celtic | Celtic Park, Glasgow[4] |
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| McCoist Albertz |
Burley |
Attendance: 48,000 Referee: Jim McCluskey |
UEFA Cup
First qualifying round
| 23 July 1997 First leg | Inter CableTel AFC |
0–3 | |
Cardiff |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report | Thom Johnson Wieghorst |
| 30 July 1997 Second leg | Celtic |
5–0 | |
Glasgow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thom Jackson Johnson Hannah Hay |
Report |
Celtic won 0–8 on aggregate.
Second qualifying round
| 26 August 1997 W | Celtic |
6–3 | |
Glasgow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donnelly Thom Burley Wieghorst |
Report | Mayrleb Severeyns Krinner |
Attendance: 46,907 |
First round
| 16 September 1997 First leg | Celtic |
2–2 | |
Glasgow |
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| McNamara Donnelly |
Report | Owen McManaman |
Attendance: 48,526 |
- Liverpool won 2-2 on away goals
Transfers
In
- Henrik Larsson - Feyenoord - £650,000
- Paul Lambert - Borussia Dortmund - £2,000,000
References
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