# 1997–98 Celtic F.C. season
## 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 |
| — | 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 |
| — | MF | DEN | Morten Wieghorst |
| — | FW | SCO | Barry Elliot |
| — | 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 | Teamvte | 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 | |

#### Matches
### UEFA Cup
## Transfers
### In

| Date | Player | From | Fee |
| 15 July 1997 | Darren Jackson | Hibernian | £1,250,000 |
| 25 July 1997 | Craig Burley | Chelsea | £2,500,000 |
| 25 July 1997 | Henrik Larsson | Feyenoord | £650,000 |
| 30 July 1997 | Stephane Mahe | Rennes | £500,000 |
| 2 August 1997 | Jonathan Gould | Bradford City | Free |
| 6 August 1997 | Regi Blinker | Sheffield Wednesday | Exchange |
| 12 September 1997 | Marc Rieper | West Ham United | £1,500,000 |
| 7 November 1997 | Paul Lambert | Borussia Dortmund | £2,000,000 |
| 10 December 1997 | Harald Brattbakk | Rosenborg BK | £2,000,000 |
| 30 March 1998 | Kevin Pilkington | Manchester United | Loan |

### Out

| Date | Player | From | Fee |
| 31 May 1997 | Paul McStay | | Retired |
| 31 May 1997 | Jorge Cadete | Celta Vigo | £3,000,000 |
| 1 July 1997 | Paddy Kelly | Newcastle United | Free |
| 1 July 1997 | Brian O'Neil | Aberdeen | £750,000 |
| 5 August 1997 | Chris Hay | Swindon Town | £330,000 |
| 6 August 1997 | Paolo Di Canio | Sheffield Wednesday | £3,000,000 |
| 15 August 1997 | Marc Anthony | Tranmere Rovers | Loan |
| 15 August 1997 | Stuart Gray | Greenock Morton | Loan |
| 22 August 1997 | Peter Grant | Norwich City | £200,000 |
| 4 October 1997 | Gordon Marshall | St Mirren | Loan |
| 14 January 1998 | Andreas Thom | Hertha Berlin | £275,000 |
| 19 January 1998 | Gordon Marshall | Kilmarnock | £150,000 |
| 28 January 1998 | Tosh McKinlay | Stoke City | Loan |
| 5 March 1998 | Stuart Gray | Reading | £100,000 |
| 15 March 1998 | Andy McCondichie | Hamilton Academical | Loan |