team outgoing manager manner of departure   date of vacancy                replaced by date of appointment
0         dundee united     tommy mclean      mutual consent  4 september 1997              paul sturrock    5 september 1997
1          st johnstone    paul sturrock            resigned  5 september 1997                sandy clark    7 september 1997
2            motherwell    harri kampman            resigned   15 october 1997               billy davies     15 october 1997
3              aberdeen      alex miller              sacked   8 december 1997   paul hegarty (caretaker)     8 december 1997
4  dunfermline athletic       bert paton            resigned    5 january 1998  dick campbell (caretaker)      5 january 1998
5               rangers     walter smith            resigned          may 1998              dick advocaat           june 1998
6                celtic       wim jansen            resigned          may 1998             jozef vengloå¡           june 1998

Table as JSON:
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